this in the west african country of mali.ecurity official says suspected jihadists in mali's capital at the moment right now are attacking a resort hotel. it's about 7:30 p.m. on a sunday there. and an official with the u.n. mission says people had been killed and wounded. there are believed to be hostages in the luxury resort, a u.s. embassy saying he has not heard of any americans at the resort. of course, reports are early. let's go to lucy cavanaugh. she's in london. lucy? >> richard, it's still a very rapidly developing moving story. not a lot confirmed at this stage. we do understand that shots were fired at this luxury resort near mali's capital city and at least two people killed in the attack. this is according to the security ministry spokesman. he said that the first victim was a french gab anese citizen and they're working to confirm the other one. this resort came under attack by gunmen we're not sure how many. there was smoke seen rising from the location. we also understand that both french and malian troops ar

it started when gunfire rang out late afternoon local time south of mali's capitol. the government said their forces have secured the area and they are trying to find three or four terrorists. this comes a week after the u.s. state department warned of an increased threat of attacks against westerners in mali. >>> we have new video from inside the charred grenfell tower in london. the deadly fire is feared to have killed 58 people. the british finance minister said the cladding used on the building was flammable and banned in the uk, but the property that provided it maintains it was all legal. >>> coming up tons and tons of cocaine, the massive drug bust made by a bay area cutter. >> and should smartphones have an age limit, one doctor proposing a law to keep them out of kids' hands. home to alameda tomorrow. over the past two months... the crew seized more than 17 thousand pounds of cocaine in waters off central america. >>> a coastguard cutter that made some big cocaine busts returns home to alameda tomorrow. in the past two months the crew seized over 17,000 poun

from an attack on a resort in mali, hostages are afraid. forest fires kill at least 60 people in portugal. also, pakistan thrashed india in one of the biggest sporting classes of the year. hello, and welcome to bbc world news today. projections in france indicate that president emmanuelle macron‘s new party has won a majority of the seats in parliament. lab republic on marsh —— on marsh will be the biggest party in the national assembly. after a second and final round of parliamentary elections. interestingly, more than half of the party's and that it's have never been elected before. we ci’oss now, have never been elected before. we cross now, live, to our correspondent in paris. 50, hugh, just how big an achievement is this for emmanuel macron‘s party. just how big an achievement is this for emmanuel macron's party. well, if you look at the big picture you can only say that it's an extraordinary achievement. we have said it so often now, and we've said it ever since he began this run victories, that it doesn't feel quite so amazing. so th

shots have v been fired at a resort in the capital of mali. >> what i can tell you is gunmen we understand have somehow laid siege to le compremond, beautiful pools and mountainous area east of bamako, the capital of mali. we know little what is happening at the resort. we can tell you the united nations has put out messages there is this attack going on. the eu training mission has also put out information this attack is going on. the u.s. embassy informed u.s. citizens of possible increased threat of attacks a few weeks ago on june 9th, to avoid locations with poor security measures including hotels and restaurants. >> robin there have been attacks like this not far from this area in mali before, one in 2015. >> yes, november 2015, 22 people including the attackers died in that attack and that was at the rad ison blue, western as western you can get as an american owned group in the capital bamako, 22 people killed. islamist militants stormed the hotel when people were having breakfast, gunned down a number of people and keeping people hosta

some breaking news because gunmen have reportedly still in the tourist resort near the capital of mali people living near there is the report hearing shots being fired no information as yet on the casualties although some reports say that may be a hostage situation of course that's all we know at the moment any more we'll bring it straight to you. now let's turn to football in the confederations cup which is underway in russia at the moment the host to get an opening victory yesterday against new zealand and portugal and mexico drew two two in the south the names match and cameroon and chile playing right now the score in that one is gold at the moment let's look at the golds them from today's entertaining game this afternoon and into two between portugal mexico because and thirty four thousand fans turned up that one got their money's worth portugal taking the lead early on. when they fired home but it wasn't long before might just before the break have a hernandez making it one one there to move goals came in the second half against portugal taking the lead this time from said to be

