what happened when a bbc team faced the volcanic fury of mount etna in sicily.e're on the ground in china's xingiang province — with the so—called people's war on terror. recent attacks here have all been local and low—tech, a handful of young farmers armed only with knives. and a new network of national parks for chile as the government there receives an unprecedented private donation of land. hello. in a very, very unusual move, britain's communications intelligence agency has gone on the record to deny allegations from the white house that it helped carry out surveillance on donald trump during the us election campaign. the gchq statement says the allegations are "complete and utter nonsense, utterly ridiculous and should be ignored." the president and his spokesman are still unrepentant about his unproven claim that trump tower was wire—tapped on the orders of president obama, even though the republican speaker of the house and an influential senate committee have also declared it didn't happen. here's our north america editorjon sopel. bagpipes playing. sai

what happened when a bbc team faced the volcanic fury of mt etna, in sicily.e on the ground in china's xinjiang province, with the so—called people's war on terror. recent attacks here have all been local and low—tech, a handful of young farmers armed only with knives. the art of getting inked. a new exhibit celebrates tattoos through the years, and the mark they have left on british culture. hello. in a very, very unusual move, britain's communications intelligence agency has gone = on donald trump during the us election campaign. the gchq statement says the allegations are complete and utter nonsense, utterly ridiculous, and should be ignored. about his unproven claim that trump tower was wire—tapped on the orders of president obama, even though the republican speaker it didn't happen. here is our north america editorjon sopel. bagpipes playing. st patrick's day is being celebrated in washington but donald trump does not seem to be enjoying the luck of the irish, as his problems pile up. remember his claim in a series of tweets that barack obama had tapped h

this is the moment a bbc crew and a group of tourists were caught in the blast on mount etna in sicilyto bbc news. outside source is off the air this week due to the clocks going forward in the usa. we'll be bringing you world news the government has rejected a call for a second referendum prime minister theresa may said the government's focus needs to be ' on securing the best brexit deal for the uk — and only after that can the scottish people judge whether they want to be part of it or not. on monday, scotland's first minister called for a referendum in the autumn of 2018 or the spring of the following year. she said the decision was a democratic no to this... hope not fear. no to this... rubbish! no to this... and even no to talks about a referendum — at least not now. we should be working together, not pulling apart. we should be working together, to get that right deal for scotland, that right dealfor the uk. so as i say, that is myjob as prime minister, and so for that reason, i say to the snp, now is not the time. the prime minister's westminster message deliberately timed to l

today arraignment was scheduled for the defendant sicily hanson more than a year after investigatorsfound illegal furs for sale in her store. >> abc 7 news reporter vic lee is in the newsroom with the story, vic? >> dan, sicily hanson was charged with nine misdemeanor counts of attempt to sell parts of endangered animals. this crime does not rise to the level of a felony but the d.a. says it is nevertheless is a serious crime. she had a back room operation in the store where she sold illegal items to discreet clients. the store owner sicily hanson came to court hoping charges would be dropped. >> i'm a preservationest, not a mucher. >> reporter: the raid happened in february of last year after an undercover operation here at the vintage clothing store decades of fashion. federal and state game wardens seized 150 items, which they determined were from eng dangda animals. >> leopard, jaguar, endangered toured turtles. >> reporter: hanson appeared for arraignment and said

sicily will return next month. if convicted she faces up to four years in prison and a fine of $45,000. >>> a san francisco homeowner is seeking landmark status for her beloved redwood tree got support. the forestry council says the 50-year-old tree meets the criteria to be a landmark. mary j planted the redwood in the russian hill neighborhood in honor of her husband and two children that died in a plane crash in 1962. she says she wants the tree to be preserved after she is gone. >> i knew they had to see the beauty and the inspiration. a magnificent tree in the heart of the city. >> some neighbors oppose the designation saying they are concerned about the safety if large branches should fall from the one hundred foot free. the board of supervisors will make a final decision within the next couple of months. >> back now to the snow in the sierra. higher elevations. a couple of feet of new snow on the highways. train controls in effect over most mountain passes. the storm is expected to last right on through the w

what ha ppened—when a bbc team of mount etna in sicily. i'm susannah streeter.siness: trading accusations. chancellor merkel heads to the white house amid growing us complaints that german business isn't playing fair. plus — a yawning hole in our finances — why lack of sleep could be wiping billions off the global economy:~ ”ww" hello. we begin with president trump's claim that barack obama's administration placed trump tower under surveillance during last year's election campaign. committee have now said they see no indications that this ever happened, while the chairmen of the house intelligence committee have also said they don't believe mr trump's allegation. and britain's communications ifieellifififife éfiéfiffi ' f " f 7, f " " gchq, said the suggestion that it wiretapped donald trump during the election campaign were "utterly ridiculous" and "should be ignored". from washington, our correspondent tulip mazumder reports. as presidentjohn‘s st patrick's day celebrations got under way, minus a green tie, another controversy looms large. his tweets from a couple of

