The version of what happened that night, it means that there was none whatsoever. Closing arguments are now underway in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. This morning, the prosecution trying to prove the blade runner is a liar and killer. Hawaii bracing for a 12 punch from mother nature, its first direct hit from a hurricane in 24 years with another storm right behind. Good morning. Welcome to Al Jazeera America, im stephanie sy. Im del walters. Theres word that israel is ready to extend the ceasefire, but its not clear if hamas will sign off. In cairo, there are efforts underway to create a permanent piece fire and in new york, u. N. s ban kimoon is asking for peace. This must be the last time to rebuild. This must stop now. They must go back to negotiating table. We must not repeat this periodically. The palestinians are asking for International Help in rebuilding gaza, Andrew Simmons shows us why. This whole crisis has a profound effect on children. The sort of destruction they are
Recovering the victims, russian separatists accused of tampering with evidence and removing bodies as investigators try to figure out what happened to another malaysian airliner. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Thank you for joining us from new york city. We are following overnight development on the two big stories, the Malaysia Airlines disaster and israels Ground Invasion of gaza. First to ukraine, where the investigators are headed back to the scene of the plane shot on thursday killing 298 passengers on board. Officials in kiev accusing russian rebels of destroying evidence and moving bodies. World leaders claim that russia supplied the missile that shot down the craft. One american was on the flight. Over in Israel Ground troops pushed into gaza. They are trying to cripple hamass artillery as they showed off the tunnels and weapons. 300 palestinians have been killed. 900,000 are without water. Others fled to u. N. Shelters. President obama supports israels right to d
Netanyahu arrived for his controversial speech to Congress Later this week. He will address concerns about a deal regarding Irans Nuclear programme. The Prime Minister accepted an invitation to speak. And the move angered the white house which was not consulted. Binyamin netanyahu described the trip as a crucial megs. Mission mission. I feel im representing up those of israel, a representative of the entire jewish people. I feel concern for the safety and concern of all citizens of israel. Ill do everything in my power to consider the future there is outrage, the most influential Israeli Lobby Group begins, questions are asked as to whether the relationship between the two countries is shifting. We have more from washington. Reporter delegates to the conference of the u. S. s powerful Israel Lobby Group was greeted by a small group of protesters, police were determined to keep the opponents outside on the freezing pavement. In recent weeks. Opposition surfaced elsewhere, amongst politi
Uprisings in several cities. Officials say they arrested around 70 demonstrators who took over government buildings on sunday. The u. S. Blames moscow for orchestrating the demonstrations. The chants are familiar, like those last month in crimea, when they broke away from crimea. This time the independence are coming from three cities. We are concerned about what russia has done in crimea. We are concerned about the presence of troop numbers on the boarder. We are concerned about efforts under way in ukraine to destabilize the situation there in Eastern Ukraine, destabilize the government. Ukrainian police regained control over a government building. Protesters held firm, demanding a referendum allowing them to join russia. Masked men held the headquarters to the south. Authorities say they are holding 60 hostages, a charge the protesters denied. The activists confirmed they seized an lot of rifles. In donetsk another building remains in the hands of prorussian protesters, maintaining
Him to see the crisis at the border for himself. Whoever that is is really close. Dramatic video of a tornado caught on tape as a severe storm system spawns nearly a dozen twisters across iowa. Good morning. Welcome to aljazeera america. Im stephanie sy. Im john henry smith. Del walters has the morning off. Violence erupting in jerusalem and gaza. Attacks come after six israeli suspects were arrested, accused of killing a Palestinian Teenager. Aljazeeras nick schiffron is in jerusalem this morning with the latest developments. Nick, israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with the boys father. What did he tell him . This is an unprecedented call with that the Prime Minister calling the father of the boy abducted and burned alive, believed to be by jewish extremists. Netanyahu expressed his condolences, said the death was reprehensible and abhorrent and said israel reacted immediately to apprehend the murders and will bring them to trial. Easy trying to calm some of the tension,