discussion about the prospects for progress on a weapon of mass destruction free zone in the middle east with stink list -- with speaker assistant secretary for nationaltal customer. ford.istopher organizationrgest dedicated to nonproliferation issues. we have headquarters in monterey california as part of the mill berry institute of national affairs, which is a graduate school of -- middle barry affairs, of national which is a graduate school of middle barry institute. the --ges it is normally understood that it is very difficult to make ingress on security issues the middle east because there are so many moving parts. in the middle east, there hasn't been a moving part for quite a few years. .hat may be about to change the gridlock may be coming under pressure because of recent developments we will be hearing about shortly. podium over to the director of the james martin center nonproliferation program and she will east have some marks. >> ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. the assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation here to speak with us. >> in

but 998 sorra change of leadership in indonesia and a new approach to east timor. was transferred to house arrest and given a lot more freedom he was able to talk to the press and engage in politics preparations began for an independence referendum under the auspices of the united nations. the election campaign pitted those who favored maintaining ties with engine easier against those who were. independents unsupported shenanigan smile the ballot paper would offer east timorese the choice between wide ranging autonomy and indonesian control or complete independence. on the 30th of august 1999 the referendum got underway hundreds of thousands of east timorese flocked to the polling stations for the historic vote turnout was 98 percent who smile was still under house arrest but was never the less able to cast his vote. fellow independence activist josie ramos horta also voted he had spent years in exile fighting for east timor's course through diplomatic means efforts which won him the nobel peace prize. for. it if. the result of the referendum was clear 78 percent o

east germany was under. the fascist then communist rule they didn't know anything about democracy they never learned about democracy they weren't taught about democracy and now they're revolting against democracy and it's the old men who never bothered who never question themselves who. in fact agree with the system would be their peace with the system now they found another outlet for their horrible anti democratic attitudes it's just a terrible terrible thing we were much too lenient on them after reunification but i mean you actually that's exactly the point this is the thing that east germans resent if you travel to saxony to them democracy didn't deliver on their expectations of what they. promised and the last thing they want right now from politicians is to be elected on how democratic they are and whether their opinion is valid or not and this is exactly what leads to such broad support. for the far right whether you agree with it or not it's a phantom phenomenon and it's that i think that they do it

east germany was under. the under fascist and communist rule they didn't know anything about democracy they never learned about democracy they weren't taught about democracy and now they're revolting against democracy and it's the old men who never bothered who never question themselves who who. in fact agree with the system would be their peace with the system now they found another outlet for their horrible anti democratic attitudes it's just a terrible terrible thing we were much too lenient on them after reunification but i have you actually that's exactly the point this is the thing that sermons resent if you travel to saxony to them democracy didn't deliver on their expectations of what they want the real thing promised and the last thing they want right now from politicians is to be elected on how democratic they are and whether their opinion is valid or not and this is exactly what leads to such broad support. for the far right whether you agree with it or not it's a phantom phenomenon and it's that

these 2 men born in what was then east germany helped bring it down. well and yon on the left was extradited to west germany he helped get footage of the east german protests onto west german television and protested when doing so was still extremely dangerous but this can destroy the fall of the berlin wall was not a gift it was something people achievement big top of the ship and can be proud of that the small challenges we face today are nothing compared to this. victory. but disagrees fundamentally the legacy photographer documented the radical transformation of east germany his pictures show the effects of germany's rapid reunification and what was effectively east germany submission to the west. germany insisted on its own way of doing things most east germans lost their jobs and the country they had lived in vanished. the work we lost all faith and everything to do with the east we thought west german milk and sugar was better than our own even their people were superior. many west germans wanted to profit for example those who judged one of the

this is east bay 80 at appian.ou can see it's a major crash with an overturned big rig. all lanes are blocked except one right lane. it's going to take a while to clear this crash. the sig al left has been issued. they don't expect to reopen lanes until 7:00 this morning. this is east bay 80 at appian. if you're heading in that direction, you may want to consider alternatives, maybe northbound 680 if you're heading north to get out of town. we're also tracking delays in the area. amy hollyfield is heading to the scene. there's minor backup approaching the crash. so far for most commuters, it's delay free. apple is suspending a program that allowed workers to listen toiri voice recorders. >> amazon is killing the dash button. here is tech bites. >>> in today's tech bites, siri is getting ear plugs. >> apple is halting the practice of having contractors listen to siri recorders. they claim they listen to improve the accuracy of the voice recognition. the company says a future soft software update will allow users to

