of a 44 billion dollar deal to buy twitter. as italy battles its worst drought in 70 years, we report from communities which are seeing a third of their agricultural produce threatened. ina in a normal year, even in high summer, i could not do what i m doing right now, which is a walk across this stretch of river po without even getting my feet wet. this riverbed has become a sandbank. and.go for it all naomi campbell gives her advice on modelling and motherhood after being awarded an honorary doctorate for her impact on global fashion. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. our top story in sri lanka protesters have stormed the president s official residence in colombo as the country s economic crisis deepens. the whereabouts of the president are unknown. we can bring you some new pictures which have just come in showing the potesters inside the residence. police fired tear gas in an effort to disperse huge crowds gathered to demand the resig
clashes in colombo, thousands of anti government protesters took to the streets of the sri lankan capital. the streets of the sri lankan caital. , . . , the streets of the sri lankan caital. , . ., , ., , capital. they are angry about rising inflation and capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of - capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of food - capital. they are angry about rising inflation and shortages of food and | inflation and shortages of food and fuel. people travel from across the country to join demonstrations after attempts to impose a curfew failed. soldiers and police pushed protesters back with water cannon jets and clouds of tear gas, as they broke the barricades. at least 21 people, including two police, have been injured. shouting aykroyd stormed the presidential palace. pictured posted online showed people inside splashing about in the private pool.
hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. sri lanka s president, gotabaya rajapaksa, has announced he will be stepping down. it comes after protesters stormed his official residence and set fire to the prime minister s house. roger hundreds of thousands of demonstrators descended on the capital colombo after months of protests over economic mismanagement. sri lanka is suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel, and medicine. from the capital colombo, our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan now reports. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the furious and desperate crowds, all suffering the effects of living in economic collapse. police used water cannon and fired shots in the air, but the crowds were more determined. and they kept surging forward until eventually they converged on the presidential palace and took over the home and office of the man they want to force from power. he
Ago. We have very Little Information. On the phone, we have jennifer who apparently witnessed this event. Jennifer, can you hear me . Hello. Hi, jennifer. Hi, katie. Hi, can you please tell me what you saw and give me any information about whats going on there. Yes, i have its quite terrifying. Im in shock right now. I came out of the subway at bowling green. I was heading to work at battery park at the ritz carlton hotel. And i come out and i saw a big i heard a boom, looked up and there was a big ball of fire. Im now looking north at the World Trade Center. It is the left twin tower if im looking north. You can hear the emergency crews behind me. And it is unbelievable. When the fire first burst, it was hello . Go ahead, we can hear you. Like ive never seen before. And as you know, i used to work in news, ive never seen any
fire like this in the air. And pieces of the building were flying down. It looks like its like the top i cant even tell you. Maybe 20 floors. Intense smoke. Its h
Well see you next funds dsh fox news. Im harris faulkner. It was supposed to be a fun day of Family Entertainment under the big top. Instead, we now know hundreds of spectators, many of them children witnessed an amazing and frightening scene in rhode island. In just a moment well share some images and they may be tough to look at. This is just a warning. We know 11 people have been hospitalized. Many of them the acrobats. One of them listed in Critical Condition. Now heres that video. It happened quickly, tragedy caught on camera. The acrobats performing as high as 40 feet above the ground,
plummeting, when an aerial platform gave way. One dancer on the ground seriously injured. Brian has more from our new york city newsroom. Nothing of this scale involving this number of performers has ever happened. 11 people were sent to area hospitals, nine with serious injuries. Oneperson is in Critical Condition. It all happened at 11 45 a. M. In providence, rhode island. The curtain drops, the