A look at the polls president Alexander Lukashenko has been in power since the 990 s. This time around hes facing a serious challenge from just. A math and held welcome the Afghan Government says its on the verge of peace talks in its war with the taliban after tribal leaders agreed to release 400 prisoners the loya jirgah by traditional making of Afghan Tribal elders and other prominent stakeholders decided on the release in order to remove the last obstacle to real peace talks the islamist taliban would still control much of the country had said they would not talk with the government until the prisoners were released. From all thats been to the in kabul the move to release these tell a band prisoners has been very controversial what do we know ellie about those prisoners. Sure thats been the question so far is that you know a consultative was established on friday it just ended today and they gave the go ahead to release the 400 prisoners but the issue is that for the majority of th
From the ground and ship france are sending teams and equipment to help deal with that theres. A math anyhow when we stopped in lebanon with protests against the political establishment of left one Police Officer dead and more than 100 people injured demonstrators stormed a government ministries and the headquarters of the National Banking association shes days massive explosions in by bridgeport a widely seen as a consequence of political corruption and incompetence the blasts killed 160 people and injured thousands more. Another day and night of rage in beirut. Protesters stormed government buildings and banks as their fury reached boiling point. Choose days massive explosion reignited their disdain for authorities in power. To many a deepened already existing distrust for the leaders who they say are incompetent and corrupt the country was already struggling through a deepening financial crisis making the recovery from this disaster that much harder the desperation was clear. And on
Fought in the name of justice and equality, even when equality sometimes meant face the blows of a billy club and tear gas. Still the crusader for civil rights persisted and now after nearly six decades the torch is passed to the next generation. Heres abcs steve osunsami. And lead me home and someday when we do form a more perfect union, whether its years from now or decades or even if it takes another two centuries, john lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better america. Reporter from the church in atlanta that is the beating heart of the Civil Rights Movement bells rang today in honor of congressman john lewis. 80 times for 80 years of his storied life. Welcome to Ebenezer Baptist church. Spiritual home of Martin Luther king jr. Reporter three former president s, members of congress, mayors, past and present, mourners braving the heat outside, all came together to remember and celebrate the man who stared down death and fought for life. John lewis, first of the
San Francisco Police are investigating after a 6yearold boy was fatally shot while watching fireworks. This man was arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on a man supporting a black lives matter mural in martinez. After a warm weekend we are tracking cooler and breezy weather tomorrow. Well have the details in the accu weather forecast. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Right away to th u s news. A man arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on a black lives matter supporter in martinez. Good evening and thanks for joining us. The confrontation happened as a group was watching over a black lives matter mural that had been vandalized yesterday. Abc 7 news has the latest video youll see only on abc 7. An arrest was made moments after a driver allegedly yelled, all lives matter, and pulled a gun on a member of a crowd watching over a black lives matter mural in martinez. He rolled by us and yelled at, you know, everybody, and flipped us off. So i got on my skateboard just kind of foll
Arraignment this week. Shes facing charges of allegedly luring young girls for sex. In pit lane, eight cars crashed as they came in to fuel up during nascars brickyard race. One crew member suffered a leg injury. The race was delayed about 10 minutes. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, july 6th. We do say good morning on this day after the Holiday Weekend. We do begin this half hour with the growing struggle to curb the coronavirus spreading across the country at an alarming rate. As infections surge from coast to coast, large crowds turned out to celebrate the fourth of july weekend with many people failing to wear a mask or keep their distance. And there are new figures on just how much people of color are disproportionately impacted by the virus. The New York Times reports that black and latino americans are three times more likely to be infected than their white counterparts, and nearly twice as likely to die. Abcs alex presha has more. Reporter as several states are