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>> tragedy once again hitting the fort hood military post. a veteran opens fire killing three people before taking his own life. >> another strong earthquake rocking chile as residents evacuate low-lying areas over tsunami concerns. campaign contribution. the supreme court pulls the plug on restrictions over how much money single donors can give to political campaigns. >> and getting students living with autism to open up by turning to a buddy.
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the global program that is helping the students fit in with their classmates. >> hi there, welcome to al jazeera america. good to have you with us, i'm thomas drayton. another tragedy at the fort hood military post where an iraq war veteran shot and killed three shooters. he was army special ist ivan lopes. he entered a military building and used a 45 calibre se semiautomatic to kill three and injure 16 others. he got into a car fired off more rounds and ran into another vehicle. military police cornered him, before finding his lifeless body in a parking lot. this is the second deadly
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shooting at fort hood. in 200913 people were shot and killed. >> at this hour military officials are investigating why the shooting happened. psychological issues may have played a factor. >> we do not know a motive. we know the soldier had behavioural and mental health issues and were being treated from that. he was under diagnosis or post-traumatic stress disorder, but what is not diagnosed. he was under going behavioural health and psychiatric treatment for depression and anxiety and a variety of other psychological and psychiatric issues. >> wednesday's shooting was reminiscent of a violent scene at a military post in 2009. we look back at that instrument. >> at the end of a work day gun fire at fort hood. everywhere ordered to hide until the place say it's safe to come
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out. >> we confirm three people have been killed and the shooter quilled. 16 others are injured. 4.5 years ago it was a similar seen at fort hood. it was one of the base's sewn, psychiatrist nidal hasan sentenced to death for the mass anger. he's appealing his punish. on wednesday, as in 2009, the president's national security team gave him the news. >> obviously this reopens the pain of what happened at fort hood five years ago. they served with valor and distinction. when they are at their home base they need to feel safe. >> in the town where fort hood is located, the community is too familiar with the drama of mass
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killings. >> we had 23 people killed in the massacre in 1991. and in november 2009 there was a shooting where 13 were killed and 30 wounded by nidal hasan. >> the shooting comes after the permanent released three reports on the washington navy yard shooting last october, and a list of recommendations to protect military bases from gun violence. the defense secretary admitted the pentagon has a lot of work to do. >> when we have these tragedies on the bases, something is not working. >> investigators will try to fig our out why the shooting happened. they and the president obama administration may have a harder time convincing the public that this will not happen again. >> we should point out fort hood is one of the largest military installations in the world, with more than 45,000 assigned soldiers and 8500 civilian
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employees. we'll have more on the shooting throughout al jazeera america. >> chile has been hit by a huge aftershock again. the powerful 7.8 magnitude quake struck off the coast, industryingering -- triggering a tsunami alert. it comes after an 8.2 earthquake hit the region. six have been kill. there's no reports or injuries from wednesday's after shock. >> president obama signed a disaster declaration for washington state. that means additional federal help for the mudslide victims. the death toll stands at 29. 18 are missing and more heavy rain is on the way. officials are working on a plan to prevent melting snow from flooding the site so they can continue the search. >> secretary of state john kerry says it is premature to write-off talks between israeli and palestinians. both sides made moves which
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threatened to derail the talks. al jazeera's nick schifrin takes a closer look at what the palestinians have taken, and why they are willing to talk. >> in the moment after palestine president mahmoud abbas launched a campaign for international recognition, two generations waved the flag hoping they were closer. local polls show the majority of palestinians doubt the peace process and are not willing to wait for israeli or u.s. approval. >> it was clear that the israelis were taking us for granted, and it was clear that mr john kerry, and the united states are failing to pressure the israelis to come to reason. >> so despite a promise to suspend the search for international recognition, abbas unilaterally joined treaties like the conventions including rights for the minorities.
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>> issues about basic human dignity and rights. human rights advocates want mahmoud abbas to go further, ex-banding the conventions to the 63 the plns are eligible for. if we want to make the occupation not profitable by holding those responsible for violations accountable. we must exceed to all of them. mahmoud abbas didn't join the international criminal court or the court of justice, which israel fears he can use to accuse israeli officials who operate inside the territories of war crimes. >> even though both sides have broken promises, the u.s. is trying to keep them tough. >> take the moment, make tough decision and move the process forward. as i said clearly, we believe there is a path forward here.
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>> on wednesday both sides, negotiators, met with the u.s. and both would not walk away. >> we'll continue to secure the security of the state of israel from within the negotiation room, and will not give up. >> the talks may survive another day. it's the palestinians who took the initiative of creating is a state and end 45 years of occupation. >> last week israel cancelled a release of palestine prisoners saying it needs commitment. palestinians will not back out of the talks. tensions between the u.s. and russia reaching into space. n.a.s.a. said it is suspended most interactions with russia. officials call moscow's actions in crimea an ongoing violation of ukraine's sovereignty. the suspension includes travel visits. the only exception provision of the international space station.
