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results, water, as dimes built by its upstream neighbors with strict flow, under investment and climate change, or exacerbate do the situation. now when regions were settled, funding 1st emerge, pensions are rapidly rising. people in power investigates whether this could be the last generation to farm the land. iraq's walter was part 2 of 2 on a jersey to the funeral house for the victims of a fire at a wedding in northern iraq. at least 95 people were killed. the are you watching l g 0 live from don't how with me for the back. people also ahead . the us takes custody of an american soldier. travis king, who's been expounds from north korea. the french and pastor flies home from the
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shafter reese of protests and the jews set telling to meet on monday richardson in hung. joe sean, it's taking a look at the ancient school of drug and about racing. this getting a new lease of life at these aging games. the thank you for joining us. you know, have been held in northern iraq where at least 95 people have been killed and dozens injured in a fight at a wedding. investigators are searching the remains of the building. the interior ministry says 9 people have been arrested. and i moved up dental. i had begins i coverage from home to the in northern iraq. the it was supposed to be one of the most magical knights of the couples of lives. in the midst of their wedding celebrations, happiness, indistinctly turned it into heart or of the fly out to the through the pack tools.
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the witnesses described the video catching quiet in seconds. then there goes to this low, they were about to do a slow down, and then they lit up this thing for the dogs which caught fire flow students. many who survived the child device, the bid boons and even serious condition. i get the most best. i came to the hospital enough for a while, they called me and i was told that 22 members of my family up. and so i came here and search for them. and then once i found them that would transfer to most, oh, how is it? condition was critical which happened in the minority region of the name of a province in northern new york state media reported the building was made of highly flammable materials, thought a chill out of them. i was sitting with my family inside the banquet hall when i saw flame erupt from the fireworks. i immediately took my family and ran out. but i
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lost my mother. she was in the bathroom when the police broke out and it was too late to save her. the entire place burned to the ground with seconds. we should say the fire is being investigated under 0 and my mood joins us now. live from the scene of the fire in hampton, the memo talk to us about what you've seen since you've arrived at that scene. and what we know about what cost is 5, a will locals have guns that was here at this wedding cole that witnessed the fire at the accident yesterday. and they did expressing their anger. they, they, they say that they're, they're blaming concerning the authorities for not doing enough measure was to guarantee the safety of a religious and it gatherings and festivals like these,
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as you can see right behind me. this building is one of many buildings who have slain a bit of materials as part of the construction of the building. and that what has the, the fire spread rapidly and did not give chance for attendees to exist because there was only one exit here. so safety majors and precautions, lack ink, black ink, and that's what caused the tragedy. they also say that the government should do enough in order to put in place and safety measures to protect gatherings and such it occasions. but on the other hand, local authorities here say that it's reckless behavior that triggered that the, the, the flame that the fireworks, it's the cause of that fire that swept over the whole building. and at that, the ceiling fate of over the attendees. yeah. and that was also excessive beat to
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the situation. not giving them any chance to to escape. yeah. the funerals mom who just being held for some of the victims as you say, there's a lot of anger in that community, but also a lot of grief. yes indeed, yes indeed. dozens had been buried today and we with that and the a major symmetry here. the symmetry of a resurrection. here in a have been the victims, families did us horror stories about the the families, some of them lost men. there's many family members including women and children. some say that they have, they have, they have family members. well, last didn't on accounted for. when you speak to the government, they will tell you that the medical facilities here, hospitals are short of medical equipment and they cannot accommodate that big
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number of casualties. so they've sent some cases it to neighboring. providence has to receive it may be config, but the fact that remains is that this has been frequent in recent years. some of the fire accidents happening hitting a state facilities and namely media can facilities hospitals. and this has been frequent. and also the causes are at the same for name of the materials used in construction of specific facilities, including medical facilities and the, as you know, that what that helps. the fire spreads rapidly, right. my mood, thank you so much for that. update my mood that the wall had reporting their life from home to the in iraq's name, the province. hey, now the world use an american soldier who had crossed into north korea is back in us custody after being expelled into china. 23 year old travis came right across the border from south korea in july. why on a guided tour he said to have confessed to illegally entering north korea,
