and here's the scene just about ten minutes ago at the vienna metro. jason kessler and his small contingent of people arriving back here agn, being surrounded by police andco ed out to the parking lot at the vienna south metro, where presumably they've got into their vehicles and hd home. i asked jason kessler how he would respond to those who say his demonstration today was failure, particularly when you look at those small numbers. t was a he believes success, that it showed they could demonstrate here peacefully. but no doubt critics are going to seehis much differently, as a day in whi the white nationalists were drowned out, both literally by this weather and figuratively by the counterprotesters. back to you in e studio. you said it, julie carey. counterprotesters have been ridrowning out fat activists so far today. news 4's darcy spencer h been speaking with demonstrators who have been denouncing hate. she joins us live at lafayette square with reaction. >> reporter: that's right. i've been with the counterdemonstrators for the last several hours

the habsburg empire. this is 60 miles outside vienna. he excelled in school with special talents in languages, literature and history. he was most drawn to science however any left at age 19 for medical studies in 1925 at the university of vienna. vienna was in great turmoil at the time. it had been the cultural capital of europe at the turn of the 20th century, the birthplace of modernism. then after defeat in world war i, the metropolis suffered severe political and economic crisis. three children flooded cnn's institution in the city's child development professionals rushed in to help. vns founded one of the most progressive social welfare systems in the world. it was renowned as the vns system and had an army of highly trained social workers and of course i meant psychoanalysts and psychiatrists who are donating their time to help these children. one waiter in its efforts was clemens won pk. you probably never heard of him but he was one of the most prominent people in vns. he headed the children's hospital and turned it into an inter

the change in vienna this year has been a reduction in their crime rate, so it is the safety score thatovement in the number of music concerts that it has, but because the crime criteria is acting number, vienna tipped over this year. looking at or —— osaka and tokyo, why have they done so well? they are the exceptions because the top cities tend to be less densely populated, less congestion, less pollution, but they have such good infrastructure, they can combine the populations with a high score and the improvement in public transport has moved them up. not only did melbourne lose its top spot in the index, australians are not as happy as well as they used to be according to one study. is despite strong economic growth, wages have been stagnant. phil mercer reports. prosperous, safe and funny, australia is seen as the place to be for the good life. —— sonny. there has not been a recession here since the early 1990s. and as for economic growth at over 3%, it is the envy of the world. natural gas exports and massive infrastructure projects will keep the australian economy marching on, b

no wd yet,though, on what the rice tag will be for this enormous police presence. in viennae carey, new. >>> the man arrested today, accused of spitting on officers is donald franklin georget according to fairfax county police. he is charged with simpleas ult. >>> new tonight, metro's largest union wts metro's g.m. fired. the union accuses paul weiedefed of lying about how they would be transported. the idea of speci trains for them caused a huge controversy in the days leading up to the tlly. a shorte ago metro released a statement to news4, quote, the kessr group traveled from vienna to foggy bottom on a regularly scheduled train together with other passengers, media, and law enforcement. they were escorted by police onto the rear of the train, and police rode i that railcar, end quote. metro says that was done to protect the safety of everybody onhe train. stay with news4 and our nbc washington app as we follow the aftermath from today's rally and much larger counterprotests. the city, police, and metro facing a lot of questions about how they handled everything. >>> mean

talk to them and understand whether the talking under the pressure or not and this is written in the vienna convention and the convention is signed by the united kingdom so they have two full few its international obligations ok it's true that there's no. conclusive evidence the british ambassador to the u n karen pierre said your country has the means and the motive that seem to be critical and the foreign office say that when you when you when you speak against these an allegation you are engaging in denial distraction and disinformation. i think this is according misleading statement because for example i want to quote the president of czech republic who said that certain amount of so-called novi joke was produced in czech republic and if you read the german press you will find that most of the.

kessler's group got here to the vienna metro station about 2:00 in the afternoon. they got on board an orange line train and they were all in the rear car. or a few minutes, police officers did block riders from entering parts of the station, although the train was not completely, that rail car was not completelye. privat some journalists onboard with kessler's group. once thehe train left station, it was reopened and people could get in. we were told that transit officers did advise passengers to move to thet front of the train to avoid kessler's group and then when they arrived at foggy bottom,ll the passengers were asked to exit first and thenolice escorted kessler's oup off the train. we reached out to metro and they say police made the final decision on how to safely g kessler's group to the rally. quote, they were escorted by police o to the rear of the train and police road in that rail car and others to the safety of everyone onboard the train. the train stopped station to allow any customers to enter and exit. not good enough says one d.c. council member.