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today arraignment was scheduled for the defendant sicily hanson more than a year after investigators say they found illegal furs for sale in her store. >> abc 7 news reporter vic lee is in the newsroom with the story, vic? >> dan, sicily hanson was charged with nine misdemeanor counts of attempt to sell parts of endangered animals. this crime does not rise to the level of a felony but the d.a. says it is nevertheless is a serious crime. she had a back room operation in the store where she sold illegal items to discreet clients. the store owner sicily hanson came to court hoping charges would be dropped. >> i'm a preservationest, not a mucher. >> reporter: the raid happened in february of last year after an undercover operation here at the vintage clothing store decades of fashion. federal and state game wardens seized 150 items, which they determined were from eng dangda animals. >> leopard, jaguar, endangered toured turtles. >> reporter: hanson appeared for arraignment and said she had no attorney and planed to defend herself and she was innocent. hanson showed me a photograph of he

what happened when a bbc team faced the volcanic fury of mount etna in sicily. here have all been local and low—tech, a handful of young farmers armed only with knives. and a new network of national parks for chile as the government there receives an unprecedented private donation of land.

and what happened when a bbc team faced the volcanic fury of mount etna in sicily.bbc london a man dies at a construction site manchester united have though i only place in the quarterfinals of the europa league. find out if they get past ross dolph at old trafford. —— ross dolph. good evening. theresa may has signalled that she would refuse permission for a referendum on scottish independence before the uk leaves the european union. the prime minister said the current focus needed to be on securing the best brexit deal for all of the the uk. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said it was democratically unacceptable to block scotland's right to choose and that history might look back on today as "the day the fate of the union was sealed". our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the growing tensions between the two leaders. no to this. and even no to talks about a referendum. at least, not now. we should be working together, not pulling apart. together to get that right deal for scotland, that rights deal for the uk. so i say that's myjob as prime m

several tourists and a bbc camera crew have been caught up in a volcanic eruption on mount etna in sicily. some people suffered minor injuries. all have now been moved to safety. for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. theresa may rejects calls for a scottish independence referendum before brexit. we'll have the latest on the stand—off between westminster and holyrood. the newly re—elected dutch prime minister says the voters rejected the wrong kind of populism in this week's election. and thousands of school children across the uk have been taking part in the bbc‘s school report news day. we'll bring you the highlights at 8.30pm. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, will perry. the headlines this evening: a former british cyclist has told the bbc that he broke the sport's rules by secretly injecting himself with vitamins when riding for team sky. ruby walsh rides four winners on day three of the cheltenham festival, including victory on nichols canyon in the feature, the

there was a narrow escape for tourists on mount etna in sicily, when it unexpectedly erupted — ten peoplee team was pelted with. boilingereckg it's the third time in just under three weeks that etna has erupted. the bbc‘s science correspondent, it must have been pretty terrifying. it was extremely etna is one of the world's active volcanos but we got first—hand experience of it. we were there filming the lava flow slowly snaking down the mountain. it is normally considered very safe. why mountain. it is normally considered very safe. - why there were very safe. that's why there were tourists there, too, taking a look but all of a sudden there was a first explosion that went up as stea m. first explosion that went up as steam. that didn't seem too - but steam. that didn't seem too bad but the second explosion through up the boiling rocks, you have to remember that magna is more than 1,000 degrees celsius in temperature. boulders coming up and steam and eve ryo ne boulders coming up and steam and everyone started to run but you couldn't see. it was almost a total wipe—out because of the sce

. >>> you could go across the atlantic, how about a trip to the island of sicily? have you guys seen this? mountain etna, europe's most active volcano putting on a show for people out there. no sdanger to any towns. always a great site to see. >> i may have to go to sicily to check it out. >> every time i go to hawaii, i've been there times, i always say i should go check out the volcanoes. >> i have. i went to check them out and it's really wonderful but kind of scary at the same time. >> i imagine. i've never been to hawaii. honestly these pictures are so good from around the wormd. >> you feel safer here? >> a little bit. >> what about that lava? you have a snap account do you? we are talking about snapchat because it's officially on the new york stock exchange ticker and i want to give you a live look now at the board here. the dow jones is down 40 points but the actual price of snap, the parent company of snapchat has jumped up. now the initial public offering wus priced $17 a share. right now it's trading at 24 $24, $seven higher. the cofounders will retain c

