she's been called a hero and a criminal. but says she has no regrets about defiantly bringing. another rescue boat is on the way to. speak to those on board. and southern california is rattled by one of its biggest intraday building shake as

a magnitude 7 point one quake cutting power supplies and sparking fires more travelers may be on the way. also venezuelans hit the streets. president maduro shows off his military support at a huge independence day but opposition leader. and rejects talks with europe. thanks for joining us. the german captain of a migrant rescue ship says she has no regrets for it defiantly docking at an italian poor. last week angered italian authorities by landing her boat carrying dozens of migrants rescued at sea she's gone into hiding and faces charges of assisting illegal immigration related gave an exclusive interview to german

broadcaster. on route to a secret location in italy reporters are off to interview count on. the sea watch 3 captain has been in hiding since she rescued migrants off the libyan coast and brought them to the italian island lampedusa a mission she doesn't regret. on this one on this list i think we did everything right we obeyed maritime law school so there was never a question of whether we should rescue people or not is hogwash to have to have a hope gonna see watch 3 sailed to lampedusa after 2 weeks of waiting in vain and despite a recent ban the captain says some of the migrants were suicidal and others threatened to go on hunger strike. and that's what is important in the end is that we rescued these 53 people and brought them to a safe harbor that's 53 people who don't have to go back to some torture camp in

libya. italian interior minister amount vini called her a criminal now she wants to sue him for defamation but she faces likely prosecution herself on charges of being an accessory to illegal migration the hearing is planned for next week food in part of the case of an indictment which we don't expect i will of course turn myself in because i expect to be acquitted if it comes to that tough on national maritime experts suggest another possible outcome entering the harbor could amount to a violation of italian law she had to move to have arrived i mean be that she should have kept waiting she could have tried to get other harbors to open up and continue to ask for help from italian authorities. other rescue boats have have the same problem the german rescue ship island kirti saved 65 people off the libyan coast on friday it's also seeking safe harbor. and we'll go live now to the ship alan kirti just mentioned in that report marcel did is with the german aid

organization c i which rescued 65 migrants off libya on friday and is heading to lampedusa i should mention to our viewers there's a little bit of a sound a lay between the 2 locations where cell where are you right now. hello we are currently close to the coast of lampedusa we reached the coast this morning and i'm now waiting. could you describe the rescue that took place what happened and where you heading right now. the rescue happened yesterday in the morning we spotted. 6 am. after were 3 approached about. alaric's. first the boat went away from us coast thought we had the libyans afterwards we could convince them and we approach

each with all rescue mission just to be the life jackets and took all the people on board we currently have 65 people on board 39 of them are i'm 5 miners and there was one woman we think. we ran the whole night to lampedusa now we are at the coast this morning we had the goddess. on board made a check up of the people and informed us about the tradeoffs of the need and now we are waiting for further instructions myself you say you have $69.00 people on board more than half of whom are miners can you briefly describe the conditions on the boat and how the people you rescued are doing so far. yes yes we have 60 fast people on board. all of them are very experienced it some of them are in bad conditions you so you can see that they have been an

honorable place in the last month or sometimes years. we started talking to some of them and some had been for type years in libya or in the detention centers so. yeah. we tried to we restarted the medical check up which is still ongoing you just have 2 doctors on board. but so far the people are ok. myself this is a sensitive issue for all parties involved in this is a sensitive question why are you heading to lampedusa despite knowing you're telling authorities refused for weeks to let the sea watch 3 dock there some people might call it a fool's errand. the rescue we did was approximately 30 miles from the libyan coast lang's so we had to and from the libyan coast guard and then replied. that they could offer

a safe park which is west of tripoli this but due to the geneva convention 3 refused this and lampedusa is the next safe part for us so we just follow the maritime law and bring to the next part. of course mark there is another option box right now we are not to do so waiting. marcel date from the german aid organization cia thank you so much for joining us safe journeys. a magnitude 7 point one earthquake has struck southern california the region's strongest tremor in 2 decades the epicenter some 200 kilometers northeast of los angeles injuries and fires have been reported but so far no fatalities it's the latest in a series of recent quakes to hit california and experts are warning that more are likely to come. residents watched helplessly as the quake hit the

