Offers up go good news as well. Well look at where to find the help wanted signs. Its one of the most controversial tools in modern american warfare. Drones. They have been celebrated as way to target mil militants without putting u. S. Troops in danger. But today two human Rights Groups say the wid widespread uf drones has killed civil yanks civilians. We have more on the story. John, just two months ago president obama declared that americas use of drones is legal an only targets enemies of the United States. The reports released today charged the u. S. With indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians. Amnesty international focused on drone strikes in pakistan. The investigators say they researched nine of 45 drone attacks that happened between january of 2012 and august of 2013. In one strike they claim 18 labourers were reportedly killed. The most challenging situation we had to face was the complete and utter secrecy of the u. S. Authorities. Because of that we cant be 100 certai
Crash that ran into a wall southbound 101 on with lanes all reopened. In fairfield, we have report of a serious accident involving a semi truck and up to ten vehicles. This is worker 80 coming up to highway 12 which is a major accident. We have several folk saying it is complete standstill. We have lanes mocked. We will give you more information on that. You can track your traffic at apple app and google play. From emeryville, this is the bay bridge as you make the turn over to treasure island. It still looks clear. Eric and kristen . Several residents in bay area counties are asked to keep their windows shut and avoid the smoky air as a recycling fire smolders in redwood city. Abc7 news reporter, matt keller, has the latest on that fire that started yesterday. Matt . Kristen, we will show you why people are asked to keep theiren withs shut. You can see the smoke and steam coming off of the heap. It has been burns if 16 hours. Equipment is being released as the incident is space deesca
We begin with the day after in the mid west. And these images only begin to tell the story. In a few hours some 5 tornados swept across the heartland destroying entire neighborhoods. The outbreak the worst in recent memory crossed across 12 states. Today the survivors surveyed the damage and returning to the rubble that was their homes. Gathering what little they could find. Some of the most devastation is in central illinois. That is where we find the highest number of deaths. Six people were killed in illinois. Including an elderly couple in the rubble of their new minden farm house and one was a teenager who picked up a downed power line. Usher authorities are concerned about protecting property, right . That is right, john. Just to give you an idea the curfew is in effect like it is in many areas in central illinois. Its in effect here and its holding. I will pipe you t point you to e residents have come home to. Take a look at this front yard. Have you an uprooted tree. An the pow
String of deadly tornados moved through the mid west people across the region have started the prey assess of putting their lives back together again the storms that tore through the heartland leveled neighborhoods and uprooted trees and power lines. Eight people died and six were killed in hardhit central illinois. But we begin with Diane Eastabrook in the hardhit town of washington, illinois. What are residents telling you . Today, reality is really sinking in. The reality is sinking in as it what these people lost. These are my granddaughters Insurance Agent Roger Hickman was stunned at the first sight of his office. Sundays tornado broke windows, hurling glass and debris everywhere. But hickmans shock quickly turned to grief. Its hard. Its very emotional. How many of your customers do you think are affected . Over a thousand. Its devastation. Its unbelievable. People, my friends gone life you know wiped out. All around washington, illnois residents are picking through and picking u
Secretarsecretary of state on kerrkerry is on a nine day tourf the middle east. His trip started with a quick stop th in egypt. During his six hour stay over kerry called for an end to the violence in egypt and for the country to move towards full democracy. The first stop u. S. Secretary of state john kerry made on his latest trip to the middle east was to the to saudi arabia, but instead to cairo egypt. Its the first highest ranking official visit since july 3 n. That is the stay that the military removed Mohammad Morsi from his post as president of egypt and placed him under arrest. The us has been anxious about what has been happening in egypt everever since and it was john y to deliver a message from washington on what they want cairo to do in the weeks and months ahead. What can they do to support working with this government and also supporting their move toward democracy. Lets put it this way. This trip was unannounced and that was denying egypt to say the United States is in s