air above fl the scale of the lava 200 metres into the air above sicilé, the scale of the eruption sicily an expert on —— unexpected and ten people were injured. among them was our very correspondent. we were filming a lava flow. tourists had come to see it as well. the lava is it so slow—moving it is usually considered safe then this happened. the hot rocks mixed with and ice causing a massive snow and ice causing a massive explosion. our camerawoman filmed as rocks fell and were held up into the rocks fell and were heldu o into.the! we ran for rocks fell and were heldu o into.the! we ranfor our rocks fell and were heldu o into.the! we ran for our lives. many were air. we ran for our lives. many were hit. there were cuts, burnt and bruises but amazingly nothing worse. as you 0k? just sit down. eruptions at etna are frequent but incidents like this involving people are rare. was the most dangerous events it was the most dangerous events experienced by this 30 year career expert. what happened is really only just starting to sink in. look at this, this hole was made by one of the incredibl

a bbc crew and severaljournalists had to run for cover when they were caught on mt etna, in sicily, as it erupted. etna has been active for a few days, but the scale of this ten people were injured. activists say at least a0 people have been killed in north—west syria, where a mosque was hit by an airstrike duringeven% - -. the british—based syrian observatory for human rights says the mosque was in a village held by anti—government rebels. an estimated 20 million people in britain have at least one tattoo. it is an industry reported to be worth £100 million a year, and now a new exhibition at the national maritime museum, cornwall, hopes to persuade visitors to see body art as fine art. our arts editor will gompertz has been to falmouth to take a look. tattoos, as you know, are all the rage nowadays. there is more choice than ever. you've got the geometric, all—over design, the star wars stormtropper, and of course, your classic love heart. do you know what, lal, i'm as pleased as punch with that. thanks very much. you're welcome. back in the late ‘70s, lal hardy made his living tatto

>>> check out the red hot lava spewing from mount etna on sicily. europe's active volcano.ruptions can stretch for weeks at this point, italian authorities say the current activity is not a danger to nearby communities. what a sight. >> yes. back in the country, unbelievable numbers here. company behind two of america's biggest jewelry stores, kay and jared facing class action lawsuit brought by get this nearly 69,000 current and former femaleemployees. allegations of harassment and discrimination going back nearly ten years. here is abc's lindsey janice. >> reporter: the ad famously encourage customers to appreciate the women in their lives. >> he went to jared. >> reporter: the company behind the kay and jared jewelry chain accused of demeaning female employees. according to newly released sworn statements, in addition to the central claims of discrimination in pay and promotion, more than 100 ex-employees, also claimed inappropriate behavior by company executives including groping women to exchange sex for career advancement. one former employee saying, an executive call

likely return to power — after seeing off the challenge of geert wilders. eruption on mount etna in sicilyo, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. for the second time in two months, federaljudges have blocked president trump's attempt to impose a travel ban on six mainly muslim countries. earlier this month, the white house issued a new travel order which removed some of the more contentious elements from the first one. - but two judges, one from hawaii another from maryland, took the unusual step of referring back to the president's comments during the election campaign — evidence they said that his order was still designed to discriminate against muslims. donald] trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown on muslims entering the united states, until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on! later in the campaign, mr. trump backed away from his call for a total muslim ban. but thejudge in hawaii appears to conclude that mr. trump's true motivations lie in those earlier remarks. at a rally in nashville the president said the rulin

. >>> now to a scare on sicily's mt. etna.entists investigating recent eruptions were injured when magma spewing from the volcano hit the snow and that caused an explosion. abc news reporter alex stone has the details. >> reporter: one of the awful wonders of the ancient world now pu bursting to modern life. mt. etna spewing scalding lava, molten rock shooting almost 200 feet into the air. at least ten people were slightly injured when the lava flow called magma ran into frozen snow, causing an explosion. fragments of rock rained down on the terrified sight seers, according to the italian news agency ansa, four people were hospitalized but their injuries are not serious. rebeck rah morell was there. >> one small explosion sending a plume of white steam up into the air. we thought that seems strange and seconds later it was a second huge explosion, sending boiling rocks, boulders, steam up into the air and if it goes up t has to come back down again, so everyone started to run. >> reporter: mt. etna is one of the world's most a