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north korean state media said king k i n d crossed over because of quote in humane mile treatment and racial discrimination in the us army next spring in our white house correspondent, kimberly how it's who is live now on ology 0. so what more do we know kimberly about how he ended up in us custody in china. but we know that this has been an effort by the several diplomatic channels over a period of weeks. we know that because there hasn't been a diplomatic relations between the united states and the dpr k for quite some time . but this involved the work of sweden extensively. the white house is issued a statement thinking sweden for its efforts in the ad, negotiating this and as a result of that effort. we know that private travis king is now per the pentagon, has left the aerospace of china,
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who also helped to facilitate this transit. and now we understand he is on route to a us military base, we presume in the united states. now, as you mentioned, he did dash into north korea because of concerns about his racial treatment in the us military. that is something that is going to be investigated. we understand that as well as his well being, his current physical state. but he is also facing some charges, alleged assault of 2 individuals in the military, as well as taking a police carver that is all separate right. now, because right now what the us military was to know is what kind of condition he was a sort of captain. well, he was detained in north korea. so, so that is the really, the 1st thing that is going to be investigated was he is received here in the united states. but right now what we can confirm easy is in us custody. and what we
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also know is that it is expected that he was not really deemed to be worthy in terms of, uh, uh, he was never deemed a prisoner of war more. and this was treated as an illegal immigration case by north korea. but at the same time, it was never deemed that he was of any sort of useful propaganda tool. and that's why it's expected that he was released. kimberly, thank you for the update. kimberly, how could live there at the winehouse of the french ambassador. tunisia has landed in paris a month after the military government ordered him out. yes, president mom, advisor was overthrown in a cool in july, the new rulers ended military corporation with funds and ordered it some basset, or, and troops to me. natasha butler has more on the french reaction from paris for 2 weeks ago. the french president, emmanuel, my caroll, had said that focuses on boss of the in the, i'm a see you today was living as a virtual hostage in the, the embassy in the capital,
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in the jazz. because he didn't have any freedom of movement. and also even freed supplies were running low. so clearly it was a situation that it's become untenable. and earlier this week, macro all confirmed that the bus so would be pulled out. disney, jr. and also there's phones and floss has 1500 troops from the country. nevertheless, this is a real blow to paris to the government. and to my quote, because over the past few weeks, they have said to gain an a game that they do not can say to new jersey military rulers, as a legitimate sovereignty for they would not filed to the mall and the withdrawal french troops. so the french, i'm pastor, but clearly what we have is the situation in which they have had to do both. and we've seen similar situations in all the countries in africa where falls has had continual ties with has been crews with faults, has been forced to change his position, latasha butler also sarah paris a while frances relations with new shad deteriorate,
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the united states maintains the presence that about a $1100.00 us military personnel, a station denisia. they've been working with new sherry and chokes to count on groups in the style region. last month, washington sent a new and bassett, or to me share. the state department says catherine fitz given has been sent to bolster efforts to resolve the political crisis. us acting deputy secretary of state victoria noon and also visited me last month to try and find a different medic solution to the cool. early i spoke to b, so williams, a former us ambassador tunisia, she says the us believe it's best to remain engaged with the military initiative. i believe that really washington is trying to send 2 messages. the, the outside message, this politics is that they, they support a constitutional government. they supported by seamless president, they wanted a return to the constitutional order. at the same time it's actually off to instead
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of just made speech recently made a speech and canyon has made another one in the gall and apparently today where he has to address that the united states mission will remain to try to reinforce the parts of democracy and the importance of being a idea that military serve the people, they're there to protect the people and to do the people's well as opposed to their own. well, uh yet in the chair there is um, an important uh, security relationship. so there will be aspects of that, but i think the united states is going to try to maintain what is ultimately the, the end game for washington. cuz american choose certainly weren't subjected to the same treatment as a friendships. why is the us to sign into engage with a june that over to a democratically elected leader, even dispatching an invoice me? i'm a and not calling this a cool. what is the us is interest? see, it is united states has no option now,
