Im martha raddatz. We start with breaking news. Major developments in a country considered one of the most dangerous in the world to the u. S. Now u. S. Special forces announcing theyre pulling out of yemen because of the growing chaos. Meaning there will be no u. S. Presence on the ground there. Which could have a huge impact in the fight against isis and al qaeda. Abcs Alex Marquardt has been tracking all of it. Good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, martha. Its hard to see the situation in yemen this morning as anything other than complete anarchy and a failed state. A complex web of warring factions that have pushed the u. S. Out and created a vacuum that americas biggest enemies are now trying to fill. This weekend, the growing chaos forcing the u. S. To pull out from yemen completely. The state department saying 100 military trainers and special Operations Forces have now left. Forces that remained after the u. S. Embassy closed last month, eliminating the american presence i
Week. Its been six years since the minimum wage was raised. Some in congress say now is the time to raise it again. Things are Getting Better. They are only Getting Better for some. We know corporate profits have continued to break records while americans are working harder and getting paid less. Some say raising the minimum wage will cost jobs, citing a nonpartisan study by the congressional budget office. If we mandate a higher minimum wage, we would lose 500,000 to one million jobs immediately. Thats the last thing we want. We dont want to create more unemployment. We want higher employment. More education and better worker training are the key to improving the lives of minimum wage workers. Now its time to meet one of the students on the grand prizewinning team. She is joining us. Where were you when you heard the news you won the grand prize . I was in the principals office. For the first time i didnt have anything to say. Were you surprised that you won . My team and i would joke
We want to know what you have to say. The numbers are on the screen. You can also send us a tweet. Or you can go to facebook and send us also an email. We begin with the front page of the New York Times in their true stories on what police said yes on what the Justice Department said yesterday. The second story calls for reforms from the Justice Department. And the New York Times reporting on wednesday we begin with eric holder yesterday, the attorney general, at the Justice Department outlining this report. [video clip] records show a really disturbing history of unnecessary force against people with mental illness. The overwhelming majority of force, almost 90 , is directed against africanamericans. This deeply alarming statistic points to one of the most pernicious aspects that our investigation uncovered, that these policing practices disproportionately harm africanamerican residents. In fact, our view of the evidence found no alternative explanation for the disproportionate impact
Considered one of the most dangerous in the world to the u. S. Now u. S. Special forces announcing theyre pulling out of yemen because of the growing chaos. Meaning there will be no u. S. Presence on the ground there. Which could have a huge impact in the fight against isis and al qaeda. Abcs Alex Marquardt has been tracking all of it. Good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, martha. Its hard to see the situation in yemen this morning as anything other than complete anarchy and a failed state. A complex web of warring factions that have pushed the u. S. Out and created a vacuum that americas biggest enemies are now trying to fill. This weekend, the growing chaos forcing the u. S. To pull out from yemen completely. The state department saying 100 military trainers and special Operations Forces have now left. Forces that remained after the u. S. Embassy closed last month, eliminating the american presence in a country the Obama Administration considers vital for counterterrorism. We co
Beginning now. Im martha raddatz. We start with breaking news. Major developments in a country considered one of the most dangerous in the world to the u. S. Now u. S. Special forces announcing that their pulling out of yemen because of the growing chaos. Meaning there will be no u. S. Presence on the ground there. Which could have a huge impact in the fight against isis and al qaeda. Abcs Alex Marquardt has been tracking it all. Reporter its hard to see the situation in yemen as anything other than complete anarchy and a failed state. A complex web of warring factions that have pushed the u. S. Out and created a vacuum that americas biggest enemyies are trying to fill. This weekend, the growing chaos forcing the u. S. To pull out from yemen completely. 100 military trainers and special Operations Forces have left. Forces that remained after the Embassy Closed last month. Eliminating the american presence in the country that the Obama Administration considers vital for the fight agains