And road safe america, who also have been inspired to support these rules. I say tragically and unfortunately because none of us welcome the fact that there are victims of crashes resulting from tired truckers. Most regretful are the truckers themselves, which is why theyre supporting this rule. But the families and loved ones of victims of these crashes support the rules, and even many Trucking Companies, like those represented by the Trucking Alliance support these rules. The fact is, theres good reason for the rules and theres good reason to strip the bill of the provision that negates and in effect undercuts and eviscerates these rules. Section 133 of division k. Theres good reason in the 2005 study conducted by the federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, demonstrated under the old rules that 65 of drivers reported feeling drowsy while driving and 48 admitted to falling asleep while driving at some point the previous year. Under these new rules, the Motor Carrier Safety Admini
Administrations use of waterboarding. Ive come to believe firmly that torture is wrong under any circumstances. It is not something that a Civilized Society should sanction. It is something that we as americans should oppose. John kiriakou is the only official to be jailed for any reason relating to the torture program. If we are going to make prosecution or initiate prosecution, those prosecutions cant just be against the people who blew the whistle on the torture or who opposed the torture. We havent even investigated the torturers. John kiriakou for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Islamic State is claiming kidnapped aid worker kayla mueller, its last known remaining american hostage, has died in syria. On friday, isis claimed mueller was killed in a jordanian airstrike on the city of raqqa. Muellers family says it has yet to see proof and maintains hope she is still alive. Jordan has
Including tough talking in lausanne as efforts to hammer out a nuclear deal with iran intensifies. The local elections in france, a test of popular support. The leading Political Parties. All the sport including australia win the cricket world cup for a third time by crashing new zealand in the final. We begin in yemen where the Saudi Led Coalition is bombing houthi rebel targets for a fourth day. The arab league said the strikes will continue until the houthis law down their weapons and withdraw mom sanna. The airstrikes in saada in the north, saudi arabia said its destroyed all houthi airplanes and communications centers. It says that one air strike in the port city killed dozens have houthi fighters. The houthis are still on the move, reported to oh be marching towards aden, while theyve been battling sunni tribes. More now airstrikes hit targets across the country including in the capitol, sanna. Jets from the Saudi Led Coalition bombed Ammunition Depot he is, airports and language
All the sport including australia win the cricket world cup by crashing new zealand in the finals. First lets start with yemen where saudi arabia is showing to nine of easing the military campaign against houthi rebels. Saudi arabia describing its mission to date as a success. While it says its destroyed all houthi airplanes and Communications Centers and that one air strike in the port city killed dozens of houthi fighters. The houthis are still on the move. They are reported to be marching towards the Southern City of aden. Theyve been battling sunni tribes. Were hearing at least 20 houthi fighters have been killed. More now airstrikes hit targets across the country including in the capitol, sanna. Jets from the Saudi Led Coalition bombed you ammunition depots airport and longrange rocket launchers in sanna sada and other areas. This destroyed helicopters and the a fuel facility. The saudis have deployed soldiers along the border they share with yemen. The houthis are a group of mili
Controversial law. Why the fight could move to arkansas next. This is Aljazeera America live from new york city, im stephanie sy. It could be a historic day for relations between the u. S. And iran. Secretary of state john kerry and other top diplomatics in switzerland have until midnight local time, thats about 11 hours from now to reach a framework deal on limiting Irans Nuclear program. Lets go to james bays in lausanne where the talks are taking operation. James, what is the sense youre getting there are the differences narrowing . I think the differences are narrowing, but theyre still trying to work out something that they can present in the form they can present it to the public. As you say, 10 and a half hours left. This has been such a protracted and complex and controversial series of negotiations, on and off for 12 years, for the last couple of weeks, 12 days of negotiations, seven different delegations in the hotel behind me, they are getting close but they are not there un