Katrina, a look back at the storm that devastated new orleans and part of the gulf coast. We begin night with unease by Global Investors as stocks start in the red. Markets in hong kong and china are dropping. Japans nikkei is dropping another amount as well. Slowing economy, the wall street journal says that chinese is pumping money into the markets to ease drops there. Week saw major lasts that followed 530 point drop. U. S. Markets havent tropped that far that quickly in four years. Were going to have much more on this story, coming up a little later in our broadcasts. We go to france where three american men are going to be recognized for acts of bravery, french president Francois Hollande will present them a medal of bravery, this man they subdeed wasubdued had hundreds s of ammunition. When most of us would run away, spencer, anthony and alex ran in. Is. It was either do something or die. Reporter Airman First Class Spencer Stone and alex scarlatos, are being recognized as heroes
This is Aljazeera America, good morning, live from new york city, im randall pinkston. Global markets are reeling this morning at chinese stocks take another plunge. U. S. Futures falling sharply now with the dow poised to open down about 3 . Lets look at the numbers. The shanghai composite wiped out all gains for the year, its largest fall in that market in eight nears. The nikkei tumbled four and a half , hitting a five month low. Australia had its worst one day sell off in four years, markets plunging wiping some 40 billion u. S. Dollars off the books there. European stocks are hurting, too, in london, down two and a half , germanys Main Exchange is off 3 . Adrien brown has more on whats behind this from beijing. It is another turbulent day for asian stock markets. Shanghai, the worst performing is down more than 8 , the biggest single day drop in many months. The government before the market opened has said that it was going to use billions of dollars from a state pension fund to p
If theres one thing that threatens prosperity for everywhere we live its the threat of a changing climate. President obama becomes the first sitting u. S. President to visit the Arctic Circle and tries to calm fears about oil drilling in the region. And health warning, ecigarettes often thought of as a safer alternative to the real thing, many feel contain chemicals that could cause cancer. Good evening, im antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. The Iranian Nuclear deal may now be a donedeal. Marylands Barbara Mikulski became the thir 33rd democrat to support the agreement. You wouldnt have known by the full throated speech by secretary of state john kerry in philadelphia. But president obama has apparently won hits battle with congress over the deal. Barbara mikulski gives the president enough votes to override a veto. Unless any senators reconsider. Kerrys argument, its not just a good deal, its a done deal, no going back to the bargaining table. If we reject this agreement, the m
This is Al Jazeera America, good morning and live from new york city, im Randall Pinkston, a kentucky clerk who refuses to issue marriage licenses because of her religious beliefs faces a judge today, kim davis and her staff will appear in federal court to face contempt charges for davis continued defiance of the law, she refuses to issue licenses to anyone to avoid giving them to gay couples and we have more at the woman at the center of the controversy. Kim davis is hoping this federal judge will delay that court order so she can appeal a decision relating to an injunction that the governor filed. Kim davis has been the center of controversy for many weeks here and to some she has become sort of a hero in rowan county. [chanting] before kim davis was at the epicenter of the battle over same sex marriage [chanting] she led a life of little notoriety, elected official who followed in her mothers footsteps ran rowan, kentucky Clerks Office and people go to her for records and licenses.
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city, im Randall Pinkston and president obama got good news a short time ago about the Iran Nuclear Deal and Senate Democrats have gathered enough support to block republicans from voting to reject the agreement and today three undecided senators announced support and we are live in libby in washington and this appears to be a major victory for the white house. It is great news for the president s agenda randall, 41 is the magic number and 41 democrats as of this morning have come out supporting the white house deal. Now, that means that the democrats have enough senators on their team that they can filibuster republican attempts to take a vote. Republicans of course want to vote on a disapproval resolution. Essentially rejecting the white house deal over Irans Nuclear weapons and nuclear capability. Now, just because democrats have 41 members supporting the white house doesnt guaranty that they will all filibuster and we are checking with