Better was his capital despite the government stepping up pressure by jailing and questioning activists also this hour all of the african continent is declared polio free only afghanistan and pakistan are yet to eradicate the disease worldwide and the father of an African American man shot 7 times by the police in the u. S. State of wisconsin says his son jacob blake has been paralyzed wastes. And in sport Manchester United captain Harry Mcguire has been given a suspended prison sentence by a greek court defender was arrested in greece last week following an altar cation with police. Thank you for joining us spock could lead to a disaster thats a warning from germanys foreign minister heikal mosse who is on a. To help the stenches between turkey and greece in the Eastern Mediterranean is serkis count upon. To say turkey is ready for talks with greece over a dispute about Gas Exploration in contested waters but without preconditions heikal ma says both sides are willing to find a soluti
A when to head back to school but its kids who are stuck in the middle. Of a show of force drug cartel fighters display their strength and defiance ahead of a visit by mexicos president. Voting begins this in syrias parliamentary elections the 3rd such ballot since the uprising began in 2011 the government has regained more territory since the last vote was held 4 years ago but at least 30 percent of the country remains on the opposition control syrias government is ignoring a un led Peace Process that would pave the way for internationally monitor the lections of zeros in a halt to reports. Syrians will elect a new parliament its the 3rd such vote since the start of the uprising in 2011 the last time large parts of the country were outside government control president Bashar Al Assads forces have since recaptured nearly 70 percent of territory they had lost to the opposition as in previous elections candidates need to be vetted by security and the credibility of the election has been
Family members argue thats not the case and since most of the country reopened just a couple of weeks ago more than 20 states are now reporting an increase in corona virus and. Today marks the 21st consecutive day of nationwide protests following the death of george floyd over in minneapolis minnesota but now a Deadly Police shooting involving a black man in atlanta is triggering more demonstrations and moments ago the mayor of atlanta addressed this latest shooting all of this as new congressional legislation is being introduced to address Police Tactics across this country are to project is just ahead of the white house with more on these latest developments fair. Woman as you know ive been covering these protests since the beginning we are on day 211 of the biggest changes that were seeing here is remember those big 10 foot barricades up those fences well those fences are. An hour down and you can see behind me open to the public is Lafayette Park where 2 weeks ago President Donald
Investigators are looking into what caused a fire to break out in the heart of San Franciscos fishing and tourism industries. Its memorial day weekend. And bay area residents came out of shelter in place to enjoy the warm weather. This is just one of many hatefilled letters found in an east bay neighborhood. Im dion lim in san leandro with who made these racist notes. Abc 7 news starts right now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Tonight firefighters are still investigating that fire at San Franciscos Fishermans Wharf. The process and the damage are leaving many Business Owners in the area nervous about the impact on their bottom line. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. The fire destroyed one warehouse and narrowly missed burning a historic ship. Abc 7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez is live in the newsroom with more on this. Lauren . Reporter eric, the historic pier is critically important to the fishing industry and
Coming in as a warehouse fire, its at the end of the pier, repeating involved. You may want to back out, this thing is really taking off. You heard it here. We brought it as breaking news as flames first shot out of pier 45 at the iconic Fishermans Wharf, quickly becoming much more. This morning, firefighters still at the scene overnight as the Investigation Continues for a possible cause. The fires destruction the last thing the fishing and Tourism Industry needs. Good morning, everyone. It is sunday, may 24th. Im liz kreutz. Thanks for joining us. Well have the latest in a moment on that fire. But first we want to start with a quick look at your bay area forecast. Heres meteorologist lisa argen. Good morning, lisa. Good morning, liz. Its pretty nice out there right now. Skies are clear, temperatures in the 50s. Live doppler 7, nothing to report. You can see a few high clouds here from mt. Tam. Isnt that beautiful, sun coming up, ten minutes ago or so. 53 downtown, as well as oakland.