>> this is bbc worlds n america reporting fromamoncord, newhire. i'm jane o'brien. it's a wepen race. candidates are making their final push. bernie sande leads the pack but joe biden expects to take a heavy hit. the others justin hopg to stay competitive. of the day' stories.n, the the world health organization says the coronavirus is a very grave threat.sa ths have now died. plus, the effects of syria's ne-year war as hundreds thousands flee. we have a special report. jane: for all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news amica. voters here pride themselves on whittling down th race for the democratic nomination, but with a large field and no clear national favorite, they may struggle to do that in this election. bernieanders remains ahead, but the other ca competing to stay in the race. it, but nice day for after all of the campaign stops, rallies, poles, handshakes, and milkshakes, it all comes down to this getting out the vote. >> i just voted. i pulled a democratic ticket for the first time er. >> i always liked earnie. hes for putting compassion -- bernie. he is for putting compassion back into the government. >> the furthest lefts bernie sanders. he is also attracting the biggest crowds. wmr. sanders:e are going to defeat the most dangerous president in moderamerican history, donald trump. >> the other candidate to watch is pete buttigieg. hereas finally decla the winner in iowa and has cried that momentum with him. but oh no, joe, the former vice president, joe biden, seems to be sinking like a stone. not even hging around for the result. but last night, one man eclipsed all owers in ne hampshire. thousands waitedll day to listen to donald trump, the limelight stealer extraordinaire in a not too subtle message. after the utter shambles in iowa, the democratic party will be hoping, praying that the vote sat up and they are able -- that e votes add up and ty are able to declare a winner. to screw up when election is unforttoate. screw up a second would be catastrophic. jane: mark, thank you for joining me. you have interviewed pretty much all the candidates. you have endorsed bernie sanders. why? >> it was a difficult decision. a couple reasons. he t hashe energy. a successful candidate has to generate energy, and in our view, he is the only onthdoing . what happens if he doesn't get the nomination? millennials tell us, some of them say if he is not the nomie, they will vote for trump. that was evidenced in 2016 when thousands of bernie supporters voted for trump. >> what do you think the mood is among democrats in new hampshire right now? >> it's striking. anybody but trump. that is the first priority. once they get in the voting booth, some people are literally voting booth. they and when they are there, they vote wit their heart. jane: is it confusing having so many candidates to choose fr? mark: i don't think it is confusing. i think it just gives more power to the primary and gives democrats a better selection. jane: do you think new hampshire is going toel decide who eventually gets the nomination? there is this tradition. mark: new hampshire always has be first or second. president has won without being first or second. i think the big surise is going to be amy klobuchar. jane: what do you do e day after the primary? what happens in new hampshire? trump thinks he can flip the state. do you think he can? mark: the day after, everyone puts on flannel shirts and goest ba work. we are blue. drifting blue. state but we are he is not going to win new hampshire. jane: you are prettou confident abt that. there was a mighty turn out at his rally last night. voters for him seemed to be far more united than the democrats. mark: absolutely. jane: so, how do they unite t party after this? mark: well, they will rally behind anyone. four years a w everyone against trump until he was elected. jane:, wonderful, thank you very much indeed for joining. i do appreciate it. ok, well, there have been a benu well duriner of tracking polls throughout this campaign is bewildering -- a bewildering number of polls throughout this campaign. russell, how much importance can replace in these polls? how reliable are they at the moment? russell: it seepo like a lot of s are done very, very carefully. i think they are often very reliable. what makes it difficult is that many voters don't really know o they are going to vote for. i cannot tell you how many people i spoke with today who still have not made up their minds who to vote for. it is still a very difficult depesion for a lot ole. how do you pull that? jane: good point. and it's not just about taking on trump. they have to unite as a party first. how are they going to do that? some bernie sanders supporters say they won't vote for anybody' else if he do't win. russl: you just put your finger right on it. the primary season is intensely divisive -- if the primary season is intensely divisiv the party won't come together for the general election. it's typical that during the intensely about their candidate. and then they come together. i ink president trump will do a great j of unifying the democratic party come november. i don't think there'anything fear by way of that. jane: there is one person that a lot of people here are talking about who i not on the ballot, former mayor of new york mike bloomberg. some people are suggesting that peoplere writing in his name. what impact could he have? russell: i think he could have an enormous impact in e nomination campaign that will stretch from the new hampshire latery all the way into may.i don't think he's going toe an impact tay in new hampshire. the write-ins will not be that luminous. his presence, his shadow in the campaign will afft today's result. he is not on the ballot, and therefore he is not relevant today, but somebody with tens of billions of dollars, with a literally limitless