rick: thank you, mali. arthel: go tigers. than full recovery to congressman steve scalise. we are 48 hours away from george's special election to fill the house seat vacated after republican doctor tom price became the health and human service secretary. democrats desperate for a win after losing a special elections in kansas and montana putting a record amount of money behind jon ossoff in the race against republican business from karen handel. the vote looking too close to call. the latest politics holes they show jon ossoff slightly in the lead within the margin of error. brady is now stuff is al weaver. he's a political reporter for the washington examiner. let's start here. sunday before the tuesday election where the candidates out campaigning today. that's always a tell us which voting group they feel they have to make that last minute push for. >> he's been going on for the young voters. young voters are good what when him or loses the selection for him. he's a 30 -year-old candidate and he's freshfaced, he's got a lo

in this special 21st-century show on united nations peacekeepers, a story of danger and courage in mali, reconciliation in the central african republic, and peace-building in haiti. [indistinct conversation] [vehicle idling] republic, a country racked during decades with religious conflict. nararrator: the bridge whwhich e acaccess to ththe local scschool became a front line between wawarring factctions. un peacekeeperers supported local effororts to resolve differerens so that momoslem and christianan children n could go back to sschool. [people shshouting] narrator: the central african republic, a country wracked during decades with religious conflict, innocent civilians, as in all wars, caught in the crossfire. [men shouting] narrator: when sectarian violence pitting moslems against christians again erupted in 2012, thousands were killed, and many more fled their homes, moving to the relative safety zos definedd by theheir religig. due to thehe violence, more than half the schools closed, including g yakite school, one f the few schools in the capital bangui where once christian and

mali's ministry of security issued a statement claiming that armed individuals certainly terrorists,t outside the capital. anti-terror forces are on the scene exchanging gunfire with these attackers. the eu training mission in mali tweeted a statement that they are aware of the attack and are assessing the situation. this all happening less than ten days after the u.s. embassy in mali's capital city warned americans traveling there about an increased security threat to westerners. now we are continuing to monitor this story. we'll update you throughout the evening. >>> also overseas, we are getting a stunning look at what portuguese officials are calling the greatest wildfire tragedy of recent years. look at this. at least 61 people are dead and dozens injured after a massive fire raced through central portugal. it has spread so quickly, some victims were burned to death in their cars as they tried to escape. the area's mayor says many villages were completely surrounded by the fire and there was simply not enough firefighters to stop the flames. >>> i want to get to some other break

. >>> a gunman attacked a resort popular with tourists in mali.wo were killed, but 30 others escaped. three attackers were killed, a fourth got away. the first attacker arrived by motorcycle yelling allah akbar. a visiting french soldier wounded one with his own gun. the state department warned of possible attacks in mali. >>> the u.s. navy released the names of the seven sailors who died on the uss fitzgerald. all men most in the early 20s with the youngest being 19 and the oldest, 37. they were killed in their sleeping berths when the cargo ship abruptly made a u-turn and slammed into the side of the destroyer friday night off the coast of japan. it's not known why that ship turned around. there are now four separate investigations under way. three from the u.s. military. and one by the japanese coast guard. >>> outrage tonight over an ad in a hotly contested kohl's race in georgia. the ad uses the rampage targeting members of congress to elect the conservative candidate. >> reporter: tonight the final push in the most expensive congressional ra

back in 2015, there was another attack on a mali hotel that left 20 people dead. >>> at the tower, the temperatures are 107 degrees at concord an livermore 104. many spots as much as 20 degrees warmer than yesterday. how long will this the bay area heat advisory stick around for the work week when we come back. >> plus, mother nature is caught on camera. spectacul spectacular sight right under the golden gate bridge. >> and a popular icon, and what fans are buzzing about with the queen. brush fires in southern california. >>> well, despite the heat, firefighters are gaining ground on two brushfires in southern california. the fire, this first one here is north of l.a., and it has burned about 1,000 acres at this point, and destroyed two out buildings, and it 10% contained there. hundreds of firefighters are work on this fire, and a much smaller one is burning in the brightwood area of san bernardino, and it is 50% contain and there only 11 acres have been burned so far. >>> and a look at that golden gate bridge right now, and people are getting a show this weekend. humpback whales are