great to have the chance to talk a little bit about the middle east zone. let me talk about the framework more generally because they come up in the review conferences which they periodically destroy. let me put it in context is to how we in the state department see the way forward to contextualize thinking about the zone. this is an important anniversary. the up coming review conferences the 50th anniversary of the treaty's entry into force. it is important to keep these debates over the zone in the context of the bigger picture of the nonproliferation regime more broadly and the challenges it faces. i would argue that there are a number of things countries absolutely should be thinking about and planning to discuss at the conference in order to protect and hopefully advance the integrity and effectiveness of that treaty. this will include, most obviously, the proliferation challenges the world faces right now. we should make sure we do not forget the importance of focusing on things like ensuring the final and fully verified denuclearization of north kore

great to have the chance to talk a little about the middle east zone. let me say a little bit of preparatory stuff about the framework generally because these issues often come up in the context of review conferences. let me put this in context of how it is that we and state department see the way forward to contextualize thinking about the zone. this, of course, is an important anniversary. this upcoming review conference, 50th anniversary of the treaty's entry into force and i think it is important to keep these things and debates in the context of the much bigger picture more broadly and the challenges it faces. i would argue as we head towards the review conference, there are a number of things countries absolutely should be thinking about and planning to discuss in order to protect and advance the integrity and effectiveness of the treaty. this will include, most obviously, proliferation challenges the world faces. we should make sure we do not forget the importance of continuing to focus upon things like ensuring the final and fully verified denuc

these 2 men born in what was then east germany helped bring it down. on the left was extradited to west germany he helped get footage of the east german protests onto west german television and protested when doing so was still extremely dangerous for this thing to take the fall of the berlin wall was not a gift it was something people achievement they toppled the ship and can be proud of that the small challenges we face today are nothing compared to this. act of free. but disagrees fundamentally the let's say photographer documented the radical transformation of east germany his pictures show the effects of germany's rapid reunification and what was effectively east germany's submission to the west. germany insisted on its own way of doing things most east germans lost their jobs and the country they had lived in vanished. the work we lost all faith and everything to do with the east we thought west german milk and sugar was better than our own even their people were superior. many west germans wanted to profit for example those who judged one of eas

in 2015 the refugee crisis brings feelings of discontent in the east to critical mass. increasingly migrants are seen as competitors for both jobs and social benefits. 2000000000 euros of investment are helping the east to catch up with the rest but at around 70 percent unemployment still look out of the average in the west are eastern germans 2nd class citizens. let me put that question to michelle there are eastern german 2nd class citizens the question that masses when individuals go into a polling booth is whether they feel that they are 2nd class citizens and saxony is the economically most successful eastern state and that's where the a if t. is likely to come out and potentially strongest policy that's where the c.d.u. is now they're about there's a margin of 56 percent seaview is ahead they're getting a bit more relaxed about it but where there's a real race between going to merkel's c.d.u. pasi region on the on the far right a 50 so many feel 2nd class citizens and it's a generational question very much as well but if you look at a map of how much disposable in

enjoy the weekend. >>> tracking the sig alert in the east bay, east bay 80 at appian with an overturned big rig. we're seeing slowing in both directions. the traffic is very heavy, east bay 80 approaching the scene. we're seeing a drive time adding an additional 24 minutes for the east bay direction. really consider northbound 680 as an alternate to get out of town. as we zoom in a little farther, starting to see slowing in the westbound direction for most commuters. here is an earlier shot, the four lanes are blocked. only the right lane getting through at this time. we also have better shots of the scene because we have amy hollyfield live at the scene. we'll go to her now. >> reporter: good morning, frances. we just got a bit of good news. they were saying they thought it wouldn't be until 7:00 that they're getting the lanes open. they're now saying 30 minutes. here is the blockage. look at that camry right there. police say -- officers on the scene say that is the car to blame. they say that car stopped in the middle of the freeway and that's why the big rig how to swerve to avoid i

these 2 men born in what was then east germany helped bring it down. well and yon on the left was extradited to west germany he helped get footage of the east german protests onto west german television and protested when doing so was still extremely dangerous but the screen destroyed the fall of the berlin wall was not a gift it was something people achievement big top of the ship and can be proud of that the small challenges we face today are nothing compared to this. back to free . but disagrees fundamentally the let's say photographer documented the radical transformation of east germany his pictures show the effects of germany's rapid reunification and what was effectively east germany's submission to the west. germany insisted on its own way of doing things most east germans lost their jobs and the country they had lived in vanished. you know the work we lost all faith and everything to do with the east we thought west german milk and sugar was better than our own even their people were disappearing. many west germans wanted to profit for example

