you look at -- in hawaii the big island and everything you see is the result of a volcanic eruption. incredibly normal here. but it has an impact on so many people who live in this part of the island. >> reporter: on friday the president issuing a disaster declaration, ensuring resources for the ongoing emergency response. in neighborhoods steam seen rising from cracks in the black top just steps away from nearby homes. and lava creeping just a mile away from this geothermal plant. the flammable chemicals stored there removed but still some residents are worried. >> i didn't want to be here in case 60,000 gallons of some unknown fracking type material decides to ignite and go up. >> reporter: so far nearly 2,000 people have been evacuated from neighborhoods throughout the island. at least 36 structures have been destroyed. >> it's not like it's a hurricane where you think, okay, in three days it will be here and go, or a forest fire. this is almost like a slow motion trainwreck. >> this beautiful vegetation we planted over the years and it's just like our little tropical oasis here.

ina earthquake that has hit hawaii's big island.l survey is now ranked it as us geological survey is now ranked itasa us geological survey is now ranked it as a 5.8 magnitude quake that hit hawaii's big island, just south of where the volcano has been spewing ash and laba into residential areas. its electien campaign. = tfi§§§§§§fllfifiél hsfifii " ”" "' "”"" thousands of party lawyer lets have tended to manifesto launch web president emmerson mnangagwa pledged to raise the standard of living for all zimbabweans. he has also promised to create a middle income country by 2030. by some accounts, this is a measured plan. he said his plan is hinged on opening up closed industries and reviving the economy. zimbabwe is in good hands. the theme of this year's manifesto and campaign launch, unite, fight corruption, develop, re—engage and create jobs. it is a slick election campaign being launched here. dozens of billboards have been splashed across the country and just across from here, i rode a brand—new campaign cars are ready to go. even some

it is an archaic type of human that inhabited these islands. the big question is who we re islands. nd any fault —— fossils yet. we have found tools and it looks like they we re found tools and it looks like they were made by modern humans, but that was 300,000 years ago. it is quite amazing and generates a lot of questions. how did they get to these islands? i cannot believe my ancestors are from 700,000 years ago. you have been watching newsday on the bbc. i am rico hizon. we will be hearing about the general election in malaysia. it is just one day until the election. with just one day until malaysians go to the polls, we'll see who is cashing in on major chinese investment in the country. and before we go, it's been a sunny national holiday here in london, rare enough for us brits to get up to some pretty strange things. take lawnmower racing for example. yes, that's right, people were racing each other driving lawnmowers. looks fun, if a little dangerous. for obvious safety reasons all the blades are removed. who needs formula one? what is a bank holiday weekend without this? a

an erupting volcano on hawaii's big island has destroyed 35 structures, mostly homes, and is threateningthere's an added danger facing the island, with the lava slowly creeping towards a geothermal plant that holds more than 27,000 litres of a highly flammable liquid. on sunday, more fissures opened up in the ground. this is what that looks like — these pictures are from the leilani estate, which has now been evacuated. in total, 18—hundred people have been evacuated from 700 homes, since the volcano began to rumble on thursday, after a series of earthquakes. earlier i spoke with hawaiian senator mike gabbard, and asked him what the current threat level is regarding that geothermal plant. aloha, rico, and thank you for having me on. the gas, it's called pentane, you mentioned 27,000 litres, it's at the puna geothermal venture, which is close by to the latest fissures where the lava is coming from. it is about a mile away from there, and so the gas is placed at the highest level on the property. but they're trying to get some containers in there, so that they can actually remove the gas.

>>> there is a new glow coming from the big island. with it comes new fears that the worst may be yet to come. allen martin joins us now with some incredible video. >> reporter: let me show you what the flow looks like at night. it is an awesome site. the unstoppable force of nature has destroyed dozens of homes. it is filling the air with tons of toxic gases every day. now there is a new threat. after three weeks of looking at images of the lava, the big island's focus has shifted to something blue and will read some. >> it is methane gas. >> reporter: a result of the love are burning trees, scientists say it can trigger explosions if ignited while trapped underground. >> it is the first time i have seen the blue flames. >> reporter: in some communities fountains of lava directed more homes. for now, mount kilauea seems to have spared a powerplant, but there are spots where officials worry about widening cracks. >> the first the thing that came to my mind is will we ever be able to go home? >> reporter: after a neighbor center this vi

