We begin with the Iran Nuclear Deal. Getting the west in iran to agree is one thing and getting the white house and republicans to see eye to eye was another. But today a bit of political diplomacy from both sides of the aisle. Libby casey is in washington with more, libby. Reporter john, the white house is far from thrilled with this legislation. But the real compromise took place between republicans and democrats on the Senate Foreign relations committee. They passed out a bill today lets dig in to the details it. Requires the white house to submit any Iran Nuclear Deal to congress by july 9th, including classified information or Congress Gets more time to review it. If the white house can stick to that deadline, congress has 30 days with just 12 days wiggle room to review. And this bill removes language that was in an earlier version that would have required president obama to certificate on a regular basis that iran isnt engaging in terrorism. Democrats didnt want that in there to
Holiday as major winter storm, dumping freezing rain across much of the country. The storm bringing traffic to a grinding halt. And there have been Flight Cancellations and delayed at airports all across the country. Al jazeera is in pittsburgh, and dianne, millions hits the roads today being met by delays. Thats right, we have been out here since five this morning and the snow has not let up at all. It is really quite a mess. Use a little bit extra time. Pittsburghs thanksgiving snowstorm with plows, shovel, and a sense of humor. It is fun. It is fun. Yes, it is fun. It is christmas weather. The storm that pummeled the mid section barrels east today, coating highways with a mix of sleet, and slushy snow. In washington icy roads snarled morning traffic. The road crews on 12 hour shifts to keep highways clear. The week of thanksgiving is traditionally one of the busiest travel periods of the year. The aaa estimated 38 million americans will hit the highway this week. The National Weathe
Thanksgiving day paradenitial additionally underway. Balloons are flying and the crowds are out. Lots of americans also taking part in a more recent thanks giving day tradition shopping. Black friday sales shifting forward to many stores to today. Some stores have already been open now for hours. Kilmeny duchardt is at one store, kma are. T. They opened at 6 00 a. M. When the doors opened, did shoppers rush in . Well, not a lot of them, dale. Actually, when i got here at 6 00 a. M. , there were about a dozen shoppers lined up, and the woman in the front of the line was here for one of kmarts doorbusting deals to get her hands on an android 7 tan blet on sale for 40. After that, there were shoppers trickling in and out. There wasnt a lot of activity. Now, its picked up a little bit. You have a lot of shoppers coming in for Holiday Convenience items, food items that will probably be prepared for their dinners. So its picked up a little bit but not exactly the crazy madness and mayhem tha
In the florida keys, influence release genetically modified mosquitoes have local residents deeply concerned. Welcome to the program. Human Rights Groups have criticized the sentences given to 14 young egyptian woman for protesting against the government. The women were sentenced to more than 11 years in prison wednesday. Theyve been charged with thuggery, and destruction of public and private property. The girls held a protest in alexandria on the 31 of october calling for president morsis rein state. Hundreds protested in a show of solidarity for those charged. The governments announced it will stop anyone defying new anti protests allows. They say the laws protect the rights of society. We have more from cairo. Theres rising anger over the jail sentences given to these young girls. Is this likely to explode on to the streets, do you think . Well, its certainly exploded on the campuses and universities today in cairo university. You had a large turnout of students who were decrying w
John, obviously a lot going on. Ky tell that the vote has just got underway, is the vote is going on right now, and this was postponed from 11 00 oclock eastern, to the 2 00 eastern hour, what you are voting on one of two things either the emergency compensation act, or the Unemployment Insurance extension bill. And then reuped every year, but last years do inning progress, they didnt reup. So this bill is put together by jack reid of rhode island, and harry reid the majority leader, sponsoring it, and moving it through right now. And basically what it offered is three months extense, and also they will pay people who have not been getting the money retroactively back to the end of debts. Now the republicans have said we will not vote. They say it doesnt, we have paid for it p which means thatly have more money in the bank, which is taxable by the government, thats how lit be paid for. Now harry reid came to the floor, the majority leader and said that he hopes more than three republic