i'm amy goodman. the united states carried out airstrikes in libya that killed at least 30 people this morning. the strikes hit a farmhouse outside sabratha, to the west of the capital tripoli. the spokesperson of the tripoli says the farmhouse had been seized by isil fighters. unnamed pentagon officials told the "new york times" the strikes were targeting a tunisian man is suspected of being involved in two isil attacks in tunisia last year. it is not yet clear if the tunisian man was killed. the strikes come as the u.s. weighs increasing military action in libya, which has been torn by violence since a 2011 u.s. backed military intervention ousted longtime dictator muammar gaddafi. in recent months, u.s. and british special operations teams have been increasingly operating in libya. today's strike comes three weeks after general joseph dunford, chair of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff, said he wants to begin taking "decisive military action" against isil in libya. in news from the campaign trail this

i'm amy goodman. in kansas, a man killed three people at a manufacturing plant thursday in a shooting spree that also left 14 people wounded. authorities say the suspected shooter cedric ford drove around firing on people on his way to his worksite, excel industries, where he killed three people. the shooter was killed by police. excel industry's employee dylan spoke out. >> we heard a pop cop and thought it was metal on the ground. we heard people screaming, go to the front. they said, no, he is out front so everyone started going to act boss,ere and then me, my another employee, we were standing back there. we do not know what was going on. amy: this comes less than a week after six people were killed and two injured in michigan when an uber driver went on a four-hour-long shooting rampage, opening fire on people seemingly at random. the five remaining republican presidential candidates debated in houston, texas, thursday night in their final showdown before super tuesday. marco rubio, ted cruz, joh

i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. in their most heated debate of the campaign, former secretary of state hillary clinton and vermont senator bernie sanders sparred last night in new hampshire days ahead of tuesday's primary. sanders repeatedly questioned clinton's progressive credentials while clinton , accused her opponent of an artful smear in suggesting she could be bought by political donations. amy: the most heated exchange during the msnbc debate began after bernie sanders accused hillary clinton of being part of the political establishment. >> rachel, yes, secretary clinton does represent the establishment. i represent come i hope, ordinary americans. and by the way, who are not all that enamored with the establishment, but i'm very proud to have people like keith , theon in the house

i'm amy goodman. the road to the white house begins an hour tonight. voters will gather at 8:00 eastern time to select their p.m. picks for the democratic and republican nomination. polls show tight races on both sides. republican frontrunner donald trump holds a small lead over texas senator ted cruz. in the democratic race, vermont senator bernie sanders has rallied to close what was once a 40-point deficit behind hillary clinton. on sunday, more than 1000 people gathered to hear his final speech before voting begins. isand what this campaign about, to try to win tomorrow night, to try to win the democratic nomination, to try to win the general election. it more important, and part of that process, are millions of people coming together -- black and white and latino, gay and straight, male and female. [applause] people born in this country, people who have immigrated into this country. [applause] trumps not allow donald and the other people -- we will not allow them to divide us up. we will stand to

i'm amy goodman. our woodfox from who spent more than 43 years in solitary confinement, more than anyone else in the united states, has been released from the angola prison in louisiana. woodfox walked free on friday after he entered a plea of no contest to charges of manslaughter and aggravated burglary of a prison guard more than four decades ago. prior to friday's settlement, his conviction had been overturned three times. woodfox in the late fellow angola 3 member herman wallace were accused in 1972 of stabbing prison guard brent miller. theylways matained tir innonce, sayg that we targed becau of thei attemp to addss horrifi prisononditionby organizing a chapter of the black panther party in prison. herman wallace was freed in 2013 just days before he died from cancer. we will be joined by albert woodfox as well as robert king t in of the surviving angola 3 woodfox's first broadcast interview after headlines. in syria, bomb attacks around the syrian capital damascus and in the city of homs have k

i'm amy goodman. the iowa caucuses on upset victory for republican senator ted cruz over frontrunner donald trump while the virtual tie between hillary clinton and rival bernie sanders. the latest returns show clinton leading sanders by less than half a percentage point, a result that would split iowa delegate votes for the democratic nomination. addressing supporters, sanders said iowa has begun a political revolution. >> i think the people of iowa have sent a very profound message to the political establishment, to the economic establishment, and, by the way, to the media establishment. for walls that be street with her in the supply of money, corporate america, the large campaign donors, are so powerful that no president can do what has to be done. and that is why what iowa has begun tonight is a political revolution. amy: sanders was able to catch up with glenn and i went despite polls once showing him 40 points behind. there were number of coin tosses when there were unequal delegates to divide b

