Libyas state owned oil Company Blames the u. A. E. For a blockade on oil exports reimposed by the warlord khalifa haftar. And exit polls suggest a tight race in poland as both the incumbent president and his rival claim a victory in the runoff vote. 230000 qubit in 1000 infections in 24 hours the world has now recorded its biggest daily rise since the corona Virus Outbreak began last according to the World Health Organization and the situation in the United States the country hardest hit has taken a turn for the worse the state of florida alone has registered more than 15000 new cases as of sunday that number surpasses the highest daily tally reported by any european country and what new york recorded when the pandemic peaked there in april. Florida began lifting restrictions in may elsewhere around the world south africa has reimposed in light time curfew and a ban on the sale of alcohol it has the highest number of cases on the continent of africa nearly 13000000 people globally have
Right away, take a look. A black lives matter protest is under way in martin. Sky 7 overhead as we speak. Now, the city is tense after several racist incidents in recent weeks and police have been warning about the possibility of violent counterprotesters tonight. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. Im eric thomas. Issues of race and social justice are something were especially focused on here at abc 7 as part of ow efforts to build a better bay area. The protest started an hour ago and they plan to end up near the waterfront near the superior court building. Cornell barnard is there live right now. Cornell, how has it been so far . So far so good, eric. That group is braving extreme heat out here in martinez. They are on the move through the streets of downtown marching towards the waterfront. The black lives matter march started about 45 minutes ago. Several hundred people showed up and it quickly grew to several thousand. Within a couple minutes there was
Vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. Kel inside a car, several businesses, gyms, salons and hotels are gearing up to reopen on monday. As Health Care Experts are keeping a close eye on covid19 cases in that county. After a rather hot weekend for many of us in the bay area, cooler weather is about to move in. Well have the detn the accuweather forecast. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Good evening, and thanks so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. Hundreds of people gathered today in martinez for a protest over recent racist incidents in the city. There were concerns of potential classes with counter protesters, but this demonstration remained peaceful. It started at the black lives matter mural outside the courthouse and ended with a rally at the waterfront. Abc7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez was there and spoke to the organizer. Reporte
Insensitive is on the way out. A Northern Ohio man painted his entire lawn to show his support for President Trumps reelection. President trump calls it a beautiful job. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, july 13th. From abc news, this is world news now. Hope you all had a great weekend. We do begin this halfhour with the u. S. Reporting more than 60,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day. Florida topped 15,000 cases in 24 hours. After months of resistance President Trump wore a mask in public for the first time paying a visit to wounded troops. Reporter more than 135,000 people in the u. S. Died of the coronavirus to date. Florida, reporting more than 15,000 new cases, a oneday record for any state. In texas cases and hospitalizations topping 10,000. Military medical teams deployed to houston. They acknowledge the fact the numbers are continuing to rise. Reporter arizona is one of several states setting daily death toll records. Once you are driving home and thinking
Washingtons nfl franchise will announce the end of the teams historic name and logo later today. A busy monday ahead. Early today starts right now glad youre starting your week off with us we begin with heartbreaking news out of hollywood where actress kelly preston, wife of john travolta, has died of breast cancer. Her husband delivered the devastating news with a single photo writing in part, it is with a very heavy heart i inform you my beautiful wife has lost her battle with breast cancer, she fought a crourageous fight. Travolta said hell take time off to be with their children. Daughter alea, who is 20, and 9yearold benjamin. They celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary. According to a family representative, kelly chose to keep her fight private and had been undergoing medical treatment for some time, supported by her friends and families dead at the age of 57. At least 21 people are waking up in a california hospital this morning after they were injured in a fire aboard a mili