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oh martin we could repeat a bit of that. oh. oh oh oh. oh. this is deja vu news live from berlin and the united states reels from 2 mass shootings just hours apart at least 9 people are reported dead in dayton ohio after a man opened fire in a bar some 16 more are injured a suspected gunman has been killed. also coming up on the same day 20 people were killed and dozens wounded in a mass shooting in el paso texas a gunman opened fire inside a busy wal-mart store the 40s are describing the shooting as a hate crime 21 year old man has been arrested police say
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a racist friend of pesto may reveal his motive. and in hong kong pro-democracy protesters are out on the streets for a 9th straight weekend more demonstrations are underway after a night of irate clashes between police and protesters protests are continuing despite the threat of a military crackdown. omarion evanston welcome to the program. 2 separate mass shootings in the united states have left nearly 30 people dead the most recent attack came in the last few hours in the city of dayton ohio police say 9 people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a bar in the center of the city some 16 others were injured and are being treated
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a suspected shooter has been killed on the scene the incident took place just after 1 am local time. let's have a listen now to what the local police chief had to say. we have all the officers. to be at the center of this incident started so there's a very short time like a fire. that very fortunate this very tragic incident. very everything everything. has to be. right like hard to motivate. me to start from the theater he was here not your. store or your store or your feelings obviously a lot of what. your job is to. make everybody else.
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well the incident in ohio comes less than a day after a mass shooting in the u.s. state of texas left 20 people dead and 2 dozen injured 21 year old man with an assault rifle opened fire in a crowded wal-mart shop in the town of el paso which is close to the u.s. for deal with mexico 3 mexicans are said to be among the dead the texas governor is calling the massacre a hate crime for days are investigating whether a white nationalist manifesto published on line was written by the suspect who was arrested at the scene. the 1st call of an active shooter went out at 10 39 am local time. the wal-mart that was attacked was filled with thousands of people many of them with kids shopping for the beginning of the new school year eyewitnesses describe the immediate moments as extremely chaotic to navigate it saying so somebody shot another shot and it was like we were
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just trying to get out there trying to go to the closest stores that they can. try to push people out of the way or trying to get them to go with that officials put out desperate calls for blood donations to help dozens of wounded as patients were distributed across local hospitals. we took 7 patients to the operating room today. they underwent a number of procedures by a number of different specialists. and it's expected that over the course of the next several days we will need to do ongoing procedures on many of these patients. law enforcement arrested a 21 year old suspect and have found a manifesto online that may be linked to the shooting. that has a nexus point in time for sure hey koren the f.b.i. will be looking into that with all their federal authorities right now we're looking out for 10. capital murder charges for this individual the mass shooting is
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already being called the 8th deadliest in u.s. history and it's just one of over $32000.00 incidents related to gun violence in the united states this year alone. while the shooting in el paso has prompted an outpouring of grief and sympathy for the victims but it's also far too a new calls for stricter gun control. as the scale of the bloodshed unfolded officials including texas governor greg abbott called the murders a hate crime and this is just disgusting intolerable it's not texan and we are going to aggressively prosecute it both as capital murder but also as a hate crime which is exactly what it appears to be without 3 having seen all the evidence you have i don't want to get ahead of the evidence but we have to be very very clear that conduct like this dogs like this actions like this crimes like
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this are not who or what texas is and will not be accepted here. those cold into question the gun laws including democratic presidential hopeful iraq. and yes it's the gun laws justice universal background checks and yes we should stop selling weapons of war direct unities but i think we also have to confront this hatred that i have never seen in in my lifetime and as vigils west spontaneously held others appealed to the sense of community. this horrific act does not define our community. what defines our community is the lines around the blood bank of people ready to donate people wanting to offer counseling services to families and volunteering left and right that's well
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possible is that's what's going to define this tonight. it has already been cited as one of the worst such shootings a grim day for el paso and america. to hong kong now where protesters are again gathering a day after a violent clashes with police last night a march of several 1000 people descended into scenes of chaos after some demonstrators lit a fire at the entrance to a police station rally is now underway in a central district with marchers again holding umbrellas it's the 9th straight weekend of demonstrations as hong kong residents call for greater democracy and autonomy from china the protests are continuing despite stern warnings from the mainland chinese army station in hong kong. our reporter charlotte shelton pill was on the scene of some of last night's most chaotic events and she sent us this report. it looks like
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a scene from an action meeting these young people have grown wise to what could be in store. the expertise building with their experience that among steadfast and shaken and carefree protests are getting more and more dangerous and more my fall and i hope hong kong people can come out and just makes a noise for the government to make them. answer our protest our our needs and. well some that lives lighting a fire at a nearby police station breaks through the building site defaced. weeks of violent clashes the fanned the flames of people's anger. is the blazes the town the police made it. another night of chaos begins. to protest those who are prepared for
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a fight many of them carrying umbrellas weapons on google carrying sooner we want to know what the problem or question tonight we're coming to are c going to how can we find out a remarkable are you still people running through long for the back of the can capitol hill palpable malone now as we can. see millions sound echoing through the streets but some flee. it's defiance. undeterred by the fear of red. warnings for most ortiz in hong kong and beijing and he. just meters away like this and nightly news in a way that is usual. cantonese all pro for his mother's soundtrack to the chief behind. these protests of the new normal it's a good day the backdrop to the life of all.