volcanic activity on hawaii's big island isn't easing up.now.its dark ... because the sun does not rise until the end of the hour. they are 3 hours behind. right now... the kilauea volcano is lobbing magma balls -- called "spatter bombs" --- hundreds of feet into the air. close to 2-thousand people have been forced to evacuate. the lava flow is also causing some roadways to be shut down....possibly trapping people in areas with limited access. (anny hong): typical "may gray" weather conditions with seasonably cool temperatures will persist over the region today in advance of an approaching upper level system. a few showers will be possible over the interior portions of the region wednesday morning as the weather system pushes inland. a drying and slight warming trend is then forecast late in the week under a weak ridge of high pressure. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza

and this is what was happening on the big island yesterday. kileaua volcano's eruption caused lava to flow down streets and is forcing people to evacuate. experts a temperatures of the lava reaches 2100 degrees fahrenheit making it deadly for the people who live near it. it quickly spread into the residential community of leilani estates where 1700 people live. the eruption comes after a series of recent earthquakes this week. the deputy director of parks and rec for hawaii county is assuring people that they do have the resources to help them. >> people need to know that we're here for 'em. whether you have pets or not, we have two separate shelters set up now. we have one shelter set up for pets at our gym. people can stay with their pets throughout the night. we have another shelter set up inside. we are going to have cots and everything set up for them. and we also have another shelter set up in our senior center. so we can handle everybody that comes through here. >> reporter: a zoo has also opened up for people with horses. yesterday the

the island is actually impacted by the natural disaster. >> everything is status quo here on the big islandly 5% of the island is affected by this so nothing to worry about. >> reporter: despite the continued risk from the volcano, norwegian cruiselines will resume stopping at the big island next week. in los angeles, jonathan hunt, fox news. >>> all right. let's get to the temperatures from today which were basically like the temperatures that we had yesterday. even the day before that. it's been cool temperatures below the average hot spot antioch 71. 68 in fairfield. 66 in napa. oakland 62. it's chilly. tomorrow same temperatures. things start to warm your opinion, however, as we get into your friday -- well, into your saturday and your sunday and your monday. friday will be dicey in terms of warmth. it's going to be like today. a lot of cloud cover. right now thunderstorms around lake tahoe. look at that. and then for us a lot of clouds. but by tomorrow, the low that's out here is going to kick through. when it kicks through it will bring a chance of sprinkles in the morning hours. i su

chris buckler is on the big island. ting from deep beneath the ground of this island, lava has now reached the ocean. to get here, it has destroyed all in its path. molten rock stands more than 20—feet high, where it has claimed the land. still burning and still deeply dangerous. you can see how roads have become cut off, because this is a huge mound of lava that has made its way down from the various fishes, the cracks in the ground have opened up and the lava has simply fountained out. —— the various fissures. the smoke and fumes are toxic. but that's not the only worry. sections of this scorched surface are still being split apart. what we are concerned about is the possibility of additional fissures opening up and even lava that might be travelling in tubes under the surface that could spring up. the lava is continuing to jet out at a ferocious rate and the flow of molten rock is only getting faster. geologists predict that the fountains of lava could reach more than 180 metres in height, three times higher than befo

and we can now speak to chris buckler live from hawaii's big island.er, the greater the disruption to people ‘s lives. i am sure it is an impossible question, but you have any idea when this will come to an end? the section of the big island that is under at an immediate threat of disaster has been put in place for 60 days and previous eruptions have lasted something in the region of three months. but of course, there is simply no way of knowing. if you ta ke simply no way of knowing. if you take a look at what is happening, we have had to eruptions at the summit of kilauea in the last 2a hours. now, that is just really steam and gas all emerging from the summit itself but it does give you a sense of how active the volcano is and the real danger is coming from those fissures, the cracks in the ground where you see the fountain shooting up where you see the fountain shooting up into the air. some of them have become dormant at times and then they have really reactivated. one particularly close to a geothermal plant has reactivated just in the last 2a —

how wide is big island remains on high alert continues to spew from its sick. the island has been rocked by a series of strong earthquakes and nearly two thousand people have been forced to flee their homes but anna holmes has the latest. the five days hawaii's big island has been rattled by hundreds of earthquakes and then three major train has over a three hour period the biggest a magnitude six point nine. the seismic activity began on monday when the crisis floor of the a volcanic cone on the killer whale started to collapse lava flowed into new he created underground chambers that lava along with rocks and toxic gas is now being spewed into the air and coming up through the years it be the stay active for a short period. start of. killer wears one of the world's most decked evoke a nose vulcanologists say it was never a question of when but where the volcano might erupt what's different this time is that a new fissure is appeared much farther down the mountain challenge with this activity is the fact that it occurred in a populated area now the question is

