Good morning. This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im jonathan martin. Greece is asking for urgent Financial Relief after agreeing to harsh spending cuts to pave the way for a new bailout. U. S. Treasury secretary arrived in germany to scurs the on going crise. European leaders are considering a request for emergency cash. Germanys finance minister said an outright debt cut for greece is out of the question. The reforms are wildly unpopular among many greeks. In athens, demonstrations turned violent outside parliament. Cars and trucks were torched banks and a. T. M. s were vandalized as lawmakers voted to approve the plan. We are live in athens. Parliament passed the measure but seems no one is really happy about it. It was a landslide vote, but nobody is happy. Lawmakers here faced a stark choice, either adopt reform measures, more punishing austerity measures, heap more pain on a population thats all right pushed to the financial edge, or risk the total collapse of the
Why they rejected his insanity defense. This is Aljazeera America live from new york city, good morning, im jonathan martin. This morning federal investigators are starting to dig into every detail of the life of a young tennessee man that they say unleashed a hail of bullets at two military sites in that the puga. Officials believe he acted alone. The f. B. I. Is leading a National Security investigation and late yesterday, president obama spoke about the shootings from the oval office. Lets go live to Mike Viqueira in washington. Whats been the reaction from the administration . A full court press from Law Enforcement, the president speaking about it. He was abreast with a constant briefing of aids. He was in oklahoma talking about criminal Justice Reform but as soon as he got back to the oval office, they were waiting for him where the f. B. I. Director, his white hows advisor on Counter Terrorism and Homeland Security filled him in on the latest and then the president invited the p
This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. Good morning. For the first time in five decades, the u. S. And cuba today once again have formal diplomatic relations. After midnight, embassies were opened. There will be a flag raising this morning. Libby casey is live outside the Cuban Embassy. Tell us about the significance of this day in u. S. Cuba relations. Randall the fact that youre calling it the Cuban Embassy says everything. Later this morning the cuban flag will fly for the first time from this building in 54 years. Later this morning at the ceremony cubas foreign minister will be on hand. No one in that position has been here in take cased something the u. S. State department is calling historic. This comes since president obama in december announce add move to start normalizing relationships with cuba. This is being dubbed the cuban saw by some, and while certainly significant to have an embassy here, there has been a presence over the past decade,
Defense as he can new video is leading to more questions in the death of a woman in a texas are jail cell. Surveillance tapes show the moment she was found dead inside her cell. The Sheriffs Department originally said she committed suicide, but as we report, the District Attorney says he intends to treat this case like a murder investigation. In a jittery motion activated jail Surveillance Video released monday, you can see a gurnee wheeled down the hall toward her cell inside the jail. It comes out a short time later with only medical equipment on it. Instead of a rescue, its now a death investigation. The District Attorney said its too early to say who is responsible. This investigation is still being treated just as it would be a murder investigation. There are many questions being raised here. The state of the accident in the country, and also around the world about this case. It needs a thorough and exhaustive review. She had just moved from chicago to the accident to start work a
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. New video is leading to more questions this morning in the death of a young woman in a texas jail cell. Authorities have released surveillance tapes showing the moment an da bland was found dead inside her cell. The Sheriffs Department says she committed suicide, but the District Attorney says he intends to treat this case like a murder investigation. Reporter in this video, you can see a gurney being wheeled down a hall towards Sandra Blands holding cell but it comes out a short time later with only medical equipment on it. Instead of a rescue. It is now a death investigation. The District Attorney says it is too early to say who is responsibility. This investigation is still being treated just as it would be a murder investigation. There are many questions being raised here in Waller County in the state of texas, the country, and around the world about this case. It needs a thorough and exhaustive review. Reporter b