and why is president abbas doing that at the moment. there are local dynamics and international dynamics and regional dynamics, unfold are for at least the past four years, but most notably since 2014 and since the war between hamas and israel. immediately, instead of immediate contact in january, was the entry of the new american president in the u.s. president trump has already showed signs of wanting to have policies that would produce the ultimate deal between israel and the palestinians and was positioning himself as someone who could provide that deal. there was also a sense coming from the american administration, coming to us that there would be some regional dynamics that would evolve or change noticeably between america's premier allies, quote, unquote, and islamic extremists and countries that support quote, unquote, movements. with american-- with an american policy shifting under the trump administration, president abbas most likely took the decision he wanted to position himself as a strong man on the ground, as someone wh

are not beholden to abbas. but in the end, the israeli feeling by and large is that they're not going to be more pro hamas than fatah is, and this is the policy issue that the palestinians need to solve. i'm assured that the result is that israel then finds itself by choice reverting to this same basic strategy, trying to pressure hamas. as of the last war in 2013, there was a marked loosening of the blockade. i was talking about exactly the noose around hamas and the need not to pressure too hard because then you get into a war you don't want, like in 2014. so after 2014, the data from a very impressive organization, following exactly the real situation in gaza. there was a marked easing of things, still far from lifting the blockade and the situation in gaza is terrible and has gotten worse recently. but by and large the basic israeli response has been keep the blockade. the irony is the ones that are more hopeful about peace, two-state solution down the road someday, the ones who are more prone to mahmoud ab

this presented opportunity for president abbas. on the other hand, there was also an increasing effort by president abbas rival to come back into the political establishment through the gaza strip. discussions are happening between powers within gaza the backing of the eua in egypt to position himself as someone who could come back into the political establishment. the threat of the hamas weakness and the possibility the idea of an american initiation that would be supportive of some of the policies that president abbas was taking all culminated in his decision to increase measures that would isolate hamas and possibly weaken the government to expand so that they could come back into the gaza strip and take over control of the territory. what we saw in the gulf crisis with escalation as a country supporting a terrorist organization that is reflected within some of the dynamics that are happening in the gaza strip. the challenge for qatar now is to show that it is in supporting organizations such as hamas but playing into president

kushner set to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas.onday he met with the president of egypt as a new sore spot in u.s./cairo issues emerge. warren lieberman with more. good morning. a hiccup as far as the meetings on wednesday. >> reporter: there could have been very awkward moments there. this after the u.s. just got $100 million in aid from the egyptians. it would have been fascinating to be in the meeting. it wasn't the aide that was the center of the meeting. it was the u.s. attempt to revive peace talks. that's why jared kushner and his delegation made a tour of gulf leaders. a smart move if you're going for a regional peace initiative and trying to get all the players on board. now that kushner is here and ready to meet benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas, he faces a different set of challenges that will make his job very difficult. netanyahu, under criminal investigations, in response has shifted sharply to the right to shore up his own support amongst his own base. netanyahu has attacked previously israeli/palestinian accords

that they are attempting to control which is a big part of the budget but that focus of president abbas shows that there was an effort to increase that pressure or to stop making payments and the combination is the escalation of major military crisis where they doing that for the moment? so with that regional dynamic to be unfolding for the past four years but most notably between her negative and israel but immediately was the entry of a new american president and president trump already showed signs to have policies between israel and the of palestinians and they could provide bad deal. and then with that administration coming to office there would be dynamics and with the premier alliance and the islamic extremist including the muslim brotherhood. with the policy shifting under the of trompe administration he will make up position to take a strong line on the ground to implement president trump of with the agenda so they you could identify through a single palestinian voice to take strong policies toward the hamas government in the gaza strip. so that forms the backdrop of the decisi

the plane came down close to compton abbas airfield near shaftesbury.igation branch has been informed. north korea has fired three short—range ballistic missiles, according to the american military. two of the missiles failed in flight, the third blew up almost immediately after it was launched. the latest firings come during a joint us—south korea military exercise, which has been strongly criticised by pyongyang. millions of travellers on the move this bank holiday this weekend are facing disruption because of major rail engineering works. the south east of england will be badly affected with station closures at charing cross, euston and liverpool street. there will be limited services at other stations. in the north west of england engineering work will affect stations in manchester, preston, blackpool and bolton. our correspondent spencer stokes is in wigan. network rail say the reason why they choose bank holidays is because there are fewer people travelling, up to 5 million less people travelling, so it makes sense for them to do the work now. alt

