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how do you get a more transparent view of washington? you will be surprised at some of the tools being rolled out to keep uncle sam in check. ♪ >>> our digital producer, wajahat ali is here bringing in all of your feedback. this is so interesting when you get into in eric cantor lost and the role the digital space may have played. >> yes, darth vader is currently the leading presidential candidate according to the "washington post" poll. and the most hated star wars character of all time is more popular than all of congress. and the reason for that, a lot of people are saying it's corruption. a loyaling streamer says . . . and that's a major reason, lisa why people want a change. >> yes, they do. house majority leader eric cantor losing his election bid to tea party candidate dave prat. many believe he is one of the only people to beat such a high-ranking leader. so what is behind brat's win? and what was it indicate about the way props our entire political system is heading. joining us is a columnist for tech republic, and the found i
how do you get a more transparent view of washington? you will be surprised at some of the tools being rolled out to keep uncle sam in check. ♪ >>> our digital producer, wajahat ali is here bringing in all of your feedback. this is so interesting when you get into in eric cantor lost and the role the digital space may have played. >> yes, darth vader is currently the leading presidential candidate according to the "washington post" poll. and the most hated star wars...
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to washington, d.c. to take back the white house. yeah! >> alex we're talking about how the digital space can take these viral videos and help a candidate. we're seeing main stream media take things off of the internet and use it, and amplify the message. but can it also derail important conversation. because the media gets so hyperfocused on quirky things? >> i think the answer is yes. the extent to which a singular gaffe can derail a campaign is beautifully illustrated by howard kaine. we know that really did make a difference to his campaign, fairly or not. there is a real cacophony of voices now. and if you have the ability to pick and choose which media you choose and which media you want to see, that does enable a certain amount of [ inaudible ] which leads people to see more things which they often -- basically support what they already believe in. i think you will start to see more efforts to create better efforts of architecture online. but the amount of media that covers it is unprecedented. to
to washington, d.c. to take back the white house. yeah! >> alex we're talking about how the digital space can take these viral videos and help a candidate. we're seeing main stream media take things off of the internet and use it, and amplify the message. but can it also derail important conversation. because the media gets so hyperfocused on quirky things? >> i think the answer is yes. the extent to which a singular gaffe can derail a campaign is beautifully illustrated by howard...
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marijuana is legally on sale in washington state. and so far colorado is the only other state to allow pot for recreational use. but supplies are limited. only a few stores have licenses and most of them won't open for days. live in seattle tonight, can you give us a sense of these first day sales? >> yeah, it has been crazy, it has been fun, continue bu canni, which is the only store open right now, it has been busy all day, and they opened just after noon, and a line out of the door all day. they figured they would serve 500 people by now. people waiting two or three hours in line, and everybody happy with the wait and don't seem to mind at all. >> you know, it's an historic moment. and a lot of people have been waiting for this for a long time. and that simply is what brought me out here. >> i figured there would be a lot of people coming out here to buy their first legal bag of weed. and i know i'm here to support not only in marijuana legalization, but also supporting a small business. >> so 500 or so served here, and i just tal
marijuana is legally on sale in washington state. and so far colorado is the only other state to allow pot for recreational use. but supplies are limited. only a few stores have licenses and most of them won't open for days. live in seattle tonight, can you give us a sense of these first day sales? >> yeah, it has been crazy, it has been fun, continue bu canni, which is the only store open right now, it has been busy all day, and they opened just after noon, and a line out of the door all...
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first colorado and now washington state. facing a backlash for retail pot shops. plus the crown jewel. breathtaking photos celebrating 150 years of yosemite. >> tonight a major escalation in the middle east where israel has launched an operation into gaza. it's called "protective edge." israel said its responsible for the worst palestinian rocket barrage in a year and a half. strikes are i don't know goin i don'on going at this hour. nick schifrin, what can you tell us about that situation? >> reporter: yes, morgan, the strikes, these operation that the israeli military called protective edge are i don' ongoing. a second barrage of airstrikes. the raids are hitting empty training grounds. right before that for the first time in this current round of violence they hit a house. an israeli drone was flying over a house, fired a single warning rocket shot right total side. a few minutes later fired a rocket into that house and destroyed it. we have not seen that since the beginning of the current escalation. and currently, morgan, from bolton wanderers sides the viole
first colorado and now washington state. facing a backlash for retail pot shops. plus the crown jewel. breathtaking photos celebrating 150 years of yosemite. >> tonight a major escalation in the middle east where israel has launched an operation into gaza. it's called "protective edge." israel said its responsible for the worst palestinian rocket barrage in a year and a half. strikes are i don't know goin i don'on going at this hour. nick schifrin, what can you tell us about...
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would you expect the same in washington state? >> you know, i don't know what we can expect in washington state. colorado and washington both took different approaches to selling marijuana, and to dealing with the legalization. so i'm not sure that you can really compare the two at this point. >> what have been some of the successes and failures of the approach in your state? >> well, one of the successes is that through april the state got $10.8 million worth of tax money. that's not counting the county taxes or the city taxes that were also put on the--on marijuana. that's a really good thing. in 2010 there were 10,000 people in colorado arrested for possession of marijuana. in 2014, we aren't having anybody arrested for possession of marijuana. and in fact, there are now 10,000 people working in the marijuana industry in colorado. that's a really good success story to be talking about. even the governor of colorado, john hickenlooper, who was against legalization said it has definitely helped the economy here through the last y
would you expect the same in washington state? >> you know, i don't know what we can expect in washington state. colorado and washington both took different approaches to selling marijuana, and to dealing with the legalization. so i'm not sure that you can really compare the two at this point. >> what have been some of the successes and failures of the approach in your state? >> well, one of the successes is that through april the state got $10.8 million worth of tax money....
