Well as everyone else. Thats almenas attorney. He says quote very hopeful the jury will be empathetic. Ktvus amber lee was in the courtroom late today when Derick Almena broke down in tears. Reporter ghost ship Master Tenant Derick Almena wept after taking the stand in his own defense. He said hes been in solitary confinement for two years. Im just so sad he said. Asked by his attorney if he had any remorse, almena said there are no words. Asked if he had contrition, almena said i feel death, the loss of life forever. Beautiful, beautiful people. Almena said he believed the warehouse was safe and was told it was safe. Otherwise he said he wouldnt stay there with his family. Sarah said his client connected with the jury. I thought he started beautiful because everyone, you know, expects him to be arrogant and selfcentered. And contempt with pause before he answered, and the emotion that he manifested and the fact that he shows and through his dee mean nor and answers he does have contri
Youre watching the aljazeera news online from our headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes the tax cuts and jobs is passed the u. S. Congress passes the most sweeping tax overhaul bill in more than thirty years along to tout his first legislative victory. Divided catalans prepared to cast the verdict they voted in an election many hope will result. In crisis also maybe out of rock but displaced people are still weary about returning to their homes well explain why. We mark in captivity for al jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein. Good to be with us welcome to the news and of the u. S. Senate has passed a contentious one point five trillion dollar tax reform bill the tax cuts and jobs act is passed. This brings president doll truck bomb step closer to his first significant legislative victory the bill is the first major rewrite of the tax code and more than thirty years now it will be sent back to the house of representatives for a final vote later on wednesday after
Alarms the whole room when youre watching the aljazeera news our lives headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes the message from the new president of zimbabwe as he delivers his state of the nation address its time to turn around the countrys struggling economy plus. I where the first person and the last word and now you are. Barred from me and the United Nations investigator told to stay out of the country also in. My view that we can sell this to the American People we ought to go into a lot of work. U. S. Senate republicans pass a Major Overhaul of the tax code that they say will deliver Economic Growth although democrats beg to differ. Good riddance to bad rubbish. The gates of hell are swinging wide to allow him entrance a Sexual Assault victim reacts to the death of an archbishop who helped protect priests accused of abusing children. And we marquis here in captivity for al jazeera journalist ahmed hussein. Welcome to the program zimbabwes a new president and
Someone matching the description of the facebook killer tried to check in. Sources tell abc7 that the guy tried to use cash to checkin to the Fairfax Hotel but was turned away. We got off the phone with dc police just moments ago they tell us it turns out it was not the facebook killer. Theres an escalating war of words as tensions remain high between the United States and north korea. The country vowing to continue missile tests, saying theyre prepared for war if the us takes action. Abcs janai norman has more on the tough talk from the trump administration. A defiant north korea. Han songryol vice foreign minister well be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. Even in the face of stern warnings from President Trump. Mb any message for north korea . Trump you gotta behave. Nats nk parade over the weekend, pomp and circum pyongyang. Kim jong uns military might on full display but also the embarrassing botched test a missile exploding seconds after launch.
Tragedy. No names of the crew members have yet been released. In case youre wondering, blackhawk helicopters flying above us are not unusual. Defense Department Staffers tell news 4 that the army flies vips to and from the pentagon all the time. More than half of them started flying three decades ago. Its not clear in the aircraft that crashed was one of the older models. The Supreme Court is stepping into multiple kor controversial cases about the death penalty. This just came down within the last few hours here. The United States Supreme Court rejected arkansass request to begin execution. The state was planning on executing these eight inmates in the span of ten days. Two of those executions were set to take place last night but theyre not happening now. The high court didnt explanation. Arkansas governor asa hutch chin son said he was, quote, disappointed by the ruling. Lawyers for the inmates called the aggressive execution schedule Assembly Line killing. President trump will sign