hundreds evacuated as the killer whale volcano spews lava and a powerful earthquake shakes hawaii's big island. i'm irish waiter thanks for joining us monitors report at over one thousand anti putin demonstrators have been arrested at a series of rallies across russia opposition leader a left side of ani was among the police seized him in moscow after he called the protests ahead of president vladimir putin's inauguration for a fourth term as president vonnie is known as one of putin's fiercest critics and was barred from challenging him in the march presidential vote authorities declared many of the rallies being held saturday illegal. and emily sure when i asked one of the protests and russia's capital moscow emily let's bring you in now you were at the protest in moscow what's the atmosphere like still there. well miles the protesters are basically discouraged today there were a large crowd of protesters on pushkin square which i'm at now and from the beginning the atmosphere was rather confronted there were several pro kremlin groups at pushkin square even as the protesters began to gather

and hundreds of people on hawaii's big island evacuated their homes after to be killed the way a volcano comes to life ash and lava have breached presidential area. i'm sorry kelly thanks so much for joining us this way to chicago to me has announced that it will not award the nobel prize for literature this year the institution is in crisis over its handling of sexual assault allegations against the husband of one of its leading members the scandal has seen a string of board members leave in recent weeks the prize has crowned the world's best writers for more than one hundred years but will be absent from the literary calendar until twenty nineteen. it's mostly on precision to do but it is rare the swedish academy has postponed the twenty eight. nobel prize for literature. we have decided not to watch the prize this year and we did that after a long and intense discussion. but we reached the conclusion that the confidence of the academy is so low in the world of the moment and that was the deciding reason why we know refrain from awarding the product or that the body was plunged into cr

. >>> we are getting incredible views at a river of laugh have on hawaii's big island. we'll hear from the photographers capturing these images. >> new details on a couple killed in a plane crash. home in san jose. crews reponded to the house on applewood near rockdale drive just after 6 yesterday evening. you can see here...the flames gutted the garage. "nobody's displaced at this time. talked to the homeowner and it was under construction. nobody was living here at the time." it's still not clear how the fire started. we're learnin >>> flames just gutted the garage. >> nobody's displaced at this time. talked to the homeowner, and it was under construction. nobody was living there at the time. >>> learning new information about the deadly plane crash in petaluma. authorities have identified the victims. a realtor in the sacramento area. a small plane crashed on sunday afternoon near the petaluma airport. investigators say the plane lost power shortly after take off. >>> in hawaii, laugh have a from the kilauea volcano continues to flow across the big island. reporter m

spews lava and a powerful earthquake shakes hawaii's big island. welcome to the program russian opposition leader alexei no volley has been detained along with more than a thousand other anti kremlin demonstrators according to monitors fully seized him in moscow after he called for protests across the country ahead of president vladimir putin's inauguration for another term as president. down with the czar the rallying cry that brought together thousands of russians opposed to president vladimir putin they gathered in city squares across the country voicing their dissent and holding signs denouncing corruption. because they at night i think that every responsible citizen should express their opinion that's my duty as a citizen of the russian federation because i love my country and i want something here to change yet stable i'm fighting for democracy because today's russia is an authoritarian monarchy with an element of totalitarianism and i think we need to fight against that in every possible way so soon with a woman she should follow i want to d

of accurate and the killer whale volcano spews wobble and a powerful earthquake shakes hawaii's big island. yacht . my ass waiter thanks for joining us in russia monitors report that over one thousand anti putin demonstrators have been arrested at a series of rallies across the country opposition leader alexei no vonnie was among them police seized him in moscow after he called the protests ahead of president vladimir putin's inauguration for a new term as president. down with the czar the rallying cry that brought together thousands of russians opposed to president vladimir putin they gathered in city squares across the country voicing their dissent and holding signs denouncing corruption. yeah dude who do i think that putin is and where if you're feeding this country has been doing it for eighteen years and has done nothing good for you to. do so i think you're. going to we don't have real competition in the country as soon as real competition appears and put it to start fighting for presidential terms we will finally have real changes in this country and you know i was it was opposition

