Tonight here in studio zach, youve been following these ongoing negotiations. Yeah. And those negotiations come as israel had signaled those plans for more military strikes in Southern Gaza, the idf ordering some 100,000 palestinians in the region to evacuate. With the threat of a ramped up offensive by Israeli Forces in the Southern Gaza city of rafah, looming, palestinians once again packing up and fleeing god knows whether we will stay alive or die. Monday, hamas, accepting an egyptian qatari brokered cease fire proposal. But israel not ready to sign on, saying it failed to meet its, quote core demands. Middle east policy expert professor stephen zunes. Its clear that hamas is really interested in putting an end to the fighting. The question, of course, is will israel go along . The big Sticking Point has been that hamas has been pushing for a permanent cease fire in return for the hostages, whereas israel has only been wanting a temporary pause. The idf conducting, quote, targeted
Reporter for most people in the neighborhood, the smoke and Evacuation Order were reason enough to leave. 90 of our road is left there is only me and two other people. The kids are kind of freaking out. Reporter but there was also reason to stay. There was a guy arrested in front of his house wondering about looters. Reporter what would it take for you to move . Ill move when looters dont have a chance to leave my place. Reporter staying means watching the fight one pass at a time. He is shooting it. Reporter it also means watching the wind and the smoke and knowing when its time to get out. Thats it. Just stay calm and cool and know when to leave. Reporter wilson walker, kpix five 5. More stories as flames raced toward residents. We came across a couple that loaded everything they could grab and left their home behind. You have your dog in your lap and youve got to go. What do you grab . I could see the flames and smoke. You dont want to leave until you have to. Reporter among the dev
Moving into the end of the week, smoke looks to subside but that is dependent on the firefighters controlling the fire. Temperatures will fall back to normal values for this time of year between 102 and 106 degrees along with lighter winds and mainly sunny skies through sunday. By monday and tuesday clouds build to partly sunny with humidity slightly rising but no chance for rain is expected. There are now 26 wildfires burning in the west. The largest burning so intensely. The governor declared a state of emergency for parts of Southern California north of los angeles. The blue cut fire is affecting a number of communties and leaving some residents suddenly looking for a place to stay. Abcs Adrienne Bankert has the latest. Royce bordes evacuee 2730 eric sherwin Public Information officer San Bernardino county fire 5053 don gordon cal fire lead arson investigator burned. Homes reduced to rubble. Some narrowly escaping with their lives. Watching everything they own burn. Burn. Mos we had
Passage in the senate and the president is expected to veto this bill. For our first hour this morning, your thoughts on the events that took place in the house yesterday when it came to Syrian Refugees. You can give us a call at these numbers you can post in our twitter page or on our Facebook Page and you can also send us an email. Usa today breaks down the action that took place in the house of representatives yesterday. The bill is being decried incribed as a pause admitting Syrian Refugees. Give us a call with your thoughts on this matter. If refugees want to give us a call on the actions, the number you can call is 2027 the Washington Post488003. Has more on the events in mali. The numbers will stay on your screen if you want to give your thoughts particularly if it applies to iraq a refugees to come to the United States. We will start off this morning with kathy in silver spring, maryland, honor democratic line. What do you think about the events in the house yesterday . Caller
A huge earthquake. As speculation grows that the pontiff could soon step down because of ill health and angola bids farewell to the marxist leader who ruled for nearly 4 decades. Edwardo de santos is remembered as an architect of peace. But in these behind the nation divided. Ah, im nick spicer. Welcome to the program. Pakistans government is calling devastating flooding that has killed more than a 1000 people a climate catastrophe. Climate minister told the w weeks of relentless rein amount to a perfect storm. The latest floods are hitting areas in the north west. Further, south baluchistan and sind provinces are taking the brunt of the extreme. Whether the flooding has knocked out transport and Communications Links and a state of emergency is in force with millions left homeless, the Prime Minister is appealing to the world for help forced from their homes, with only the few belongings they could save from the flood waters. There just some of the 33000000 pakistani authorities say, h