[protesters chanting] john and that is a live shot outside The Gates of Columbia University in new York City where right now dozens of antiisrael protesters are Holding Signs and chanting, all while other students are trying to attend their first day of fall classes. In just the last few moments, there have been some arrests. Im John Roberts in washington, as we kick off a Brandnew Week in the fall season. Good day to you. Gillian good to have you, or good to be with you, i should say, john. Excuse me. You know what i mean. Sandra is off today. This is america reports. Right now we are getting these new pictures into our newsroom. They are also showing columbias famed Alma Mater Sculpture covered, you can see there, and red paint. The statue sits very prominently on the steps of the School Library on the main quad. John the protest came after israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages, including israeli american hersh goldbergpolin, executed at close range in gaza. Gillian rea
Sends police teams to senegal to tackle criminal gangs behind an upsurge in illegal migration prodemocracy activists. Joshua wang could be facing more jail time after plea pleading guilty at a trial in hong kong. Hes accused along with fellow activists, activists, child, ivan lamb, of his involvement in a protest there Police Headquarters last year. It was part of demonstrations against a controversial extradition bill. Im a prayer for the fin chance of walking free this case would troll the world attention to the arbitrary power of the criminal justice system. Impartially is the man to play by paging crackdown and justice to make the filings in pray that the, you know, this is to be upon this following of and some to cause in hong kong. At the moment the prosecutor is laying out the evidence against joshua long and the other 2. Theyre playing footage of that night on june 21st of the protesters around the Police Headquarters blockading those building. They say joshua war and the other
And after decades of fighting and being forced from their homes, a series head back to rebuild their lives and revive a culture. So there are reports in israeli media that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a secret visit to saudi arabia. According to these multiple reports, netanyahu met the crown Prince Mohammed bin salman, as well as u. S. Secretary on peo who was in israel only last week. As far as the recent washington brokered normalization deals between israel and the u. A. E. As well as bahrain harry for sit in ramallah is following this story this monday. So an unusual move to say the least. Harry and the news is come out very quickly. Indeed, not just unusual, unprecedented watershed as some of the words that being used in this reporting of this visit. And as you say, it is not something that has been concealed for months and years and then gradually comes to light. It is happening this reporting of this event just a day after it reportedly took place. How it came to
President elect joe biden, is set to announce his cabinet anthony blank in a former Obama Administration official is expected to be appointed secretary of state. And ethiopias government gives northern forces 72 hours to surrender. Its needed dismisses the ultimatum and in school walnut before Danielle Medvedev has won the last big title of the mens tennis season, the russian beat dominic to claim the a. T. P. Finals as the term and says goodbye to london. Thank you very much for joining as we begin this news hour with promising results in the search for a corona virus vaccine. Astra zeneca says late stage testing of its covert 1000 treatment shows. It can be up to 90 percent effective without any serious side effects. The company has been developing the vaccine with Oxford University and says it can be stored at fridge temperatures, making it easier to distribute the u. K. s health secretary, matt hancock, says 100000000. 00 doses are on order and could start to be rolled out from nex
Detention until sentencing. Next week, all 3 of them had pleaded guilty to charges relating to the protest of june 21, 2019. Much of todays Court Session was dominated by the prosecution showing evidence off that day showing thousands of people who blockaded that police headquarters, but mainly focusing on the 3 of them shouting slogans and calling on the Police Commissioner to come out. Now, before going into court, joshua warm had spoken to the press and said that he had expected this outcome. He was not surprised that he would be going to jail. This would be the 4th time. Hes going to jail the 1st time within 2017 when he was just a teenager. And at that time it said stop waves throughout hong kong. But now the arrest, the charging of political activists. Democracy activists has become a common occurrence in a very different hong kong. Weve seen in the past few months, emmons, who think theyve launched a missile. And aramco fuel distribution station in saudi arabia is western port,