two people are dead from suspected jihadises in mali. they took over a hotel which is popular with westerners. flames were seen coming from the resort. the police rescued 32 guests trapped in the hotel. one of the people killed was a citizen of france and gabon. one of the gunmen escaped, and back in 2015 an attack in a mauley hmau l -- mali hotel left 20 people dead. >>> and what we are learning about the moments leading up to u.s. sailor's death. >>> and why protesters say they won't back down in the wake of another high profile police acquittal. ==terry/cu== new details tonight about a tragedy on the high seas -- where seven sailors were found dead -- after the u-s navy ship they were on was >> new details about a tragedy on the high seas where seven u.s. sailors were found dead after the navy ship they were on suz severely damaged after a collision on sea. the "u.s.s. fitzgerald" and you can see it there towed back to japan after the ship was hit where more than 100 sailors were sleeping in that area. so it led to a scramble where th

reports say there may be a hostage situation the resort is known to be popular with foreigners in the mali in government say suspected jihadists are behind the attack that's the latest we'll have more for you as we get it. i'll be back to do that about half an ass time before that though the brutal anti drugs war in the philippines in the country's battle to defeat islamist extremism is next in will support. the few on bone in their village like my real age and do you want the kind of which i have for sure. you have to sell flour people think we do not to die people being hunting on. the pots we have being isolated because i was skinny. i don't see clear how to craft strive to do that anyway i always see. if it was good for today or tomorrow. you have team for one brief period of time and you know divorce immediately i think that's a. bad historical moment to be the least and it is very difficult to predict how things will be called. does she don't consume jail you've been talking to her the whole jellyfish deal in the sand on the horse and in that article who don't as i wonder what equals

as you said, the mali and troops supported by france soldiers and also un peacekeepers are at the sitet's unclear how many attackers have been involved, is itjust one all were there several? where are they from and which group do they belong to? these are the details we are still waiting for but we understand that at least 30 people have now been rescued from that tourist centre. thomas fessi reporting. also making news today: iran says it has launched a series of missiles into syria in revenge for deadly attacks on its parliament that were claimed by the islamic state group earlier this month. the missiles were fired from western iran across the border into northeastern syria, targeting what tehran called terror bases. the united states says one of its fighterjets has shot down a syrian warplane. the us says the syrian aircraft was bombing american backed forces fighting islamic state militants in raqqa province. us central command said its mission remains defeating is not fighting with syrian or russian forces but that it must defend its partners. the philippine military says it has

on the start with breaking news from the capital of mali in west africa gunmen there have stormed a tourist resort near the capital bamako a hostage situation is reportedly under way and she cutey forces are currently at the scene at the moment we don't know about casualties these pictures are said to show the sites of the attack the margin government says that suspected you had this behind the assault the hotel is near bamako where the radisson blu hotel was targeted by a terror attack that killed more than twenty people in twenty fifteen that's the latest for the moment of course any more details we'll get so i will bring them straight to you. i wednesday's tower block inferno in west london is believed to have killed fifty eight people police say that number may still rise too is the slow task of combing through the gutted building for bodies continues the fire broke out in the early hours of the morning and swiftly engulf the entire twenty four storey residential block. all. like. that but i'm. like an old fart in a whole lot of forming a. lot. of the fire and the lack of a robust respo

. >>> we're also following reports of a terror attack in mali. gunmen stormed a resort popular with with everyoners near the capital city of famako. local officials say there have been at least two casualties. security officers are on the scene, and at least 32 geflts have been rescued. >>> and more than 60 people were killed, many of them in their cars, trying to escape raging forest fires in central portugal. the fires broke out this weekend during a severe heat wave. the latest now from jonathan vigliotti in our london bureau. >> reporter: demarco, portugal's secretary of state has called it the deadliest forest fire in the nation's history. many of the victims were found in their cars, apparently trapped when strong winds blew flames over a busy motor way. the fire began saturday in the mountainous year of pedrogao grande. the region has been in the middle of an intense heat wave, accompanied by rainless thunderstorms. it's a deadly combination. police believe the fire was sparked after lightning struck a tree. the flames then quickly spread