. >> reporter: sicily owns decades of fashion on haight street. she is charged with nine misdemeanor counts for sale of items from an endangered species. >> i do not have pelts and i am hardly a poacher. >> reporter: she considers herself a historian of vintage items. she said she didn't know about a change in the law affecting various garments in her store. >> no intention to break the law. >> the legislation was pass in the january of 2016. basically it says the possession of a body part of an endangered species for sale with the intent of sale is against the law. >> reporter: an anonymous tip about possible illegal fur sales led them to the store. >> they he found a $4500 coat, a leopard coat. that was followed by a search warrant to recover 150 items. >> sthemd items were decades old. the district attorney said they included the furs of cheetahs and jaguars. she surrendered. >> reporter: today she did not enter a plea. the arraignment was postponed. she is due back in court on april 17th. nbc bay area news. >>> there might be more victims. tha

laura: some stunning pictures coming from the italian island of sicily.edna has erupted for the first time this year. it's one of the most active volcanoes in the world and have been largely dormant for the last two years. it sprang to life, spewing lava. orange law the -- is last major eruption was back in 1992. let's get some business news for you. kate moody is here in the studio. another recordbreaker on wall street. the dow jones hitting 21,000 for the first time ever, of over 300 points since the opening bell. it appears to be stemming from the positive tone by donald trump in his address to congress on tuesday. some were disappointed by lack of details on tax reform and deregulation. we are seeing record highs for the three major indices in new dow continuing to outperform, climbing 1000 points in just 25 sessions. that would be a record-setting pace if it closes at those levels that we've been seeing now. the nasdaq and s&p also a very trading of mcdonnell shares halted while investors meeting takes place. as trading lines down in york, we will ke

tourist narrow skipper on mount edna in sicily when it unexpectedly arrested. 10 people were injuredbc news crew was filming at the time. molten rock shot 200 feet into the air and caused a shower of debris. is the third time in under three weeks that aetna has arrested. bbc science correspondent rebecca morelle was there with this report. >> i was with the bbc group filming a lava flow from a recent spate of volcanic activity. snowhe law the mixed with causing a first a small explosion -- lava mixed with snow at first causing the small explosion, then a larger one. it pelted us with rocks and boulders and steam. everyone ran trying to reach the snowmobiles. to get to safety. with cuts andleft burns and bruises. >> have you seen the others? >> a guide suffered a dislocated shoulder. a volcanologist with is that it was the worst incident he had experienced during his 30 year career, and that we were lucky that no one was left serious injuries. dramatict aetna's corruption, the third in three weeks. you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program -- congao

mt etna has burst into life, spitting molten lava nearly 200 metres into the sky above sicily.s unexpected, and there was a narrow escape for visitors. ten people were injured. and a bbc film crew was filming there at the time, among them our science correspondent rebecca morelle. it is one of the world's most active vulcanoes, and for the last few weeks, mt etna has been erupting again. we were filming a lava flow that had formed overnight. tourists had come to see it, too. the lava is so slow—moving it is usually considered safe. then this happened. explosion. the hot rocks mixed with snewfan—‘tezausmg a massive explosion. our camerawoman, rachel price, filmed as rocks, boulders and steam were hurled up into the air. we ran for our lives. many were hit. you ok? stag down. just sit down. eruptions at etna are frequent. but incidents like this, involving people, are rare. in his 30—year career. we have made it back down the mountain, and what happened is only really just starting to sink in. look at this. this hole was made by one of the incredibly hot pieces of volcanic rock t

the lava flow lit up the skies as well over sicily.fficials say nearby towns are not in any danger. etna is the tallest volcano in europe at nearly 11,000 feet. >> what a cool sight to look at. >> it is. >>> another mardi gras braid horror under investigation. >> police say a 73-year-old driver rammed into members of a high school band in gulf shores, alabama. 12 injured. three accident. this came just days after police in new orleans say a drunk driver injured more than two dozen people at a mardi gras parade there. >>> in texas, the manhunt is under way for a suspect in a deadly shoot-out with two houston police officers. a second suspect was killed when gunfire broke out early yesterday afternoon. the area was put on lockdown for a few hours. one officer is in critical condition with a bullet lodged near his spine. the other was shot in the foot. >>> and there was some dramatic testimony in florida from a 73-year-old retired police officer accused of killing a man in a movie theater. curtis reeves is hoping to avoid being tried on a

for the third day, sicily's mt. etna is spewing lava high into the air. the volcano yesterday unleashed a powerful explosion. tourists, reporters and scientists watching the volcano. they had to run to escape the barrage. no one seriously hurt, fortunately. officials have ordered people to stay away from the riskier areas of mount etna. >>> a bipartisan push on capitol hill to call president trump's wiretapping claim against president obama false. can t white house not backing down at all. >> reporter: on this st. patrick's day -- >> i really love ireland. >> reporter: president trump may need the luck of the irish to defend his unsubstantiated claim that president obama wiretapped him. >> i've been reading about things. >> reporter: but not from the cia, the fbi or any other intelligence agency at the president's did posal. >> i read a "new york times" article where they were talking about wiretapping. >> reporter: "the new york times" never reported president obama ordered wiretapping of trump tower. the president now says wiretapping meant surveillance

