Mounts for ceasefire in gaza, the Palestinian Death toll tops 600, overwhelmingly civilians. We will go to Sharif Abdel Kouddous in gaza city then to tel aviv to speak with israeli journalist gideon levy. As over 100,000 people in gaza take refuge in you in shelters, we go to jerusalem to speak with a representative of the u. N. Relief and works agency for palestine refugees. All of that and more them enough. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Palestinian Death toll in gaza has topped 600 as the israeli siege enters its third week. Most of those killed are civilians, more than 100 are children. Israel says it has lost 27 soldiers since the Ground Invasion began last week. Earlier today, israel confirmed the remains of one of its soldiers present to have been killed in gaza had still not been found. Hamas has said it captured the soldier. Meanwhile, the uns secretarygeneral ban kimoon is due to arrive in israel to push for a ceasefir
The Justice Department issues a scathing report on Philadelphia Police. Plus eyewitness it became a complex humanitarian emergency quite quickly. Reporter capturing the human tragedy of the ebola crisis. We begin tonight in washington where a man who spent decades in the United States teaching anthropology at Johns Hopkins university and later working at the world bank is now leading the lobbying effort for afghanistan. Ashraf ghani is that countrys new president. He has been in office for five months, and he is urging the Obama Administration facetoface to keep american trooping in his country. Mike viqueira has the latest from washington. Mike . Reporter david in addition to all of that ashraf ghani has one big advantage, and that is he is not his predecessor who had a notoriously poor relationship with george bush and then barack obama. But its a new set of leaders visiting washington now, and many are hoping on both sides that it opens a new era. Its designed at a show of unity and
Court and a battle over licence plates adorned with Confederate Flags. And a miraculous weekend pope francis takes on the mafia while adored by nuns and receiving a special delivery good evening, im antonio mora this is al jazeera america. Tonight, the Philadelphia Police department is promising big changes after a federal review criticized how officers dealt with the community. Policeinvolved shootings happen almost every week in the city. Investigations are often shrouded in secrecy. Pushing, shoving, throwing chairs. The chaotic scene at a town hall meeting in philadelphia. This was supposed to be a chance for city officials to explain why criminal charges had not been filed against an officer who shot a young black man in the back of the head in december. Instead it devolved into shouts and scuff lipping as years scufling as years of mistrust boiled over. In the wake. Deaths of unarmed black men in ferguson and new york city Charles Ramsay emerged as a leading voice about Police Re
Stock. Thatll be coming up a little bit here. We have an apple countdown. I love that. It even looks like an app in some ways. This isnt your markets countdown clock to be sure. Tesla taking off today, the electric car maker making a big announcement. It could mean a new revenue stream for the company. Well explain that one for you. We have the details coming up. Very, very very interesting. Also, a crude reality check, oil backing off of the rally over the last month here. Finished lower today, were around 56. 95 we have two sides of this story, whether or not this recent run higher for crude oil is really over or not. Its very important question for the fed for Interest Rates, and the economy down the road. Another disappointing dallas fed sur stla morning as we assess the damage. Lets start where the markets are right now in the final hour of trade. We are seeing pressure across the coverages. Its a little less than a tenth of a percent. S p down significantly, broad index down 2112
Thats very dry air outside. And above us weve got clouds that are producing a few scattered snow showers. By the time the snow gets to the ground, it will evaporate. Thats why we dont see snow on the radar showing activity. The first showers moving from philadelphia have completely fizzled. And we are seeing more showers look impressive in southern Chester County moving towards the wilmington area but most of those will also not be reaching the ground. So clouds to start with and cold, too. But we will see sunshine break through this afternoon. By then the few scattered snow showers will be long gone. Well go through it hour by hour when im back in ten. But Christine Maddela has a look at the Tuesday Morning traffic. Good morning christine. Good morning, bill. Looking forward to sunshine out there. Take a look outside at our maps we arent seeing too many delays. In fact, a lot of green is popping up on the maps. Thats what we like to see here all along the schuylkill expressway, the pe