State department terrorists. They designated a terrorist group linked to al qaeda in iraq. The department imposed sanctions. What does it mean to sort out good rebels from bad . Nick paton walsh explains. Reporter not only look different, black flags, well armed and disciplined, they fight differently, too. Using suicide tactics and mass casualty car bombs, radical extremists but undeniably effective. Behind a stream of rebel victories, overrunning regime bases across syria, many thinking the end of assad is nearer than ever. Why has the United States, who also want assad gone, black listed them as terrorists . Weve had concerns that al nusra is little more than a front for al qaeda in iraq who has moved some of its operations into syria. Reporter that link clear in the document filed monday, al nusra deemed not a new group, another name for al qaeda in iraq. U. S. Officials believing insurgents who kill americans in iraq fighting for rebels against assad. This move may make sense in p
United states. From belize to guatemala to miami. His path is perplexing. This time he did not sneak in over a border like he did to guatemala, it was more like he seemed to be kicked out of guatemala. He flew into miami last night, but said that it wasnt his choice. Guatemalan authorities rejected his request for asylum and instead put him on a one way flight. I dont even know why im here. This morning i was in jail. Today here i am. Why miami . I had no choice. They put me on an airplane. Aim here p. Im not worried at all. If im in front of a court, theres nothing in the world they will did to send me back. They have no evidence. I have tons of evidence about the corruption, the harassment, beginning with the attack on my property in april. Of course im not worried. Id be happy to go in front of a judge, just not one this belize. Thats the problem because hes still wanted for questioning in belize since his neighbor, this man, american businessman Gregory Faull, because found murdere
Happening now in the newsroom just four days until we go over the socalled fiscal cliff. Why that deadline could hit unemployed americans hard. Training teachers to defend themselves and their students. Hundreds of educators attend a free gun class in utah. Its the latest response to the Newtown School massacre thats attracting a lot of attention this morning. Thousands of dockworkers could put the u. S. Economy at risk if they go on strike on sunday. Well take you inside the crisis some are calling the container cliff. And sea world taking its water act all the way to wall street. Why investors could soon own a peace of shamu. Newsroom starts right now. Good morning. Im Victor Blackwell. Carol has the morning off. With the nation still reeling from the shooting massacre in newtown, connecticut, and engaged in a National Debate on gun control, chicago suffered a grim milestone last night, a man was killed in a shooting on chicagos dangerous west side. This scene marks chicagos 500th ho
Workers are part of a union. They belong. And if you do the math with the population, that works out to nearly 18 of the states workforce. Much higher than the National Percentage as well. Our alison kosik has been story all morning long and the noise level as well as the number of people seems to be growing. Reporter thats right. You know, as the day has progressed, you know, theres well over, i would say, 2,000 people out here. That is short, though, of the 1,000 that was expected. Inside the capitol, though, theres a lot going on. For one, the vote. The first vote of two expected to happen in the next ten minutes. At least the process expected to happen. And if you look at whats going on inside, 400 to 500 protesters are inside, some watching the action on the house floor. Others standing around the rotunda, chanting, pounding their fists against this right to work bill. Once again, outside, as you can see, theyre holding signs, asking rick schneider, the governor of michigan, to be
Day. They were hunkered down and watching at least one tornado rip up trees, whip around power lines and just in this one spot from east texas to the gulf coast of alabama you have weather officials counting 28 tornadoes that hit ground on Christmas Day. Now, in southern alabama right now more than 200,000 homes are without power. We are live from mobile in just a minute with the full picture of the damage there. All right. You are watching this is an enormous funnel cloud. It formed and touched down near interstate 165 in mobile. David and whitney sarasino were driving to see their family for christmas and realized they were headed right into the tornado. Well, the first thing was i had asked my wife it to pick up the camera and start getting some footage of it, because i know that the local news stations and everything were want wanting to see what was going on. At that point we just kind of drove as fast as we possibly could get out of the way. I know we were actually on i165 northb