the peacekeeping mission in mali is known as the most dangerous in the world and the mission's camp cameed to al-qaeda says it carried out the attack. the leader of the spanish region of catalonia, carles puigdemont, has called an independence referendum for october the first, a move the central government in madrid views as illegal. voters will be asked if they want the region to be an independent republic. catalonia has its own distinct culture and a different language to the rest of the country, but opinion polls suggest voters would narrowly reject independence. let's get more now the british general election result, and the gains made by the labour party in this poll may in part have been driven by an increased turnout of young people. 0ur correspondent elaine dunkley reports on the impact of the youth vote on the results. from grime mcs to nme, youth culture has provided the soundtrack for change in this general election. i'm here today to speak to jeremy corbyn. what's going on, man? lovely to see you, thank for coming along. thank you for having me, seriously. i went to derby nor

we're hearing reports that mali's special forces have surrounded the area, they're being backed up byheard shots fired and smoke could be seen rising from the report. stay with fox news, we'll bring you more detail as they develop. now back to "the journal editorial report." jeff sessions during his testimony tuesday before the senate intelligence committee defending his decision not to answer questions related to his private conversations with president trump. so did have a legal basis for his refusal? let's ask george, he served as deputy attorney general and acting attorney general under the first president bush. so welcome, glad to have you here. >> thank you. >> them ask you first about this question of executive privilege that the democrats are saying jeff sessions is hiding behind. is jeff sessions right that this is normal procedure? whence he is absolutely right paul because the privilege belongs to the president. and it is much like if an attorney or a client told me something in confidence and then i am called before some body and asked about that communication, the client

a luxury resortjust outside the capital of bamako in mali under attack by gunmen.ce who are investigating the murder of 18—year—old ellen higginbotham have made an arrest, you may recall reports that she was reported missing on friday when she failed to return from college, family and friends said this was very out of character, her body was then found in the early hours of yesterday morning. —— ellen higginbottom. she was... it has been confirmed that it was... it has been confirmed that it was her body and she died from multiple wins to the neck, in orrell. a 47—year—old man from the wigan area has been arrested on suspicion of murder and he is in custody for questioning. a man has been arrested, 47 years old, in connection with the murder of 18—year—old ellen higginbottom. the chancellor philip hammond, says brexit talks must safeguard the british economy, and that reaching no deal, would be bad for britain. he was speaking ahead of the start of negotiations, with the european commission, due to begin tomorrow. here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. vo

breaking news out of mali.ning officials are it willing us that -- are telling us that an attack by suspected jihadists is under way right now at a luxury resort. reuters is saying now 32 guests have been rescued by security forces. we're just getting that in. officials on the ground say at least two people have been killed. we'll stay on top of that breaking news story. >>> in st. paul, minnesota, protesters are marching in response to the acquittal of the police officer who was found not guilty for shooting and killing philando castile during a traffic stop last year. the protest is to honor castile on this father's day and hundreds are expected to turn out. >>> in portugal, 60 people were killed and many died trying to flee hair cars being -- before getting trapped inside. a lightning strike may have been the cause of this raging fire. >>> we're just two days away now from the special congressional election in georgia between jon ossoff and republican karen handel. an a gop ad is using last week's congressio

. >> let's turn to more breaking news this hour, this from the west african nation of mali. at least two people have been killed, 30 rescued from a hotel that's popular with westerners. it was attacked by gunmen today. the mali security ministry is telling us that anti-terror forces are still trying to secure the scene. it comes less than ten days after the u.s. embassy in mali's capital city warned americans traveling there about an increased security threat to westerners. we'll stay on top of that story and bring you new developments as we get them. >>> american lives lost at sea after a u.s. navy ship collided with a cargo ship off japan. and now questions asked about who's to blame for this tragedy and what could have been done to prevent it. you're live in the "cnn newsroom." st the other day ♪ ♪ he came to the world in the usual way ♪ ♪ but there were planes to catch and bills to pay ♪ ♪ so i moved my meeting saw him walk that day ♪ ♪ he was talking 'fore i knew it, and as he grew ♪ ♪ he'd say i'm gonna be like you, dad ♪ ♪ you know i'm gonna be like you ♪ ♪ and the ca

