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ten years after hurricane katrina devastated this city, there is a levee system here but beyond these walls it s a very different story. welcome to the program. in just two days nearly 200 refugees have died trying to reach europe. police in austria recovered 71 bodies from a truck abandoned off a highway and nearly 100 people have drown off the coast of libya. now the u.n. has weighed in asking the international community to do more to help those making disprit desperate s to start a new life. i ve been to the mediterranean and see how difficult it is. i commend those individuals and communities who have stepped up but much more is required. i appeal to all governments to expend safe and legal channels of migration and act with humanity, compassion, and in accordance with their international obligation. this is a human tragedy. that requires a determined, collective political response. austrian police meanwhile says a syrian passport has been recovered among ....
it s been a frustrating legal battle for al jazeera journalists facing retrial in egypt. a verdict was supposed to be announced. now the three journalists hope it will be the end of the long struggle to clear their names. for the past 20 months these al jazeera journalists have been waiting to hear the word not guilty. the judiciary has another chance to deliver the justice they say they deserve. they spent more than a year of their lives in an egyptian prison. the men s fight for freedom began when they were arrested in december 2013. they were charged with aiding the now banned muslim brotherhood. in june of last year a court sentenced them to seven to ten years. then last january the court throughout their convictions and ordered a retrial. i m just living day by day. i don t hope anything, i don t expect anything. in february he was deported to australia. mohamed and fahmi were released on bail. but they have been unable to leave egypt. with their lives on hol ....
the nuclear deal with iran, the agreement is facing a battle in congress in the coming weeks. kimberly halkett reports. the u.s. president appealed directly to jewish americans in an online web address that an agreement with iran is israel s and the region s best hope for peace. this deal blocks every way, every parpth that iran might take in order to obtain a nuclear weapon. the online appeal comes just weeks avisisi prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressed u.s. jewish community online as well to rally support in opposition of the nuclear agreement. he argued the deal would make the middle east less safe. this is a very dangerous deal. it threatens all of us. there will be more attacks and more people will die. support designed to limit iran s nuclear program has deeply ditch i ded the u.s. jewish community. roughly 46% support the deal. 31% oppose. with so many undecided, major groups like the american israel public affairs committee are ....
bee-hives, there was a message. we felt we were misunderstood and we felt like everyone s just calling us wacky, wacky, wacky and they didn t understand the incredible seriousness of the band. the band s cult following continued to grow until a tragedy in the 80s, when lead guitarist, ricky wilson, died of aids. we didn t know he had aids until he passed away. so we were told to be silent and that was very very difficult. her first break into music was a protest band in the civil rights era. so we were the sun donuts and we all wrote and one of the girls wrote about environmental. you know, tomorrow there would be no more sun. now, after decades in the bs, kate s going solo with a song guitars and microphones - a look back at her life. the video; however, backfired among some in the transgender community who called it stereotypical and degrading. i care a lot about gay marriage and equality and i ve always been very supportive of trans people. i spoke ....
let s start with jonathan in new orleans. it was solemn for much of the day. also because it s new orleans august two 9th for a lot of people in this city is a hard day. it s a reminder of how the city and how many so many peoples lives dramatically changed so quickly. as years have gone back, ten years out fohurricane katrina tell us that the city has rebuilt. people have comeback and rebuilt their lives thinking about this day and reflecting on katrina has gotten just a bit easier. for some t may seem odd to celebrate on the anniversary of a disaster. but true to new orleans, this parade in the lower ninth ward is about resilience. about people coming back, clinging to roots and demand to go rebuild. their home was destroyed during hurricane katrina. she returned and celebrate sush valling. that s what we do. celebrate life. earlier in the day, a softer memorial. mayor mitch landrieu and nan nancypnancy pelosi laid a wreath for knows whose bodies were never i ....