Where he was staying. Massive forest fires in the Arctic Circle. We have a special report on the blazes moving across siberia. We start with coronavirus and figures from the World Health Organization showing that new weekly coronavirus cases in europe now exceed those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. The un body has also warned of alarming rates of transmission across the region. It came as the uk government announced almost 3 00 new infections on thursday. To help prevent the spread of the virus, almost two Million People living in the north east of england will be subjected to tougher restrictions from friday. Spain recorded almost 5,000 new infections in 2a hours, up from just over 3,000 the previous day. Almost 2000 were in the madrid region, which is planning targeted lockdowns. And in france 10,593 cases were recorded on thursday the highest single day count since the pandemic began. Well have a report from our correspondent in marseille, a new french virus hotsp
Result of arson fires. And coronavirus takes out the countrys Oldest Department store chain. Liquidation sale signs could be seen on lord taylor locations yesterday. The nearly 200yearold Company Announcing its declared bankruptcy. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 3rd. Thank you for joining us. Hope you had a good weekend. Lots of news to get to. Were beginning this half hour with the possible hurricane heading for landfall in North Carolina. Residents and President Trump has already approved a disaster declaration for parts of the state. Isaias is a Strong Tropical Storm and heading northnorthwest. Before its done it will bring as much as six inches of rain to North Carolina. Reporter josh chapin is there. Reporter beachgoers raving about the weekends weather even as a storm threatens this beach town again. For Tropical Storms, we have to look at the totality of impacts. Reporter New Hanover County Emergency Management is not yet calling for evacuations. For ea
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Take you on a literary walking tour of the city. I wanted to put together the literary tour to not only shine a light on what is happening now but what our history includes. I think there is also there is still n assocition in association that the south is not a place of intellectual talent but having lived here i am i know that is not the case. They are stunned when they visit the area that i can read or write. There are many writers who cant are read and write from North Carolina. I really want to share our Rich Heritage with people. The first top is the dixie grill. Wilmington has played host to many famous writer and author miller is one of the most notable arthur. His most famous play is probably the crucible. We know Arthur Miller came to wilmington twice. The first time would know was during the 1930s. He and Tennessee Williams first went to the university of michigan playwriting program and got jobs working for the federal Arts Administration during the depression. Tennessee de