Major realtors decided to offer deals today. This comes after a threeweek slump. And target said the debit and credit card information being hack and now those customers are getting scam emails. And the cost of a stamp is coming up. A letter will now cost 0. 45 to mail. Those are the headlines. Im tony harris. Consider this is next on Al Jazeera America. Americans showed resilience this year in the face of tornados, wildfires, floods and the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Consider this after a year filled with terrible Natural Disasters, how are those affected getting their lives back together . Also for the first time in close to 600 years a pope stepped down, as the appointment of pope francis reinvigorated the Catholic Church. And dr. Wendy walsh is here to tell us how to avoid the holiday blues. And if you think of classics like its a wonderful life and miracle of 34th street, well talk about some of the classics you may not have heard of. We begin with a look back at some of the Na
750 pound pump by replacing some of its parts. A voter ban on gay marriages was overturned by the state, then another higher court weighs about in. And the price of a stamp is good about to go up. First class letter will now cost 49 cents. The new letter takes place january 26th and is scheduled to laos two years. Im david shuster, those are the headlines. Tornados, wildfires, floods and the aftermath of hurricane sandy. Consider this after a year filled with terrible Natural Disasters, how are those affected getting their lives back together . Also for the first time in close to 600 years a pope stepped down, as the appointment of pope francis reinvigorated the Catholic Church. And dr. Wendy walsh is here to tell us how to avoid the holiday blues. And if you think of classics like its a wonderful life and miracle of 34th street, well talk about some of the classics you may not have heard of. We begin with a look back at some of the Natural Disasters that after afflicted so many americ
[ music ] happy new year, we begin not with an image of times square, but one from way above. This picture was taken and tweeted out from the International Space station. The crew has a birdseye view of the celebration shown in bright white in the center. This is what it looks like from earth. Hundreds of thousands braving the cold. Somewhere in the crowd is a family face, our own john terrett. There it is, thats what this evening is about. We are in the center of times square, and im following lincoln, the cameraman. Lets talk to the people here. Hello, how are you . Good, how are you happy new year. What brought you to times square. The party. We have seen it on television. You lifted your jacket to reveal something to me. Where are you from, sir . California. Are you happy to be here, because you look a bit frozen stiff. Yes, im very happy to be here. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Is this your family and friends . Yes, there is my sisters friend julia, olga and sister me
Pardons have been given by vladimir putin, six weeks before the olympics. A theatre in london had the roof collapse. Hundreds were inside at the apollo in the theatre district. 76 were injured, seven seriously. The cause of the collapse is not yet known. Those are the headlines. Consider this is up next. You can get the latest online at aljazeera. Com. Consider this, did the a e act out of conviction or cawardes, when it put its biggest star on the shelf. More hours at work than anyone else in the world, add into that Vacation Days left unused and an inability to put down a smart phone and email an email. Are americas working too hard. And target tarted a data breach puts 40 million credit and debit cards at risk, why cant major corporations stop hackers from getting air information. Did the a e network show courage of cawardes. 67yearold Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the duck dynasty clan isnt known for being politically correct. My idea is happiness is killing things. Women are li
Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. The california gop may have some soul searching to do at their state convention at burlingame this weekend. While there are challengers in the gub ernatorial race, scott brown intends to lead. No doubt republicans have their work cut out for them. Their share of registered voters are shrinking, now less than 30 , they hold no state offices and have limited power in sacramento. The chair, senator brilty, is rebuilding from the ground up, a job he says could take up to a decade. Joining me now to discuss what challenges are ahead for the Republican Party are gop strategist hector brahasas. Hes coveri scott detra is hosting. Hector would probably agree with me that its a little discouraging to be a republican in california, so i think what the Republican Leaders want to do here is hit pause and say, hey, guys, lets take a look back. Weve had a pretty successful year. Obviously we havent gotten to the point where were going to take the governorshi