east germany was under. the under fascist then communist rule they didn't know anything about democracy they never learned about democracy they weren't taught about democracy and now they're revolting against democracy and it's the old men who never bothered who never question themselves who who were who in fact agreed with the system would be their peace with the system now they found another outlet for their horrible anti democratic attitudes it's just a terrible terrible thing we were much too lenient on them after reunification of you actually that's exactly the point this is the thing that east germans resent if you travel to saxony to them democracy didn't deliver on their expectations of what they think the real thing promised and the last thing they want right now from politicians is to be elected on how democratic they are and whether their opinion is valid or not and this is exactly what leads to such broad support. for the far right whether you agree with it or not it's a phantom phenomenon and it

right near 23th 25th avenue in oakland that is east oakland east 11th between 25th and 23th, which is just north. >>of the nimitz freeway and we heard from the community that was traveling through the area lori hail and she spotted in started recording the smoke and the flames, it's definitely visible for folks driving through the area because it's right next to the nimitz so this is also impacting your morning commute and the smoke could be seen for miles around some of the latest pictures that we're seeing online show firefighters on scene. >>using a ladder trucks are trying to spray water down on to the roof of this warehouse from above we had one viewer sir estimate that maybe this was a this the print shop that was on fire. and there is that print shop anger 11 so screening unconfirmed, yet if that's the actual facility that's on fire. but it is right across the street from a cluster of residential homes. we haven't heard about any evacuations, but firefighters are there and we'll keep you updated if they do issue any sort of evacuation order will let you know, it's still unclear

will the heat towards south—east england and east anglia tomorrow. is bbc news with carrie gracie. the headlines... the international response to the devastating amazon fires — the g7 looks to make an emergency deal to help tackle the crisis. as the fires continue to spread brazil steps up its emergency response and deploys its military after concern that not enough was being done. president trump looks to calm growing fears over the us—china trade war after telling reporters that the two countries will start negotiating. the prime minister tells the bbc to ‘cough up‘ and pay for tv licences for all over 75s, notjust those on low incomes. now on bbc news... nick miller and sarah keith lucas round up the world's most extreme and significant weather events of recent months, including record—breaking heatwaves. it's time for weather world. this time on weather world... it's hot and it is getting hotter. scientists predict more frequent extreme heat waves. we look at how rising temperatures affect how we live, work and travel. i will be investigating how

along the east bay shore, mid to upper 70s.re that sea breeze comes across in berkeley and richmond, we could be in the low 70s. as you head into the east bay valley, probably still need the air conditioning, upper 80s to low 90s. tonight you can see the cloud cover, mid 50s to mid 60s. a touch warmer this morning. look at the temperatures around especially inland. dropping to the mid 80s by thursday and friday. that's a little below average. so are the mid 70s around the bay. low to mid 60s every day at the coast. here is jobina with the traffic. >> thank you, mike. happy monday. i wish i had better news for the traffic. following a sig alert in the east bay. this is in oakland. we've got an rv against a car here, the rv has flipped over. this is east bay 580 before seminary. traffic is really backed up. all the lanes are closed there. we also have a stalled vehicle westbound 80. i'll get to that in a bit. now i want to take you to castro valley. the purple line shows the entire lane, all the lanes there are closed. this is ea

so this is coming along the east shore freeway don't pay attention to what it says at the top this 80 west right before you get to 5.80 so that's in the maze. you can see chp fire crews all on scene they have the 2 right lanes blocked so as they deal with this said that adding to the traffic jam of course, but it's a mess there as they work with the car fire all switch over to traffic tracker and show you exactly where it is you see the traffic coming from 5.80 which is solid from 24. you have traffic coming from the east shore freeway which was already solid from emeryville and berkeley and richmond, so it's adding to your backups 26 minutes to make it down to the maze because of that vehicle fire. and if you look over the over crossing here at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see that smoke and in the air coming from the east shore freeway early i don't know if that was smoke or fog but now that they've confirmed it's a car fire. that's definitely what it is so it's going to add to the back up into san francisco, 18 minutes to make it off to fremont street, i'll keep my eyes on th

east bay we go to 60 at 7:00 to already in the low 80s at noon. mid to upper 80s to 78 at 7:00, and the north bay, look at this spread from 57 at 7:00 to the low 90s from 2:00 to 5:00, and then at 7:00 we're still at 82 degrees. there's even hotter spots in some of our neighborhoods. i will show you those coming up and hotter weather overall tomorrow into thursday, and it's going to be quite dangerous for those of you working outside. i will bring francis back in. >>> it will be dangerous for brushfires starting. there was one reported on the chp screen in vallejo and it's visible from the freeway on east bay 80 for those of you near 780. here's a live shot from berkeley and emeryville, headlights moving westbound, and if you are headed towards the bay bridge, it's looking good. westbound 4, highway 4 to the maze is 16 minutes. as you continue the ride on southbound 101 from san francisco to sfo, it's a nine-minute ride. here's a live shot as well. we have light traffic right here right now. also just a heads up, there's roadwork in benicia. the e