budget, can be a force in electoral politics. o knows how many ads he is going to run? i think if biden self-destructs or even leadshe -- leaves the race a couple of weeks from now, there will be a path for bloomberg. he may be very adept at taking advantage that. jane: clearly, lots to watch out for. for the rest of the days stories, i will hand you back to nora in washington. nora: thank you, jane. well, the world health organization says the coronavirus poses a grave threa to the whole world and we should consider a public enemyumr one. the organizations director general spoke at summit in geneva where doctors and public health experts are trying to speed up the global response to the disease. began, the number of deaths has noassed the 1000 mark. >> i have a great concern that if this virusak it to a weaker host system, it will create havoc. to be hest, a virus is more powerful in creating polital, economic, and social upheaval than any terrorist attack, and if the world doesn't want to wake up and consider this enemy virus as public enemy number one , i don't think we will learn from our lessons. nora: we also have a new name for the virus. the world health organization is calling it cove at 19. a profesr at texas a&m was on the panel considering new names. he told the bbc what is involved in choosing a name for the virus. check a person or a place. and we decided not to include 2019 in the name as the who did when naming the disease. there are qualifiers of the akoutbre this might be over in three months, but we don't know. the fact that itlo isng down is very positive. do with the weather. anything to we think it is directly due to quarantine measures. we need to me sur the new sars virus doesn't escape to the re of the world. nora: benjamin newman talking about the coronavirus. itthe trnal government in their ousted president to the international criminal court. he has wanted for crimes against humanity. in 2000 three, rebels took up arms against the government. the u.n.stimates that 300,000 died and millions were displaced. we have one of the first journalists to travelely in e regio for 10 years. he sent this report from the region west of darr for. >> this is a refugee camp, -- darfur. >> this a refugee camp. after 20 years of conflict, the camp has become a city and 2 million people across the region have been displaced. we are one of the first international journalists to travel really here in decade. the world's aention may have shifted, but the memories of the conflict are still fresh here. ilas was 19 when he fled h burning home. in the morning, he teaches. in the aftnoon, he cuts hair >> saw that i was from a different area. he cald me alave. a no other soldier pushed me and i felt face first -- another soldier pushed me and i fell face first into the fire. >> the next generatp n is growing the camps. the governmentanf s once these people to go back to their area. t ey say safe enough. there is a peace process ongoing. it isdi very fficult for them to move back to their homes when there is no security, they tell me. peacekeepers patrol the lanes, but not for long. in november, the u.s. withdrew most of its troops from south darr for -- darfur. for those still living as refugees in their own country, the government tries to give them hope, but until peace is achieved, these camps will prevail. nada: just as long last for darfur. the department of justice has intervene to seek aower sentenceor trump associate roger stone. this came hours after trump enmplained on itter that stone's sent was a miscarriage of justice. three prosecutors have resigned over the issue. authorities say a second person has been killed in high winds. the new storm, dennis, is expected to h bringvy rain and wind to parts of the u.k. this ekend. defense lawyers for harvey irinstein have rested the case in his rape trial. the lead defense lawyer is set to give her closing argument on thursday followed by the lead prosecutor. thehe jury d testimony from six women. the number of u.s. troops suffering from traumatic brain injuries after an iranian attack on a u.s. base in iraq has risen to 109 according to officials. president donald trump originally said no americans were injured in the raid. the attack was in response to the u.s. killing of an iranian general. you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, same party, diffent candidate. we will meet one family and hear their thoughts on who can best take on donald trump. nato defense ministers gather in brussels tomorrow for their first meeting of the year. fallout for troops stationed in iraq is likely to feature hey. >> we need nato to do some of the thgs that the coalition to defeat isis is currently doing. we need it to maintain its >> nato stopped operations in iraq. some european countries withdrew troops or repositioned. there is a feeling ofdi deep sions over the iran policy. it means that some european to limis are likely their role in the region. the united states some oftween the allies in the iranian frankly, iran has openly said they violating the agreement. we are calling on european allies to step up and make iran come back to the table. we want to nuclear agreement. the u.s. would be part of a new negotiation. we need european allies to lead the efft because they are still volved in the treaty. but i think it is very important that you know that the coalition and the training base of nato is very solid in iraq. we are talking to the iraqi government about their wishes. they want nato to continue the training missist that we have ted. yes, we have paused and repositioned for troop suppo and troop protection, but we have not abandoned at all that mission and we intend to expand it. >> in syria,ensions have escalated as forces continue to eradicate the last rebel strongholds. , since 20ey have captured a key road in syria. turkish backed