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Now. Putting a stop to same sex marriages, putting a stop to the decision, this is the rowe v wade decision of the 21st century. Why . Those that feel it is a federal constitutional right to marry, as many say it is your federal right to choose, left to the state to determine whether gay people have the right to marry. It is that old tension we have between federal and state rights. Sonia sotomayor, is it just the luck of the draw . Federal justices divvy up the districts, this is a procedural d...

We began in south sudan where diplomatic efforts are underway to end the violence there. Kenyans president joins ore leaders trying to being end the violence. The un beliefs thousands of people have died since the fighting began on december 15th. The un special representative pleaded for an end to the violence. These past 11 days have been a very trying time for south sudan and all citizens of this newborn nation. What has happened last week has for many of them brought back the nightmares of th...

As many as 140 million americans are affected by the freezing temperatures. In chornlings, alaska whic anch, which is used to the cold, and chicago it was negative 18. Wind chills up to negative 45 and the effects are widespread. Minnesotas governor has ordered all schools closed today, and ifneindianapolis, has made it illegal for anyone to drive unless its an emergency. Usher kareshi, how dangerous are those conditions outside . Well tony, were seeing temperatures below minus 10 and minus 15. ...

Debate. Samesex marriage became legal there earlier this month when a judge struck down the voter approved ban. Last week the attorney general asking the state to stay that ruling. Now they will block any same sex unions in utah while the Supreme Court considers the issue. Well have more on this story as it develops throughout the day. The vacation is over and senate goes back to work today and the house goes back to work tomorrow. Theyll vote to restore longterm Unemployment Benefits. Who is fo...

Now your smirks. Reporter two men confessed of badly beating a man at a baseball game and what they did to set off a judge during their sentencing. There really is no middle class. Reporter the widening income gap in one American City and what is causing the divide between the rich and the poor. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America, im stephanie sy. After days of blood shed in ukraine that left dozens of people dead, all night crisis talks may have a cease fire agreement and the presid...

Uncertainty in ukraine. Parliament named the speaker as president. It fired top cabinet ministers. The location. Dismissed president is unknown. This is footage of Viktor Yanukovych leaving the president ial palace. Theres a lot of support in iron ukraine. Thousands of protesters are in Independence Square. Victory came at a cost. Theres no euphoria at Independence Square. Instead, we found grief. They have too much to celebrate. Anyway, they are too exhausted. Ukrainian politics has broken down...

Soldiers removed from away the army calls positions of trust, including Sexual Assault. Hidden billions, a swiss bank accused of helping americans hide their money from the u. S. And a galactic surprise, several new planets, which could potentially sustain new life. We begin tonight with breaking news out of arizona, governor jan brewer has just vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed Business Owners to refuse to serve gays by citing their religion beliefs. Here is what the governor ...

Hello welcome to al jazeera america. Im Thomas Drayton. First a look at the update economy. The retail season spurred sales, the highest in three years. A Bright Outlook on the jobs front. More americans stayed employed. Jobless claims fell by 42,000 last week. Encouraging news for traders as they headed back to work after the christmas holiday. The stock market continued its climb with the dow hitting on alltime high. Is the economy on track . Here is what economist Mark Lieberman had to say. W...

In ukraine there has been a major step forward towards restoring calm. We want to take you live to kiev, the president and opposition signing a deal negotiated by a Multinational Coalition of Foreign Ministers coming in the wake of those two days of bloody battles in the streets. Jennifer glasse has been following the story from the beginning. Can walk us through the details of this deal . Reporter sure, del. And it came really very quickly negotiations went on all night long. The deal means wit...

And we begin with breaking news from texas where gay rights activists have scored another victory. A short time ago a federal judge struck down the states gay marriage ban. This follows similar decisions by federal judges in utah, oklahoma and virginia. Mark snyder joins us from dallas. The judge found the ban unconstitutional, but is letting it stand. Why is that . Well, its pending another ruling later this year and another appeals court. Yes, they say theyre complying with the u. S. Constitut...