U. S. Capital demanding congress rein in the nsa. The controversial surveillance programs are damaging u. S. Relations with foreign countries. Documents leaked by Edward Snowden shows the u. S. Tapped the phones of as many as 35 world larsd. I know leaders. I know countries spy on each other. Embassy on embassy. If we, the nsa, hacking into the cell phone of angela merkel, that is completely deleterious to our relationship with our own allies. Our jean meserve has more from the protest. In washington hundreds gathered to protest the National Security agencys surveillance programs. The man who made them public was called a hero. Former nsa contractor Edward Snowden is in russia, but sent a statement. Its about power, control and trust in government. Whether you have a voice in our democracy or decisions are made for you, rather than with you. Now here this. Its because we dont know what is going on. Every time you send a tweet, an email or take a picture or do anything involving data, p
National Security Agency good evening. Welcome to al jazeera america. Im John Siegenthaler in new york. Tough new abortion restrictions and taxes are likely to wind up before the u. S. Supreme court reacts from state with bipartison support. Also tonight i always tell people if they want to dozens of people tweeting the name. Finding hate on line. The we gee bin tonight with a federal judges decision to stop controversial restrictions on an abortion in texas. It comes hours before the new rule is to go into effect. A federal ruling its not just a human rights privacy issue, encryption is being compromised. That is a commercial issue. We are asking where we are making deals like swift and all these things, that we get to the truth. You have too reestablish trust. This is important. Secondly we are saying get proportionality we are not expecting admissions tomorrow, but lets start a process of some accountability. We have Member States with bad accountability in relation to service, and
Good morning, this is al jazeera america. Its a working weekend for lawmakers in washington. Congress has less than three days to make a deal. House republicans are going over their options. Makers on both sides of the aisle and within the Republican Party are divided. We go washington. Well, there is a growing sense of pessimism on capitol hill as the question of a shutdown is up to a sharply divided group of House Republicans. With no budget break through in sight president obama had a direct message for republicans. Do not shut down the government, the economy; pass a budget on time, pay our bills on time. The president repeated his vows he will not give in to demands to roll back the health care law. The republicans are so keen on apiecing the tea party. Ayes are 54, nayes are 44. After restoring money for the new law the senate sent the bill funding the Government Back to the house. Watching from inside the Senate Chamber House Tea Party members, who will decide whether to give in
Hello. Its saturday, 28 september. And youre watching al jazeera america. Inspections on syrias chemical weapons and storage sites will begin tuesday. The idea to destroy them by next year. The u. N. Security Council Passed a resolution to get rid of their chemical weapons. James bays reports on this global decision. Just three weeks ago military action in syria seemed close. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. An entirely different outcome for now. A unanimous vote by 15 Security Council members to authorise the disarmament of syrias chemical weapons arsenal. A resolution based on the deal drawn up by the u. S. And by russia. Together the world with a single voice for the first time is imposing binding obligations on the Bashar Alassad regime, requiring it to get rid of weapons that have been used to devastating effect as tools of terror. His russian counterpart made it clear what this is not. Translation this resolution does not fall under chapter vii of the u. N. Chart
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