And football under fire. The nfl suspends baltimores ray rice for two games for knocking out his then fiancee, then dragging her from a casino elevator. Lots of folks are now wondering whether the league really takes Domestic Violence seriously. And fathers rights. Moms getting maternity leave. What about paternity leave . Ill talk to the head of the Government Agency that just put out new guidelines designed to help dads get a jump start on fatherhood. Good saturday afternoon to you. Im craig melvin. First, breaking at this hour, in the ongoing deadly clashes between israel and hamas, the Israeli Government has agreed to extend the truce in gaza for four hours, until 5 00 eastern time today. The 12hour humanitarian ceasefire between israeli and hamas was set to expire just about an hour ago. But at this hour, reports are coming in of mortar shells landing in israel. All of this happening as secretary of state john kerry is in paris working toward a more comprehensive peace deal betwee
Inspectors twice uncovered rockets at a school it runs in gaza. With the battle raging, a third discovery of rockets. It comes at the end of 24 hours of fighting that tonight leaves parts of gaza in piles of smoking rebel and much of it entirely in the dark. Out of this side of the building. [ bleep ]. You would ever see the same thing. Just some of the scenes we have seen over the last 24 hours. A very active period in a battle thats now entering week four and now the breaking news, the discovery of rockets at that un school in gaza. Wolf blitzer has been monitoring that and joins us with the latest. Wolf, whats the latest on this weapons catch . The United Nations says they saw hamas weapons in the United Nations school, not the first time they say this happened. The school was not really in business, in operation but it is still very disturbing. The israelis make the point that sometimes they go after the targets, if there is a school, if there is another un facility, hamas used the
Pressure from Veterans Affairs secretary eric shinseki. Petzel was set to retire later this year until shinseki pushed him out in the wake of numerous reports from across the country of v. A. Employees cheating sorry, creating secret waiting lists and falsifying records to make it look like patients were seen quickly when they werent. After petzels resignation, the white house put out a statement saying, quote, the president supports secretary shinsekis decision. The president has asked secretary shinseki to conduct a review of Veterans Health Administration Practices and procedures at its facilities nationwide to ensure better access to care and that review is ongoing. Shinseki said hes not going to step down and for now has the backing of president obama. I understand the republicans are saying more needs to be done to address health care for veterans. What do you know about that . Gop senator john mccain for one says congress should give v. A. Administrators more flexibility to hire
Us back codes in Northern Syria thats despite a warning from washington to deescalate the situation or risk facing a clash with u. S. Forces on the ground. Over the next sixty minutes a much anticipated guest arrives at the World Economic forum in davos kennedy daughter trying to reassure the worlds movers and shakers that his America First policy is it can also be good for that. And they need a full much chechen fisons return told on just serving as a guard post socalled Islamic State is the latest episode in all seriousness setting a field on extremism in dry shop. Class the United Nations warns against me and most plans to bring go monograms of thousands of green gum muslim refugees a top u. N. Official says myanmar is still not safe for that. I am. A warm welcome to you im on the thought she. We begin with a scientific breakthrough in china that baby monkeys you see here just dont look like they are identical research has created them using the same cloning method that produced dol
Watching the seventy seven percent thanks for joining us now can you box your way to better selfesteem a group of girls in south africa is doing just that we have this and a whole lot more for you on today show. Young kenyans are joining the doctors to help communities in remote areas from hocking. Street debates reports. To kampala to find out more about womens empowerment in uganda. And finally nigerians see me around us ling metropolis of live in our my c. T. Feature. Now making the journey for change thats the motu of the safari doctors this change of young people babies and kenyas county brings medical care to removed communities safari doctors travel to the islands in the long ago and ive a hard to reach areas near the somali border by the time they were ten there would have treated hundreds of people not forget and animals too so its no surprise that in twenty seventeen theyre going. Was named person of the year by the un in kenya thats one more incentive for the safari doctors