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let's say i wanted to go to washington next week and open up a store? is it that simple as opening any other business, or how much red tape do you have to go through? >> it is significant. it is a heavily regulated industry. if you wanted to come to seattle and open a store you literally could not do it because of the licensing that's in place. all of these companies had to jump through immense hoops to get these licenses issued in the first place. mafively more-massively more significant. you are dealing with so much government regulation that in my opinion it's almost a wonder that we even have stores this early in 2014. >> what are the things you have been advising business owners once they get their license and open up shop how have you been advising them once this gets under way? >> really, there is a top three advisory message i give my clientele. establishing that relationship with your vendors. very obviously there's going to be a lack of supply and a huge amount of demand and it's lucrative but right off the bat these retailers and producers pr
let's say i wanted to go to washington next week and open up a store? is it that simple as opening any other business, or how much red tape do you have to go through? >> it is significant. it is a heavily regulated industry. if you wanted to come to seattle and open a store you literally could not do it because of the licensing that's in place. all of these companies had to jump through immense hoops to get these licenses issued in the first place. mafively more-massively more...
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see you for the next "inside story" in washington. i'm ray suarez. >>> lives destroyed, homes reduced to rubble. we follow gazans surveying the devastation as the 12-hour cease-fire is extended. they meet in paris to call to a further extension to the cease-fire. >>> hello there. this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead on this program -- fighting in libya prompts the u.s. to close its embassy in tripoli and pull o
see you for the next "inside story" in washington. i'm ray suarez. >>> lives destroyed, homes reduced to rubble. we follow gazans surveying the devastation as the 12-hour cease-fire is extended. they meet in paris to call to a further extension to the cease-fire. >>> hello there. this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead on this program -- fighting in libya prompts the u.s. to close its embassy in tripoli and pull o
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it is the largest fire in washington state history, the carlton complex fire. it is more than four times the size of seattle. these fires are producing thick smoke that is dropping ash as far away as new england. grappling with the washington monster only had 2% of it contained at last estimate. >> between mother nature, and the resource, with everything going on in the region, very challenging. >> about 200 homes have been lost, including the dream house warn smithers just bought three weeks ago. >> living room, dining room, kitchen, 90% of everything moved in,le. >> another 1200 homes have been evacuated. authorities say nows of homes not burned to the ground are without father, and will be for weeks. >> when we had power everything was fine, would pat we are at a vale disadvantage. there are calmer winds for today, maybe even some rain. but if the rein is accompanied by lightening, it may not be that much help. al jazeera. >> here is is some light rain pushing up from the south. so the red flag warnings remain in effect, just a little rain, certainly not a l
it is the largest fire in washington state history, the carlton complex fire. it is more than four times the size of seattle. these fires are producing thick smoke that is dropping ash as far away as new england. grappling with the washington monster only had 2% of it contained at last estimate. >> between mother nature, and the resource, with everything going on in the region, very challenging. >> about 200 homes have been lost, including the dream house warn smithers just bought...
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washington's washington's washington's marion barry. >> i have a philosophy. a setup is for a come back. >>> and good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen, welcome to "america tonight," the weekend edition. it is a shocking statistic. one study finds u.s. prisons are home to ten times as many mentally ill people as state psychiatric hospitals. as aasigh legals were shut down and budgets made community support scarce, prisons have become the repositories for the mentally ill in america. "americ "america tonight's" michael okwu finds a surprising campaigner for change. >> it's shocking enough to witness firsthand. a collection of men confined to the prison of their own minds. broken, vulnerable and in unrelenting pain. more shocking perhaps to know that the nation's largest caretaker of the mentally ill is right here. the twin towers correctional facility, los angeles county's jail. l.a. different jacki jackie lacy heads the office that helped put these men behind bars. she is working to stop thing system's revolving door for the mentally ill. compared
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see you for the next "inside story" in washington. i'm ray suarez. >> maman bashir alex niev camila karamova di dai jin peng pan sunatillo i am sorry if i pronounced your name wrong. >> it was not a choice for us, for the children to come here.
see you for the next "inside story" in washington. i'm ray suarez. >> maman bashir alex niev camila karamova di dai jin peng pan sunatillo i am sorry if i pronounced your name wrong. >> it was not a choice for us, for the children to come here.
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these are the scenes coming in from washington state. battling wildfires, and they need some rain here. they have cooling weather, at least. these temperatures now into the 50s and 60s, so a little cooler. you can see the line of clouds, the showers pushing to the south. know we have rain returning. that caused the fires to change direction there. winds still a big factor, but the rain is helping a little bit. there is still red flag warnings in effect for much of the northwest. but here is the rain forecast not only today but also tomorrow. may contain lightning with a few thunderstorms. we're benefiting from the rain at least. strong severe storms possible across the northern plains. and the heat continues to build. the heat advisory still in effect there with highs climbing up into the upper 90s in kansas city. don't want the lightning, but we can take the rain. >> dave warren, thanks. >>> mummy cases that have never been opened are being scanned to determine how the mummies lived and died. using 3-d images they can create objects bur
these are the scenes coming in from washington state. battling wildfires, and they need some rain here. they have cooling weather, at least. these temperatures now into the 50s and 60s, so a little cooler. you can see the line of clouds, the showers pushing to the south. know we have rain returning. that caused the fires to change direction there. winds still a big factor, but the rain is helping a little bit. there is still red flag warnings in effect for much of the northwest. but here is the...
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you were just talking about the fire in washington state, but washington, oregon through the northwest corridor, over 30 different large fires are uncontained right now. a lot of area and real estate covered with all of this, and that fire danger extends all the way into places like utah, so a broad area is under the risk. we don't really have a lot of rain in the forecast for today. we had a front go through this area, cool things slightly, which is good, because temperatures in the 70s are better than the 80's and 90 said we had earlier into the month. better chances for rain into tomorrow. that would help as well, but not great chances, so little improvement. >> nicole, thank you. >> the bombing continues, dozens more air strikes hitting gaza overnight, the death toll rising. >> secretary of state john kerry tries to reach a ceasefire. we take a closer look at how billions in international aid impacted the region. >> my immediate feeling is to kill him so he will never hurt anybody again. >> a father's rage after witnessing a terrifying attack. what he did and why he will not be cha
you were just talking about the fire in washington state, but washington, oregon through the northwest corridor, over 30 different large fires are uncontained right now. a lot of area and real estate covered with all of this, and that fire danger extends all the way into places like utah, so a broad area is under the risk. we don't really have a lot of rain in the forecast for today. we had a front go through this area, cool things slightly, which is good, because temperatures in the 70s are...
