Todays anniversary with a look of how we got there and the advances that may soon get you there. We begin with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Locked into the heat dome. The air is rising. A muggy, hot, humid weekend out there. Do your best to stay cool. Stifling heat stretches across the country. Im in antarctica now. Tensions with iran were already running high after the u. S. Downed an iranian drone and iran seized two british tankers in the strait of hormuz. Theyll pay a price like nobody has ever paid a price. President trump at his rally chanted send her back. Those are incredible. Is anyone surprised . I mean, seriously. President trump says hes going to try to help free the rapper. The peruvian government evacuated areas around the 18,000 foot volcano as a precaution. Not what you want to see. A man climbing on the wing of the plane. All that. How about this heavy weight knockout right in their living room. This is shaq. And all that matters. The 50th ann
At President Trump, calling his attacks ract, but also, a distraction. And a miracle in the dessert, a woman missing,alone for four days and three nights, found alive. Annow back with her family. Announcer news4 at 11 00 begins with breaking news. That breaking news tonight, Power Outages for thousandsof people in d. C. Pepco says its lights out for more than 6,000 customers. Power was knockedn out wards five and six. As you can see, its black outside. Pepco is hoping to restore power by 1 00 a. M. Were still working to learn what knocked the power out in the first place. That is just coming as we prepare for the return of heat and humidity. Outside right now, doesnt feel too bad. But all of that is going to change later this week, folks. Were going to have feels like temperatures over 100 degrees. Were also watching whats left of barry, the storm systema drenched ts of louisiana with 17 inches of rain. Its now over arkansas and moving slowly this way. Lets get caught up on all of it w
Could present a danger to the community. Two of epsteins accusers, asked the judge not to release epstein on bail. One saying she was 14 years old when epstein abused her in palm beach. Was a very dark time of my life but i just hope that basically he gets what prosecuted the way he should have been. Epsteins defense attorney argued if he wanted to flee he already would have and hes disciplined himself his conviction in 2008 telling the judge its not like hes an out of control rapist to which the judge replied, how do you know that. So epstein wants to stay in his 77 million townhouse how would that work. Ultimately will be up to the judge but legal team says he will pay for armed guards for surveillance cameras and ankle monitor to prevent fleeing. To complicate it for the judge more women have come forward since epsteins arrest more than a week ago but the judge will decide on bail this thursday. Okay. Thank you. Protesters in san juan demand their governor step down after using prof
Overcrowding. And spacecraft will search for water on the moon. To our viewers watching on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. In hawaii, records show no warning sirens were sounded before people began running for their lives, trying to get away from a wildflower. At least 55 people have been killed and many more missing off the island of maui. The governor of the state says the fires of the worst Natural Disaster ever in the history of hawaii. A coastal town on maui has been razed to the ground. Some are questioning whether the authorities did enough to warn people of the danger. Reporter this historic hawaiian town reduced to smoldering rubble almost overnight. As firefighters worked to exterior celeste of the flames, authorities have begun assessing the scale of the damage. We probably have well over 1000 buildings that have been destroyed, many hundreds of families displaced. We will rebuild, the president has already authorized and approved our request for emer
The blaze devastates the city and surrounding areas. And speaking out against corruption and drug violence, it may have gotten killed. And even as its waging war in ukraine, russia is counting down to its First Moon Mission in half a century. Brent im brent goff. To our viewers watching on pbs in the United States and all of you around the world, welcome. Tonight, the possibility of a military conflict in niger remains very much on the table. The group of leaders of west african countries, known as ecowas, met today and ordered a Standby Force. The language is intentionally vague, but the message is intended to be clear if the military leaders do not reinstate the democratically elected president. It could put niger on a collision course with its neighbors. We have more now in this report. West African Leaders arrived in abuja to discuss their next move. This comes after the niger junta ignores orders to stand down after the power grab. All diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis have