Mud slide that left dozens dead in one small washington town. A Supreme Court case that could change the future of Television Hits the countrys biggest broadcasters against a streaming company. Were not going to be bullied. A Church Supports an openly gay boy scoot troop leader. Good morning, welcome to Aljazeera America im stephanie sy. Vice President Joe Biden met with lawmakers in kiev, including the countrys acting Prime Minister. Biden announced 50 million in political and economic aid, including 11 million for the countries elections to be held next month. He made it clear the u. S. Is a strong ally to ukraine. We are not suggesting we have the answers for you, but were merely suggest that go we stand ready to stand with you in every endeavor that you are undertake to generate the united prosperous and coherent ukraine youre all fighting for. Mr. Bidens visit comes amid a breakdown in last weeks geneva agreement. Pro russian rebels have refused to disarm and have taken control of more government buildings in Eastern Ukraine. The u. S. Pointed to more sanctions against russia with proof that russia has moved into eastern cities. The interim Prime Minister yatsenyuk is speaking. Well monitor that for any new information, joe biden also addressing the media in that event. Stay with aljazeera for continuing coverage of the crisis in ukraine. Well have a closer look at the potential impact vice President Joe Bidens trip could have. Yemen has killed dozens of alqaeda members in a joint operation with the u. S. 55 members of the group have reportedly been killed in three days of drone strikes. The u. S. Acknowledges it carries out drone strikes in yemen, but typically does not comment on specific attacks. The Obama Administration says the group known as the alqaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is the most active in the world. We have a strong collaborative relationship with the Yemen Government and Work Together on various initiatives to counter the shares threat we face. We support the Yemen Government efforts to cackle terrific in their own borders. In may, 2013. President obama spoke about the rationale for how the United States takes action against alqaeda and associated forces outside of areas of active hoss tillties, including with drone strikes. Yemen has been trying to contain an alqaeda insurgency since the countries former president stepped down in 2012. A federal Appeals Court has ordered the Justice Department to turn over a secret legal document, the memo used to justify the governments targeted killing of people including americans. This man is a u. S. Citizen who was killed by c. I. A. Drones in yemen three years ago. The u. S. Says he was a senior recruiter for alqaeda. The ruling comes after the New York Times filed a freedom of information suit seeking justification for the attack. The death toll is rising from the south korean ferry disaster, 104 now confirmed dead. 200 others are still unaccounted for. One by one, rescue teams are returning bodies to the grieving families onshore. May not have been waiting around the clock since the boat rank nearly a week ago. Investigators are now learning more about the last moments of the illfated ship. They just want to that i can their Children Home to give them a funeral. They have to wait and watch as each new body is marked, clothing, distinguishing features. More than a hundred now and counting. This is still classified as a rescue effort. Diving crews have to feel their way through the ship to get to where the passengers are thought to remain. This accident has thrown up questions about Safety Standards and enforcement across South Koreans shipping industry. All shipping countries are ordered to carry out safety checks, if necessary, inspectors would turn up anonymously and unannounced. The company classified as excellent werent subject to any external inspection. They merely needled to submit documents. They seem to have spent little at training of staff. According to the report of last year, it spent just 500 on staff training. We can say they didnt spend any money on education, including crew Member Safety training. In the hometown, the families of the survivors said the investigation could wait. They called on the media to report more accurately and less invasively and on the government to move faster. Please understand the anguished heart of the parents who want to go into the water to search for their trapped children themselves. All South Koreans are condemning the late response of the government. Among the bodies brought ashore tuesday, that of kim, on saturday, her mother told aljazeera that her fate was in gods hands. Her father who had been challenging authorities spoke of his guilty for not telling her to get off the ship. At least now they can take their daughter home, so many others are still waiting nearly one week on. Aljazeera, jindo, south korea. Seven members of the crew, including the captain have been taken into police custody. In nigeria, there is confusion over the exact number of school girls that were kidnapped and their fate. Local government officials originally said 129 girls were abducted in the northern state, but villagers say more than 200 were taken from a local school. Last week, the military reported that all by eight had been rescued but then retracted that claim. Officials say they think the armed group is responsible for the mass abduction. The United States nations is condemning ethnic killings in south so do not, hundreds killed last week after a town fell to opposition forces. The u. N. Says rebel fighters specifically targeted the ethnic group of the countries president. They are also charging opposition leaders with broadcasting hate messages on the radio after taking over the town. The u. N. Is investigating Human Rights Violations by both sides across south sudan. President obama will travel to Washington State today to meet with families affected by that deadly mud slide. 