Blatter comes out fightings he begins his fifth term as fifa president. We start with a massive rescue effort in italy of 4,000 migrants who processed the mediterranean in the last 24 hours. The cost guard said that distress calls were made from 22 boats on friday and 17 bodies from profound. Another 217 people who were on board were rescued. And theres been no let up in the past few hours. More than 700 migrants have been taken to the port in southeast italy. They were rescued off the coast of libya. We have more from the sicilian harbor of catania. Good afternoon. Throughout the night there will be poets docked on island. We know that there is another rescue operation. This one led by the german navy. We dont have details but just to give you an idea of this numbers. 4,000 that were talking about now. In a few hours that number could have raise on it 5,000 5,000 6,000, 7,000. Theresince the weather has improved the calls have increased dramatically, and theyre expecting that to be th
In sport, a cup final action across europe. Dont forget when it came to persons. Sepp blatter comes out fighting rejecting any blame for the recent corruption scandals engulfing his organization. We begin with a massive rescue operation in italy that saved more than 4,000 migrants trying to cross the mediterranean in the past 24 hours. The cost guard said distress calls were made from 22 different boats on friday. In one operation 17 bodies were found on three boats. Another 217 people who were on board were rescued. Theres been no letup in the past few hours. 700 migrants have been taken to the port in southeast italy. They were rescued by the british navy off the coast of libya. Were live in catania in sicily. A very dramatic day on the seas. Some awful and some very good. Talk us through what happened. Well, as you said over the past 24 hours the navy not only the italian but the irish and german have been very busy off the coast of libya. Now apart from the 700 migrants that you ta
The political name change. A warm welcome to the program. More than 4,200 migrants have been brought to italy after being rescued from the mediterranean in 24 hours. They were pulled rickety boats. They also found 17 corpses. It has been the most intense mediterranean migrant traffic so far this year. In the middle of the mediterranean in was a scramble to stay afloat. A dress operate scene repeated many times over. A german frigate was involved in this rescue. Among them the very young. Few can imagine how this motor might have felt being reunited with her little boy. While others exhausted from their journey were finally able to rest on deck. And unprecedented numbers of people are trying to make the perilous trip from north africa to europe to escape war poverty, and persecution. Many are gambling on better economic prospects in europe, but they are risking everything in the process. Vessels have been working nonstop. Among them britains Navy Flagship which arrives in the italian po
Blues legend bb king is remembered, an effort is underway to keep the music he was known for alive another day, another delusion detected. More rain falls across the state. After a week of storms rivers swell and widespread flooding is growing. Virtually every river from oklahoma to houston is running over its banks. 29 dead a dozen missing. An Overflowing River is the brazo running from north texas to the middle of where the rain is falling. Many towns faced evacuation. We will have a live report outside of houston in a few minutes. To politics. A man considered to be a threat to Hillary Clintons quest to her president ial nomination launched a campaign. Martin omalley said his number one concern is the countrys economy. That is why today to you and to all that hear my voice, i declare that im a candidate for president of the United States. And i am running for you. So god bless you. It was an ominous start. Omallee, a baltimore mayor, was greeted by a small group of protesters upset
Tonight another round of rain what they dont need. Its going from bad to worth, torrential rains. Devastation and a rising death toll. Now spilling over the banks. In houston, getting slammed. Jonathan martin is in the houston suburb of rosenberg. Yes, it is raining adane y again and again, this is an area under a mandatory evacuation. You can understand why. The river is well above the flood stage. This is the rain and flooding. Many of the people 75 homes here people in 75 homes have been told to get out of here. Police went door to door last night and came back as it started to rain to tell people to get out of the area. There were about 50 to 60 homes, and they were told if they can evacuate, some of them decided to leave, some decided to stay. I can tell you in the last half hour as more rain came down Law Enforcement went back to some people reminding them of the danger. We see more and more people. A lot of people seem to be taking it seriously. Not here but across the houston a