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see you for the next "inside story" in washington. i'm ray suarez. >> we have to reach the final solution -- [ inaudible ]. >> professor mohammed [ inaudible ] from the middle east. four questions. secretary general of the united nations. >>> when i met the president, he did say, i borrowed your slogan. >> activist and presidential medal of freedom winner coined the phrase, "yes, we can." the mantra became barack intaps's call to vote. she co-founded the united farm worker's union.
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joins us now from washington, and is an abuse survivor herself. what was your reaction to pope francis begging forgiveness. as a survivor, did you feel this was heartfelt or was it just a p.r. stunt? >> it doesn't really matter whether they were heartfelt or a p.r. what matters is that meeting with the victims, while i hope they find healing, isn't going to protect a single child. apologizing is not going to protect a child. >> what are the demands your group has to protect children is making sure bishops that have covered up sexual abuse are held more accountable. did you hear what you wanted to in that reward? >> it doesn't matter again what i hear, we've heard things. we hear things over and over again. what we need is for him to take an action, discipline, denote a bishop who covered up. a good place would be bishop finn from kansas city who has been convicted but yet is still a bishop. >> why do you think the vatican continues to protect these bishops, there are those also in buenos aires and europe. >> it's hard for the church to change and
joins us now from washington, and is an abuse survivor herself. what was your reaction to pope francis begging forgiveness. as a survivor, did you feel this was heartfelt or was it just a p.r. stunt? >> it doesn't really matter whether they were heartfelt or a p.r. what matters is that meeting with the victims, while i hope they find healing, isn't going to protect a single child. apologizing is not going to protect a child. >> what are the demands your group has to protect children...
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, a large portion of this north central washington just sunk in thick smoke. air quality is now not only unhealthy for sensitive groups but even lower. it's just flat-out unhealthy across the northern posht of washington and into northern idaho. we have been getting a weather system moving through. it's been bringing very, very light sprinkles to the very peaks of the north case kades but not impacting the fires at all except from the way of the winds enhancing the fire activity, which is very e radic. we are seeing torching and crowning of these fires. 92 degrees in winachi, the closest reporting station to the wildfire activity. wind gusts currently up to 40 miles an hour at recording stations on one side of the west side of the cascades but on the east side, in fact, eastern washington, spokane at 37 miles an hour. we get stronger gusts than that funneling through the cascade passes appear the gaps. temperatures while seattle is seven degrees warmer for you right now. note the area of grew blue. we do have cooler temperatures in the area. the wildfires, tha
, a large portion of this north central washington just sunk in thick smoke. air quality is now not only unhealthy for sensitive groups but even lower. it's just flat-out unhealthy across the northern posht of washington and into northern idaho. we have been getting a weather system moving through. it's been bringing very, very light sprinkles to the very peaks of the north case kades but not impacting the fires at all except from the way of the winds enhancing the fire activity, which is very...
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still with us in our washington studios our guests. let's ask you something that you've been bringing up a lot. how will these loans develop, and how will the competing interests of all these countries be able to agree upon some of the basic perimeters? how will they get there? >> that is still a question to be answered. the location and the theme of choosing the presidency, the border and so on and so forth. but the main question is still what these countries understand. what is the understanding of what development is about. we don't know that yet. as far as we know, the banks lend money to infrastructure projects abroad using their own using their own companies for the infrastructure projects. but we don't know much about what was agreed for the development bank. the other--but there is another side of the story. if these countries could not reach yet an agreement about the basic lines for lending or for forcing the development abroad the bank will be an opportunity to discuss these issues and try to reach a common grouped. so the b
still with us in our washington studios our guests. let's ask you something that you've been bringing up a lot. how will these loans develop, and how will the competing interests of all these countries be able to agree upon some of the basic perimeters? how will they get there? >> that is still a question to be answered. the location and the theme of choosing the presidency, the border and so on and so forth. but the main question is still what these countries understand. what is the...
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michael. >> a very interesting day tomorrow in washington. allen schauffler in seattle. >>> governor andrew quoam signed a bill into law, authorizing people with ten different des including aide, alice many hiermalzheimer's andep helpcy. . ep helpcy. epilepsy. >> al jazeera america presents >> yeah, i'm different. i wanna do what god asks of me... 15 stories, 1 incredible journey >> edge of eighteen coming september only on al jazeera america >> 3d technology is often the stuff hollywood movies are made of but some university are using 3d to teach future doctors and nurses human anatomy. tanya moseley takes us to michigan state university. >> this is how most students learn human anatomy. through the touch and feel of human bones and cadavers. but recently, university of michigan professor called in a team of tech experts to help develop a new way to study the human body. by using 3d technology. here's what they came up with, a virtual human body that floats in the middle of the room like a holhologram. >> as a researcher and as a teacher, th
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washington state is on the verge of history tonight. the first mnc marijuana stores will open tomorrow . lori jane gliha, on the rapidly changing marijuana laws. >> in the quiet mountain forest of stevens county washington, a crisis is unfolding for larry and his family. >> it's serious. they're probably going to throw me in the jug. >> it all started with harvey's bad knee. so bad he can no longer get around his 35 acre property on foot. >> about four years ago a friend of mine gave me a marijuana cookie. it was a good pain reliever. i eighth that cookie and you can't believe it. the pain was gone, like gone. >> the retired truck driver and commercial fisherman says that one cookie made a believer out of him.. >> this is the way you go to your marijuana farm? >> we're going to make a loop here. >> so much so that he and his wife rhonda and three of their friends obtained medical marijuana certificates and cleared this area to begin to grow pots. >> it was no weeds there before. >> what did it look like before? >> it looked like a garde
washington state is on the verge of history tonight. the first mnc marijuana stores will open tomorrow . lori jane gliha, on the rapidly changing marijuana laws. >> in the quiet mountain forest of stevens county washington, a crisis is unfolding for larry and his family. >> it's serious. they're probably going to throw me in the jug. >> it all started with harvey's bad knee. so bad he can no longer get around his 35 acre property on foot. >> about four years ago a friend...
