Push into the South And West and given the fact the ground is so saturated at the moment, it is not so good have an outlook. More here on breakfast. Good morning. Its Sunday 29th septemBer. Fears of a wider war in the Middle East Are growing as iran says the death of the leader of hezbollah Will Not Go Unavenged. The country has declAred five days of mourning for Hassan Nasrallah after he was killed by an israeli Air Strike on the lebanese capital Beirut. Us president Joe Biden says his death is a measure of justice for his many victims but called again for a ceasefire. Our reporter simonjones has more. Distant explosions the israeli bombardment of lebanon continues by night. Explosions. And by day, but the Big Question is what will israel, hezbollah and the militant groups back in iran do next . The israeli Prime Minister descriBed the killing of Hezbollahs Leader On Friday as a historic turning point, but said his work is not done. Translation the state of israel eliminated the Maste
The Us State Department said this week that Russian Troops had used chloropicrin, an oily liquid developed during the First World War which irritates the lungs, eyes and skin. The kremlin described the accusation as Completely Baseless and unsubsta ntiated. 2a people are now known to have died in southern brazil, where some of the worst storms on record have caused severe flooding. More than 20 others are missing. 1a,000 people have lost their homes or been displaced by the extreme weather. Researchers have recreated a sd model of the face of a Female Neanderthal who lived 75,000 years ago. The reconstruction was made from a shattered skull discovered in a cave in iraq. Experts think the women may have been in her 40s, a considerable age for the time. So far, there have been 1900 arrests at the College Protests across the united states. At least 60 colleges have taken part, though not all of those arrested were affiliated. The new york mayor eric adams said this morning more than 40 of
through the community of indian falls, overwhelming firefighters struggling to save homes, the flames leaving behind torched cars and reducing houses to rubble. it s where elizabeth catterson us it was devastating. combining with another fire.is it s burned more than 200,000 acres. nearly 5,500 firefighters are working to contain the flames amid dangerous conditions with thick smoke. can you describe to me what it looks like when you re driving into the fire? similar to a blizzard where you could see maybe 20-30 feet in front of your head lights at times. reporter: it s one of 86 raging wildfires being fueled by extreme heat and intense drought compounded by climate change. firefighters talk about spot actually how the flames are advancing right now. you can see the embers, they fly off and launch themselves into
way to force the debate. when we actually have the debate, we have a more logical result coming out the other end. that s what i think this is. and the debate rages on. our thanks to congressman. out west firefighters desperately trying to beat back the flames. they are running low on resources, but desperately needed help is on the way, with more folks stepping in to help out. there wasn t a whole lot you could do about it, you know, fire is it s its own master. it just does what it wants. and it just kind of raged around.
want to go back to the breaking news we were telling you about just a short time ago. look at the difference a few minutes makes with the winds there in southern california, how close the fire is.there. this is in camarillo springs, california where 200 firefighters have been en route to this section to try to get control of that blaze. the last time we checked in, the flames were higher on the hill. they ve scooted down. again, right there on the side of the 101 for traffic there. we ll keep an eye on that the second wildfire that s burning in southern california. another thing, a live picture we re keeping our eye on here in new york city, is the spire that s being raised atop one world trade center. we ve been watching this throughout the hour as well. the beacon is going to be the final piece put in place to give the building the iconic height of 1776 feet. again, this will be the tallest building in the western hemisphere. in the tallest building, excuse