we heard from president abbas he said i've mixed with babies. white house official some twenty times now and i still don't know what they plan i. and on a. of hughes suited we pass them last time when jared kushner was lost in jerusalem in june two months ago. we ask them where they stood on two key issues. that one was jewish settlements in the west bank and the second was palestinian independence and was still waiting to hear back. and it was quite interesting about that befuddling to feel like that confusion that greets. and. the trump administration in ramallah is at the top administration hasn't made a public we don't know from. trump all his administration where he's headed there's no statement nothing public. there's no gold there's no lists of names and when one of his spokespeople was asked last night about the two state solution. she said they couldn't commit to that that would be biased. so back to states that has been the basis. of american administrations including republican administrations going back years now appears like bias. t

after his visit with prime minister netanyahu was on to the west bank to meet with president abbas. kushner was greeted by protesters. palestinian leaders have become frustrated, accusing the trump administration of not having a clear vision for peace. the president's domestic problems only complicating matters. >> we are totally unhappy this administration has put no pressure on israel to stop settlement activities. >> president abbas said he was appreciative of the efforts but we still don't know if there was any particular breakthrough in the discussions today. the prime minister's office saying the talks were constructive and substantive end of the prime minister looks forward to continuing the discussions in weeks ahead. >> bret: john huddy, thank you thank you. tonight's focus on faith, an unlikely partnership between a catholic leader and an outspoken atheist. at issue, the apparent liberal double standard between christianity and islam. religion correspondent lauren green has the story. >> atheist richard dawkins and the catholic league's bill donohue usually fight from oppo

president abbas said he was appreciative of president trump's efforts to reach as he said a historic deal but don't know if there is particular breakthrough today. prime minister's office said in a statement that the talk were, quote, constructive and substantive and that the prime minister looks forward to continuing those discussions in the weeks ahead. back to you. david: all right, john, thank you very much. you like jewelry, right? >> of course i do, hello! >> signature jewelers, because of my co-host getting a big pop, 16% after posting earnings beat and announcing acquisition of r 2 net. the jeweler also citing improved platform and strong mother's day sales, i don't know if you bought anything there recently, signet. >> the more sparkly the better in my book, i'm a cliche. david: diamonds. >> yeah. coming up, missing at sea. we've got new details on the navy search-and-rescue operation for the ten sailors lost in the u.s.s. mccain collision. david: plus, a looming showdown on capitol hill. lawmakers are gearing up for a budget battle over one of president trump's biggest camp

and they don't agree with abbas who seat of power is in west banky and he i, and he is unpopular at homed netanyahu, involved in a corruption investigation, the player are not even players. >> on palestinian side, i think that netanyahu his his prevail. one political development in israel that is not well understood in united states is public opinion across political spectrum, has moved against idea of peace with palestinians just to say may would make peace. they understand the nature of terrorist threat, and they are resigned to deal with it as best they can, but not by giving palestinians their own state. gregg: all right, sometime peace is unattainable. ambassador john bolton thank you. >> thank you gregg. gregg: vote in tonight's poll, do you believe ryan and mitch mcconnell's de9 defiance of president trump will hurt republicans in the elections. >> follow lou on twitter @lou dobb, like show on facebook and instagram. gregg: right now texas braces for first major hurricane to hit united states in 12 year, hurricane harvey to become a category 3 before making landfall tomorrow night

they also scheduled to meet separately with mahmoud abbas. the white house will focus on, how, quote, best to continue the peace effort. and to jump-start peace talks. interesting, netanyahu is in russia. >>> china hits back after new u.s. sanctions take aim at companies with trading with north korea. >>> and later, the president takes on two senators in arizona but tries to stay presidential in the process. we'll tell you how that worked out. those stories and more and the weather when we come back. i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serio

hi konnor. >> jared kushner is said to meet with mahmoud abbas, but he met with prime minister netanyahulier today. he's extreme they committed to forging a middle east peace plan and that deal would bring prosperity to the region. kushner arrived in israel after meeting with leaders from saudi arabia, jordan, and egypt. it's hard to see any progress made towards a peace agreement. palestinians continue to seek a definitive statement from president trump supporting palestinian states, something he has not done. not an yahoo! -- there's a lot of politics, as always about progress being made and what exactly a deal will look like. one thing we've heard from palestinians as with all the meetings, there still is no clear road map on exactly how they will get to some type of agreement. that's a lot of the frustration. >> heather: we'll see what happens with meetings today. >> jon: knew next hour of speech anyone, more on the border wall and the threat of a government shutdown of congress won't pay for it. what that could mean to the rest of the legislative agenda. plus, someone is about to be

