Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill president obama vowed today to nominate someone indisputably qualified to replace the Late Supreme Court justice antonin scalia. Senate republicans are insisting he forego a nomination fight in this election year. But after a Southeast Asian summit in california, mr. Obama said he means to do his job, and senators should do theirs. There are a lot of republican senators who are gonna be under a lot of pressure from various special interests and various constituencies and many of their voters to not let any nominee go through no matter who in nominate. But thats not how the systems supposed to work. Thats not how our democracys supposed to work. Justice scalia will lie in repose in the great hall friday. The funeral will be saturday. From the gulf coast in new england, from the gulf coast to new england, a winter storm system whipped up trouble overnight. Millions along the eastern seaboard faced a treacherous morning commute, after freezing rain coated roads with ice. The same front sent tornadoes ripping through parts of the gulf coast late monday, damaging homes in the Florida Panhandle and mississippi. But in the west, california and arizona faced another day of record heat. The u. S. And cuba signed a deal today to resume commercial air traffic, for the first time in 50 years. Its the latest step in normalizing relations. As early as this fall, american carriers could offer 110 flights a day between the u. S. And cuba. In mexico, pope francis urged clergy to battle the drug violence thats devastated the country. He took that message to morelia, capital of a southwestern state ravaged by decades of gang warfare. Speaking to a packed stadium, francis exhorted priests and nuns not to give in to moral paralysis, what he called the devils favorite weapon. translated what temptation can come to us from places often dominated by violence, corruption and Drug Trafficking in the face of suffering and vulnerability . What temptation might we suffer over and over again when faced with this reality . I think we can sum it up in one word resignation. Ifill this was the second tolast day of the pontiffs mexico tour. Tomorrow, he visits Prison Inmates near the texas border. The u. N. s Human Rights Office sharply criticized china today for an ongoing crackdown on dissent. It urged beijing to release more than 250 human rights lawyers and activists arrested since july. The office also pointed to the disappearance of five hong kong publishers who opposed the chinese government. Four u. S. Journalists arrested in bahrain have been released. They were detained sunday, covering the anniversary of the 2011 shiite uprising. Today, the americans were formally charged with joining an illegal gathering. Later, they flew out of the island nation, after the u. S. Embassy intervened. Heavy fighting in northwestern syria left prospects for a temporary truce in doubt today. Government forces and allied groups, backed by russian air strikes, kept pounding away near the nations largest city. Alex thomson of independent Television News filed this report, including some images that may be disturbing. Reporter the suburbs of northern aleppo. Cluster bombs from aircraft. The closer we get to the proposed ceasefire on friday, the less likely it looks. Across the battlefield, the russiasyrianiranian forces have never had it so good why talk peace when maybe, just maybe, you can wrap up the entire war . Who is able to assemble these conditions or requirements within a week . No one. Who will talk to the terrorists if the terrorist organizations refuse a cease fire . Will hold them accountable . No wonder assad talks war because across Northern Syria to homes, the countrys most popular aleppo, militias wants to surround and take all of aleppo whilst moving north to seal off the border to turkey to cut rebel support lines. Rebel fighters in aleppo, but for how much longer . Down in damascus the u. N. Talked today about getting humanitarian aid into some areas tomorrow. Talked about it. Aleppo is unlikely to see it happening. Today they dug a baby alive from his obliterated family home there. Then they found his elder brother, also somehow still living. Ifill amid the fighting, syrian kurds advanced near the turkish border. But, fearing they plan to seize turkish territory as well, turkey shelled the kurdish fighters. An egyptian diplomat who rose to u. N. Secretarygeneral died today. Boutros boutrosghali served as the world bodys first chief from africa, from 1992 to 1996. His term was marked by tension with the u. S. , and then president bill clinton, as well as criticism of the u. N. Response to genocides in rwanda and bosnia. Boutros boutrosghali was 93 years old. Four Major Oil Producers pledged today to cap production, in a bid to support prices. Russia, saudi arabia, venezuela and qatar said theyd limit output for the year to the levels of last month, if other countries follow suit. Its unclear if iran will agree. The Islamic Republic wants to ramp up oil exports now that sanctions have eased. Wall street rallied for a second day. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 222 points to close near 16,200. The nasdaq rose 98 points, and the s p 500 added 30. And, the music world has doled out bragging rights for another year. California rapper Kendrick Lamar took home five grammys last night in los angeles, the evenings biggest haul. Pop superstar taylor swift won for album of the year. And hamilton playwright Lin Manuel Miranda accepted the grammy for best musical theater album. Still to come on the newshour candidates feeling the pressure, bring the heat four days before the next primary. A push for Convenience Stores to provide healthier food options. Refugees and the rise of anti semitism in europe. The jon stewart of egypt. And much more. Ifill the candidates who would be president are targeting two groups of potential voters today, democrat and republican, in South Carolina. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports. Reporter republicans fighting for South Carolina have learned fast, the people of the palmetto state like to talk security. In columbia, former Florida Governor jeb bushs latest swing at donald trump was about readiness to command. I guess he think he can use his real estate skills to somehow magically bring to life the weapons system necessary to keep our war fighters safe, that magically well have an army of 490,000, that magically well find 15,000 more marines. Reporter for the moment, South Carolina is the g. O. P. Front line, with candidates in 13 different cities today, across a state with a huge veterans population and more than half a dozen military bases. As for frontrunner trump, he called up an iraq war veteran to the stage in North Augusta today. This hes been after days of blasting bushs brother, former president george w. Bush, for the war and for 9 11, and he did it again last night. Ever ask yourself why his brother went silent for all these years . No, dont ask yourself that. Reporter and count ted cruz in on the security talk, and reporter a few miles away in summerville, marco rubio was more relaxed, feeling southern charm. The mosquitos the state bird . Reporter the florida senator put a new twist on the obama attack thats tripped him up in the past. Barack obama, at the risk of repeating myself knows what hes doing he knows exactly what hes doing okay . Was obamacare an accident or on purpose . On purpose was dodd frank an accident or on purpose . Reporter democrats, today . A different theme. In columbia, Bernie Sanders made his case to black voters, who form a majority of the states democrats. Change takes place from the bottom on up. When people begin to stir. applause dr. King was clearly one of the great leaders in american history. But it wasnt him alone. It was thousands and thousands of africanamericans and their white allies. Reporter Hillary Clinton too was courting black voters, but in new york. She sat down with leaders of the National Urban league. My campaign really is about breaking every barrier because i believe absolutely that america cant live up to its potential unless every Single Person has the chance to live up to theirs. Reporter notably, neither of the democrats made a stop today in nevada, even though its where their next contest will be, this saturday, the same day that republicans vote in South Carolina. Ifill the official Unemployment Rate may have fallen to just under five percent, but food stamps remain a pivotal part of daily life for millions of americans. 46 million people, or about one of every seven americans, receive food stamps. Now the government wants to steer them toward healthier food choices. The u. S. D. A. Plans to require retailers that accept food stamps to stock more fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry and fish. The stores would have to stock at least 168 items the government considers healthy. But would healthier options necessarily change behavior . We explore this with yael lehmann, executive director of the food trust in philadelphia, a notforprofit organization that works to ensure healthier eating alternatives. Welcome, ms. Lehmann. What is behind to force retailers to stock healthier foods . I think the usda has good intentions here and its a good goal, right . We want all people including lowincome people who are on snap or formly called food stamps to have access to affordable and nutritious foods. We want to make sure oranges are just as accessible to them as orange soda, for example, when they go to the Convenience Store, but we also want to make sure that were supporting the retailers in this case so they learn how to stock these items and we know it can be done, we just want to make sure its done in a way there is no unintended harmful consequences to the retailer or customer. Customer. Ifill when you say stock the items, do the retailers get a list of the specific items they should have in stock at all times . Thats my understanding is the usda would offer a list. Again, this is a proposed policy change, and i think that, over our many years, weve worked for over ten years, now, to help folks who run Convenience Stores to stock healthier items. We know it can be done, but they need assistance, they need training in some cases and in some cases theyre not familiar with stocking certain items like produce. So, yes, if we give them a list, lets make sure we can help them be successful and be able to pick the items on that list that are going to sell and are going to be popular with their customers. Ifill as a business proposition, is this something thats sustainable for the corn groarts or the corner bodega which may not even have the Storage Space or refrigeration for those kinds of sniements. Its true there are certain challenges and thats another thing we want to think about when were considering this proposed change that usda has put out there. Some of the retailers dont have refrigeration or the place to stock these certain items. At the food trust, the Organization Im the executive director of, we work with the retailers to help them find refrigerators and to show them how to stock these foods. We want to make sure, again, that they have the proper ways to stock these items and to make them look attractive and to be stored