Several senior ministers as well as dozens of former ministers, have been detained in a campaign to stamp out corruption. Crown Prince Mohammed bin salman, whos in charge of the new Anti Corruption committee, appears to have sidelined powerful rivals. It seems the heads of the Saudi National guard and navy have been replaced. Staying in saudi arabia, state media there says the military has shot down a missile over the capital, riyadh. Officials believe the weapon was fired from yemen, where Houthi Rebels backed by iran are fighting the saudi backed government. Mohamed taha from bbc arabic says its clear the houthis intended to cause major damage. And in a further development in the region, iran has rejected accusations by the lebanese Prime Minister that its spreading violence across the middle east. Saad hariri resigned from his post unexpectedly, saying he feared for his life. Iranian Officials Say his resignation is a saudi plot to create tension. Martin patience reports from beirut
Purge in the countrys leadership. 11 princes, four current ministers and dozens of former ministers have been detained in a campaign to stamp out corruption. Crown Prince Mohammed bin salman, whos in charge of the new Anti Corruption committee, appears to have sidelined powerful rivals. It seems the heads of the Saudi National guard and navy have been replaced. Staying in saudi arabia, state media there says the military has shot down a missile over the capital, riyadh. Officials believe the weapon was fired from yemen, where houthi rebels, backed by iran, are fighting the saudi backed government. Mohamed taha from bbc arabic says its clear the houthis intended to cause major damage. It couldnt be denied because, as you said, whether the missile or part of it hit the airport or a building in the airport, whether it has been intercepted or not, but you know, at the end of the day, there is a fire, there is explosion in parts of the airport. Im sure what happened tonight will have a very
Action News Reporter Marissa Kynaston joins us live with the latest investigators were on scene out here for hours this morning gathering evidence. They just recently opened up roads again. The accident happened about 3 30 in the morning. Investigators say two vehicles ran into each other at the Martin Luther king and gowan intersection. One driver was sent to the hospital. Police say he wasnt wearing a seatbelt. The other who Police Believe caused the accident was taken into custody. At this point in the investigation Police Believe speed may have been a factor. But they did say as far as damage it was one of the worst accidents they had seen in a while. Later today on action news at three hear from witnesses about the crash. And an update to a story that broke overnight. People living near pecos and bonanza were in the dark this morning. Thanks to a truck that crashed into a light pole, and an electrical box. It also crashed into a golf course fence. This all happened just around 1 t
16-year-olds on this show. good morning, welcome to early start on this monday. i m ashleigh banfield. happy to have you this morning. i m zoraida sambolin. let s get started. tropical storm beryl making landfall in northeastern florida near jacksonville beach. it s packing a wallop, 70-mile-per-hour winds, torrential rain, more than 24,000 people without power this morning in the area. take a look at the pictures on your screen. that shows you the wind. the wind warnings, storm warnings all up along the atlantic coast from florida to georgia to the carolinas, putting a severe dent in a lot of the memorial day festivities. rob marciano has been pretty much up all night in the severe weather center watching all of this. things getting better tleels for now? well, the wind has died down but the rain is still coming. this event is far from over. at one point winds at 70 miles an hour, almost a hurricane. and some could argue that it was a minimal category 1 hurricane whe