paul beban al jazeera. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm richelle carey. the news continues next live from london. ♪ >> and a very warm welcome from me to this al jazeera news hour. live from london, let's take a look at what we will be studying in detail in the next 60 minutes. >> refugees trapped in grease, block a train line economic migrants get this warning. >> wherever you are from, do not come to europe. >> the report has a rapid rise in the number of children ab duc

paul beban looks back at his extraordinary life. >> imagine eleanor rigby without the strings. and elainand penny lane withoute piccolo trumpet. and without the flourish. george martin a man whose formal musical training helped an unknown four man band break the boundaries of rock 'n' roll about the fifth beatle as he was known was full of firsts. the first to sign them, produce them, and then change the world with them. >> i think art of record producing is very like that of a film or television director. you've got to get the best out of a person. some directors do it by bullying. and i don't think it's a very good way of doing things. i've never done that. other directors do it by suggesting and leading. and hoping that the path that the actor takes is to their liking. >> martin gave the beatles recordings a polish, a clarity, a clarity, that set them apart from what ever came before. born in 1926. serving as a royal air force pilot, in 1962 a friend introduced him to the beatles manager brian epstein and in june of this year, when virtually everyone else rejected them, mart

>> paul beban is up next with more of today's news. right now. >> we begin with two political stories, the white house race and the showdown over president obama's supreme court no nomine. first, the wide fin widening ga. missouri is still too close to call. donald trump won four states. john kasich won his home state of ohio. michael shure is in miami tonight, he's going to help explain the republican side of it tonight for us. michael. >> paul, nice to see you. in miami just across the harbor is freedom tower where just be months ago marco rubio announced his race for presidency, now he's no longer in the race. the characters still keep being changed. but the race goes on. >> tonight, my campaign is suspended. >> the once promising campaign of marco rubio came to an end. ironically, the site of his final defeat in this presidential race. >> it is clear while we are on the right side this year we will not be on the winning side. >> it was donald trump winning over 50% of a state for the first time, who found himself in the winning sid

paul beban, al jazeera, new york. >> and that's our broadcast. thank for watching. i'm john siegenthaler. >> >> i'm ali velshi. you "on target" tonight. hitting the brakes. red light cameras set up to make intersections safer, also make a ton of revenue for american cities. it is a combination of quick yellow lights and fast money that make it hard to stop in more ways than one. i'm talking flit about two subjects that don't usually end up in the same conversation. one is the number of people killed or injured in traffic accidents in american cities and the other is

paul beban has more. >> reporter: 52 thousand feet of pining and 1200 gallons of paint. not your average face lift. at almost $60 million, the restoration of the u.s. capital dome is extensive and expensive. it's been 150 years in the making. this week, the first planks of scaffolding are finally coming off after two years of work. while politicians bicker snide, be workers protect the dome, at 15,000 pounds the bronze statue was the crown jewel to the building in 1863. but construction began decades before president george washington actually laid the cornerstone back in 1793. nearly destroyed by the british in the war of 1812 it survived and evolved. >> big cleanup in washington, the national capital is the scene of a giant housekeeping job. the iron dome weighs almost 9 million pounds. >> reporter: the capital continues to be a center piece of history that will soon be as good as new. paul beban, al jazeera. >> that's our broadcast. thank you for watching. i'm john siegenthaler. i'll see you tomorrow night. "ali velshi on target" is next. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target

here's paul beban. >> february 12th, 1964. the where birth of beatle mania. the beatles performed at carnegie shall, be george was her kid brother. nearly 60 years later she is speaking out sharing his legacy and at the same time, protecting him. >> it's been a very, very great privilege to be part of a family of those four guys but it's also i think a great responsibility. >> louise arrived in america a year before the beatles. she moved to benton, illinois where george paid a visit in those early days but theirs was a bond that started in day 1. >> he was my baby brother. i was 11 when he was born and i first met him when he was eight hours old. i remember holding him in gorgeous little brother. i thought wow. >> when the lads got to be popular, louise played a part of getting them on the ed sullivan show by harassing brian epstein. >> i wrote lots and lots of letters to brian, you can't always have something good and not push it. get them on the ed sullivan show. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> louise lives in america but her accent hasn't changed. she manages the liverpoo