that's why the british and we're leading the international law the vienna convention and we're really disappointed with the policy of the united kingdom on the violation of the convention that you're alleging there the british government presumably think that their lives of the russian nationals would be put in danger if they had consular assistance know because you know we want to talk to them and understand whether the talking under the pressure or not and this is written in the vienna convention and the convention is signed by the united kingdom so they have two full few its international obligations ok it true that there's no. conclusive evidence the british ambassador to the u n karen pierce said your country has the means and the motive that seem to be critical and the foreign office say that when you when you when you speak against these an allegation you are engaging in denial distraction and disinformation. i think this is where the misleading statement because for example i want to quote president of czech republic who said that certain amount of so-called no beach oak was p

talk to them and understand whether the talking under the pressure or not and this is written in the vienna convention and the convention is signed by the united kingdom so they have two full few its international obligations ok it true that there's no. conclusive evidence the british ambassador to the u n karen pierce said your country has the means and the motive that seem to be critical and the foreign office say that when you when you when you speak against these an allegation you are engaging in denial distraction and disinformation. i think this is according misleading statement because for example i want to quote the president of czech republic who said that certain amount of so-called novi joke was produced in june. republic and if you read the german press you will find that most of the leps in europe capable of producing chemical weapons in the small quantities so basically the major argument of the british government that only russia is capable of producing this kind of poisons is. simply is not correct but you would obviously we have. here in britain because otherwise we wouldn'

philharmonic the san francisco symphony with the vienna philharmonic with the consent of all the new field with a n h k an orchestra and in japan so i think the difficult thing is to find for me used to find the balance between. keeping its joy that i have for music since four years old since i started this child for you and also this balance between perfection which doesn't exist in music we can always picture we can only through different in the ways go right live to try different things take risks. we are so lucky that you know you have a son now i also have kids and i think it's such. such a miracle to be able to. choose to talk and to speak with them and first for yourself to express ourselves and also to people and i think today today is more than ever we need to music and look at the world in the world these crazy crazy every. politics are original and we need the music we really need culture. but when it comes from the sixty's it. was. not i understand that but a lot of times when i look into the noose and see everything that's going on i think it's a great that's my job is t

let's talk about vienna, the first timea let's talk about vienna, the first time a european city has. we've been asking people at home to tell us what makes any city liveable, what about you? food, if you can get good food in any place, that's number one for me. you're a political —— political and social stability, is that important to you? not if the food is good. crime? are we talking about the number of fast food places available? manchester saw the biggest improvement of any european city, rising 16 places to get to 35 and its ahead of london in the rankings. australia has been top, melbourne, has been top for a long time and it's been booted off by vienna. i've been to vienna and it is beautiful, stunning. crocs, are you a fan? unlike vienna, stunning, crocs are not. they are announcing their closing the last factory but crocs will still exist, what is the story in a0 seconds? their closing their last factory but it's not going to be the end for crocs -- it's not going to be the end for crocs —— they are. how can you have no factories and stay on? there are many other producers

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reporter: that's right, erika, those that are coming from the unite the r tht rally plmeet up at the vienna metro station tomorrow afternoon. wheny get off the train, they are going to g off right here at the foggy bottom metro station. when they walk out, he they'll be greeted by these messages, including love conquers all. they come to the foggy bottom metro, that's where white a nationalistsending the unite the right rally will begin their ma when they come up theto escar, they'll find this, handwritten messages of love. >> the firsty steps the make here in washington, d.c., will be on these messages, so that they get their first rencounte here of messages of y see the words here, of love, of hope, of peaccl inion, acceptance. >> church members and people of the communityrote messages in chalk. among them, love your enemy and no white supremacy. >> one of the favorites i saw was boy no more than 8 wrote "i love you." that's what we're trying to say, we love you irregardless of how you feel. >> last year's unite the right rally in charlottesville turned deadly when a counterdemonstrator w

central asia but also the middle east or staying with the story murky god see it is an economist at the vienna institute for international economic studies he says iran has to know consider all economic options and trade partners available to it. it's honoring the deal by president trump and some of these are dishonoring many other rules based arrangement in the war it's very difficult for iran to come to a negotiation table with the us president but the pressure is domestically are huge since january two thousand and eighteen we've seen unrest and we've seen that iran economy iran market is in panic that's why we observe the depreciation of uranium currency so iran is pushed from domestic affairs and also from foreign affairs to somehow come to a negotiation but the thing is that. well it's somehow a kind of war economic war so when you are in real economic war you should consider all economic options and also all possible measures and iran is doing that as well so one of the measures is negotiating with the united states but we don't know how it will happen saudi arabia states airline has su

hn has lived in the vienna area for 50 years. ake some pictures and he said last night was rough with the rain. >> i measured 3 1/4 inches in a rain bucket that i had put out. >> reporter: the rain pounding windshields early this morning, leaving a mess. take a look, this is fairfax r station road nlechester road. trees wash across the roadway, rocks and of course the driver trying to do what so manyer driv should not do. some drivers still taking chances like this guy in his pickup truck with the hitch in tow. luckily at ts point no serious injuries reported around the area. back here along the potomac,moow rain is in the forecast for this week so make sure you do not put yourself in any dangerous situation. d do notve into standing water and get yourself in trouble. back to you. >> adamuss, thank you. >>> this is not what you want to see when you go to the beach. >> that'ight. especially if you planned on taking a dip and going swimming this summer. debris littered the water and all alo the shore. >> the beach at sandy state par

at the same time, the white supremacist protesters will meet at the vienna me s flowtion and then take metro to foggy bottom where they will march tou the white for their rally also in lafayette square. r >> our numbeone goal is going to keep them separated. >> as for guns, the chief says nobody should even think about that. ou i want that to be absolutely clear, even if have a permit to carry a firearm in the columbia.f on sunday you won't be able to carry that firearm in any of the areas that -- that have been identified. >> reporter: now the order that mayor bowser signed tod activates the emergency operations command sunday all day sunday and also frees u overtime funds for both police and first responders as well asc trafftrol officers to keep things moving smoothly throughout the city all this weekend. that's the very latest. doreen, back to you. >> mark, thank you. there are preparations der way elsewhere. the governor of virginia and the city of charlottesville have both declared states of emergency, one of the commonwealth's top safety ficials, says in addition to better coord

