A general strike takes hold across the city also on our show authorities in the u. S. Are treating him actually in texas as a case of domestic terrorism as america grieves for the 2 victims for the victims of 2 attacks over the Weekend Police say they fear message terrorism is on the riots. And in sports and formula one defending champion Lewis Hamilton moves one step closer to another world title i want to throw in hungary from free now really beating up and coming rival fox for stop. Im brian thomas thanks so much for joining us indias interior minister has confirmed that the government is revoking the special autonomous status of indian controlled kashmir through. Internationalists b j p party says it will scrap article 370 which allowed the state of college near to make its own laws the now spent comes after authorities suspended phone and Internet Access there and placed popular state leaders under house arrest this disputed region is also claimed by pakistan lets go straight to delhi now and bring in correspondent there gys wall whats behind the decision to end the special status for india can you tell us india governed kashmir job can you tell us something about that. Well brian the reason this decision this action thats coming now is because the removal of article 370. 00 which is the article off the engine constitution that grants the special status has been on the agenda all the. Dead by 5 minutes in that interim or the which is scott includes ruling the country this is the 2nd time and thought and this was again mentioned in their manifesto that they intend to strike down to to scrap the section of the constitution and to do it through a president ial order to an executive order which does not require the opposition parties to weigh in on as much this has effectively been implemented this has been imposed now the government contends that this is a we to fall asleep establish that christian leaders an entire group bought off the country and the constitution up in devon apply to the whole of the state of john one fish meat as well this is one of the reasons why the government has done this and not that is that they claim that this really low for the benefits all of those provisions that the government comes up with to reach the people of kashmir as well so the people of kashmir have access to more opportunities and more development however on the other side of the debate theres a gun theres a great feeling that this Movement Even move the people of fish need for the special status was to protect me. It was it was a decision that was made back when we 1st acetic to india and many local leaders and all saying that this is a betrayal and this will lead to massive consequences not just in india but in the subcontinent as well ok massive consequences how much is the solution to the platform of the governing hindu nationalist party. But like i said this this move has been on the platform of the b. G. P. From the get go not just in the manifesto that brought them to bar this time but throughout throughout all your manifestos as well this has been something which the barbarian the party has in fact he said that they. To do today via have we have a lot of people who are in the beaches because well lets support those off the beaches be cleaning a wee tree for the entire country some people are even calling it another Independence Day and another thing thats going to be pointed out by critics is that fish meat is the seed of someone push me it is the only muslim majority states in this country now and the fear is that the scrapping of this law and more control off the Indian Government over the state the rights of the people of good might might before the clampdown on the rights of the people and the status of the state is actually reduced even further down compared to other states in the country being all going to be unioned out of trees so theres serious concerns about what exactly this means to an already tense and conflict in the region ok its already tense so whats been the response now to this news coming out of delhi. Well unfortunately brian we do not know what the response in fresh meat is because right before this announcement of the announcement was made thousands of security troops have been deployed from other boss of the country into the region theres been a complete communication shut down theres been a move by the internet shut down look at each of us who have possibly had it in democratically elected governments have been put on the house as they have managed to get some statements out and theyre the actions have basically been this is a picture of the people especially from the people of kashmir themselves however we will not be hurting for at least some time because of the intense crackdown shut down that the state is seeing right now no major thanks very much for now well have more details as they come in from delhi. All after another weekend of protests and clashes hong kong has been brought to a near standstill by a general strike activists succeeded in stopping many underground Train Services by blocking doors which led to scuffles with a number of commuters more than 200 flights have been canceled many shops and businesses have been closed as well hong kong leader terry lamb says the continuing protests are harming the city. But what is in front of us is hong kong stability hong kongs future and escalate. But we continue to allow these violent protesters to make use of the future to offend those bill and these 2 months