Remain closed in lebanon. The Opposition Leader in bolivias senate has declared herself interim president after weeks of political turmoil janeen down as was sworn in despite lacking a majority in the countrys congress shes taken out of a mouse to the former leader of a morale is whos now in mexico after being granted asylum iran has resigned after weeks of protests over his disputed reelection just off the taking over and has explained how she was the rightful successor to morales i think they felt they had enough we are facing a president ial succession brought on by the vacancy of the presidency and the absence of the president according to the constitution as president of the senate i immediately assume the presidency of the state and i promise to take all of the measures necessary to pacify the country. Marianna sanchez has more now from bolivias capitol. Hill tensions are growing here in the center of the capital where the president ial palace and the National Assembly is here at
The u. S. Gets pumping again. According on kong is deciding whether police can Enter University campuses after fierce battles with student protesters overnight demonstrators are blocking streets in the city center for a 3rd day authorities have warned hong kong is on the verge of a total breakdown of the rule of law but anger at the use of force by police is fueling young rest and the city is braced for more chaos to apologize us now from from hong kong did what were should we start you want to talk about this this Court Situation 1st for get us up to speed on whats happening where you are. If its all right with you all to start with where i am right now and thats hong kongs financial district to the left is the Stock Exchange im surrounded by luxury shopping malls big bags important to offices that. Get the wheels turning in hong kongs financial this does this and its come to standstill as you can see here is the protesters have simply ripped up bricks from the sidewalks scattered the
A big show the rare sight of not presuming between the sun and the. Even more all is expected to arrive in mexico in the next few hours just a day after resigning as bolivias president hes been granted asylum by mexicos government meanwhile the country he leaves behind is bracing for more violence as thousands of mirali supporters march towards the capital as the army is conducting joint operations with police against what they call vandals lawless his resignation followed weeks of protests as international monitors pointed to regularities in last months election while mana sanchez joins us live now from la paz in bolivia marianna so what will the details do we know about iran is accepting political asylum in mexico. Well deron it is confirmed as you were saying that he is on his way to mexico. The foreign minister of mexico said that they sent a plane that belongs to the government of mexico to secure a safe passage of the former president there they have a tradition of granting asylu
The bona the end of the year. We begin to breaking news out of israel its military says one of its as strikes has killed the commander of the armed Group Islamic jihad the group and. Was killed in gaza city gazas Health Minister says a man and a woman have been killed in the strike israel has accused the iranian backed Palestinian Group of carrying out recent rocket attacks inside israel israel has now shot all of gazas border crossings lets go live to how the foresaid in western used them how are you just bring us up to date with these airstrikes what more can you tell us. Well we knew what you just said that the Israeli Military has claimed the strike that has killed. They say is a senior Islamic Jihad commander in the northern part of the gaza strip and as you say they have been blaming Islamic Jihad for the recent rounds of rocket attacks that have come out of gaza in recent months the kinds of escalations that weve seen which have led to israeli retaliatory strikes in the lead isr
The Palestinian Armed Group Islamic jihad says there will be no limit to its retaliation following the killing of one of its commanders. And his wife were killed in an israeli airstrike on his home in gaza overnight Israeli Military says around 50 rockets have been fired in retaliation from gaza prompting the closure of schools and some Transportation Services and responded with airstrikes targeting apartment buildings and a hamas facility israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to speak to the media within the hour and syrian state media are also reporting an attack near the Lebanese Embassy in damascus Group Islamic jihad says the attack targeted the home of another of its leaders at least 2 people were killed and 6 and lets go live now to Harry Fossett was and less troublesome so what else do we know. About these airstrikes about the targets that were hit. Well the main target that was struck was indeed the home the indeed according to the Israeli Military the floor we