Now techknow goes to the experimental fields where scientists must stay under the radar to conduct the research. People get excited about technology whether its in their phone or in their car, so why is it so wierd on their plate . Cara santa matia is a neuroscientist. What if i told you they were gmo strawberries . Huh. Shell show us the latest innovations. So these tomatoes here are special tomatoes. Then dr. Shini somara is a mechanical engineer, shell go inside the antigm movement. Do you trust scientists . And im phil torres im an entomologist. You want to make a lab cocktail . Thats our team, now lets do some science. Hey guys welcome to techknow, im phil torres joined by dr. Shini somara and Cara Santa Maria. You guys lets jump right into it. Gmos, just three letters but a whole lot of debate. And of course were talking about genetically modified organisms here, anything from tiny bacteria to fish to even giant trees. And guys this debate it targets science and scientists. Its t
Flag was removed from the statehouse protests over the flag. We begin in tennessee where a fifth american serviceman has died from thursdays shooting rampage. The 26yearold naval officer died today. He was shot in the attack at the Navy Operational support center in chattanooga. Bisi onileere joins you live from chattanooga. Officer smith died very early this morning at 2 37 from his injuries. He was shot at least three times. The 26yearold ohio native is or at least was a father of three. As you can imagine this latest loss is yet another blow to a Community Already in mourning. Hundreds of people gathered here behind me. This is one side site of two crime scenes. This memorial continues to grow. Authorities are treating this case as a terrorism investigation, as they still try to determine the gunmans motive. What more have we learned about the gunman . We have learned a little bit more about the gunman. His name is Mohammad Youssuf abdulazeez and he apparently had a fascination with
Washington monday. Bracing for what could be negative backlash from last week shotting deaths of five member of armed forces. I was just sitting there. I felt something grab like got stuck in my leg wrap. The amazing story of a World Championship surfer attacked by a shark that was all caught on tape. We begin this hour with the controversy surrounding donald trump. Tonight, he is under fire for saying senator john mccain status as a former p. O. W. Does not make him a war hero. The backlash has the political world buzzing. We start our coverage with the controversy. Im very disappointed in john mccain. Unapologetic, a defiant donald trump hit the sunday morning talk show circuit where he wassing to take back disparaging comments he made about senator john mccains war record. Do you owe john mccain an apology . Not at all. The firestorm erupted at a Republican Forum in iowa after the reality t. V. Star turned gop president ial hopeful questioned senator mccains status as a war hero. He
This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. Good morning. For the first time in five decades, the u. S. And cuba today once again have formal diplomatic relations. After midnight, embassies were opened. There will be a flag raising this morning. Libby casey is live outside the Cuban Embassy. Tell us about the significance of this day in u. S. Cuba relations. Randall the fact that youre calling it the Cuban Embassy says everything. Later this morning the cuban flag will fly for the first time from this building in 54 years. Later this morning at the ceremony cubas foreign minister will be on hand. No one in that position has been here in take cased something the u. S. State department is calling historic. This comes since president obama in december announce add move to start normalizing relationships with cuba. This is being dubbed the cuban saw by some, and while certainly significant to have an embassy here, there has been a presence over the past decade,
Embassies reopened. In sport seth blatter names the date when his successor for fifa president will be reelected. Change wont be happening quickly with an election scheduled for next february. At least 28 people have been killed in a large explosion in turkey. Around 100 have been wounded. It happened at a Cultural Center just north of the border with syria. Its not known what caused the blast, but the Turkish Interior Ministry called it a terrorist attack that targeted kurdish volunteers deading to nearby kobane for relief work. Home to a refugee camp housing 35,000 Syrian Refugees fleeing the war. A Foreign Correspondent has been based in turkey for over 20 years is also the author of turkey, what Everyone Needs to know and joins me now from london. Good to have you with us. On this attack, it is now thought to be an isil linked attack targeting youth workers who came to help rebuild the syrian city of kobane, just over the border there. What do you make of it . Well, that it is a ve