[inaudible conversations] birmingham alabama board doug jones is declared the winner and the Alabama Senate race. N he takes the lead in cnn projects 25 years as a democrat will be elected senator of the state of alabama a ruby red state a very republican state. Doug jones is the winner. Cnn projects he is the winner in this race. This is a huge moment a huge win for the democrats a huge set at for the president of the United States. They are getting excited over there that doug jones headquarters that lets go get doug jones headquarters. They just got the news. We made a projection doug jones has been elected to the United States senate. Wolf blitzer listening and watching cnn. Joining us live on the phone is National Political reporter for the national post. Doug jones the winner in this race. Surprising turn of events based on the results this evening could walk us through what you think happened. Not that surprising if youve been on the ground in alabama. Being there for the past w
Thanks for joining us. President obama begins his hard sell to a very Skeptical Congress over the nuclear deal with iran. That agreement cannot be implemented until congress has 60 days to review it and during that time, the president cant lift economic sanctions. Lease stark is live on capitol hill with the latest. How deep is the opposition to this deal . It is a very Skeptical Congress, a lot of criticism before law maker had a chance to pour through the details. Many say the president simply abandoned his goals for this agreement he was soilier to get a deal. Heres speaker of the house john boehner. Hes going to hand a dangerous regime billions of dollars in sanctions relief while paving the way for a nuclear iran. Boehner said i will do everything he can to stop the deal. Some democratics are also very worried and concerned about the agreement. On the senate side, harry reid urged patience. Documents of 100 pages long. I havent read it. I talked to the president last night. I thin
To secure a bailout deal. This is al Jazeera America, good morning. Im Randall Pinkston in for stephanie sy. President obama today is beginning his hard sell of a nuclear deal with iran. The agreement cant be implemented until Congress Gets 60 days to review it. During that time the president cannot lift economic sanctions that iran desperately wants eased. Lisa stark is live for us on capitol hill this morning. Vice President Joe Biden was standing with president obama yesterday when the announcement was made obviously a big deal for the Obama Administration. Now hes going to be meeting with democrats, some of whom are skeptical. How is biden going to convince them. Reporter he is meeting with them even as we speak. One member said the meeting is packed. Virtually every member of the caucus 207 strong there to at ten this meeting. He said it is highly technical, they are talking about the very specifics of the deal. He also said that biden told them he was skeptical when these negotia
You are watching Al Jazeera America, and live from new york city im morgan radford. President obama launches his latest battle today over the iran nuclear program, and he is trying to convince congress that the deal is in the interests of the American People. Republican critics, however, say they dont trust iran to abide by those terms. There are a lot of moving parts before this deal can actually be implemented, and one of those is the 60day congressional review which is now underway. Joe biden was on the hill today, what exactly did he say . Reporter well, this was a closed door meeting with the House Democratic caucus. Its 207 members strong, and were told most were there, and it was packed. On the way into the meeting the Vice President explained what he hoped to accomplish. Im here to answer questions and explain what the deal is. Im confident theyll like it when they understand it. Reporter this is the beginning of what is expected to be a whole series of meetings. Were likely to
Austerity in exchange for a becameout. Unsettling. A california judge orders the release of dash cam Video Showing Police shooting an unarmed man. A Nuclear Fallout 70 years after the first big blast. Al jazeera goes inside a Rural Community when where people say the Nuclear History is killing them. Former president george h. W. Bush is in the hospital tonight. The elder bush fell and broke a vertebra in his neck in kennebunkport maine. A family Spokesman Says mr. Bush is doing good but will have to wear a neck brace. The 94yearold was hospital idessed in houston after suffering shortness of breath. The ink is rather dry and the rhetoric in washington is well under way. President obama urged lawmakers to evaluate the deal based on facts and not on politics and posturing. As Jamie Mcintire reports the agreement faces strong bipartisan resistance in capitol hill. I made notes on the arguments. Like the law professor president obama used to be, he offered point by point defense of the iss