Valley runners in the ultra marathon face soaring temperatures. The Afghan Taliban has confirmed to al jazeera its spiritual leader mullah people mar is dead. Its elected his replacement. The Afghan Government announced yesterday it had enough evidence to suggest mullah omar died in hospital two years ago. The taliban refused then to comment. Its now confirmed reports of his death but hasnt said when he died. Well get the latest from kabul in a couple of moments. First, this report. Mullah people mullah omar was the leader of the afghanistan taliban. The f. B. I. Offered millions of dollars for information on his whereabouts. Communications from him came through the talibans website usually on holidays or anniversaries. It was never cheer if they were really his words. As a young man, he was a meteorologist. Has dean fighter battling the soviet army. The taliban chose him because he had people and weapons to use. The second reason, he was famous person. His 30 fighters became thousands
Electrician before deciding to become a cop. We talked about my concern for your safety a lot and you always said dad, dont worry, when it is your time to go you cant do a thing about it. It is in gods hands. Reporter his daughter spoke wearing her fathers shirt. I think that my dad always knew Something Like this would always happen. I believe that if he had to go this is the only honorable way for it to happen. Reporter she wondered about a future without her father who wont be there to share special moments. I didnt know who would walk me down the aisle or love all my kids that will be too cute to put down. Reporter his brother talked about the boy who followed in his footsteps but that has now changed. Well, little brother, the tables have turned. It is your big brother who now looks up to you. Reporter one officer described the cops job as being a sheep dog, protecting the flock from the wolves. That is what Sergeant Scott lunger was doing when he died protecting the flock. Always
Fortunately 476, construction southbound at 95 at davidson, the exit has cleared. I am following construction taking out the left lane on the northeast extension between the exits for 63 and the exits for route 63 and route 22 and i78. 95, 76, and 476, typical trouble spots all looking good this hour. Thank you. Breaking from overnight in philadelphia, a woman is dead after someone murdered the mother in a city neighborhood. Monique braxton is live near the scene. What have you learned . Reporter she was shot execution style once in the head. Neighbors interviewed by homicide have returned to the scene. Some were startled after hearing a loud bang last night. Were getting a look at the young working mother killed here. Relatives and friends tell us the 22yearold was shot once in the head in her secondfloor bedroom. Her 2yearold daughter who was nearby of unharmed. Dukowsky worked for a local dentist. Theyre puzzled by the murder in their midst. Beautiful, sweet, would do anything for a
Florida everglades Flight Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has been found. And 25 years since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. We begin in gaza with these developments. The Security Council is set to hold a meeting. Israel confirmed that 13 soldiers have been killed in an overnight operation. The military wing of hamas claimed it captured a soldier. The israeli army are looking into the claims. 60 palestinians were killed in one neighbourhood. 469 have been killed in 13 days of israeli attacks. The wounded have been streaming into hospitals. There are severe shortages. Nick schifrin joins us live in gaza city. The past 24 hours has been violent. Where do we stand at this hour . Yes, good evening. The strikes that we first saw last night into shajia to my left 24 hours later the violence has been high, for his rail and the palestinians more than 60 dead, a few hundred wounded. So many that nobody knows quite the actual number, and for anyone who saw the images today in that neighbourhood a
Spend the night far from their destination. The Costa Concordia is on the move more than two and a half years after it sank off the coast of italy. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. Huge developments in gaza and israel, as well as the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17. A plane carrying remains from that night is on its way to the netherlands now and millions are observing a national day of mourning. After rockets fell near telaviv, american passenger jets are told dont fly there. The travel ban to israel is in effect for a few more hours. Secretary of state john kerry now on the ground in israel in an effort to broker a ceasefire. We have reporters around the globe covering these stairs. Trial says it has got to finish the job of destroying those tunnels fighters use to get from gaza into israel. As the diplomacy is intense filing, so is the violence. On the gazaisrael border, the wounded arrived faster than ever. This Service Member and 200 israel tr