there are nailed 22 volcanic fissures open on the big island of hawaii. a national guard helicopter took this video of the lava flows in the fissure eruptions. the lava is not only affecting the land, it is going into the ocean. that creates what is called laze, a mixture of steam and hcl mixed with glass particles. >>> in addition to all the people forced from their homes, the volcano is also hurting the big island's tourism industry. the hawaii tourism board says so far the big island has lost more than $200 million in tourism revenue. that accounts for about 30% of the jobs in hawaii . bookings on the big island between this month and july are about half of what they usually are this time of year. >>> thousands of unionized las vegas hotel casino workers voted to authorize a strike at any time, starting to first. members of the culinary union cast their ballots last night and called for a citywide strike. the vote comes as workers contracts were due to expire may 31. the negotiations that began in february have not led to new contract agreements. the l

fresh earthquakes have struck hawaii's big island where the killer whale boat kaino has been spewing lava into residential areas the eruptions have forced hundreds of people to evacuate aftershocks from the series of earthquakes have also been rumbling across the island the u.s. geological survey measured the largest tremor as magnitude six point nine the strongest since one thousand nine hundred seventy five so far there have been no reports of injuries or major damage and we're now joined by john tarsem he is a lava tour guide for epic lava based on the island of hawaii john thanks for joining us your base close to the killer whale of a volcano that erupted what is the current situation where you are. yes we're on the east side of the big island of hawaii and right now we are going through a period of time where we just went through massive swelling of the volcano and it's starting to release some of the energy bill in the last couple days what we've seen is lots and lots of earthquakes i think in the last three to four days there's been well over a thousand and in the last couple d

after days of warning signs to kill away a volcano on hawaii's big island has erupted lava flowed into residential areas of the u.s. island igniting fires and spreading deadly gases nearly two thousand people were forced to evacuate. since it's right behind our homes we could hear the. exploding. right from the house and so you know you're going to still be there when we go back over there. the eruption saw boiling lava flowing directly from cracks in the ground in populated areas and lasted for about two hours. a mandatory evacuation order remains in place in the affected area and geologist one that eruptions could occur again soon. the football world cup is just around the corner and locals are finding new ways to enjoy the beautiful game football enthusiastic and kaliningrad have come up with something called atomic football let's have a look. all you need are four team players four team balls and two teams how to un easy be the first team to score fourteen goals with the added challenge of playing in tradition over lengthy boots and your flap hats. i think the uniform represents ou

we're on the east side of the big island of hawaii. right now we're going through a period of time where we just went through a massive swelling of the volcano and it's starting to release some of the record here in the last couple days what we've seen is lots and lots of earthquakes i think in the last three to four days there's been well over a thousand and in the last couple days in particular they've gotten more intense today they got a little bit you were and we got some massive ones like the six point nine that was just described there are measures that are opening up. on the east a rift i believe that have been meeting tonight and behold there have been somewhere between six and eight act decisions that had opened up in the last twenty four hours you know the last time something like this happened in hawaii was in one thousand fifty five in that particular event lasted about three months a lot of so they want everybody to understand just something that's going to be intense it could shut off tomorrow or could last for a really l

earthquakes and volcanic eruptions but why is big island on high alert we'll go live to the island to hear how people are coping. and on the under the end of her story of karl marx's birth we find out who's making the pilgrimage to his hometown in germany and what's driving the journey. i'm still henery thanks for joining us u.s. president donald trump has made a fresh vow to protect gun ownership rights in his country he was speaking at a convention of the national rifle association the most powerful pro-gun lobby in the u.s. the president urged its members to support his republican party and upcoming fall elections saying republicans are prepared to defend the n.r.a. his interests trumps comments come despite his suggestion that he would take on the lobby group after a florida school shooting in february. i president trump knew he was playing in front of a home crowd as he addressed cheering gun enthusiasts in dallas he called again for arming teachers to head off future mass shootings like the one in parkland florida in february in which seventeen people were killed ninety eight pe

chris buckler, bbc news on the big island, hawaii.has vowed to impose the "strongest sanctions in history" on iran. the us secretary of state mike pompeo says iran will be "battling to keep its economy alive" after the sanctions take effect. his iranian counterpart has claimed the us is a prisoner of its "failed policies" and will suffer the consequences. mr pompeo is warning that there could be more to come. we will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the iranian regime. the leaders in tehran will have no doubt about our seriousness. the iranian regime should know that this isjust the beginning. the sting of sanctions will be painful if the regime does not change its course from the unacceptable and unproductive path it has chosen to one that rejoins the league of nations. the bbc‘s north america editorjon sopel has more on what the us is hoping to achieve with these sanctions. mike pompeo is calling it a "diplomatic roadmap". more realistic, it is america waving a very big stick at iran and trying to alter its behaviour. the i