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you mike viqueira is in washington, d.c. we'll start with jonathan martin who is at the border in tax. what's on top of the agenda for the president in texas today? >> the president will be making a couple of stops here, visiting dallas and austin, but won't be coming to the border, which is something he's been heavily criticized for, not just by congress, but also governor rick perry. the president himself has called this a humanitarian cries. he agreed to meet with governor perry and religious leaders for a round table discussion to talk about what's going on here, specifically that is the huge wave of undocumented children who are unaccompanied coming cross the border. there have been about 50,000 of those children coming alone across the border since october, and that is a staggering number when you consider just a couple of years ago, the numbers were less than three times that -- the number now is three times what it was just a few years ago. >> how are the border towns where you are reacting to the in flux of migrants
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john terrett joining us live in washington, d.c. john, always a pressure. >>> at least six people killed on flight mh17 or their way to an hiv aids conference happening in australia. scientists and activists from the international aids society paid tribute in melbourne today. among passengers was a well-known researcher and spokesman for the world health organization glen thomas. who is based in jamaica. >> we discussed this, of course, among ourselves, our friends, our colleagues, and what we agreed and i think we had a real consensus, everyone agreed, that the colleagues that we have lost were people who committed their lives and their work to hiv aids and they would want this conference to go forward. and that they would want us to have them in our hearts during the conference. >> officials say they don't yet know just how many of those victims were going to that conference. meanwhile, ukrainians right here in the states are remembering the hundreds of lives lost in malaysia airlines tragedy. they held a candle light individual i
john terrett joining us live in washington, d.c. john, always a pressure. >>> at least six people killed on flight mh17 or their way to an hiv aids conference happening in australia. scientists and activists from the international aids society paid tribute in melbourne today. among passengers was a well-known researcher and spokesman for the world health organization glen thomas. who is based in jamaica. >> we discussed this, of course, among ourselves, our friends, our...
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the bulk are in oregon and in washington. washington state's largest fear is getting next-door the historical criteria. the last time we had a fire, it is approaching one in 1902. it was a mass ifire. it compears the square mileage. 372 square miles, and then you look at the city of los angeles, it doesn't look far away. from the seize of the city. just to give you a perspent tv of how huge this fire is in north central washington, zero per crept containment. there's no power. cell phone powers have been burnt. good news is that temperatures have been dropping. we have all the smoke up to the north-east portion of washington state. and the shower activity looks like it will head in lightly to oregon. >> that's all the time we have, thank you for joining us. om-thomas drayton in new york. al jazeera america presents is next. thanks for watching. >> next on al jazeera america presents... >> the catholic church of the 21st century is a global financial power. the pope might just be one of the biggest landloards in the world. the
the bulk are in oregon and in washington. washington state's largest fear is getting next-door the historical criteria. the last time we had a fire, it is approaching one in 1902. it was a mass ifire. it compears the square mileage. 372 square miles, and then you look at the city of los angeles, it doesn't look far away. from the seize of the city. just to give you a perspent tv of how huge this fire is in north central washington, zero per crept containment. there's no power. cell phone powers...
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intelligence analyst in washington. he says the spying allegations could have wider implications. >> particularly this kind of spying, the eavesdropping is not only the stasi, but the guess tappo. there's another germans my age that remembers that. it's sensitive and why it needs to be addressed and brought out into the open as there was testifying before the bundize lag. they are looking into it. we'll see what event utes. n.a.t.o. meets in early september. it will be interesting to see if the west europeans will be subservient to the united states as they have been before the patients and abuses. >> reporter: israeli police fought with demonstrators following the funeral of a murdered palestinian teenager. thousands attended the ceremony on friday. his family believes mohammed abukhdair was killed in revenge for the abduction murder of israeli last month. we have this report. >> reporter: the israeli authorities handed the body over to its family on friday. thousands joined the funeral procession in the neighbour hood
intelligence analyst in washington. he says the spying allegations could have wider implications. >> particularly this kind of spying, the eavesdropping is not only the stasi, but the guess tappo. there's another germans my age that remembers that. it's sensitive and why it needs to be addressed and brought out into the open as there was testifying before the bundize lag. they are looking into it. we'll see what event utes. n.a.t.o. meets in early september. it will be interesting to see...
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see you for the next "inside story" in washington. i'm libby casey. >> on "america tonight" desperate families sending their children to another country in hopes of saving them. it's not a new story. we're on an exodus from another time go i kept looking back and seeing my mother. when they finally gave us the go ahead to get on the plane it was pretty rushed. i had a glance back towards my mother, and she was waving goodbye. >> children on the road. how these cuban children came to become americans, and what their pe
see you for the next "inside story" in washington. i'm libby casey. >> on "america tonight" desperate families sending their children to another country in hopes of saving them. it's not a new story. we're on an exodus from another time go i kept looking back and seeing my mother. when they finally gave us the go ahead to get on the plane it was pretty rushed. i had a glance back towards my mother, and she was waving goodbye. >> children on the road. how these...
