License, defying a federal judges order. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. I im stephanie sy. At least 50 people are dead after a massive explosion in china. It is one of chinas largest ports. Officials say the death toll is likely to rise as the search for survivors is temporarily paused. They are concerned about toxic chemicals leaking onsite. 36 more firefighters are missing, and 700 people are injured, dozens critically. Adrian brown has the it willest. Reporter this is very close to the epicenter of wednesday nights detonation. People we have spoken to say what happened was like an earthquake, and in fact everywhere you look you feel as though you are looking at the aftermath of an earthquake. The shock wave had a radius of several kilometers, and wherever you look, you see trashed cars, their windows smashed out. Some vehicles have been completely crushed. A lot of the damage was caused by shipping containers which were turned into missiles. Hundreds are being t
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. From the west coast to the middle part of the country, millions of americans are trying to clean up this morning from Severe Weather and devastating wildfires. The National Weather Service Today is investigating possible tornados in northern illinois. Forecast ers says the risk of more severe will remain for at least the next 24 hours. For the west winds are fuelling wildfires. Today 200 active duty soldiers are training to be send to the front lines. One fire has scorched nearly 70,000 acres. The nearby fire has destroyed more than 12,000 acres and entire communities have been forced to evacuate. Reporter the massive mobilization included an aerial assault, Smoke Jumpers leaping into rugged terrain in idaho. In california the fires are punishing. 300 homes are now threatened in this area. Resources are stretched thin nationwide as 30,000 firefighters battle blazes. But relief is on the way. Soldiers from Washington S
Without high school diplomas. And then you are bringing bringing in workers to come eat directly against. Or who cant find work because there is not enough jobs for workers in our own country without education. And particularly go to an American City that has labor force problems wherever that may be. Say detroit. How was it fair or right or proper that if you open up a new business in detroit the unemployed workers are going to compete against an analyst flow for the exact same jobs reducing pay for those positions. At the same time ultra high skilled workers are on the back of the line to get into the country. The more we have this conversation publicly and asked him if who ought to get a green card in this country the more momentum there is can be. If you are serious Immigration Reform that ask yourself what is in the best interest of americans in American Workers. What is the custom statistics. There are a lot of statistics that are out there. Could you cite one or two studies that
But the change is temporary. And we begin with a legal standoff in a kentucky country clerks office. The clerk has been summoned to a federal court on thursday, to explain why she is refusing to issue marriage licences to samesex couples. Rowan county Clerk Kim Davis cites Gods Authority as the region. A judge ordered davis to issue the licences. She will do it. And last night the Supreme Court turned down a request from davis to put the judges ruling on hold while she continues her legal battle. Jonathan martin is in josh kennedy. Does kim davis has a lot of support in moore head. She has some support. Earlier today this place was filled with protesters demonstrators, supporting her. Others who are samesex marriage advocates and couples. It was unclear how couples would go down after the Supreme Court decision. Essentially they refused to go along with her position that she should not have to issue the marriage licences. Couples turned up expecting her to move forward and follow the l
The search and rescue efforts in after georg afghanistan and pakistan and focusing on remote areas where the impact of the mondays 7. 5 magnitude earthquake are unclear. 340 have been killed, most of those who died were in northern pakistan, india, iran and forces in afghanistan all of them offering to help but so far local authorities have not requested any assistance. Good morning, welcome to your world this morning im del walters. And im stephanie sy and rushing to deliver aid to quake victims and thousands spent the night outdoors in near freezing temperatures afraid to sleep inside because of the potential for aftershocks. Al jazeeras Jennifer Glasse is in kabul. Jennifer talk to us about some of the challenges in this search and rescue effort there. Reporter stephanie really one of the Biggest Challenges is the scope of the operation here, the earthquake effected people in 11 of afghanistans 34 provinces, nearly a third of the country and terribly remote and villages you can get