mark strassmann is on the big island. >> reporter: this is the big island's new potential crisis-- aue lava flow that's pooling on the edge of an 800-acre geothermal plant. if that lava breaches one of the plant's three pressurized wells, it could unleash hydrogen sulfide, a toxic, flammable gas. plant workers have quenched two of those wells, filled them with cold water, and sealed them. but the final one has resisted treatment. >> we are actually monitoring and keeping plant personnel, 24/7 around the clock. >> reporter: that lava has now crept within 200 yards of the nearest well. this is fissure 22 behind me, by far the most volatile and dynamic fissure right now on the big island. it has been spewing lava for the last couple of days. you can see it shooting to the sky. all of this lava that has pushed its way 2.5 miles to the ocean. several fissures re-ignited overnight. six of them are now active. national guard major jeff hickman: >> people maybe haven't had a lava threat, but now they have, and there's multiple issues. >> reporter: those issues include new lava that is hotter

lava is flowing through a neighborhood on the big island as we speak. as many as 10,000 people could be evacuated. kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanos. we'll be tweeting updates throughout the night. we're back in a moment. used to only on today in the bay: the act of kindness for a father and daughter. tomorrow - 4:30 to 7. there's only one word for the all new together forever-a pixar night time spectacular. ooohhhh. ahhhhhh. okay, maybe two. celebrate friendship and beyond at pixar fest. staring april 13th at disneyland resort. >>> new at 11:00, a disappointing discovery in concord. every vegetable in the garden at saint michael's christian preschool was stolen. the kids had just planted those vegetables last month. concord police officers came out to the campus to tell the students that they are searching for the bad guys. >>> if you haven't done it already, you better change your twitter password. the san francisco-based company says a bug saved users' passwords on an internal computer system. at this time there's no indication that

chris buckler, bbc news, on the big island of hawaii. we'll have more from chris in hawaii in a few moments. our other top story — donald trump says he is demanding an inquiry into whether his 2016 election campaign was infiltrated for political purposes. in a tweet the president said he wanted to know whether the 0bama administration had ordered such a move. it comes after a new york times report suggested the fbi had an informant within the campaign. staying with donald trump and the president has spoken to his south korean counterpart, moon jae—in, to discuss north korea's recent threats to cancel a planned summit with the us on the 12th ofjune. it comes on the eve of president moon's visit to washington. last week, pyongyang said it might pull out of the talks if the us continued to push for the north to unilaterally abandon its nuclear weapons. malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has asked for police protection, saying he fears for his life. it comes just a day after the ex—leader complained about police searching his prope

. >>> residence on hawaii's big island are bracing for a possible steam eruption that would be explosive enough to hurl rocks and ash.>> there are now 18 fishers -- fissures. >> it continues to get worse, new lava cracks could force more than 2000 people to evacuate their homes, on top of the more than 1700 that have already left.>> reporter: this is the sound of impending danger for more residents of the big island of hawaii, thousand feet long, this fissure is one of 2, spewing lava, and toxic sulfur dioxide gas into the air. >> that one should the house.>> reporter: lava chaser, ignoring strict evacuation orders to live streamed this video from a neighbor's back porch on sunday.>> incoming! >> reporter: it shows large chunks of molten rock, so- called lava bombs, shooting into the air, some of which asked -- actually land in the backyard. the latest eruptions are on the east end of the fissures, if officials are forced to close the highway, as many as 2000 people living in coastal communities hello leilani estates are going to have a hard time getting out quickly. christian and moritz

