10 days alone. South africa votes in local elections today. Those are being seen as a test for the controversial president jacob zuma and the ruling party. We will start in syria, where rebels and activists are accusing the government of using toxic gas on civilians. , dozens ofear aleppo cases of breathing difficulty have been reported. The Syrian Government is accusing a terrorist group of another gas attack that killed five in aleppo. This comes one year after the Un Security Council established a deadline to find out who was behind previous gas attacks in syria, a deadline that runs out next week. This footage appears to show patients in a hospital just south of aleppo struggling to breathe. Victims, rebels in the country say it was a chemical weapons attack by the Syrian Government, claims rejected outright by damascus. Washington says it cannot currently independently verify the allegations, but it takes them seriously. We have long expressed our condemnation of chemical weapons
Off safely. Witnesses described hearing explosions before seeing the smoke. 6 americans were on the flight. And all the passengers escaped we have learned a firefighter died trying to put out the flames. Right now planes are grounded in dubai as investigators figure out what happened Jonathan Vigliotti has latest. Reporter the Emirates Airline flight from india came to a fiery stop on the runway as people inside Dubai International airport looked on in horror. The plane. Ep down on its belly. Oh. Reporter video posted online shows the bowing 777 erupting into a massive fireball. Blowing off one of the wings. Firefighters hosed down the smoldering fuselage most of the top melted away. Amazingly all 300 people on board including 6 americans were quickly and safely evacuated in about a minute. So they had us evacuate. Reporter some passengers said the pilot made an announcement he need to make a Emergency Landing because of landing gear problem. Airport Officials Say there were strong win
Reporter police say she had been texting a friend, but then the texts stopped and multiple calls from her father went unanswered. At some point after that her father began to get worried. Reporter Police Quickly began a search of the area. Vertranos father helping them trace their usual jogging route. Investigators say they pinged vertranos cell phone to a marshy area. She was found in the brush about 15 feet from the path. Her father actually found her, so my heart goes out to begin to grasp that. We found her face down in the ground. Reporter police say she was found with scrapes on her legs, her sports bra and shorts pulled down. Investigators say she may have been strangled and possibly sexually assaulted. Police arent sure if the crime was random or if she was targeted. Everybody is devastated. I got a million calls last night. Everybody is upset and, like, its just its just a big shock. Reporter a single sunflower near the crime scene this who had a large following on social medi
Nbc 10 is your home for all of the action. The olympic torch arrived in rio by boat this morning ahead of the games. And it will pass through the city end and up at the Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony friday night. And the most decorated olympic athlete of all time will now add a unique honor to his outstanding resume. Flag bearer. And we get to claim him. U. S. Swimmer Michael Phelps will lead the United States athletes into Rios Maracana stadium during fridays Opening Ceremony. And Fashion Designer ralph lauren created a special uniform for phelps to wear during the parade of nations. The olympic swimmer is an 18time gold medallist. Good morning. Im katy zachary. A lot to get to today. Its just after 11 00 on your wednesday. Olympic action gets underway actually tonight for the u. S. Womens soccer team. South jersey native carly lloyd and her squad, take on new zealand. Pamela osborne spoke with some Young Players who are training under carlys coach. It sounds like its a lot
To close in less than two years. We are going to continue to stay here, monitor developments, and try to talk with some of the striking workers and other taj employees coming up at 5 00 and 6 00. Im ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. Sounds like theyre fired up. Now to the attack on a philadelphia playground. A boy on a Basketball Court chased and beaten and forced to strip naked by a group of gunteeming teenagers. The attack actually happened last month. But Police Released the details today, along with an important clue. Monique braxton is following the story for us. Police are hoping Surveillance Video can help find who did this, monique . Reporter thats right. It happened in broad daylight. This is where the victim was chased from. Not far from the playground you see here. The omni rec center and Basketball Courts. Everyone we spoke with is shocked. Its sad, first and foremost. How do our kids get ahold of a gun. Especially a teenager. Reporter thats how people here are reacting to the re