Assistant to the secretary of state for Iranian Affairs during an earlier effort during the beginning of the Obama Administration to get this nuclear deal. Before joining the foreign service, he taught in iran as a peace corps volunteer. For 444 days from 1979 to 1981 he was a guest of the previous ayatollah in tehran when he was held hostage. John will have a lot to say on what this means for u. S. Iran relations. Without further ado, we will start. Cliff, i will start with you. I want to get your general impressions of what has been announced and the likely obstacles that might be on the horizon. Mr. Kupchan so far so good. Any deal will be an ugly deal. It is not a pretty deal. There are some technical problems with it, theres a lot we dont know, but it meets the basic structure of a deal that curbs irans access to Nuclear Weapons and provides state sanctions relief. Obstacles . There are a lot of obstacles to the deal. The first, to me, is there are a lot of substantive gaps betwee
The syrian observatory for human rights says more than 120,000 people have been killed since the start of the civil war. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Almaliki is asking for u. S. Help to fight the growing insurgency in his country. Hes requesting apache helicopters and other military hardware. Thousands of iraqis died in violence. Some blame Nouri Almaliki for failing to contain the violence. America tonight is up next. And for the latest news go to aljazeera. Com. Exclusive, a california senator kicked off the states prominent Film Commission less than 24 hours after our investigative report. Good evening, im joie chen. We begin with breaking news at that hour. There are major developments in our exclusive investigation into one of californias most powerful politicians. He has been officially removed from the Film Commission after al jazeera exposed how he was exposed in an elaborate undercover sting. Josh a lot of developments coming very late in the day. The president says he is sick
Minority groups protested saying many are being targeted because of their race. Police say stop and frisk is necessary to keep the city safe. 47 million families who receive federal help to buy food will receive left. A boost to food stamps will expire. The faa says airline page ers will be able to use most Electronic Devices throughout their flights. Those are the headlines america tonight is up next on Al Jazeera America. Kicked off the states prominent Film Commission less than 24 hours after our investigative report. Good evening, im joie chen. We begin with breaking news at that hour. There are major developments in our exclusive investigation into one of californias most powerful politicians. He has been officially removed from the Film Commission after al jazeera exposed how he was exposed in an elaborate undercover sting. Josh a lot of developments coming very late in the day. The president says he is sick to his stomach, he spent the day reviews this criminal affidavit obtaine
Daughter succeeds California elections chief in Legislature
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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2019 file photo La Mesa City Council member Akilah Weber speaks as she sits with other members of the panel during the Black Excellence in Public Service: Serving and Protecting Our Children forum held at the Skyline Hills Branch Library in San Diego. Weber, the daughter of California s top elections official has succeeded her mother in the state Legislature. That adds to a long tradition of frequent family connections among lawmakers. Weber won the San Diego area s 79th Assembly District seat with more than half the vote. She s an OB-GYN with Rady Children s Hospital and UC San Diego Health. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, File)Hayne Palmour IV/AP
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