People across the world have been celebrating the start of 2018. In london, 100,000 people watched the fireworks display on the thames. Thousands of party goers packed the streets of edinburgh for the hogmanay celebrations. It follows exuberant displays elsewhere in europe, across the middle east and asia, all welcoming 2018. This report from Briohny Williams contains some flashing images. And win in the last hour mary could start of their celebrations. Within the last hour, america. 0ver chilled Million People lined edition europes copacabana beach to the 17 minute firework display, one of the first major south American Cities to see in the new year. As 2018 sweeps across the globe. The iconic sound of big ben strikes in london. The party began with 10,000 fireworks along the river thames. The skies above berlins Brandenburg Gate were lit up in every colour. The countdown in paris was watched by thousands at the arc de triomphe, as fireworks dazzled in the darkness. Perhaps one of the
People across the world have been celebrating the start of 2018. In london, 100,000 people watched the fireworks display on the thames. Thousands of party goers packed the streets of edinburgh for the hogmanay celebrations. It follows exuberant displays elsewhere in europe, across the middle east and asia, all welcoming 2018. And within the past hour, the americas have started their celebrations. This report from Briohny Williams contains some flashing images. Over two Million People lined rio de janeiros copacabana beach for the 17 minute firework display one of the first major south American Cities to see in the new year as 2018 sweeps across the globe. Big ben bongs. The iconic sound of big ben strikes in london. The party began with 10,000 fireworks along the river thames. The skies above berlins Brandenburg Gate were lit up in every colour. The countdown in paris was watched by thousands at the arc de triomphe, as fireworks dazzled in the darkness. Perhaps one of the most spectacu
His appearance at the meeting means as merkels conservatives gear up for fresh talks on forming a Coalition Government also coming up icy weather plunges the Northern United States to new lows this weekend well take you to massachusetts where the cold blast is paralyzing communities along the east coast. But in this league a soccer things are heating up at least for byron munich we check in at their winter Training Camp in qatar as they get ready for next weeks match against a brick was it. Welcome to the program im marion evans dean its good to have you with us. Hungarys Prime Minister has criticized the american policies on migration viktor orban was the guest of the Party Conference of the c. S. U. The german chancellor is conservative sis. Party and he said that migrants with no reason to be in europe should be sent home his remarks come as merkel prepares to start exploratory talks to form a new government with the center left social democrats for migration is said to be a key Sti
Coming up next, a conference on the end of the civil war. Historians discussed the postwar political and cultural environment in the north. The virginia secretary organized this event. Our topic is the union cause in the war and in the framework of how americans remembered it from the wartime generation and later. Everybody is awake. Matt, john, and joan are our panel this time around. The first question i want us to talk about is what union meant to the loyal citizenry during the war. About is what union meant to the loyal citizenry during the war. To begin, i would like all of you to discuss what loyal mea nt within the context of the u. S. Effort during the war. Joan i will start. One of the members of the audience came up to me and asked me to make sure there were more jokes in the session. [laughter] i will try. I think at a very basic level, i think these concepts are very tied together, Union Loyalty and sacrifice, patriotism, nationalism. It meant loyalty or country, loyal to t
Announcer live where you live, this is abc 7 news. Banding together to help those who need a reason to smile tonight, from metallica, to Dave Matthews, to john mayor. And right now this marathon concert to benefit fire victims is still going strong. Napa strong, sonoma strong. Good evening. Im kristin sze. Thanks for joining us. And im dan ashley. Tonights concert called band together, has been going nearly five hours now. Tens of thousands of people to benefit north bay fire victims. Abc 7 News Reporter is live at a packed at t park. Lisa . Reporter dan, this event is still going strong believe it or not. There are still people flowing out of the stadium. This event was also sold out, 40,000 people packed this place, and it was all for a good cause. Reporter band togethers headliners, metallica, really drew this crowd in tonight. Reporter all of the performers including Dave Matthews and dead and company volunteered to be a part of this fundraiser, meaning everyone played for free. An