rebels responded by shooting down a .gime helicopt yesterday, five tkish fighters were killed by syrian forces. secretary of state mike pompeo said the u.s. would coordinate a respse with turkey this comes as hundreds of thousands of civilians have fle a rebel held province. this report from our correspondent contains some distressing images. >> the long and winding dea o the rebel held area is quickening. this is the biggest exodus since syria's wabegan. they fear what is behind them more than at lies ahead. >> we are fleeingroour village toward the turkish border because we are in fear for our children and women. >> they have packed up they will likely never be back. >> we are leaving our house because a of thermy. the army executes those who stay. >> bashar al-assad's forces are at their heels. redrawg the landscape. the world has stopped counting syria's dead, but here, they don't have that luxury. in the blanket, the child corpse of another victim. they knew the rege wasoming and ran for cover, but their homes gave them little protection. i can't recognize them, my father or my brother, i don't know, he says. the turkish backed rebels and muslim extremists are losing, but today, they had a small victory, the downing of the helicopter. the helicopter b behind meongs to the regime, he says. it was dropping bbs on innocent civilians, women and children there is no peace here, even for the dead. returning regime soldiers film themselves desecrating an image of the commander. he has just been dug outhe of rubble after syrian jets attacked a mart. 17 people died. the pleas for a cease-fire, some respite, are ignored. in a nearby bed, and 11-year-old screams from shrapnel wounds. they will recover, but then what? they will likely end up here, m joininy of the other childrenn sprawling camps at the country's edge with turkey, a place where people are corralled d forgotten. once again, they are asking for help, but the world has left syria behind. .bbc ne nada: let's return to new hampshire where jane o'brien is. exit polls have just been released. what are they telling us? >> they are confirming what we have been saying for a long time. an awful lotf people have not made up their minds. they have rely left it to the last minute. all that work that the candidates have been putting into campaign events and in the last 24 hours really has been worthwhile because they could be tipping the balance. with so many candidates to choose from, it's not surprising that families are divided over who should bnothe democratic nee. 23-year-old quincy is all in for bernie sandersbut her dad support someone else. >> i am supportingni b sanders for president. he knows we need to radically transform this couryn the way wthink about politics and the rld in general. my name is quincy abra. i am 23 years old and i am the coalfield director for new hampshire -- co-fid director for new hampshire. so many people have come here from across the country because that's huch we believe in bernie. >> my name is ron abramson. i am 51 years old and i am an immigration lawyer. >> he was disappointed. i think heried to hide it. >> she started out undecided. i had c warren.to elabeth elizabeth warren is not afraid to speak truth to power. if we have the courage to vote for the, best candidae will win. >> i got in a little hot water hen i told him i thought he was a liberal and i was a progressiv he did not agree with that. i said ok, maybe you are progressive and i am radically progressive. he saiokif you need to feel -- if you feel the need to differentiate. i said i do. i can't deny that she is a veryp warm, wonderfson to talk to who takes the time to shake your hand and take a photo. that is not bernie's style. but i am glad he is up there literally screaming about these issues because it is a matter of life and death. >> he loved the undocumented when he could exploit them. >> i think elizabeth warren is better positioned to actually implemenre of that agenda. >> we need all thelimate plans. >> i think bernie a isery electable candidate and i think he has the strongest chance of ating donald trump. he is appealing to peopleho have never voted before in their life. >> at the end of the day, we are going to have a qlified, better candidate. it doesn't matter who. the worst democrat is better than this president. whether it is bernie sanders, odizabeth warren, or som who is not my top choice, i think we are going to be in good shape. jane: it won't be long now before we find out whether either have picked the winne go to our webpage to find out all of th' days news, including the results of the new hampshire primary as they come in. and check us out on twitter. i am jane o'brien. thank you for watching t narrator: nding for this presentation is madeble by... babbel, an online program designed by language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. narrator: funding was also provided by... the freemadation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation. pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. bs narrator: be more, ♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> nawaz: good evening, i'm amna nawaz in washington. >> woodruff: and i am judy woodruff in new hampshire. on t newshour tonight, we ar on the ground in the granite state, wre voters in the tion's first primary today are helping re-shape the democratic race forresident. >> nawaz: then, a justice department at war with itself. mass resignations from the prosecution teamn the case against roger stone, confidante of president trump and convicted felon. and, cleansing the sacred water. on the banks of india's ganga river, where the holy waters grow more polluted every day >> by far, the most toxic pollution of this river is probably its least visible unless you happen upon drainage canals like this one. >> nawaz: all that and more on