it's located on the east coast of sicily, italy. >> that's dramatic. also look at this, in hawaii, check out this new video. the spectacular footage was taken at mt. kilauea. if you look really closely, you can see the heat waving off the magma and other points it actually hardening into rock. >> boy, it's mesmerizing, isn't it? this volcano on the big island has been regularly erupting since 1983. but boy, that is something else, isn't it? >> creation is a beautiful thing right there. >>> world news went to david muir is coming up next. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. >> we'll bring you live coverage of president trump's address to congress at 6:00 p.m. >> we'll see you then. >>> tonight, several breaking stories. first, president trump. just a short time from now addressing congress and the country. we have new reporting. what he'll say about obamacare, national security and the breaking headline involving immigration. is president trump ready to compromise? with an immigration reform bill. will the dreamers get a path to citizenship?

from some stunning pictures to show you from mount etna in sicily, interrupting for the first time thisof the most active in the world but it's been largely dormant for two years and it started erupting on tuesday morning. the corruption scandal rocking south korea has widened beyond politics. the future of the country's biggest business, samsung, is in question after prosecutors said its air is to be charged with bribery and embezzlement. the scandal has led to the impeachment of the country's president, macro korean, and in a moment we will hear about the potential impact on samsung but firstjamie potential impact on samsung but first jamie mitchell looks at the background to the charges. leej lee j young, leej young, billionaire vice—chairman of samsung, the world's biggest maker of mobile devices. since his father suffered a heart attack in 201a he has been de fa cto heart attack in 201a he has been de facto boss heart attack in 201a he has been de fa cto boss of heart attack in 201a he has been de facto boss of not only the electronics giant but also the entire family run samsung g

this video shows huge amounts of magma oozing from the mountain in sicily italy.ed twice in the last month. >> beautiful but glad we're just looking at a picture. >> it really is beautiful to watch that lava creep in from a distance. let's look outside and check the roads. looking live on the schuylkill expressway approaching spring garden. that's your eastbound track on your right headed towards center city. we are looking good this morning. no big weather related prob less. you'll see some sunshine today. vine street expressway approaching the schuylkill no overnight construction, no delays. looking good this morning on the vine and to top you off mass transit is looking good, also, today you have. >> all right there karen. on the big board we are dressing the kids a little bit on the bundled side this morning. light to moderate jacket works. 48 degrees by 6 o'clock and 47 by 8 o'clock. partly cloudy, cool on the bus stop on the breezes are starting to pick up coming down out of the north and they have kind of arrived in philadelphia so a little breezy out there

the strong winds are battering parts of sicily and malta and will head down to the coast of libya, western western turkey, as this low pressure continues to track east. it settles down across spain and portugal meanwhile. hello, this is outside source. these are the main stories here in the bbc news room. wikilea ks are the main stories here in the bbc news room. wikileaks has published documents which it says contain details of hacking methods used by the cia. after a long silence, the us state department has held its first press conference since president trump took office. barbara plett usher was there. she will be here live to tell us what was said. japan says north korea has entered a new stage of threat, since it launched four ballistic missiles towards the sea of japan. we'll do a bbc reality check on whether that can be said to be true. and in outside source sport. it's been a chastening evening for arsenal. thrashed at home by bayern munich in the champions league. not long since they were thrashed at bayern munich in much the same fashion.

one of the world's most active volcanoes in sicily came back to life overnight...after months of little activity... mount etna erupted for the first time in two years showing the stunning show of light and lava... it began on monday and tapered off by tuesday night. the fiery, nighttime display of this powerful volcano was certainly impressive. last weather and goodbye skye: the secret is out. for decades, your organization stayed in the shadows, hiding the truth. but now we know -- they're among us. heroes... ...and monsters. the world is full of wonders. [ indistinct conversations ] thanks, bernie. you bet. ace, come and get it. what do you say we go out to your aunt mindy's this weekend? you and kisha can swim in the pond. sure. you know, you got a birthday coming up in a couple of months. who's your favorite? i'm okay. hey.

