to the states and over key military bases, it was a citizen, a citizen that spotted it wednesday in montana, by the way the air force base in montana is where we keep icbms in combat ready minuteman missiles. so what is with the delay, what kind of intel did china get before the military shot down the balloon. these are all questions republicans want answers to. i think it s an open question this is not become public if the administration had not briefed the matter to congress thursday afternoon after was about to become public. whether the president would shutdown the balloon once he got over the atlantic ocean. the world was watching this just like they were watching the disaster withdraw in afghanistan were service members lost their lives and tens of billions of dollars of equipment were left behind is been disaster to disaster, people deserve ans answers. don t fall for the chinese communist party charm offensive the bedtime story that they tell out of touch global
In a botched burglary. And Scientists Say they found shocking levels of a toxic chemical in the body of one of the uks few Killer Whales. Good morning, imjane hill reporting live from westminster on the day the general Election Campaign officially gets underway. At midnight last Night Parliament was officially dissolved, meaning that from today onwards every seat in the House Commons is up for grabs. Lets bring you up to date with some of the key stories this morning. The eus Chief Negotiator on brexit, Michel Barnier, says britain must honour its obligations as it leaves the eu and warns departure will not be quick or painless. Later today the Prime Minister theresa may will visit the queen at Buckingham Palace to mark the Dissolution Of Parliament. And labour and conservatives have clashed on their tax plans. In the last hour, the European Commissions lead brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has been setting out his guidelines for the discussions on britains departure. It comes amid r
11 30 when they responded to a home for a domestic disturbance and there they say they saw a man with a knife. They told him to drop it. When he did not, they say they had to fire their weapon. Now were learning that the deceased is 29yearold gerald paul from northeast right now. As for the Police Officer now placed on administrative leave, we are also being told that they were wearing a body camera and that will be a part of the investigation. For now at the very latest Near Northeast kevin kozlov, wusa9. Thank you. You can always follow the latest breaking news stories by downloading our wusa9 app. Switching gears, a nice day today, but it should be calm in the Weather Department till later this week, Howard Bernstein with when we should get out the heavy winter coats. Really its the end of the week, fridayish, late thursday when the real cold air returns. Notice the 20s and 30s ac and even our neck of the woods, but to our south 40s and 50s and a big storm system on the plains that
Good morning from the quicken loans arena in cleveland. The Gop Convention opens here tomorrow, and donald trump may break tradition again by taking the stage on the conventions first night. It would be just the latest surprise in the most unpredictable president ial race we have ever seen, and this convention, this entire city braced for more. Cleveland is armed to the teeth barricaded block by block in the wake of recent terror attacks here at home and abroad, orlando and dallas, nice, france, and now turmoil in turkey. That terror, the anxiety and anger it is creating may well define this race, and for the brandnew republican ticket, the stakes of this convention are sky high. Donald trump likely bought some peace with his new party by picking conservative favorite mike pence to be his running mate but that rollout was pure trump. After a 28minute riff on everything from Hillary Clinton to his new hotel in washington, d. C. , trump turned over the stage to the man he called his firs
Defeat before the summer olympic games. Today the World Antidoping Agency released a report on claims of doping by the russians during the 2014 games in sochi. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, july 18th. From abc news, this is world news now. We begin with the search for answers in baton rouge, louisiana, following the shooting deaths of three Police Officers. The scene where the confrontation took place has been reopened after being washed down by authorities. They are now looking into the life of the 29yearold former marine from kansas city, missouri. They say he was a lone gunman. Sources tell us he had two firearms, an assault style rifle and a semiautomatic pistol. We have details from baton rouge. [ gunfire ] reporter target blue, again. One subject, all black. Carrying an a. R. Reporter officers responding to a gunman dressed in black, found themselves suddenly in his sights. Shots fired, officer down. Shots fired, officer down ive got a city officer down. Shots