to conceal that out motives that is going to push hong kong so the perch off a very dangerous situation. Where the protests have been going on for more than 9 weeks now did abuse some pillars in Hong Kong Well talk to her in a moment but 1st she sent this report on the tactics probe testers are using to outmaneuver the police. Well you. Know youre not going her girlhood frustration like this is clear in any language. As the weeks go on even cameras are becoming on welcome here. Moments later to gasify it but is no longer a match for these increasingly sophisticated protesters. As the toxic fumes fill the air the call goes out to me. Under the cover of smoke processes dispersed as quickly as they arrived but this is what theyre calling that the water strategy stain limbo dont get cold. Group chats on social media help them plan where to target next. But thousands file into public transport and on to the next location for another short sharp best of disruption up boat has is using trains to get across the city as quickly as possible barry is left open for them to pos freely in and out of the train stations this is part of a deliberate strategy to get from location to location as quickly as possible to not stay in one place for too long move on and start the next demonstration this flash mob style tactic is now the most powerful defense against an increasingly intolerant police force cause the police have trusted took time together when they go there was and then we can go to another place so maybe there is less police and we can do our things secondly we will try to save ourselves from being arrested so thats the main thing i think how do you 16. And how many different protest locations have you been see today to now it will be 5. A major tunnel is blocked for a 2nd night running. Calls bruce for a standstill but once again it doesnt last long. Because the. Police move in but the demonstrations are one step ahead theyve already moved on. All that police can do is clear the damage. This is become a catch and mouse game with protesters who are becoming harder and harder to contain. Ok lets go straight to our correspondent charlayne joining us there in hong kong as surely as we saw on your report there the tactics by protesters are evolving whats happening in hong kong right now. Brian we are in the midst of a completely unprecedented moment in the prodemocracy movement here in hong kong its estimated tens of thousands of people taking part in a strike here this is a monday of course we are in the central political and economic district of hong kong and the streets just in front of this off paralyze overrun by protesters who are leaving what and taking to the streets instead weve had up to 200 flights have been counseled road blocks across this region we heard that earlier today commuters were stopped from getting to black people blocking train doors just to prove as much disruption as possible now where we are at the moment is still peaceful but we are hearing that take gas has been used across town to contain protests angry at the treatment one female demonstrates last night brian it looks like were facing a very very long night ahead of show as you mentioned peaceful where you are right now but over the last law and weeks we are looking at what appears very much to be a continuously escalating situation in hong kong. It does seem to be getting more and more violent on the streets here brian police seem to be airing their frustrations now 10 things seem to be running high now carry land the chief executive of hong kong condemned violence and in a press conference that is a is the 1st time weve heard from her in a couple of weeks the violence that she is referring to that she condemned is what seeing Police Challenge people with rioting now that is a sentence that carries up to 10 years in prison and its really inflamed anger among protesters here we actually had earlier on today that a cough rammed into some of those protesters who were blocking the streets again inflaming some of the high feelings the that the taking over here in hong kong ok considering all those those hard feelings charlayne can carry lam remain in power and what are the protesters main demands right. The process is have put forward by key demands brian one of them is carrying resignation she said today that that is something that is not going to happen that will upset a lot of people here as we know this this protest movement started as a protest against an extradition bill which was later suspended the fear of the encroachment of Mainland China into hong kong it is now morphed into something much much larger and larger they want that extradition bill completely withdrawn and crucially they would like an independent investigation into the Police Handling of the situation protesters here say police have been extremely brutal and violent so far charlotte chosen kill for us following the developments in hong kong want more from charlotte as events unfold there thanks very much. Well see the us now where authorities are treating a mash unit all paso texas as a case of domestic Terrorism Police say they found an online manifesto by the suspect indicating the attack was racially motivated 20 people were killed when the shooter opened fire at a Walmart Store in El Paso Texas attack was followed 13 hours later by another mass shooting in dayton ohio 9 people were killed there. 