mount etna, on the italian island of sicily, has been largely dormant for the past two years. the volcano‘s latest eruptions began on monday evening. authorities have reported no danger to the nearby towns and there has been no disruption to air traffic. its eruptions can last days or even weeks — the last major one was in 1992. a day for the daffodils, especially those in wales. there isn't a huge amount of sunshine on offer for the daffodils in south wales and southern england at the moment. plenty of cloud, some outbreaks of rain gradually edging further north. increasing cloud in wales, the midlands and east anglia. still some sunny spells. there are some showers around, especially north east england and western scotland. it doesn't feel much like spring out there, with single figure temperatures for most. the most active weather tonight will be in england and wales. you can see wet weather feeding north and strong winds developing. very gusty around wales, the bristol channel. along the south coast and inland you could sit 40 the south coast and inland you could sit a0 or

mount etna, on the italian island of sicily, has been largely dormant for the past two years.no danger to the nearby towns and there has been no disruption to air traffic. its eruptions can last days or even weeks — the last major one was in 1992. a day for the daffodils, especially those in wales. there isn't a huge amount of sunshine on offer for the daffodils in south wales and southern england at the moment. plenty of cloud, some outbreaks of rain gradually edging further north. increasing cloud in wales, the midlands and east anglia. still some sunny spells. there are some showers around, especially north

this is sicily and mt. etna, the most active and largest volcano erupted. and it also created some injuries. take a look at this visual coming out of the volcano. this is incredible. you have to see this, as well. a bbc reporter was caught amongst the hurling lava and rock and that was the scene that unfolded in front of them. ten people injured including this person here holding the camera. >> unbelievable. wow. derek van dam, thank you so much. another hour of "cnn newsroom" straight ahead for you. stay with us. verizon. (mic thuds) uh, sorry. it's unlimited without compromising reliability, on the largest, most advanced 4g lte network in america. (thud) uh... sorry, last thing. it's just $45 per line. forty. five. (cheering and applause) and that is all the microphones that i have. (vo) unlimited on verizon. 4 lines, just $45 per line. ways wins. especially in my business. with slow internet from the phone company, you can't keep up. you're stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars until someone else scoops your story. switch to comcast business.

etna in sicily, has begun erupting for the third time in three weeks. >> yeah, but the lava flow whichith snow caused a massive explosion of super heated steam injouring eight people including tourists and a bbc tv crew on the scene. among them was science correspondent rebecca morelle. >> it's one of the world's most active volcanoes. for the last few weeks, mount etna has been erupting again. we were filming a lava flow that had formed overnight. tourists had come to see it, too. the lava so slow moving, it's usually considered safe. then this happened. the hot rocks mixed with snow and ice causing a massive explosion. our camera woman, rachel price, filmed as rocks, boulders and steam were hurled up into the air. we ran for our lives. many were hit. and there were cuts, burns and bruises, but amazingly nothing worse. >> you okay? you okay? just sit down. >> eruptions at etna are frequent, but incidents like this involving people are rare. a volcanologist said it was the most dangerous event he had experienced in his 30-year career. we've made it back down the mountain, and what happ

check autria: sicily, tracking a huge ash cloud as mount aetna continued to a rapt during the night. the good news is that no one is in any danger but airports are having to change plans. the cloud of ash could ground international flights. larry: look at this, lightning tearing through the sky last night in missouri. getting pounded with a severe weather outbreak, a dozen vehicles and a semi truck were blown off interstate 55 after a tornado was spotted in the area. scary moments. veronica: it really is. autria: you have been saying that that is the same system that will bring us the storm? not that severe. it will be taking the edge off the system later today in our area, but 1:00, 2:00, we will start to see that line really coming together. is so warm sunshine. never too early to talk about this storm. if you are in your home, you have got your stormwatch 7 at -- , if you see it, stay inside. if it's a tornado warning, you don't want to leave. get to the safest place, your basement. in your car folks think you can stay under an underpass, but that's not a good area. the best thing

the store owner sicily hanson came to court hoping charges would be dropped. >> i'm a preservationest, not a mucher. >> reporter: the raid happened in february of last year after an undercover operation here at the vintage clothing store decades of fashion. federal and state game wardens seized 150 items, which they determined were from eng dangda animals. >> leopard, jaguar, endangered toured turtles. >> reporter: hanson appeared for arraignment and said she had no attorney and planed to defend herself and she was innocent. hanson showed me a photograph of her mother wearing a leopard skin coat, the kind of item she said was part of her collection and which she presumed was legal. >> anything done before 1972 was considered vintage. >> reporter: in court, the judge advised her to get an attorney. she said she would. the arraignment was postponed. he says the law is simple. >> the section of a body part of an endangered spes scies to selo against the law. >> reporter: he said it would be okay for her to own them but adds it was for sale. >> the warden was actually able to try a leopar

