Hope to search for the missing jet liner. Aand obamacare in the week ahead. Tonight news out of washington, many expected but did not want to hear the death toll rose again late this evening from that massive mudslide. Three more bodies were found. Authorities now say 21 people have been killed when the mountain moved more than a week ago. Hundreds are still searching for missing. Our Tanya Moseley joins us from darington washington. Tanya whats new tonight . There was a bit of a weather break. The enormity of the issue, the debris field in some areas is as high as 75 feet. Armed with garden tools, rescue teams tediously sift through mud searching for the missing. The family members that i have spoken to i think have a very mature, real sense of wanting to have hope. And wanting to find that miracle. And we have provided them and are providing them every opportunity to find that miracle. Were looking for that miracle out there right now. Four or 500 people are out there looking for tha
We begin with two major decisions in the battle over abortion both have farreaching implications. The first is from the Supreme Court, refusing to block parts of texas sweeping restrictions, some of the strictest in the country by a slim 54, the high court kept in place a ruling requiring doctors who perform abortions to have privileges at a local hospital in texas. Its a rule that caused more than a third of the states abortion clinics to stop performing the procedure. Thats in texas. In new mexico albuquerque is taking up a photo to ban lateterm abortions including for rape or inassessment. Its believed to be the first time a City Government took up the issue. To tara banks for more on that. This is the largest turnout for a special election in albuquerque history. The early numbers are in. Lets take a look. A little more than 25,000 voted for the lateterm abortion ban, and 31,000 voted against the ban. So so far this measure is not going to pass. Well have to keep up with the number
Is it in just a few hours in afghanistan well be meeting to talk about a deal thats thats tribal leaders will meet to talk about a deal that could change the u. S. Mission in their nation. Its up to them to approve or reject a security pack announced by secretary of state john kerry. That agreement was posted on an Afghan Government website allows for some u. S. Troops to stay on the ground through 2024. A main Sticking Point whether u. S. Service personal will have immunity. That has been resolved, and john kerry clarified a key part of the deal. Its chain, quip, resist. Theres no compatrol for the United States forces. And the bilateral Security Agreement is on effort to clarify for afghans and for United States military forces exactly what the rules are with respect to that ongoing relationship. The pact is a setback. They opposed the deal, afghans want the troops out. Jane ferguson has that story from kandahar city. For many in kandahar life has been hard. They are squeeze the betw
To Al Jazeera America, im filling in for John Siegenthaler who is off. There are reports of as many as 14 wounded, those individuals are being transported to area hospitals. An order to shelter in place was issued and that still remains. Were awaiting a News Conference from Honolulu Hawaii right now thats where defense secretary chuck hagel will brief the press about the shootings. Joining me on the phone is Sergeant Major Nicholas Connor who is based at fort hood. Hello. How are you libby. Give us a sense of the environment right now. Tell you libby that right now, fort hood remains in a lock down position. As weve asked our soldiers and family members here on fort hood to shelter in lace. What that does place. What that does i is allows our people to go out and do the jobs they were trained for. Are you actually on post . I am on fort hood right now. What do you think will happen next . Do you have a sense of when people will move around . When things will finally calm down . That i
We will begin at ukraines capitol where protests reached a new level. The movement saw its biggest crowds yet. Ukraine is bitterly divided over whether it should grow closer with europe or russia. It triggered deep anger now directed at soviet symbols. Al jazeera tim friend has the latest from kiev. Reporter the protest went on into the night. Ukrainian nationalists celebrated the top elling of kievs statue of lenin shouting yanokovich, you are next. Some ahave been camped out for two weeks. They have no intention of giving up now. Here outside the cabinet office, protesters have been placing flowers on the barrier between themselves and the police. This relatively peaceful standoff has turned ugly before earlier, they were building up the barricades. The fear is that the police will move in before an official deadline on tuesday to end the street protests and occupation of government buildings. People gathered in their thousands in index square to call for the resignation of the yanok