. >>> we start with a disaster on hawaii's big island. after the kilailea volcano erupted last week. lava is now bursting out from as many as ten volcanic fissures. molten rock over 2,000 degrees swallowing everything in it's path swallowing degrees and vehicles. >> they have also triggered more than 1,000 earthquakes. also lethal concentrations of toxic sulfur gas in the air. steve, what is the latest this morning? >> officials have started letting people in to just correct their items. you see them there to collect personal affects and medicine. but they're saying be careful and be ready to flee at a moment's notice. >> the earth opened again. the releaptle lerelent let e -- eruptions. >> your whole life, boom, comes to a screeching halt. >> she knows the trauma of the volcano all too well losing her childhood home. >> my kids childhood home and our community having to go through it again. >> the world's most active volcano exploded on thursday. snaking rivers of lava through big island's east coast accompanied by hundreds of earthquake

on the big island. what many people on that island have been enduring and many having only minutes to escape the lava from the kilauea volcano. people are now being told to ration their water even. if they do remain on the island. cnn correspondent stephanie elam is live for us near helo. officials there say more potential danger is ahead. >> exactly. as if it's not enough to not know where one of these fissures where the lava is spewing forth out of the earth, but then dealing with the air quality and the earthquakes. it's a lot for the people who have been forced to evacuate from their homes. volcanic eruptions spewing molten rock, ash and toxic gases on to hawaii's big island. the eruption stemming from a series of cracks and the drift zone miles from the kilauea volcano. video shows walls of smoke billowing as the vent collapses, leaving behind a red rocky surface similar to that of mars. with gaping holes giving us a glimpse of the orange liquid magma smoldering below. the time lapse shows gushing

for a community on the big island because the kilauea volcano has been erupting.flowing from cracks in the ground.the very latest... coming up at the top of the hour. plus... a family reunitedwe hear from ricardo mercado... the father of three detained by immigration officials for 10 months.today... he was released from custody.a live report... coming up.((pam)) plus, the weekend is fast approachingour chief meteorologist lawrence karnow has your ten at ten forecast ...and what you can expect for cinco de mayodon't go away... hour three of kron 4 news in primetime starts right after the break. because antonio villaraigosa millions got it done.healthcare he defended women's healthcare, banned military-style assault weapons, banned workplace discrimination, and more. antonio for governor. and i am a senior public safety my namspecialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absol

julie: william la jeunesse is live on the big island.till aftershocks, wow. >> yeah, you know, the experts at the volcano center here in hawaii are predicting things to get worse before they get better. more eruptions and more earthquakes. now, i want to show you something real quickly. you know, most people think that a volcano only erupts through the crater or through the cone, well the cone of mount kilauea is about 24 miles in that direction. this particular eruption, if you will, is coming through vents, considerably down slope from the cone of mount kilauea. there are actually eight of them, and they are clustered near one community. and indeed, that is the area where they have basically evacuated 1400 individuals, 700 homes. also yesterday they got rid of everyone who is in the volcano national park. that was 2500 people. they've closed the park. and officials say that they are most worried about these toxic gases that are associated with these eruptions, if you will, through these vents. it is called sulfur dioxide and it can bur

overnight, nature's fireworks show on hawaii's big island. molten rock and flames spewing into the air. glowing lava lighting up the sky and flowing into neighborhoods. >> there just seems like it keeps fissuring upwards and becoming more hazardous. >> reporter: new fissures opening up after multiple earthquakes. a 5.0 shaking the big island on thursday, the kilauea volcano erupting just hours later. two more quakes happening friday including a 6.9 magnitude, the largest in the state since 1975 rattling homes and nerves. >> you guys all right? >> reporter: causing landslides and shutting down roads. >> this isn't stopping. >> reporter: the aftershocks ongoing as the flow of lava which the u.s. geological survey expects to speed up in the coming days forces at least 1,800 people to evacuate. >> just knowing that we're not going to have a house and the u. >> reporter: at least two houses already destroyed in this community where the ground is opening up miles from the actual volcano crater. closer, the hawaii volcano's national park, a major to

chris buckler, bbc news, on the big island of hawaii. travelling with a national guard convoy which is monitoring the flow of lava and split was earlier from the island. just returned with the national guard from being on the island. down close to the ocean where the lover has now reached there is a wall of lava. there is only wait to describe it —— lava. a black mountain that covers the road and it remains extremely fiery. people will have seen those pictures of the lava gathering and this slow moving stream. it has way it —— made its way across the land and has now reached the water. that has led to a plume of steam at which you can see for miles around. we are about four oi’ for miles around. we are about four or five for miles around. we are about four orfive miles from for miles around. we are about four or five miles from some of the fissures, the cracks in the ground, the volcanic vents, where those fountains of lava have been sprouting up. in the last couple of minutes, even at this distance, we have heard the sound of the magma

