this evening we re taking a look at the president s war power proposal and the concerns. mr. obama s plan calls for three years of fighting, but after two long wars lawmakers of the american public may be skeptical. mike? tony, the president has said since last august he has all the authorization he needs to carry out rare strikes against isil in iraq and syria but the day after the election, you remember, he said he would go to congress and ask for their debate and its promising to be an historic one over the next few weeks. six months after he ordered the air campaign against isil, president obama is asking congress for authorization to fight. this represents our core objective to destroy isil. the president insisted no american ground combat troops would be deployed as part of his plan. they know their countries best and our best position to take the ground fight to isil, and that s what they re doing. you about but the report was of immediate focus. it says, q
fighting to save a culture, or the apart by war. the battle in africa between searching for oil and saving an endangered species. more than a month ago, president obama ended one war but now he s ready to ramp up another one. today he asked congress to authorize military action against i.s.i.l. and the proposal calls for more than air strikes. the president s request hints at the possibility of limited ground operations. that could put american forces on the front lines in enemy territory. at the same time, the white house is pledging this will not turn into a full-fledged war. i m convinced that the united states should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the middle east. that s not in our national security interest and it s not necessary for you to defeat i.s.i.l. local governments who know their positions betts are best to take their ground fight to i.s.i.l. and that s what they re doing. he says it will repeal the 2002 resolution authorizing th
almost all the women left in the houses. more than 200 rapes recorded by human rights watch. and a new sort of space race. the european space agency launches a recyclable rocket. and liftoff. and nasa follows with the liftoff of spacex but is unable to test a key part of it. good evening and welcome to al jazeera america i m stephanie sy. and i m antonio mora. for the first time in 13 years a u.s. president is asking congress for the power to wage war. this time, to authorize a more extensive military campaign to destroy i.s.i.l. the proposal calls for congress to approve a three year military campaign. it would allow continued air strikes against i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria and would authorize special forces to deploy under limited circumstances. the president said the campaign would give him the flexibility to wipe out i.s.i.l. but insisted it would not involve full fledge war. allen fisher reports. for six months the u.s. has carried out more than 2,000 bombin
against i.s.i.l. the man in charge of costa concordia sentenced to years behind gaol. while appeals may stop him spending any time and u.s. leaguers. why the title could be taken away. accusation of race plays a part informant digs. part in the decision. a major loss in the world of television journal u. bob syme onward a 60 minute correspondent was killed in a car crash in new york city. roxana saberi joins us with life on the legendry reporter. sad day. very sad. the 73-year-old c.b.d. reporter was a passenger in a limo when tragedy struck. it rear ended a mercedes benz and lost control. simon and the driver had to be cut out of the car. simon had been with c.b.s. since 1967. in 1996 he joined 60 minutes becoming a more familiar face known for his distinctive voice and one of the best storytellers in the business. in his 50 year career he covered many topics. in the opening days of the iraq war, iraqi forces took simon and his crew hostage. he spent 40 days in
you can see. with the exception of the far left hand lane of the bay bridge toll plaza. there are some traffic collecting problems but not too bad. in other parts of the bay area i will try to advance this so you can see what the toll plaza lookings like which is empty just one truck. we are act free at this hour. thank you. it is 5:01. a bay area s most liberal cities has the most restricted rules for police dealing with non-you have length protests. the city council voted in new regulations following clashes in december. we are in the newsroom with more. complaints stemmed from how berkeley police reacted to the protest december 6. this is video from the black lives matter protest. demonstrators say police went too far when they tried to disperse the crowd using tear gas and rubber bullets. 50 from the public spoke last night at city council meeting and there were a few defenderring the police defendant but most called for change. some complained of the redacted inciden
jackpots ever. people waiting hours for their shot at nearly half a billion dollars. so, is tonight going to be a good night for you? good morning, america. happy wednesday. boy, that powerball jackpot crept up there, didn t it? it did. can t win if you don t play. yeah, that s it. it s getting up there, almost half a billion dollars and talk about that later. but we re going to begin with the war on isis and the death of american hostage kayla mueller. she had been held for a year and a half by the terror group. this morning we are learning more about her life in captivity. abc s brian ross is here with that. good morning, brian. reporter: good morning, robin. u.s. authorities this morning say they are aggressively hunting for the isis leaders they hold responsible for the captivity and death of kayla mueller. including one who they fear was given her as a kind of bride in the months before the heartbreaking news of her death. kayla has touched the heart of the wor
intercepts activity at a keyboard. one specialist in security at hastings law school explains how a key logger works. some will strip words typed into internet options and other will get every key you type. it came as a shock to those who know the veteran cop. this is a highly-decorated police officer. not someone making a living by doing these types of shady things. we have layers of investigators and so as far as who is responsible, we ll have to see how this evidence shakes out. the fbi says the fifth suspect is in india and there is a warrant for his arrest. the u.s. attorney declined requests for an interview. health officials are putting out an advisory letting thousands of people know they may have been exposed to the measles virus the biggest concern is between lafayette and montgomery street stations. laura? exactly a year ago a student rode bart several times three days in a row, in a week and later found out he or she had measles. officials are hoping
live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc7 news. outrage and sadness after three muslim college students were shot and killed in north carolina. and tonight as thousands around the country mourn their deaths, we now know one of the victims has bay area ties. good evening. i m dan ashley. i m ama daetz. the three college students all muslim were shot and killed in a quiet neighborhood in chapel hill. the suspect, craig hicks is charged with three counts of first degree murder. his wife said he snapped over a parking situation and it had nothing to do with their faith. the sister of one of the victims is a doctor at san francisco general hospital. she says the family wants to see it investigated as a hate crime. today we are crying tears of unimaginable pain over the execution-style murders of my brother and his bride and her younger sister and best friend. tonight a huge outpouring at unc in chapel hill. hundreds turned out to remember the victims and to su
live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc7 news. outrage and sadness after three muslim college students were shot and killed in north carolina. and tonight as thousands around the country mourn their deaths, we now know one of the victims has bay area ties. good evening. i m dan ashley. i m ama daetz. the three college students all muslim were shot and killed in a quiet neighborhood in chapel hill. the suspect, craig hicks is charged with three counts of first degree murder. his wife said he snapped over a parking situation and it had nothing to do with their faith. the sister of one of the victims is a doctor at san francisco general hospital. she says the family wants to see it investigated as a hate crime. today we are crying tears of unimaginable pain over the execution-style murders of my brother and his bride and her younger sister and best friend. tonight a huge outpouring at unc in chapel hill. hundreds turned out to remember the victims and to su
68 to 50. laying, how is the traffic? a new accident in san jose with one lane blocked if san jose at the bay bridge toll plaza it is busy. from the east bay to san francisco the drive take you 15 minutes. walnut creek is moving better than the plaza but you can see more traffic gumming up away from treat boulevard to highway 24. measles could be on the mines of many bart riders after a widespread watching they my have been exposed to the virus by another passenger and the biggest concern is for those would ward bart between lafayette and montgomery station between february 4-6. amy hollyfield is at the lafayette station. amy? some commuters we have met have concerns and questions and others would were vaccinated as children fowl like they have a suit of armor and are not too worried. this is bart s business of the line so health officials do have concerns about 25,000 people take this line each day. this virus is airborne for two hours. do the math, you can see why h