Good evening and it is great to be with you on this labor day. It is an honor to begin this journey with you. And we begin tonight with that developing story, word of a crash at sea and a stunning rescue. A marine corps helicopter, 25 sailers and marines going down off the coast of africa. All of them survived and abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz leading us off tonight. Good evening. Reporter good evening, david. Its amazing that everyone got out alive in a crash like this involving one of these big top heavy helicopters that have a tendency to flip over and sink fast if they hit the water. It was a super stallion helicopter just like this one seen here approaching this same ship, the uss mesa verde. P landing these big helicopters is challenging. Todays accident happened on approach. An official says it hit the ship just before it was about to land and then crashed into the sea. This was a shock, bang, bang in the water. Reporter the ship immediately launched a s
Training was a sickness that cannot be allowed to continue and asked people to report any sightings so we can quickly extinguish. This isnt a time when the country is going through a National Reckoning on Race Relations so is this tone deaf . Its insane is what it is. I feel like im in the twilight zone. The president of the United States calls individuals who teach racial inclusion, diversity unamerican while giving a pass to dictators would literally meddle in the election to manipulate our very democracy, something sacred to us. And poison their opponents. Right. There you go. Here are the facts, 65 of americans say they have either experienced Workplace Discrimination or they have seen it with somebody else firsthand. 60 of americans say that this president has made Race Relations worse. Over 80 say they have, in fact, experienced workplace discriminate face personally, you got to believe them. So the Washington Post also goes on to say several studies found federal contracts are a
Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie si, following a state of accidents on the roads and the rails federal transportation authorities are instituting an unprecedented safety crack down, they shut down 52 Bus Companies nationwide and pulled 340 buses off the roads. During operation quick strike especially trained investigators pulled the plug on carriers in 22 states. And after a Train Derailment in new york city last month left four people dead federal officials ordered a complete safety review of the north train system. The first such investigation ever conducted on a u. S. Passenger railroad. Transportation secretary anthony fox said of the review safety is our top priority and this indepth investigation will help ensure that metro north is doing Everything Possible to improve the safety record. The 60day review of metro north begins on monday and it will focus on procedures that control centers where dispatchers communicate with operators and look at rail and
Reporter the leak seemed to push russian relations to a post cold war low. President obama has now canceled the meeting with russian president Vladimir Putin originally scheduled for next month. Some lawmakers want a stronger gesture. Mr. Putin does not have United States russia relationships in any priority. And treating them in a realistic fashion. Thats the way to treat mr. Putin, not just canceling a meeting. Reporter snowdens father continues to defend his son who he is prepared to visit him in russia after recently securing the papers he needs to travel. Smanl lifts argue that the president shouldnt be tougher with russia and instead work on restoring that relationship. Especially as the u. S. Confronts unrest in places like syria and egypt. A grim milestone in afghanistan this year. The military says insurgents killed three u. S. Servicemen sunday ten years after nato took command of International Forces in afghanistan. That brings the total of troops killed there to 100. Well,
Two bags. Two other tsa employees and passenger were shot before Airport Police shot the suspect four times. According to court documents, ciancia meant to kill tsa agents. Were not advocating at this time that all 45,000 officers be armed. We believe that creating a layer of security within tsa where there are Law Enforcement officers at tsa that are, would provide like a nationwide Law Enforcement force to back up our officers and secure those checkpoints is something that needs to be examined. Reporter reports also indicate that ciancias father called police on friday after another Family Member received a suicidal text from ciancia. Police went to ciancias apartment to investigate but by then it was too late. The shootings had already begun. Thank you, derek. Federal authorities are now promising a new review of security reviews in light of fridays shootings. Mary is live in the newsroom reporter reports of a person carrying a gun or handgun. 400 student residential metro. One stud