If and we begin with encouraging numbers of the economy. Retail sales. According to sales the growth is as high as in the past three years. Much fuelled by discounts. Then the jobs picture the numbers of it americans filing for unemployment. According to the Labour Department jobless claims fell by 42,000. When you add it together, watch stock market sore. The dow hit another high. Before proclaiming that the u. S. Economy is back, listen to what Mark Lieberman has to say. We face hurdles going forward. At the end of the month 2. 5 million go off on unemployment insurance. The Unemployment Benefits program will end. Thats money spent, every day, by every recipient. The jobs that we have been seeing is not necessarily the higher paying jobs. In october, for example, half the jobs created were in the Retail Sector or hotel or restaurant personnel. Not career jobs or bestpaying jobs. The best thing we can say about the economy is its yofl. Theres not a particular date or statistic that sa
Exercises held in home. And rescue for a ship stuck in the antarctic gets underway. The u. N. Is calling for an immediate truce in south sudan. Parts of the country are in a state of emergency as rebel negotiators prepare for talks. Large areas of jonglei and unity stake are in rebel hands. Theres a growing humanitarian crisis. We have more from south sudans capital in juba. A state of emergency is more about giving Government Forces and officials a free hand to deal with the rebellion. Theres a sense of embarrassment that they have lost two key cities of bor and bentiu. Fighting is going on around those towns. In bor, fighting began at dawn when Government Forces that had been sent there as reinforcements to those defeated on tuesday, to attack the rebels there. The government is saying they will not stop the fighting until they get to bor. Fighting is happening in bentiu, the oil unity state. These are two key states that the government doesnt want talks to begin before it gets contr
Her family issued an injunction to keep her on life support. One train collided, carrying grain, and another carrying crude oil crashed on tracks. Nearby residents have been urged to evacuate. A setback for passengers stranded on a ship in antarctica. They were on a scientific expedition and have been stranded since christmas eve. An australian ship was on the way but could not plough through the ice 13 miles from the ship as it was too thick. Those are the headlines. Fear and anger across the world as two deadly explosions rock russia. Consider this with less than two months until the world descends on sochi is russia safe . A highly detailed new investigation claims there is no indication al qaeda was involved in the 2012 attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi. Hope of an assess fire is fading in south sudan. Well break down the conflict and get an assessment on the ground. N. A. S. A. s superrobot may look like childs play but could lead to more in space consideration. We begin w
Welcome to al jazeera america. Im stephanie sy. The first big winter storm of 2014 has arrived in full force. Its slamming the northeast with stiff winds and punishing cold. Its dumped near 2 feet of snow in parts of region. You are looking at a live shot of new york city. The wind is creating blustery conditions, but the bonechilling wind is causing problems. In new england 2 feet of snow is on the ground, and there could be wind chills drop 25 below zero. John terrett is in boston. Well, im standing in cockney square in the center of downtown boston. Over my shoulder is the finish line for the boston marathon, so you know where we are. The snow is piling up behind me. Snow ploughs are coming up and down all the time. The forecast is for driving snow, high blizzard conditions as two storms come together. Theres the noreaster and a storm from the midwest that dumps snow on the midwest. And that is why the snowfall totals are expected to be large. Between 8 and 18 inches of snow forecas
Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe, tonight part of a roof and a crowded theater in london collapsed during a performance. Authorities say that 85 people have been injured. When the incident occurred at the Apollo Theater in the west end. Ben is on the scene. One of the busiest nights of the year with the streets filled with christmas revelers. Art of the ceiling at the Apollo Theater collapsed. House,an almost packed the Emergency Services were called almost immediately. Eight fire engines and rescue vehicles accompanied by police and an ambulance and they were here to help as people began to emerge from the theater amid the scenes of chaos and confusion. Outside, frantic but controlled pandemonium. Ide the Emergency Services were called to the Apollo Theater after sections of the roof fell in midway through the first half performance. The streets were cordoned off as a major Emergency Response was called. Inside. Cribe the scenes we were hit b