most powerful in 20 years. no no no the tremors traveled as far south as mexico for tourists visiting the region it was a surreal moment well we were just you know joe right what if you didn't know and all of a sudden the room started sort of shaking and we didn't know you don't really know what it means you think what you did it doesn't register straightaway that until digital every everything's moving in the chandelier was shaking and the kids were saying it's an earthquake that every day and now we wait in the hall they all of us he did not share and i don't think the way they see it will be woeful and they will realize. they will run out of. the quake triggered fires power outages and damaged roads minor injuries were also reported. and it was the 2nd to strike the region this week the 1st came as americans were

celebrating the 4th of july experts are urging residents to be prepared for earthquakes of all sizes. so this earthquake is yet another opportunity for people to be aware that there will be a big earthquake in southern california it's not a matter of if it's a matter of when but the really important thing is just not to prepare for the big one even these moderate earthquakes like the one that happened yesterday in ridgecrest can cause damage. the anxiety has reignited fears of what's called the big one a predicted catastrophic earthquake the san andreas fault line runs through california the statewide warning system is currently being created to inform residents of impending danger. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. a team of swiss scientists says planting one trillion trees would be enough to absorb the c o 2 emissions that are fueling the world's climate crisis

the trees would cover a landmass the size of the united states but they say it's no substitute for using less non renewable energy sources. dozens of animal rights activists have protested the running of the bulls festival in spain this weekend the event sees hundreds of people run through pamplona streets from bulls activists say the animals are tortured and killed supporters say the event brings millions of euros to the city. people have celebrated in sudan after opposition leaders and the ruling military reached a power sharing agreement under the deal a joint military civilian council will rule the country for the next 3 years sudan has been shaken by protests since the ousting of longtime president obama al bashir in april. venezuela's president nicolas maduro and opposition leader have backed rival visions for the country on its independence day the 2 held

separate rallies in the capital caracas earlier $22.00 political prisoners were released but hundreds more remain in custody has ruled out holding talks with president maduro. god my god without their support president maduro could quickly lose his grip on power. was the military parade was held to commemorate independence day but it also highlighted that most in the armed forces still seem to back venezuela's embattled president. maduro used the festivities to address the opposition saying dialogue is the way to end venezuela's political crisis during my time to complete our stop with the conspiracies stop with the plots stop with the evil stop with the plans to destabilize and harm venezuela in the name of the free the millions who will listen as well or wants peace and work and that's why i repeat my call for national dialogue of the was meanwhile

opposition leader one quite 0 was sending a defiant message with his own rally. why don't already ruled out further dialogue with the duros government earlier this week he cited recent reports implicating venezuela's security apparatus in thousands of extra judicial killings as well this torture and other rights violations no no no not the un said it clearly venezuela now lives in a dictatorship but let the world see that's too we have not surrendered nor are we going to surrender to any dictatorship we are going to continue in the streets was. the fight for control of fairness when the drags on millions are caught in the middle. the political turmoil is accompanied by an economic crisis that's left people short of basic goods and desperate for change.

in. the women's soccer world cup and sunday with current champions united states taking on the netherlands in the final it's been widely acclaimed as the best ever women's tournament with outstanding games and strong audiences now face up wants to increase the number of teams in double the prize money at the next women's world cup. he supports a sold out stadium the semifinals of the women's world cup went exactly as fever had hoped as in the opinion of president jenny infantino did the whole thing this women in france has been. phenomenal as being incredible has been emotional has been passion has been fantastic has been great has been. the best women's world cup ever in france he no wasted no time in announcing features big plans for the future he hopes to expand the women's

tournament to 32 teams and double the prize money also tabled plans for lucrative new women's competitions sports politics means women's football is becoming big business. politics is a hot topic too in the u.s. camp in protest against donald trump several players have suggested they may refuse an invitation to the white house if they retain their trophy. i think we'll make that decision after we finish sunday's game i think there's been a lot of talk prematurely about the white house dinner. but 1st we have to do business the u.s. head into sunday's showpiece as clear favorites european champions the netherlands would appear to have little chance in their 1st ever world cup final but they will put up a real fight the on site of the 2 semifinals and host to sunday's final is already flooded with much to feed 1st delight. don't

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