And from Justin Timberlakes new mission to a new gig for jay leno to the mom making a surprise visit during her daughters audition video, all the trending stories this thursday morning. Good thursday morning, everyone. We begin with the white house firing back after the release of those bombshell audiotapes. The tapes reveal that President Trump admitted downplaying the coronavirus back in february. He spoke out late last night. Abcs faith abubey begins our coverage. Reporter this morning, the white house fighting back responding to recordings made public in which President Donald Trump acknowledged he understood the deadly threat posed by the coronavirus back in february but misled the public about it. Journalist bob woodward interviewed the president february 7th, 1 of 18 on the record interviews for woodwards book, rage. It goes through air, bob. Thats always tougher than the touch. You know, the touch, you dont have to touch things, right, but the air, you just breathe the air, and
Years since the mylan a crushing of the student uprising against the military dictatorship. Rajapaksa the man accused of Human Rights Violations during the fight against rebels is declared sri lankas next president. And on peace women with all the day support controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick holds a tryout session in front of team scouts but only after a last minute change of venue that and more coming up later in the program. Police in hong kong have warned they poisoned to break up a standoff with protesters for hours theyve been battling demonstrators who barricaded themselves in at a University Campus mcbride has more from. A long day of fighting at this College Campus has continued well into the night and most of the battling has been taking place at this. Junction behind me but in recent hours more police have been arriving and they have been confronting protesters that the number of different other entrances and to this campus most notably a fly over behind me where pr
Presidency after a nationalist campaign promising to crush what he calls religious extremists and fasten your seat belts for get a look at the jet powered car its design is hope will smash the land speed record. Thank you for joining us police in hong kong have stormed a University Campus held by protesters after an all night standoff this is what it looks like as riot officers move in not long before dawn with fires raging inside and outside the University Buildings early as some protesters held petrol bombs and even shot ours at officers who fired back with gas and water cannon at one stage police warned that they would use live bullets lets get the latest from sour oclock whos in hong kong outside that University Campus its now monday morning sour we saw some pretty dramatic scenes just a few hours ago bring us up to speed with the situation where you are. We have had some extraordinary scenes here at the Polytechnic University which is in the very busy part of hong kong its in Calh
Find out how doctors in the democratic republic of congo a convincing reluctant villages to get vaccinated against. The 1st Hong Kong Police have stormed a University Campus being held by protests is following a standoff that lasted all through the night some protests history petrol bombs and shot arrows at police who responded with tear gas and water cannon sarah clarke reports from hong kong. With part of the Polytechnic University a blaze police moved in to clear the protesters they barricaded themselves on campus students fled as riot police fired tear gas and made arrests. With the help of wealth and we are told. This time after a marathon standoff with protesters blocking all access to the university making petrol bombs and devices to keep police and riot squad surrounded the university after a day of violent confrontations with an officer shot by an arrow some students fled on roads and an overpass others refused to leave i wanted democracy and freedom will come home call that i
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