Day with temperatures much like yesterday. Tomorrow, well see more cloud cover and the weekend may bring us a few scattered showers. Rain is not likely to be heavy but well talk more about details regarding the weekend. Youve had a couple of incidents pop up in the last couple of minutes that are pretty impactful. Yes, we had an incident on 440 offer on the east side of raleigh. There is at least one accident in that area. Now it hooks like there is another a little bit further along. If we take a look at the first incident, this on the beltline at new bern avenue. It looks like it is very close to being cleared. There was an overturned vehicle in the left lanes and at one point we were down to only one lane of traffic being able to move through the area. You also have the traffic merging onto 440 west. Point is blocked. It look like they are in the process of righting that overturned car. About a mile further on i440 west, there is another little fender bender there. That one not addi
At the u. N. General assembly. Whats next for the civil war that is now causing a standoff between washington and moscow. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im john henry smith. This morning authorities in oregon are trying to figure out the motive for a mass shooting at a Community College. Police say at least nine people died, seven others were injured. The shooter was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police. The incident shattered yelt another community. Roseburg is a small city in western oregon about 70 miles south of eugene. The Umpqua Community college is a center part of the city with 3,000 students, nearly everyone knows someone that goes there. The president said its not enough to offer prayers to victims of the families. Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine. The conversation in the aftermath of it. Weve become numb to this. Alan is live this morning in roseburg outside the Publi
Russia firing missiles in iran. Water exodus out of new orleans. Why nearly half the citys tap water vanishes every day. Plus, speaking out. I got a letter inviting me to return to the school where i had been raped and then silenced when i was a student to speak about the rape they had denied. A survivor with a remarkable story of strength and inspiration. And we begin with an sos for the g. O. P. The party trying to reclaim the white house is now facing a leadership vacuum in the house of representatives. It appeared Majority Leader Kevin Mccarthy would succeed john boehner, and then suddenly mccarthy withdrew. Hard liners call it a victory, but what is the cost . John, good even to you. I thought i would be standing here talking to you about the nominee for speaker when elections are held october 29th. Now there is a question of who that is going to be, and also if there is going to be an election on october 29th. It all started this morning with the abrupt withdraw of Kevin Mccarthy
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im tony harris. Were following breaking news from capitol hill. The current House Majority leader, Kevin Mccarthy, took his name out of the running for house speaker. Lets head straight to al jazeeras political course dents Michael Shure on capitol hill. Why is this happening, and can i suggest to you that the answer to the question is nothing more complicated than Kevin Mccarthy couldnt win . Reporter well, you know, you just did my job for me, tony. Yes. A lot of it came down to that. A lot of it came down to the numbers. A lot of it came down to benghazi. The fact that he made a remark that really stirred a lot of passion on the republican side, especially in the conservative republican side, sort of undermining his colleagues with what he said, saying benghazi was politically moetivated. You hit it right on the head. It is the numbers. He talked about that. It all went back to the math. The one thing i found in talking to everybod
Discovery about pluto. Our top story at this hour, a Stunning Development in the gop ballot for house speaker. The front runner, Kevin Mccarthy dropped out of the race to replace john boehner, and he announced his decision during a meeting with House Republicans gathered to select a candidate for speak, and mccarthy said that his bid threatens to divide the gop. I dont want making the speaker a tough one, i dont want to go to the floor and win with 220 votes. I think that the best thing for our party right now is if you have 247. If you want to be strong, we have to be 100 united. Lets bring in our aljazeera reporter, michael shure, and can you describe for me please the level of dysfunction today represents for the gop caucus and beyond . Well, tony, there are a few ways of coming at that question, and one of them, theres a segment of the Republican Party, the freedom caucus, they call themselves, 304 members, very conservative, who say this is about as functional as the party gets. A