he needed treatment for a heart issue. way. that s keith richard back there who also is in t tonight t the deadly takeoff in hawaii. the skydiving plane slamming into the ground, bursting into flames. all 11 people onboard killed. the first images of the crash coming in. our team is there. president trump s iran u-turn calling off the military strike against that country with minutes to spare. what he s now saying about the u.s. and iran becoming, quote, best friends. also tonight the president s sudden last minute decision about the eminent i.c.e. crackdown against family members living illegally in the u.s. facing challenges, the race for 2020. democratic candidates converging on south carolina. joe biden looking forward after that stumble on race, while mayor pete tries to balance a
crisis in his city with campaigning for president. officer ambushed. newly released body cam video. a rookie officer killed. the gunman opening fire as police approach the house. highway
. tonight, the severe storm watch as we come on the air. new york city, philadelphia, down to washington, d.c. bracing for dangerous storms, high winds after the blistering heat. and the lightning strikes. eight people on one beach injured. hundreds of thousands without power tonight and ginger zee with the new track as this hits in the coming hours. also developing tonight, rising tensions between the u.s. and iran. iran tonight now claiming to have captured 17 alleged cia spies. how president trump is now responding amid new images tonight of iranian gun ships circling that captured tanker. the american woman and her boyfriend discovered dead on a road trip in canada, and just in tonight, authorities have just revealed the cause of death and they ve now released a sketch of a person they want to talk to. and this evening, the second mystery just now emerging in
canada. here at home tonight, the young college student found dead just 20 miles from campus. what authorities ar
it s not over yet after storm dennis, the flood waters are still rising. there are over 200 flood warnings, and river levels in some parts of the uk are expected to peak tonight. i m in total shock, disbelief. i just can t believe how my home.my home has been ravaged in the last couple of hours. we ll be looking at the worst areas affected and what s still to come. also tonight: the last picture of caroline flack before she died. itv prepares a tribute to her on love island tonight. the government says it s considering flying home the british passengers quarantined on a cruise ship offjapan because of coronavirus. the bbc sees evidence of what appears to be mass state monitoring by the chinese government of the persecuted uighur muslim community. and how birds of prey are being
killed in increasing numbers and gamekeepers are being blamed. and coming up on bbc news. a legend of the game, harry gregg hero of the munich air disaster in 1958 has died, aged 87. good evening and
hello, you re watching afternoon live. i m martine croxall. today at 2:00. a landmark free speech victory at the high court, for a man who was warned by police about allegedly transphobic messages on social media. this is a watershed moment for liberty. the police were wrong to visit my workplace, wrong to check my thinking. borisjohnson s new cabinet meets for the first time since yesterday s dramatic resignation of the chancellor sajid javid. we are here to deliver for the people of this country, who elected us to serve them. the people s government has to get on with delivering the people s priorities, and in the next few years we must get on with our basic work. the number of cases of mumps in england at its highest for a decade. coming up on afternoon live
all the sport with holly more t20 action between england and south africa another close run thing? after wednesday s one run defeat england s cricketers have it all to prove in their second t20 international in south
this is bbc news, the headlines: more countries have imposed travel bans on china because of the new coronavirus. over 300 people have now been killed, with 45 new deaths confirmed in the last few hours. health workers in hong kong are to go on strike until the border with the mainland is closed. britain s prime minister is to address foreign diplomats and business leaders to set out his plans for international trade after brexit. the french president said the level of access to the eu s single market would depend on how many of its rules britain accepts. president trump is a step closer to being acquitted in his impeachment trial, after the us senate voted against calling witnesses. he has been accused of abusing his power and obstructing congress. one senior democrat accused republicans of being accomplices to a presidential cover up.
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