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mike viqueira joins us live from washington. mike, it seems like we've been talking about this issue for quite some time to help repair the country's infrastructure. everyone agrees it needs to be done, but getting it done is the issue. what is the latest from where you stand? >> reporter: the good news-bad news from washington on the issue of highway funding, you're right, the house of representatives, the senate and white house are is behind this as well. they have passed a stop-good measure. even the president calls it kicking the can down the road, but said he would endorse what the house did. this highway trust fund is set to run out of money in a matter of weeks. the house of representatives, senate, they're getting ready to go on vacation. they have ten more legislative days. they won't be back for september. they needed to do something, and this was the compromise. they voted overwhelmingly, 367 367-55 many republicans defying conservative outside groups calling to reject this bill. it just goes to show you and perhaps t
mike viqueira joins us live from washington. mike, it seems like we've been talking about this issue for quite some time to help repair the country's infrastructure. everyone agrees it needs to be done, but getting it done is the issue. what is the latest from where you stand? >> reporter: the good news-bad news from washington on the issue of highway funding, you're right, the house of representatives, the senate and white house are is behind this as well. they have passed a stop-good...
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washington, d.c. officials have asked the court to delay allowing residents to carry guns outside their home. they're asking for a grace period to decide on filing an appeal or writing new laws. but on saturday a judge decided people may carry guns saying the backpack in place was simply unconstitutional. this ruling resolves a lawsuit that was filed back in 2009 by several people who said they wanted to carry guns for protection. joining us now is richard aborn, the president of handguns incorporated, citizens crime commission of new york. richard welcome back. what does this mean for d.c? >> it play not mean a lot. the they are very different stories. the washington judge ruled the district lacks the ability to did not rule who can carry guns and who can do so. but what's important to note is that that's about law abiding citizens carrying guns whereas in chicago the issue is illegal guns going into the streets. >> so you don't believe that allowing people to carry guns is going to have -- make any
washington, d.c. officials have asked the court to delay allowing residents to carry guns outside their home. they're asking for a grace period to decide on filing an appeal or writing new laws. but on saturday a judge decided people may carry guns saying the backpack in place was simply unconstitutional. this ruling resolves a lawsuit that was filed back in 2009 by several people who said they wanted to carry guns for protection. joining us now is richard aborn, the president of handguns...
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we'll join john terrett in washington for more on the airlines disaster. first we begin the coverage where israel is pressing ahead with its ground defensive. nick schifrin joins us with the latest. >> good morning to you. thank you for joining us. you spent the morning with emergency workers. what was that light. set the scene for us a bit. >> yes, there's a huge amount of tension and a huge amount of violence. that is north gaza. many of the rockets have been fired from gaza into israel. that's where the barrage is happening, by the air and tank, and troops entering the area. my morning with ambulance workers dealt with a lot of victims and casualties. we witnessed the fight between the ambulance workers and local police. the feel of a seem is increasing more than 50,000 people from that community behind me are here in gaza city. they are filling u.n. schools. one room is 200 square feet with 29 people lying in it. the u.n. does things with the humanitarian crisis. we are talking about food and a medical shortage. the violence is increasing inside the ga
we'll join john terrett in washington for more on the airlines disaster. first we begin the coverage where israel is pressing ahead with its ground defensive. nick schifrin joins us with the latest. >> good morning to you. thank you for joining us. you spent the morning with emergency workers. what was that light. set the scene for us a bit. >> yes, there's a huge amount of tension and a huge amount of violence. that is north gaza. many of the rockets have been fired from gaza into...
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and in washington, tom roguen, columnist for the natural review and the telegraph. professor schwartz president obama only has a couple of more years in office. what's his goal in terms of legacy issues? peace brokered in the middle east. freedom in iran. what is he trying to achieve. >> i think he has focused on domestic affairs as his legacy. and you're right. he does need a foreign affairs legacy and the middle east and peace may be the one he's looking for. although his policy is pivotin pivoting towards asia. all of this will require him to reassert a stronger american role in the world and matches take more action in dealing with both of these crisis. >> professor schwartz, what is that stronger role look like? does that mean that being at the tip of this sphere? does that exclude coalition building and working with other nations side by side? >> not at all. most of our successes in the cold wear came from coalitions. in dealing with the ukraine, dealing with chancellor merkel, for example, that's an important relationship. and we damaged our relationship in g
and in washington, tom roguen, columnist for the natural review and the telegraph. professor schwartz president obama only has a couple of more years in office. what's his goal in terms of legacy issues? peace brokered in the middle east. freedom in iran. what is he trying to achieve. >> i think he has focused on domestic affairs as his legacy. and you're right. he does need a foreign affairs legacy and the middle east and peace may be the one he's looking for. although his policy is...
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we are live in washington. what are you hearing from the white house concerning this alleged nuclear treaty violation. >> president obama sent a letter to president putin of russia yesterday via the american embassy, raising concerns that russia may have violated that essential treaty that's part of arms control between the u.s. and the russia. this was first reported by "the new york times" last night. it said the date back to testing that happened in 2008. at the heart of this is a treaty signed by ronald reagan and mikael gorbachev. it was how they would proceed and deal with weapons. as you said, it banned ground-based ballistic or cruise missiles that fly between 300 and 3400 feet. a report is expected to be delivered to congress today. this has been brewing for months, and as you can well imagine, it may mark a new low in modern u.s.-russia relations coming on the heels of what happened in ukraine and russia giving asylum to edward snowden. >> the u.s. is teaming up with the e.u. for sanctions on russia.
we are live in washington. what are you hearing from the white house concerning this alleged nuclear treaty violation. >> president obama sent a letter to president putin of russia yesterday via the american embassy, raising concerns that russia may have violated that essential treaty that's part of arms control between the u.s. and the russia. this was first reported by "the new york times" last night. it said the date back to testing that happened in 2008. at the heart of this...
