As the lower house to annex crimea. President obama announce add new set of sanctions against russian officials and steps that could have an impact on key parts of the russian economy. Russia responded by imposing sanctions on several top officials including members of congress. Mike joins us now from the white house, and this feels like tit for tat diplomacy. Between the u. S. And russia today. Yeah, but even at the president s appearance, it is clear that this situation is growing even more serious, the president still room for diplomacy even as he rad chets up the economic pressure on those close toast vladimir putin. Warning they may have plans to invade even more of ukraine. President obama fried again to turn up the heat. I sign add new order today that gives us the authority to impose sanctions not just on individuals but on key sectors of the russian economy. Among those some of his closest associations. A personal banker for putin and others close to him. His brother boris, pu
New defense bill is considering an amendment that would take the divisio decision to convict Sexual Assaults out of the military command. First, this background. Reporter the senate is determined to end the plague of Sexual Assault within the military. There is no disagreement that as many as 26,000 incidents last year according to a blind survey of military personnel conducted by the pentagon. Its an unacceptbly high number, but different proposed solutions now divide democrats. New yorks kirsten gillibrand. If you do not create a system outside of the chain of command your hope to report so we can weigh the evidence to see whether we can go to trial , its not there. The hope isnt there. The confidence in an objective review of someone who doesnt know the perpetrator, doesnt know the victim doesnt exist. Reporter gillibrand seeks to remove the chain of command. You cant train your way out of this problem. There are 23,000 command climates that were not strong enough, that didnt insure
Taking the fuel out of a potential market rally. The dow falling 66 points. Those minutes showing that if the economy improved the stimulus should be pulled back soon. President obama laid a wreath at pratt john fpresident john f. Ks grave in Arlington Cemetery in virginia. Those are the headlines. Sexual assault in the military is a longstanding and growing problem, and the senate is now debating whether to take the issue out of the chain of command. Im ray suarez, and this is the inside story. Its a terrible problem in search of a better solution for victims. The number of reported sex yum assaults in the military jumped 50 in the last year. And the pentagon estimates the real number is much, much higher. The president has ordered the military to solve the problem, but its not that easy. Now the senate as it debates the new defense bill is considering an amendment that would take the divisiodecision to convict sexul assaults out of the military command. First, this background. Report
Triple the number in october. Kathleen sebelius is calling fon an investigation into the troubled rollout of the website. For a second straight day a funeral possession for a former South African president will travel through the streets. The public will pay tribute. Nelson mandela will be buried in his childhood home of kuehne your. Those are the headlines. You can get the latest news on aljazeera. Com. Behind the violence. And an unlikely voice helping the women of afghanistan be heard. She needs to know that shes the only female in afghanistan ever that has ever appealed a case. Good evening. Thanks for being with us. Im joie chen. Sexual assaults in the military, in recent months more women survivors have come forward, and lawmakers begin to grapple with providing more support for them. There has been much silence on the number of Sexual Assaults against men in the military, and as it turns out, they, too, have come forward, and the pentagon has acknowledged it is a problem which d
Pilot on as yarn ja flight 216 did not understand how the automatic controls worked. A funeral procession for Nelson Mandela is travelling through the streets of pretoria. People are lining the streets as Nelson Mandelas body is taken to the state building where hell lie in state. Theres outrage over a finy sign language interpreter. The Deaf Federation said the mans hand signals were meaningless. Those are the headlines, you can catch us online at aljazeera. Com. I also feel betrayed by the government and the military. An america tonight exclusive, inside the mission to heal their pain. Also tonight, sliding into civil war. The crisis in the Central African republic, and whats behind the violence. And an unlikely voice helping the women of afghanistan be heard. She needs to know that shes the only female in afghanistan ever that has ever appealed a case. Good evening. Thanks for being with us. Im joie chen. Sexual assaults in the military, in recent months more women survivors have co