but instead this has burst open into a massive international incident and it is because of the ambiguity surrounding that notion of diplomatic immunity. ann sacoolas left britain shortly after she killed dunn in this car accident. but even in their grief, the dunns appeared to understand that these charges and the extradition procedures currently being filed, they re probably about the best they re going to do, in terms of getting justice for their son. sacoolas s lawyer as you mentioned released a statement yesterday saying that there is no way she is going to return voluntarily to britain to face these charges, even with the 2003 extradition gremt between the u.s. and the u.k. now, the final decision on almost all extradition decisions rests with the state department. and the state department has already defended sacoolas, and her decision to claim diplomatic immunity when she left britain the for the dunn family, here in the u.k., those charges alone count as a step towards somethin
sacoolas lawyer released a statement saying no way sacoolas will voluntarily return to britain to face these charges. and the 2003 extradition agreement between the u.s. and uk, final decision on almost all decisions system rests with the state department but the state department already defended sacoolas. an interesting story also because americans may remember, because i think it was in august, or early september, that the president tried to maneuver some sort of meet and greet between sacoolas and the victim s family aft the white house, to which the victim s family left the white house saying, no thank you. emotional after all that. how is the family now reacting to these new developments? that was a very awkward moment. the president basically brought the dunns to the white house and said, well, anne sacoolas is waiting in the next room and everybody was kind of you know, overwhelmed by this realization and, of course, the dunns refused to meet with her.
clothing and holiday gifts to the international space station. today they say it s healthy expected to land in new mexico come tomorrow. and sydney shrouded in toxic smoke as the country battles catastrophic wildfires. at least one person was killed and hundreds of homes destroyed as countless brush fires burn out of control. this week australia had its hottest day on record and fire season has just begun there. the record was 116 degrees. ouch. now the international firestorm and new charges against the wife of an american diplomat after she struck and kill add british teen and then fled the uk. anne sacoolas seen here declining to speak with british reporters will not return to the united kingdom voluntarily, according to her lawyer. sacoolas left under diplomatic immunity after the august crash that killed 19-year-old harry
harry dunn s family is suing. they ll also sue anne sue co sa. it will be harry s memorial, his legacy. he was killed after sacoolas drove on the wrong side of the road. she claimed diplomatic immunity. southern california on alert for extreme fire danger. we ve got more next. only brand.. to earn j.d. power dependability awards. across cars. trucks. and suvs. four years in a row. since more than 32,000 real people. just like me. and me. and me. took the survey that decided these awards. it was only right that you hear the good news from real people. like us. i m daniel. i m casey. i m julio.
nearly three months after a teenager was killed in a head-on crash in england lawyers for his family are suing the trump administration and the woman responsible. anne sacoolas wife of a u.s. diplomat was driving on the wrong side of the road. she left the country three weeks later and claimed immunity. the family is seeking justice. joining us now harry dunn s stepsister. thank you for joining us. i want to start with you. you instructed lawyers in the u.s. to sue the trump administration for misconduct and cover-up. explain why the family is taking this legal action. yes. there s two things. first of all, i think anybody agrees with us that mrs. sacoolas needs to go back to the