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we are joined live from washington with tracy. good morning. how widespread will the screenings be in the u.s. is this all of us? >> no, and not very widespread at all. we are talking about people on federal watch lists. that's obviously not the majority of us. if you are on a watch list or as some people have experienced, if you have a name that's similar to a name on the watch list and that becomes an issue when you go to the airport, then this could apply to you. the situation is this, the u.s. is concerned about isis, al-qaeda using electronic device to say detonate bombs. they want to make sure those devices what they appear to be and that's why they ask people to power up. >> can you remind us what initially sparked this concern? >> initially what the t.s.a. said on monday was that they wanted foreign governments that run the screening to be on the lookout for these non-working electronic devices when people are flying out of their country and into the united states. now a few days later, they are expanding it to include domestic flights,
we are joined live from washington with tracy. good morning. how widespread will the screenings be in the u.s. is this all of us? >> no, and not very widespread at all. we are talking about people on federal watch lists. that's obviously not the majority of us. if you are on a watch list or as some people have experienced, if you have a name that's similar to a name on the watch list and that becomes an issue when you go to the airport, then this could apply to you. the situation is this,...
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mike viqueria joins us live in washington. mike tell us more. >> john tough talk from the white house today, no question about it. the day after homeland security secretary jay johnson was on the morning shows, hedging ever so slightly about the future of those uncomploin unaccompanied . what to do with this surge. today the white house press spokesman josh ernest went even further. no question about the white house's willingness to enforce the orders he went fur back than that. listen. >> unlikely that these kids who go through this process will qualify for humanitarian relief. which is to say most of them will not have a legal basis will not be found through that core process to be allowed to stay in this country. >> ment of these kids go into detention centers and because the process is so slow, they are dispersed to families throughout the country and they don't participate in their own deportation process. they often stay in this country for years at a time against the existing immigration law. so what does the white hous
mike viqueria joins us live in washington. mike tell us more. >> john tough talk from the white house today, no question about it. the day after homeland security secretary jay johnson was on the morning shows, hedging ever so slightly about the future of those uncomploin unaccompanied . what to do with this surge. today the white house press spokesman josh ernest went even further. no question about the white house's willingness to enforce the orders he went fur back than that. listen....
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the first legal sale of recreational marijuana began in washington state. and we with talk to the man who managed to raise more than $40,000 on a kick starter to make potato salad. that's on top of 1500 reservist already mobilized. this comes after israeli launched dozens of air strikes. at least 16 people were killed eight were civilians including four children. now the air strikes are the first part of what could be a long term offensive, fighting has increased in the past few hours as hamas has a new launch of rockets from gaza. the southern israel, with gaza in the background, nick, what's the very latest? >> michael, good evening, we with have seen a very large escalation of rockets into israel in the last few minutes and those rockets are now reaching all parts of israel, and for the first time, hamas has said that it has launched a missle at hifa, that is at least 150 miles from here. question have never seen that before. running for shelters at least four rockets were struck, for tel-aviv, at least two of them we believe were intercepted by anti-mis
the first legal sale of recreational marijuana began in washington state. and we with talk to the man who managed to raise more than $40,000 on a kick starter to make potato salad. that's on top of 1500 reservist already mobilized. this comes after israeli launched dozens of air strikes. at least 16 people were killed eight were civilians including four children. now the air strikes are the first part of what could be a long term offensive, fighting has increased in the past few hours as hamas...
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from taros washington. as we look at the satellite, what it shows is we look into the states. it's mainly dry conditions, if we look closely we see the plume of smoke coming as the winds come out of the north-north west. it's pushing smoke to areas where people are having problems breathing and there's poor air quality in several areas, continuing into tomorrow. temperatures in the triple dim its here and in parts of washington state. add in wind guts, 40-50 miles per hour, today and tomorrow. difficult firefighting weather. a number of fires are burning across the two states. we total the amount of acreage of fires burning to acres in the states, we have half of washington state in a wildfire and over half of oregon state burning. al jazeera news continues. >>> sunday is the 4th anniversary of the first moon landing. while people watched it live, astronauts neil armstrong and buzz aldrin was working. >> we must be the only people around without tv coverage. >> the two men gathered rocks and conducted exper
from taros washington. as we look at the satellite, what it shows is we look into the states. it's mainly dry conditions, if we look closely we see the plume of smoke coming as the winds come out of the north-north west. it's pushing smoke to areas where people are having problems breathing and there's poor air quality in several areas, continuing into tomorrow. temperatures in the triple dim its here and in parts of washington state. add in wind guts, 40-50 miles per hour, today and tomorrow....
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we want to go live now to washington. libby, how is washington reacting to this latest wave of american troops that have arrived in baghdad and what else is the pentagon doing to help with the fight? >> well of course we'll be watching today to see the reaction from this audio tape but no reaction at this early hour. let's talk about what is happening with the american forces and assistants as iraq copes. the defense department spokesman admiral kirby extinguished between two different kinds of assistance the u.s. is providing. one security relates to the baghdad airport, that relates to the american embassy in the iraqi capitol. then there's the separate mission, admiral kirby said that deals with assessment and assisting the iraqi set up this joint operation center. we're seeing equipment used by the americans, apache helicopters flown by american troops and drones. then we get to this third element, equipment and materials and weapons sold or given to the rack keys. so far, we've seen 400 of these hell fire missiles, a
we want to go live now to washington. libby, how is washington reacting to this latest wave of american troops that have arrived in baghdad and what else is the pentagon doing to help with the fight? >> well of course we'll be watching today to see the reaction from this audio tape but no reaction at this early hour. let's talk about what is happening with the american forces and assistants as iraq copes. the defense department spokesman admiral kirby extinguished between two different...
