Happening now in the newsroom just four days until we go over the socalled fiscal cliff. Why that deadline could hit unemployed americans hard. Training teachers to defend themselves and their students. Hundreds of educators attend a free gun class in utah. Its the latest response to the Newtown School massacre thats attracting a lot of attention this morning. Thousands of dockworkers could put the u. S. Economy at risk if they go on strike on sunday. Well take you inside the crisis some are calling the container cliff. And sea world taking its water act all the way to wall street. Why investors could soon own a peace of shamu. Newsroom starts right now. Good morning. Im Victor Blackwell. Carol has the morning off. With the nation still reeling from the shooting massacre in newtown, connecticut, and engaged in a National Debate on gun control, chicago suffered a grim milestone last night, a man was killed in a shooting on chicagos dangerous west side. This scene marks chicagos 500th ho
Im suzanne malveaux. Welcome to our 500th edition of our show. Weve got a lot to cover so lets get right to it. Russia dominating our newscast this hour. For two very different reasons. First, the man, that man you see there, russias top diplomat, he is now taking an active role in trying to end the civil war in syria. Now, remember, both russia and china have blocked u. N. Attempts to force out the assad regime. Now the russians say they are willing to meet with the Syrian Opposition. It could open the door for real u. N. Action on the ground, action that could mean american involvement. Weve got more details in a live report in just a minute. But also, russias president formally saying no to americans who want to adopt russian children. It is a heartbreaking development for hundreds of americans who are trying to adopt children from russian orphana orphanages. That is happening right now. President Vladimir Putin signed the adoption ban today. Sadly, more than 50 americans who were i
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Bridge this morning and light traffic conditions. Down three lanes in the southbound direction, two north light week this week traffic wise between christmas sonoma flooding 121, 12 closed at 8th in shellville area due to road being closed and flooded. Terry mcsweeney will have an update in a bit. South 101 washington petaluma clearing stages of that accident could be cleared by now. North 680 at mckey, accident in san jose, first reports east al 0 at eden canyon of an accident. You just said it, at 121 and 12 still impassable. Terry mcsweeney is there with more on when the intersection might reopen. Reporter the best i can give you is sometime today. Folks here did not get what they wanted for christmas, a new road. Every time they have heavy downpours and high tide this is what happens here at 12 and 121. Pictures from last night give you a better idea of what it looks like cars couldnt get through, too much water, combination of the down poeur and high tide sometimes downpour and hi
Six months after the typhoon, millions in the philippines are struggling to recover. College football stars getting ready to punch their tickets to the pros, the big money behind the nfl draft. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. After months of escalating violence between russia and ukraine that some believe be pushing the two nations closer to war, it appears russian president maybe putting on the brakes. He said he would pull Russian Troops and changed his tune on the elections and referendum in several cities. Pro Russian Forces havioned putins request saying sundays wrench comes will go on as planned. Kievs leaders as well as american and nato officials taking a wait and see approach to putins latest declarations. On the same day russia displayed its military might in red square, inside the kremlin, president Vladimir Putin grabbed the most attention with a series of surprising announcements, including the withdrawal of 40,000 troops amassed along ukrai