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fee speakers away from dying out altogether. police in brazil raided the home of the former president desilva as part of a corruption inquiry into pet pro brass. investigators questioned him but he denies wrongdoing. dozens of exception and politicians in brazil have been implicated in this long running inquiry claiming fraud took place at pet pro brass. it s being called the most politically explosive development in the corruption investigation to do with a state-run and owned oil company. hundreds of armed police raided different locations across three different states in brazil, including rio and sao paulo and one of the homes raided is that belonging to the former president desilva. he was brought in for questioning. he is not being arrested, police clarify, but has been brought in for questions. he is expected of being involved or having information or indeed knowledge to do with corrupt practices at petro brass, including the time that he was still president. ....
and mental endurance. a rare november tornado out break across the midwest, dozens of deadly twisters ripped through the region unleashing powerful winds that demolished entire neighbors and good morning and welcome to al jazeera, i m stephanie s i and this is normally snow season in the midwest but a weather system triggered unseasonable thunderstorms and tornados across 12 state and the worst was felt in illinois, officials say six people are dead, most in the central part of the state. the storms later passed just south of chicago before moving into michigan and indiana. when it was over the storm had left an expansive trail of wreckage across the region al jazeera diane wester brook has more. with a massive tornado bearing down on them they prays to a higher power to keep them safe. forgive us our trespasses. reporter: a scene that played out sunday with dozens of twisters tearing through the region cars were crushed and homes flattened and in illinois neigh ....
string of deadly tornados moved through the mid west people across the region have started the prey assess of putting their lives back together again the storms that tore through the heartland leveled neighborhoods and uprooted trees and power lines. eight people died and six were killed in hard-hit central illinois. but we begin with diane eastabrook in the hard-hit town of washington, illinois. what are residents telling you? today, reality is really sinking in. the reality is sinking in as it what these people lost. these are my granddaughters insurance agent roger hickman was stunned at the first sight of his office. sunday s tornado broke windows, hurling glass and debris everywhere. but hickman s shock quickly turned to grief. it s hard. it s very emotional. how many of your customers do you think are affected? over a thousand. it s devastation. it s unbelievable. people, my friends gone life you know wiped out. all around washington, illnois res ....
strips him of his powers. good morning and welcome to al jazeera america, i m stephanie si, it s one of the worst late-season storms to hit america s heart land in decades spreading death and destruction across 12 states, in a few hours on sunday 75 tornados ripped through the midwest with winds approaching 200 miles per hour. some of the hardest hit areas were in illinois where the governor declared a state of emergency in 7 counties monday. emergency officials are still assessing the damage. they say it s still not safe to go back into the most devastated areas. 8 people were killed, 6 in illinois and two in michigan. thousands across the region are starting down the long road to recovery now and al jazeera and did has details. reporter: from the air the damage is easy to see, miles of flattened areas where homes once stood. on the ground a devastating sight for hundreds of residents standing in front of debris where they used to live. it s just hard to believe. ....
good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i m stephanie sy. the future of american troops in afghanistan is being decided by a group of afghan tribal leaders. afghan and american leaders said yes to a security deal and today afghan president hamid karzai is pushing a council to accept it. the decision now lies with the loya jirga. translation: you are here representing the afghan nation. i was under pressure not to organise the loya jirga. when it comes to issues of national significance it is important to hold the jirgas. up to 15,000 troops could remain in the region if the security pact is signed, including 8,000-12,000 american troops. it is entirely train, equip and assist - there is no combat role for the united states force, and the bilateral security agreement is an effort to clarify for afghans and for united states military forces exactly what the rules are with respect to that ongoing relationship. here are the terms of the deal - u.s. forces ....