plus on the anniversary of the building of the berlin wall a firsthand account of escaping communist east germany still had a guardian angel but like i knew there were alarms to go for it it would be only twilight it was so thin piece of wire stretched from a bridge post a bridge post if i touched it it would have gone off and they would have immediately fired shots. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program chaotic scenes have unfolded at hong kong international airport where dozens of riot police clashed with protesters police could be seen forcing their way into the building the demonstrators fending off the attack and starting constructing. barricades to keep the police out thousands of people returned to the airport for a 2nd day of pro-democracy protests. let's get more now we are joined by hong kong pro-democracy activist joshua wang dust well welcome to the program and i'd like to begin by asking you what you make of what we've been seeing unfolding at the hong kong international airport today. call activist or what i would to call them on produce brutality government to terminate ex

sig alert east bay 92 at wah ter.estbound a little slow approaching the toll plaza. 880 still jammed in both directions through oakland due to road work that should be cleared at 6:00 this morning. also sig alert for a major injury crash in the saint helena area, highway 29 closed in both directions north of zinfandel lane. they're being rerouted to silverado trail. a live look at 680 heading into walnut creek. that looks good towards highway 24. a brush fire has been recorded on 242 near 680 which is visible from the freeway. >>> in today's "gma first look," the story of an american pilot who crash landed in the canadian wilderness. he documented every moment of his incredible survival and ultimate rescue. >> hey, guys. i just had to pull the parachutes. i'm in the middle of quebec, trying to get my sos to work. >> reporter: an airplane pilot crash-lands in the canadian wilderness. experienced pilot was traveling from newfoundland en route to quebec city when his plane lost engine power. >> my engine lost all its pow

the east shore parkway is slow. there has been a series of accidents in the westbound direction of the east shore freeway. take a look at that. in the top part of the screen, i'll zoom in, all orange and even some red. several accidents. now the one that is past altamont, that is cleared and off on the computer. however, it is remaining on the man because it's causing slowing. a new one willow avenue blocking a lane. down to 12 miles per hour trying approach the bridge. you're in bad shape there. and slow and go continuing past highway 4. slow, slow, slow. and there's an accident at cutting with one lane blocked. you need extra time if you take the east shore freeway. it's a mess. at this point, i don't think you can really recover because that's really when the commute is starting to heat up. sorry to be the bearer of bad news. you are warning to get out the door. and the number two lane is blocked southbound 680 at scott creek road. no delays at this point. and issues as you cross the bridge in the westbound direc

east bay traffic light. bay bridge toll plaza is backing up past the 880 over crossing, so you have about a ten-minute wait with metering lights on. ace commuters, equipment issues, train one running 12 minutes late and there could be more delays for the trains this morning. >>> at 5:31. we have big developments in the ghost ship trial. the jury had been deliberating for ten days and now they will have to start from the beginning. >> three jurors were replaced with alternates. jobina joins us and tells us what it means going forward. >> the jury was ten days into deliberations before the judge decided to make that switch yesterday. this means today starting at 9:00 a.m., deliberations will start all over. the new jury popanel consists o five men and seven women. a fourth juror has an upcoming scheduling conflict. the reason they are responsible for the fate of the defendants, both men face 36 counts each of involuntary manslaughter for the 36 lives lost in the fire, and prosecutors argue both men were crimin

that's because there's an east bay injury crash. east bay 4 at san marco boulevard, an acc cracker barrel makes every meal one to remember. with favorites like sunday homestyle chicken, now available every day. and our new sweet n' smokey homestyle chicken blt for $8.99. come on home to scratch-made. come on home to cracker barrel >>> look what's going on with dorian, continued to increase in intensity as we expected it, too. it's a 2 now. becomes a 4 before it slams into the bahamas and slams into florida around jupiter, west palm beach. up to two feet of rain is possible. dangerous storm surge that could flood several miles inland if it's high enough in the rip currents, power outages, structural damage, power outages for weeks. structural damages for month and possibly 12 to $15 billion in losses. natasha. >>> this is just another reminder to be safe around schools and buses. a houston mom capturing the moment her daughter was almost hit by a car while getting off the school bus. >> leyla. leyla, come here. no, wait, wait, wait.

