The former secretary of state is on a media blitz, but polls show her support may be slipping and the right to die california becomes the fifth state where doctors can help patients end their own lives good evening, im antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. The relief and rescue effort is under way in South Carolina after an historic storm wreaked havoc on the state this weekend. The death toll stands at 11. More than 20 inches of rain flooded the state. Schools and colleges across South Carolina were closed. 381 roads were shut down. And 30,000 homes and businesses are still without power. Robert ray is in South Carolina with the latest. Monday night is the calm after the storm. Its peaceful. The rain has stopped here, and the system is gone away. That doesnt mean its not minute to minute still. Search and rescue essentially ended in the state of carolina, and moved to safety of the damage. President obama signed a disaster declaration on the state, and its a law that people will n
And slovenia is troying trying to limit the number of people crossing. Ban kim noon they need to help those fleeing war and persecution. We report now from slovenia. Against the driving rain and in the biting cold, they waited and witted, with little or no protection against the elements all hoping to cross the board between serbia and croatia. Its onslaught. We dont have a chance to treat or the medicines to give out. We dont have any more rain coats. As you can see, people are children of 10 days old, hypothermia. We dont have blanket to give them. We need action. I mean, this is i mean the images speak for themselves. The balkan countries are in turmoil. Hungarys zig last decision last week to seal the border means the refugees have to find new routes and that results in countries quarreling about how many people they can cope with and how many people their neighbors can receive. Croatia has opened the err border with serbia. No mans land between croatia and serbia, winter are almos
The United States calling for the Immediate Release of jason resigh i dont know, who is facing up to 20 years in an iranian prison after being convicted on espionage charges. The state Department Says it has not seen an official confirmation, but is calling on iran to drop the charges and release jason immediately. Lisa stark has more reaction from washington. Reporter tony some of jasons supporters say they have been bracing for an outcome like this, given his lengthy detention and the trial which was held in secret. Jasons conviction was announced by Iranian State television, which said simply there had been a verdict and that an appeal was possible. Jason, an iron american journal list in the tehran journalist for the Washington Post, has cased a secret trial for espionage and other crimes. His brother calls the trial quote at the Washington Post, Foreign Editor called the conviction appalling and outrageous. This comes after 15 months of detention, months without access to a lawyer
Airlines over ukraine. And yemen is worsening of humanitarian crisis the u. N. Says the number of children at risk of malnutrition has tripled. Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will hold a Cabinet Meeting to discuss secures in the coming hours after violence in occupied jerusalem and the occupied west bank and they bored a bus and started shooting at passengers, two israelis killed and at least another four were injured and one killed at the scene by Security Forces and the second is in Critical Condition in the hospital. Since the beginning of october 28 palestinians and six israelis have been killed in the violence. Meanwhile five Palestinian Protesters have been wounded at the crossing between israel and the gaza strip and firing rubber coated steel bullets and tear gas at protesters there and we are in the occupied west bank and mike hanna is in west jerusalem for us and mike lets start with you and bring us up to speed with the incident of the bus and the earlier
Science projects malfunctioned. And we begin at this hour with a historic change in power in canada. For the first time in a decade, canadians voted overwhelmingly for the liberal party, bringing questions to an end, and wondering what the relationship will be for u. S. Canada relations. A stunning landslide swept Justin Trudeaus liberal party back to power. On the behalf of 35 million canadians, were back. Reporter ending 10 years of conservative control in canada. Its time for a change in this country, my friend, a real change. Reporter trudeau ran a Campaign Similar to president obamas in 2008, adapting his slogan, real change. And on thursday, the white house acknowledged trudeaus victory. The United States and president obama grasps trudeau. Trudeau is closer in ideology to president obama than Stephen Harper is, but that doesnt mean that he and the white house will see eye to eye on everything. Canada is the United States largest trading partner, but canadas oilbased economy is h