i'm amy goodman. more senate republicans have backed majority leader mitch mcconnell's pledge to block any nominee president obama chooses to replace justice antonin scalia. scalia died on saturday at a hunting resort in texas at the age of 79. republicans are threatening to stall his replacement until a new president is in place 11 months from now. the white house has noted none of the last 12 supreme court justices to be confirmed had to wait more than 100 days for a vote. four u.s. journalists detained in bahrain on sunday have been released following an international outcry. anna therese day and her camera crew have reportedly been charged with illegally assembling with the intent to commit a crime. bahraini authorities accused them of falsely representing themselves as tourists, and claimed one of the journalists participated in an attack on police. bahrain is a close ally of the united states, home to the u.s. navy's fifth fleet. in egypt, newly released documents show the senior police officer

i'm amy goodman. senator bernie sanders and donald trump soared to commanding victories in the first primary, the new hampshire primary tuesday, and on the democratic side sanders beat former secretary of state hillary clinton by a margin of 60% to 38%. a years ago, clinton won new hampshire, defeating senator barack obama. when polling first began in new hampshire, clinton was projected to win by as much as 50%. on tuesday, sanders beat clinton in nearly every demographic area except for senior citizens. according to exit polls, 55% of women, including 70% of women under 30, backed sanders. overall, sanders won 83% of the under 29 vote. firsts has become the jewish candidate to ever win a major presidential primary. he gave his victory speech in concord, new hampshire. >> together, we have sent the message that will echo from wall street to washington, from maine to california. [applause] government that the of our great country belongs to all of the people and not just a handful of wealthy campaign

i'm amy goodman. president obama says he expects the senate to do its job and confirm his nominee to replace justice antonin scalia on the supreme court. scalia died on saturday. obama says he will nominate a qualified candidate to replace him. >> there's not going to be in a particular question on an issue that determines whether or not i nominate them, but i'm going to present somebody who disputable --is qualified for the indisputably is qualified for the seat and any fair-minded person, even someone who disagreed with my politics, with with honord serve and integrity on the court. amy: a rising number of senate republicans have indicated they -- say they will block any nominee until after a new president is in place 11 months from now. a new poll finds democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders are virtually tied ahead of saturday's caucus in nevada. the cnn/orc poll finds 48% of likely caucus goers back clinton, versus 47% for sanders. the united nations humanitarian ch

i'm amy goodman. democratic presidential candidates bernie sanders and hillary clinton squared off thursday in a heated debate over the role of money in politics. the debate took place in new hampshire days before tuesday's primary there. sanders repeatedly questioned clinton's progressive credentials while clinton , accused her opponent of an artful smear in suggesting she could be bought by political donations. we'll have more on the debate after headlines. a united nations panel has officially concluded wikileaks founder julian assange has been arbitrarily detained and should be allowed to walk free. assange has been holed up in the ecuadorean embassy in london for more than three years. he wants to avoid extradition to sweden over sex crimes allegations, which he has repeatedly denied. and for which he is never been charged. he fears sweden would extradite him to the united states, where he could face trial for wikileaks' revelations. the u.n. panel's judgment is not legally binding. british forei

i'm amy goodman. two both have capsized off the coast of turkey killing at least 32 people, including a number of children. more than 400 people have been killed trying to reach europe so far this year amidst the greatest refugee crisis since world war ii. this comes as up to 35,000 syrians have massed along the turkish border amidst intensified airstrikes and fighting around the syrian city of aleppo. turkey has kept the border closed for a fourth day today. the refugees are said to be sleeping in open fields in the cold. republican presidential contenders faced off saturday night at st. anselm college in manchester, new hampshire. taking part in the debate were new jersey governor chris christie, dr. ben carson, senator ted cruz donald trump, , senator marco rubio former , florida governor jeb bush and ohio governor john kasich. abc news excluded former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina from the debate, despite protests. much of the debate coverage has focused on marco rubio for repeatedly reciting

i'm amy goodman. the department of justice sued ferguson, missouri to force an , overhaul of the beleaguered city's criminal justice system. u.s. attorney general loretta lynch filed a similar -- civil rights lawsuit following a decision by ferguson's city council on tuesday to challenge several measures in a draft reform agreement that the city had negotiated with federal officials. speaking at a press conference in washington, d.c. loretta , wednesday, lynch said -- "we intend to aggressively prosecute this case, and we intend to prevail." the lawsuit says ferguson is guilty of a pattern or practice of law enforcement actions violating the first, fourth and 14th amendments of the u.s. constitution and federal civil rights laws. we will have more on the story later in the broadcast. the city of cleveland has billed the family of tamir rice $500 for the ambulance ride to the hospital, after the 12-year-old boy was fatally shot by a cleveland police officer in november 2014. this comes less than two mo

i'm amy goodman. syrian peace talks have been put on hold in geneva as a russian-backed offensive has intensified north of aleppo. u.n. mediator staffan de mistura said he hopes the talks will resume in three weeks. >> it is not the failure of the talks. why? both sides insisted on the fact they are interested in having the political process started. amy: the peace talks are the first attempt in two years to negotiate an end to syria's war that has claimed the lives of nearly 300,000 people and displaced roughly half the country's population. meanwhile, new footage filmed from a drone shows shocking images from the syrian city of homs. five years ago, 1 million people lived in the city. today, the city is devastated, a virtual ghost town. the footage was shot by a russian television station. the bbc is reporting a united nations panel has ruled in favor of wikileaks founder julian assange who says he has been arbitrarily detained in the ecuadoran embassy for the past 3.5 years because he cannot leave

