Very latest information good afternoon, theresa. Were out here at the intersection of high street and foot hill im joined with the opd spokesperson with the Oakland Police department tell us and bring us up to date right now as far as what you guys are doing to try and get this hostage or that to get the man out. What we can share with you is the starting 1115 this morning. So weve been out here since 1115, 1600 block of high street. What we do know is that we had an armed barricaded, individual who had taken hostage from this particular business where the incident is occurring. In a lot about the last half an hour the hostage was safely released unharmed. Our Tactical Negotiations Team continues communication as communication is on and off. But this has the release of the hostage and thats really the goal is the safe release of the hostage in a safe surrender. Of the armed gunman that is our primary focus im going to share with you where we are right now our tactical Team Continues th
Youre going to see the strongest gust there, but even in the maybe some damaging winds. As those winds going to howl in too many of the canyons and valleys around the bay area too so do expect some trees to come down. Its going to be a mess across much of the bay areas those winds are going to continue to how looks like that will be the case right on through monday morning. It looks like by monday afternoon things begin to settle down, but this could be a historic event. Thats just developing those winds. The fire danger very dangerous later part of the weekend. All right lauren thank you for that today, California Attorney general Javier Becerra and Law Enforcement leaders from across the state. Address the climbing rates of overdoses amid the pandemic the sarah says within the last 2 years there have been theres been a 25 increase in Drug Overdose deaths in california. Sarah pointed to san diego noting a 50 increase in Overdose Deaths in july and august compared to months leading up
Mudded for defending the environment the rights Group Global Witness says a Record Number of activists well killed last year so while an environmentalist being protected this is a. Hello and welcome to the program i mean wrong around the World Environmental activists of being arrested jailed even killed for trying to protect our planet the u. K. Based Group Global Witness has recorded the highest number of murders since it began its annual survey a decade ago 212 People Killed in 2019 for campaigning against issues such as illegal logging mining and deforestation Global Witness believes the rise may be due to activists becoming more outspoken about Climate Change colombia had the highest death toll at 60 fall this activist survived and involve grenades and automatic weapons for resisting illegal mining in her community. Being an environmentally did today is a threat to colombia it is a threat in colombia and it is a threat to world wide because here we are fighting to live projects or
Concern program Turkeys Parliament has authorized the government to deploy troops to libya to support the un recognized government a move paves the way for further military cooperation between ankara and tripoli but opposition parties in turkey are saying that it could exacerbate the conflict President Trump is also want president i dont want against any foreign interference in libya mohammed a daughter reports now from her. Off to a long and spirited debate the turkish government finally cut that the bill gives an initial told month monday for the deployment of troops to libya which it gives the president the freedom to decide the scope size and timing of the deployment debate on the motion was highly divisive good. For you your biggest successes using the refugees as a threat to europe now you negotiating with that because youve nothing else now its time for libya turkey is stuck in the east a bit its a review youve made serious mistakes in your Foreign Policy and now you want to sen
A much bigger hike much bigger fight the want to fight in right now theyre fighting for equality in the country theyre saying that they do not have a future theyre fighting against a system that they say is. You know why provoke him more inequality in chile so whats going right now is the government has deployed around 10000 soldiers around the country many of them are here in the capital protecting metro stations that have been set on fire among others think also theyre protecting some sort t. J. Of location because its quite shocking for many of the people we have spoken to because people in from cairo have not seen the military says chris huhne to return to democracy back in 1989 thats a dictatorship of our stuff we have to so thats why i say what were hearing right now is because of the ongoing situation here is that a curfew could be imposed once again later tonight because of the protests that were seeing we do know that saluting continue in some parts of the country this is not