. >> paul beban reports. >> let's start in georgia, where there's a billion the governor's death called the free exercise protection act. it would allow faith based entities to refuse to provide services they say violate their beliefs and allow them to fire l.g.b.t. employees. reporters say it's about choice, but it's veiled discrimination. if it passless, a lot more is at stake. cakes or photos for same-sex weddings, film or tv production is there a $6 billion business. amc films the walking death. marvel movies, and disney, the biggest entertainment country in the world says it would boycott georgia if it passes. disney and marble had great experiences filming. but they will take their business elsewhere. time warner, comcast and a.n.c. is telling the governor to vito the bill. the n.f.l. says it could cost a shot at the superbomb. coca-cola, delta, speaking in georgia. apple, intel, paypal, the list here: the last thing they wanted to do is start a corporate stampede. independent tried to pass laws. the n.c.a.a. pulled the final four out of indiana. this is a terrible idea. in georgi

i'm paul beban. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight. i'm ali velshi, "on target" tonight. the controversial recruit. fighting for america, when they aren't even citizens. no doubt this week's attacks in belgium will heat up the rhetoric on immigration in the united states. donald trump spopped almost immediately saying, quote, we have to have strong borders, we have to be very vigilant and careful who we allow into our country. >>> some immigration analysts are already harping on the visa waiver program that lets immigrants into the united states with little scrutiny they say. thousands or millions of unauthorized immigrants who overstay their visa illegally. it is the truth, immigration system is broken. they aren't leaving any time soon no matter what the republican front runner says during this presidential race. meanwhile, the be be democratic whowfwhite house applies band ao them. real comprehensive immigration reform remains stalled in congress. but as the immigration debate blends in more with the national security debate at least in the minds of voters the u.s. arm

i'm paul beban. "ali velshi on target" is next. "on target" tonight. robots in the workplace. cyber war between nations and designer babies our digital future and how it will change the way we live. get ready because the future is coming. how many times have you heard that? now you're going to hear a lot about a so-called fourth industrial revolution. that's already upon us by the way. this revolution will undo the global industrial economy which has underpinned the advance he made by society for more than 200 years. replacing the old model will be a global digital economy fueled by advances in data technology information and robotics as well as advances in genetic and biological sciences. that's a lot but to really understand the gravity of what i'm talking about it is useful to go back in history and see how transformative past been. in the late 1700s the british pioneered the use of water superheated to mechanize production. that led to factories dotting the country side. the second industrial revolution starting in the late 1800s switched to coal powered electrical power t

paul beban, al jazeera, nigh. >>> i am pleased to be joined by a former sea world trainer and helped to expose the mistreatment of orcas at the parks. thanks for being with us. is this a victory for you? >> it's a semivictory. there are some parts of it that i like. but let's see if he backs up his words with action. >> what parts are not enough to you? do you think for example the orcas should be set free or live out the rest of their lives in captivity. >> i think an ideal perfect world scenario would be a sea sanctuary. it doesn't look like we're going to get that. but we're not done with that fight yet. but this is the next best thing if he carries through what he says. just because you are saying that you are going to do this, doesn't mean that six months from now you are not going to aoops -- >> why do you have trust issues with the ceo of sea world. you sound skeptical of their intentions. >> i have trust issues with sea world, because they have a very sordid past. what i'm trying to count on myself with, is he is the new guard. he is the new blood, give him a chance. and i th

i'm paul beban. "ali velshi on target" is coming up next. "on target" tonight. addicted in america. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight. addicted in america, be critics claim these methods enable addicts but they could also save a lot of lives. ♪ ♪ >> president obama got another reminder of the urgency of dealing with america's heroin epidemic. it came during a a meeting with the nation's governors where the subjects were terrorism, and the zika virus. national approach for cracking down on doctors who overprescribe be opioid medications like oxycontin. , getting looked on pain pills and look for a cheaper more powerful high. the governor's question was right on the money. now president said it would be better if governors first reach agreement on prescription limits before the issue reaches congress. but his answer also touched on a shift that's taking place in america's approach to dealing with drugs and addiction. here is what the president said. >> if we go to the doctors right now and say don't overprescribe without providing mechanisms for people in

paul beban, al jazeera, new york. >> and that's our broadcast. thank for watching. i'm john siegenthaler. >> >> i'm ali velshi. you "on target" tonight. hitting the brakes. red light cameras set up to make intersections safer, also make a ton of revenue for american cities. it is a combination of quick yellow lights and fast money that make it hard to stop in more ways than one. i'm talking flit about two subjects that don't usually end up in the same conversation. one is the number of people killed or injured in traffic accidents in american cities and the other is the large budget shortfall faced by many of those cities. tonight i am drawing your attention oa controversial third topic that we first covered last november, that brings those two together in chicago and in other cities. red light cameras. you know what i'm talking about, cameras that take photos of drivers who run through red lights. cameras that result in tickets that can cost drivers between 50 and nearly $500. a driver's desire to avoid those tickets is a key reason that advocates say the cameras r

