There has been more fierce fighting in the southern and eastern parts of the town of kobane on the syriaturkey border. Thats what spokes people for kurdish troops told al jazerra. A thursday night the United States hit the embattled syrian town with seven air strikes, activists say the u. S. Led coalition targeted four isil position on his a southern suburb and three in an eastern one. Nine kurdish fighters were reported killed overnight and a number of isil fighters were also killed. Kurdish forces capitalized on the air strikes and managed to stop isil from reaching the townsendetownsender and makeingr advances live now to near the turkishsear request boredder, al jazerras Stefanie Decker is there, stephanopoulos, de stef n see behind and you bring us up to speed on the latest. Reporter we are actually outside a town close to cobane. Its quite hazy. There is a massive plume of black smoke coming from there, also smaller ones in the distance which the camera probably cant pick you fee
Would cousin tony and a statement from the family. As we continued to struggle and fight the actual fact that the for our brother has gone and will not see him again. Reporter convicted Sunny Anderson could face life in prison. It pam happening now. Pam an Investigation Underway inafter one person was killed in a bizaare accident and fire. Inside a parking garage early this morning. Pam several people dialed 911. Just after nine oclock, to report a fire inside the parking garage across the street from the hall of justice. Its located on hedding street near the county government center. When they arrived, pam firefighters discovered the victim inside a car, which apparently pam had crashed into a pillar and then caught fire, thick, black smoke. We had to search the entire floor to make sure that there werent any other victims. Pam the coroner is still working to identify the victims name and gender. Captain williams says, investigators are looking into whether the driver had a medical c
Soon as possible, when a child has been abducted. Apparently out of an abundance of caution. The Calaveras County officials issued the earlier report. Taxi drivers refused to pick up passengers at San Francisco International Airport this evening. They are protesting sfos recent agreement to allow Ride Sharing Companies to legally operate there. Theres quite chaotic scene here sfo cabdrivers are protesting for driving around the airport refusing to pick up passengers since 1 00 last night saying that their customers are being taken away from them at the height of tonights protests there was of hundred people on the curb waiting to be picked up and officers were hurt trying to regulate traffic around a protest and cabbies say they just want their voices heard theyre going to a charge than 2 but how we pay 4 to pick them up and its just not fair theyre pushing us out this new company we were 405 drivers strong and now we are about 200 drivers the protest just wrapped up another it is a wa
Ii . Probably at the top of every kids wishlist 25 years ago. How the future is finally getting kickstarted this morning. You see the raindrops there on the camera. Can you believe its been 25 years since back to the future ii . No, but hearing the music sends me right back. Doesnt it . Some things Science Fiction could be turning to reality. Hoverboard may be coming. Thank you. We are remembering a legends in our business. Ben brandlee, died at 93. He led the Washington Post for so many years, a driving force behind some of the biggest stories of the century. The stories that quicken your pulse. He inspired a generation of journalists. Were going to have much more ahead. He did have an impact. He certainly did. But begin with the Severe Weather up and down the east coast. Torrential rain, flooding, wind and ginger is tracking it all for us. Its happening this morning. We have crossed the line from uncomfortable and annoying to potentially dangerous. We have flood advisories from balti
His country is a new land of opportunity. Also, want to know whats going on inside the head of chinas president xi jinping . The world will soon have what my guest says is an unprecedented opportunity, and we have a sneak preview. Finely, does barack obama have this man to thank for his presidency . Ill introduce you to an author who says absolutely. But first here is my take. Like you, i have watched the protests in hong kong with fascination. I have been trying to figure out what they mean for hong kong but also for china. The situation brought to mind for me a book published a few years back by a chineseamerican academic. Its called requesting chinas trap transition. In it pei invoked the most established law in political science, that over time countries that grow economically tend to become more democratic. Oilrich states that are usually run by dictators are the exception. China had achieved decades of growth, he pointed out, and yet it had almost no moves toward political openne