Germany, but armed guards are now stopping them. This is Al Jazeera America good morning, live from new york city. Im Randall Pinkston in for stephanie sy. President obama will hike a melting glacier today as part f his historic trip to obamacare obamacare. He is pushing for stronger u. S. Presence in the region. Right now the u. S. Only has working ice breakers, compared to moscows 40. But first on the participates agenda, the Warming Arctic waters and the urgent need for action. Libby casey has more from anchorage. Reporter president obama delivering a warning at the beginning of his alaska trip that human activity is warming the planet. He called this science stark and said that Climate Change isnt a problem in the faroff future. Its a problem here and happening now. He said it is already impacting infrastructure, communities, health, and the future. If those trend lines continue the way they are, theres not going to be a nation on this earth that is not impacted negatively. People
This is al jazeera america, live from new york city. A county clerk in kentucky will have to go back before a federal judge on thursday to answer for her latest act of defiance. Kim davis thats her name, today, once again refused to issue marriage licenses to same sexcoupleses. The Supreme Court denied your say. Based on what . Why are you not issuing marriage licenses today . Is. Because i am not. Under Whose Authority . Under gods authority. Under gods authority, if you didnt hear that charlie enough. Lets go now to jonathon martin. Where protestors have gathered outside the courthouse, describe that scene for me, please . One side has same sexcoupleses on the other side, those supporting not to issue these, now tony it was unclear, how things would play out today as this clerk came to work just hours ago, the supreme decided not to uphold this position, her position is that she does not have to issue these, because it conflicts with her beliefs. Now today, two same sexcoupleses went
Station. Why some refugees are now stranded. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im john henry smith. A kentucky clerk will have to go back before a federal judge on thursday to answer for her latest defiant act. Kim davis once again refused to issue marriage licenses to samesex couples. The Supreme Court denied your saying. We are not issuing marriaging licenses today based on what . Why are you not issuing marriage licenses today . Because im not. Under whos authority . Under gods authority. The couples appeared one day after the Supreme Court rejected daviss request for a stay in the case. David has tried four times to get a license. He was rejected again today, and says he is ready to go back to court. Its absolutely time to go to court and get her out of that office, and whether a person is christian whether they are are of any other belief, if they cant see the lawlessness in what she is doing, then they are just pleasantly ignoring the truth. The judge could impo
Trains bound for germany, the migrant crisis dividing europe. This is al jazeera america, live from new york city, im John Henry Smith, president obama will walk on a glaser later today, part of his trip to alaska and there to talk about Climate Change and push for a stronger u. S. Presence in the region. The president will ask congress to speed up construction of new ice breakers in an effort to compete against russia and china in strategic arctic waters. Right now the u. S. Only has two worker ice breakers compared to moscows 40 and first on the president s agenda the Warming Arctic waters and the urgent need for action, libby casey has more from anchorage. Reporter president obama delivering a warning at the beginning of alaska trip that human activity is warming the planet and called it stark and is not a problem in the far off future, its a problem here and its a problem happening now. He said its already impacting infrastructure, and community, health and the future. If those tre
And journalists stand in solidarity with our colleagues imprisoned in egypt for 200 days now. Tens of thousands of palestinians desperate to escape as israel intensifies its assault on gaza. Families gathered up their belongings after israel dropped leaflets threatening a new round of attacks. Human watch rights describes the destruction of homes as a war crime. One has died in israel but the Palestinian Death toll continues rise. So far what is now the 9th day of the assault, 1,530 palestinians have been wounded. Lets take you live, now to gaza city. John hendren is there. John, what is the latest . Reporter were beginning to hear air drops downtown in gaza city, and we have heard a number of rockets thought the day. Things seem to have accelerated over the past 24 hours since thats fire seemed to be possibility and then faded into oblivion. Both sides have been very active. Some 40 homes have been destroyed. Those rockets keep coming out, but there have also been buildings. We were a