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the companies safety record i go ringing alarm bells in washington. at a hearing this week, senators and g.m. executives clashed over the company's future. aljazeera's randall pinkston has at a story. >> i now live a life of chronic pain and limited abilities. >> before the latest hearing, the trail of tears from g.m.'s faulty ignition took center stage. families and victims described injuries and deaths when cars lost power and airbags failed to deploy. >> he has to live the rest of his life bound to a wheelchair. after nine months of his childhood were stolen due to him being hospitalized, i often ask myself why. >> robert buzzard blames g.m. for not revealing to customers or federal regulators fatal problems with ignition switches. that opinion echoed by the senate commerce subcommittee, holding g.m. executive's feet to the fire. >> it is very clear that the culture of lawyering up and whack a mole to minimize liability in individual lawsuits killed in vent customers of general motors. >> subcommittee chair claire mckass cell focused on michael mil
the companies safety record i go ringing alarm bells in washington. at a hearing this week, senators and g.m. executives clashed over the company's future. aljazeera's randall pinkston has at a story. >> i now live a life of chronic pain and limited abilities. >> before the latest hearing, the trail of tears from g.m.'s faulty ignition took center stage. families and victims described injuries and deaths when cars lost power and airbags failed to deploy. >> he has to live the...
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libby casey is in washington. what is the dot proposing? >> the proposal include better braking standard for the train cars carrying oil and reduced speeds. we see mandatory testing of oil and volatile liquids on the list, and a general standard or upgrade raised for the cars that carry this crude all across the country and north america. for older cars that don't meet the standards, they have to be retroified or phased out in the next two years. it doesn't kick in right away, because it's open to a 60 day public comment period. during that time american user groups, community and industry can weigh in. we heard from transportation secretary anthony foxx on the proposals today. >> i would like to see this happen yesterday. we have to have a public comment period, and we have to move through the process, informed by what we hear from industry. but the bottom line is that we are going to be clear that we need a new world order on how this stuff moves. >> reporter: we see this all coming after very high-profile accidents involving train cars,
libby casey is in washington. what is the dot proposing? >> the proposal include better braking standard for the train cars carrying oil and reduced speeds. we see mandatory testing of oil and volatile liquids on the list, and a general standard or upgrade raised for the cars that carry this crude all across the country and north america. for older cars that don't meet the standards, they have to be retroified or phased out in the next two years. it doesn't kick in right away, because...
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., including washington dc, houston, san francisco. both in favour of israel's military action, and against. later in the news cast. more on the demonstrations happening around the world. turning now to the latest developments in ukraine. some bodies were removed from the wreckage of the malaysia airlines jet, 48 hours after it was shot down over eastern ukraine. investigators in ukraine returned to the scene of the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash, searching for clues to what happened to the downed aircraft. many in the international community accused the separatist of tampering with evidence. earlier state department spokeswoman voced concerns about international monitors refused access to the site, calling it an affront to the families of lost ones. saying it is critical that there be a full, credible and unimpeded investigation as quickly as possible. russia-backed separatists committed to allowing full access to international observers and response teams, and russia supported an o.s.c.e. statement calling for the same:. . >> scot
., including washington dc, houston, san francisco. both in favour of israel's military action, and against. later in the news cast. more on the demonstrations happening around the world. turning now to the latest developments in ukraine. some bodies were removed from the wreckage of the malaysia airlines jet, 48 hours after it was shot down over eastern ukraine. investigators in ukraine returned to the scene of the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash, searching for clues to what happened to the...
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he's in washington d.c. welcome back. . >> there has been a lot of taum about this humanitarian issue, how will president obama's plan help the migrants. >> when he met with the president from central america and based on a discussion with his agency, human services, homeland security is they want to create a refugee interest? the home countries so the children - and it plies only to children, in central america, to make sure many of the kids don't have to make the strip out there. it's a - in theory, it's a good plan. one of the challenges is that although the president can set up on his own, this type of plan, the reality is the u.s. allocates about 70,000 refugee visas, and only 5,000 are allocated to central america, south america and the caribbean. it's challenging how it will come into play. i think they are grappling with the crisis. >> baste on what you say would it increase migrants getting refugee status in this country. >> the definition of being a refugee is complex. you have to have a fear of be
he's in washington d.c. welcome back. . >> there has been a lot of taum about this humanitarian issue, how will president obama's plan help the migrants. >> when he met with the president from central america and based on a discussion with his agency, human services, homeland security is they want to create a refugee interest? the home countries so the children - and it plies only to children, in central america, to make sure many of the kids don't have to make the strip out there....
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joining our discussion from washington, . , our guests. welcome to you all. how does the semi autonomous government function? what power does president barzoni have. >> it's a pleasure to be back here. so the current autonomous region, this would be in addition to what authorities exist have. this would mean conducting their own affairs with great authority. >> insert what the picture looks like right now. semi autonomous is not something that we're familiar with in the u.s. what practical power does it have? >> it would remain part of iraq. however, with greater autonomy. right now it is tied to baghdad to the central government with more authority were baghdad, though that's not what the constitution calls for. but with some autonomy the kurds would gain more authority over their own affairs. what does that mean? it includes selling oil without the consent of the federal government. but still sharing some of these revenues with baghdad. conducting other affairs such as maintaining it's defense forces. such as keeping and main tag its finances. and conductin
joining our discussion from washington, . , our guests. welcome to you all. how does the semi autonomous government function? what power does president barzoni have. >> it's a pleasure to be back here. so the current autonomous region, this would be in addition to what authorities exist have. this would mean conducting their own affairs with great authority. >> insert what the picture looks like right now. semi autonomous is not something that we're familiar with in the u.s. what...
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one fire in central washington has destroyed nearly 150 homes. crews are helping for relief sometime soon. temperatures have dropped in the past few days and conditions are expected to improve in the middle of the week. kevin corriveau has it all coming up right now, kevin. >> that's right, john. two big stories to talk about. first out here towards the northwest. we are seeing an improvement right now. temperatures this last week were into the 90s. that is what fueled the hot dry air across the region. seattle at 73, dropping to 68° by the time we get to wednesday. the rain is going to come in and that is going to be on wednesday. can you see here to the northern part of washington, oregon is still going to be try unfortunately and right now, this is what we're looking at, parts of north dakota as well as into minnesota. right now this is going to be long lasting all the way through tomorrow morning. a closer look, looks like this, we are going to be seeing those thunderstorms start to ease out of north dakota, mostly affect parts of minnesota
one fire in central washington has destroyed nearly 150 homes. crews are helping for relief sometime soon. temperatures have dropped in the past few days and conditions are expected to improve in the middle of the week. kevin corriveau has it all coming up right now, kevin. >> that's right, john. two big stories to talk about. first out here towards the northwest. we are seeing an improvement right now. temperatures this last week were into the 90s. that is what fueled the hot dry air...
