Balkans. And the world of sport says goodbye to a motor racing legend jack brabham dies at the age of 88. Two dead, Dozens Injured and libyas government in chaos. Fighting swept across tripoli, and forces loyal to a general launched an attack on the parliament, demanding a suspension. The man at the center of the unrest is Khalifa Haftar. The retired general was once a military chief of staff. The late libyan leader muammar gaddafi, and took part in the coup that brought him to power. He was disowned after leading a disastrous military operation in chad where 600 soldiers were captured. He defected and sought exile in the United States. He claimed to have the backing of washington d. C. He returned it libya and led the uprising that toppled muammar gaddafi. He accused the government of not doing enough to stop hardline militia. We have this report from tripoli. Reporter a brazen attack on the congress, the countrys parliament. Tripoli turned into a war zone. Heavy machineguns, rocket p
San diegos wild fires are controlled, but what next a billion deal that changes the way millions watch tv. Good to have you with us. The worst floods in decades are devastating the balkans. More than three dozens are confirmed dead. Authoriti authorities expect it to rise. Thousands have been forced from their homes, stretching from croatia, bosnia and serbia. In croatia hundreds of soldiers have been helping residents flee the waters. The worsthit arse are east in bosnia. Police describe a tsunami of water. It is concerned the water could dislodge landmines planted during the civil war. The Prime Minister says the situation is catastrophic, threatening their biggest power plant. We go there. Reporter in the air and on the ground the priority is to get to the old and the sick. This is 88yearold woman. We meet her after she was rescued by the serbian army. She tells us her house was submerged under 1. 5 metres of water. She was alone, without food and drinking water. This is a massive l
Hours before crews capped it. Residents were worried about a repeat of san bruno, not the case, fortunately. Nick smith joins us at the scene. Reporter pg e described it as a gas pipeline break. All clear given just afternoon. There were in injuries and no damages to homes residents were allowed to return home after being told they need to evacuate at the sound of fire engines. I was like, oh, my god a gas leak. Reporter doris lives less than a block from a gas fire that burned for hours in oakland. Seeing these flames, she feared the worst. I came out i was startled at the fact yellow tape was across my street. From sky seven, you can see flames several feet into the area over a space that dhufrz intersection. Crews evacuated several homes in the area. They realized this is no ordinary fire. I realized this doesnt look right. Its Straight Lines of fire in concrete. A leaky pipe was blamed for this explosion that destroyed a condo two years ago. A plastic distribution pipe was found to
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California, or someone from the south is different from someone from the north. China is a massive, diverse country. If you come to visit, do not spend all of your time just in beijing. Try to go somewhere different. Other places are nothing like beijing. When i have friends come to visit, i love to go out and try regional foods. Hunan food, middle eastern food, just to give people a flavor that when we talk about china, and i am guilty of it too, it is just a short hand. There is no one china. What story have you written that has gotten the most attention in china . A really good question. I think the story of the communist party chief, bo xilai. That exposed a lot of corruption at the high level of the communist party. I think the escape of the blind activist got as much attention from folks back here who are interested in the human rights question. Chen guangchens escape from harsh treatment and interrogation. Partly because he is blind and being a human rights lawyer and activist.