The armed radical Group Boko Haram claiming responsibility for abducting school girls. The leader of boko haram said that they kidnapped the girls from their boarding school three weeks ago. Now theyre threatening to sell them at slaves. Reporter nigerians praying for the kidnapped girls to be found. There is pressure on the president. He has set up a committee to investigate how the abductions took place, and why the rescue effort has so far failed. Some church goers are planning overnight vigils until the girls are found. I have daughters, i have a son, this is painful. If i put myself in the shoes of their parents. Reporter onstate tv the president said this on the missing girls. We believe that well get them out. What we request is more cooperation from the parents of these girls. Up to them time they have not been able to clearly give the police accounts. Reporter news of the abductions have spread around the world. These protesters in washington, d. C. Accuse the Nigerian Governm
Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im Morgan Radford. Fema is sending a million litres of clean water to West Virginia. More than a dozen water distribution centres will open in a few hours to help hundreds of thousands of people in charleston that cant eat, drink or bathe. At the same time an investigation has begun into what happened, why and who may be responsible. Until then the water supply is off limits. Our Jonathan Martin is at the scene fema and Homeland Security brought in 12 tanker trucks like those behind me. Many have brought in sizeable containers. Its not clear how long the problem will last. It came to light around 10 30 when Freedom Industries reported a leak from a container into the elk river. This was a concern because the facility is close, about a mile and a half, upstream from the Water Treatment facility. The chemical got into the water line. Many people reported a strange odour, a smell similar to liquorice or a sweet candy. It was detected and believ
We have renewed our positions concerning the Peace Process and also in addressing all of the issues foremost among which are the issue of the border, jerusalem settlements, security and the release of palestinian prisoners. We have also asserted that the Peace Process is the shortest and most effective way to achieving stability in the region. The question is the key of Peace Security in the middle east region and it cannot be implemented except with the full israeli withdraw and the establishment of a palestinian state with full sovereignty with jerusalem as its capitol. We would also like to stress the arab commitment to a lasting peace. There is no doubt that there are difficulties and obstacles facing us and the Israeli Government should therefore stop all settlement activities and should also give the peace efforts a chance to succeed so in order to reach a lasting settlement. We also warn against the repercussions of continued israeli practices that would hinder such progress. Th
Unconstitutional. The states attorneygeneral is calling for a fight. When i play with friends on the street, they look at me different. How nigeria is trying to keep young girls safe from sex predators. Good morning to you. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im Morgan Radford live in new york city. Its been two weeks since Malaysia Airlines flight 370 vanished with 239 on board. Of the focus is on a remote patch of the indian ocean, 1500 miles off the australian coast. Thats where satellite images showed two large objects in the water. Search clues are focussing on that area, hunting for a sign of debris. Six planes and two merchant ships are taking part in the search. Malaysia is taking the u. S. , asking them to provide sonar and under water surveillance. The u. S. Has spent 2. 5 million on search efforts. Officials are analysing transcripts of the final 54 minutes of recording between the pilot and ground control. So far it doesnt appear to show anything out of the ordinary. Malaysias t
Planes hunting for the airliner, why Mother Nature may derail the ascertain for flight mh370. Explosions and gunfire. Russia tightens its grip on crimea, in what could be a last stand for ukrainian soldiers. Good morning, and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Ive from new york city. Im Morgan Radford. Its 3am in Washington State where rescue workers have been searching through the night for victims of a massive mud slide. It happened saturday morning, 30 miles north of seattle killing three people. Rescue workers say they heard voices crying for help from beneath the debris. The state governor declared a state of emergency after a mountain of mud flowed. Rocks, debris hit the area northeast of seattle. 2 miles from here. Its pretty much everything that is gone. This man was driving when the slide hit. I was coming down the hill. I saw the darkness, like someone wants to grab you and everything was gone. Like three seconds. Three people were called by a wall of mud, 80 feet wide and deep.