serves to cut through the noise to get to the truth. by the sarah kelly and i work it into. i. land. this is it of your new saliva from berlin to disaster strikes beirut as to a massive explosions caused devastation across the city. the blasts tore through the city's port to killing more than 70 people and leaving many others trapped under rubble thousands have been injured and hospitals are overwhelmed the blast have been traced to a warehouse and they contained

a tons of highly explosive material. also coming up on the show with a just 90 days left until the u.s. election we need some lifelong republicans so fed up with donald trump they're thinking of doing the unthinkable and voting for a democrat joe biden. i'm claire richardson thanks for joining us the lebanese capital beirut has been rocked by 2 massive explosions that have now killed at least 70 people and injured more than 3000 others officials say the blasts likely came from a warehouse where nearly 3 tons of highly explosive material had been stored for 6 years without safety measures. the explosions in the city's port area upturned cars and shattered windows as far

as 10 kilometers away over 2500 people have been taken to the hospital with injuries while many others remain trapped in their homes the prime minister says those responsible will pay. well lebanon's prime minister has called for a 2 week state of emergency and appeals for help from the international community. a devastating blast followed by billows of smoke visible from all across the city the massive explosion rocked beirut on tuesday evening flattening the city's port area with buildings destroyed and people trapped under the rubble. ambulances raced to and from the area transporting the injured to hospital. we were at home we heard what sounded like fireworks we thought it was a container in the ports that was on fire and they weren't able to put it out

a few seconds later we were flying through the air. not the one we heard the 1st explosion we went to see what happened and i didn't have time i didn't realize there would be a 2nd explosion the glass exploded in front of me anyway. the blast destroyed buildings not only at the port where it originated but across much of beirut even kilometers away from the epicenter. shop windows were smashed walls and doors of people's homes knocked down. the prime minister said those responsible will be brought to justice. it will not pass without accountability and those responsible for this catastrophe will pay the price this is a promise to the martyrs and the injured this is a national commitment to the bunny. the blasts hit

a country already struggling with the coronavirus pandemic and the deep economic crisis. hospitals already burdened with covert 19 patients are overwhelmed. countries including longtime rival israel have offered many terry an aid to lebanon support is sorely needed to help the country deal with this enormous catastrophe. the tragic scenes unfolding on the streets of beirut and we are grateful to now be able to speak to our correspondent bassler reedy about where were you at the time of the blasts and what did you experience. in fact i was. about. 200 meters away from. the face in the close area. one of the most. well known. first of all

a small explosion. second. the 2nd one which was completely huge all the places out on me to. the shock. and to quake all the denture area what i was. completely full of smoke all the old windows they were completely. people running all the streets. for the west what was going on. down there friend told me that he was injured. had to become. into the house because. he didn't want any room to see. what things have you been able to witness at the hospital and what else were you able to assess in terms of exactly how much damage

. first of all to this moment we have more than 75. 50 dead. more than. 3000 injured and we have dozens of missing as well as. some unknown bodies at the hospital. at this moment. in front of every single hospital in beirut. asking for their family members for their beloved ones they know nothing about them just listening to waiting for anything come out from from the hospital announcing the names of the injured or the dead of those who are following surgery and i know so the whole thing is that i'm not the one i was the hospital so if the water. was completely filled with injured people

the whole piccoli those the given the part because every single everything the corner there was someone injured in the medical team was there you would think. you'd be. hard working. best to save those who can be saved. i think everyone checking his injuries. said it's minus. in my side or her side and then to follow these who both critically one what i was happened i met a man i don't know him he just asked me fall to 2 to one of my phone and asked me to take care of his child 7 year old kid who was injured just want to call his wife to check on her. doesn't know anything about his wife so if you're not going to take care of his son. on the 2nd too there was another key. it was injured

and it was cleaning. the blood all over the floor. the same as you by the way who was very strong who was going to college. even you are. going to a community a month thinkable scenes at that hospital and can you tell us what we know so far about the cause of the explosion. the minute the transfer of our security council is meeting. an hour ago. and craziest thing i've ever heard there is 2000 just the same good crowd and 700. $2700.00 tonne of ammonia they were lucky they were. lucky. for 2014 there were these 2

in what was become one of the ships i think to africa according to the. saudis view that the ammonia is just stuck at the border without a court being. 60 years and. no one know about it so crazy and i'm sure there will be many questions to follow in the coming days with an a terrible my heart and on and i really thank you so much for your reporting despite it all from beirut thank you thank you thank you let's turn now to some other stories making news around the world former colombian president al gore already they will be placed under house arrest while the supreme court decides whether he should stand trial for bribery and witness tampering his case is considered an important test of colombia's justice system but hey they served as president from 2002 to 2010 remains an influential figure in colombia.

