Poland i was prepared but it wasnt, the mightiest military behemoth World History up to that point and poland had a sizable army, very small navy, it didnt have the financial wherewithal that germany did and did think the germans rolled over them. The date was a surprise but was the rest of europe preparing for war . They suspected war was coming. Most European Countries hoped it wouldnt happen. Half were neutral, declared their neutrality. Some had prepared for war to a certain extent but none of them were really ready for what was about to happen. They hope to somehow something would happen to prevent germany from embarking on what hitler had been preparing for for a number of years, keeping their fingers crossed but obviously that didnt work. Host why werent they prepared if they were aware of hitler . Guest remember 1939, only 20 years aftxx years after thed war i, the greatest bloodbath in history to that point. Many of those countries lost hundreds of thousands if not millions of
Good evening, in a surprise move the Supreme Court expanding gay harge in the u. S. , ending delays in five sex unions, several more states are bound by the order, making marriage legal in 30 dates. Randall pinkston joins us from washington. What does this mean for samesex couples . For samesex couples it good news. For others it is open. The Supreme Court had seven petitions on samesex marriage, where the justices could decide whether all americans had a constitutional right to same text marriage. Nor now it extents only to people in certain extend only to people in certain jurisdictions. Reporter the wait is over. Samesex couples in virginia rush to get married hours after a surprise move which the Supreme Court. In indiana. We never expected this day to come. Reporter in utah and beyond, samesex couples expecting a battle were shocked when the justices refused to review several case, effectively upholding law Court Rulings which overturned bans on samesex marriage. It means families
Theyve lives. The actions from the past tell me the reason i was fired is because im pregnant in a way thats no one traditional and it cant be hidden. There is a twist, why the controversial case is sparking outrage in a major american city. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Hi, stephanie. Hi, tony, welcome to the team. Im tony walters. An american cameraman is on the way to nebraska, en route to a hospital for treatment. He contracted the virus covering the story in liberia. President obama is set today to get an inperson update on ebola prom the head of the c. D. C. , this as doctors say the efficient patient diagnosed in the u. S. Has taken a turn for the worst. Dallas officials are monitoring his family and a homeless man for symptoms. We are live in dallas this morning. Diane, duncan may have come into contact with dozens of people in dallas. Do Health Officials say they have the situation under control . They do think they have the situation under cont
Scrap its entire football season. You are joined in marriage as wife and wife. You may kiss your bride. More same sex couples getting the chance to say i do from coasttocoast. What the Supreme Court didnt do that sparked a wave of marriages nationwide. President obama is implementing increased screenings at airports, but flights to and from west africa will not be blocked. Mike is live in washington. Procedures are stepped up to try to keep the virus out of the country. President obama huddled with officials at the white house, working on a strategy. Ebola is a very serious disease and the ability of people who are infected to carry that across borders is something that we have to take extremely seriously. That includes beefing up screenings at airports both in the u. S. And west africa, where the virus has now claimed more than 3400 lives. While short on details, the president said new procedures would diminish chance for an outbreak. It is important for americans to know the facts, a
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by retired U.S. Army Col. Conrad Reynolds of Conway and the nonprofit Arkansas Voter Integrity Initiative that he leads, asking the state s high court to certify the sufficiency of proposed ballot language for two proposed constitutional amendments.