It is the start of the chinese new year, everybody. So happy chinese new year. I wish i had known that before today. Why . Because the man who has been driving me for 33 years back and forth from connecticut is chinese. Hes my faithful friend and i have been remiss not wishing him a happy, happy chinese new year. All right. We do have a great show today. We have the great creative mind behind girls this is 40, a new netflix show called love. Its really funny. The stars, theyll get you talking. So they will be with us. And also tomorrow is a big night for hoda. She is hosting the womans day red dress awards. You do it every year. Theyve lost a combined 240 pounds to improve their health. Well meet all five a little later to find out how they did it. And do you know who is walking in the red dress awards . Im so nervous. This move. I got to find i did a little lip sync. Was that uptown funk . I tried it choose the dress for her and she overruled me. I think the shorter dress for kitty wi
French government ministers arrive in ivory coast, which is mourning after an alqaeda attack. Russia has begun pulling some of its forces out of syria. The first group of war planes has already left. Around a thousand troops are expected to stay in the country. The Russian Military began its air campaign in september. This comes as a Syrian Government delegation and the opposition meet in geneva to try to end the war. 250,000 people have been killed according to the underup. And half of the countrys population has been displaced. Zana hoda has more on the russian withdrawal. Reporter Russian Troops are arriving home, a day after a surprise announcement by president vladimir putin. The russian leader said the main part of its forces would be pulled out nchltd no details have been given on how many planes will be pulled out. Translator i believe that the goals set out from the ministry of defense and armed forces has overall been fulfilled, and thats why i ordered the pullout of the main
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. This morning voters in five states are making their choices in the president ial primaries. Their decisions could change the course of the election. Florida and ohio are winner take all states for the g. O. P. They are also the home states of marco rubio, and john kasich, both men hope to halt Donald Trumps momentum. If trump loses either of those states the path to the nomination would be a little bit more difficult. The latest poll shows marco rubio trailing. A survey gives donald trump a commanding lead in florida almost double. Rubio was a miami native, he says his cuban background and local appeal will trump trump. We are at a cross roads, where we have a nation of a lot of people that are struggling and frustrated. And we are going to decide are we just going to make them more angry, but offer a better way forward to turn their lives around . And in ohio the latest polls put kasick ahead of trump thats a change
This monday morning. Anna it has just gone 6 00 here, lets talk about the oil price. It seems appropriate. We have this big interview, before the weekend. Stories coming with the saudi royal family. They are putting their money where their mouth is. Manus two weeks ago, we talked with the single biggest squeeze that went on, on record. Record short positions. They are back. The Money Managers are back. That is what the risk is telling us. Speculators have boosted their bearish bets up by 17 in the last week. That is behind part of that precipitous drop we saw on the back of that interview. They were there for five hours talking about everything under the sun. Anna checking where the oil prices now, continuing to retreat. 38. 28, wti at 36. 25. Both of them moving further from the 40 mark. Manus the brent volume is barely above average, but the wti volume is 25 above average. You have russia and iran as well. Anna it is not enough for the irradiance just turn up for the iranians just to
President obama prepares to nominate a replacement for Antonin Scalia a, we will speak to former republican congressman Mickey Edwards of oklahoma. We will talk to him about donald trump, Climate Change, and why he feels Political Parties have become the cancer at the heart of our democracy. Could fascism come to the United States . You reach we did a famous mussolini quote. It is ok to know it is mussolini. It is a very good quote. Callss Robert Reich Donald trump the american fascist, we will speak with Columbia University Professor Robert paxton. All that and more coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In what is being billed super tuesday 3, democratic and Republican Voters head to the polls today for primaries and caucuses in florida, illinois, missouri, north carolina, ohio, and the commonwealth of northern mariana islands. All eyespublican race, will be on florida and ohio. Marco rubio and john kasich are hoping to