41 bodies have been recovered from last months disaster, that wiped out a small town. According to our alan, survivors of looking for answers. Margaret lives on the edge of the slight, leaving her home undamaged, but world torn apart. It will never be the same. I to have accept that. Everybodys just trying to move forward, but it will be difficult because everything that changed so much and the landscaping has changed and theres friends that we wont see again. A one lane access road has been build across a corner of her property and will be improved. Within weeks, cars will escort traffic one way on several daily trips around the slide for commuters cut off. It will be months before they can get this cleared. The only through road, a two lane state highway is still mostly buried, the extent of the damage unknown. The state Transportation Department hopes the fix will be measured in months, but there is no formal time line for reopening the roads. The geology has changed, the rivers changed course, theres a lot of things we have to take into consideration before we have a long term solution. As for the river, initially dammed by the slide but now working its way through the mile of mud and debris, former fish biologist said the salmon and steel head populations will bounce back naturally. If that area is probably wisely left alone, over the long term, it could provide some very important and very good fish habitat. Evidence of the human tragedy is everywhere. Yellow ribbons still line bridges and fences along the highway. Flags remain at half staff. The ridges above the valley are dotted by heavily logged areas. Some have pointed to clear cutting and heavy rain as contributing factors in the slide. One logging contract nearby has been suspended, others will be reviewed for landslide risks. Through it all, marta has facebooked 10 to 12 hours a day, sharing pictures and notices of Memorial Services and fundraisers. Thank you so much is what i always say, and because i do appreciate all the different benefits that are going on. Like others in the valley, shell keep trying to balance what was lost and whats ahead. We just keep on going. There will always be memorials, probably once a year, and we just keep on going the best we can. Aljazeera, oso, washington. Another community impacted by a deadly mud slide, a california neighborhood where disaster struck a decade ago and where there are fears that another mud slide could happen at any time. The u. S. Is trying to determine if syrian soldiers attacked civilians with chlorine gas. Amateur video appears to show dozens of civilians struggling to breathe. The government and others blame each other. The Syrian Government has until the end of its month to hand over its stockpile of chemical weapons. The head of the u. N. , ban kimoon said syrias newly announced president ial elections will undermine solution for a civil war. Voting will take place june 3. Opposition groups say the election will be a far as. President Bashar Al Assad said he is committed to holding the first multicandidate elections. The trial of our colleagues in egypt resumed today. They have been behind bars for 115 days. Journalists for aljazeera appear in court for the sixth time. The photographer and producers have been in jail for more than three months. They are falsely accused of spreading news and providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. During the last hearing, the prosecution produced video that it says supports the case against the men, but none of the videos have anything to do with the case. This video, for example was a report from kenya on the attack of the West Gate Mall last year. The court was also shown this report, an Award Winning documentary on somalia produced for the b. B. C. Before he joined aljazeera, but the judge ordered a special panel to review the material presented by the prosecution. The fourth aljazeera journalist in detention has been held in egypt for more than nine months and has been on Hunger Strike since january 21. His detention was extended by 45 days on march 13. A letter has been sent from prison that expresses his feelings. I have a responsibility phon my shoulders, it is to complete documenting stories of people here as much as possible and face that fast. I ask god and hope to be home with my family before the fifth of may to celebrate my birthday. His parents are concerned about his health. I would like to remind journalists and rights activists that my son is on Hunger Strike risking is his life to press for hess release and fight for journalist freedom. He wants to stop the practice of intimidating, arresting or killing journalists all over the world. The trial of the journalists has attracted