Several metres deep. In the north of the territory, the un says a convoy of its staff carrying out polio vaccinations was held at gunpoint for eight hours by the israeli army on monday. The staff have now been released, but the un says it s not sure whether it can continue the vaccination campaign as planned. Meanwhile, syria says at least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of israeli air strikes. Syrian state media says multiple sites were targeted including scientific research centers. Monitoring organisations say that one of the sites, in the city of masyaf, was housing pro iranian weapons experts. Iran rejected reports that iranian sites were hit. Israel says it will not comment on reports of the strikes. Israel has previously acknowledged carrying out hundreds of strikes in recent years on targets in syria that it says are linked to iran. Our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega has more on the reports from beirut. There has been a sharp increase in the n
Eating. To seattle where the homicide rate is soaring to a 10year high just as the city plans to cut a big chunk of its Police Department budget. Mounting fallout over the assassination after Iranian Nuclear scientist. Iran says israel was behind it and pulled it off with some hightech and remote weapons. The balance of the power in the senate in the balance itself, hanging on two Key Senate Races in georgia. Also tonight well tell you why President Trump made significant progress in attracting hispanic voters to the Republican Party despite liberals saying he is antiiimmigrant. Im gerry baker in for elizabeth macdonald. The evening edit starts right now. Gerry we begin with the latest on that cdc meeting over who will get the covid19 vaccine first and when. Blake burman is at the white house for us. Blake what is the latest . Reporter gerry, this is an Advisory Group that helps out the cdc, acip, Advisory Committee for immunization practices. After a lengthy discussion a short while a
Actually a popular in paris where a shocking video is fueling debate about Police Violence. So we begin with that breaking news from iran, and its scientists believed to be at the very heart of the countrys Nuclear Program has been killed in an attack east of the capital, tehran motion factories that it was with the Iranian Revolutionary guard corps was sanctioned by the United States in 2008, the Iranian Foreign minister jevons every 1st describe the killing as murder and said terrorists are responsible. He says there are indications of israel playing a role. Although he did not provide evidence. Israel has refused comment. Go straight to us, had begun in tehran, and i said this killing has predictably elicited a great deal of anger in iran. Absolutely, weve had foreign minister jihads reef response, respond pointing the finger at israel. Weve had the head of the armed forces, Mohamed Barghouti say that elements linked to the zionist regime are responsible, and weve had the advisor De
Devastation. We speak to a scientist who says there may be a new way to stop locusts. Swarming in sport has been buried in tributes. Continue to roll in from around the world, including former club of current argentina. Yes, we begin with breaking news in irans accusing israel of being behind the killing of a prominent nuclear scientist. Most in fact reside it was, had played a pivotal role in irans controversial Nuclear Program and was also associated with the Iranian Revolutionary guard corps. Iranian foreign minister and jeffords are the 1st described. The killing is murder and said, terrorists are responsible. The revolutionary guard has vowed to avenge his death. Israel has refused to comment. Lets go straight to our said, break in terror on. Tell us more about this and how its the kind of anger its elicited in iran itself. Well, the defense minister ahmed, had to me has been speaking just just moments ago, giving more detail as to what took place now. He says was in fact result t
Hello there just gone 6 oclock here in moscow youre watching r. T. International might be the morning after the Election Night before but the race for the white house is still on a knife edge and results hanging in the balance in a few key states that are yet to declare now within the last hour joe biden has taken the lead in michigan although the votes are still being counted we have to say in fact kind thing is not finished in several key states they are in great on this big map up here and a sea of red you might look at and think that trump has actually may have won this election that just indicates hes actually won more states but biden is actually more electoral votes at this stage which is of course what counts big. Population states like california for example did actually give him 55 votes and so far biden is 238 to trumps 213 with 270 the magic number needed for victory so lets bring in our u. S. Correspondent Maccallum Orkin who joins us from new york areas a good evening kel