Reached earlier this week, the plan would prevent another government shut down in ease across the board cuts. Fireworks as he pushed back at conservative group whats the fight right now. Well, groups like Heritage Action and club for growth have hammered congressman paul ryan for brokering this budget deal. This time he says no more. Because they were critical of the plan even before it was finalized. And he also talked about some dirty laundry from a few months ago, with enthat budget shut down happened this fall, it was republicans who pushed to shut the government down unless the federal healthcare law was defunded. That is what the fight was initially was about. Well, speaker baner today questioned both the strategy and the intention of those conservative groups that pushed for that rout. They have pushed it into the fight to defund obamacare. Most of you know, that wasnt exactly the strategy i had in mind. But if you will recall, the day before the government reopened, one of the
Antiapartheid icon. On syrias alleged used chemical weapons. The report exams several cases. The left more than 400 people dead. And we are watching a developing story there are reports that 15 people have been killed there, they were on their way to a wedding when they were mistaken for an al quaida congress i have. In new york, ink side story is next and check us out 24 hour as day at aljazeera. Com. Yet it is likely you havent heard much about it, the tpp is the inside story. Hello, im ray swarez. Two of the worlds three biggest economies rising industrial powers some of the worlds biggest Natural Resource exporters, 11 pacific countries in all, including the u. S. Have been negotiating a free trade deal called the trance pacific partnership. The negotiations have been carried in secret, but largely shielded from public oversight. On theve of the 20th anniversary of the north American Free trade act, are americans hungry, and removing barriers to the u. S. Market, still the worlds r
Signs of progress in ukraine as all three opposition leaders agree to attend talks with the president. And green peace says russia wont let its activists go home despite an International Court ruling. Our top story north koreas neighbors are trying to find out what the execution of kim jong uns uncle. It could mark the beginning of a wider purge. Reporter this was the final chapter in his downfall. Widely held to be the secondmost powerful man in the countried. On his way to summary execution. Translator despicable human scum who was worse than a dog perpetrated acts of treasury in the profound trust and warmer love shined by the party and the leader for him. Reporter he cataloged his crimes, building his own power base, trying to make the reins of the economy. And even failing to applaud properly people are now denouncing him and his allies. Translator for this group of traitors who were going to destroy our singlehearted unity, execution is too lenient. They should be torn up and thr
Welcome to al jazeera america. I am stiff knee sy. Riot police are moving in ukraine. They began tearing down barricades and tents on tuesday. But then the size of the crowd doubled. Demanding the resignation of the president. Al jazeera tim friend is in kiev with more on how lawmakers are trying to end the standoff there is a standoff. Riot police are just a few meters away. They are almost face to face literally with proceed tenters. Riot police turned up in huge numbers. Perhaps 500 of them on various points of the square. They then moved towards the protesters barricades and on the order, they broke through. And then they moved towards the center of independence square, which has become the Symbolic Center of the proceed european protesters and pinned them in hard up against the stage where now, we are hearing them sing the national anthem. Some opposition politicians have been urging them to remain defiant but i think there is very little they can do now to sustain their position
Our producer tweeted out the c. O. To average pay worker ratio was 201 back in the day, today 2731. Steve replies who cares, what your c. E. O. Makes has no difference to address vaning your career. Its like twenties owns 80 of the wealth. Its up to the American People to insist our legislatures do something about this problem. Matthew says what purpose does an unfettered economy serve. When it comes to the unequal distribution of wealth, president obama calls income inequality the defining challenge of our time. Since 1979, our economy has more than doubled in size, but most of that growth has flowed to a fortunate few. The top 10 no longer takes in one third of hour income, it now takes half whereas in the past, the average c. E. O. Made 20 to 30 times the income of the having a worker, today he makes 273 times more. Whats driving americas wealth and income gab and why does it matter . Joining us to answer those questions and i guarantee you many more is policy analyst as r. Street i