Hello im Barbara Starr and this is the news hour live from london thank you for joining us coming up in the next sixty minutes protests in the kurdish enclave of syria which turkey says its preparing to attack a new treaty for a new era britain and france sign a new border agreement and pledge to uphold their historic ties after brets it the u. N. Calls for yemens main port to stay open for vital aid deliveries when saudi restrictions begin again on friday and the deadly storm sweeps across Northern Europe killing at least six and leaving tens of thousands without power. In sport Roger Federer his form is as hot as the weather at the Australian Open with temperatures hitting all the degrees the defending champion kept his cool to progress in surround. The u. S. State department has urged turkey not to take military action against the kurdish controlled enclave inside syria turkey is not threatening the main area controlled by the u. S. Backed Syrian Democratic forces in the north east
And we can say good morning to you, everybody, on this tuesday, and at this hour, Hurricane Maria is causing new havoc. More than one week after it started pounding the caribbean. Heres a look at maria. The category 1 storm is lurking a few hundred miles off the carolinas. And maria has left nearly 3 million Puerto Ricans trying to survive. The governor there is begging for more help, warning of a humanitarian crisis. The storm is forcing evacuations along north carolinas outer banks, but the major focus is on the flight of millions in puerto rico. Heres abcs lana zak,. Reporter you can see the destruction inflicted on puerto rico. Houses clutching at the sides of cliffs after mud slides rip the ground from underneath their foundations. The islands governor says it is a humanitarian disaster for all the 3. 4 million u. S. Citizens on the island. The palm trees are down. The trees broke. And at night, you cant feel the air because nothing. Theres no wind. Its horrible. Theres no water,
World given up at todays Donor Conference in geneva to help them also coming up. To pounce Prime Minister pledges to get tough with north korea after a landslide election victory is out specter to pursue reforms to the countrys pacifist constitution could japans military take on a more muscular role in the region. And catalan leaders consider their next step after spain moves to take direct control of the regions government well talk to people on both sides of the divide who want an end to the political brinksmanship. Im brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show we begin this program with what the United Nations is calling a textbook example of ethnic cleansing hundreds. Of thousands of rohinton muslims facing persecution and violence in myanmar have been fleeing to neighboring bangladesh a steady stream of refugees crosses their border each and every day and bangladeshs and dire need of help a un Donor Conference is now underway in geneva calling for pledges of International Aid le
Back, continue the briefing with an update on covid19 and the economy and other things, he indicated there will be more information on what happened outside the white house, we will bring you those details as soon as we get them this evening. Meanwhile, we turn our focus to 2020 this evening, we are now 84 days from a big election. Heres where we are on this august 10th, 6. 9 points separate the two candidates at this point. Not all that different from where we were four years ago in august of 2016. At that point candidate trump lagged behind Hillary Clinton just over seven points of these were the sounds from the campaign trail for years ago right around this time in the summer they watch. Donald trump simply does not have the temperament to be president and commander in chief of the United States. I dont like her temperament because her temperament is the temperament of a loser. Martha interesting to look back, right . Thats where we were in august of 2016. At that point the Vice Pre
Have been reckless in their behavior accountable. Good morning and welcome to am joy. During a special town hall congresswoman val demings addressed Police Reform and what theyre doing to make real reform a real. One month after a Minneapolis Police officer ended the life of 46yearold george floyd, were still hearing story after story of Disturbing Police encounters involving unarmed black americans. And now that there is a focus on Police Brutality, months old cases are being reinvestigated. 23yearold Elijah Mcclain died three days after he was put in a chokehold by police in aurora colorado last august. He was stopped for walking after police got a call about a suspicious person wearing a ski mask. Something Elijah Mcclain wore, his family said, because he was anemic so he would get cold easily. The colorado governor has called on the states attorney general to reopen the case. In georgia 47yearold Antonio Smith filed a lawsuit yesterday against the Valdosta Police department for Exc