Survivors after the explosion in beirut the president raises the possibility of external interference. Ripped apart after skidding off the runway at least 17 people are killed theres an Air India Express jet crashes in catalog. The u. S. State department has spoken out in support of a former top saudi intelligence agent who was allegedly targeted in a fall the sasser nation attempts it describes sather job as a valued partner and job or a filed a lawsuit in washington d. C. On thursday accusing the Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin man of sending a hit squad to carol to try and kill him mike hanna has more. Patrick leahy was one of 4 senators who sent a letter to the white house last month in the letter the senators expressed their concern about what they call the abduction in saudi arabia of saddle jobbery son and daughter. In his court filing our jobbery said his children now aged 20 and 21 were being held as what he called human bait to lure him out of hiding the state department has
The crown prince. A plane repatriating indian stranded abroad because of the coronavirus skids off a runway splitting into and killing 18 also. Change for. 3 day protesters in colombia step on the gas to rally against a Court Decision placing the president under house arrest. Welcome to the program its a decision that hong kong calls despicable and shameless theyve condemned the u. S. For imposing sanctions on the territories top leaders kerry and the current and former Police Chiefs are among 11 officials whose u. S. Assets are being frozen the sanctions come a month after president of trump stripped hong kong of a special status at the time he said he was punishing china for imposing a National Security law on hong kong so a clock joins us now from the city was the response really been from the government in hong kong despite those initial words. Well the condemnation has been swift not just from the Hong Kong Government but also a by beijings top representative in hong kong that he
Shows support for all over the bay just as in columbus stepped on the gas to rally against a Court Decision placing the president and house arrest. With broken is a decision that hong kong calls despicable and shameless theyve condemned the u. S. For imposing sanctions on the territories top leaders kerry lamb and the current and former Police Chiefs are amongst 11 officials is yes assets will be frozen the sanctions come a month after President Donald Trump stripped of its special status at the time he said he was punishing china for imposing a National Security law on the whole kong so a clock has more she says the reaction to the sanctions has been very strong. The condemnation has been swift not just from the Hong Kong Government but also a by beijings top representative in hong kong that he has said he strongly opposes and condemns the treasury sanctions he said this reveals unscrupulous the unscrupulous intentions of u. S. Politicians to support anti china chaos in hong kong and
Plus, lowering the flag for good. The historic vote concerning the confederate battle emblem. Bradys replacement. A big move by the new England Patriots at the quarterback position as the team gets hit with a new fine for actions via film crew. Fireworks fizzle. The shortage that could take the sparkle out of your fourth of july fun. Good monday morning, everyone. Lets get right to the coronavirus. 31 states are now reporting an increase in cases. 23 of them reporting an increase in hospitalizations and as we look ahead to the fourth of july holiday, more cities and towns are closing bars and beaches with some hospitals in the south and west worried about getting overwhelmed. M been overrun with some people getting in line well before dawn only to see all the tests gone by 9 00 a. M. One man in texas says he called more than 50 times trying to schedule an appointment for a test. Abcs andrea fujii begins our coverage this morning. Reporter this morning at least a dozen cities and states
This years b. E. T. Awards show featured artists gathered. As well as a performance by First Lady Michelle Obama as she presented beyonce with a humanitarian award. Those are some of our top headlines on this monday, june 29th. Happy monday, everyone. We do begin this half hour with the devastating new numbers on the pandemic. More than 500,000 lives have been lost worldwide, and more than 125,000 of them in the u. S. Alone. Some areas that reopened are now backtracking. Beaches across south florida will be closed for the july fourth weekend. The pittsburgh area is the latest to shut down bars. Cases are on the rise across much of the country with only two states reporting a decline in new infections. Abcs zohreen shah has more. Reporter this weekend, 10 Million People infected and more than 500,000 worldwide who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. In the u. S. , seven states breaking records this weekend, including florida with nearly 9,000 new infections. Broward county and mia