Welcome to al jazeera america. Im richell richelle carey. Lawmakers to bring the stalemate to an end. Well get more from Mike Viqueira at the white house. Basically we are at the shouting stage now. As a matter of fact, there were several dozen protestors on the Capitol Steps today, coupling defunding, put people back to work pass the spending bill, thats what they were shouting. The president , the speaker of the house, both engaged in a Public Relations war, trying to get the public to put pressure on the other to cave, to essentially come to the negotiating table and make a deal. The president says he will not negotiate with the threat of a shut down or with a gun to his head. The president and joe biden left the white house, stopped at a swimp shop that is giving Sandwich Shop that was giving 10 discount to furloughed workers. The problem is right now this establishment is providing a 10 discount to all federal workers who are on furlough. And that, i think, is an indication of how
A good morning to you. This is al Jazeera America. Im here from new york. Good to have you with us. Well talk about the extreme weather conditions. They are having an impact on much of the country. A series of tornadoses touched down in the midwest. A blizzard causes problems. And Tropical Storm karen is moving in on the gulf coast. More wild weather is expected throughout the weekend. Now for more. At least six tornados touched down in the midwest friday as highpowered winds rolled through parts of nebraska, south dakota and iowa. It was two miles wide in nebraska. Causing damage, ripping up trees. What in the world. Come down. The next thing i know the yard looks like a bomb went off. More than a dozen people were injured during the twisters. Nebraskas governor issued an emergency declaration, making it eligible for federal assistance. In neighbouring iowa a milewide torn tornados cut through. Blizzards were in south dakota, wyonging making a foot of snow. Heavy wet snow is expected
Will have his hands full in london setting up talks trying to end the war in syria. Dealing with criticism that the nsa has been identifying spao eug ospying on france. Welcome to Al Jazerra America i am stephanie sy. We are following breaking news out of San Francisco. Where the Bay Area Rapid Transit Agency and Union Workers have reached a tentative Labor Agreement ending the ongoing bart strike there. Bart said it will be a i believe to restart limited Train Service Tuesday Morning after four days without any service. Officials say they hope to have the system fully operational by the afternoon commute. Details were not released. The union needs to improve the tentative agreement. The town of sparks nevada is waiting for answers after a kay kai on the i can shooting at a middle school left one teacher dead and two students injured. Police say a 13yearold student brought a gun to school and opened fire before turning the weapon on himself. Melissa chan has more on the investigation.
The road goes off steep feet. About 2030 feet sometimes. Now the woman was pronounced dead on the scene. Were told she is 31 years old out of pet law ma. Three male passengers we believe to be in their 30s received major injuries. They were taken to santa rosa memorial two of them and the other one to marin general. Firefighters and chp say this is the third fatal crash. And the crash is still under investigation. Its unknown whether the woman perhaps fell asleep at the wheel or if alcohol was a factor. But back here live just minutes ago a tow truck removed the vehicle and now the northbound lane of 101 is open. You can see traffic is flowing very nicely in both directions. Were live in moe have toe tara moriarty. Happening right now it is 2 00 in the afternoon at vatican city. Crowds of people have been gathering at st. Peters square waiting for that big decision. Were taking you there live this morning so you can see how it looks. Its a bit drizzly and cold there in the vatican. But
Ballots and 50 days before a pope was named. Now, two more votes may happen later this morning our time. So stay tuned through ktvu throughout the day for coverage throughout the conclave and well have a live report from rome coming up at 7 30. You can also find continued updates on ktvu. Com and mobile ktvu app. Back here hat home this morning, students at Foothill High School in pleasanton are arriving in school and security there is very tight. The school is on alert after a threatening message was found in a girls bathroom. Ktvus Claudine Wong has been at the campus since 4 30 this morning to tell us more about this threat. Claudine . Reporter well, we do expect an increased Police Presence here on the campus of Foothill High School. This morning, you can see behind me, things pretty quiet right now. There was an early bell that was supposed to ring at 7 00. We havent seen anyone arrive. School in general for everybody starts at about 8 00 this morning. We expect things to pick up