what sort of relationship has he been able to strike with the palestinian leadership, with abbas? reporter: because kushner hasn't been here many times, it doesn't seem there's a strong relationship between kushner and abbas. because of the kushner and netanyahu, it's looked at as kushner leading a push lead here. comes from a religious jewish background has been here multiple times and viewed good by both sides. he's had more meetings than disturb ner and met with arab leaders to advance the regional peace initiative. he's viewed quite seriously. the problem is, there's nothing from the trump administration. as kushner tries to build his own relationship, there is a time limit that is definitely ticking in the background of all this, of trump's attempt to push for an initiative or peace process. >> oren, i have to ask you because a lot of people in the u.s. and jewish community were very disappointed with the lack of any public statement from jared kushner regarding the neo-nazi protest in charlottesville. i'm wondering, has there been pushback in israel on this matter? is it a t

the reality on the ground is neither netanyahu or abbas have much of a reason to strike a deal. it doesn't appear the trump administration is willing to pressure them to force them into an agreement. >> bret: thank you. up next, the man behind the much-maligned trump dossier. here is what some of our fox affiliates are covering. fox 5 in las vegas. federal jury refuses to convict four accused gunman in the 2014 standoff with federal authorities near the nevada ranch but antigovernment activist. prosecutors say the men conspired with the family of clive and bundy to threaten the lives of federal agents. bundy went up against the government after refusing to pay grazing fees for his cattle. fox 54 in augustine georgia, longtime augusta national chairman billy payne announces his retirement. he took the job in 2006, and oversaw the admittance of the club's first female members. he will be replaced by former usga president fred ridley. he will be the first chairman to have played in the masters tournament. this is a live look at new york from fox 5. the big story there, and througho

he's meeting with mahmoud abbas to talk about a contested shrine in jerusalem. detectors which triggered muslim protests. the devices were eventually removed. abbas suspected security ties with israel over the crisis. >> actress cynthia nixon's name isminationed as a possible candidate for new york governor. they reported that liberal groups approached nixon encouraging her to mountd a challenge against governor andrew cuomo. her agent has not returned questions for comment. >> okay, i do have some good news. we finally are all clear, westbound 80 on the bay bridge, but here's the video from the crash scene that we have been dealing wh for exactly an hour. it happened a 5:44 this morning. it clearedt a 6:44. this did involve a motorcycle. for a full hour, we had the two left lanes blocked. at one time, we had three left lanes blocked. we had injuries reported as well. pretty large response, and now a pretty massive delay that is going to take a while to unwind. i want to flip over and show you the backup. this is the baybrage toll plaza. check out the carpool la

as for a palestinian president mahmoud abbas, dealing with his own political in-fighting making it hard him to make concessions and the entire palestinian leadership is waiting for trump to openly dmoit a two-state solution. that's the consensus on what should happen here in the state of israel next to a state of palestine. the fact it hasn't happened yet is very much beginning to worry the palestinians. before coming here, kushner made a round through the region visiting some gulf leaders. an important and smart move. pushing a regional peace initiative and get everyone onboard instead of just israelis and palestinians. smart. until there is something definitive and a next step, all a nebulous stage and that shelf life, the ability to do something there, may run out quickly. jake, one more point worth making. you said, this is kushner's third visit here. an indication trump is still limited. to some extent, if trump tells both leaders come to the negotiating table now, they both would likely say, yes. >> thank you so much. from israel. >>> and physical instinct, why are you sending thi

that was his excellency, syed ibne abbas, the pakistan high commissioner to the uk.nt he was "shocked" when the new zealand high commission contacted him to say he could be a citizen by descent, because the politician's father was born there. he has referred himself to the high court because holding public office as a dual citizen is not allowed in australia. now, we've seen some unusual fitness crazes over the years, but the latest import to the uk is very different to anything that's gone before. originally from america, goat yoga or "goga", as it's known, sees people work—out while pet goats roam around their exercise mats, sometimes even taking part themselves. think we're kidding? no... and to prove it, we sent a bbc film unit to witness one of these new classes at fareham in hampshire to see how the two things would mix. it is not too serious, we come in, and people can do what they want to do with it, they can get involved, do with it, they can get involved, doa do with it, they can get involved, do a bit of stretching exercises, if they want to just sit on th

