Held on the virus in africa. An elderly woman rescued from the rubble of an earthquake, the desperate sovereign or survivors. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. The two Star Army General is the highest u. S. Ranking officer to die in the war in afghanistan. Major general harold green was killed when a gunman dressed in an afghan army uniform opened fire at a base. Half those wounded in the attack of americans. The u. S. And its allies are winding down their commitment to afghanistan. Libby casey is live in washington this morning. What was greens mission in afghanistan . He was one of the few adjustment generals in country and the highest officer involved. He had a largely behind the scenes job. An attack outside of kabul, an afghan wearing a military uniform and carrying a machine gun opened fire, killing american two star Major General harold green and wounding eight other americans. In all, the gunman shot at least 16 other people, including a german Bri
Audio and printed warnings to residents of the gaza strip to flee their houses. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said israel had to choice but to respond more forcefully after ha mass rejected a truce plan. He said, quote, hamas chose to continue fighting and will pay the price for that decision. The largest hospital in gaza overwhelmed is feeling that price. The Gaza Health Ministry says 204 have died and over 1500 wounded. The Israel Defense force says 75 attacks have been carried out just today, only targeting militants, but the United Nations says 80 of those killed have been civilians so far. Going the other way, hundreds of rockets fired by hamas from gaza, one hamas rocket killed an israeli the first since the fighting began. At least 12 people have been killed by the strongest storm to hit the philippines this year. Typhoon rammasun shut down the capital of ma nin la. Its wind gusts tore the roofs off homes, downed trees and power lines and sent debris flying. More tha
Its 11 00 p. M. On the east coast, and we have got the point that a a bad test is worse latest on the coronavirus pandemic for you. Than no test. And that may be another, more there are now nearly 1. 3 million cases of the virus in the united fundamental, problem. Just how good are the tests in the first place . States. The coronavirus death toll is, the fda, basically, has now, in the u. S. , is now created a wild, wild west surpassing 77,000. Environment for this testing where, under their approval that, as a top aide to Vice President mike pence, his press process, and an emergency basis, secretary katie miller, has theyve let tests on the market tested positive. The fda commissioner that basically have a very, very selfquarantining after contact with someone who has tested wide range of results. Michael osterhome is center positive. And ivanka trumps personal assistant testing positive, though, she hasnt been around the president s daughter for weeks. Coronavirus taking a toll on o
And the annual Financial Support of hello, im john lithgow. Welcome to american cinema. Sam fuller, a great director and a veteran, says the only way to make a war movie realistic is to have someone with a rifle stand behind the screen and shoot at the audience because war is so gruesome that nothing on the screen can ever really capture it. During world war ii, hollywood produced films which softened war realities with tales of heroism and valor. The platoon of bataan and guadalcanal diary portrayed an america true to its ideal, if not its reality; a model of ethnically diverse americans working together. There was always a tension between hollywoods portrayal and filmmakers experiences. Directors like john ford and sam fuller, who had really seen battle, brought a deeper urgency and understanding to the films they made. They left a legacy for the next generation. When it came to vietnam, the conventions of hollywood didnt match the soldiers reality. Filmmakers like francis ford coppo
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