paul beban has more. >> family and friends are relieved that the officer who shot and killed 58-year-old gregory gun will face murder chars. gun died last week when officer aaron smith stopped him on it is streets of montgomery alabama. he was patrolling alone around three am. smith said he saw gun carrying something he thought was a weapon. there are reports it was a stick or a painter's pole, and when he stopped gun, the 58-year-old tried to run. >> there was a slight struggle that continued for about a block or so, at which time the officer fired and shot and killed the suspect. >> a neighbor said gun called out to him for help. >> calling, calling, calling, calling, louder and louder every time he called and then banging on the door. >> smith's attorney said his client now fears for his life and that he was only arrested because montgomery is a majority black city with a long history of racial confrontations. >> we believe that these charges were brought to prevent public unrest. >> officer smith is out of jail after posting a $150,000 bond. gun's mother said she hopes smith and his

. >> paul beban, al jazeera. >> that's it for our show. "ali velshi on target" is up next, don't go away. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight. countering i.s.i.l. how the group of got so powerful so fast and what america can do to protect people from the threat. slowly but surely, i.s.i.l. is losing ground in iraq and syria but don't kid yourself. it is far from defeated as a global force of violence. after blitzing across both countries in 2014 i.s.i.l. fighters have spent the last six months getting killed or driven out of some key places. like ramadi in iraq and aleppo in syria. what's more, i.s.i.l. last lost some key road connections, linkining the iraqi city of mosl with territory it controls in syria. american special force he are helping the iraqi government and cushtkurdish informs rolling i.. back. and syrian troops are fighting both i.s.i.l. and the u.s. backed rebels. either way, i.s.i.l. is on the defensive now in both syria and iraq butter the group is very much on the offensive everywhere else. the i.s.i.l. ideology is mo

al jazeera's paul beban has more. >> reporter: it's a question that could decide the fate of the baltimore police officers on trial in the freddie gray case. can officer william porter be both a defendant and a witness? porter is the first of six officers charged in connection with gray's death in april 2014 to have gone on trial. he wasn't directly involved in the arrest, and was not driving the van where gray suffered fatal injuries. none tlesz, prosecutors said he could have put a seat belt on gray or called for attention. his trial ended with a hung jury. his retrial is set for june, but before that, prosecutors want to call him as a witness in the trial of the other officers involved, including caesar goodson who faces second degree murder. >> federal court has had cases where indicted defendants were compelled to testify. >> reporter: they argue that because porter has been granted immunity in exchange for his testimony, he should testify. anything he says in the other trials can't be used against him. but his defense team wasn't buying it. they argue forcing porter to testify agains

paul beban, new york. >> this morning some activists in flint are calling upon the governor of michigan to pay his own legal bills. rick snyder says he is using government funds to pay for his defense. the water situation has already topped $140 million. he says flint needs more federal help to fix its infrastructure. there is a report in the daily beast that says, it says lee has put a secret hold on the bill, this week the senat house minory leader nancy pelosi. >> outbreak the elizabeth bacteria has been linked to the deaths of at least 18 people since december. another two dozen have gotten sick. most of the patients are elderly with serious underlying conditions. the cdc has no theories yet for how it started. >>> there are new developments over the zika virus, revenuers have determined a second more obscure mosquito could carry it. >> brendbrandy chastain has agro donate her brain to science. a number of athletes have decide andiedover the concussion issue. >>> tiny house he are causing more problems than they solve. al jazeera's melissa chan reports. >> more than 10,000 people sl

paul beban breaks down the options. >> i want to congratulate donald trump on his big victory. >> it was the final blow for marco rubio. a disappointing finish in his home state. >> now that he has no longer in the running, what happens to the delegates. the answer, because the republican national committee allows each state to set rules, it's complicated. first there are three dates where marco rubio can be reallocated. next is the big group of states where marco rubio's delegates would be what is called unbound. able to vote for whomever they want, sooner or later. >> in a few states the delegates can choose a candidate. in others they are stuck with marco rubio until he releases them. finally there's the states when the delegates are bound, marco rubio's, until the convention. that is when things could get more complicated. some states require them to vote for marco rubio. others to vote for him the entire time. >> thank you and god bless you. >> reporter: but that and other rules could change between now and when the republicans arrive in cleveland for the convention in july, as