said het mahmoud abbas had some 20 meetings with washington and still didn't know what their position was. thatf his aides has said we asked them less time when jared kushner was here in june. we asked them their position on two key issues. jewish settlements in the west bank and palestinian independence. we still haven't heard back. what might be concerning israel even more these days is iran's position in syria. is that something benjamin netanyahu will be talking about? >> it definitely is. for israel's prime minister is happening that one of the people accompanying jared kushner is the expert in syria and iran. it is plain that the prime minister who has just come back where he discussed this. the big issue for israel is that it's very good that isis is being removed from syria. they have security information they presented to russia and they are going to present to the representatives today. that information shows that what is coming in place is a vacuum and what they see coming and is iranian troops, shiite militias just like hezbollah in lebanon and that's a huge israeli concer

in kushner's meetings today with netanyahu and abbas, he'll face very different challenges.ation, and to shore up his own base while under investigation, he has shifted sharply to the right, attacking previous israeli/palestinian accords and leaving little place for agreement. palestinian leaders are waiting for trump to commit to a two-state solution. waiting for the white house to agree to what the international consensus is and what the future of the region should be. a state of israel and state of palestinian. without a goal and timeline, the palestinians find it hard to fully commit. those are the challenges kushner faces as he arrives here. on top of that, it's incredibly complex to try to make progress here. but -- this is important to point out -- the fact that kushner's here again means it is still important to president trump. >> indeed it is. massive hurdles ahead. oren liebermann live, thank you. >>> a new arrest overnight by dutch authorities after a terror threat forced the cancelation of a concert in rotterdam. the suspect is a 22-year-old arrested in his hous

kushner also met separately yesterday with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas.p administration's latest attempt to restart middle east peace talks. >> all right. joining us live from london, nbc news's ali arouzzi. good to have you with us. let's talk about the meetings, how they went yesterday and what if any impact could they lend to potential future peace talks between the two sides. >> well, as you know, kushner met with israeli prime minister netanyahu before -- to try and jump-start these waning peace talks. they were looking as difficult as ever to resolve. he had a three-hour meeting with abbas, but it wasn't clear whether kushner offered any clarity during that meeting. the palestinian are sprut fruts rated with what they say is a failure by the president to present a road map for peace. specifically, they're seeking i a halt to israeli settlement construction and occupied territories and a u.s. commitment to an establishment of an independent palestinian state as part of a deal with israelis. they're doing a lot of talking right now, but i don't think

one hundreds of flights have also been disrupted was readable abbas explains in this next report. meteorologist at home called cut wounds that life hater would be aggressive. and does it made landfall it became clear. that it wasn't going to go away quietly. accounts agree ten storm was the worst to hit the city in five years. but forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights. school service businesses. close. trading in the asian financial. also assist and it. how can force winds and torrential? wiwith damage the city's infrastructure. some areas were inundated with knee deep flooding. constance some residential areas sense top poland and ruth screens among the trail of debris strewn on the streets. trees were uprooted with some crunches flowing through the air. emergency teams rushed to rescue some people from their homes. according to government officials dozens were taken the hospital to receive medical treatment. related to the typhoon. the winds and rain battered the. bringing it to a standstill. with its usually busy streets appearing eerily empty. to a detention now that

he is meeting palestinian president mahmoud abbas and among the discussions, tensions over the recentnstallation of a mosque inors at jerusalem. our correspondent is in jerusalem for us. this is a rare visit by king abdullah to the west bank. what is the significance of it? from is a show of support the jordanian king. it's not that they don't meet the reviews to the palestinian president goes to the jordanian king. this time because of tensions between israel and the palestinian president and the refusal to resume security two,ination between the the palestinian president is not leaving ramallah and that is why the jordanian king has come to him. they are meeting under a time that says "jerusalem is winning and i think they are both -- "jerusalem is winning." and i think they are looking at these protests where people have refused to enter the mosque. they say that they are the guardians, and without them, the situation in the mosque would long ago have deteriorated here it i think what they are both looking at over their shoulders is this is a protest that came up from the streets.