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then to call what happened to crew. and i think they're going to do that when that restriction, when that name goes through. and then there will have to be a reduction of the kinds of cooperation the united states has with new share. there will be caviar, they'll probably hold us small cap out for certain kinds of military cooperation, but not the full extent of military operation or have been passed within. 47000 destiny to armenians. have now flayed my god knows how to back that softer as a by johnny forces to control of the break away region in enlightening military operation. many past the cause finds and tractors with belongings and has been dismissed reports, others walk to the nearest village on the armenian side of the susannah. how about some young children and her mother said they run to the woods from the village and the girl know camera back as i was about,
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jones military advanced on the regions. they've not been home since and walked away from the boulder. suzanne, his eldest son, eric says what they're wearing is all they were able to bring with the name on which me now we have nothing. we lift everything via, we just lift the homes on september 19th at mid day because of the war. we'd been told we had to leave because the enemy was approaching. and no one stayed in the village. now we're in this situation. as all media tries to accommodate all those who fled many of coming to terms with the destruction of a project that began in 1988. that was when the armenians of kinda box us tried to break away from soviet, as a, by a good one. not good is we don't know why we will think tonight, last name is the one i just can't imagine the future, my thoughts a mix. now, i don't know what we will do as old as i blame azerbaijan. they captured our land and forced us out from our village,
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from allen month to land. and now we're like this many of those here. so they said ethnic cleansing it, they stayed and car back planes dismissed as nonsense by as a, by john about john's capture and the going to kind of box this triggered one of the biggest movements of people in this region. just the full of the soviet union. the governments impact who has repeatedly said it guarantees the security i bethany call meetings who prefer to staples, but there's no one here willing to take up the bottle boon. and smith, i wonder 0 gore's. all media gemini has amount as it will increase controls on each border with poland and the czech republic to prevent more migraines. from entering the interior minister said the new meshes will begin immediately. announcement came a day after police res in germany found more than a 100 syrian citizens. they were inside apartment station connection with a smuggling rate. for more details dominic cane has this update from the german border town of 5 foot, and i'm standing in the town all frankfurt and the order behind me is the
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polar settlements repeat. so this is one of the many frontiers between the 2 countries along the river order. the reason why bold and stuff becomes so important right now is because the german government says that the incidents of people smuggling about these refugees, migrants illegally being built into this country has grown so much in this calendar year. specifically across the publish. i'm the check that they have to institute immediately, what they called flexible move, while spot checks precisely to crack down on the sofa of what they call illegal immigration. but behind that stands also before that many amongst the german police of science that they believe that for this upcoming difficult to manage much more time effort results has have to be invested. i am there is also before that many elected officials that administrators in the, for the state areas of germany repugnant to the check for public se,
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so many people are arriving on either demanding assign, finding a sign in office or how it feels as though they are back in the situation that applied internally in 2015, that refugee crisis. that is why the minister, nancy fizzle, is acting on as decided to institute. those spot checks immediately. some of the houses there on the drum and publish fold. a saudi delegation has concluded his visit to ramallah in the occupied westbank, the 1st from reactive taking place. in fact, he is my foster. davy is saudi arabia's non resident ambassador to the occupied palestinian territories. he's been meeting the policy in time. and as a mom, as she tied on tuesday after day, we met present mahmoud abbas as well as other senior officials. he confirmed the kingdoms commitment to an independent palestinian state. still ahead on algae 0 us tennis, a bomb. and then there's been some not, you have to be an accused of taking rives to benefit the gyptian government will be
