And district of columbia. The immigrant scientist taking the coveted miss usa crown overnight being called one of the most intelligent contestants ever inspiring young girls around the world, but backlash growing this morning. Why her answers are sparking a social media firestorm. Good morning, america. Hope everybody had a wonderful mothers day weekend. A bit of a reaction to the new miss usa born in italy, grew number virginia. And this is the second year she represented d. C. And second year they won that title. She has a Community Outreach program called science exploration for kids and wants to inspire girls miss usa without some controversy. We have more on that. She is setting a good example as you said. Two big breaks stories. The latest on that massive cyberattack but first breaking new details about that north Korean Missile launch. New photos show kim jongun celebrating the test as north korea claims their rocket could carry a nuclear warhead. Our chief Global Affairs anchor
Next, a hearing on ending Sexual Violence and clearing the backlog of untested rape kits that are used by Law Enforcement. Actress Mariska Hargitay who stars on law and sorter special victims unit testifies. The hearing ran nearly two hours. Good morning. Welcome to the first round table of the Bipartisan Task force to end Sexual Violence. On behalf of my fell he cochairs i want to welcome you all to our Exceptional Panel of witnesses as well as the members of the task force who have joined us here this morning. Thank you all for being here. This promises to be an insightful conversation on a number of issues affecting people in all our districts across our country. Ms. Pryor mr. Meehan, and i announced this during Sexual Assault Awareness Month with the goal of educating ourselves and our peers about the challenges the nation faces and the way we as representatives of the people can help combat sexual vinls in its many forms. I know my colleagues on the task force have their own reaso
This is Al Jazeera America and good morning live from new york city, im randall and a manhunt underway in Illinois Police searching for three suspects wanted for killing a veteran officer and John Henry Smith is here and the area has been all but shot down. Its located 55 north of chicago and it has been as you say in virtual lock down for almost 24 hours now. Police are casting a wide net to catch the people they say are responsible for killing this well respected officer. Local, state and federal officers are searching high and low, house to house for the men believeds to be involved in shooting and killing lieutenant glenawitz tuesday morning. We will search out there and we are pretty successful in what we do and hoping we can do it again. Before 8 00 a. M. Tuesday and he sent a message he stumbled upon through suspicious men. Two whites and one black and shortly there after he informed communications he was this a foot pursuit and his communications then lost contact with him. Whe
A plane engine catches fire just before takeoff. This is alJazeera America. Good morning. Live from new york city, im randall pinkston. The house today begins debate over the ran nook deal. It is expected to be a fiery discussion, republicans trying to stop the agreement and force a president ial veto. Democrats say they have the votes to block a resolution from reaching the president s desk. We are live in washington this morning. Libby, the president now has 42 senators supporting the deal. Does this mean that Senate Democrats will definitely filibuster to block any vote on the issue . As we know here in congress, nothings done until its really done. That 42 number is crucial for the white house because technically that is enough democrats to stop republicans from even bringing a disapproval resolution to the floor of the senate. We cant guarantee that all those democrats would agree to a filibuster. Some would like to see open debate. What democrats really want is to just have a cle
Seats. It certainly will take control of the senate. In fact, what we need to be doing now is to expand the map, as they say in politics, which is right now everybodys focused specifically on the few key states, georgia, arizona, pennsylvania. But ultimately, were going to win those states. Whats going to happen . What will eventually become the key states are the states nobody is thinking about now that are solidly blue that i think we can win. And that includes new hampshire, connecticut. Washington state and colorado. And i think not oregon. Oregon governor. Yeah, but not the senate. Theres no senate seat up there. But really, the magnitude this wave is incredible. It will amount to the extinction. Thats why i use that metaphor of an entire generation of democratic politicians. Their talent bench was pretty thin. Now its thinner. Theyll all lose their races. This time. Its unbelievable. Now, and let me just let you in on the future, okay . I will win both houses. Biden will be force