That left thousands dead from chuck out to check out the supermarket putting food on the plates for some of u. K. s poorest. Start of the newshour in australia where an arm man is Still Holding an unknown number of people hostage inside a central sydney cafe. Martin place is where it is. This is the scene outside. We see Security Forces there behind a lamp post on the right of your screen. Others are positioned elsewhere. Its an area which has been locked down since this siege started at 9 45 local time, 12 hours, its 9 oclock at night, and much of the area remains cordoned off. Andrew thomas, our correspondent, close to that area. There is an area that has been sealed off. I know we cant go into it. We heard from the New South Wales Police Commissioner sa short while ago a short while ago. Not a great deal of detail coming out, but a few interesting points. They are being careful, camy about what they are saying. They have cagey, they have more information about what they are sharing.
If you are caught doing that, you could face a 100 fine or have to take an online course. But if youre caught a second time, that fine is 500. Reporting live in san jose Marianne Favro nbc bay area news. Thanks marianne. Lets bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri who is watching the air quality. It has been hazy through the day. Some thick haze through the east bay and the Santa Clara Valley. Youre going to see in the time lapse that haze sitting right across portions of the Santa Clara Valley as the camera from the east bay is looking off towards the west. The key problem, no doubt that is keeping this air pollution very poor is the fact that we have very calm winds, only about 5 to 7 Miles Per Hour and its also the direction of the wind, continually coming in from the east. So its scooping up any pollution in the Central Valley and pushing it right here across the bay area. You see exact reverse direction of those winds and how they typically are across the bay area. So tomorrow
Woodruff plus, president obamas ambitious plan to overhaul Higher Education for nearly nine Million Community college studenpand pay for their first two years of school. And its friday, mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the weeks news. Those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. We became a nation of light. A nation powered by Cherif Kouachi, said kouachi. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff three days of terbo. Finally over. Police assaults in and around paris this evening killed a trio of gunmen and freed 16 hostages. Several other capt
For jobs. Woodruff plus, president obamas ambitious plan to overhaul Higher Education for nearly nine Million Community college studenpand pay for their first two years of school. And its friday, mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the weeks news. Those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. We became a nation of light. A nation powered by Cherif Kouachi, said kouachi. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff three days of terbo. Finally over. Police assaults in and around paris this evening killed a trio of gunmen and freed 16 hostages. Several
In with the old and out with the new. Theres a push to rebuild the past. At least 70 people from christian villages in syria have been kidnapped from fighters from the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. I. S. I. L. Raids houses along the river in hasaka province. Where the Syrian Forces have launched a major offensive against the group. In neighboring iraq the army released this video after capturing the town of anbadi. As they return to the ein al asar air base. Central Library Including 8,000 rare books manuscripts have been destroyed. Zeina khodr reports. Dozens of families fled their villages in the northeastern problemsprovince of hasake after they were overrun by the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. They struck our houses, our churches, we had to leave we were scared. In these difficult times we appeal to all organizations and the International Community to help these innocent people, do not commit any crime. They are helpless. Reporter but not everyone managed to escape.