mount etna, on the italian island of sicily, has been largely dormant for the past two years.nger to nearby towns. etna's eruptions can last days or even weeks — the last major one was in 1992. it was pretty spectacular. do not get too close. shall we take a quick look at president trump rehearsing last night? here he is in the back of his car. i do this before some of my performances. i like to get the head movement in. like that, a bit of that. what do you think? i do this when i'm about to tell the children. she was quite into that. her daughter had written part of that speech according to you, no doubt she was very congratulatory. there is something serious about that, there is the president wanting to get this right and you have to think that somebody in the oval office got him and said what we are doing so far is not working in terms of broadening our appeal. the bay still loves us but we are not reaching other people and we are getting hammered in terms of review of how we are presenting cell. the president himself gave himself a c for communication. that is the preside

etna lighting up the skies on the eastern coast of sicily.howing no signs of stopping right now. just spewing orange. the orange fountain of lava is continuing to aoe representater. no danger to the surrounding communities. they are safe. as for some controlled feed now. ocean beach, come on, baby, light fire. probably shouldn't have gone for that line. recreational fire season is will resume after a four month hiatus. grab the graham crackers and marshmallows and let's make some s'mores. it is all first come, first served. >> you read it like such a news guy. colorado may be poised to take its legalized marijuana law one step further allowing private clubs where people can smoke. colorado state senate committee last night approved the measure to allow indoor pot smoking at approved clubs. food and beverages would not be allowed. it has to be approved by the full state senate and colorado house of representatives. >> the supreme court will take on a transgender bathroom space despite the guidance on that very herb. the advertises will be hear

. >> reporter: sicily hansen allowed cameras into a special area in the back of her vintage san francisco clothing store. she says where certain vintage furs and other items are stored because of concern about theft and rough handling. >> if you are serious and not yanking my clothes, and you have a budget, you're allowed in the back room. you don't have a secret handshake. >> reporter: she says there's nothing underhanded about her clothing and knew what was fair to sell. >> the known rule was always, pre-72. >> reporter: after receiving an anonymous tip about possibly illegal fur sales, wardens went undercover at her store. the d.a. spoke about it wednesday. >> during that operation they tried a $4,500 coat, that was followed by a search warrant. that recovered 150 items. >> reporter: hansen was charged with nine misdemeanor counts of illegal sale of an endangered spaces, she says the items were decades old, some personal and recently sold at the store. >> i've not sold one endangered species fur in this store. >> reporter: she says she deeply cares for animals and wasn't aware of a 201

this is in sicily where that red dot is is actual will the location of europe's largest and most actives mount etna and it erupted late on thursday and the scenes that unfolded were incredibly dramatic. people caught on the side of the mountain as the volcano erupted. take a look at this. you'll see some of the footage of the actual eruption, but a cameraman from a bbc crew filming a television series there was actually caught in the middle of it and notice as we play this a few more seconds, you start to see some of the lava, rock and molten that was thrown into the sky injuring ten people including one of the camera women that were shooting this remarkable piece of footage here. and george, wow, i mean, that is scary scene, scary sight for anyone just trying to enjoy a scenic and unique experience and of course it turns potentially deadly. >> thank you. we'll obviously continue to follow this very dangerous situation there. thank you. >>> still ahead here on "cnn newsroom," there could be fallout from a super secret spy alliance after donald trump refuses to walk back claims that he w

sicily ann hanson charged with nine misdemeanor counts of illegally possessing of the sale of endangeredlls vintage furs. the department of fish and wildlife says she had a jaguar jacket for sale. purchases made from cheetahs and leopards. but hanson says she's a preservation any of the, not approach cher. >> i'm sorry that furs were killed by enlightened people five tee and a hundred years ago. but it may be something positive can turn out from it and that's what i've done. i put on vintage fashion shows with the furs. and to help autistic children and to help, um, wounded warriors. >> prosecutors say it is not illegal to own vintage items made from endangered species, but a 2016 law prevents their sale. >>> well i love stories about good kids doing good things things. wises were high school student being praised after he saved his friend from choking. >> yeah. amazing. it was all caught on camera. freshman will olson and his friend happened to be sitting under the security camera in their high school cafeteria. he says he started to choke on a large cheese occurred at first his friend

etna is the most active volcano located on the island of sicily. feet it's the highest volcano in europe. >>> up next, lost, then found. we first showed you this photograph friday. a mysterious couple gotten gauged at the palace of fine arts. now thanks to a viewer they have a permanent keepsake of their cherished moment together. >>> right now kristen has a look at what's ahead at 5:00. >>> coming up next, a former cop is found guilty of stealing nearly half a million dollars. plus why students and teachers say it is time to stop using the "r" word. >>> a critical ship repair yard in san francisco bay may be saved, plus the jobs right along with it. and the goats getting a helping hand in benicia. those stories and more next on the abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> hard to talk about and hard to remember sometimes. >> the work we did together. >> we must always be fighting back. >> this week on abc 7 news, the real stories that happened where you live. to inspire the must-see series "when we rise." stand up, stand out, rise. all this week has crazy low pric

