Neighbors there is still no end in sight for the worst political crisis in the gulf region and all creatures great and small we look at the war biodiversity plays on our planet and the unprecedented threat its now facing. Thank you very much for joining us we begin with breaking news out of libya this hour where the Deputy Defense minister says Government Troops have taken control of tower hona that is the last stronghold of warlord highly for have to in western libya about 60 kilometers from the capital tripoli on thursday the u. N. Recognize government announced that he had regained full control of tripoli have task forces still hold large swathes of territory in the east and south of libya lets bring in our correspondent Mahmud Abdel Watters just arrived in tire who will tell us about what youve seen since you arrived in what used to be. A strong. Hold in the west of libya and what made it possible for the Government Forces to recapture the city. 2 as you can see here and here behin
sandra: any moment now, we are set to hear from white house press secretary karine jean-pierre. it will be her first on camera briefing from that podium in nearly 3 weeks. i ll not has happened since then. the president has traveled overseas twice. border action has faced his first lawsuit. his son was convicted on felony charges. it is this latest moment that is getting all the attention. sandra: it is a video that has gone viral. we played it for our viewers so they can decide what they think of it. president obama clearly leading president biden off the stage at the l.a. fund-raiser. i am sandra smith in new york. john, it s great to beginning a brand-new week with you. john: there seems to be a lot of those. i am john roberts and washington. the video going viral. it appears to show president biden gazing into a los angeles grout moments before president obama felt the need to step in and say it s time to go. sandra: the white house is hitting back at critics
Launched a military campaign in sinai after three hundred five people were killed in an attack on a mosque present at the fact that is promising to respond with brutal force the attack on the mosque and the worst ever in the sinai region. Egypts crackdown on suspected fighters after fridays devastating attack has started. The air force also targeted vehicles and locations is suspected of storing ammunition linked to those who attacked the mosque killing hundreds of people. Present Abdel Fattah Elsisi has promised to use brutal force has had this this tragic event this act of terrorism will make us more robust more strong in our battle against terrorism we cannot be intimidated i will resolve cannot be dented we will remain more united following this event the Egyptian Army will take revenge and they will restore order and security with an iron fist in the following days. There were scenes of chaos after the attack witnesses describe how between ten and twenty mosques attackers by milit
The capital islamabad. Is a very very different morning here in islamabad today three weeks and a few days after it all began the protesters here have gotten what they wanted the resignation of the law minister at the center of all the controversy and the government has now actually promised them that they will also investigate themselves and find out what led to the proposed amendment to the oath is taken that left out the name of the prophet to begin with in the days you know its already so close the main airport in bali jutes a volcanic activity on the island has been spewing thick ash and steam into the sky since tuesday tens of thousands of people remain stranded at Bali International airport after flights of perspective will cancel the National Disaster agency has issued the highest alert saying around one hundred thousand people must be evacuated from the area surrounding the volcano. At least eighty people have been killed in just twenty four hours in government and russian ast
Israel the israeli fire on hamas posts in retaliation. Nine people are killed in an attack on a Coptic Christian Church in egypt the president under a pressure a Supreme Court ruling spells more bad news for south Africas Jacob Zuma land. And im tatiana doha with all the days sports news including a draw for qatar means that not out of the heres golf cart ill have all the details later in the program. Israeli tanks and aircraft have fired on targets in gaza in retaliation to rockets being fired into israel the Israeli Army Says its Aerial Defense system intercepted two rockets launched from the gaza strip it caused panic among civilians on the ground in israel a third rocket hits a building in the south causing damage but no casualties the arrest comes as hundreds of palestinians across the occupied west bank took part in protests for the fourth friday in a row theyre angry at u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to recognized him as the comparable of israel Malcolm Wyatt has more fr