Forces and their allies have been targeting the area near the capital for days the situation on the ground is being called hell on earth catastrophic and barbaric but russia has dismissed the reports well be live at the u. N. Still no word on the fate of dozens of schoolgirls abducted by boko haram fighters in Northern Nigeria on monday the government retracted that the girls had been rescued the First International media to arrive on the scene. U. S. President donald trump will address the annual gathering of the right wing conservative Political Action committee within the hour is expected to announce new sanctions on north korea but may also talk about the Iran Nuclear Deal as well as the debate over u. S. Gun laws after the shooting at a florida high school. It was a simple tweet from an american reality t. V. Star but it caused panic on wall street and may have cost the social Media Company a billion dollars. Share your thoughts. Those drop the show using the hash tag a. J. Newsgr
To clear their debt. Its five oclock, our top story is that at least nine people are dead, after an explosion on the St Petersburg metro. Another 50 have been injured, according to russias National Anti terrorist committee, which also said a second device had been found and made safe. Officials said there was a single blast between two underground trains in St Petersburg, where the metro system remains shut down. President Vladimir Putin, who was in St Petersburg for a meeting with the leader of belarus, said the cause of the blast was unclear, but the russian Prime Minister Dymitry Medvedyev has now claimed it was a Terror Attack. Richard galpin reports. In the immediate aftermath, passengers turned to the dead and injured who have been laid out on the station platform. While others mill around the scene, smoke from the blast hanging above them. Its reported the explosion happened as the train was travelling between two stations. And this is the damage it caused at 2 40pm local time t
Visible road rash and told them what happened. We spoke to a neighbor of the suspect in napa. She says he lives with his mother and his son who has special needs. Well i cant really say much about him because you never see him. But, its just a shock, im glad she is okay. It was just a shock to find out that he just lives two places down from me. The suspect was booked on 8 felony charges. He is being held without bail. In Napa Henry Lee ktvu fox 2 news. San Francisco Police announced a man has been released from jail without being charged. 24yearold Johnathan Santos was arrested wednesday shortly after a driveby shooting at Plymouth Avenue and broad street. Police say all of the victims were innocent bystanders, one of them 65yearold wu died. Santos was booked into jail on suspicion of murder. Police say he is no longer in custody. Today a Senate Committee voted to send the Supreme Court nomination of judge neil gorsuch to the full senate for a vote. The democrats have enough votes to
Both sides have refused to recognize each others sovereignty since 1949. But taiwans relations with china have warmed since 2008 when ma came into power primarily on the economic front. He realized the first ministerial meeting with beijing in february last year. Ma leaves office in about six months. Voters will go to the polls in january to choose his successor. They believe ma wants to use the talks with xi to show how his government has strengthened ties with the mainland. Public sentiment turned against relations. Last year students occupied the Parliament Building to oppose the governments move to strengthen economic ties with the mainland. In washington, White House Press secretary josh earnest welcomed the planned meeting. We would certainly welcome steps that are taken on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to try to reduce tensions and improve crossstrait relations. But earnest also expressed caution. He said the u. S. Will have to wait and see what actually comes out of the meeti
Both sides have refused to recognize each others sovereignty since 1949. But taiwans relations with china have warmed since 2008 when ma came into power primarily on the economic front. He realized the first ministerial meeting with beijing in february last year. Ma leaves office in about six months. Voters will go to the polls in january to choose his successor. They believe ma wants to use the talks with xi to show how his government has strengthened ties with the mainland. Public sentiment turned against relations. Last year students occupied the Parliament Building to oppose the governments move to strengthen economic ties with the mainland. In washington, White House Press secretary josh earnest welcomed the planned meeting. We would certainly welcome steps that are taken on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to try to reduce tensions and improve crossstrait relations. But earnest also expressed caution. He said the u. S. Will have to wait and see what actually comes out of the meeti