global attention. Advocacy groups and various governments have all condemned the trial. Aljazeera strongly rejects all the charges and continues to call for the Immediate Release of its team. Aljazeera. Last year, egypt ranked as the third deadliest country for journalists after syria and iraq. A Tropical Cyclone in the indian ocean grounded the search for the missing Malaysian Airline plane. The submersible has not turned up any wreckage. The sub may wrap up its search by wednesday. It has been 45 days since the jetliner disappeared with 239 onboard. Lets bring in meteorologist Nicole Mitchell now for the latest on that Tropical Cyclone named jack. Good morning, nicole. Of course Tropical Cyclone is what we call a hurricane in the United States, just called Different Things in different places. More organized, then becoming less organized, losing steam right now. Had peeked out with winds to 90 knots, over 100 miles per hour. You can see it losing that organization. Final advisory has been written on this, so there should be improving conditions for those search efforts. Back to the United States, a cold front moving across the region, not a ton of cold air along with it, but definitely a day to have the rain jacket for umbrella handy. Youre seeing rain in western parts of new york or pennsylvania, and then as we head down toward the gulf coast, a couple embedded areas of heavier rain and that chance for thunderstorms through the day. Not looking at the severe risk, we will though with the next system, already into the northwest. We have more of that rain pushing in and this is going to bring for the Higher Elevations enough of a cooler pattern to support some areas of snow, anywhere from parts of the cascades to the totons, you could be looking at tricky travel. This is good news for the northwest. We have been depleted in moisture, we could use the snow pack even though it makes traveling a hassle. The combination of that system and warm air funneling in could support something well be monitoring for you. I mentioned the warm air with this. Ill have more on that in a few minutes, back to you. A decision delayed on a Controversial Energy project. Allows the key stone pipeline to be built requires a finding that doing so would be in our nations interest. The heated debate between energy companies, farmers and environmentalists over the safety and necessity of the massive key stone oil pipeline. How one church is fighting back against the boy scouts after a troops charter was revoked because the scout master is gay. 16 billion, todays big number, how it is transforming the pharmaceutical industry. Taking a live look at the flowers blooming. Its earth day today. People trying to come here, if its nonprofitable, just we are the apartments are sold only to those who fulfill strict government criteria, which includes already not owning property. They are about 40 cheaper than that sold privately. Theres a common belief among afghans that the outside world views them as totally reliant on foreign aid. This is afghan funded, designed and built and they are proud of it. They want to show the world that this country has got potential. To succeed, the Developers Need a stable and economic political environment. That challenge has reduced foreign funding, leaving the government with a 400 million budget shortfall while the country goes through a long president ial campaign. Aljazeera, kabul. And those elections coupled with countries pulling out of afghanistan have seen rents tumble and vacancies sore. Americans paying off Student Loans could face a set back if their cosigners face bankruptcy. Some could be thrown into default even if theyve been making payments on time. They suggest check to go lenders to release cosigners from responsibility. Airlines of having trouble keeping customers satisfied. For the second year in a row, Airlines Earned a score of 69 out of 100 points hovering above the i. R. S. And cable sos. According to the American Consumer satisfaction index, passengers were pleads with check in and booking, but the flights cited for cramped seating and poor services. Jet blue and southwest fared well. United airlines came in last. Lets get a look at what temperatures we can expect across the nation today. Meteorologist Nicole Mitchell is here. Good flying weather today . I fly a lot and im actually surprised those rankings arent lower at times, but pretty good for most of the country today. We do ever that cold front moving through the east coast, not a lot of thunderstorms or rain with that, but you will see some, so not causing too many problems. A core of warm air in detroit, 59 degrees, so thats nice weather with that. Its the east coast that is warm today. Tomorrow the Central Plains is a setup for fear weather. Vice President Joe Biden urging ukrainian leaders fights a cancer of corruption and unit the country with that what his visit could mean for the crisis in ukraine and what leverage he has for keeping more annexing of country. If somebody comes out with a smarter, different antenna and you dont like that evolution is happening that suddenly more people might use antennas, im sorry about that. Thats the nature of technology in the industry. A tech start up battling Big Broadcast networks in the Supreme Court today. 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