For the generation growing up now, your battle will be the battle for truth. And tough new rules on selling bab elephants to zoos. But will they help protect one of africas most endangered species . Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8 am in singapore, 1am in london and 9pm in bolivia, where president evo morales has welcomed what he called the small offer of Financial Aid from the g7 to help fight the fires in the amazon. The rainforest stretches across several south american countries including bolivia and brazil. Satellite data shows the fires mostly in the Amazon Region are still burning at record levels. Sophie long is in the brazillian city of altamira. The heart of the amazon, the worlds lungs on fire. A chorus of condemnation echoed around the world and this ecological disaster became a Global Political issue. Brazils president didnt strike the match that lit these flames but many say given his policies and his
Steps, one of San Franciscos landmarks that attracts tourists and unfortunately criminals who take advantage of those people who leave pricey items in their cars while climbing to the top. At a Community Meeting this morning one Assembly Member asked the public to remain vigilant while legislators continue to push laws with stiffer penalties. At the base of the piled steps in the Inner Richmond are signs warning about car breakins. The city didnt post these, these are homemade, the work of residents fed up with what they call a lack of leadership. They started their own crime watch, stop crime sf. Theres a lot of frustration in this city. People are banding together to really hold the criminal Justice System accountable. Every aspect from police, prosecutors, judges, politicians. Reporter saturday the group insighted Assembly Member phil ting to speak at a Community Meeting. Ting introduced a bill to close a loophole in a law. Closing the loophole so we can have organized crime going f
Miles an hour from the north bay. And the east bay hills above half moon bay. So we can expect the north winds at the sur fachls evening windchills in the 30s. A few sprinkles. San foez 101. 40, 50s to start out. Blustery and cold. Hopefully a little mix precip around here. And a little slippery tonight into your monday morning commute. Well talk about it in detail coming up. Thank you lisa. We have breaking news out of the east bay where firefighters battling a three alarm fire. Flames broke out after 4 00 on tea garden street. Near interstate 880. It was upgraded to three alarms. No reports of injuries. Now, this is video from bring ana who share it had on she was able to see the flames from the northbound of 880. Waiting on details on what started that fire. San jose Police Looking for whoever stabbed a man outside of a mall sending him to the hospital with life threatening injuries. Happened at 7 40 last night near story road. Where thousands of people celebrating the vietnamese te
Grge, everyone, ill carolyn tyler. Thank you for joining us on sunday, february 18th. Lets start with a quick look at the weather with lisa argen. Our cold front has yet to arrive, but were already feeling the effects ahead of it. Live doppler 7 showing the scattered clouds. You can see the cloud cover in walnut creek. 50 in Mountain View, 50 in half moon bay. It looks blustery and wintry from mt. Tam. The winds are blowing and temperatures are in the 40s and 50s. So this is probably not going to get much warmer, the scene today, because with the winds gusti gusting to 23 miles an hour, the cool air mass is on the way. Starting out rather typical. But by the afternoon, the winds are gusty, the temperatures are 20 degrees cooler, and we have some precip along the shoreline that could fall as a rain snow mix, and thats not our only chance. Perhaps thursday and saturday we get measurable rain. Details coming up. Thank you, lisa. Developing news out of contra costa county. Firefighters say
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