as you make your way through east palo alto.otorcycle crash earlier westbound 4 at bailey. it's been a slow ride already out of pittsburg to 242. a stall being cleared across the san mateo bridge in the westbound direction just past the toll plaza. you can see it's crowded there in the westbound direction as well. at the bay bridge toll plaza we've got our spider crawling across the camera. traffic is backed up past the 880 overcrossing it's been a slow ride on the eastshore freeway because of several earlier accidents. we've got lots of busy traffic and slowing. typical delays around the bay area right now. >> have we named the spider yet, frances? >> not yet. great idea. >> tweet us if you have any suggestions. >>> there's some bad news for tourists coming to san francisco next month. muni will be shutting cable cars along three lines for ten days. i should say shutting down. bus service will replace the cable cars starting friday the 13th. part of the rehab project with crews overhauling the hyde street cable car gear box. th

low to mid 80s for most of the east bay shore. fremont 88. still 100s in our east bai valleys.ook at the temperatures tonight, mid 50s to low 60s. boy, you're going to sleep good the next couple nights. temperatures below average sunday. look at that. we're back to average monday and then it gets kind of hot again starting wednesday and thursday. hi, sue. >> good morning. no friday light at the bay bridge. love the shot you showed us, mike. here is what's actually going on with the traffic jammed on at 5 morning. slow back to the macarthur maze and sluggish on the upper deck as you make your way into san francisco. it's not anymore miserable than usual. just note that it's not friday light there at all. fatal accident westbound 205 near macarthur. out there since about 4:00 this morning. investigation is continuing. traffic is stacked up on 205 back to i-5. that's about a three-mile backup. slow again at the 205 and 580 merge over the altamont pass. >> sue, thank you. >>> mark your calendars for apple's newest iphone. apple released the beta version of yesterday. apparently app

germany 15 the refugee crisis brings feelings of discontent in the east to critical matters. increasingly migrants are seen as competitors for both jobs and social benefits. 2000000000 euros of investment are helping the east to catch up with the west but at around 70 percent unemployment is still above the average in the west are eastern germans 2nd class citizens. without question to michelle or are eastern german 2nd class citizens the question that ma says when individuals go into a polling booth is whether they feel they are 2nd class citizens and saxony is the economically most successful eastern state and bats with the a if t. is likely to come out potentially as the strongest policy that's where the c.d.u. is now they're about there's a margin of 56 percent said you was ahead they're getting a bit more relaxed about it but what is a real race between going to michael c. do you posse region on the on the far right if t. so many feel 2nd class citizens and it's a generational question very much as well but if you look at a map of how much disposable income there is you

seen but the area of rainfall becomes just cloud and hardly any rain in east anglia and the south—easting. when that has gone, clearing this evening. when that has o . clearing this evening. when that has gone, in the cool air mass with the clear skies but also a few showers, especially in the north and west of scotla nd especially in the north and west of scotland and northern ireland and even north—west england overnight, we notice tonight that temperatures dip away. how is this for the of september? quite widely in single figures in the morning although there will be a lot of sunshine to start tomorrow. the showers get going quickly in northern and western scotland, some moving further south and east and they could be heavy and thundery in places. not many in south wales and southern england. it is cool behind that weather system that is here today, 21 degrees in the south—east, but most of us are well short of that. this is the big picture at the start of next week. high pressure close to the southern half of the uk and another system moving through scotla nd and another system mov

really it's a river we should be talking about if we want to say what does the modern middle east look like and the striking thing is this if britain had been concerned to preserve relations with france right through this to go she asian right through this process they failed because the french looked at sites because they looked to the baptists and they realized that they got much less than they had been promised by the british in sight fico we overlook these things but in a sense i think that saves vico reflects a failure of trying to negotiate a happy resolution of british and french territorial ambitions in the middle east britain came up with war and the french never forgave them. france had insisted on mosul in the fight. but had san remo they conceded it to britain despite the fact that it was known to be rich in oil. in the coup of turpin marker memes there are stores that are. dollar 1000000 the most sort of soil is because on that turkish but for the i'm company. keo. know if. it. fronts more territory in the in the south longest some of the old become the iraq syria it got m

to the south, south—east. a much warmer day for all. in the south—east side so it's certainly warming up across the board with temperatures probably best across the south and east. it looks like this fine spell will last, for many of us, until into next week. well, i think that's right. at the very least, one would expect if the government is going hello, you're watching newsday. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: cardinal george pell is to remain injail — australia's court of appeal dismisses the appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing children. italy's government in turmoil — the prime minister resigns, blaming deputy pm matteo salvini and his right—wing league party for the coalition‘s collapse. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: we investigate claims of exploitation and abuse from migrant workers who came to japan under a government—sponsored scheme. and — fancy a trip into space? virgin galactic says they'll be issuing boarding passes as soon

