Their livers to create a new one to save their life. A person of interest is now in custody in connection with the killing of a Police Officer in m memphis tennessee. 33yearold officer shaun bolton was shot dead during a traffic stop last night. The shooting set off a multistate manhunt. No charges have been filed against the person of interest. The Memphis Police Department Said the investigation is ongoing, and the tragedy shows its too easy for criminals to arm themselves. There are so many guns on our streets in the wrong hands, thats the key. Thats the key thing. And men and women in blue have certain rules rules of engage at any given minute in a 24 hour day, they are dealing with folks with no rules of engagement bolton was the third memphis Police Officer shot dead in the last four years. Porto rico missed a multi petero rico missed a debt payment. The government failing to pay the 58 million bond. Island Officials Say they do not have the money. Friday they scrounged up 169 mi
Freedoms from the prejudices in the south. And thigh have a rich history, but few are left. We take a look at an all back town settled by freed slaves in the 1800s. Good morning, this is Al Jazeera America, live from new york city. Im Steph Stephanie sy. President obama only has a few weeks left until the house and senate will vote today he will speak at American University in dc. That is the same place where john f. Kennedy spoke about nuclear disarmament. But as john terrett reports, the president is up against an equally strong campaign. Reporter the toughest critic, benjamin netenyahu. His line, i would accept a good deal, but this is a bad one. Dont let the worlds formost terrorist regime get its hands on the worlds most dangerous weapons. Oppose this bad deal. Reporter the white house continued the fight tuesday in support of the nuclear deal with iran. President obama attempting to ease concerns of the same major jewish organizations addressed earlier by netenyahu. This is an op
This is al jazeera live from new york city, im erica pitzi. A man that attacked a Movie Theater hat a history of mental illness. He had at least one arrest as well as multiple commitments to Mental Health facilities in his past. He had moviegoers in tennessee ducking for cover. [ gunfire ] thats the sound of the latest theater shooting suspect being shot dead by police in tennessee. It was a lot, oh lot of shots. It was coming from outside the theater. Police began receiving calls after 1 00 p. M. In the nashville suburb of antioch. Witnesses say the 29yearold vin tente David Montano walked into the movie wearing a surgical mask, as well as two backpacks and a weapon. He was armed with a hatchet and armed with a weapon that strongly reassembles a semiautomatic pistol that we know now after examination is an air soft gun. He was allegedly armed with pepper spray. The gunman apparently unleashed this pepper spry throughout the theater, as additional officers to swat team entered that the
This is al jazeera america. Live from new york city. Im erika pitzi. The republican president ial candidates policies and personalities are coming a little more into focus today after the first debate of this Campaign Season and it was a phasy one. The moderators asked the top ten hopefuls provocative questions about their stances on immigration, isil and abortion shun. The crowded stage made it difficult for any one candidate to truly shine, but as David Shuster reports, donald trump drew the loudest reactions. Reporter soon after the opening photo on the news in this prime time debate came quickly with donald trump raising his hand and leaving open the possibility he may challenge the g. O. P. Winner unless its him. I will pledge i would not run as an independent if im in the nominee. Rand paul took the first shot. He is already hedging his bets because he is used to buying politicians. Reporter the next swipe came from the moderator. You can called women you dont like fat pigs dogs
This Al Jazeera America live from new york city, im stephanie sy. New help is on its way to fight those huge wildfires in the western United States. Some 29,000 are battling about 10 large fires across six states, and in a first for Washington State officials are asking for volunteers to join the fight. They are looking for drenthzs who can operate backhoes and bulldozers. This is an unprecedented cataclysm in our state. There are 390,000 acres burning. Reporter dry weather and strong winds are helping fuel the fires raging in the eastern part of the United States. We know these fires have burned a big home in our hearts. Reporter the body of three firefighters were removed by a procession of emergency vehicles. They died after getting trapped in the flames. The men were identified as a 20 year old, a 26 year old, and 31 year old richard. Their families in mourning. He was the center of our lives. Were going to miss him more than anything in the whole world. Its horrible, and to lose y