3. Ms, terminal cancer, and severe epilepsy. This version passed 176 as many lobbying groups have been lining up for and against the bill. Cannabis oil is technically legal to use in iowa now for help with chronic epilepsy. Its illegal to bring cannabis oil in, or buy it in the state. The new bill doesnt go as far to change that as it once did, but the bills creator says getting it through committee is a step in the right direction. Lets be clear, this is progress. The foundation was built two years ago. What was passed out of subcommittee today is progress on this. Its going to help iowans. The bill will now head to the house floor for debate. Republican speaker Linda Upmeyer has been critical of the bill. Shes said iowa doctors worry theyll lose their license writing prescriptions for cannabis oil the fda hasnt approved marijuana for medical use. A judiciary subcommittee is pushing legislation rewriting criminal asset the bill would change the law, saying Law Enforcement couldnt keep
From louisiana to florida. Jacob rascon has the story. Behind me is what is left of sugar hill mobile home park, more than 150 homes now just piles of ruble. Some of them thrown blocks from where they were originally. Two people died here, more than 30 were hospitalized, seven of those critical. And they have been searching for three people missing who may be trapped in the ruble. A desperate search for survivors. Hope nearly lost. Some 150 mobile homes. Ripped to shreds. Trucks twisted like toys. A neighborhood wiped off the map. Dozens were injured. Many of them pulled from the rubble. Barely alive. S colonel Michael Edmonson Louisiana State police were asking for calm for this area. Were asking for prayers. We need that. This Community Needs that. Some 19 Million People were at risk during round one of the massive winter storm. All the way to pensacola, florida. Where this neighborhood took a direct hit. Nat we just held on to each other said maybe well make it overall. There were o
For deep discounts. And we begin with renewed tensions in egypt. It appears there wont be reconciliation between the military backed government and the Muslim Brotherhood. They have been branded a Tourist Organization after 15 were killed in a suicide bombing. We have more from cairo. After a Cabinet Meeting to discuss the Muslim Brotherhood, egypts deputy Prime Minister announced the decision. Translation egypts cabinet of ministers has resolved that Muslim Brotherhood be declared a terrorist group and a terrorist organization as defined under article 86 of egyptian penal code with ethics. Namely enforcing all penalties prescribed to acts of terrorism. Works or action or any other form. Yet a year and a half ago the Muslim Brotherhoods political leader Mohamed Morsi was inaugurated as egypts first democratically elected president. It was the high point for the group, and lasted barely a year. Since then Mohamed Morsi supporters have gathered element daily under the banner of the antic
We begin tonight in Central Africa where the United Nations is trying to prevent civil war in south sudan. The u. N. Agreed to send another 6,000 troops to the region, more than doubling the number of peacekeepers there. Fighting between the countrys army and rebels loyal to south sudans Vice President has been particularly fierce in the city of bore. Some of the images in her report may be difficult to watch. Reporter collecting bodies in bor is going to be a grim task. South sudans Army Officials say these men defected scombroined the rebels. Jz cannot independently verify this. Civilians are among the dead. Some of the bodies are starting to decompose. The killings happened during days of fighting between Government Troops and rebels loyal to the former Vice President. They say he tried to topple the president. Hes now on the run with other rebels. Theyre moving together and he they collected all the cars here, the government cars, the cars of the ngos, the cars of oil executives. A
Welcome to Al Jazeera America on this thursday morning. Good to have you with us. Im Thomas Drayton. We begin with the Prime Minister of turkey facing calls to resign. After a corruption Investigation Force the him to shake up his cabinet. The mood comes from the meals of highprofile resignation. Police use tear gas and water canons on protesters who took to the streets, demanding that the Prime Minister step down. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a lot of pressure. Hours after three senior cabinet ministers resigned over a Corruption Scandal. It was announced a major cabinet restructure replacing 10 of his ministers. Translation some of the ministers asked to resign because of ongoing developments and some quit as they contest the elections. Some of the changes are my j earlier interior minister armando gulouza, and economy commirns Zafer Caglayan resigned. But a third erdofrksan bayraktar announced his resignation on local television. He asked recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign, a call the