Armenia and azerbaijan agreed to work to end their conflict. In just under an hour the 2 candidates for Vice President of the United States will face off in their only debate of the campaign ahead of the november 3rd president ial election clear plastic barriers will separate mike pence and. Have both tested negative for corona virus pictures here from Salt Lake City ahead of this 90 minute debate in the state of utah this is the hole in the university of utah where it will all happen. Rob reynolds as our correspondent there today so much anticipation for this one is that they were not usual for a Vice President ial debate these are not usual times. Absolutely kemal i mean the the Vice President ial debates every 4 years are usually pretty forgettable although those of us who are of a certain age will never forget lloyd benson is classic putdown of dan quayle in 1988 senator youre no jack kennedy but this time the stakes are even higher the focus will we squarely i think on covert 19 a
Deliberately downplay the threat and public. Thousands of lives left in limbo as fires burn again europes largest refugee camp on the greek island of less boats. And wildlife populations down by 2 stir in the past 50 years the new report on the devastating effect of humans on animal and plant life. Now the u. S. West coast is experiencing an unprecedented wildfire season firefighters in some states have retreated from uncontrolled fires prompting the evacuation of thousands oregons governor is warning this could be the states deadliest season on record for 5 small towns in Central Oregon have already been destroyed and more than 80000 people in the city of medford have been told to leave their homes. Over the last 24 hours oregon has experienced unprecedented fire with significant damage and devastating consequences across the entire state. I want to be upfront in saying that we expect to see a great deal of loss both in structures and in human lives this could be the greatest loss of
Capitol hill over a new Coronavirus Relief package. The republican plan looking to slash benefits by more than half. The race to reach an agreement. Oh, boy. Also this morning, more than a dozen players and staff with the Miami Marlins testing positive. Major League Baseball postponing games just four days after opening day. Will the season survive . Tropical threat. Hurricane season heating up. Puerto rico braces for a possible Tropical Storm as texas recovers from hannas powerful punch. Fatal shark attack. The first shark incident in maine in ten years. Could it have been a great white . Red flags flying right now after several sightings in new york. The warnings from beachgoers right now. And the heroic rescue caught on camera. An unconscious drivert of his smoking car right before the vehicle was suddenly engulfed in flames. Ive got a show to do remembering Regis Philbin. The tribute for those who knew the morning maestro best and this morning, our interview with his longtime cohos
A bid to break away from spain activists have threatened mass protests in response to the verdict lets bring in our desire oh so youre going to go shes joining us from the council on regional capital barcelona what more reaction are you getting to this sentencing sonia. But as anticipated already people have started coming out with the. Need for a cataloging nationalists and the guys who have started to congregate in one of the main square in the city and also end up last night got the young there is a sense from this group of people of acts of outrage that you know that its the 2nd thing the president of the capsule and government graph fly by other members of his government hold the ruling today very much a political trial and he strongly condemned the results of his well said it was a case against him a nation of catalonia as well meanwhile was a voice message was put out by the Vice President audio youll get us he said that. The sentencing was extremely tough and he called it an ac
And fuel shortages at least 17 people were killed and nearly 200. 00 injured. Malaysia could soon have 3 new islands the government wants to build artificial ones in the Northern State of penang its part of an effort to develop the region and provide more Economic Opportunities many people are concerned about environmental damage Florence Louis has more from pena. Are you sure line is being built in a few years this area in the northern coast of malaysia will be filled with homes offices and roads Land Reclamation the process of creating new land from water logged areas is taking place on a rapid scale here and land mass is projected to increase by 10 percent within the next decade. The biggest and most controversial is the pinang south Reclamation Project an area that covers rich fishing grounds. And. When i 1st heard about it i was shocked worried and angry we depend on displaced for life what we call the Golden Triangle fish prawns and crips. Off this coast is where 3 artificial isl