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This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. Jury selection is now underway in the first trial of a Baltimore Police officer charged in the death that sparked protests in that city. Officer william port hear pleaded not guilty to a number of charges connected with the death of freddie gray. His defense team is concerned he may not get a fair trial. Al jazeeras john terrett is live for us this morning outside the courthouse in baltimore. John, whats at stake for baltimore with these trials . Good morning to you. I think quite a lot. The city is very, very anxious to avoid terrible rioting with lots of africanamerican businesses simply where he could and wiped out in that rioting. They are most keen to try and top that from happening. Tomorrow, it is seven months precisely since charges were filed by the state attorney marilyn moas be. The officer ha ....
Rise. Less concerned about as may have acquisition. Overpaying. A lot of the shareholders who own fox are shareholders in time warner. So while you want to high bid for time warner, you dont want fox to overpay if you own both of these stocks. People were expecting strong numbers out of time warner to so it could profits case. How is this for a good morning for you . Stocks down just before those earnings come out. And at the same time, rupert has a history of overpaying, right . When you look at the write down that he took on the wall street journal, but ultimately financially he paid a lot of money for it. So shareholders are going to go along with that. Theres a comment in the newspaper this morning which is the new and improved Rupert Murdoch that hes learned his lessons from prior battles. I doubt it. He had less power. He would love to do that. The shareholders couldnt call a meeting earlier, that this was going be something ....
Out warning neighbors about a dangerous robbery suspect on the loose. On friday an 84yearold man was stabbed during a home robbery. This was in delray neighborhood. News 4ss zachary joining us. Later today police have announced that theyll be canvassing going door to door alerting residents about this violent robbery suspect and asking questions, trying to get clues. A quiet, quiet street people walking their dogs. Its a beautiful enclave here in alexandria but that wasnt the case last friday when an elderly 84yearold man came home in the process a robbery happening in his house. Perhaps the man was spooked and that 84yearold gentleman was stabbed. Again, theyre ramping up efforts to search for clues and try to bring peace to this otherwise Beautiful Community here in alexandria. Well have updates all morning long. Reporting live Zachary Kiesch news 4. Thank you, zach. S ....
Nigerias new president promises to get rid of boko haram once and for all. Im Andy Richardson at the fifa elections in sglurary as blatter begins an unprecedented fifth term as president. After a day twists sepp blatter has been reelected as fifa president for a fifth term even during the scandal. Blatter received 133 votes at the Fifa Congress in sglur wish short of the 140 votes to avoid a second round ofvoter. The challenge con seated defeat. Its in a crisis in corruption investigations. In his acceptance speech sepp blatter promised to restore the reputation. I thank you that you accepted me for the next four years. Id be in command of this boat called fifa and we will bring it back. We will bring it back for sure, and we will bring it back and where finally football can be played beach soccer we can play everywhere. Earlier his defeated challenger thanked supporters as h ....
Racing against the clock trying to find a solution to the crisis in ukraine. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry and russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have been meeting. Dana lewis is in london, and dana the meeting just breaking up, but it appears if you could sum it up in two words it would be dug in. It couldnt be a success thats for sure. The john kerry spent five hours talking to Sergei Lavrov and said there was a red line. The russians must not agree with the vote that is going to take place this weekend for that territory to join russia. Otherwise russia will face economic sanctions, travel freezes, and it appears that that is where we are headed after all of these meetings. Serg Sergei Lavrov held a press conference and he said we had constructive talks, but we do not have a common vision of the problem. Lets listen ....