A five star hotel in kabul at least fifteen people are reported to have been killed or injured. Turkey says it started an offensive against kurdish positions inside syria. Deep political divisions in the u. S. Where a stalemate between republicans and democrats forces a Government Shutdown plus. As women take to the streets to mock President Trumps first year in office we take a detailed look at his turbulent twelve months. Gunmen have stormed a five star hotel in afghanistans capital and taken hostages the Afghan Interior Ministry says special forces are battling attackers at the Intercontinental Hotel it comes just days after the u. S. Embassy warned of possible strikes against high profile targets jennifer glass has this update from cup. Afghan special forces have been clearing the hotel floor by floor trying to find the gunman and get and evacuate staff and guests from the Intercontinental Hotel the siege started about nine oclock on saturday night when at least four gunmen attacke
Building. There was a point when we did hear some extinguishing equipment being fired off by fire crews. Weve not heard that for about the last 30 minutes. Now the big trick with an electrical fire is you cannot pour water on it because water conducts electricity and theres the risk of electrocution and having the fire spread. You have to put some sort of foam or some sort of nonconducting chemical on top of that fire to suppress it. We havent heard that in about the last half hour. Since we havent heard that or seen that weve seen the fire crews pretty much hanging back and weve seen these flames spread. Again, no one injured at this point that we have heard from official reports from either the Philadelphia Fire Department or from peco and were told everyone has been evacuated from the facility. Thats the latest from huntington park, Mitch Blacher, nbc 10 news. Well continue our coverage with nbc 10s denise nakano. The fire also causing traffic problems. What are you seeing out there
Reporter scientists believe a lacks of oxygen in the water may be to blame. The most recent fish kill happened yesterday following the return of rain that caused the lagoon to overflow which then ruptured the sandbar that blocks the marsh from the ocean. Fresh in saltwater layers and the mixing together in the lagoon leading to a great demand and locals say the dieoffs date back to 1995, two years after the state began a massive restoration of the preserve. Its really sad. Its sad to see something dead like that. Reporter while the neary behind the fish kills may sound simple more data must be collected before any action can be taken. Their goal to monitor and manage the ecosystem in a way that favors the steelhead and the other species in the marsh. The state hopes to identify a shortterm solution in the next six to 12 months but residents arent too confident about the time line. One of the most frustrating things in my life seriously, really is. Reporter an upstream battle many are t