Was shot and killed by an Oakland Police officer when he was only 18 years old, it happened in 2012 during a f ase. Noni saide wat in an exchange of gunfire that also injured the o acknowledged that blueford had not fired a gun and that the officer shot his own foot. Protests followed that incident as well. She will be joining us in a little bit but right now supervisor walton is shear with us. Thank you for jing us. Thank you for being me . This Judiciary Committee of Defunding Police departments its a conversation happening across the nation in many big cities, new york, minneapolis, philadelphia and San Francisco. Tell me about the step that you and mayor london breed announced today. So the mayor and i got together and announced actually last night that we are going to redirect resources from the San Francisco Police Department and invest in the black community. When we look at all the work weve been trying to do for reparations and make sure that we address the systemic and system
Triple the number in october. Kathleen sebelius is calling fon an investigation into the troubled rollout of the website. For a second straight day a funeral possession for a former South African president will travel through the streets. The public will pay tribute. Nelson mandela will be buried in his childhood home of kuehne your. Those are the headlines. You can get the latest news on aljazeera. Com. Behind the violence. And an unlikely voice helping the women of afghanistan be heard. She needs to know that shes the only female in afghanistan ever that has ever appealed a case. Good evening. Thanks for being with us. Im joie chen. Sexual assaults in the military, in recent months more women survivors have come forward, and lawmakers begin to grapple with providing more support for them. There has been much silence on the number of Sexual Assaults against men in the military, and as it turns out, they, too, have come forward, and the pentagon has acknowledged it is a problem which d
Pilot on as yarn ja flight 216 did not understand how the automatic controls worked. A funeral procession for Nelson Mandela is travelling through the streets of pretoria. People are lining the streets as Nelson Mandelas body is taken to the state building where hell lie in state. Theres outrage over a finy sign language interpreter. The Deaf Federation said the mans hand signals were meaningless. Those are the headlines, you can catch us online at aljazeera. Com. I also feel betrayed by the government and the military. An america tonight exclusive, inside the mission to heal their pain. Also tonight, sliding into civil war. The crisis in the Central African republic, and whats behind the violence. And an unlikely voice helping the women of afghanistan be heard. She needs to know that shes the only female in afghanistan ever that has ever appealed a case. Good evening. Thanks for being with us. Im joie chen. Sexual assaults in the military, in recent months more women survivors have co
People stood for hours in pretoria, south africa to say farewell to nelson mandela. His body is lying in state. This weekend hell be laid to rest in the eastern cape. Those are the headlines at this hour. Im john seigenthaler. America tonight with joie chen is up next. Ill be back here at 11 00 eastern. You can get the latest news on aljazeera. Com. On america tonight, Sexual Assault in the military. Breaking their silence to report men suffer, too. I thought god would protect me. God didnt protect me. And thats the toughest betrayal of all. I also feel betrayed by the government and the military. An america tonight exclusive, inside the mission to heal their pain. Also tonight, sliding into civil war. The crisis in the Central African republic, and whats behind the violence. And an unlikely voice helping the women of afghanistan be heard. She needs to know that shes the only female in afghanistan ever that has ever appealed a case. Good evening. Thanks for being with us. Im joie chen.
This is a western edition of the broadcast. We begin tonight in West Virginia where a Chemical Spill nine days ago contaminated the water supply in and around charleston. This week 300,000 people are affected by the spill. They were told their water was once again safe enough to drink. One problem the people there can still smell the chemical odor, so if you were living there, would you think the water was safe enough to drink . Heres jeff pegues. Reporter late today in buffalo, West Virginia, the Water Company gave residents the all clear again. Water restrictions were lifted here on thursday, but then, a day later, the 1,200 residents of this town were advised not drink and eliminate contact with the water when Water Company tests came back above acceptable levels. Now after another round, they say the waters fine. Confused . So is gary tucker, who says he doesnt know who or what to believe. And hes the towns mayor. Do you trust the Water Company now . No. Right now, i dont trust any