Threatens china with more sanctions. After 4 politicians are disqualified from hong kongs legislature. A warning to europe against lifting covert 19 restrictions to quickly the World Health Organization says that could lead to another resurgence in infections. Ethiopias Prime Minister says military gains have been made in the northern tick rate region where the federal government is battling local forces. The offensive began last week, after the ahmed accuse the Regional Government of attacking a military picks, aid agencies are warning there, unable to bring much needed supplies into the region because of the fighting. Thousands of people have fled the on rest, many to neighboring sudan triggering fears of a refugee emergency. Joins us now live from the capital, addis ababa . Just tell us about these gains, liberated areas that it is talking about. Well yes kim is talking about their entire western parts of a region that is years and near the border. Its you have to be a house with er
Been going on on forever. And its like do we have a new president yet . Good morning to you. Thank you for joining us for our midday newscast. Im marcus washington. Thousands of ballots have been counted but still tens of thousands left across the country. The race is still too close to call but if fieden webiden were two own winning georgia put him one electoral collect short. Biden is catching up in the key states as they count mailin ballots. Remember, trump discouraged his supporters from using mailin ballots. Democrats did use them and because they are generally counted last these mailin ballots as the last few trickle in, postmarked, of course, by election day, we are seeing biden make huge gains. Take a look at pennsylvania this morning. Pennsylvania biden has 3,310,000 and trump has 3,296,000. They could not count the mailin ballots in pennsylvania until election day. They pointed out mailin ballots are arduous to count. We are counting hundreds of thousands of ballots in an in
Old protests in her rule as referred to as a dent in 4 years is sawn into office at the at hong kongs government has disqualified for opposition. Politicians moments after beijing passed a new patriotism resolution. It allows hong kongs government to remove politicians or quote, endanger National Security or challenge chinas role of hong kong, 19 opposition. Politicians had earlier threatened a mass resignation if any of them were barred from the Legislative Council. Though siegel single you fire for legislators who have been deemed in accordance by the law to not genuinely swear, to uphold the basic law, and not genuinely plead their allegiance to hong kong. We have doubts about their ability to perform the duties. If they are unable to uphold the basic law and to support hong kong, of course, i am not qualified to be legislators. Tom grundy is editor in chief and cofounder of the Hong Kong Free press. He explains how the move could soon see no opposition representation in the Legisla
Coverage this morning including continue its mission leaning on the threat of more thunder and partnerships with rescue groups lightning as well that could and one essential business to last all week, kari . Keep adoptions going off site. We are transferring out were going to see it this longterm dogs here. Morning but the rest of the week is looking pretty hot. They are able to adopt out. We see whats happening now, the reporter at 6 00 well share surge of moisture is bringing in more about the unique program storms across the Central Valley and how you can participate in in the sierra. Our annual clear the shelters effort this year. Ill see you again tonight at 6 00. Thanks, chris. We are seeing some rain and back to our top story, the spotty showers moving through. Wildfires moving across the bay area. Next today in the bay we have our team of reporters with the very latest overnight. A little bit favorable more favorable and the possibility of reporter youve seen the lightning. Vid
Exactly where the fires are burning so theres the lnu lightning complex fires, burning in the north bay and now 21 contained. And then we have the scu lightning complex fires in the east bay only 10 contained this morning and then the czu august lightning complex fire along the southern peninsula at 8 contained more than 14,000 firefighters are battling more than 2 dozen major fires all across california and were learning that the body of a 70 yearold man was found sunday afternoon in santa cruz county. Well the l a new lightning complex fire has been the deadliest and most destructive check out this video at least 4 people have died and others have been injured 871 structures have been destroyed and another 234 structures have been damaged flames have just scorched more than 347,000 acres containment this morning, its only 21 . The fire continues to burn just west of the hillsborough area and also threatened several more homes kron fours taylor psaki has a look at the damage. Right no