. ♪ >> i'm brent goff, it is good to have you with the spirit tonight, 50 people most of them under the5, have been killed in an airstrike in northern yemen. the children were traveling through a crowded area in the southern province. they were on their way to summer school. they coalition at launch the attack said that they were targeting rebel positions. they said it was a legitimate military action. they are facing condemnation for these latest civilian deaths. for more on this airstrike, i am joined by a middle eastern personnel of security affairs. these are dramatic pictures and the story is genetic. survivors are saying that the rockets intended target was the bus filled with schoolchildren. based children paying the price of a proxy war? >> yes, it is not the first time that the saudi's have hit civilian targets. they've hit funerals, markets, and now, a school bus. it is nothing new. i believe that the saudi's at they wanted to hit were not in position but i do not really understand what they hit a school bus in a market area. >> we cannot fathom that they would actually target

. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us.onight, right wing groups have staged demonstrations in an east german city following two nights earlier this week of violence, antimodern migrant protest that included up to 7000 neo-nazis, far right supporters, and according to police -- it was all allegedly triggered by the stabbing death of a german men. to migrants, assyrian, and an iraqi have been arrested in connection with the killing. more people gathered in the city center again this evening, though this time numbers were in the hundreds rather than thousands, and the scene was called -- calm for the most part. reporters were targeted, however there have been no reports of injuries. i've chief political editor spoke with the coleader of germany's far right afd party about the protests and violence. >> the starting point here was the horrible death of a young man. the city is in turmoil. how great is the political success? do you consisider it a as such? >> i would never consider a person's death and write a political success.

i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we begin in venezuela, a country in the grip of an economic meltdown. it's citizens try to flee the chaos. venezuela's numbers are rushing to close borders. in the hope of restoring some stability, president nicolas maduro has launched a new currency. five zeros have been knocked off the beleaguered role currency as hyperinflation heads for 1,000,000% a year. what is this doing to the money people have in their pockets? look at this, this pile of old bolivar's. today, this would buy you only one chicken. likewise, this is how much a few tomatoes currently cost. in venezuela, that is changing by the hour. and it costs this much paper money to buy just one role of toilet paper, people say, why bother? venezuelans are fleeing the economic crisis in droves, but neighboring countries -- colombia, ecuador, peru, and chile -- are not opening their doors. a state in brazil has asked its supreme court halt the entry of migrants. reporter: eileen aguilar has been dragging her suitcase along kil

. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us.s darkness falls in italy, rescue workers in genoa say they are planning to go all night in the hopes of finding people still alive. earlier today, a huge section of a major highway bridge and genoa collapsed during severe weather. cars and trucks and the people inside plummeted down into the void below. at least 22 people have been confirmed dead, but officials have t told us that number will rise. reporter: this man witnessed what many have described as apocalyptic. in just seconds, a huge section of a motorway bridge crumbled into pieces. a truck managed to stop right on the edge, but many were less fortunate and plunged 45 meters off onto warehouses and railroad tracks below. the incident happened on the eve of a major holiday, with traffic busier than usual. an eyewitness described the tragic moment. >> i heard a noise. i looked out. i saw the cars falling, and we ran away. now the electricity is switched off. we're waiting to be evacuated. reporter: the motorway bridge in the nor

. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us.e begin tonight with breaking news from the u.s. u.s. president donald trump's former personal attorney michael cohen has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud charges. cohen is scheduled to appear shortly before a new york judge. he is expected to plead guilty to charges including campaign finance fraud, bank fraud and tax evasion.n. the charges are the result of a probe into whether cohen paid hush money to women claiming to have had affairs with u.s. president donald trump. for more now we want to bring in our washington bureau chief alexandra von nahmen. good evening to you. according to some reports, michael cohen has reached a plea bargain. what do we know about the contents of this bargain? alexandra: what we know so far is that michael cohen has turned himself in. he is now in fbi custody, and he is expected to plead guilty to charges related to tax fraud, bank fraud, and campaign-finance violations. and this is a very standing development, and we understand that m

. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us.he united states says it will impose new sanctions on russia in connection with the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in britain. the u.s. state department saying that moscow used a chemical weapon in violation of international law. the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter are believed to have been exposed to novichok, a military grade or agent in the english town of salisbury back in march. they spent weeks recovering in the hospital. britain has accused russia of being behind the attack. the kremlin that humanly denies that. -- vehemently denies that. in july two others came across the poison and one died. for more on this i'm joined by our correspondent in washington. it is good to see you. tell me, what more do we know about these new sanctions. does the united states have new intelligence about this poison? >> well, i have to tell you, i just got a note. we just had a conference call with the state department in the background. what those sanctions a

. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you w with us.olice in zimbabwe say tonight at least three people have died in the capital harare after clashes between protesters and soldiers. it follows the country's election on monday and the announcement of a long ruling zanu-pf won a majority in parliament. the opposition has disputed the result and international electionon observers have called for the result of the presidential election to be released as soon as possible to avoid more violence. reporter: soldiers firing live rounds in zimbabwe's capital. the army entered the streets of harare midafternoon, reportedly at the request of the police. the country's justice minister said the military had been deployed to maintain peace and tranquil and he and accused opposition supporters of going on a rampage. however, the protesters claim did not stop the violence. >> we're participating in a peaceful demonstration. reporter: the crackdown came after a day of august in the capital. people took to the streets after the results of presidential po

brent: i'm brent goff. good to have you with us. turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan is blaming the united states for his country's economic crisis. that is after sanctions and tariffs from washington tipped to the country's currency to freefall. erdogan says turkey is under economic siege, but analysts say the problems are of his own making by telling the central bank to keep interest rates artificially low. he hoped to tame inflation and prop up the currency. when that failed become the central bank controlled by erdogan's son-in-law was finally forced to act. reporter: the lira has recovered slightly from the meltdown. this after ankara's central bank announced a series of measures to provide the quiddity to the banks. the currency is still fragile. resident erdogan -- president egmont attempted to assure his people that the economy remains strong. pres. erdogan: we are taking the necessary steps against these attacks together with the finance ministries and other institutions, and we will continue to take them. i believe tha

brent: i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. tonight the capital of zimbabwe is on lockdown. the entire country bracing for the announcement of the presidential election results. some of what's -- zimbabwe's connection commission is set to announce the winner beginning within minutes. opposition leader elson chamisa says he is the legitimate winner and he claims that the result could be rigged to favor the incumbent, emmerson mnangagwa. international observers have appealed for calm after security forces killed six protesters last night. police raided the headquarters of the opposition movement for democratic change. reporter: police in harare forcing their way into the headquarters of the opposition movement for democratic change. they say they are investigating the mdc presidedential candidat, nelson chamisa, and others for inciting violence. after yesterdays demonstrations, chamisa repeated his claims that incumbent president emmerson mnangagwa rigged the polls from and that he claimed victory for himself. >> if he had won th

. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us.e failed to motivate his players and used the wrong tactics on the pitch. those are the admissions and confessions being offered by the coach of germany's national football team. today, joachim low spoke publicly for the first time since germany's dismal performance at the world cup in russia. directly after the world cup there were calls for him to resign or to be fired. but sacking the coach was apparently not an option. the german football association extended mr. low's contract just before the world cup began. reporter: joachim low's long-awaited analysis. the germany coach took responsibility for tactical mistakes, saying his team lacked balance between the defense and the attack, as well as dedication and passion. >> my biggest miscalculation and my biggest mistake was that i believed we could have at least made it past the group stage by playing a brand of dominant position-based football. reporter: according to low, this high risk approach bordered on arrogance. once more, the

. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. we begin tonight with a horrific crime. boy forced into prostitution, sold on the darknet. the seller, his mother. here in germany, a court today found a couple guilty in a child abuse trial that shocked the nation. for years, the couple sexually assaulted the woman's young son and made him available to pedophiles on the darknet in exchange for money. the court today sentenced the victim's mother to 12.5 years in prison and her partner to 12 years. reporter: this woman and her partner made her son suffer unbelievable atrocities. rape, severe sexual abuse, forced prostitution, all at the age of seven. for that, they will spend years behind bars. >> she will be getting a little more prison time than he will. this is simply due to the fact that he provided us with comprehensive information. the court took account of that, and the severity of the mother's actions, of course. reporter: staufen, in southwestern germany, is where the man and woman offered customers on the darknet the chance to rape her son. at least six men travel