Victims. We are losing our privacy. Paying per mile, a plan met with opposition. Cuts that people didnt know how to work with are becoming popular. Why the record breaking drought in california is pushing up supermarket prices nationwide. Good morning, and welcome to al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. One day after russia signed a treatedy making crimea a part of the russian operation, proRussian Forces stormed a base in sevastopol. Jennifer glasse is there and joins us on the phone. Things are escalating quickly. What are you hearing . Thats right. Im here at the base. You can here russian army trucks arriving on the base a few hours ago. The civilian men came in, followed by Russian Forces. They stormed the building in the commanders hours , and made the Ukrainian Forces leave. Theres a few sailors in the courtyard with their belongings around them. I took photos earlier that document what happens. There are men in regular uniforms standing guard outside the headquarters. The men s
Stranded. Scrutinizing security and looking for a motive. Defense secretary chuck hagel has arrestedded a review of security at the Defense Department authorities worldwide. There are questions about the gunman. Why did he receive security clearance despite his past trouble with the law. And were learning more about the is it innocent victims. Mike viqueira, where do does the investigation stand right now . We learned new details as this investigation transitions from that active shooter incident we saw yesterday and all day long authorities for hours after the incident at 8 is 8 15 in washington, d. C. Yesterday morning held out that there may have been a second shooter, but today they announ announced that aaron alexis acted alone. He used a valid i. D. Card that he obtained as a naval contractor. He entered the navy grounds and then entered the build 197 whereupon he took out a shotgun. A shotgun that he legally purchased just days ago and began that murderous rampage that ended wit
Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. The icy temperatures encasing the country are having a deadly impact. The brutal weather is blamed on 21 deaths nationwide. Tuesday was one of the coldest january days for much of the u. S. While some spots are getting a break, warming up a little, for other places the cold is coming. The muchtyped polar vortex blanketed much of the nation with freezing temperatures. Some areas were colder than antarctica, and it pinched the deep south, where you dont often need winter coats, hats and gloves. The Atlanta Metro area set a low of 6 degrees. The cold killed a 70yearold homeless man, frozen to death. The temperatures dipped to 6 degrees in charlotte, north carolina. It broke a low of 12 degrees in 1884. The mercury plummeted to 30 degrees. Erica, it is slightly less cold today. Yes, tuesday broke a centuryold record of 6 degrees back in 1896. Yes, 1896. Its not so bad today. Its still really cold. We are in the Single Digits
A 12yearold boy is under arrest accused of opening fire with a shotgun at a new mexican school. The boys identity has not been released by police. Roswell new mexico is the latest community to grapple with a fallout from a shooting. A child is undergoing a mental evaluation. She snuck the shotgun into school this a Musical Instrument case. Erica pitzi is here with the details. One. Victims, 13yearold kendall sandsers is out of surgery. Her continue is stable. The name of the second victim, an 11yearold is not being released. He underwent two surgeries, hes in Critical Condition with injuries to his neck and the side of his face. The school is closed as investigators try to figure out how and why this happened. Hundreds gathered and prayed in a vigil held in new mexico for the two young children. I seen them run in there. Classes were barely underway when the shots ran out. Many of the 200 students were inside the gym when witnesses say a 12 yearold 7th grader shot two opportunities bef
The dangers cruisers facing while digging through tonnes of tox toxic debris. Dear rachel. How are you . A lot of tanks is given to autistic children. What happens when they grow up. A look at efforts to help adults with autism lead normal lives. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. A powerful earthquake rocked the south American Country of chile triggering Mass Evacuations and tsunami warnings. The 8. 2 quake hit off the coast, causing landslides, knocked out power and caused 6 foot high swells. Five people have been killed. The countrys president issued a state of emergency and deployed antiriot police and soldiers. Hundreds of thousands were ordered to evacuate along coastal cities. As Thomas Drayton shows, in some ways it was business as usual in a region that deals with earthquakes regularly. Its the sound they have been rehearsing for. When residents across chiles north coast heard the sirens, they knew what to do. Head to higher ground. Many clogged r