Ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen hey good to see ya cheers and applause have a seat thank you so much oh ladies and gentlemen, welcome cheering welcome to the late show. Welcome to the late show. Im la la land im sorry, i read that wrong. Im Stephen Colbert. laughter dear lordie. Did you guys see that last night . Did you watch that . cheers and applause did you see that last night . That was the craziest ending to the oscars since it turned out helen mirren was kaiser soze. laughter now, for those of you out there hours and 29 minutes of the ceremony, spoiler alert moonlight won best picture. Okay . cheers and applause beautiful, right . End of the show. Jon thats right. Stephen beautiful. But heres how Warren Beatty and faye dunaway announced the category. And the academy award. For best picture. Youre impossible. Come on la la land. cheers and applause audience reacts stephen that is so uncomfortable to watch when you know whats c
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. An unconditional pledge by the republican candidates to support the eventual gop nominee is all but dead this morning. At a town hall last night, all three candidates were given a chance to say they would support the eventual nominee but all declined. That goes back on a pledge the candidates signed with the Republican Party and it makes the race that much more fraught. This morning, donald trump is defending his campaign manager, who has been charged with battery. As al jazeeras Michael Shure reports, its an issue that is overshadowing policy debate. Please welcome ted cruz. Senator ted cruz was first up in cnns gop town hall in milwaukee, wisconsin. Right off the top, a question about the news of the day, the arrest of Donald Trumps campaign manager. The reporter alleged that she was physically assaulted. That, i will say its consistent with the pattern of the trump campaign. The culture of the campaign has been a c
Fields. Donald trump president ial candidate did anyone think it was a horrible thing what happened . I dont get it. Reporter after questioning fields account at cnns town hall tuesday night. Donald trump president ial candidate michelle fields, who, by the way, she is not a baby. Ok . In her own worlds, exactly. i was jolted backwards. well, she wasnt, shes standing there. someone had grabbed me tightly by the arm. Tightly. And yanked me down. she wasnt yanked down. Reporter accusing fields of pressing charges to gain attention. Donald trump president ial candidate wouldnt it have taken care of this if he had simply said, im sorry . i actually dont think so, i think she would have pressed charges anyway, because i think she likes it, thats my opinion, maybe im wrong. Reporter his rivals are pouncingcriticizing trump for setting the tone for his campaign sen. Ted cruz president ial candidate look, it shouldnt be complicated that members of the Campaign Staff should not be physically as
This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. Vitters across the country are heading toles polls with key issues on the tail. From stopping discrimination and realizing pot to the fight between a tech startup in a major city. In ohio, voters are deciding whether to allow the medical and Recreational Use of marijuana. That is where al jazeeras bisi onileere is this morning. Recent polls are split right down the middle, but there appears to be more support for medicinal use of marijuana in steady of Recreational Use. Analysts say that the outcome of this election will come down to voter turnout. Ive spent my entire career fighting crime and thats why i am voting to legalize marijuana. The commercials have been filling up space on Television Screens in ohio for months. Now its up to the voters to decide on a constitutional amendment to legalize medicinal and recreational marijuana. This happens here, this is going to be earth shattering. Ian james with responsible oh
At nights, the details of what happened in San Bernardino are still unclear. But our prayers are with the families of those who were murdered and those who were shot. And all of us are deeply concerned that this is yet another manifestation of terrorism. Radical islamic terrorism here at home. Coming on the wake of the terror attack in paris, this horrific murder underscores that we are at a time of war. Whether or not the Current Administration realizes it or is willing to acknowledge it, our enemies are at war with us. And i believe this nation needs a wartime president to defend it. [applause] in recent weeks president obama traveled abroad to explain that he doesnt believe in American Leadership. That he doesnt believe in america winning, quote, i dont have time for that. Ive got to say, fdr and jfk and Ronald Reagan were spinning in their graves to hear an american president say he doesnt believe in American Leadership or america winning. Ill tell you, when it comes to radical isl