Im on my way to a reported incident on one of las vegass busiest highways. With the last rain falling overfour months ago, the oily roads mixed with the fresh water have become a lethal recipe for disaster. In the driving seat is sergeantjohn arias, from nevada highway patrol. Hes using waycare, software that alerts him to an incident as soon as its reported via someone calling 911 or through driving apps like waze and it provides him with details and the best route to get to the scene. Itll tell me the location, what kind of accident, if its debris, how long its going and if theres any responders that are assigned to the call that are on their way. It constantly updates him on the situation as it develops. Having a robust system in place doesntjust help with weather related collisions. With our route 91 shooting that we had at mandalay, for the portion that we handled in the highway patrol, its really getting the public thats on the strip off the highway as quickly as possible, or clo
That was stormed by militants. Several gunmen burst into the Intercontinental Hotel on saturday evening, shooting at guests and staff and detonating grenades. The Afghan Interior Ministry said two of the attackers had been killed. Andrew plant reports. Armed security patrolling the roads around kabuls Intercontinental Hotel. These pictures taken at midnight, three hours after the shooting began. Officials said four gunmen began firing on saturday evening, shooting at staff and guests. Translation at first i heard some gunfire and after 15 minutes, a worker from the hotel approached and said suicide attackers entered the hotel. Local media reports say several people have been killed. Its unclear how many, yet it is believed the security guards at the entrance to the hotel may be among those injured. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul is popular with foreign guests, situated on a hilltop outside the city and has been the target of an attack before in 2011 when 21 people died. Security f
Afghan Security Forces have been fighting through the night to gain control of the Intercontinental Hotel in kabul that was stormed by militants about 13 hours ago. These are the latest pictures from the scene. The siege is ongoing. A government Spokesman Says five people have been killed and six people have been injured. Over 100 guests, including 16 foreigners, and staff have been rescued so far. Two attackers have been killed. The latest information we have is five floors of the hotel have been cleared, but the not the sixth floor. Andrew plant has more. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul, at dawn on sunday morning, blackened and smoking after an 11 hour siege that has seen at least five People Killed and several more wounded. The shooting started after nightfall on saturday, several gunmen armed with grenades and automatic weapons. Translation at first i heard some gunfire and then after 15 minutes per worker from the hotel approached and said that suicide attackers into the hotel
To strip its status if directors didnt stand down. Larry nassar was jailed for up to 175 years for sexually abusing young athletes. More now from the bbcs peter bowes. As larry nassar begins to what amounts to a life sentence, the fallout from the abuse scandal has been swift and decisive. The entire board of usa gymnastics has gone and there have been other resignations too. Mark hollis was the Athletic Director at Michigan State university when nassar worked there. He and another official have decided to quit. Its been an absolute honour to guide the Athletic Department for the last decade. That being said, today im announcing my retirement. Im not running away from anything, im running towards something. Comfort, compassion and understanding for the survivors in our community. Togetherness, time and love for my family. Theres been reports that Michigan State university and usa gymnastics knew all the abuse claims but failed to take action. Though both denied there was a cover up. Wi
After she beats simona halep in the final of the australian open. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Three teenage boys have been killed after they were hit by a car in west london. It happened last night in hayes. A man aged 28 who was in the vehicle is under arrest in hospital. The police say theyre investigating an altercation that is believed to to be linked. Ben ando reports. Friends, classmates, mourners grieving together an improvised memorialfor a tragedy as shocking as it was unexpected, to mark the deaths of teenagers struck by a speeding car in hayes, middlesex yesterday evening. The teenage boys have not been formally identified, but named locally as george, harry and josh. Two were 16, the other 17. Earlier their families had visited the bus stop where the boys had lost their lives. Jake webb was one of the first on the scene immediately after it happened. I could see the incident in front of me. I had called them at that point. There was a bus driver in front of us. He