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Fish and sea mammals. A rare ink picture of tintin, and his dog, snowy, is expected to fetch more than £700,000 at auction. And the dateline london Panel Discuss zimba bwes future and where the brexit talks go from here. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The main story this morning. Thousands of zimbabweans are flooding the streets of the capital harare this morning demanding the resignation of president Robert Mugabe. Soldiers cheered the crowds confirming the armys role in bringing mr mugabes 37 year rule to an end. As numbers on the streets swelled, state media said eight out of ten regional branches of the governing Zanu Pf Party have passed a vote of no confidence in the president. Mr mugabe has been under house arrest since a military takeover four days ago. Basically we are zimbabweans, we are saying thank you very much for the peaceful intervention and it is time for the masses of zimbabwe to say mugabe must go and he must go yesterd
New zimbabwe, freedom has finally come cheering what about you 7 i dont have to express it because i cant believe it, its like im dreaming. Cheering first lady grace mugabe hasnt been seen in public since the military took control of the country. Neither has the former Vice President , Emmerson Mnangagwa, the man tipped to succeed Robert Mugabe. These people fought for independence led by Robert Mugabe. Now they are asking him to resign. This is all choreographed to put pressure on the president to leave and to give the transition some legitimacy. Like many zimbabweans, rachel has only ever known Robert Mugabe has president. It means a new zimbabwe, a new era, and im fighting for my children so they can have a better future. Im happy that she will grow up future. Im happy that she will grow up knowing a different president from the one i grew up knowing. Yes. Thousands of zimbabweans are out to make a strong statement. They want change. For now, any change would do. Live now to harare
Wednesday morning as a flames engulfed an area near the getty center in the brentwood area of los angeles. The fire broke out near the 405 freeway and mulholland drive just before 5 a. M. , Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said. The fire had burned about 6 acres, stewart said. A sigalert was issued for the closure of all northbound lanes on the 405 freeway just after 5 a. M. , according to the california highway patrols traffic incident log. Officials were considering closing the southbound lanes as well. The fire began as crews are spread across Southern California fighting several brush fires, including the thomas fire, the creek fire and the rye fire. Forecasters are calling for another afternoon of gusty winds, which will help fuel the fires on wednesday. Check back for updates on this developing story. darya good morning im darya folsom. james and im james fletcher. Lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. Major hot spot wb 4 at loveridge
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