And activist Harry Belafonte. Stop and frisk in theonly the change iceberg of fixing a dickensian system. A National Broadcast exclusive. Lynne stewart is freed from prison after a federal judge ordered her compassionate release. Did you think this day would come . Yes, butw or other, not as wonderful, or suddenly. It is bursting on me. In the dungeons, and here i am in my beloved new york. Lynne stewart. We will speak to her about her time in prison as she battled cancer. All of that and more coming up. To democracy now, democracy now. Org, the war and peace report. Negotiators from the south sudan ethiopiat arrived in on wednesday after two weeks of violence that has left over 1,000 dead and tens of thousands displaced. Both sides have signed on to a ceasefire but clashes continue. The south Sudan Government has declared a state of emergency in two states where rebels are in control of the capital. South sudan foreign minister, Barnaba Marial benjamin, said his government is ready fo
And activist Harry Belafonte. Stop and frisk in theonly the change iceberg of fixing a dickensian system. A National Broadcast exclusive. Lynne stewart is freed from prison after a federal judge ordered her compassionate release. Did you think this day would come . Yes, butw or other, not as wonderful, or suddenly. It is bursting on me. In the dungeons, and here i am in my beloved new york. Lynne stewart. We will speak to her about her time in prison as she battled cancer. All of that and more coming up. To democracy now, democracy now. Org, the war and peace report. Negotiators from the south sudan ethiopiat arrived in on wednesday after two weeks of violence that has left over 1,000 dead and tens of thousands displaced. Both sides have signed on to a ceasefire but clashes continue. The south Sudan Government has declared a state of emergency in two states where rebels are in control of the capital. South sudan foreign minister, Barnaba Marial benjamin, said his government is ready fo
Welcome to al jazeera america. Im stephanie sy. Its been called one of the worst late season storm systems to hit americas heartland possibly in decades, leaving death and destruction across 12 states. The images tell half a story. In a few hours the midwest was rocked by 75 tornados, with wind speeds topping 275 miles per hour. Hundreds of thousands are without electricity. In some community they lost everything. On monday families returned to the rubble that was once home. The worst of the damage was in central and Southern Illinois entire neighbourhoods were flattened there. Thats where most of the deaths occurred. Six were killed in the state, including an elderly couple found in a farmhouse. Two died in mich gans. One a teenager who picked up a downed powerline. Ashar quraishi has more. 309 sheridan road was a home. Now its an address. Daves elderly grandparents lived here for decades. I came here when i was five or six. Luke knew the grandparents survived the twister. He made the
Middlesex county, only lasting about two minutes. Roper arrived to court and was met by a flood of media. The 35 year old truck driver from jonesboro, georgia, pleaded not guilty. His attorney speaking for him in court. The judge kept his bail at 50,000 which hes already pos posted. He is the sole driver charged in causing the deadly six vehicle pileup along the new jersey turnpike this weekend. The crash killed comedian 62 year old james mcnair and just two blocks away from here tracy morgan and two others are still recovering in the hospital. Morgan remains in critical but stable condition. Roper and his attorney declined to speak to reporters. They said you didnt sleep for 24 hours. Is that true . Roper did not make statement leaving court, but his twitter account believed to belong to him says i thought our country said we still had right of being innocent until proven guilty. Wait, that doesnt sell newspapers or get website hits and another tweet from yesterday said i was never ch
Deadly crash. The wreck also claimed the life of 62 year old comedian james mcnair. Police say roper behind the wheel of his wal mart tractor trailer slammed into morgans limo bus on their way home from a comedy gig in delaware. Did you fall asleep at the wheel . Reporter inside the courtroom roper plead not guilty and the judge kept his 50,000 bail. Leaving the Middlesex County courthouse roper and his attorney swarmed with reporters did in the address questions or the report that roper was awake 24 hours prior to the crash. They said you didnt sleep for 24 hours. Is that true . Reporter on twitter account believed to be owned by roper, he wrote i thought our country said we still had right of being innocent until proven guilty. Oh, wait, that doesnt sell newspapers or get website hits roper didnt respond when asked if that was his account. Tracy morgan still remains in critical but stable condition at johnson wood medical center. Just a couple block away from here. Hes expected to be