(jr stone) and in the african nation of mali. authorities say at least two tourist were killed and 32 others rescued today...after a gunman attacked a luxury resort. two of the three attackers were also killed...but officers are still looking for the third gunman. the government of mali says the attackers are terrorists. they exchanged gunfire with an anti-terrorism unit that came to the scene after the attack. (jr stone) the death toll continues to climb in portugal as an out of control wildfire tears through the central part of the country. tonight we have all new video showing the flames and the damage. you can see the flames shooting into the sky in portugal where 62 people are now confirmed dead, dozens of others injured in what officials are calling, "the greatest wildfire tragedy of recent years." officials say some of the victims burned to death in their cars as they tried to flee. you can see those burned out cars just sitting in the roadway. saturday 54 people were injured including 8 firefighters and a child. four of t

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a terrorist attack on a populist tryst attraction in mali. nations as terrorists with guns and stormed the luxury resort in a town near the capital. two people were killed un officials have yet to confirm the number of dead and injured. there are also reports of hostages. this area is popular with westerners and we are told that officials from the french military mission in mali, european union and the un were in the region this weekend. today's attack comes days after the us state department warned of possible attacks on western diplomatic missions in the area. attacks have become more frequent around the capital as french troops and un peacekeeping forces have handled the houses in the french colony. back to greg got felled. >> she will never surrender her obsession with gender. a video message presented at a woman in film event in l.a. this week. hillary clinton compared herself to wonder woman. >> i haven't seen wonder woman yet, but i'm going too. someone tells me that a movie about a strong powerful woman trying to save the world from a

. >>> and at least two people have been killed in a terror attack in the capital city of mali, at a resort popular with westerners. officials say the attackers took hostages but 30 people managed to escape. there's no claim of responsibility for the attack. it comes one week after the u.s. state department warned of possible attacks in mali's capital. >>> navy dhooifrs have recovered the bodies of seven sailors, that died when a cargo ship collided with japan. they've been identified as dakota rigsby from virginia. shingo douglas. ngoc strong huynh. noe hernandez. carlos sibayan. xavier martin from maryland. gary rehm. the cargo ship slammed into the warship around 2:00 in the morning. u.s. officials are vowing to figure out what happened. >> we're going to cooperate with all of the stakeholders in this. especially the japanese. but we will -- we'll get those answers. >> the impact knocked sailors out of their bunks and water flooded the sleeping quarters. you can see, extensive damage to the ship. some sailors kept diving to save their shipmates, while others saved the ship from sinking.

. >>> attack carried out by suspected jihadists in mali killed two people. armed attackers took hostages at a luxury hotel popular with westerners. flames were seen rising from the resort. they rescued 32 guests trapped inside the hotel, and one of the two people killed was a citizen of france and gabon. 2015, 20 people were killed in another attack in a mali hotel. >>> seven sailors confirmed dead after a u.s. navy ship they were on was severely damaged in a collision. the uss fitzgerald was towed back to japan after colliding with a cargo ship. it was hit where over 100 sailors were sleeping at the time of the accident. that led to a frantic situation where the entire crew scrambled to save the ship from sinking. there are several investigations now trying to determine exactly why and how this collision happened. >> as to how much warning they had, i don't know. that's going to be found out in the investigation, but it was a significant impact that the crew had to fight hard to keep the ship say float. >> took 16 hours to tow the damaged ship back to port.

breaking news from the african country of mali. gunmen killed at least two people on an attack on a luxury resort. it is unclear if the seas is still going on at the resort. reports are, dozens of people have been rescued. we will have more details tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00 and online at wjla.com. the death toll from a portugal 61.fire has risen to it is the deadliest wildfire in memory. thunderstorms are being blamed for this fast spreading fire. some victims died trying to escape. more than 50 people injured including firefighters to crews hope to have water dropping planes and army units, but not until tomorrow. coming up on abc seven news at the: 30, searching for the truth. earl admission to being investigated for object and of his legal team says that is not true. is almost thee richest man in the world. how ♪ the sun'll come out tomorrow... ♪ for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine tomorrows possible. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ i love ya, tomorrow