The freeman foundation. By judy r d peter blum kovundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. This is bbc world news amerina. Reportg tonight from new york city, im laura. Laura in beirut, lebanon begins three days of natio mourning as the cleanup and search for survifesersgoing goes on. The french presi visits, seeing the frustration firsthand. Great deal of anger here some are calling for a e. Revolution. Others are telling them there needs to be politicalhange in this country. Most are just asking for help. Ura taking aim at the National Rifle association. New yorks attorney general accuses the group of fraud and selfenrichment and sues to disband it. Can tourism in tuscany be revived a with coronavirus . We go in search of the summer crowds. Plus, takingn her biggest challenge yet. We meet the disabled sailor who for all of you watching on pbs amd around the globe, welcome to world newica. Ami
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Gust rip through. People hunker down to weather the storm. Few heading straight for florida. The brutal wind and pounding rain growing as the hurricane charges towards the coast. The National Weather service say matthew will be devastatin devastating. Potentially unlike any hurricane in the modern era. Florida governor calling it a monster. This is going to kill peopl people. Already it has. Matthew taking the lives of more than 100 people as it swept through haiti. The death toll there sky rocketing as the floodwater recede. In the bahamas the shore battered by damaging waves. The rain and wind whipping through the vegetation and the vacation of 3000 tourists. Unable to escape. Hurricane then heading for florida. Residents filling up the vinyl sand bag. Stores boarde upth the shelves bare. And fight to get fuel. I saw two guys fighting at gas station yesterday. Actually throwing punches. One and a half Million People ordered to evacuate. Jamming the roads but not flying. Time lapse ra
50 million face masks bought by the government in april wont be used in the nhs because of safety concerns. A radical overhaul of the Planning System is promised by ministers to try to get more houses built in england. And, after 400 years, beavers are being allowed to live in the wild again in england. Coming up on bbc news golfs first major of the year, the us pga, is getting under way three months later than planned and without fans in San Francisco this afternoon. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. Three days of mourning are under way in lebanon, after tuesdays deadly explosion in the capital beirut. At least 137 people are known to have died, and dozens are missing. The explosion is believed to have been caused by tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate being stored unsafely in a warehouse. The french president Emmanuel Macron visited beirut this morning and promised International Help but warned that if reforms arent introdued, the country will continue to suffer. The uk is s