Good morning, this is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. United airlines had to ground its fleet for more than an hour this morning. Planes are starting to move again now, but passengers across the country were stuck while the airline worked through the prom. Lets go to lisa stark with the latest. Reporter apparently about 8 45 eastern, there was a major computer problem that united started experiencing. Whatever you call it it was chaos for the airline and its passengers. They had to stop all of their flights. Mainline united and United Express flight although those regional flights resumed fairly quickly, but for over an hour united was stuck on the ground. Long lines began forming and are still forming at the airports especially the airlines hubs. United said it was working as quickly as possible to resolve the issue, and in fact stephanie they did get it resolved fairly quickly. It lasted for just over an hour thankfully. But now they have to unravel the m
Hit areas. Welcome to your world this morning 34 Million People around 13 states are going to be affected by the Severe Weather theyre part of the same storm moving through the south africa injuring seven people in oklahoma. Our correspondent has more. Reporter the strongest storm hit oklahoma where there were reports of in multiple tornadoes. Thousands of people had their power knocked out. Trees completely uprooted and many homes and vehicles destroyed. Others were reported in parts of the area. In pervir winds toppled trees and power lines. Near the alabama astate line at least a dozen homes were damaged. Reporter we were out in the shop and all of a sudden my wife called me and said you need to come in. I didnt hear the sirens going off. When we came out of the shop, there was some tin flying off the top of the shop there. Its nothing ive seen or been in. Reporter crews also rescued a 16yearold after he and his truck got stuck in a ditch. Two twittererss hit in alabama aleaving tho
Germany, but armed guards are now stopping them. This is Al Jazeera America good morning, live from new york city. Im Randall Pinkston in for stephanie sy. President obama will hike a melting glacier today as part f his historic trip to obamacare obamacare. He is pushing for stronger u. S. Presence in the region. Right now the u. S. Only has working ice breakers, compared to moscows 40. But first on the participates agenda, the Warming Arctic waters and the urgent need for action. Libby casey has more from anchorage. Reporter president obama delivering a warning at the beginning of his alaska trip that human activity is warming the planet. He called this science stark and said that Climate Change isnt a problem in the faroff future. Its a problem here and happening now. He said it is already impacting infrastructure, communities, health, and the future. If those trend lines continue the way they are, theres not going to be a nation on this earth that is not impacted negatively. People
Another Flood Warning in South Carolina. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. Defense secretary ash carter is speaking out this morning about the u. S. Air strike that hit a Doctors Without Borders hospital in northern afghanistan. At least 22 people were killed. The result of what the u. S. Military says was a mistake. Carter is promising that the military will get to the bottom of what happened and why that hospital was targeted. Were conducting a full and transparent investigation, and well make the findings of that investigation known as they are found, and well hold accountable any responsible for conduct that was improper. But Doctors Without Borders is this morning calling for an in addition to investigation. It is unacceptable that the bombing of a hospital and the killing of staff and patients can be dismissed as collateral collage or brushed aside as a mistake. Today we are fighting back for the respect of the geneva convention. As doctors, we
Truck in texas. All in the families, courting the country, but getting the cash from just a few, how a very small group is playing a big part in electing the next president. Plus, rouge nun. What it is saying is that you are a woman in a mans shirt, and that this is this is an institution that belongs to the men. Sisters powerful message to the pope. We begin in turkey, a key ally of the United States, the government says it is near figuring out who is responsible for saturdays twin suicide bombings. Still many people in turkey are angry. They protested against the government, blamed their leaders for failing to protect them, as more victims were buried today. The government says it believes isil may have been responsible for the blast who killed 97. Mohammed jamjoom reports. Reporter you can see it in their faces. You can hear it in their sighs. With each passing hour, sadness deep ens. With every passing day resentment grows. Translator in heart of the capitol, and these explosions o