Australia who became the story after he was carjacked at gunpoint by an armed fugitive. Hello. There are reports that president obama has secretly written to irans Supreme Leader to discuss possible cooperation against Islamic State militants. The wall street journal says mr. Obama sent the letter last month in which he referred to a shared interest in fighting Islamic State in iraq and syria. The white house has refused to comment on the report, insisting that its stance towards iran has not changed. President obama authorized a u. S. Led air campaign against i. S. Fighters in iraq in august, and expanded the mission the following month to neighboring syria. Iranian forces have also been fighting the Islamic State group on the ground, under the leadership of the iranian general who has been seen at the siege of the iraqi city. Well, the u. S. And iran broke off diplomatic relations back in 1979 after the storming of the u. S. Embassy in teheran where 52 americans were held hostage for
The unit. I hope. I mean its friday april twenty fifth year in korea life and soul and mingling. Daniel chan thank you for joining us in waters off korea southwestern coast at the side of the silver ferry accident. Search operations are now well into its tenth day. Not a single survivor has been found since a ferry capsized in Moscow Wednesday morning. But there is no let up and search efforts for the partys deciding to use the diving bell and decide for the first time earlier this friday. This afternoon for the latest non aligned to our school just on the local harbor the viewers point of land into the accident site to some. Guys its past ten pm korean time. Such operations are ongoing share of run walk despite the strong wind and the chris king stronger by the minute find more female bodies of town one High School Teams havent recovered this friday with the deaths of the one and eighty five and reduce the number missing two one hundred and seventeen. Divers that this desert on the fo
Ukraine has announced a weeklong unilateral ceasefire to come into effect right now. Its the first step in Petro Poroshenkos plan to put an end to the bloody conflict with prorussian insurgents in the countrys east. He has been visiting troops in the area where have made the announcement. The proposal includes amnesty for some separatists, but rebel leaders opposed the plan. There are other troubling developments according to the white house. It has more evidence of a buildup of Russian Forces on the border with ukraine. Well hear from kiev in a moment, but first, this report on events in the east. People have been streaming to the train station, anxious to get a ticket out of town. They are scared they could soon become caught up in the fighting. Where should i go . My sister lives in russia and invited me to come to her place. I could stay there for a month, but what what i do than . The army says several soldiers and 300 separatists have been killed in just two days in clashes in th
Federation and the illegal referendum on the question is scheduled for march sixteen in london when it may the British Foreign secretary said the referendum was happening to read to kill asleep quickly and further intervention by more staff would not be well off he added that russian intervention in crimea has turned people in the rest of ukraine was against russia the Ukrainian Border patrol plane came under fire while flying over the weekend and about one thousand meters here the administrative border with the fortune arctic white crimea. No one was hurt when gunmen opened fire on the un armed aircraft the Diamond Light aircraft was flying three crew on an Observation Mission in a video shot from ukrainian plane and later distributed by the Border Guard Service press off as white flashes which appear to be shocked to be seen being directed at the plane that flies away Russian Forces took control of her email last week pro moscow to protest have declared the region part of our shop an
What were they thinking . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Today we may be at the Tipping Point for one of the most important decisions president obama needs to make as he begins his second term. On capitol hill republicans including moderate republicans are sending the president a clear warning, dont nominate susan rice to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. Rice is the current u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations. She spent a second day meeting with senators trying to explain some of her inaccurate comments she made after the september 11th terrorist attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libya. Cnns senior Congressional Correspondent dana bash is joining us now from capitol hill with the very latest. What happened today, dana . Reporter wolf, it was one thing for susan rice to be criticized harshly yesterday by the three republicans she met with because they had been among her harshest critics, senators graham and mccain. Todays meeting was different be