Left we have here to feel what should be done with the stone north from africa. Shown soul starts september 7th on d w. This state of news africa on the program today deadly superstition in god. We will hear from the women who were attacked and almost killed after being accused of witchcraft also on the program the Victoria Falls is growing as if it is calling for things to model the next not just showing up but just splendid but sadly they feel fearful of 3 things in that to come and witness this the i dont know is that myself is it does it exist. Im here in victoria its. For reason. Im christine want to welcome to news africa its good to have your company today well hear from women who have been banished from society in gaza hundreds of elderly women accused of witchcraft have been forced to flee their communities to seek safety such cases all common in the northern part of the country which has a distinctly different culture to the south. Travel to. And spoke to women who are living
Another man on a jet ski also helped with the rescue. Well done by them. Day one of the newlook nba playoffs is done, and all the socalled home teams came away winners in orlando. The top performance, utahs donvan mitchell, 57 points in the jazzs loss to the Denver Nuggets but thats the third best in nba playoff history. Todays schedule opens with title favorites milwaukee taking on the orlando magic. Turning to the nfl and the big announcement from the washington Football Team. The franchise is making nfl history, naming jason wright the leagues firstever black Team President. Heres abcs janai norman. Reporter as the nfl prepares to kick off its season in just a few weeks, the stakes are at an alltime high for washingtons Football Team following months of turmoil. Owner dan snyder in the hot seat facing mounting pressure to sell the team after a series of scandals shook up the franchise formerly known as the redskins. Snyder, who had once vowed to never change the controversial name,
Protesters with criminal charges. Exiled Opposition Leader vows to return what is safe. Also when is safe. Joe biden accepts the nomination for the presidency, promising to end the season of darkness in america. It is a great honor and with humility i accept this nomination for president of the United States of america. The Vice President urges americans to return to optimism. And a tale of heroism in the wreckage of beirut, a nurse holds newborn babies rescued from the porch explosion and tells dw what happened port explosion and tells dw what happened that day. I am phil gayle. Welcome to the program. Russian doctors will allow Alexei Navalny to be flown to germany for treatment. This after he fell ill on a flight to moscow and was taken to a hospital in omsk where he is in a,. He is suspected to be poisoned. Doctors initially said he was too ill to be moved, but they changed their minds after a german team deemed him fit to fly. He will leave in the next few hours. We took the decis
The aisle lash out at the ceos of amazon, apple, facebook, and google. Let the angels rejoice. Do you copy your competitors . Artists making an astonishing congresswomen, weve adapted personal transformation. Features. Ahead, what congress could do to keep those companies in check. Honoring an icon. And whats a young guy who is a final farewell for John Lewis John lewis. About to get his brains beat out today. His funeral at a Historic Church in atlanta. Three former president s set to and going to prison taking that . Attend, with president obama i think he figured that if John Lewis Thomas merton could find his way and keep his faith and believe delivering the eulogy. The boy from troy. In the future, he, john lewis, were there live. Breaking overnight. Could, too. Tropical storm isaias forms in the caribbean. And [ applause ] warnings for florida and parts of the south, bracing for so we honor our friend. Potential problems this weekend. Let me just offer this we praise als got the
Washingtons nfl franchise will announce the end of the teams historic name and logo later today. A busy monday ahead. Early today starts right now glad youre starting your week off with us we begin with heartbreaking news out of hollywood where actress kelly preston, wife of john travolta, has died of breast cancer. Her husband delivered the devastating news with a single photo writing in part, it is with a very heavy heart i inform you my beautiful wife has lost her battle with breast cancer, she fought a crourageous fight. Travolta said hell take time off to be with their children. Daughter alea, who is 20, and 9yearold benjamin. They celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary. According to a family representative, kelly chose to keep her fight private and had been undergoing medical treatment for some time, supported by her friends and families dead at the age of 57. At least 21 people are waking up in a california hospital this morning after they were injured in a fire aboard a mili