paul beban, al jazeera, new york. >> nicole mitchell is here with the weather, and say it ain't snow. >> i can't, though. >> yeah. this is spring. this is how most people envision spring. i will blame it on the groundhog. he lied to you. i did not. we have had this coming across the south. >> has enhansed some of the flooding areas where we already had flooding ongoing. that's one concern. as all of this gets out of the coastline and develops and crawls up the coastline, definitely some areas that we are going to see more of that snow. here is the flood concern that i was talking about, a couple of storms going to florida. most of that portion is clearing ought. as we get to the mid at larntic, a little bit snow, most has been rain. temperatures drop and everything develops, putting this in to motion through the night tonight, already seeing some, one of heavier snow would be virginia into pennsylvania, highhig higher elevation getting possibly four inches or more, mostly lower elevations. right along the coastline, itself, a lot of places, anything from trace amounts to one or two in

paul beban, al jazeera. >> thanks for watching. see you tomorrow on your world this morning. >>> do not come to europe. >> the warning to economic migrants during a new push to solve the e.u.'s worsening refugee crisis. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up: >>> two women are killed after attack in turkish with guns and grenades. >>> north carolina accused of launching projectiles hours after new sanctions. >>> could this be another

paul beban is here with the story. >> reporter: joan, the town is hoosick falls, the problem goes back decades and it's going to take years to fix. new york governor andrew quomo has declared the town clean now, and he says progress towards a long term fix is being made but some residents are simply not buying it. they say it's too little too late. >> it is a quiet little town lots of green space there was ball fields and places for the kids to play. it seemed safe. and everything changed in one day. >> reporter: for months now michelle baker and everyone else in hoosick falls have been on an emotion roller coaster, ever since they found out that their water is contaminated with a toxic chemical. >> going to the faucet and get a glass of water you can't do that any more. >> a chemical used to make plastics has been found in the town's water. it has been loirchgd th linked d heart disease. be be companies in the be town used the water source for years. michael licky's father died of kidney cancer in 2014, and hickey made it his mission to find out why his father and so many other people

i'm paul beban. "ali velshi on target" is next. "on target" tonight. robots in the workplace. cyber war between nations and designer babies our digital future and how it will change the way we live. get ready because the future is coming. how many times have you heard that? now you're going to hear a lot about a so-called fourth industrial revolution.

paul beban reports. >> it's a question that could decide the fate of the baltimore's police officers on trial in the freddie gray case, can officer william porter be both a deft and a witness >> they want to have their cake and eat it two. >> reporter: porter is the first of six officers charged in connection with gray's death in 2014 to have gone on trial. he was not involved in gray's rast and was not driving the police van where gray suffered fatal injuries. nevertheless prosecutors charged him with manslaughter, saying he could have put a salt belt on grey. in december porter's trial ended with a hung jury. his retrial was set for june, before that prosecutors want to call him as a witness. including cesar goodison, who faces the most serious charges of the six - second degree murder. >> if a full court had cases where indicted defendants were compelled to testify. >> reporter: it was argued because porter was granted immunity in exchange for his testimony, he should testify. >> anything he says in other trials can't be used against him. porter's defense team was not buying it. f

i'm paul beban. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight. i'm ali velshi, "on target" tonight. the controversial recruit. fighting for america, when they aren't even citizens. no doubt this week's attacks in belgium will heat up the rhetoric on immigration in the united states. donald trump spopped almost immediately saying, quote, we have to have strong

. >> paul beban is up next with more of today's news. right now. >> we begin with two political stories, the white house race and the showdown over president obama's supreme court no nomine. first, the wide fin widening ga. missouri is still too close to call. donald trump won four states. john kasich won his home state of ohio. michael shure is in miami tonight, he's going to help explain the republican side of it tonight for us. michael. >> paul, nice to see you. in miami just across the harbor is freedom tower w

beban, new york. an orca researcher and founder of orca's research trusty asked how she thinks public opinion has changed? >> it was pivotal is the tub has been speaking out. you see references, comedy and it is mainstream to look at how these animals are being treated. >> what does this mean for orcas, this change? >> there is very little difference but the message it's sending globally, it's vital oregon's decision to allow the sale of rec reindicational marian juan a is paying off. $3 million until taxes. california can vote this fall to legalize marijuana. technology and science editor jacob ward has details. >> reporter: when you think about growing pot, you probably think about a backyard operation. for the. >> with venture capitalists and other investors preparing for legal marijuana, the business around it is to upgrade. if you want a boyd high, right now, marijuana is still illegal under federal law so it rales something of a shadow industry. there might ab couple of greenhouses over here, ma