Hello im this is al jazeera live from london also coming all the president of the multis declares a state of emergency as the countrys political crisis deepens. Samsung ad j. Y. In the is freed after his jail term for bribing south koreas former president is unexpectedly suspended. Supporters and critics of jacob zuma clash as a. N. C. Members need to discuss the South African president s preying. On the only surviving suspect in the twenty fifteen paris attacks refuses to answer questions as he goes on trial for a shootout with belgium please. Syrian refugees are. Risk of being forcibly returned despite the conflict still raging in the country aid groups are warning six leading agencies say neighboring countries as well as european and u. S. Governments are putting pressure on refugees to go back but for every syrian who went home last year three more were displaced the u. N. Predicts another one point five million will be forced to leave this year Syrian Air Force and russian jets ar
Weather continues this evening. San francisco got a brunt of the Lightning Storm last night and one strike zapped a power pole in the parkside neighborhood setting the transformer on fire. Sam brock joins us live from the neighborhood. And some neighbors say it felt like an earthquake. Reporter they described this, janell, as absolutely crazy. One woman preparing to walk her dog at the time told me the strength of energy from the explosion physically knocked them backward. You mentioned the transformer catching fire. There is the transformer over my shoulder. You see the pole where it got hit or nearby. If you look closely there is a wire dangling from the top of the pole and petitions he is of the transformer ened up flying everywhere. What we have right here is a piece of insulator on the ground. Youll find these all over. One of them actually went into this mans car. Some of the sight as sounds from last night. That blew pup flu off went into his van. Then these things started poppi
And we do say good morning, everybody. The overwhelming aftermath of Hurricane Irma as more devastated residents return to their shattered neighborhoods. The death toll is rising with irma now blamed for at least 22 deaths here in the u. S. Nearly 5 million power customers are suffering through another night without electricity. President trump will get a firsthand look as he visits the storm zone tomorrow. And the florida keys took the biggest hit with nearly every home damaged or completely destroyed. Some areas still cut off, but all 42 bridges across the keys have now been deemed safe, and ice is in such short supply that people are lining up in miami for several hours to get their hands on whatever they can. We have Live Team Coverage on the recovery after irma with lana zak standing by on the growing crisis in the caribbean, but we start with molly hunter live in naples, florida. Molly, good morning. Reporter diane and kendis, good morning. Thats right. Look at this tree. Its com
President at the oakland as will be speaking to reporters shortly about the big announcement this morning that the team has chosen the site for its new ball park. The team wants to build its field of dreams right next to leiny college. Our new sky map 7 on sky 7 shows exactly where it is between lake merit and interstate 880. The area has warehouses, parking lots, and offices. Abc 7 News Reporter matt keller is live at the site, matt. Reporter kristen, city leaders expect mixed feelings this morning about the proposal. Theyre excited that the as to want stay here in oakland, but theyre not sure that the peralta site is the best place to build in their city. Look at this video from sky 7. You can see the area that were talking about that you just described. The as are looking at breaking ground in 2021 and opening the new ball park in 2023. Of course a lot of other things have to happen before that including permitting, environmental approval, and ball park design. They also need to buy
Cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Jane this is bbc world news america, im jane obrien. The threat level in britain is raised to critical after a bomb partially explodes. Witnesses described the scene. Massive bang occurred. Looked around. The first thing we saw was a redorange fire wall. The fire was going over your head and everybody screaming. You just run out of the tube. Jane the u. N. Security Council Discusses north koreas latest Missile Launch. In japan, the sound of sirens is becoming all too familiar. The people who live here in towns and cities along the coast, the second time that has happened in less than three weeks. Jane it is the end of a mission in space. For more than a decade, the cassini probe circle saturn and now it is consumed by the planet itself. Jane tonight the threat level , in britain