chile and police have used tear gas to break up demonstrations supporting the rights of the country's indigenous people violent clashes have picked up in recent weeks as the most people fight to have their ancestral lands in southern region returned. president donald trump is doubling down on his demands a for the government to get a cut of talks u.s. unit if an american firm buys it trump has threatened to ban to. talk in the u.s. unless the china based social media out is sold to a non chinese buyer he says it's a matter of national security. tropical storm has battered the u.s. is close to killing at least 4 people 2 people died when a tornado created by the storm it destroyed a mobile home park in north carolina the national hurricane center is warning of more floods to come as the storm continues its way north. well staying in the u.s.

now where the presidential election is just 90 days away from where we stand now donald trump is facing a difficult path to reelection he's trailing by large margins in opinion surveys and he's been around as they criticized for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic now some staunch republicans are mulling what was once unthinkable voting for a democrat in november. brian mcgrath has been a republican all his life the military adviser had a career in the navy where he was commander of a destroyer conservative values are his compass but should still trump took office he no longer recognizes his party he's turned his back on it and longs for change listen i disagreed with virtually every word that came out of brock obama's mouth by his policies were anathema to me but i was never not proud of him i see president trump as a man who has almost no ideological moorings. mcgrath is part of the new republican

resistance movement they call themselves republican voters against trump many voted for trump in 2016 but now they're turning against him with nearly 100 self produced videos i thought it all of my life. before the president has broken in my. face. i have been riddled with guilt and very embarrassed that i voted for him and the d.n.c. run as a tomato. i will vote for the tomato ok because i believe the tomato can run through was form. that our current president. this initiative for rebellious republicans was founded by sarah longwell a conservative political strategist she hopes that the videos will encourage as many republican allies as possible to do the unthinkable they don't trust the media they don't trust elites they certainly don't trust democrats what they need is to

feel like they have permission to kind of cross tribal lines and vote for a democrat which is something they've never done before something's wrong with donald trump. another republican anti trump initiative is the lincoln project they attack trump head on using guerilla tactics putting provocative videos on the us t.v. news network fox each clip is a punch in the presidential stunning they show him as incompetent or as a lot of your putin's friend and comrade now congress andras some clips seem to be addressed directly to the president himself trump has hit back calling the lincoln project a disgrace and the people they're losers when he's attacking us for a day he's not attacking joe biden we focus on us for a day he's not focused on running a campaign so you know he's a easily manipulated person some of the most vicious attacks on trump and simultaneous support for the democrats come from top flight republican political strategists george conway the husband of trump's advisor kelly conway is one of the

founders of the lincoln project the conway couple is symbolic of how trump is dividing america's conservatives that the republican party is comprised today is infected by the virus of donald trump i don't think there's any saving it they don't want to be saved they don't want to walk away from trump and trump ism so i think the republican party is effectively dead bryan mcgrath still has hope for a post trump era in which republicans examine their conscience and renew themselves as a party. donald trump connected with a lot of dark parts of people's hearts in this country i didn't think it was possible that it could happen so quickly but it did i'm hoping that his performance . turns enough people against his approach so that we can get on with the business of trying to be a trusted. force for good in the world to that end in november he'll do the unthinkable and vote for democrats joe biden but in 2024 he wants to see

a conservative candidate he can be proud of well that's your news update at this hour and don't forget you can always get all the latest information are around the clock on our web site that's w dot com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram at studio view news i'm sorry richard sennett in berlin for me and the entire team here thanks so much for watching. a new era as we cut. the flyer for you feeling. this pain free. hour just. places. to be for. players to consume forests and entire

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