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in country and that's why the belgian police have switched their focus particularly if we look at abbas alone a terrorist cell that was uncovered in to the north of the catalan capital there abdel barky s.r.t. was named as the the ringleader the ringmaster the radicalized that within a community that was well pretty well integrated and that's why what the authorities are wanting to see is a register of just who comes and gives speeches now the reason for this is of course that a saturday himself had actually been in belgium but before the attacks took place the bombings at the airport and at the and the metro system in brussels what the belgian prosecutors are putting forward is that they want to see a register of just which foreign in a coming into their country and giving speeches i will ask the muslim executive to tell every mosque in belgium who the record most remote to report because. ultimately though this is well it's the belgian authorities looking at the threat that exists and how that threat is changed and looking at how they can adapt and develop their tactics to stop furthe

he held separate meetings yesterday with benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. house says both meetings were productive, but so far, there's no evidence of a break through. >>> several white national protests and counter protests are scheduled for this weekend. one of the biggest rallies expected in san francisco on saturday. organizers of the freedom rally say it's for moderates. but some california politicians say it's a white supremacist event. they are worried about violence as several groups are planning counter protests. and on the same day in the other side of the country, knoxville, tennessee, white nationalists are protesting the possible removal of a confederate statue. >>> amazon is set to deliver a gift to whole foods customers. they finalize their $13.7 billion buyout of the supermarket chain monday. once the deal is complete, amazon says it will cut prices on a number of staple items, including eggs, beef and bananas. amazon has plans to offer discounts to prime members who shop at whole foods. >>> the lives of hundreds of dogs were likely saved af

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to interrupt you there because you've got a live press conference that are probably going to get an abba thank you very much that was. from brussels that political analyst well let's go to that press conference now from the signal avar. circus colleague who were discussed dementation of the agreements for the astronaut. discussed the preparations for the next meeting of the representatives of russia and the runners will take place in which iran on the ninth and eighth of august there will continue the conversation regarding further improving of the deescalation zones as you know there are already three such zones in songs in syria to the north of homs and now we are currently creating the submission the third zones in the province of . absence for our chinese counterpart we have discussed the agreements that we have reached during the visit of mrs june being to the russian federation on the fourth of july so we can see during but work. just a word debate is our leading the mechanism that will. promote for the conversations we have discussed the next brics forum in china and we have discu

with a base hit to knock in abbas. aces win 6-1. next game wednesday at 6:00 p.m.ght to you by river rock casino. you don't mess with danville, dan. >> true. >> dan. >> dan, danville. >> was it named after -- >> i wouldn't mess with it, wouldn't dream of it. >> maybe they named it after you. >> thanks very much, larry. i like to think of it. >> "abc 7 news" continues online, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile devices with our "abc 7 news" app. >> next newscast at food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. and i'm an arborist with i'pg&e in the sierras. the drought in california has killed trees on a massive scale. any of those trees that fail into power lines could cause a wildfire or a power outage. public safety is the main goal of our program. that's why we're out removing these hundreds of thousands of hazard trees. having tools and technology give

separate meetings with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas. kushner told each that president trump is committed to finding a solution that's workable for both sides. >> back here at home let's take a closer look at your friday weather. >> good morning, well, we are following a strengthening hurricane harvey moving off toward the north and the west and this will take aim on southeastern texas, very late tonight and also into early saturday, hurricane warnings in the red shaded areas including corpus christi, tropical storm warnings for houston and galveston. expected to become a major hurricane this morning, later on this morning and make impact as we move into late, late friday night. later on tonight and also into early saturday, rainfall amounts, 1 to 2 feet possible in some areas. i'm justin povick with your accuweather forecast. >>> and still ahead, the winner of the massive powerball jackpot. what she told her job right after she won. >>> and new this morning, a man takes a picture the moment lightning strikes him. the new rescue video a

the historic plane came down near compton abbas airfield near shaftesbu ry.ere both in their sixties. the air accident investigation branch has been informed. the head of economics at eton college has left the school after an investigation into claims he'd circulated questions from an upcoming exam to other teachers. the public school said it deeply regrets the incident involving mo tanweer, who was also deputy headmaster of academics. it says the pupils who took the a level—equivalent exam have had their results amended accordingly. let's go back to our top story. a reporter covering the harry kane is in victoria, texas. —— the storm. today i started off as the morning in victoria, texas which saw the major part of the storm come through overnight last night but then the storm moved on to a city further south from victoria and that city took major damage with winds of 140 miles per hour and the devastation was clear when you drove by. gas stations were completely torn apart. down power lines. rooves of apartment blocks and complexes... this is really devasta

but the personal relationship that mister abbas built with mr trump i think is also a plus for japan. what is the expectation in both tokyo and seoul that north korea at this point? may have to carry through with its threat to try and attack while with all that i could bring i think so i think the north koreans used a very careful language so they said they were going to send these. missiles to the waters off of guam mate so in a sense there's a test here of the ballistic missile defense systems of japan in the united states. and i think that's something for the japanese that they'll want to talk very carefully with the united states about we need better missile defenses they're expected to invest a lot more in it more adequate ballistic missile defenses. going forward and in some cases the current defense minister for example has advocated for conventional strike that japan should be able to retaliate itself. so there's a big conversation here about ballistic missile defense is ahead for the alliance and how about the conversation of the sanctions to you bot. to seoul and take care d