9 doves one feature victims in dayton ohio. The community in disbelief but one determined to get through it together people who never would have crossed have supposed each other and are most painful moments t. V. Has done very well the best we take care of each other. The shooter opened fire outside a bar Surveillance Footage shows people running for cover and then captures the Moment Police shot dead of a gunman. Among the victims his own sister and his motive so far unclear. Scenes of mourning also in El Paso Texas here just hours before the shooting in Dayton A Goodman fired on shoppers in a Walmart Store killing 20 people. Officers arrested a 21 year old man here the motive was clear investigators found an empty migration manifesto posted online. The rest of this country projecting their fears on us. On immigrants on mexicans on those who do not look like the majority of the United States of america and yesterday we bore the absolute worst of it at the white house the flag flies a half maust President Trump says his time for action we have to get it stuff is really going on for years and years and years in our country and we have to get it stopped but this is also a Mental Illness problem if you look at both of these cases this is Mental Illness these are people really people that are very very seriously mentally ill. But for opponents of the president s he is the real problem they say his and the immigrants which is stoking division and creating hate. The grief spilled over into anger and with the government not only on gun control but also on the growing divide in american society. There. Lets go straight to el paso now were joined by our correspondent alexandra phenomena good morning alexandra how are the people of el paso coming to terms with what happened there. People i talked to in el paso told me that they are trying to assess dental gover there are trying to support each other when you drive into the city you can see a lot of billboards saying el paso strong and that is what they trying to do we went to a vigil late sunday night right behind me you can also see the walmart building where the shooting took place and people were bringing flowers and candles and they were praying together some of them cried so it was a very sad moment at the same time you can really feel that there were a lot of fluff and kindness here people brought food and water and theyd. White 2 to support each other and to come forward to each other. The president has responded to the shooting was so into those over the weekend as well by saying they have to stop we always hear this question in these kinds of moments but are we likely to see any new moves on gun control in the u. S. It is very difficult to say because president s try while announcing that hes going to to make a statement on monday he didnt elaborate and in the past he was not a huge fan of stricter gun control laws so i would assume that he would concentrate in his message on praising Law Enforcement for acting very quickly and maybe he will also be talking about Mental Health issues and what should be done about that but people i talked to here in el paso told me that they will be they really are hoping that something will change in the u. S. And they in the end they can see a stricter gun control those and of course theyre also waiting for president to contend White NationalistWhite Supremacists just especially because most of the victims in el paso were hispanic some were mexican nationals the Mexican Government is threatening legal action what might that look like. Well they arent these thinking about filing charges terrorism charges in the u. S. Legal system mexicos foreign minister also said that there are thinking about taking legal action that vote against a person or the firm that sold the assault weapon that was used here and there are even pursuing. The possibility of extraditing the suspect ok no democrats especially the leading to. Tenders for a president in that party were quick to blame the President Trumps rhetoric for being at least partially responsible for the old paso shootings what have they been saying. Well they are saying that even though its not possible to blame the president for this act of violence it is hes quote hate fool rhetoric and hes fears still king language and that a has encouraged extremists in the us as that has encouraged white supremacist and dad can incite violence and hatred and there is one of the 2020 to 20 hopefuls who was very outspoken about president s trump it was the format congress man from El Paso Texas and he even called the president White Nationalists pointing to the fact that the president in the past called mexican straight piece that he called immigrants. And emails and all of that according to beto rule can costs and incite violence and hatred alexander thank you very much for that from so. Lets check in with some of the other stories making the news this hour russias military said its aircraft more dropped more than 1200 tons of water on forest wildfires in siberia sunday the flames covered territory roughly the size of belgium and have been a blaze for a number of weeks in the courts and. Regions. In long been a teenage boys been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 6 year old child was thrown from the thames for viewing platform of the Tate Modern Museum child was found alive on a 5th floor roof and taken to Hospital Police say they dont believe the 2 were related or knew each other. All iranian media is reporting that an oil tanker seized in the persian gulf sunday is from iraq rands revolutionary guard said it