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russian space ships provide the only mode of transportation for astronauts to and from the station. >> general motors c.e.o. facing the fire on capitol hill for a second day, and the sharp criticism lawmakers fired off obvious ignition problems. >> the supreme court handing down a major decision over money donated to lawmakers in washington d.c. how the high court's ruling will affect the business of politics. president obama drawing a line in the sand over his push to boost the minimum wage. the challenge he's making to lawmakers on capitol hill.
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>> another day of tough questioning on capitol hill for the head of general motors. senators accused the company of trying to hide an ignition problem linked to 13 deaths sparked a massive recall.
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lisa stark has more on wednesday's hearings. >> tough questions on whether general motors hid the defect blamed for at least 13 deaths. the c.e.o. mary barra insisted the new g.m. could do the rite thing. lawmakers were not necessarily buying it. >> the subcommittee will come to order. >> angry and sceptical senators confronted mary barra about why the company did not act sooner, accusing g.m. of a culture condoning a cover up. >> we don't know how many crashed because of the cover up. we know many died. >> melbourning cas kill said -- mccaskill said the company swept it away for many weeks, that the ignition stopped, and brakes and airbags failed to act. >> we know the difference between this switch was the difference between life and
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death. do you know the other difference? the other thing we now know? that it would only cost $2 to repair. >> senators challenged general motors suggesting they put profits over people, deciding it was more cost effective to settle lawsuits than fix the parts on millions of vehicles. >> do you know if g.m. used this cost benefit. >> the documents shared, if they are true, will demonstrate that it's completely unacceptable. >> i didn't ask you that. i said do you know if gm used the cost benefit analysis in its history. not for a safety item. it would be unacceptable. >> mary barra has been with general motors for 33 years, bust insisted she did not know about the cobb alt issue before becoming c.e.o. three months
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ago. >> as a woman to woman's, i'm disappointed, because the culture you represented is a culture of the status quo. a key question, why general motors changed the defective part in late 2006, early 2007, but did not tell anyone, or change the part's serial numberism. >> we need to know whether you believe the company acted in the best interests of the consumers who bought your car, and the u.s. taxpayers that bailed you out. >> first of all i agree it took too long for this to come to attention and do the recall. we admitted that and apologised. >> the u.s. attorney's office in new york launched a criminal probe. >> it's pretty much incontrovertible that g.m. knew about this lethal safety defect, failed to correct it, and failed to tell its customers about it, and then concealed it from the
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courts and the united states. >> general motors will reveal its version of what happened within the company in regards to the defect when it completes its own internal investigation, expected to be within the next two months. back to you. >> lisa stark in washington. the acting director of the national highway traffic safety administration testified at wednesday's hearing. david freedman says his agency is trying to figure out why the faulty switch kept airbags from deploying in accidents. president obama made his case for raising the minimum wage. the president wants to increase federal wages from 7:25 to $10 toy 10. he signed an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay employees that much at least and called on congress to extent that nationwide. >> they have to make a clear choice - talk the talk about
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valuing hard work and families, or walk the walk and valuer hardworking families. you have a choice. you can give america a shaft or a raise. >> republicans say hiking the minimum wage will kill jobs, citing a concessional budget estimate, that the economy will lose 10,000 jobs if the ruling is implemented. >> a ruling by the supreme court. the decision doesn't favour either political party, but critics say it will divide the countries along economic lines. mike viqueira reports on the campaign finance decision. >> it was another close decision on a sharply divided supreme court. voting 5-4, conservatives struck down limits dating to the water gate era, on the amount donors can give to candidates. before today, it was $123,000.
