And a new president for myanmar after more than half a century of military rule. And well turn to ohio, the state that has picked the republican candidate who has ended up in the white house every time since 1964. Thank you for joining us. We start with the developing news story out of belgium. Three Police Officers have been wounded in a shooting in the capitol brussels. It happened during a raid linked to the paris attacks in november. Police have blocked off cities where events are still unfolding. For more lets go live to Jacky Rowland who is in paris where the attacks took place. What is the latest coming out of brussels . Were told that this operation was directly linked to the Ongoing Investigation into those attacks on paris on november 13th, in which 130 people were killed and about 300 others injured. Now according to the latest information that were getting here, there were actually two separate exchanges of fire. The first shooting injured the two Police Officers, then ther
His human rights. Thank you for joining us. We start with a developing news story coming out of belgium. Three Police Officers have been wounded in a shooting in the capitol brussels. It happened during a raid linked to the investigation into the paris attacks in november which left 130 people dead, and hundreds injured. Police have blocked off road theres the citys southern suburb where events are still unfolding. Major of the area where the raid has taken place says it is centered on a building in the suburb. Translator shots were fired this afternoon, and there were two people hiding in a building. The security perimeter was set up by the police, and then the Security Forces arrived. Operations are still ongoing. The situation is calm. There is a police presence, and the local residents have been staying in doors. There is a [ inaudible ] nearby and this building is now totally secured. Parents are waiting to be reunited with their children. We are in contact with them, and everythi
The ground. Greece says it needs more help before it can send refugees back to turkey under a new e. U. Deal. After half a century of hostility between the u. S. And cuba, president obama is trying a different approach. He has become the first u. S. President to visit cuba in nearly 90 years. Reporter with this single step obama is hoping to change the course of history. The first sitting president in 88 years to step foot on cuban soil im glad you have brought your families here because i always like pictures with kids. Thats the future that we hope for. Young american children, young cuban children. By the time theyre adults, our hope is that they think its natural that a u. S. President should be visiting cuba. They think its natural that the two peoples are working together. Reporter that wasnt the case here for more than five decades as his predecessor hopped to topple the castro government. President obama hoping engagement might work better, so he has made it possible for americ
Turning on each other all three republican president ial candidates are now backing away from unconditional support of whoever becomes the partys nominee. Welcome to your world this morning donald trump, ted cruz and john kasich each given the chance at that town hall meeting last night to say that they would support the eventual nominee. All three declining that goes back on a pledge the candidates signed with the republican party. It also makes the race important complicated also this morning donald trump defending his Campaign Manager who has now been charged with battery. As al jazeeras michael shaw reports it is an issue that is over shadowing policy discussion. Reporter please welcome ted cruz. Reporter senator ted cruz was first up in cnns g. O. P. Town hall in wisconsin. Right off the top a talk about the news of the day. The arrest of Donald Trumps Campaign Manager the reporter alleged that she was physically assaulted. That i will say its consistent with the pattern of trump
Journalist after more than 50 years of military rule in myanmar it has passed to a mainly civilian government. Htin kyaw was sworn in as president. Aung san suu kyi is now heading the ruling party and will run four ministries. She was sworn in as minister of foreign affairs, ministries and has to the top office. She is expected to wield considerable influence. The new president 69 year old htin kyaw is a close friend of Aung San Suu Kyi. Live now to our correspondent. If she is running four ministries, she has got more power than the president. This is real political muscle that she has now got. Reporter yes. She is now being called the super minister here in myanmar and also a lot of people will see her actually as the real president. Loss htin kyaw in his first address to the nation said that the new government is basically build on the principles of Aung San Suu Kyi. So that basically says enough. He is willing to serve her and she will definitely be pulling most of the strings, but