Issues that will probably be overlooked when president obama gives his state of the Union Address. An about face by prosecutors in belgium. They now say they want to extradite one of four people arrested yesterday in greece, the person may have ties to a foiled plot to attack police. John siropolous has more from athens. The arrests that took place here in athens were at the behest of belgian authorities during a raid on a terrorist stronghold last thursday that there was an athens connection, there was a mastermind who had made telephone calls from a location here in the city to terrorist cells in belgium apparently approving certain plots to go ahead. Certain attacks on european targets. The Police Confirmed that none of the four people they arrested at the request of belgian authorities on saturday turned out to be the that mastermind. Dna samples were cross revenued from dna samples taken in athens. The chief suspect is not among those four people arrested. So one of those men is n
City. Bridging the divide. Friends sharp pork on the u. S. Mexico border where family members torn apart by immigration can be facetoface. We begin with breaking news out of an atlanta suburb. Police say at least five people have been killed in a shooting in douglasville, that is just west of atlanta. Reports say several of the victims are children. In all, seven people have been shot. The alleged gunman was also injured. He is in the hospital. The motive for the shooting is not clear right now. But well continue to get updates for you throughout the newscast and bring you that information, so do keep it here. Also tonight, Vice President biden and german chancellor Angela Merkel both blasted Vladimir Putin taye. Merkel saying he shows disrespect to the Peace Process. Edbiden, its last time for paout en to an or a ceasefire. The comments were made this morning. This crisis in ukraine has been the topic at this years summit. Angela merkel telling the top diplomats security in europe is
Families grieve at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 as fighting continues in eastern ukraine. More than a dozen people have been shot so far this weekend in chicago. But there is a new program that is trying to keep kids off the streets and out of trouble. Thanks for being with us, we begin with the conflict in gaza. Israel has agreed to expand a humahumanitarian ceasefire until sunday night but gaza has nod get to that ceasefire. Mortars were once again fired in to israel from gaza. Following the end of a previous ceasefire, during the short window when fighting had stopped, many residents had returned to their homes to look for survivors and bury the dead think more than 100 bodies were discovered. In the other palestinian territory funerals were held for palestinians who were killed during demonstrations in support of gaza last week. At least eight palestinians in the west bank have been killed in the past three days, meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry and his cou
For rape. We begin with more dramatic developments coming out of iraq the countrys spiritual leader now coming for a new government. The grand ayatollah saying iraq needs an effective agreement. And another shiite leader saying the u. S. Military advise source wont be greeted as liberators but instead occupiers. Frantic political talks going on here in bagdad as the Prime Minister tries to cobble together a more stable government. Its not only the fighting around the major refinery, and cities, and key cities near the syrian border, it is that essentially there isnt a functioning government here. Thats up with of the things that u. S. Officials are hammering home to Prime Minister maliki, if he is going to stay in power and get that help that he so desperately wants on the military front, they are telling him he has to come up with a more inclusive government. That includes sunnis and kurds. And out on the streets with what normally is a friday holiday, with people shopping and going t
Why are people not able to get jobs in because obamacare is killing jobs. And a texas senator takes the stand and tries to cut funding for obamacare. The United States and iran could be on the brink of a diplomatic break through. We heard strong words today, they said today the country is willing to would recollect out its differents with the u. , be uh how urs earlier president obama also said that he thought improving relations with iran were a possibility but the u. S. Appears to be moving cautiously. Joining us live with with the latest, john, how would you describe these two today . John, this was two men trying to change the tone. Trying to change the narrative that has existed for so long, if you will, between the two countries. First of all, president obama said he was encouraged by what he heard and read, while president from iran and if they can sort out the Nuclear Issue theres no reason to have diplomatic dialog. Play as long as we prove theres no bomb involved and for the