Tour match today it follows an incident in a perth bar. A few snow showers and the potential of some significant snow. Join me later for the of some significant snow. Join me laterfor the details. Good morning. First, our main story. The foreign secretary, boris johnson, is due to arrive in iran shortly, where he will express what he describes as grave concerns over the imprisonment of the british iranian woman, Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe. The aid worker has been held prisoner in the country since april 2016, accused of trying to overthrow the iranian government a charge she denies. Mrjohnson is also expected to discuss britains wider relations with iran. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins. Boris johnsons first visit to iran could hardly be more sensitive. Last month he was accused of damaging the case for the release of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe by remarks he later apologised for. On his way to tehran to see irans foreign minister, he issued a statement, saying the foreig
League stronger, and it might have served to educate American Public opinion. If by the time the 30s hit, would you have had the same isolationist sentiment . I mean, there was a lot of sentiment in europe for peace. There was this huge peace ballot in britain in the 1930s, where i think half the Adult Population voted in favor of peace. But wanting peace doesnt necessarily translate into isolationist. It might be that failing to join the league formed isolationism in a way that didnt happen in europe. You can want peace but still recognize that you have to be engaged in the world. I doesnt know. And you can argue, and i think historians are now arguing that even in the 1930s, the United States was not as isolationist as we might think. If you look at what the United States is doing, its still involved a lot. And its particularly involved on its own doorstep. The Good Neighbor policies in the 1930s, and the United States is still very concerned about whats going on in the pacific. Ther
Announcer live where you live, this is abc 7 news. Its after 2 00 a. M. On the east coast right now, but you can see cars streaming north as more than a Million People are fleeing what could be one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the united states. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. More on Hurricane Irma in a moment, but we begin with breaking news. Another Natural Disaster unfolding in Central America tonight. A powerful 8. 0 earthquake struck off mexicos southern coast. It was felt in mexico city where there have been widespread power outages. Active tsunami warning are issued for mexico, gaut mall ah and neighboring countries. You can see the light fixture swaying violently. Residents have gathered on the streets in the dark, fearing that buildings would collapse. Our meteorologist sandhya patel has more on the earthquake as well as the tu namy warning. Lets look at this earthquake. It is being revised. This is the very latest coming out
Rescue wing are prepared to leave this morning for florida. They will help provide search and rescue support for those affected by Hurricane Irma. Now, many of these men and women have just returned from texas and hurricane harvey. They say despite the short turnaround, theyre ready to help. The consensus as far as emotion is concerned is however big or small the task at hand, we understand what is at stake, which is lives. Reporter now, last night, ten vehicles and 60,000 pounds of gear left menlo park with task force three search and rescue. About 80 members are deploying. Most are flying but some are driving 2 1 2 days to provide Hurricane Irma relief. Now, some say that this quick turnaround has never been done before, but despite that, they are ready to get into action and to help. Live at moffett field, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. Thank you. Mike nicco is keeping careful tabs on Hurricane Irma. Thank you very much. Hi, everybody. As expected, irma did weaken just a little bit as i
Swaying violently. Residents have gathered on the streets in the dark, fearing that buildings would collapse. Our meteorologist sandhya patel has more on the earthquake as well as the tu namy warning. Lets look at this earthquake. It is being revised. This is the very latest coming out of the earthquake and tsunami center. It is upgraded to 8. 4. It was originally 8. 1 when it struck off the coast of chiapas. Theres no threat to oregon. Theyre investigating the threat to hawaii, which is under investigation. A threat to the u. S. Main land is hurricane arm ah, a powerful category five storm. It is more ragged after it ripped through the turks and caicos. This is prompting warning for parts of florida. Maximum sustained winds with this powerful storm right now 160 miles an hour, expected to amove across the bahamas tomorrow evening and striking southern flori saturday evening through sunday. Drench ink rain expected to be the biggest threat with this. We also have hurricane jose threate