high levels of toxic gas have forced emergency workers on hawaii's big island to retreat from the latestption of mount kilauea. people have been warned to get away from a sulphur dioxide cloud, which is killing large swathes of vegetation. one of the world's most active volcanoes has erupted explosively, sending ash more than five and half miles into the sky. geologists are warning that rocks the size of cars could be ejected over a wide area. mount kilauea, one of five active volcanoes on hawaii, has been erupting continuously for 30 years, but there's been nothing like this since 192a. our north america correspondent james cook reports. in the dead of night, kilauea exploded. by dawn, this webcam was splattered with ash, and a cloud was rising 30,000 feet into the sky. the blast had been brewing for weeks, if not years. kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes. it has been erupting constantly since the ‘80s. it's a real dynamic situation up there. we could have additional, you know, events like this morning, that punch up and then die back down really quickly. the one this m

chris buckler, bbc news, on the big island of hawaii.hawaii in just a few minutes. votes are big counted in venezuela after a controversial presidential election boycotted by most opposition politicians. europe and the us have dismissed the election as a sham. president nicolas maduro is almost certain to be re—elected despite the country being in deep crisis, with people going hungry and thousands fleeing every day. we can speak to the bbc‘s katy watson, who's in caracas. i suppose it is a foregone conclusion that nicolas maduro will win this election. that is right. the results are not in yet, but everybody expects mr maduro to win. it has been a very, very low turnout. certainly looking at the polling stations i visited, both pro— opposition and pro—government, there were very few people out on there were very few people out on the street willing to vote. but the government has been very clear and very animated, telling people to go out and vote. they seem pretty confident. we will find out in the next few hours whether that confidenc

of people have been forced to evacuate after a magnitude six point nine earthquake shook a wise big island the biggest to hit the area in decades the killer way a volcano began spewing lava on thursday several tremors have struck since then rob reynolds has more from states. the civil defense administrators said that the eight active lava folds seem to have quieted and that they are sort of joined together but they are not completely done yet they have burned down five homes fortunately no people have been reported to be killed or seriously injured in a officials are now considering whether on sunday to allow people to come back into this area the un is warning of disease outbreaks following severe flooding in kenya at least one hundred twelve people have been killed and more than two hundred sixty thousand displaced over the past two months aid workers say they've reached only a quarter of the families in need of shelter the red cross says it doesn't have enough money to cover its emergency operations and explosion in the gaza strip has killed six members of hamas military wing three othe

kilauea is the youngest and most active volcano on the big island.w miles from the current lava flow at a community meeting. authorities tried to explain the unpredictability of the volcanoic cracks. >> all of a sudden one opened up, steam started coming out and there was red lava. that is how fast it happened. >> reporter: the civil defense organization says there are six active fissures so far. >> it could continue happening. >> reporter: and we don't know how long? >> yes. that sad part -- that is the sad part about it. it could be happening for a long time. >> reporter: we felt several earthquakes last night and now water is becoming an issue. authorities are urging people to restrict usage as lava approaches one of the major water manes in the area. >> more than -- means in the area. >> more than 1700 people living near the lava flow have been evacuated and they have been told it could be a couple weeks before they can go back. >> and we are getting a first look at what the evacuees could be going home to. >> it is gas and lava in the air. nothi

us.....for joining thanks the big island.epartment on police the hawaii officer with information he is a public alan richmond, hawaii...from volcano, hawaii...alan richmond, he is a public information officer with the hawaii police department on the big island. thanks for joining thanks the big island. thanks for joining us..... lawrence karnow: we had a few thjnderstorms in the east bay this morning otherwise it was partly cloudy and muggy. highs today were still running below normal for this time of year. it is a very active afternoon on our doppler radar with rain and thunderstorms over the central and northern sierra. showres and thunderstorms will conitnue over the sierra the next few days especially in the afternoons. be very careful if you're planning any outdoor activities. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure spinning showers and thunderstorms into the state. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy as patchy fog develops along the coast. tomorrow will be partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and 70s. war

millions in tourism dollars . . .tourism authorities say summer bookings for hotels on hawaii's big island and toxic gases on may 3. the closure of hawaii volcanoes national park alone is costing the island $166 million. hawaii volcanoes national park is the state's top tourist destination. cruise ships have canceled stops on hawaii's big island. hotel rooms will sit vacant this summer despite price cuts. more americans are struggling to pay their credit cards, and what's holding them back is only getting worse . .. late payments on credit-card debt remain on the rise. this contrasts with the trend in other forms of credit, including auto loans and mortgages, where late payments of 30 days or more are on the decline. higher interest rates had left more families struggling to pay promptly. another possible reason so many people are missing credit-card payments is that unlike with auto loans and mortgages, the bank won't come knocking to repossess whatever has been purchased. mcdonald's is being sucked into the movement to ban plastic straws . . .the plastic drinking straw, one of the smalle