i'm amy goodman. officials in texas have reported the first case of zika virus contracted in the united states, saying it was sexually transmitted. if confirmed, it marks the second known case of zika transmission through sexual contact. zika has continued to spread rapidly across latin america, with chile reporting its first three cases. the mosquito-born illness, while generally not life-threatening , has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads. the link has raised debates over restrictive abortion laws in countries like brazil, which has seen nearly 3700 suspected microcephaly cases. the world health organization's anthony costello announced the latest steps. >> we have set up a global response unit, which brings together all people across who in headquarters in the regions to deal with a formal response to using all of the lessons we have learned from the ebola crisis. the final results from the iowa democratic caucus show hillary cl

i'm amy goodman. at least seven people have died as more than 50 tornadoes swept across parts of the south and eastern united states over the last two days. the extreme weather destroyed hundreds of homes and forced the closure of schools and government offices. at least four people have died in virginia, including a two-year-old boy. virginia governor terry mcauliffe has declared a state of emergency. scientists have linked an increase in the intensity and deadliness of tornadoes to climate change. new government documents show the number of private contractors hired by the pentagon in iraq has increased eightfold over the past year. there are currently more than private contractors working for 2000 the pentagon in iraq, up from only 250 private contractors last year. this comes as the pentagon has also increased the number of u.s. troops in iraq, up to 3700 soldiers. a new report by two israeli human rights groups accuses the israeli shin bet security agency of abusing and torturing dozens of palest

i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from ohio. thousands of afghans fleeing violence in their home country have been left stranded in northern greece after macedonia barred afghans from crossing its border. macedonia authorities say they --k action after refugees the refused to except refugees, sending hundreds of them back. on monday, hundreds of stranded afghans staged a sit-in and occupied the railway line connecting macedonia and greece. they held signs reading "we cannot go back" and "white racism?" >> are choices to cross the border -- i'm a soft target for the taliban in afghanistan. amy: the stranding of afghan refugees in northern greece comes as a new study finds the rate at which civilians are being killed by u.s. drone and jet strikes in afghanistan has reached its highest point since 2008, at the height of the afghan war. the bureau of investigate journalism says on average, one silly and was killed every fourth drone strike last year up , from one in 11 attacks the previous year. in other news on the greatest refugee

i'm amy goodman. in turkey, a car bomb has killed at least 28 people and injured more than 60 in the capital ankara on wednesday. 20 of those killed were turkish military personnel. the turkish prime minister spoke out. >> we believe that both civilians and soldiers lost their lives in the attack. we will continue to give information to the people as the bodies are identified. 61 citizens have been injured and are being treated at various hospitals. amy: no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. turkey has blamed the kurdistan workers' party, known as the pkk, but a ppk leader says the group was not behind the attack, and does not know who is responsible. despite the fact that no one has claimed responsibility, turkish warplanes began boing northern iraq within hours after the attack. turkish authorities say the strikes are targeting pkk camps. the white house is slated to announce today that president obama will visit cuba in the coming weeks. the trip would make president obama the first sit

i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. our guests today to debate the democratic candidates are darnell moore a black lives matter. the movement has decided not to endorse anyone. ben jealous former naacp , president is endorsing bernie sanders, and governor kunin is endorsing the clinton. i want to go back to the 1986 to the vermont benadryl race when bernie sanders challenged our guests from the sitting governor at the time of vermont. jenna campaign, sanders and kunin a few together during a call-in show on c-span. >> what we know right now is the will the state of vermont are paying less than they paid five years ago in combined state and federal taxes. when a homeowners and poor people are paying significantly more in property taxes. what you're seeing the state of vermont is an interesting tack situation. wealthy people and corporations paying less and personal income tax, homeowners and low-income people paying more in property taxes. we're proposing serious tax reform, which both governor kunin and the lieutenant g

i'm amy goodman. in south carolina, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton scored a decisive victory over rival bernie sanders in the primary winning , 73.5% of the vote and picking up 39 additional delegates. african-americans in south carolina favored clinton over sanders by more than six to one, while white voters narrowly preferred her as well. in her victory speech, clinton responded to republican presidential frontrunner donald trump's vow to "make america great again." >> despite what you hear, we don't need to make america great again. america has never stopped being great. but we do need to make america whole again. walls, we building need to be tearing down barriers. amy: clinton's victory propels her into this week's critical super tuesday voting where a dozen states go to the polls and about 880 delegates are at stake. meanwhile here in new york, hundreds of supporters of clinton's rival, vermont senator bernie sanders, gathered in union square and marched to zuccotti park, wher