clashing with riot police in the streets. how delay in education is effecting students in one african nation. another round of bone-chilling cold and snow is set to arrive today in the midwest and northeast, temperatures are expected to go well below zero in minnesota and wi and michigan and up state new york are expected to see the worst of it with sub zero temperatures and feel the freeze as far south as florida. in washington dc where 8 s could fall all federal offices are closed and welcome to al jazeera america, i m stephanie sy, the cold air won t be as dangerous as the blast we had a few weeks ago but many may feel some of the very same effects. two weeks after dangerously cold hit the nation a new wave of air is making a come back and temperatures will plummet to below zero in 11 states starting today through friday. with that cold scenes like this will surely play out again and includes airlines delays and cancellations like the ones that left thousands stranded
and bouncing back, the ozone layer is recovering but what is making it better could make another problem worse. we begin in the middle east, to defeat the self-declared islamic state. today a new plan which could involve joining military action. president obama expanded u.s. campaign including possible air strikes in syria. the secretary of state john kerry was in saudi arabia, bidding support, and nick chef ron is in our middle east bureau with more. the ten countries agreed not only to perhaps help militarily, but also stop the flow of fighters and funding. and also combat the groups radical religious message. it will not be easy, but it is vital. very grateful across three countries. what pleasures is for me to be back in the kingdom of saudi arabia. that strategy is centers in a global coalition of nations. that s because the u.s. knows etch a massive campaign can t defeat the group would regional support. all that military action just creates space for
82nd floor when the plane hit it world trade center. tonight - one man s story to remember. the obama administration came out with new numbers on the islamic state group today. a c.i.a. released figures saying the i.s. group has more fighters than thought. there s between 20,000 and 31,000 fighters on the ground in iraq and syria. the f c.i.a. said the spike in members expect heavy recruitment after a series of victories. many arrived from other american countries. that s one of the images the u.s. wants support for a plan to fight the i.s. group. secretary of state john kerry was in saudi arabia, trying to build a coalition. 10 arab countries agreed to help. there s a long way to go. libby casey reports. the obama administration is making the case at home and abroad for the president s plan. on capitol hill, members of the house and senate were briefed behind closed doors. the president s chief of staff, dennis mcdonough has been making personal rounds on capitol hill. the
all personnel. we re joined right now by phone with manuel gomez. he is an fbi agent. mr. gomez, can you hear me? do we have mr. gomez? this is the building where the shooting took place this morning. we are listening to sporadic live coverage. the image is a helicopter from the united states park police. a man is air lifted from the top of the building by . by way of history the building you re looking at, the situation there is a fortress. it was built in the late 1700s and looks like a port at the sea. it sits on the bank of the river, which is considered the east part of the potomac river. we understand there have been four people including a police officer who was shot. we also understand that the gunman, according to the washington post i m quoting the washington post at this time may be holed up inside one of the rooms in that fortress. we re joined by phone right now with our white house correspondent mike viqueira. by my estimates there are about five police ag
we continue to follow breaking news coming out of the nation s capital, washington, d.c. police are saying at least one gunman have been contained in the building on the grounds of the washington navy yard in southeast washington. as many as three shooters including one in military fatigues is on the scene, according to a report by the washington post. shortly after 8:20 this morning, there were shorts fired inside the command headquarters building on the grounds of the washington navy yard you see there on the banks of the river. there are conflicting reports as we see the scenes live coming in of the number of people shot. a spokesman for the police is confirming that maybe four victims were shot, including one who was a police officer. other reports are suggesting as many as ten people were shot. by the way, the police saying as many as four fatalities may have taken place, and 10 people shot and possibly 12 and a second officer. once again, those reports have not been i