upwards of 500 earthquakes have been occurring across the eastern part of the big island as a result volcano. about 2 1/2 to 3 magnitude and then the big ones as well on thursday. 5.0 and a 6.9 friday. that was the strongest earthquake they've had since 1975 in hawaii. additional quakes will continue over the next several days. back to volcanology school. there's the magma at the earth's crust. it continues to build up. we get fissures, cracks. like a pressure cooker. the cracks allow for the venting but the rocks begin to break up and that causes the tremors. that continues as well and then the big show up with the lava and the toxic fumes and that will continue over the next several days as we talk more about the ongoing effects here. yeah, earthquakes, additional fissures, toxic fumes, sulphur dioxide. they've evacuated upwards of 1700 folks to get them out of the way because they don't know, the usgs, they don't know where the next fissure is going to pop up. >> that just doesn't look good for the island, does it? ivan, thank you. >> tense days. >> we know you'll stay on top of i

we haven't had an eruption like this on the big island since 1955. >> incredible. we also are showing some of the video you've taken. it looks like you were really close to one of these fissures. what is it like to be so close? >> you know, sorry it chokes me up a little bit. i don't know how to describe it. it's a lot of emotion. it's raw power. the volcano is extremely, extremely immense and powerful, and obviously these islands have been created by that force, and to stand there and to feel it and to listen to it and to feel the abrasions on your chest and see it and smell it and even taste, it it's a very, very humbling experience. i'm an avid outside at venturist, photographer and, you know, self-proclaimed lava chaser. to me it's super exciting and having said that i've got to say much respect and my heart goes out to all the homes and people who have lost homes and properties, but it is quite intense. definitely changing the landscape of the big island here forever. >> the video that you have taken is in many way mesmerizing. how quickly could these flows tu

certain what course it will take on friday a powerful six point nine magnitude earthquake shook the big island of hawaii causing structural damage to buildings including a school kill away a is one of the world's most active volcanoes continually erupting now for more than thirty years normally the lava flows through subterranean channels to the sea but the new eruptions are following a different pattern this is a newly established road block in the middle of the eruption zone now the police and national guard tell us that just a couple of hours ago a new law the event opened up in the trees over in that direction for the people who live under the volcano the occasional jet of molten lava and bone shaking quake are part of the price of living in a tropical paradise i'm not afraid of it just respect it and be aware of. you know i don't care if the mountain is unpredictable no one knows where the next lava breakout will be or how long kill away as angry mood will last rob reynolds al-jazeera near mount killer whale. two people have died and tens of thousands of homes are without electricity in t

chris buckler, bbc news, on the big island of hawaii. of the other stories making the news. the authorities in cuba have identified 20 bodies and recovered all human remains after a passenger jet crashed on friday. vigils and church services have been held for the victims in towns and villages across the island at the end of two days of national mourning. 110 people on board, including six crew were killed in the crash in a field next to havana's main airport. president trump says on monday he'll demand that the justice department open an investigation into whether the fbi had spied on his election campaign at the request of the obama administration. on friday the president asserted, without offering any evidence, that at least one fbi representative had been "implanted into his campaign" for "political purposes". the fbi says it only launched an inquiry after being made aware of contact between the trump campaign and russia. the bbc has learned that roman abramovich, the russian owner of the english premier league football club, chelsea

of people have been forced to move on after a magnitude six point nine earthquake shook a wise big island the biggest to hit the area in decades this follows the eruption of killer whale volcano which began spewing lava on thursday. voters in lebanon will head to the polls on sunday in the first parliamentary elections there in nine years or than five hundred candidates have campaign promise in stability and economic growth the country is divided along sectarian lines though raising questions over what political changes may result. from beirut. it will be the first parliamentary election in nearly a decade polls were repeatedly postponed until a new electoral law was agreed proportional representation has replaced lebanon's winner takes all system but some are criticizing the new law for benefiting the ruling political class who have been forging unlikely electoral alliances just to stay in power their main objective is to increase the number of seats or save the number of seats in parliament the new law is supposed to give a chance to first time hopefuls but breaking the establishment de