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lives from new york and waiting across the rio grande river to feed us for here, migrants making a dangerous journey from mexico. the brought to you by visit. so that's letting in bangkok stuff, particularly unusual on this is since the wet time, the, the last of the rainy season, if you like. and it's affecting not just target, but to vietnam. me in my now come by the oil light, it's gets a big, big dime pulls over the next day or so. and that same lot extends to a central phillip. it's been southern here to, to the sides of it is much dry and much in malaysia and indonesia still in what is effectively the dry season. the showers will come to the north of this. the pictures also one of the declining seas. no. right. but the still multi coming
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central china, i think maybe she and possibly will. han is only twice lady eastwood and the prior policies now over. i'm sure then southern for kaiser on stay breaks during, so it'd be some flooding from this. but it's, it's not consuming. those in japan the know warning side. likewise, there are no more warnings iris in india. this is the declining on the disappearing monsoon rain band. so much of north india and pakistan is now driest would be expected starting from connecticut down to a cadillac site. if you went to, again, this is seasonally correct, but the north or se remains dry and bangladesh having been drive a brief, you see some wet weather. but basically here to the season is under the weather brought to you by visit cuts on the objective. okay. was so daunting, total focused on success that the top finding of the physical support but frequently is so mental. well climbing legend alex 100 on how to be the best and
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make the world. but that's a place i think that there's more than enough for everybody to get around. it's more about academic distributing what we have. you're trying to protect the environment. it starts by helping make sure that people have everything they need generations. thoughts on. i'll just say of the the, you're watching out you 0 live from to high reminder about top stories. funerals have been held in northern iraq where at least 95 people have been killed and doesn't st. jude, after a fire broke out of wedding 9, people have been arrested. an investigation is underway. american soldier,
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travis came, is back in us custody after being expels from north korea. us official said king was transferred across the chinese north korea border. became the costs over because of in humane treatment and racial discrimination in the us army. and the french ambassador to new share has landed in paris some months after the military government ordered them out. cletus a new share of ended military corporation funds. and for that is some bass that are and folks to me know, top us senator and his wife have pleaded not guilty in new york. all types of being indicted on bribery charges, prosecutors say bob menendez and his spouse accepted thousands of dollars from 3 new jersey businessman just secretly help egypt, sion governments. let's get the latest from gabriel is on those outside the court in new york. so as expected, gabe sent it to menendez has pleaded not guilty. yeah, both he and his wife both pleaded not guilty. the senator will have had to pay
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a $100000.00 funds in order to secure his release. he also had to turn over his personal passport, so he can only travel abroad while his case moves forward. if it's with official business. now we expect the senator to be leaving the court house. you see behind me any minute. now he is facing some very serious charges. according to prosecutors, he worked with his wife to pass along messages to a gyptian, american businessman, who would then pass along messages back and forth between the senator and individuals with the within the egyptian military itself. this is a point on for many, many months reporting and prosecutors. and they said there was basically a very sophisticated bravery scheme when prosecutors rated or menendez is home. they claim that they found $500000.00 in cash,
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13 gold bars and a mercedes benz that they say were all provided to the senator and or his wife. as part of this, uh, as part of this complicated bribery scheme through this inter locker this uh, egypt, sion american businessman, who has also been charged, who then pass along messages to the egyptian government. now the senator claims that he has done it and nothing wrong. he said, despite growing calls for him to resign, he said he will not do that. the claims he will fight these charges and that he is completely in a sense of what's being accused against him. okay, thank you for the update given that is on to live there in new york. now the 1st type in the for our trial against when we us present donald trump has just taken place in new york. trump and his 2 sons were found liable for fraud on tuesday, and the trump organizations business certificates were canceled. they are accused of inflating the value of the assets and network to get better turns on bank loans
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. that insurance from called the voting on fare and said it was politically motivated. are staying in the us. the board of town of ego passed in texas has extended a stage of imagine cs thousands of migrants from south and central america across into the united states. every day. us officials say 230000 people attempted to cross the border in august alone. i'll just here is heidi to castro reports from maple pass. they're already in america. having passed the middle of the rio grande river between the us and mexico, these migrant families have waited into us territory only to find a stick it of sharp wires locking them from us sending the river bank. they decide it won't stop them. the look of terror on this girl space is matched by the determination on her father's this woman struggles for words. this girl from