stopped a tanker that was Smuggling Oil to unnamed arab countries Iraqs Oil Ministry has deny that the ship is a state run vessel. A fresh show of strength in the gulf iran says it seized this tanker on wednesday for allegedly smuggling fuel out of the country. And all that hard e. G. A foreign vessel was seized in irans territorial waters and it was carrying out its professional and organized fuel smuggling. Suddenly she there was 7 crew members on board. Have said it was carrying 700000 liters of smuggled diesel fuel 100 currently by festival and history members have been detained on us. To seizure comes amid heightened tensions with the west which have been on the rise since the u. S. Pulled out of a landmark nuclear deal with iran last year and reimposed sanctions. You know you. With its Oil Sector Hit Hard to run has recently moved to assert its power in the gulf a key shipping route for much of the worlds oil. On july 19th iran impounded a british tanker in the strait of hormuz for legit marine violations a week after detaining a panamanian ship for suspected fuel smuggling. Washington has also blamed iran for alleged attacks on oil tankers in the gulf in may and june the incidents have prompted the u. S. Britain and other countries to discuss creating an International Mission to protect shipping in the strait of hormuz. We have some sports now and there was high drama at the hungary ungrown praise sunday as Lewis Hamilton extended his lead in the season long formula one drivers championship and milton had to get past up and comer mox 1st stop and the start of the race in the pole position. Max pushed up in this 1st ever pole saw him flanked by relentlessness avis gio fell terry boathouse and Lewis Hamilton about says im a fire if ever there was one but with both our slipping down the pecking order early it quickly turned into an intense 2 horse race. Pit stops have rarely played a bigger role the lead changed hands constantly as the cars came in for modification. That 39. 00 saw fished up and hold off his rival with expert defensive driving but with more than 30 laps to go the outcome was anyones guess a hamilton pit stop on lap 49. 00 would prove to be pivotal a switch to fresher tires handing the british driver a crucial advantage he remained patient however waiting for the perfect time to make his move and so he did on lap 67 just 3 before the finish line leaving his rival with no time to recover. And a win for the defending World Champion and one which all but guarantees a 6 world title but for all have altons brilliance this was undoubtedly a team effort by ms sadies. Very grateful for the day in. And and ready for the team for continuing to believe in me and continue to to push and to be out think their race to be able to push like that and think of another in a way i find performance once again from phish to happen who just couldnt get it over the line. Yeah we were just all possible but. Yeah i tried everything i could on that hot fire through it to stay alive but a fortune was just not enough the dutch 21 year olds day will come but on the verge of another world title this era continues to belong to lives hamilton. And a big success for french inventor frank hes a potter he has successfully now cross the English Channel on on this device your jet powered hoverboard he designed himself the 35 kilometer trip took him 20 minutes with one fuel stop that way across the channel was the 40 year old 2nd attempt his successful landing on english soil comes 110 years after the 1st crosschannel airplane flight. Peck on the lips a few last minute checks and frankies the pasta was ready to take off. The french inventor had failed in his 1st attempt last week after fooling into the seat during a refueling attempt but on this occasion there were no slip ups and the pots i managed to avoid taking a bath as the cliffs of dover came within sight as apostle was home and dry touching down safely in say moderate space across the English Channel. His wife crystal getting confirmation in sangatte via radio. Was invited out if he made it so its over now. We did it and im so happy because there was so much work involved. It was hard but im so happy for him because its been really difficult lately and now were on holiday. For the party himself it was simply a dream come true. Im feeling happy you know im feeling happy and so happy for my my family my friends and my team is just an amazing moment in my life. Now i can take some rest. So potus certainly deserves it an incredible fetes from the flying frenchmen did one of our top stories this hour in a Major Development india has revoked a special status of kashmir as part of a plan to integrate the region with the rest of the country. Im brian thomas thanks so much for being with us. The phone. And with about. The world of. The kids ola took his music from the streets of one examines the staging ground. Broke all the rules. As for his son go the way they want. Robots theyre still in the development of things but whats going to happen when they grow. Will schumanns and machine can speak evil to peacefully coexist or are we on the verge of a robot collapse if we just bumble into this totally unprepared with our heads in the sand fusing to think about what could go wrong then lets face it its probably going to be the biggest mistake in human history. Artificial intelligence is now spreading through our society restricts the beginning of a golden digital. 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