we talked about this little bit lower 2 approaching middle 90's going on the far east bay reaches east bay shoreline will get some lower 80's in here but mostly a 70's game 76 for oakland, 70 for san francisco in checks and about 87. we'll go with around 86 for san jose 76 for oakland in 74 san francisco coming up in a bit we'll check of that oakland a's forecast for you what's going on for this evening party sounds good. thank you dave. well, president trump continues his attack on major american cities earlier this week is focus was on baltimore. >>but at a rally on thursday, he took aim at san francisco. kron four's dan kerman reports the president also slammed governor newsome. >>california's homeless problem specifically in los angeles and san francisco once again the focus of attacks from the president. >>the conditions in nancy pelosi's once great city of san francisco are deplorable. >>deplorable. >>at a campaign rally in ohio thursday, the president also took aim at the governor over illegal immigration. >>people like that governor say come on up we'll give you health care com

we will have to start in the east bay, east contra costa county for antioch. highway 4 is affected by a crash near hill crest road. a motorcyclist hit the back of a pickup truck. the motorcycle is on fire. the rider is sitting by the bike and the fire department is there. sounds like a serious crash if you are in antioch over towards pittsburgh. on the freeway in pittsburgh, you are after the crash, you are seeing slowing on the way to concord. not as bad as it would be yet. a look at the solano county super commute, looks all right. 37, a little bit slow over to sanoma. carquinez and venetia bridge looks all right. this is okay through the bay bridge. metering lights are on and crowded. el it's almost a 15-minute wait if you are keeping time from the time you start at the end of the line here. >>> haening today, outrage in oak land over plans to clean up and clear out a homeless encampment. advocates are asking leaders not to force out the people in the curbside community. sara zendehnam is in oakland now she has the latest on what is happening. >> reporter:

east bay shrouded in clouds through 9:00. breaking out in sunshine around 11:00, mid 60s to mid 70s this afternoon. we'll start to see the sunshine in the north baby 9:00. upper 70s to near 80. san francisco stuck in the 50s through 9:00. low to mid 60s with partly cloudy conditions this afternoon. let's get back to frances. a busy morning on the roads. >>> busy morning and a new crash in san jose on northbound 87, this one at curtner. injuries might be there as well. we'll let you know how that affects traffic. sky 7 is live over a sig alert in hayward, eastbound 92 off the san mateo bridge. the two right lanes have been blocked all morning long. only one lane getting by. traffic is slow in the east bay direction. westbound also a little sluggish as you make your way to the toll plaza. southbound 680 jammed through walnut creek. it's heavy on southbound 242 that whole stretch, and then it's slow towards highway 24. this was due to an earlier brush fire that was visible on the free weigh. >> frances, thank you. >>> people are

winds coming to the south, south—east. a much warmer day for all.t's certainly warming up across the board with temperatures probably best across the south and east. welcome to bbc news. i'm mike embley. our top stories: australia's cardinal pell to remain injail as his appeal is dismissed. wildfires in the amazon at an all—time high — more than 70,000 fires across the region. president trump plays down fears of a recession but confirms he is considering tax cuts. and farmers in the uk warn that a no—deal brexit will cause severe disruption.

the south—east.ou see the temperatures no longer 33, it's closer to 23 or 24. and that's what marks the middle and indeed the end of the week, where we go into a period of atlantic—derived air, the jet stream kinking a trough there, quite a marked one too, just initially to the western side of the british isles but then gradually tumbling its way ever further towards the east and no longer do we sit on the warm side of the jet stream, we are very much in the firing line of a succession of low pressure areas firing their way, particularly towards the north—western quarter of the british isles. the high pressure for the second half of the week very much confined to the southern counties. so as we get on through thursday we'll find yet more wet and windy fare driving its way across the british isles, some brighter skies following on behind, but everybody just about at risk of a sharper burst of rain at some stage in proceedings. temperatures in the teens to the low 20s. not a great deal of difference on

kilometers of massive fortifications yet west berlin remained a magnet for those wanting to escape east germany at least $136.00 people were killed trying to get across that wall in total more than 600 people were killed trying to flee east germany the berlin wall stood for 28 years until 989 when a series of mass protests set off a chain of events that ultimately led to the opening of the front 2 year and the end of communism in central and eastern europe during that time dissidents and activists in east and west germany helped smuggle thousands of people across the inner german border our reporter christian caught up with one of them. the best thing about jail hartman says was being let out of his cell once a day to walk around inside a large wire cage as a young man he was held for months in a detention center van by the east german ministry of state security for trying to flee the country and for aiding others in their attempts to escape. so they didn't abuse us physically they called it corrosion it was a method they used to try and grind through hyper control isolation this inform

