Kill 16 people in myanmar. Abuse of power, outrage after a video showing the military beating up two teenagers in my myanmar goes viral. First, fighting in afghanistan is continuing to kill and injury large numbers of civilians. The United Nations says nearly 5,000 have been killed or injured so far this year, and a growing number of are women and children. The u. N. Says 1,600 civilians were killed between january and june. Thats an increase on the same period last year. Another 3,300 afghan civilians were wounded. Thats already surpassing last years figures, which were then considered the highest ever. A growing number of victims are women and children, 23 more women are getting hurt, and 13 more women. Jennifer glass has been speaking to one family, mourning the loss of their son. Days are full of suffering now, his only son, a 14yearold was killed by the blast waves of a nearby suicide bomb attack. He was a good, smart and brave boy. He told me all the time that he wanted to be a l
Video showing the military beating up two teenagers goes viral. We start with breaking news that is coming from the mediterranean sea. A rescue operation is underway to try to save migrants from a capsized boat. Irish Navy Commanders say 700 people have thought to be on board the vessel, very close to the libyan coast. Local journalist joins us now on the line from the mortese capitol. Karl what more do you know . Reporter this is indeed a major rescue operation which is currently underway after [ inaudible ] boat with some 700 migrants was reported capsized off of libya. [ inaudible ] some 250 have been rescued in the mission, which is now being coordinated by the Italian Coast Guard. 16 bodies are reported to have been taken on board one of the rescue vessels. However, unconfirmed numbers of how many migrants could be dead in this incident are still speculative. However, it is feared that hundreds are feared dead. The boat is reported to have sunk after it capsized in an event which
Thank you for watching. Thanks for coming. Im glad youre in a good mood. [ cheers and applause ] it was i am glad youre in a good mood because its another disturbing monday in america. You know, we went into the weekend worrying about kim jong un starting a war. We came out of it wondering if our president is cutting eye holes out of his bed sheets. [ laughter ] as you know, this weekend in virginia the worst people in the United States went to the hardware store, bought tiki torches, lit them up and marched in charlottesville. A nonviolent protester was killed by a white supremacist. And so the president , who is the president by the way, went on television to say this. We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides. On many sides. Jimmy he started strong and then he had to throw in on many sides. Lets not lay all the blame on the nazis and the klan. There were people who marched against them, you know. [ laughter ] and
We will show you some the video from this morning, and again the man barricaded himself in the home. The Contra Costa County sheriffs s. W. A. T. Team was here negotiating trying to get the man to surrender. The home is on nottingham drive off of San Pablo Dam road in the city of el sobrante. The neighbors had been warned to stay indoors. As a matter fact, i spoke with the people that lived next door to the home and the father of two said that sheriffs deputys came to his door and evacuated him. The next door neighbor started shooting in the middle of the night. The sheriffs came, the s. W. A. T. Team came, and evacuated us to a checkpoint area. That is all we really know. Reporter they knocked on your door and told you to leave . Yes, they see get all your stuff ready in that the s. W. A. T. Team would come to evacuate us to clear the house. Reporter that is exactly what the Tactical Team did. They went inside the home and eventually took the man into custody. We understand the man ha
And carried out by the coalition forces. The pentagon says this is not a change in policy but the first time the u. S. Called in an airstrike against the pro regime forces. It is unclear whether any syrian troops were hit. The u. S. Navy veteran in custody after authorities in new york state drove his vehicle onto the crowded sidewalk in times square new york killing one and leaving 20 others injured. This is breaking news, and alex savidge is following this developing story in the newsroom, and they are looking to see if the driver was under the influence. Right, good afternoon. Witnesses say the driver appeared to have been intoxicated. The new York Police Commissioner is saying the crash does not appear to be an act of terrorism. The 26yearold Richard Rojas was taken into custody at the scene, and they said he drove his card the wrong way down the street at time square and then jumped the curb. The speeding car drove along the sidewalk for at least three blocks slamming into people