Hospital in afghanistan, why did it happen. And a famish you, affirmative action in College Admissions at the Supreme Court. Being a black woman, a muslim woman, being a woman in general, it is like, okay, this is beyond me winning. A homecoming queen, breaking stereo types, and making history. Tonight her story. And we begin with catastrophic flooding in south carolina. Some areas we have seen two feet of rain since thursday. So much rain that at least eight dams have failed. And 500 roads and bridges across the state are closed. The white house says president obama has signed a disaster declaration. The flooding is historic and far from over. Robert ray is in columbia, south carolina. Reporter john, good evening, the calm after the storm, at least weather related. But if you look over my shoulder that is one of the compromised dams, many in the state. Just a few hours ago we got word from the National Guard and coast guard to evacuate that bridge. We were pushed up the hill as were r
This is al jazeera america, live from new york city. Im richelle carey. New details on the penalty gone that hit a Doctors Without Borders hospital in afghanistan. Forces advised they were taking fire from enemy positions and asked for air support. Several civilians were accidentally struck. 22 people were killed, ten of them worked for Doctors Without Borders. Mike viqueria is live in washington. This is the beginning of a very long process to figure out what happened. What is the pentagon saying about this attack . Reporter well, thats just the problem. You saw general John Campbell there, not only the commander of nato forces but also all forces in afghanistan, after what the United States is saying is an accident pending a full investigation, president obama himself expressing condolences but says he wants to wait until after a full investigation by the department of defense. But it is the conflicting and shifting explanations for some of the phrases that have been used after the m
Afghanistan. Going home, a jailed nyu student is free from north korea. His Health Condition and why he was in prison. Flooding in South Carolina has killed nine people. Tens of thousands of homes are without power or Running Water tonight, and rising water has closed hundreds of roads. Also a breached dam in columbia has triggered new evacuation orders. Some places have seen more than two feet of rain. 1300 National Guard members are helping with the rescue efforts. Schools and government offices that are closed. The governor is asking residents to simply say home. Robert ray is in columbia, South Carolina where more than 20 inches of rain has fallen since friday. Robert . Reporter unbelievable amount of rain. Sunday was the most recorded rain in the history of columbia, South Carolina, since they have been taking those records. Richelle last night at this time when we spoke here on air, it was completely downpouring. Since then the water is reseeding. You can over my shoulder, that w
Into a Los Angeles Suburb for months. The uproar following a series of fatal officerinvolved shootings has brought change in chicago. Mayor rahm emanuel says that the citys police force will be retrained. And they will be taught to escalate the confrontations while deemphasizing the use of force. Reporter good evening, tony, increasing the tools in the toolbox, thats how mayor rammel an well described the action plan. The goal is to change the way that Chicago Police officers think, making lethal force the last option instead of the first. Chicago mayor, rahm emanuel cut short a vacation in cuba to emphasize Police Tactics. Just because you train and can use force doesnt mean that you should, and helping the officers with the training that goes with it is essential. Reporter he said that they will focus on deescalation training to help officers resolve deadly confrontations instead of using force. The officers are trained to make sure that they get home safely. And when you take all of
Right now. Storm preparations along the carolina and Virginia Shores are already underway. The flooding danger, that is very real for these folks. They are also getting ready in the northeast where three years ago this month, we have heard from new Jersey Governor Chris Christie telling people this morning in his state to stay calm. Were prepared and we need you to prepare and not panic. Now i understand that this is a state thats been traumatized by the second worst Natural Disaster in American History just not quite three years ago. I understand that there will be people who when they start to hear this news will feel an enormous amount of stress over the possibility that something severe could happen to the state again. Fema and the u. S. Navy are on standby ready to respond if and when necessary. Were told president obama is also monitoring these forecast models. Hes monitoring conditions. Lets go Jennifer Gray who is tracking joaquin. Churning around the bahamas right now. Really