We begin with germanys decision to expel a top u. S. Intelligence official. The foreign minister the move was necessary. Politicians here in berlin have been seething over alleged u. S. Spying, saying washington has never answered key questions. With two suspected journal german Double Agents discovered, the government apparently felt things had gone too far. The u. S. Embassy in berlin is at the center of a diplomatic scandal. Germanys foreign minister says the decision was the right one. He intends to discuss the matter with his u. S. Counterpart at an upcoming meeting on a rants Irans Nuclear program. We want to rebuild our partnership and our friendship on a foundation of honesty. We are prepared to do that. That will be my message to john kerry when i meet him on the weekend in vienna. The opposition wants germany to send a stronger message to the u. S. And respond with actions as well as words. It is not credible to be on one hand extremely angry about these spying cases, but on
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The addition of Attorneys Office on tuesday tweeting not to protest reporter shares deputy watch from inside the building and outside protesters from all ages voiced their disgust with the das conclusion that there was no criminal conduct on behalf of the officer. We do not just want to hear that this is all ok and you people should get over it. We are not going to get over its creek this is not over correc reporter st if this could happen to andy, who is next . I do not feel safe walking to the park with my friends, i could go out and get shot any moment reporter protesters as this is the whitewash she escorted to the department of justice right now, the people in the committee hope is that the d o g civil. Reportg live the stand carmen dan kermn Catherine Catherine an update now on a couple of Northern California wildfires. Starting with the monticello fire in yolo county. The most active of the two. Catherine hundreds of additional firefighters have helped increase the containment o
This is al jazeera. This is the news hour. Here with your top stories. A u. S. Strike on syria, john kerry tries to get eu support despite division among g20 leaders. Pakistan releases a top taliban commander in a new attempt to bring peace. Exit polls in australia suggest Opposition Leader tony abbott is about to trounce Prime Minister kevin rudd. Taking the golden lion, the tough competition for the tough prize. We show you the favourites. Two days of talks in russia left the United States with little to show in efforts to gain support for a military strike against syria. John kerry, is at a meeting in lithuania to convince eu ministers. They havent all been warming to an attack against a suspected chemical attack. Rallying european support. John kerry arrived in the lithuanian capital seeking backing for a military strike against syria. European powers seem to be stepping back from talks of intervention. Smiles here and in St Petersburg by leaders of the g20 lie deep divisions. The
The east coast. Businesses leveled, trees ripped from the ground. Indra petersons is tracking what you need to know for today. Good morning, everyone. A busy wednesday. Welcome. Im john berman. Im christine romans. Its wednesday, july 9th, 5 00 a. M. In the east. Happening today, president obama heading to texas. The trip was originally for two fundraisers. But all eyes are on his response to the illegal Immigration Crisis. The president has plans to meet with rick perry about the crisis. It comes the day after obama made a request to congress. 3. 7 billion to help curb the problem. Hes facing brushback from lawmakers. Michelle kosinski has more from the white house. Good morning, john and christine. The president will be in texas to address this issue. And weve seen now the white house lay out what it calls an aggressive plan for dealing with this border situation. Its a lot of money theyre asking from congress, nearly 4 billion. Even more than originally expected. About 2 billion of