Killed hundreds, we speak to survivors still waiting for justice. We start on the Korean Peninsula where the south Korean Defense ministry is now urging the north to stop its provocations, tensions increased between north and south between exchange of fire on thursday and both countries say they put their military on high alert and support leader kim jong un had a meeting late on thursday and according to state media there he told the armys front line troops to be fully ready for operations and said to take action first and to report it later and harry faucet reports. Reporter south korean president visited a military post on friday with the National Security advisor defense minister and senior commanders and the message being conveyed the personal command of the situation as north and south korea engage in a military face off. Translator the military should be for further provocations, if the situation occurs i want you to take action first and then report later. Reporter it followed
Waiting for just advertise. Im Bernard Smith in istanbul, and that red brick building is the former ruin of communist revolutionary trot ski. Its on the market for 4. 5 million. We start in macedonia, where police have fired stun grenades to drive back a huge crowd of refugees trying to get into the country. But the border has just opened and some refugees have managed to get through. On thursday it declared a state of emergency to try to stop people coming in. Macedonia is one of the major transit points for refugees who are trying to get from greece to other e. U. Countries. The vast majority are syrians escaping the syrian war. A small town just three kilometers away from the border with greece was the focal point of fridays violence. Its on the main route north. Emma hayward reports. Reporter they spent a cold night in no mans land waiting to cross the border between greece and macedonia, but their passage was blocked by riot police. Rocks were thrown, then this. [ gunfire ] [ scre
Its a two years since Chemical Attacks in syria killed hundreds. We speak to survivors, still waiting for justice. And in sport, the outgoing head of world alt lettics says his sport still has credibility despi despite doping allegations. We start in macedonia, where police have fired stun grenades to drive back a crowd of refugees trying to get into the country. The border was briefly reopened and a number of refugees managed to get through. Eyewitnesss say at least ten were injured. Macedonia is one of the major transit points for refugees trying to get from greece to other e. U. Countries. 44,000 have arrived over the last two months. The vast majority are syrians escaping the civil war. There is a small town 3 kill meters away from the border that was the focal point of fridays violence, its on the main route north as emma hayward reports. Reporter they spent a cold night in no mans land waiting to cross the border between greece and macedonia, but their passage was blocked by riot
Rth and south korea are trying to ease rising tensions on the peninsula. They have been negotiating since saturday. Stockmarkets in asia took a beating on monday. We have more on that and a roundup of todays beings headlines. Thank you, james. I see its been no end if sight for the stocks across asia pacific. Most regions plunged. The slowing chinese economy puts pressure on the mark. Tokyo dropped sharply lower him the nikkei fell by 900 points and closed at its lowest level since february. They ended down 4. 6 . The First Time Since april the index has fallen below the 5,000 mark. Investor concerns about the chinese economy are growing deeper. Many sold a wide range of shares to avoid risk. Now for details on the tokyo mark our Business Reporter reports from the tokyo stock exchan exchange. Ggiang. Reporter no stocks pulled down the japanese benchmark to a level not seen in 12s. Months. We saw it across the board. Sony nearly down 8 . The Financial Sector is prepared to work today. M
Michelle miller spent the day with a Health Official spreading the word about the health risks. The big key is flooded water you know is unsafe. Reporter this doctor is making the round in areas that were flooded in houston. As the Harris County Public Health director, he is warning residents about the risks they face, while cleaning up their homes. Then me of all of this is mold and mold loves moisture. He got a foot of water and now mold is growing in her garage, and inside her house. When you took out the, the cabinetry and the sheet rock, were you wearing protective masks. No. See, thats what we have been saying, make sure you wear protection when you are doing all this. What we dont want while you are fryi trying to help everything and get back to normal life, is, that you also get sick in the process. Doctor shaw says it is important to clean up fast because of what contaminated walter leaves behind. Floodwater can harbor dangerous bacteria which can enter the body through cuts a