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writing for the majority chief justice john roberts: >> in the minority justice stein brier who cited the 2010 court decision opening the door for unlimited donations and spending on political issues: >> they wish to dismantle all limits on giving. piece by piece until we are back to the days of the robber
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barons. anyone or anything. undisclosed and make our political system seem rigged that everyone will lose interest in the democracy. >> welcoming the decision house speaker john boehner. he says donations can flow to the parties and candidates and bypass outside groups who there undermined his authority. it's pushing the money outside the party structure into various forms. and i'm all for freedom. >> it allows the wealthy outside access. this will skew it further. in 201228 of distributions came from 1% of 1% of americans. the cost of elections increased. in 1998 the cost of congressional races was 1.6 billion. by 2012 it was 3.6 billion. for presidential races the cost
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has almost doubled in the last 12 years, from 1.4 billion to 2.6 in 2012. reform advocates quay with the make-up of the supreme court, the lid may come off campaign fine limits. >> campaign finance, the restrictions as it exists now seems to be in danger. the court has eroded some main restraints on wealthy individuals being able to have outside influence on the process. >> the white house pronounced itself disappointed. leading congressional democrats were crit scal. new statements of reform are a dead letter. >> the big loophole in campaign finance is the super packs. donors can give as much as they want to advocate for or against a candidate, just not directly to the candidates comtain. the five biggest super back donors inslewed casino mogul:
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>> libya says it could reach a deal within days to end a take over of its major oil ports. rebels controlled the economic resource for the past eight months. the proposed deal included rebel groups. they agreed to negotiate after the government for the rogue oil tanker. it was retaken by u.s. navy seals. still ahead - it is a disease affecting one in every 68 children. how students in one high school help their classmates diagnosed with autism deal with the rigors of high school. >> a former n.f.l. star - how an
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>> welcome back. former linebacker dion williams was a beast an the football field at university, making it to the n.f.l. with the minnesota vikings, a series of concussions closed the door on his football career and opened the opportunity on other sports. >> before williams flexed his muscles in the pits of nascar he didn't know where the oil was in his car. a former star lion baker at wake forest, he played a stint with the minnesota vikings before concussions forced him down a different career path. rocco chose the road less travelled. >> my first year was surreal.
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>> williams first big job included being a tire carrier for one of the biggest stars, jeff fordan, before joining the hendrik motor sport team his knowledge was style rather than substance. >> i knew jeff gordon, and i knew they go fast and i liked the billboard jackets. we wore them, didn't know who drove them, but we could match them with the jordans, and the shoes. >> he may not have known the ins and outs. being a former athlete put him ahead of the game. 10 years into it, he's going. >> our security rivals many staff. we have full-time staff, yoga trainers - really no difference from what i experienced with college and professional sports. >> at 6 foot 1, 260 pounds, rocco is built for the job. >> the tourist are 65 to 75
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pounds. beep on the front i'm responsible to carry two of them. that's where i set myself apart, is my ability to run with weight in my hands, with the tyres and bring them back to the wall. >> as a former n.f.l. linebacker dion williams knows about the battle in the trenches. the most pressure he felt in sport was in the pits. >> football is a little easier. it was a physical sport. nascar is a bit more meticulous, less forgiven. every mistake is magnified. it's not something that you are effected by, you affect the team owners, the drivers, money, the purses. it's a lot more pressure and stress. i have the grey hairs to prove it. >> because williams is not driving the car doesn't mean there's not risk of injury.
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>> eddy hamlin clipped me. good thing i had shock absorption in the body fat. i stayed on my feet, finished the shops. the adrenaline is flowing, you don't realise until after. williams may have done a 180 degree turn, while he's well-versed around the car, don't expect him to change oil. >> do they make you try to change the tyres? >> my gosh. it is not the same. they swear, you are a jiffy lube master. oil change. >> i don't get my hands dirty. >> jessica taff with dion williams. >> classic music from the '70s, and '80s, will have a special place in the library of congress ♪ i still haven't found what i'm looking for ♪ you 2's, the joshua tree and
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linda ron stat "heart like an whale", are ammon the recordings chosen for cultural and historical importance. >> u.s. health officials say as many as one in 68 children may have autism. kids with intellectual and disability asserted with autism often finds it challenging in school. as the world honours autism awareness front we look at an organization that help them fit in. >> at the prom these teens move across the floor. rewind to another 3.5 years ago. it was awkward for yona and david. >> i was the only one that was shy >> he didn't talk to me much when we went to the prom together. >> the prom was fantastic. >> it was, but you didn't talk
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much. >> the seniors have been friends since freshman, and the shifting allegiances and social hierarchy of high school, it's no small feet. they were brought together by an organization called best buddies, and the goal is to pair an intellectually disabled student with a non-disabled student for mentoring. >> people in life with disabilities bring a connection to your life and a sense of optimism, enthusias. that makes you have a successful life. bennett has autism. he admits that he struggles to fit in with his classmate. >> what kind of miss conceptions do you think people have. >> i think they may not understand. or they may not understand what i'm saying. >> this pair seem to understand each other. but they get each other's
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humour. >> david is funny, he makes me laugh. there's something that he says that surprises you. >> one friendship at a time in schools around the world. students participating and best buddies strive to build confidence and crush what others face. >> it took me years before i realised they were. i felt i was doing charity work, isn't it sweet, they have dreams. when they realise them, they enrich our society. >> wiseman and bennett say they have grown together. >> it made me accepting. bennett opened up and socialises more. shriver says it will serve him well in col edge and help him land a job, an obstacle people with intellectual disabilities face. >> buddies for life. the united nations celebrates
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autism awareness month to raise awareness about a disorder that affects millions around the world. >> that will do it for this edition of al jazeera. a reminder that we'll have more on the shooting at fort hood in texas. thanks for watching. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher, and you are in the stream. your money and national security at the polls in afghanistan.

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