We will get started here. Over the next, i would say most important part of the day, thank you all. My name is polat avila plus im and chairman of the border trade alliance. My day job is Vice President of the San Diego Regional Chamber of commerce. I have to start by taking this is my favorite conference each year. Whether you are new to the conversation of u. S. Mexico relationship and border or you are an expert paula avila the panel of speakers at this conference always provide insightful and thought provoking comments. This panel is no exception. We are really pleased to hear and have them here. I will run through and introduce them. To frame the conversation, on these panels, they have lived and breathed and in a couple of cases run the Border Management ports of entry. We will cover a variety of factors that Border Management entails, which is complicated. We have to ensure security and at the same time facilitate trade and travel and do this across a 2000 mile border. With that
Deadly trend of texting whilst driving. Good morning. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. The thanksgiving travel nightmare is gripping the east coast. Its complimenting one of the busiest travel dates. Those who were hoping to see loved ones were grippeded by a storm. Its a mix of snow, sleet, rain and winds. Severe conditions are causing havoc up and down the east coast. Winter warnings have been issued from georgia to ver mont. The storm grounded hundreds of flights in central u. S. And is threatening to do the same at the airports of new york, philadelphia and washington. Joining us is Randall Pinkston from la guardia. Miserable for those trying to get to their families. Everyone keeps their fingers crossed. If you leave early in the morning you have a better chance of an ontime takeoff. The arrival and departure boards are showing ontime. If you are travelling along the eastern sea board, into or out of, beware of weather. The winter storm barrelling east disrupted tra
Time the faithful help those in need. Welcome to al jazeera america. Tens of millions of people on the east coast are in the grips of a massive storm. Conditions stretch from atlanta to boston, a mix of snow, sleet, ice and heavy rain. With each passing hour roads are trech ourous and flights are cancelled or delayed. We have a team of reporters tracking the impact of the storm. Al jazeeras Juan Carlos Molina begins the coverage on how the weather is hampering driving. Conditions treacherous. The impact unavoidable. Scenes like this on highways across america. I hydroplaned over here, came off and slid around. From michigan a close call from a dashboard camera as a truck loses control barely missing a car. In flint the weather is blamed for multicar pile ups. Its dangerous for drivers and emergency crews responding to accidents like this. This storm is moving, taking aim at the northeast. Now posing a real threat for thanksgiving , where a majority of holiday travellers will be taking
And the player the true hollywood story of the producer of pretty woman and fight club owns up to being a spy. This holiday week many of us have a lot to be thankful for with one exception the weather. For most of the nation it is bad, and its getting worth. Tens of millions are in the grip of the storm and its taking a toll on travellers on the roads and in the airports. This is from plane finder. It shows all the flights in the air. With more time passing more are being grounded. Juan Carlos Molina has the story. The conditions treacherous, the impact unavoidable. Scenes like this across highways in america. From michigan this close call. From a dashboard camera as a truck loses control, barely missing a car. In nearby flint the weather is blamed for multicar pileups. Its dangerous for drivers and emergency crews responding to accidents like this. This is moving across the mid atlanta, taking aim at the northeast. Now posing a threat for in my viewing threat for thanksgiving , where
Council pushed to get help to those suffering in syria. We begin tonight in ukraine where a lot has changed in the past few hours. It is just after 1 00 a. M. On sunday there. These are live pictures as protesters still pack kievs Independence Square. That crisis came to a headed to after the deal reached just yesterday failed to ease the anger. Ukraines parliament dismissed the president saying he abandoned his office. Victor yanukovych fled the capital earlier today but insists he will not step down and hes calling this a coup. Meanwhile the president s rival and former Prime Minister Yulia Tim Chen co was released from prison and spoke to a massive cheering crowd in Independence Square. In a storm billick act of resistence protesters tour a stature of the former leader. Nick is live what can you tell us . Reporter jonathan behind me there is a feeling that this is their independence day. We have been watching fireworks go off all night. When tymoshenko spoke it was about to 200,000