Coming up as the german captain of a by current rescue ship goes to court in sicily the European Union ministers try to reach an agreement on how to deal with the migration crisis but once again they failed. Japan and in shock as the death toll in the arson attack on an Animation Studio rises to 33. 00 a suspect is under arrest after the worst massacre in the countrys postwar history. And marching for peace in cape town the military is sent into a town thats been torn apart by rival gangs well bring you a special report from our correspondent on the ground. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining us u. S. President donald trump says an american warship destroyed an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz on thursday trump accused iran of quote. Vocative in hostile action he said the drone was downed after repeated warnings were ignored. This is the ship that the white house says brought down iranian drone the u. S. S. Boxer an assault ship sent to the persian gulf just over a mont
Coming up democratic congresswoman sends a clear message to do us President Donald Trump thank of my family get out. The tough guy tries to distance himself from chance of center back at a Campaign Rally supporters were responding to his verbal attack on all marked and 3 other minority congresswoman hes branded as unpatriotic. Or shes seen a close ally elected to head the commission and celebrated her 65th birthday now german chancellor Angela Merkel caps off a big week but her traditional Summer Press Conference will ask our chief Political Editor what to expect. Marching for peace in take on the military ascent into a township thats been torn apart by rival gangs well bring you a special report from our correspondent on the ground. Im sumi so misconducts good to have you with us. Yes President Donald Trump says an american warship destroyed an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz on thursday truck accused iran of quote provocative and hostile action he said the drone was downed afte
Here is alexis. Looking at the richmond side of the richmondsan rafael bridge. Im still waiting for more information. We have a crash in the westbound lanes. Two vehicles involved, no injuries, but we still havent heard about how many lanes are blocked. Just seeing a slide delay on our traffic approaching the scene. Its not made it back to the toll plaza. Not impacting the drive time yet either. Richmondsan rafael bridge, drive time eight minutes on the website. San mateo bridge looking good, in the green at 12 minutes. Eightminute drive if youre taking the dumbarton bridge instead. New overnight, firefighters tackled this big water main break in burlingame. You can see the water shooting up four or five stories high there. Part of rollins road followed last night. A firefighter say they are looking for the official cause. But its possible the hydrant was sheared off. A vigil will be held for two managers killed at a ford dealership. Identified adds 55 yrd brian light and 38yearold xav
Start of the deadly wildfire on maui. A new court ruling on the abortion pill, what it means for womens access to the drug. An Urgent Health warning, three deaths now linked to a flesh eating bacteria infected after eating raw oysters or swimming in saltwater. Why doctors are seeing more cases. Forget the murder hornet. Theres a new bug in town where the invasive yellow legged hornet was found for the first time. And we have a winner. Meet the kid crowned mullet champion. And what he plans to buy his sister with the prize money. Its thursday august 17th from abc news in new york. This is a merica this morning. Good morning, everyone. Im andrew dymburt. Good thursday morning. A Morgan Norwood in for rhiannon. And we begin with two major midair mishaps that left passengers frightened. Flames shot out of a planes engine as it left houston, forcing an emergency landing. And horrifying witnesses on the ground. And during a flight from miami to santiago. A pilot suffered a medical emergency