we're checking in on the east shore freeway.ave that hot spot eastbound and api in that clear now westbound looks great 17 minutes from crockett to the maze and still tracking some pretty smooth conditions on west 24 the macarthur and the nimitz so i like what i see with these numbers, we'll take a look at some more coming up james. >>all right very good robin, thank you 5.48 california is taking new steps now to help reduce concussions in youth football. the states trying to limit full-contact practices for youth football teams. we have kron four's gayle ong on that story. >>high school in martinez where we spoke to one football player who's a recent graduate and the football coach both say here are pros and cons to the new law 19 year-old mike read details as his favorite part of football rides well playing the game pretty much is around you. >>like a brother and pretty much. governor gavin newsom signed a law wednesday limiting full-contact practices. >>to 30 minutes per day twice a week me contact in my we spent like $1000 a

the anniversary of the building of the berlin wall a firsthand account of the speech being communist east germany despite a guardian angel that lied i knew there were alarms or guard it was until it was like i saw a fin a piece of wire stretched from the bridge close to bridge post if i touched it would have gone off and they would have immediately fired shots. and the let's hear it for the left to use in a world designed for right handed people today is the day to close the triumphs and the struggles of the world's left handers front and center. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program hong kong airport has canceled all remaining flights for the rest of the day after another mass sit in by pro-democracy demonstrators thousands of protesters have returned to the airport for ace. 2nd straight day they are angry about the increasingly forceful response by police which demonstrators have condemned as excessive now hong kong's chief executive kerry lam is warning that the city is on quote a road of no return if the escalating violence is not brought under control the chief executives responsibi

the sun has started to come up. 76 in the east bay hills.ve in the valley, that's where it's coolest. mid 50s to mid 60s. in the hills, in the 70s already. noon we're already looking for ac. 82 to 94 away from the coast.

. —— that weather front further east. —— that weather front further east.emperatures no longer 33, closer to 23 or 24. and that what's marks the middle and indeed the end of the week where we go intoa indeed the end of the week where we go into a period of atlantic derived air, thejet go into a period of atlantic derived air, the jet stream thinking go into a period of atlantic derived air, thejet stream thinking a trough there quite a marked 12, just to the western side of the british isles and then gradually tumbling its way of a further towards the east and no longer do we sit on the warm side of the jet stream, we are very much in the firing line of a succession of low pressure areas firing their way, particularly towards the north—western quarter of the british isles, i have pressure for the second half of the we very much confined to the southern counties. says we get on through will find yet more wet and windy fair driving its way across the british isles, some brighter skies following on behind, but everybody just about at risk of a sharper burst of

to east.t will take until the afternoon to reach east anglia and the south—east. it will clear for the north of ireland and scotland with some heavy showers but really quite windy for many of us. look at these gusts— up to about 30—45 mph. the strongest winds around the irish sea coast. temperatures will be fairly irrelevant really where you have that cloud, rain and wind. 19 or 20 celsius. into the weekend this area of low pressure will stick around. some rain across the south—east into saturday and that will clear. showers predominantly in northern and western areas but it will to stay very windy over the weekend. for many there will be some sunny spells but i have the black wind arrows on here to give you an idea that it is unusually windy, guts potentially up to 50 mph, particularly on sunday. goodbye. hello, this is business live from bbc news with victoria fritz and sally bundock. retail titans alibaba and walmart get ready to unveil their their latest numbers — amid the shadow of the tr

there is that rain working into south—east england, probably getting into a good part of east anglialand and wales but the threat of a few showers in the west, showers continuing to feed in on the blustery winds in scotland and northern ireland, overnight temperatures between 11—14 degrees. on sunday, there is this wave on the weather front to start with, bringing rain to east anglia and south—east england. that will clear out of the way, and with low pressure close by to the north—west of scotland, again, this is where we will see the lion's share of the showers on sunday, some of them turning heavy and thundery, and showers getting in at times to north—west england, northern wales, a few showers down towards south—west wales and south—west england, the driest weather probably across the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, once we have lost the threat of the early morning rain. into monday, the area of low pressure that has been with us through the weekend will drift closer to norway. we still have weather fronts tucking in across parts of scotland and northern ireland bringi

crazy enough to try to jump over the wall from the west to the east. hit us not i was broke. the wall jumper is about germans from both sides trying to overcome the border. mr who was in his mid forty's and on welfare 1st came to the attention of the police when with a running start from the west he jumped the wall heading east the guards of the other german states arrested as a border violator he wore out his interrogators who wanted to know why he hadn't used a border crossing by pointing out time and again that he lived right across the way and had taken the only direct path over the wall when the book came out in 1902 the wall was already part of people's d.n.a. hardly anyone here believed that east and west germany would we unified and most people didn't even want them to be in the wall. weaves together political analysis and report ties with his own youthful adventures and his complicated friendships with germans from both sides the book proved to be prophetic it will take us longer to tear down the wall in our heads than any record company will