the plane came down close to compton abbas airfield near shaftesbury. in their 60s. the air accidents investigation branch has been informed. north korea has fired three short—range ballistic missiles, according to the american military. two of the missiles failed in flight, the third blew up almost immediately after it was launched. the latest firings come during a joint us—south korea military exercise, which has been strongly criticised by pyongyang. that is perhaps the reason behind these missile tests. the former thailand prime minister yingluck shinawat has fled to dubai, after she failed to appear at a court appearance in bangkok. local media say she escaped via cambodia and singapore, before travelling to the gulf state, where her brother thaksin — also a former thai prime minister — lives in exile. yingluck shinawat is facing a sentence of up to ten years in jail if she's found guilty of criminal negligence charges. millions of travellers on the move this bank holida weekend are facing disruption because of major rail engineering works. the sou

the historic plane came down near compton abbas airfield near shaftesbury.ccidents investigation branch has been informed. the head of economics at eton college has left the school after an investigation into claims he had circulated questions from an upcoming exam to other teachers. the public school said it deeply regrets the incident involving mo tanweer — who was also deputy headmaster of academics. it says the pupils who took the a level—equivalent exam have had their results amended accordingly. hurricane harvey has hit the texas coastline with winds of 130 miles per hour. it's the most powerful storm to hit the us mainland in more than a decade. it has now been downgraded to a tropical storm fitow. ——. the high winds have caused dozens of injuries with some residents feared to be trapped in collapsed buildings. tens of thousands of homes are without power and there are warnings of flooding in several areas. 0ur correspondent james cook is in the city of corpus christi. are you in there? this is what a category four hurricane means in reality. searchin

we arejust we are just hearing about another accident that has happened at compton abbas airfield whereh has come down. a passenger and a pilot, both in their 60s, has died in the crash. police express their condolences to the families. road closures are in place at that site near shaftesbury. counterterrorism police say a man arrested near buckingham palace last night was found to be in possession ofa night was found to be in possession of a four foot long sword. the weapon was discovered in the foot well of the passenger seat. the man had been arrested under the terrorism act. detectives from the counterterrorism command are currently investigating an incident that took place just after 830 yesterday evening in constitution hill, ina yesterday evening in constitution hill, in a restricted area, near to buckingham palace. a blue toyota prius deliberately drove at a marked police vehicle and stopped in front of it. uniformed officers confronted the driver of that vehicle and during that confrontation the driver reached four at four foot scored that was in the passenger foot well. cs gas

sanaa, the capital, by an alliance of houthis, a powerful army from the north, and forces loyal to ali abbas president. he once said that governing yemen was like an sing on the head of snakes but the saudi move was also a message to iran, its rival across the gulf, to keep out of its backyard. the iranians have given some help to the houthis, though much likely less than the saudis claimed. all sides in the war have contributed to the disaster in yemen. war crimes, the un has said, have happened with alarming frequency. but yemen's food crisis, which is starving millions, has been made much worse by the blockade imposed by the saudi led coalition. earlier this year cranes in the port of food aid were destroyed by saudi led airstrikes, paralysing docks which the un had been using to import food aid. this week in the capital sanaa tension has been rising. the ruling alliance between the houthis and the former president is fracturing. both sides are pairing for big rallies tomorrow. a new intensification of the war will only deepen yemen's man—made disaster. jeremy bowen, bbc news. south afric

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the crash happened close to compton abbas airfield near shaftesburyjust before 9.30.ere both in their 60s. the air accidents investigation branch has been informed. millions of travellers on the move this bank holiday this weekend are facing disruption because of major rail the south east of england will be badly affected with station closures at charing cross, euston and liverpool street. there will be limited services at other stations. in the north west of england engineering work will affect stations in manchester, preston, blackpool and bolton. our correspondent spencer stokes is at wigan station. it always seems to be a bank holiday weekend that they do this, but they have to do it at some point in the year? yes, that's right. and network rail say they choose bank holidays because there are fewer people travelling, 5 million people less travelling, 5 million people less travelling so it makes sense for them to do the work now. although if you are trying to get away it can seem to be an extremely bad time to do the work. baby summer, there are fewer commuters tra