Pipeline from canada. Two men and a historic handshake. The greeting between chinese president xi jinping and tie taiwans leader ma ying jo, a sign of how difficulty this relationshidifficult thisrelatih other mr. Sahil raman has the latest. Its taken over seven decades for the leaders of these two political groups to finally sit together under one roof. The handshake between president xi and president ial ma, a chapter in a very long walk that has seen fraught relationship between the mainland and this island nation. What that means to those in china and in taiwan will be interpreted in the coming days and weeks but certainly for the moment it couldnt have come at a better time for president ma of taiwan. He will soon be heading to National Polls not only for the presidency but in the legislative poll. It seems that the antichina coalition may win for all intents and purposes the next general election. The handshakes the meetings and the conversations they will soon be having behind c
A constitution in place that is stacked in their favor. Myanmar, the controversy who can vote and whos allowed to hold office. Venezuelan volatility. We are going to live some of the most dangerous days in the history of venezuela. A warning about instability ahead of parliamentary elections, ahead of accusations of tampering. And recycled bricks how south africa is turning plastic bottles into School Buildings. Googood evening im antonio mora, this is Al Jazeera America, growing security fears, sound of an explosion was heard on the planes cockpit voice recorder. Russia has suspended all flights to egypt even though nearly 50,000 russian tourists are in the country. Several thousand british tourists are also still there. And egypt continues to maintain that it is still too early to know that a bomb caused the crash. Aal jazeeras jaimental jazeerae reports from the pentagon. Moscow droppeddists criticism of britain cancelling its air service to Sharm El Sheikh and putin followed suit,
Purse when he asked to see some identification. He was slightly injured but was able to shoot her. She is in serious condition. Thats probably going to be one of the topics when the israeli Prime Minister meets with president obama. Its Bibi Netanyahus first meeting with the president since the adoption of the Iran Nuclear Deal. Thats why israel is asking for a new security agreement. Also hanging over todays meeting in washington, d. C. , netanyahus new chief spokesman has described mr. Obama as antisemitic and secretary of state john kerry as someone who cannot be taken seriously. Just outside the capital, a devastating toll from a fiery traffic accident. A pickup truck slammed into a church van in maryland and burst into flames. Neighbors who heard what they say sounded like a bomb tried to save the passengers but the truck driver and three people in the van were killed drug a child. 14 others were hospitalized, eight of them in critical condition. Family and friends will hey to res
The Sharm El Sheikh airport. 224 people died when the metrojet plane crashed in egypts sinai desert shortly after takeoff. This morning, airport workers say theyre being intensely questioned by investigators. Surveillance videos are being searched for a possible suspect. Aviation experts say it could have been an inside job, with isis recruiting someone with access to the airport ramp to plant a bomb on the russian jet. As more of the 224 victims were buried this weekend in st. Petersburg, officials said that shrapnel wounds were found in several of the bodies, indications that the plane was brought down by an explosive device. Egyptians Officials Say the cvr, cockpit voice recorder recorded a distinct but undetermined noise just before it stopped working. A noise was heard in the last seconds of the the cvr recording. Reporter that sound could be crashed. Congressman adam schiff was one of eight members of congress to receive a classified briefing on the investigation. If this is a bo
On the worlds top killer. And the Philadelphia Eagles handed the Dallas Cowboys their sixth Straight Loss last night. Final score, 3327. It was in overtime. The cowboys longest losing streak in 26 years. Those are some of our top headlines this monday, november 9th. Good morning, everyone, this halfhour, more on the russian plane crash and growing consensus that a bomb is to blame. Intercepts show isis this h direct had direct contact with someone at the airport in egypt. Officials are revealing a string of security gaps. With more, heres abcs molly hunter. Reporter a brief click caught on tape. That sound could be critical to figuring out how this russian passenger jet crashed. A noise was heard in the last seconds of the cvr recording. Is it a bomb, or is it something were hearing where the airplane is physically coming apart . Reporter so far, all signs seem to point to a bomb. And u. S. Officials are expressing growing confidence in that theory. The metrojet flight came down 23 min