correctly, you know, so that and priced correctly so that its as accessible and affordable as possible and attractive as possible to their customers so that they can be successful, and we know it can be done. Weve seen retailers over the years do very well with this, but they need some help out of the gate. Ifill so the onus is put on the retailer. What about the behavior of the consumer . How do you know that merely putting the oranges on the shelf wont make the person whos buying with food stamps reach for orange soda if the food stamps will cover it . What changes the behavior . Well, i think there is a number of things. You know, we can talk to there is people who are more educated on this than i am, but, as you know, when you walk into any store, whether a groarts or a corner a Grocery Store or a corner store, the way the items are placed, if it looks attractive, if its priced the right way, if its within eye level, all of these Different Things can make an impact on what you choose. We also know that by having marketing materials or sometimes by having the guy behind the counter saying, hey, have you tried the oranges . That can have an impact. There is lots of different ways to influence consumer buying habits. But for the most part, you want to make sure its priced right, looks good, tastes good and that you can see it, its right there in front of you. Ifill what if what you see in front of you is prepackaged noodles, freezedried food and, right next to it, is, perhaps, a more expensive, fresh noodles . What about this, especially since youre still trying to stretch your food stamp buck, will encourage you to buy the fresher stuff if its cheaper, if you could get more with your food stamps . Its a very good point youre bringing up. Price is incredibly important especially when youre on a very, very tight budget and price is going to matter when you make the decisions of what to buy in the store, whether Convenience Store or Grocery Store. There is incentive programs, for example, different programs that are called things like doubleup food bucks, for example, that are advocated by groups like wholesome way and the Fair Food Network and others but its a way to stretch your food stamp dollars so when youre buying the healthy item its even at a better price point. We want to think about how can we make sure the prices are good, what additional incentives can we offer to the customer to make sure the fresh noodle is priced the same as the processed, maybe not as healthyy noodle . Lehmann, director of the food trust in philadelphia, thank you very much. Thank you. Ifill a surge in anti semitic attacks is driving European Jews to move to israel and other countries where they feel safe. Over the last two years alone, nearly 20,000 jews have left from throughout europe, according to the jewish agency. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from denmark and sweden, on the fears there, and the attempts to reduce the tension. Reporter these valentines bouquets symbolize the loss of denmarks innocence. Prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen made an anniversary pledge to film maker finn norregaard, shot at a Free Speech Forum and synagogue Security Guard dan uzan, killed for being a jew. Of course we are still threatened, but we insist on living our peace life and that is the most Important Message we can send here today. We will never give in. We will never give up. Reporter what about the Jewish Community, because they feel particularly vulnerable. That reason we are in close yes, i realize that and for that reason we are in close cooperation with the Jewish Community and will do our utmost to protect them. We insist to live side by side in a peaceful manner. Reporter denmarks new reality required heavily armed police at a basketball match to celebrate dan uzans life. He loved the game and his face adorned the uniforms of the predominantly jewish teams. Dans father sergiot has always insisted that hate should not prevail. The most Important Message is that we have to be together and to fight terrorism together. Evil will not win. And with power, we have to win it with goodness. Reporter Hannah Bentow was the girl dan uzan died protecting. Her batmizvah or coming of age party was in full swing when the terrorist attacked the synagogue. Every week, before the jewish sabbath, her mother mette has a special ritual, lighting a candle for dan uzan. Mette bentows high profile has made her a target for anti since the shooting shes semitic behavior. Since the shooting shes received numerous threats via social media, and in broad daylight in central copenhagen. When i passed him, he spat at me. I did get a little yelling but it was the spitting at me that was very uncomfortable. Reporter mette bentow believes that these days, anti semitism comes predominantly from muslims. But shes trying to maintain a sense of idealism and friendship with niddal el jabri. El jabri, a palestinian, whose family hails from hebron on the west bank, was instrumental in organising a peace ring around the synagogue following last years attack. Its all about the kids for me and its always been about the kids for me. We want to make society safe for them. I keep saying that the Jewish School here in copenhagen is one of the biggest examples of how humanity has failed in this country. And that you have to have armed forces, you have barbed wire around the school, you have cameras all over. When that is the situation, adults need to sit down and think about what this country is doing to its children. Reporter mette bentow could not bear to be in denmark on the anniversary. She took her daughter to israel, to