And we begin this hour with breaking news. Israel says it has foiled attacks. Lisa stark is following developments for us in washington, d. C. Lisa, good to see you. What do you know . Reporter tony, the israelis said they arrested three men. Two are from east palestine, one from the gaza strip. Their plan was to attack the u. S. Embassy in tel aviv and an International Conference center in jerusalem. The men were recruited through the internet by a group in the gaza strip with connections to alqaeda. Were told that the recruiter actually told these men that he was working behalf of al wahiri. That is the first time that alqaeda is directly linked to an attack inside israel. The attack was to be carried out by five unidentified men who would fly into israel with russian passports. The israelis are saying although the attack on the convention center, the potential attack was further along in its planning stages, they dont think the group would have been able to carry out the attack on t
West virginian a second chemical has leaked into the water supply. The latest clashes in the ukraine turn deadly. Riots, stun grenades and tear gat. Good morning, welcome to al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Millions of winterwary people are being hit with another arctic blast, the fourth storm to batter the midwest and northeast since december. Tuesdays system brought snow and winds. The sprawling storm stretches 1,000 miles from kentucky to massachusetts. It was the busy i90 corridor feeling the brunt of fury which dumped a foot of snow. Boston was crushed with 15 inches. Philadelphia, new york and cashz received 1014 inches. Bad whether forced Government Official to make traffic omissions. Thomas drayton has more on the impact of the fastmoving storm. From white out conditions in the great lakes to spin outs on virgins highway, a reminder to the 80 million residents across the midwest and northeast that winter isnt full of fact. I had an idea that it was coming. I didnt think it
Up and put them together. Shot to death for texting in a movie theatre. A grieving wife talks about the loss of her husband. An unwanted export from china. How chinas air pollution is affecting the u. S. In more ways than one. [ music ] into hi there. Welcome to al jazeera america. Good to have you with us. Im Thomas Drayton. A Mexican National was executed in texas a few hours ago despite international outcry. Edgar tamayo was convicted of killing a Police Officer 20 years ago. Lawyers argued that he did not receive proper legal representation after his arrest. Heidi zhoucastro has more on a case that could strain relations between the u. S. And mexico. Edgar tamayo was pronounced dead at 9 32 central time, wednesday evening. This came after the Supreme Court refused to grant a lastminute stay on the execution. The lawyers for edgar tamayo had argued that executing him would be a violation of International Law and could endanger u. S. Citizens abroad. Edgar tamayo was 24 years owl whe
Is unacceptable to any nation that cares about stability and and and the longterm safety and security of our people. So this crisis is growing, not diminishing, and i believe the impact is going to be continue to be felt in ways that is going to compel others to think in many different ways to think about the options down the road. It is now 1 00 eastern time, you are listening to secretary of state john kerry talking about the ongoing crisis in syria. He has been speaking for about 20 minutes concerning the negotiations going on in switzerland right now. We rejoin the secretary of state. It is up to all of us to make sure that geneva or one of the parallel tracks works. And im not going to talk about the possibilities of it not finding some road forward. Iran was disinvited because they did not endorse the geneva communique, but neither does tht Syrian Government. Iran is almost as much a part of the conflict as the Syrian Government. Can you really expect to make progress without fin
Tonights continuing focus on campus sex crimes with a renewed call to action. We will explain why now there is more to it. When Technology Brings new hope to humans. A remarkable and lifechanging robot rescue. It was a huge change because it gave him a purpose in life. Using robots to try to free up paralyzed people. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. I am joie chen. We tell Students School is the path to a brighter 50. But an indepth look at education, we see evidence for some Students School and an increasing focus on campus discipline can become a pipeline to prison. It is a trend that started in the 1990s after col um bine when many schools nationwide adopted a zero tolerance approach to oncampus misbehavior but it has had a dispirate impact on black students. He three or times as likely as white classmates to be expelled or suspended. The white house has taken notice, recently issuing new guidelines to disrupt what the critics say is a practice of criminalizing minor misbehav