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let his feet do the talking all the way to washington, d.c. a mayor is on the mission to shame the company that closed the local hospital. >>> if you want to comment on any of the stories you've seen on the program tonight, log on to aljazeera.com/americatonight. good night. we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. >>> this is al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up with the top stories at this hour. >>> as fighting continues in gaza president obama talks to israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu by phone and urges an immediate ceasefire. >>> the us state department says these satellite images are proof that russia is firing rockets into eastern ukraine. >>> two americans helping to battle the worse ebola outbreak
let his feet do the talking all the way to washington, d.c. a mayor is on the mission to shame the company that closed the local hospital. >>> if you want to comment on any of the stories you've seen on the program tonight, log on to aljazeera.com/americatonight. good night. we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. >>> this is al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up with the top stories at this hour. >>> as fighting...
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also the legal sale of recreational marijuana, now underway in washington state. we are going to begin with a number to deal with a crisis in seems to be growing by the hour. the white house now asking congress for close to $4 billion to deal with the growing immigration crisis at the border. and today they provided details about how that money would be used. thrive at the white house, and mike, tell us more about the proposal and exactly where that money would be spent. >> dale, it is an unfolding crisis. fear for their lives and safety driving many of these families and unaccompanied children to the border principally in the rio grande valley of texas. the administration has been struggling to cope. 50 go thousand unaccompanied children the vast majority of them from three central american countries. el salvador, hour door russ, and guatemala. today much more money than we were initially led to believe. $3.7 billion total, that's what the administration is asking congress to deal with this problem. we have a break down, 8,079,000,000 of that for detention and re
also the legal sale of recreational marijuana, now underway in washington state. we are going to begin with a number to deal with a crisis in seems to be growing by the hour. the white house now asking congress for close to $4 billion to deal with the growing immigration crisis at the border. and today they provided details about how that money would be used. thrive at the white house, and mike, tell us more about the proposal and exactly where that money would be spent. >> dale, it is an...
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. >> plus, wild fires blaze through parts of washington state. stay tuned. >> good afternoon to you. welcome back to aljazeera america. thank you for joining us. i'm morgan radford from new york city. it is the third day of israeli ground defenses on gaza and 300 palestinians have been killed. the prime minister is visiting the territory. >> and in ukraine, the government is saying it has evidence that the missile that brought down the flight came from russia and operated by russians. the u.s. is joining the monitors to survey the scene of the crash. john kerry spoke with the russian foreign minister and ntsb is going to help figure exactly what happened. >> imagine taking a flight across the world and knowing you might be flying through a war zone, did you know each airliner assesses the flight paths differently. well, we look at how airliners deal with the hot spots. >> the faa and other agencies issue notices, and the notices warn about the hot spots on the ground. they have halited ukraine and syria. some war zones fall along or near major ai
. >> plus, wild fires blaze through parts of washington state. stay tuned. >> good afternoon to you. welcome back to aljazeera america. thank you for joining us. i'm morgan radford from new york city. it is the third day of israeli ground defenses on gaza and 300 palestinians have been killed. the prime minister is visiting the territory. >> and in ukraine, the government is saying it has evidence that the missile that brought down the flight came from russia and operated by...
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it is the largest wildfire, washington state has ever seen. it has burned out of control for the past few days destroying 100 homes and displacing hundreds of people. but it looks like this week, firefighters might be getting a break. rebecca stevenson, what are we seeing here? >> this hot air rises up and it creates a cycle of air rising and falling and it's still very dangerous conditions of north central area of washington state. when we talk about the size of the washington state fire the carlton complex, it is raging through oklahom credit the okan, just approaching the size of the city of los angeles. it is also nearing the size of the all time record fire in 1902. in fact in some comparisons it is the same size if not bigger. so we're watching this closely. zero percent containment at this point. the winds are allowing all this dry brush and timber to just rage in flames all the way up to the ridge tops. temperatures cooperating, they dropped 20 to 30° since yesterday but the smoke is thick. the gordon valley fire, the picture from ida
it is the largest wildfire, washington state has ever seen. it has burned out of control for the past few days destroying 100 homes and displacing hundreds of people. but it looks like this week, firefighters might be getting a break. rebecca stevenson, what are we seeing here? >> this hot air rises up and it creates a cycle of air rising and falling and it's still very dangerous conditions of north central area of washington state. when we talk about the size of the washington state fire...
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. >> lisa stark is in washington, d.c. you have covered a lot of these aviation disasters, how will the u.s. get involved in this malaysian airlines crash? >> the president promised full american cooperation into this investigation, but as one top former ntsb investigator told me the key right now isn't the crash puzzle, but the diplomatic crisis. the question is who controls the wreckage and who controls the investigation. >> as rescue crews in the eastern ukraine sift through debris and try to locate remains of those onboard the doomed jetliner, the white house is calling for a ceasefire between ukrainian forces and pro-russian separatists that have been at war for months, hope to go get unfettered access to the crash site for investigators. president obama and other odor leaders are calling for an immediate probe into how malaysian airlines flight 17 was shot down and who may have been responsible. some including british prime minister tony abbot of placing blame on pro-russian separatists. >> this is a grim time for ou
. >> lisa stark is in washington, d.c. you have covered a lot of these aviation disasters, how will the u.s. get involved in this malaysian airlines crash? >> the president promised full american cooperation into this investigation, but as one top former ntsb investigator told me the key right now isn't the crash puzzle, but the diplomatic crisis. the question is who controls the wreckage and who controls the investigation. >> as rescue crews in the eastern ukraine sift...