Other proposals. We will begin there this morning after the white house yesterday and democrats marked equal payday, hoping to make it a political issue in 2014. We turn to women only this morning. If its an issue for you politically or personally, we divide the lines by party. Republican women, 202 5853880. Republican women, 202 5853881. Democratic women, 202 5853880. You can also email us. Women only this morning 30 want to hear your story and get your thoughts. President obama yesterday at the white house marking equal payday. We will show you what you had to say yesterday at the white house. Democrats also talking about it up on capitol hill. And republicans responding. Here is roll calls headline. Democrats and republicans using women as ponds in payday. The Senate Republicans pushed back again tuesday against the notion the gop is waging a war on women. Gop leaders accusing democrats of using women as ponds to score political points. They will say whether they bring their own leg
South africa. Ah, this is al jazeera and these are the main stories. Now japans formerly the sions are ave, has been honored in a rare state funeral World Leaders joining i minister from you because she the in paying tributes. I be, was assassinated in orange. You die while campaigning ahead of parliamentary elections. Ah, for many people in japan are on the hockey about the funeral, largely due to the cost. The government says its spending nearly 12000000. 00. What mcbride has the latest from turkey . For me . Okay, there. The co Prime Minister has led to the condolences offering his own tribute to sions, or ave it was his, a controversial decision to go ahead with this state funeral. And it has proved to be extremely unpopular. And a lot of polling that has been taken up and he paid tribute, titians ave saying that he should have lived a lot longer saying that he was a compass for both japan and the world. He reminded the gathering and there are well over 4000 people, including many
In its mobilization of hundreds of thousands of reservists to fight in ukraine after its sparks anger protest and an exodus of russian men. Demonstrations of continued across the country, including in remote areas like the poor, a Southern Region of august on one watching groups as at least 2000 protest have been arrested since president putin announced the mobilization last week. Report suggested disproportionate number of soldiers have been pulled in from russias poor regions, while others who a to own to fight have also been ordered to join the war. Meanwhile, flights of sold and sold out an cause, a contented cue up at border checkpoints, as thousands of people tried to flee their reports of a 48 hour q at the sol road, crossing to georgia where the government still lets russian citizens and to without a visa, he has a running hide at the crime and will close the borders to all men of fighting age will in other stories, at least 15 people, including 11 children, have been killed in
Some people are laying flowers in tribute while others protesting in the streets of tokyo mondays. Public ceremony is controversial. In part, due to the cost japanese government says its spending nearly 12000000. 00 on the venue security. Transportation and accommodations for guests ave was assassinated in july. Rob mcbride is in tokyo with more than the funeral. Thousands of people have turned out to give their floral tribute. A long line snaking around the blocks close to the venue of the stake. Funeral at people laying their flowers as one woman pointedly came up and said to us, we all the silent majority. I think there is a people that there is a very large following force base, a type of politics, mainly from an older generation, possibly more conservative leaning, but you talk to people in that line coming to pay their respects. And they do talk about sions ave making japan feel good about itself once more, nasa has achieved something. Humanity is never done before. The space age
This is al jazeera and these are the top stories. The sour poles have closed on the final day of referendums, held and for russian controlled regions of ukraine and whether they should join moscow. They include don isc and la hans can. The easton parts, of course on and separation in the south cave and its western allies have criticized the poles as a sham mohammed. Val has more from moscow love to me to put in from day one, when not to find them was announced. He declared that she would accept the results immediately, and the expectation is not. But after the announcement of the results, probably after tomorrow, the russian duma will meet and they will endorse the results. And the feeling is that this is a complete the media talking about high turn out. So this is a concluded process. It will be closed in a few hours, maybe, maybe its about to close. So it is a fait accompli these regions are going to join russia. Russia is going to make that official in a, in a speech by president vl