Labour day, increase in sick days by president obama. I signed a new law requiring federal contractors who allow employees to work on our contracts to earn up to seven sick days paid a year and stood up to unions holy war. Accept them as ministers women ordained at an illegal ceremony leaving them facing excommunication from the Catholic Church plus. Strike up the band. Grammy winner shares his music, mission, message after witnessing the rise of the u. S. Flag rise over the embassy in cuba. Which begin on the border between hungaria and serbia. At this hour, thousands of refugees are being stopped making the journey to europe. Tensions boiled after os refugees clashed with police. Some got through, and started walking authorities the capital budapest. Andrew simmonds is on the border with more on the clashes and tensions. Reporter families following in the weary footsteps of thousands. Any hope that therell be a refugees exodus into austria and germany is diminishing. Nothing changes,
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Shootings. The residents said they will not let the shootings at a college define them. This is Aljazeera America, good morning, live from new york city, im randall pinkston. The rain ended in South Carolina, but officials warn more devastating flooding there is likely. River levels are still rising and some downstream communities are in danger. At least 13 people died. President obama signed a disaster declaration as residents try to clean up. Robert ray is live in colombia, South Carolina. How dangerous is the situation right now for downstream residents . Its still very dangerous. You see here, this is a neighborhood we are in. Looking at the house right next to us, this is gill creek. Its not supposed to be here, this is a enabled street. It is still clothing pretty heavily. Its actually a beautiful morning here in colombia, South Carolina. We havent seen sunny skies in the southeast in about a week and a half, so i can guarantee you as people are waking up, theyre looking forward
This is Aljazeera America. Good morning, live from new york city, im randall pinkston. Schools and collegion are closed in South Carolina today. Thousands are without power around the state, seven are dead. Officials rescued hundreds from cars caught in flash floods. Robert ray is live for us in charleston, South Carolina. Was there any warning . Thats a great question. The answer is yes and no. They expect really intense rain and heavy amounts in the South Carolina area. The mayor here of charleston, whos been here for 40 years at mayor said he has never seen anything like it, including 1989s hurricane hugo which really caused havoc in this area. People are trying to figure out exactly what to do in the coming days and assess when this rain is over, which should be over today, later today. Charlestons been hit hard, the capitol, columbia very, very much completely pummeled. There have been swift water rescues and chopper rescues yesterday. Roads have collapsed. Dams have crashed in. T
Would jeopardize an entire industry. This is Al Jazeera America live in new york city. Im del walters. Egypts president is in london today talking security with the british Prime Minister and about the crash of that russian jet liner over the skies of egypt. British Officials Saying it looks increasingly likely that the russian jet was brought down by a bomb. Because of that intelligence, the u. K. , ireland, and several airlines sus suspending their flights to the red sea resort. Translator about ten months ago, our friends in the u. K. Requested us to assure the security measures taken in sharm el sheikh. We invited british delegations to come investigate our efforts. I cannot be sure, our experts cannot be sure that it was terrorist bomb that brought down that russian plane, but if the intelligence and judgment is that that is a more likely than not outcome, then i think its right to act in the way that i did. Officials are now working to get the thousands of stranded tourists out o