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doris gotten mixed by the razors her father quickly comes to her aid. real simple, it is painful. but we have to find relief. if we fee for our lives in the home to rest, we come to humbly ask for asylum a. sometimes us border patrol agents. take pity and help. a cheerful 2 year old crosses the wires and the arms of an agent. his mother is grateful and he just doesn't like being held by anyone else, but her she says there's a brief respite and the people who are just trapped behind this razor wire have all been rescued by us border patrol. but this opening still exists. and so we have a rare opportunity to peak behind the razor wire to see just what the circumstances are. the hill is steep and slippery. the sun burns hot. people somehow pass the night here before the rescue. but just as quickly as border patrol agents who report to washington open defense to allow people through soldiers who report to
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the state of texas. quickly closed the fence back up. easy, easy. i'm confused because we just saw the border patrol cutting through this wire . why are you guys putting back more? no comments. the governor of texas says such deterrents are needed because the by the administration is failing to secure the border. the chief of us border patrol defended his agencies actions tuesday to ask why men and women to sit there and watch them to come to the environment, to ask them to watch them, get swept away by the river to ask them to watch women and children ground is not something i or anybody else, whatever do these migrants are on their way to find border patrol agents to turn themselves in and to make asylum claims. these others have the poor luck of meeting state police 1st, and so faced a different reception handcuffs and a forced march. behind,
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then still more people are crossing the river. they take one obstacle at a time, celebrating each step toward their goal. hi, be jo. castro alj, a 0 ego passed texas, a protest as a gathering in columbia capital bobo tied to demonstrate against the deteriorating situation in the country. these a life pictures from their indigenous communities union, students, and out of civil society, curbside demanding congress move forward. with present gustavo, federal, social and economic reforms approach as comments as to months before regional elections, which are seen as a referendum on columbus 1st ever leftist government. the dragoon boat racing is one of the unique events that this is asian games. it has its roots in china, but is growing in popularity around the world. and the richardson reports from home,
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jo on a sport hoping to one day make it into the olympics. a familiar sound from old and 3000 years on the waterways of china. the drag and boat racing began in the south of the country a means to celebrate harvest. several of royal reason, respects the dead on the dragon. while we were young, the many of my phone friends don't understand drug and co chair. they think the unlucky will like a month stuck, but in china it's the opposite. dragons are a symbol of good fortune. in china, we say we're all descended from dragons. the traditional wooden boats had no set size, and crews could consist of moving full 100 people. more than racing boats built to withstand the design all the vessels for these agent games requested at this factory on the outskirts of home, joe luis, competition parts of the difference. the traditional dragon body so much small and
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lying to the night of fiberglass relative in wood. and the crew is limited to 12 people. you've got a spare of the fact. you've got room for 10 ro is enough for the front. a chastity woolen polt and drama. i q j is the woman in charge of keeping the fee for the jo chang university team. i at the just to the pays uh like a west tooth floor or west to be fast. uh, the something i always see is that when some one is wrong is running out of his energy. the encouragement from the other 2 made well in coverage of her to hotel and even more power inside of his heart. so why don't we shoot your opinion competed in clinic racing of the 2008 spacing olympics? she now coaches all can new disciplines at the university, including drug and bugs. it's making it stood ation games of parents. and your
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thing says the schools is right to have emissions. so one day feature at the olympics. couple days it's on board attached isn't joseph transits. i think drag and boat racing is no saying the chinese it belongs to the whole world. it's become very fashionable. i know that abroad there are many young people taking it up, so it was an athlete who wants to talk to me and, and pick games i believe at jacobite to come to come and pick events from what some of them in a global school built on showing his ancient pass, that's the coolest drug and the racing harvest to stay on. on the richardson l g. sarah, i'm jo. the welcome back on top stories on i'll just hear this are a few nodes are being held in northern iraq where at least 95 people have been killed and dozens injured after fire broke out at a wedding 9 people has been arrested. an investigation is underway,
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