teach mid east. it provides educational resources for the middle east, targeted mainly toward secondary schools to students and teachers. please visit us on our website. www.mepc.org and our teach mid east program at www.teachmideast.org. this program is being live streamed on our website. so i'm pleased to welcome all of you who have joined us online. the conference proceedings will be posted in video and transcript form on our website, as will a recap of the discussion. an edited transcript of the program will be published in the next issue of our journal "middle east policy." let me now briefly introduce our panelists. we will begin the program with mr. tom litman, an adjunct collar with the middle east institute and the former middle east bureau chief of "the washington post." our next speaker will be ms. dana stroll, a senior fellow at the washington institute for near east policy and a former professional staff member for the senate foreign relations committee. welcome. and finally, my long-ter

as you move into the east bay, low to upper 80s. tonight, look at the cloud cover out there and low to upper 50s. a few degrees cooler than this morning. my accuweather seven-day forecast, we stay below average tomorrow, friday, saturday. temperatures rebound back to average on sunday. forget that, let's keep going and get even holter monday and tuesday. frances. >>> mike, we've got traffic alerts in a couple spots. one is coming off the san mateo bridge. a sig alert has been issued. you can see for headlights moving eastbound, they'll approach the sig alert crash. it's eastbound 92 at clawiter. apparently a tow truck went off the embankment to the side t. two right lanes whether be blocked. they don't know when it will reopen at this point. the dumbarton bridge could be an alternate. also highway 29 at zinfandel lane, highway 29 is closed in both directions. your alternate is silverado trail. apparently there's an accident with injuries and the car caught on fire and now they're saying possibly the fence caught on fire. it's going

>>in east oakland earlier this morning. it looks like firefighters are getting the upper hand now we just saw that in the live update from kron four's will tran will get more updates from him. throughout the morning as well as some of the other official sources that we have here in our studios as well and make sure you download the kron on. >>an app that way you can stay connected you can get push alerts sent directly to your phone and any updates that we the weather's perfect... family is all together and we switched to geico; saved money on our boat insurance. how could it get any better than this? dad, i just caught a goldfish! there's no goldfish in this lake. it's pure gold. we're gonna be rich... we're gonna be rich! it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. >>welcome back to the kron 4 morning news the time now 8.41 you're looking at video from a fire that is still burning in oakland, a 3 alarm fire burning at an art work space said 9.76 23th avenue. our between jingle town and the fruitvale district w

crazy enough to try to jump over the wall from the west to the east. the wall is about germans from both sides trying to overcome the border. mr cobb who was in his mid forty's and welfare 1st came to the attention of the police when with a running start from the west he jumped the wall heading east the guards of the other german state arrested as a border violator he wore out his interrogators who wanted to know why he hadn't used a border crossing by pointing out time and again that he lived right across the way and had taken the only direct path over the wall when the book came out in 1902 the wall was already part of people's d.n.a. hardly anyone here believed that east and west germany would agree unified and most people didn't even want them to win the war. weaves together political analysis and report taj with his own youthful adventures and his complicated friendships with germans from both sides the book proved to be prophetic it will take us longer to tear down the wall in our heads than any wrecking company will need for. the wall we can see

the high tweens, perhaps 20 or 21, across the south—east.from the south—west. it will still have further fronts affecting scotland and northern ireland. perhaps more cloud here with outbreaks of rain. 00:12:03,105 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 more of a breeze, too. those winds generally lighter further south and east, thanks to that area of high pressure. but the air still on the cool side but perhaps a little below average. again, the low to mid team celsius in the north. good morning. welcome to breakfast with steph mcgovern and jon kay. our headlines today: intensifying talks with the eu — the government promises negotiations with the eu twice a week from now on in the hope of securing a brexit deal. the risk of breast cancer when taking hrt during the menopause can last years longer than previously thought,

the high tweens, perhaps 20 or 21, across the south—east.ecting scotland and northern ireland. perhaps more cloud here with outbreaks of rain. more of a breeze, too. those winds generally lighter further south and east, thanks to that area of high pressure. but the air still on the cool side but perhaps a little below average. again, the low to mid team celsius in the north. high teens further south. and as we head into next week, it looks like high—pressure wants to build in and with those temperatures returning closer 00:12:21,270 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 to the seasonal norm. welcome to bbc news — my name's mike embley. our top stories: more than three weeks after a clampdown in indian—administerd kashmir. a bbc investigation uncovers allegations of brutal beatings and torture by soldiers. the british parliament prepares for a brexit showdown. mps say they'll make their move next week to stop borisjohnson suspending the commons. colombia's president vows to hunt down farc rebel commanders who are calling on followers to take up arms after