. >> and amazing new video out of mount aetna in sicily, beautiful by dangerous. ten people hurt. tourists have been drawn to aetna to observe the eruptions there caught by surprise when lava hit snow, though. causing explosions of steam. mount aetna has been active for the past two days. >> back here in the bay area, a big change in the weather. cooler this morning and the fog was really hanging around. you might have noticed it this morning. live look at san jose on the left there, and the bay bridge on your right. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the changes. kari, how much cooler? >> it will be just a few degrees cooler starting out but actually warming up quite a bit as we go through the day. so, a big contrast in temperatures from the morning into the afternoon and as we get more clearing across the bay area, temperatures will be warming up. here's that live look outside at san jose. you are seeing that it is a beautiful day, only 62 degrees right now. but it is a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. and looking at the trend as we go through the day, goin

illegally selling clouds made from endangered species will be back in court later today. 68-year-old sicily hanson is expected to enter a plea. last year illegal clothing was found for sale in the back room of her hait ashbury fail. hanson is facing four years in prison. >>> nbc is changing the way that you will watch next year's 2018 winter olympics. >> you talk about spoiler alerts and the fact that you have to block out all social media when the olympics is going on. >> that's true. >> for if the tires time ever life coverage across all time zones. >> that's exciting. that means you don't have to avoid social media. you don't have to delay the airings for the popular event. primetime coverage will start at 5:00 in the evening which means you might have to get off work a little early. opening ceremonies for the winter games is set to take place in pyeongchang, south korea. >> so it starts at 5:00 p.m. our time and know it's got to be live time. during the day at 5:00 in the morning we'll show some of the coverage for us. >> that would be very good for us because we'll be able to watch it.

etna on the east coast of sicily to get bird's eye view, and it is just beautiful up there.f that lava, you can see the giant orange fountains of lava spreeing out, down the side of the mountain. authorities say there is no danger to the nearby towns. which makes it beautiful to watch. mt. etna one of the most active volcanoes in our world. >> let's get a check of the roads right now, 4:48. we'll have active commute in this morning. >> yes, can you imagine, you got your bathing suit, pack going to hawaii for vacation, and you got a blizzard there? oh, probably don't have shovels lined up either there in the hardware stores ready to goment nonetheless here we go, philly. we've some downed trees, downed power lines, little bit of everything this morning because of the high winds. we begin over here in hammonton, new jersey, trenton road, which is route 206 at aston road, downed tree with local detours, and remember, if the roads closed for whatever reason, just go around the block. it is not worth it. that downed tree could have pulled down some wires and until the power crews

mount etna, on the italian island of sicily, has been largely dormant for the past two years.ic. its eruptions can last days or even weeks — the last major one was in 1992. let's catch up with all the weather news now. 0ver let's catch up with all the weather news now. over on the other side of the newsroom is john news now. over on the other side of the newsroom isjohn hammond with all the details. we have to prepare ourselves for a bumpy ride over the next view days, up to and including the weekend. there will be some sunshine but some wind and rain as well forced to get us in the mood, things turning very lively tonight across england and wales will stop the winds of strengthening and we will see rain and snow in the mix in some places as well that this evening, look out for the strong winds. inland very gusty. this could cause some issues locally, as could the rain and possibly snow to quite low levels in parts of wales, northern england, parts of the midlands as well do something to be aware of. locally it could cause some disruption. further north, in northern ireland an

mount etna, on the italian island of sicily, has been largely dormant for the past two years.ther. here isjohn hammond. no volcanoes closer to home, a chance to see the northern lights in some places it skies remain clear. which they may not, because we have lively weather on the menu tonight. particularly across england and wales, strong winds, wet weather, tricky driving conditions. northern ireland is seeing some wet weather now. a band of rain, some snow. diluting its way north. particularly through trans—pennine routes, snowdonia, could be some snowfall. further south, the main issue will be the strength of the winds, battering the coast. inland, some strong gusts, indeed. further north, across scotland, the winds much later, cold, wintry showers across the north—west highlands. wherever you are, feeling quite chilly. in the morning, temperatures across the highland glen is close to freezing. in the south, you factor in the wind, distinctly brisk. the worst of the gaels will subside. although a blustery day, if you can get out of the breeze, the sunshine will not feel too