Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie si, following a state of accidents on the roads and the rails federal transportation authorities are instituting an unprecedented safety crack down, they shut down 52 Bus Companies nationwide and pulled 340 buses off the roads. During operation quick strike especially trained investigators pulled the plug on carriers in 22 states. And after a Train Derailment in new york city last month left four people dead federal officials ordered a complete safety review of the north train system. The first such investigation ever conducted on a u. S. Passenger railroad. Transportation secretary anthony fox said of the review safety is our top priority and this indepth investigation will help ensure that metro north is doing Everything Possible to improve the safety record. The 60day review of metro north begins on monday and it will focus on procedures that control centers where dispatchers communicate with operators and look at rail and
Works perfectly as designed. Michael dorn is with us as we report on this shooting at Arapaho High School. There is another News Conference scheduled where well get a more detailed briefing in just another hour or so. But what did you hear from that briefing . The first thing that came to mind from me was that we were talking about an active shooter plan. There was clearly one in place here in colorado, and it was implemented to the satisfaction of the sheriff. Yes, and since we talked last ive been able to see much more of the aerial footage, one of the first comments i would make is that it was good that they got the press conference organized and done so quickly. The sheriff gave very helpful information. He did confirm officially, theyre classifying it as an active shooter situation. The process that they put in place, watching the footage, it would appear from my experience in Law Enforcement, that you do as we talked about before, there are probably quite a few different agencies
Supplied from the u. S. To syria. Humanitarian aid will continue. The white house says 365,000 americans signed up for Health Insurance through online exchanges. Enrolment tripled since october. Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius called for an investigation into the troubled website. Flight 216 as yarna crashed. Its been determined that the pilot did not understand how the fully Automated Systems worked. Those are the headlines. In the way. Employers snoop on email and technology use. How far is too far when it comes to bosses tracking workers. It was a handshake seen around the world, what if anything does president obamas handshake with raul castro mean for u. S. Cuban relations. Are you interested in a oneway ticket to mars . Get in line. You wouldnt believe how many have lined up to spend the rest of their line on morse. Welcome to consider this. According to a wednesday poll women earn 0. 93 on the dollar compared to males. For all women the number is 84 . There
South africa mourns its fallen leader and the world joined in on tuesday. Consider this have the leaders who followed him failed the country that he leaves behind . Also 700,000 are in americas terror watch list, there are concerns about whether they are effective or accurate. Who is watching the people that compile the terror watch lists. Katie couric got into some hot water for a show on h. P. V. Vaccines. We look at those and others and the dangers when america decides not to get vaccinated. And the man that got the beat at the the denver post. He joins us. We begin with an announcement from the capital. House and Senate Negotiators patty murray and paul ryan have shutdown. Our deal rolls back sequestation, cuts to education, medical research and Infrastructure Investments for the next two years. We are paying for that with reformed on the autopilot side of the expenditure. That is a good deal. Many conservatives are arguing the point. Im joined by stan collender, a partner at qorvi
We have live pictures. People are lining the streets of south africa for a chance to say goodbye to Nelson Mandela. His body will lie in state on friday for a third day. Tens of thousands stood in line for hours to view his casket. Nelson mandela will be buried at his childhood home of qunu. You can get the latest news on aljazeera. Com, and well see you back here at eight eastern time. On america tonight, not my fault, man. The case that raise as point in question about justice. Can you be too rich . For you to say that because i have money, i can do as i please in this country. Also tonight, break up gone bad. Her exs online revenge. What if my students see this, what if my colleagues see this. And the face off, over a frozen frontier. Why Everyone Wants a piece of some of the most inhospitable places on earth. And good evening thank you for being with us. We begin tonight with a look at crime, punishment, and the judgement it connects the 2. A stunning decision in a texas courthouse