System in five years. The drought stricken states confronted with flooding and mudslides. Getting tough on bad behavior. Nfl commissioner Roger Goodell laying out a personal conduct policy for players accused of domestic violence. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walterser. As criticism mounts in the u. S. And abroad about the c. I. A. Tactics, the agency is defending what it did. Bush administration is blasting the investigation by Senate Democrats. Dick cheney found their findings deeply flawed and directors of the program say the policy saved american lives. Some pretty strong words from former Bush Administration officials, especially cheney. Well, cheneys just one of the Bush Administration officials pushing back hard against this Senate Intelligence Committee Report, both former and current c. I. A. Officials also claim that the techniques used were authorized, they were legal and they were effective. Widespread condemnation and calls for accou
Netflix orders more original programming hoping to win more viewers. Youre blind. But you see so much. I hear things. Gerri all that and more coming up on the willis report, where consumers are our business. We begin with breaking news tonight, gm has been shielded by bankruptcy rules from this ignition switch lawsuit claims. So gm, shielded from ignition switch suits. Bob joins us by telephone. Bob, to you. This is a shocker. The judge, robert geshur Us Bankruptcy court, old gm, new gm, this new company does not bear blame for what went on with those i ignitions. Your reaction. Hi, gerri. Good afternoon. Were studying the opinion. But its clear that gm won. The judge in his opinion recognizes that the claims could be as much as seven to 10 billion with a b dollars. And now those claims are simply washed off the books. Gm can turn its back on hundreds of victims who are not eligible to file their claims inside ken feinbergs fund and who now are going to have to be told that the courtho
Patreus gets two years probation for giving classified information to his mistress. Its been one of the deadliest weeks for migrants trying to cross the mediterranean. The capsize of one boat is thought to have killed as many as 900 people. Now the European Union has access at an emergency summit in brussels. Funding has been tripled for search and rescue operations. Theyll now have 9. 7 million a month and thats roughly the same budget as italys which was scrapped last year at funding was withdrawn because they thought it was encouraging migration. Other nations may also contribute vessels and helicopters to help with the rescue effort. Lets go now live to lawrence lee. Have they done enough to silence the critics do you think . Reporter no, they havent. I think the eu will in some ways reasonably be able to say tonight that they have fulfilled their primary purpose of this meeting which was to try to stop as many people to committing individual ships with a bigger range to try to res
Nominee janet yellen. A vote on her nom nation could come next week. Whitey bulger was sentenced thursday to two life sentences in prison plus five years. An Attorney Says he plans to appeal. He was found guilty of murdering 11 people and convicted of a string of other charges, including extortion and money laundering. Federal officers in denver destroyed 6 tonnes of ivory, they wanted to send a message. Those are the headlines consider this is next on al jazeera. The president promising fixes on his troubled Health Care Plan, consider this the white house, if they cant get it right in 3. 5 years, will another year make is different . Americas longheld believes about the poor are wrong. They are white and more suburban by the day. Whats in a spray. A spending spree at auctions have jaws dropping. Are they good investments. Im antonio mora, we begin with obamacare. Most americans believe the president broke his word when he promised they could keep doctors and Health Insurance plans onl
Does this mean that i hopped across the middle east one that is that what you think its quite sad at how stacked and twenty four debates in the meantime lets get to that over my tights is not ok like this. Life isnt easy thank you darren. These are the headlines. Louisa placed into a mass grave in tight clothes honest life and sublime is joined to look east and west to areas to collect the eight hundred or so the french priest is kidnapped in northern cameroon and claim responsibility act. From this nature operates in the area i brought obama offers a fixed every new Councils Health care plans will have more from simon marks in washington in amazement the philippines will waste a week now that ive been high and not to destroy a tie them on the secs the mass burial was held the idea. The mayor has blamed the government to widespread delays of burials by weezer policy identification of bodies will have to wait red cross volunteers and medical students down for bodies intact and on the co