And crumbling away america tonight Sheila Macvicar in the South Pacific with a die off and the threat it poses to all of us. Thanks for joining us, im joie chen. Tonight a look at the oceans and the threats beneath the service. Coral reefs are like a rainforest beneath the ocean. It sustains the fish and people too. Alarming data shows unless Carbon Dioxide can be brought under control, what is known as coral bleaching, a die off of the critical underwater creatures could set you have a chain of environmental disaster. America tonights Sheila Macvicar travelled to the South Pacifics Marshall Island for a first hand look. Short. Yes. Reporter on the boat. This is a dive master. Located in the vast Pacific Ocean between australia and hawaii imaginero is a populous of dozens of atolls making up the marshall ined. The way to make his living, taking tourists scuba diving among some spectacular coral reefs in the world. This is a place you have come to for a long title. How many years. Nine
Welcome to inside story, im ray suarez. During his years as house speak are, grin used to newt grin give used to tell the story that the young would more likely think theyd meet a ufo than cp collect Social Security. Reporter if you hear talk like this on College Campuses about Social Security, you may not be surprised. I think its a failing system like everyone believed it would be. Like growing up, thats what they told us. We werent going to get Social Security bit the time we retired. Reporter for decades conservatives painted Social Security and medicare as doomed. Its true the programs will drain the surpluses built up over the last 30 years, without action by congress raiding taxes or cutting raising taxes or cutting benefits, Social Security will have to make cuts in payments by 2033. Medicare, the Government Programme providing Health Insurance for the elderly is on the same course. This month president obama convened the once a decade white house conference on ageing, insistin
Good morning that is Aljazeera America. Live from new york city, im paul beban. Investigators are increasingly confident today in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Theyve examined debris that washed up on an island in the indian ocean and they say it appears to have come from a bowing 777 aircraft. That is the same model as the plane that disappeared with 239 people onboard. The debris will be sent to france for investigation. Tanya page is live on reunion island where that debris was found. What are authorities saying there this morning . The authorities of tight lipped about the precise location of this. Its under lock and key at the airport and they wont tell us exactly when its going to leave the country. They were saying it would be on a cargo plane out of here tonight, now were hearing that may not be the case, but at some point in the next 24, possibly 48 hours, we are expecting it to leave reunion island and be flown to france where it will be examined in min
U. S. Officials say they want to talk to him too, but they have to find him first. This is al jazeera america. Good morning, live from new york city, im Randall Pinkston in for steph. A piece of airplane debris is on its way to france today. That is where investigators are set to determine if it belongs to the Malaysian Airlines jet that disappeared 16 months ago. Charles stratford is where the fragment will be sent. What will investigatoring be looking for charles . Reporter the piece is expected to arrive tomorrow morning here at this French Ministry of defense facility, where other investigations have been held on aviation disasters before. Theres a number of things we gather they are going to be focusing on. They will be looking for evidence of what is broadly termed as data tags, anything suggesting a serial number or maintenance number to suggest previous repair works on that piece of debris. They are also going to be looking at how long the debris has been exposed to sea water.
The litvinenko inquiry. The former russian spy killed by radioactive polonium. Im robin adams with the sport. England is closing in on [ inaudible ] in the third ashes test. Also coming up beijing. [ cheers and applause ] reporter the new olympic record. The chinese capitol becomes the first city to host both the summer and Winter Olympics. The funeral for an 18monthold palestinian baby burned to death in an arson attack has taken place. Israeli settlers are suspected of carrying out the attack in his familys home in the occupied west bank. The Health Minister says the babys parents are in critical condition. Stephanie decker reports. Reporter carried through the crowded streets, the body of 18monthold baby killed when his home was attacked and fire bombed. A tiny grave for a young life cut short. The family home in the village of duma where the baby died is a scene of total devastation. The building charred and blackened by fire. The same blaze seriously injured his parents and four y