Now the highlycharged trial begins. Plus, play it again. A stolen strait various is recovered, tonight we talk to the man who young restored the 5 million instrument. With begin with the developing story on iraq its from Human Rights Watch the in a report the organization documents widespread abuse of thousands of women and girls. The charges include allegation of systematic torture and the threat of sexual abuse, arrests, based on coercion and secret testimony, and the an women and chirp held for months even years before seeing a judge, some of the women who have been freed are speaking out and telling stories of brutality and injustice. Translator all in all i was tortured for seven days. They tied my hands, stripped my clothes. And covered my legs with ice. It was during the month of february, so it was very cold. I felt like my fingers were broken from the cold. The beating. The cursing and the insults. And joining us now on the testifying is the director of global initiatives at H
Longterm effects of californias drought. Farmers worrying about a long recovery if the rain doesnt start falling soon. Hi there. Welcome to al jazeera america. Good to have you with us. Im thomas drayton. Its more than a onetwo punch. Winter weather is impacting coast to coast. A rare storm hammered the pacific northwest, dumping a foot of snow in oregon and washington. A second storm on friday could bring up to another foot of snow in the area. Hundreds of thousands cross the mid west have no power after a serious snow and ice storm knocked down industries. State officials are struggling to cope with the winter. Id like to pack up and move somewhere. Everywhere will snow. Even a warm state. Across the country its hard to get a break from the bad weather. In pennsylvania, preparedness for a winter wallop means shelters are stocked up with supplies. A storm positions people at shelters where they may be needed. With the Power Company reporting 6,000 people without power at one time, the
I had campaigned the whole last year before the governors race for him. It was hard. Amy was a baby. I didnt like to leave her all the time. But i enjoyed it. I learned so much about our state. We have 159 counties. I knew the capital of every county. I knew and issues. That is how i got involved in Mental Health issues, running the campaign for jimmy. Our big Mental Health facility hospital. There had been a big expose and the Mental Health systems act had been passed, and this was in 1963. This was 1966 when jimmy first ran for governor. He got beat that time. We got in late because our leading democratic candidate had a heart attack. But they were moving people out of the hospital because there were like 12,000 people and had room for 3000. It was awful. It was happening all over the country. They were moving them out before they had any facilities for them and no services in the communities. And everybody started to talk to me about, what would your husband do if he was elected gov
About how you use your Public Library. Specifically, we want no technology has changed how you engage with your library. Give us a call. Democrats can call 202 5853880. Republicans can call 202 5853881. Independents can call 202 5853882. You can also catch up with us on all of your favorite social media pages. A very good saturday morning to you. We have three weeks until National Library week in the United States. Last week, the Pew Research Center issued a new report on americans and their engagement with libraries. It found that more than two thirds of americans are actively engaged with their Public Libraries. Heres the wrapup of that report from the allied l. A. Times. Public libraries are thriving things to a core group of devotees who have qualities we dont usually associate with look people. They are generally more sociable and active. The report surveyed more than 6000 people over 16. It paints a similar portrait of American Library lovers. More than two thirds of americans ar
I think our journey as american muslims has to be about refusing to be told by cleric islam andfor us that its ideals is a seven century reality. We are americans and muslims who need an islam of the 21st century. Being muslim in america, sunday night at 9 00, part of. Ook tv this weekend on cspan2 online we will be discussing mark blevins the liberty amendments. Read the book and join the conversation. Our series first ladies continues in a few moments with an exclusive interview with former first Lady Rosalynn carter and steve ford, the son of former president gerald ford and first lady betty ford. Senator ron johnson on his lawsuit to stop members from congress and their staff from getting federal subsidies to buy Health Insurance. Later, president obamas top urges membersor of congress to extend unemployment benefits. As part of our series first ladies, it influence an image, we recently spoke with former first Lady Rosalynn carter in an exclusive interview at the Carter Center in