Destruction from the bomb was massive. Shock waves, radiation and heat rays took the lives of some 140,000 people. Three days later, the u. S. Dropped a second atomic bomb on the japanese city of nagasaki, killing another 74,000 people. Today, tens of thousands gathered in hiroshima to remember. [bells toll] amy today, in a rare extended interview, well go to tokyo to speak with acclaimed japanese novelist and winner of the 1994 nobel prize for literature kenzaburo oe. Now 80 years old, he is one of japans most respected intellectuals and humanitarians. If mr. Obama were to come to the Memorial Ceremony, what he could do is come together with the survivors ensure that moment of silence and also express considering the issue of Nuclear Weapons from the humanity and how important Nuclear Abolition is from that perspective, think would be the most important thing and the most important thing that any policy or representative could do at this time. Amy then well go from the target to the b
Changer in the war against ice. Nbc richard has those details. Reporter u. S. Led air war against isis is about to a lot more intense. With u. S. Fighter jets soon able to take off much closer to the fight. Nbc news has lurp earned that this should be ready in two to three weeks and a major ramp up with wenz, ammunition on their way. Including a midair air refuelling. U. S. Officials say this could transform the air war against ice. For years, they have thrown missions from the persian gulf, hundreds of miles away. Incirlik and other bases are much closer. Places which sit so close to the turkish boarder you can see both the isis flag and the turkish flashings juts a stones throw apart. Turkey is now reinforcing its boarder, bringing in extra troops, digging trefrp nches, the military here s preparing for a fight. The hunter accused of helping waurlt lter paurm kill cecil, the lion. He was allegedly paid 50,000 by palmer to drive him outside the wildlife reserve. The animal researcher
That is an important subject for us. In the iranian sense there have been more forward positions. Very few advisors come to the u. S. Less than 200 in comparison to 2000 u. S. 200 iranians on the ground. The problem is not that the iranians are on the ground. They have different techniques, experience and so on. To that effect, we could see commonalities. As far as politics are concerned, we have to be careful. By the way yesterday there was a report in belgium talking about support. We do not need the belgian military support, we need political support. We said it we need all parties to help us. We see a Common Threat, we have a Common Threat with countries. As much as we can get help to that effect, we have no psychological support. I will ask one more question and then turn it over to the audience. One of the main messages that has come from director comey is the messaging campaign, the strength of the Propaganda Machine isis has been generating, particularly in recent months. Gener
Protect it in harms way. Six children shot to death in a houston apartment. A suspect in custody now facing murder charges. And under fire in istanbul. The u. S. Consulate is attacked and Police Officers killed in separate incidents. This is al jazeera america. Live from new york city im tony harris. We begin with the continued tensions in ferguson, missouri to mark one year since the death of Michael Brown. Some protesters are calling for civil disobedience the day after gun violence following anniversary demonstrations. [ gun fire ] two teenagers were shot near a memorial to brown and one man is in Critical Condition after police say he shot at plain clothes officers. Diane eastabrook has more. Two officers were walking near the site where Michael Brown was killed last year, they sustained nonthreatening injuries. Just a few hours before that at about 11 oclock, shots rang out near florisin avenue. St. Louis police chief John Bell Belmar describes what happens. The suspect engages in
They are all demanding one thing, they say they want justice. A pedophile ring is accused of abusing hundreds of boys and girls in one peter grestei village and the parents say the police have done nothing to on one pakistani village and the police have done nothing to stop it. Good evening, this is Al Jazeera America many kym Randall Pinkston in tonight for antonio mora. We begin with a day of heavy violence in turkeys largest city a pair of female attackers opened fire on the u. S. Consulate in istanbul today. Police arrestone of the suspects, still searching for the other. On the other side of the city at least three Police Officers were injured when a Police Station was bombed meanwhile, in the Southeast Side of the country a pkk road side bomb killed three Police Officers. Turkey has been bombing pkk targets in iraq in tandem with air strikes against i. S. I. L. In syria. Bernard smith is in istanbul with the latest. Reporter chased down to a back street of the u. S. Cons lal in i