Reporter were told several officers did have body cams and that police are reviewing the footage. Its unclear whether that video will help or hurt the officers. Pierre thomas, abc news, washington. Theres encouraging news for jimmy carter. Three months after telling the world he has cancer, a spokeswoman for the former president says hes responding well to treatment. And doctors have found no evidence of new tumors. Carter is 91. Hes being treated with radiation and a newly approved drug. President obama has become the first sitting president to magazine. The president posed for out magazine which named him ally of the year. The president talked about those who influenced his views on gay rights such as his mother and a gay professor. And he said the favorable attitude of young people toward gay rights gives him cause for optimism. Fast food workers took to the streets yesterday to demand higher wages. Organizers calling the protests fight for 15. A 15 an hour minimum wage. In many cit
Welcome to the journal on dw. Heres a look at our headlines at this hour. Clashes on the streets of alexandria ahead of the referendum on egypts new constitution. Relations between russia and the European Union in focus as Vladimir Putin plays pays a visit to brussels. And today is the start of a new era according to the ancient mayan calendar and the old one draws to an end. In egypt, the final round of a National Referendum on the countries disputed new constitution is set to start on saturday morning. Most observers expect the constitution to be approved. Unofficial results from the first round of voting last week showed 57 in favor of the document. Critics say the constitution is to islamistbased and ignores the rights of women and minorities in the country. In the runup to the vote, opponents and supporters of morsi clashed again on friday. Our souls and our blood we sacrifice to islam, they chanted in alexandria. Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters rallied in the city ahea
In egypt, the final round of a National Referendum on the countries disputed new constitution is set to start on saturday morning. Most observers expect the constitution to be approved. Unofficial results from the first round of voting last week showed 57 in favor of the document. Critics say the constitution is to islamistbased and ignores the rights of women and minorities in the country. In the runup to the vote, opponents and supporters of morsi clashed again on friday. Our souls and our blood we sacrifice to islam, they chanted in alexandria. Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters rallied in the city ahead of the voting on egypts referendum on the proposed constitution. My message to the egyptian people is saying yes to stability. Production needs to start moving. Economic reform will jumpstart political reform, not the other way around. Opponents of the constitution were also out in force. Police tried to keep the two groups apart but were unable to prevent clashes. Reports s
Embarrassed by the number of times officers arent doing their jobs. As you said, writing tickets and not showing up in court. I did issue you citations for speeding. We know they write tickets. Hundreds and hundreds of times everyday by Law Enforcement agencies around the bay area. There you go, maam. You have a court day, july 7, 2014. 8 30 in the morning. But what happens if you fight a ticket . Our investigation dug into thousands of court records. Do officers show up in court . Please rise. California superior Court Department 55 is now in session. On a single day inside the Santa Clara County traffic court, we watched as 11 of the 29 cases were thrown out. You lucked out also. The officer is not here. Dismissed by court commissioner. Officially dismissed for lack of prosecution. This matter will be dismissed. Due to Police Officer transfer. Law enforcement failing to appear in court. Loss of revenue for city and county. Loss of time and revenue for the courts. Theres no notes. No
As the world pause to remember the 70s anniversary of the dday invasion another momentous event was happening on the sidelines. President obama and russian president Vladimir Putin face to face since the ukraine conflict began. They talk about the crisis there and the growing tension between their respective countries. Mike viqueira has more. Reporter it was a day of solemn ceremony and tribute. Behindthescenes leaders got down to business. This was a surprise. After the white house spent weeks down playing the chance of Vladimir Putin, president obama did just that. According to both sides the possibility of a ceasefire in ukraine is among the topics, and there was more. Putin also spoke with petro poroshenko, the man due to be sworn in on a meeting brokered by chancellor angela merkel. Fridays developments were a step in that right direction. The obamaputin meeting was more of a surprise after earlier in the day as the leaders posed for a picture, it looked like the chill between pre