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let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world the democratic republic of the congo is racing to stop the bone virus from spreading after 3 people tested positive for the disease in the major eastern city of goma told more people there were ordered to undergo testing for ebola on friday. emergency workers and the military are battling huge wildfires in eastern russia the blaze has not hit populated areas but the smoke from them is affecting around $800.00 settlements including large cities and towns wildfires have already destroyed an area about the size of belgium. volunteers and emergency workers in iceland have staved 30 pilot whales stranded on a beach in the country southwest locals discovered the large group of whales late on friday working through the 90 keep them wet until high tide another 20 whales in the stranded group dined on the shore. police in the russian
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capital moscow have arrested more than 800 people attempting to hold a protest walk along a central shopping street for the 2nd week in a row demonstrators were gathering in moscow to call on the government to allow opposition candidates to run in city elections but they were met with a massive police presence as authorities sought to shut down. down the un authorized march annecy international has criticized the police reaction as an excessive use of force. this cyclist was singled out from the crowd that gathered in downtown moscow and arrested along with hundreds of others. opposition leaders called on the supporters to join the unauthorized march in a busy pedestrian zone. police warns they would take a hard line as they did last week when they detained 1400 people at a similar protest that didn't deter many from coming back oh but.
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i didn't like at all the provocative way the security forces acted at the last time and stray ssion. you can't treat people like that beating a defenseless and weak people think cheering them on. was the quote is. i think it's not at all acceptable it was yeah. let's see the shot of the president. after such disgraceful behavior from detainees we have to show city diabetes to those who were detained that and with the candidates it was that there was going to that music but that was the chaotic scenes as opposition to newbie of sabol was arrested earlier in the day these protests were called after election authorities claim to have found the regularities in the paper work of every single opposition candidate including simple and ban them from standing in local elections. saturday's protest with
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a surge in as many weeks and that the government of president vladimir putin. despite your arrests of protesters and imprisonment of its leaders there's no sign opposition voices will be silence. to sports news now and dortmund have won the 1st trophy of the new german soccer season the super come traditionally open the campaign which sees that but is the champions playing the german cup winners or is byron munich won both last season the champions against the runner up team dortmund the clash of the german soccer superpowers ended with a convincing dortmund win. jade in sand show impressively standing up casters opening shortly after halftime and on 69 minutes that was the british teenager himself who finished up this counterattack to double dormant lead to nail it ended roasted dortmund when the 1st title of the season.
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now french inventor frankie's that potter has succeeded in crossing the english channel on a jet powered device he calls a flying board the 35 kilometer long trip from the coast of france to england south coast took him about 20 minutes. to 5 turbines in the former jets the champions' craft propelled him at speeds of up to 190 kilometers an hour it was the 2nd attempt to cross the channel on his 1st try and why he was knocked off balance and fell into the water. and before we go a quick reminder of our top story. 2 mass shootings have taken place in the united states just hours apart at least 9 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire in a bar in dayton ohio police they had suspected shooter had been killed and. at
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least 20 people were killed in a separate shooting in a wal-mart store in el paso texas authorities are treating it as a possible crime. here up to date on c.w. news stay tuned for ships coming up next. the world is getting more suitable. lords. a lot of problems. the group of 3000 talked to a team of british researchers who take a more optimistic view. the world is not always a good plan but it's much much fairer than it was. is the world really getting better. a global free.
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