Allegations of abuse by the parents of 13 children rescued by police from their home in california. David and Louise Turpin have pleaded not guilty to torture, child abuse and false imprisonment. A District Attorney said the children, aged between 2 and 29, were found severely malnourished with brain and nerve damage, some of them chained to their beds. They were rescued after one escaped through a window of the house, east of los angeles. The bbcs james cook in los angeles says the girls escape had been planned for a long time. According to the prosecutor who has been giving a lot more harrowing detail about this case, the 17 Year Old Girl who got out of the house and plotted with her siblings to escape for the last two years, and when she did get out, having taken a deactivated mobile phone she used to make an emergency phone call. She left with a sibling. The prosecutor did not say which one. They said it was a girl who got out with her sibling. Her sister became frightened and went
Welcome to the programme. President trump has warned that hopes are fading that congress would agree a deal to pass a temporary budget and avert a government shutdown. The us senate is due to vote this hour. He says it is not looking good for a great military or security on the very dangerous southern border. The democrats want a shutdown in order to help diminish the Great Success of the tax cut and what they are doing for our booming economy. The senate is due to vote this power. Existing funding expires at midnight local time. Thats just two hours away. Lets get the latest from our correspondent david willis in washington. David, President Trump sounding rather less optimistic now . Yes, that tweet you mentioned, duncan, in sharp contrast to the much more up beat mood of the president appeared to be injust beat mood of the president appeared to be in just four also beat mood of the president appeared to be injust four also hours earlier when he talked about excellent luminary meetin
Are attacking a high profile hotel in the capital kabul. The Deputy Spokesman for the interior Ministry Said as many as four militants entered the Intercontinental Hotel through the kitchen and opened fire on staff and guests. Afghan special forces are at the scene, and they have reportedly shot dead two of the attackers. This file picture of the Intercontinental Hotel gives you an idea of the size of the building, and the number of floors and rooms which would need to be secured. These pictures show the afghan troops approaching the building. Several casualties have been taken to hospital. There are unconfirmed reports that some hotel staff and guests were taken hostage. Heres what one eyewitness saw happening translation at first i heard some gunfire and then after 15 minutes a worker from the hotel approached and had suicide attackers were in the hotel. Our correspondent in kabul, zia shahreyar, has been following developments, and he gave us this update Security Forces have set the
That was stormed by militants. Several gunmen burst into the Intercontinental Hotel on saturday evening, shooting at guests and staff and detonating grenades. At least five people have been killed and eight wounded. The siege is ongoing. Armed security patrolling the roads around kabuls Intercontinental Hotel. These pictures taken at midnight, three hours after the shooting began. Officials said four gunmen began firing on saturday evening, shooting at staff and guests. Translation at first i heard some gunfire and after 15 minutes, a worker from the hotel approached and said suicide attackers entered the hotel. Local media reports say several people have been killed. Its unclear how many, yet it is believed the security guards at the entrance to the hotel may be among those injured. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul is popular with foreign guests, situated on a hilltop outside the city and has been the target of an attack before in 2011 when 21 people died. Security forces said two
That was stormed by militants. Several gunmen burst into the Intercontinental Hotel on saturday evening, shooting at guests and staff and detonating grenades. The Afghan Interior Ministry said two of the attackers had been killed. Andrew plant reports. Armed security patrolling the roads around kabuls Intercontinental Hotel. These pictures taken at midnight, three hours after the shooting began. Officials said four gunmen began firing on saturday evening, shooting at staff and guests. Translation at first i heard some gunfire and after 15 minutes, a worker from the hotel approached and said suicide attackers entered the hotel. Local media reports say several people have been killed. Its unclear how many, yet it is believed the security guards at the entrance to the hotel may be among those injured. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul is popular with foreign guests, situated on a hilltop outside the city and has been the target of an attack before in 2011 when 21 people died. Security f