there is now a large multi agency rescue and recovery operation in place. baltimore mayor brandon scott says he is in contact with local authorities. he described the incident as an unthinkable tragedy . there are no reports of injuries to the ship s crew. it was on its way to colombo in sri lanka. the white house says federal agencies are on hand to offer support if it s needed. this is where it happened. baltimore is in the eastern state of maryland, and the francis scott key bridge crosses the patapsco river. the bridge is a key transport route in the city and traffic is being diverted throughout baltimore. here is baltimore city fire chief, james wallace. so, at approximately 0140 hours this morning our 911 centre dispatched a call to the baltimore city fire department for report of a water rescue in the patapsco river in the area of the key bridge. as units were responding and they began to receive numerous calls indicating multiple people in at the water. at some point
state of maryland, the francis scott key bridge bridge crosses the patapsco river. the bridge is a key transport route in the city traffic is being diverted throughout. here s a witness briefly describing the scene. you wanted to know what the bang was. ship hit the key bridge. sinking. the bridge is gone. we are seeing some live pictures where rescue workers are still trying to establish the scale of the disaster after the ship hit one of the columns of the bridge and caused it to collapse. the container ship hit the bridge at about 1:30am local time and at least seven people and several vehicles have fallen into the river, according to the baltimore city fire department who are currently at the scene. let s get the latest with simonjones in the newsroom. what is the latest on the numbers of people that might be affected. absolutely extraordinary pictures, it has prompted a huge response from the emergency services. we were initially told they feared seven people were in t
welcome to our programme live here from baltimore. you can just see you canjust see behind my right shoulder, those images on the bridge that were impacted by the massive cargo ship, causing it to collapse into the water. the people who were on the bridge to plunge into the water, it is cold at the hour. presidentjoe biden speaking in the last 20 minutes or so saying the following, that he will help rebuild the port together with local officials. all federal help will be made available and he said the people of baltimore can count on us to stick with them. this francis scott key bridge is critical to the city, to the port infrastructure and the people here. ask people who are believed to be construction workers who were fixing potholes on the bridge at the time are still missing. the two people who have been rescued, one was taken to hospital in critical condition. the mayor of baltimore calling it an unthinkable tragedy. all living at this hour has been shipping until furthe
and we are seeing his republican allies really rally around him. and in some ways, they are ramping up the rhetoric to defend him. some of them are calling for the special prosecution s investigation to be defunded. they are saying that donald trump can t get a fair trial in dc. of course, it s being held here, the scene of the alleged crime because it is a left leaning city. they refer to it as the swamp . but remember, donald trump s second indictment, which is in florida. the trial will take place there. florida is his home state. it s also a republican leaning state, and it s one that he won twice in the last two presidential elections. the former president is facing four federal criminal charges in this indictment, including: conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. the indictment also mentions six alleged co con
more of a south westerly breeze, where we still have a bit of sunshine across eastern areas, temperatures higher than today and could make 2a degrees. a south westerly breeze bringing the cloud and rain. that moves its way through overnight. low pressure continues to shape our weather through hello and welcome to sportsday. the philippines put the boot in, in wellington, as they shock co hosts new zealand at the women s world cup. we arejust going we are just going to keep going we arejust going to keep going up from here, it is the fighting spirit of the philippines and we just keep fighting the matter what. kylian mbappe, with take the path to riches in the saudi arabian pro week the ashes may be gone but england made a level of the series at the oval, that could be a moral victory over australia. so entered that swimming was banned from 100 years. now paris it s got 12 months to clean up in time for the olympics. brought back down to earth by the philippines. the football