>> brian moran says one of the locion merchandise our area that will include enhanced security the vienna metro center where martin mentioned the wte supremacists plan to gather. >>> we know this is an importa story. when we get new details, you'll know about them. we're also constantly updating our n washington app. in our next half hour, we talked to business owners in our region. why a lot of them say they won't close up shop when those protesters march through. >>> it was an awful scene in the middle of russia house, and now a witness and the police are telling us it was road rage that turned deadly. rthern virginia bureau chief julie carey is live near the prince william county parkway where this unfolded. jules? >> reporter: well, wendy, as commutersng through this area of the parkway about this time last night witness a very disturbing scene over in the eft-hand turn lanes,an had been struck and killed, and we -- when we learn today about how it happened, well, that was even more troubling. spray paint on the prin william county parkway marks thp ot where a roadway confrontion came

as metro transitolicescorted jason kesler and other white nationalists to a metro train car at the vienna station. they were headed to d.c. for the controversial unite the right rally. nstro officials had said there were no pla to provide separate or special accommodations for the group, but critics say they clearly did. >> do yo feel at this point that metro lied to the public? >> i think that metro miscommunicated. >> robert white is an at-large member of the d.c. council. he says he was from us trade by what he saw play out on tv and social media police escorted demonstrators through the vienna metro station and on to a separate train car at the backf anrange line train. >> last night like every other resident that had the expectation that these far right folks would not be given special accommodations and special cars i felt misled and verytr fred. >> the union that represents bus and train operators sent out a strongly word statement saying metro lied. the statement says the speciala mmodations for a hate rally in washington, d.c. was dishonest, unprecedented and not a reflection of

for the second flight over vienna bruno again wears a three hundred sixty degree calmer this time he takes off from the danube tower. he's inside while i decide when he takes off and then i keep my eyes on the goal the whole time and consider how i can help him to find his landing point namely me miss you definit back in training in the alps bruno was already circling over his taking off on landing points but collins decided that he doesn't want his eagle to fly over vienna again. and it is at the end of the day i think the risk is too great so much can go wrong in a city. and i think the eagles far. better off here in the wild natural setting of the outlook is resolved you will be in a good enough with. this bird's eye view of vienna is destined to remain unique. in this week's serious living outside the box we take a look at some homes that really stand out from the crowd and make it on the series with a report from the city of constance in south west germany i think it was huisken lives in a very narrow house which partly with this own hands he explains why he chose this on usual b

the burden of proof. so this bird's eye view of vienna is destined to remain unique. in this week's serious living outside the box we take a look at some homes that really stand out from the crowd and make a call in the series with a report from the city of constance in south west germany i thought it was huisken lives in a very narrow house which partly with this own hands he explains why he chose this unusual bit in. the streets are narrow here and need a book the oldest part of constance and right here in the middle of it is the house that one of his can bought in twenty eleven. this concert who looked over. the houses and even measure three meters in which if i measure it from here it's two meters probably here and here i have a good meter more that's what i'm going to be and then i reach the end of my own house. but those are the external measurements inside it's even smaller places before. but nonetheless he fell in love with the property right away there was this whole story skiing as i was walking through the hollow sign i knew that i would achieve something th

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he's an economist at the vienna institute for international economic studies and joins us by webcam fromu forjoining us. good evening. thank you forjoining us. first of all, the eu response so far. what do you make of this preparedness to apparently resist the american moves at this stage? good evening. well, actually, this act of the european union is in support, they want to keep iran and its commitment so that the iranian activity still remains peaceful. the issueis activity still remains peaceful. the issue is that this new regulation by the eu was first introduced in 1996 and was not enacted because there was a solution, there was a political solution. now it is different... no, i am sorry, i do apologise, but the line, we started so apologise, but the line, we started so well and then we lost the sound. we might try and put that right and come back to you. forgive me for moving on. we will try and rectify that situation in the next little while. more than 105 people have now died, following sunday's powerful earthquake that hit an indonesian island, and two days on, survivors are s

. >> chris lawrence is live at the vienna metro station to explain now why some say general manager shouec lose his jobse of this. chris? >> aaron, they're saying metro officials allowed kessler's group to ride a private train to the rally. something that one d.c. cncil member calls wrong and distbing and exactly the opposite of what metro said it would do. got to the metro station around 2:00 in the afternoon. police esrted them onboardhe rear car of anin orange l train. for a few minutes,ff oicers did block riders from entering the station. but, the train wasn'om cetely private. there was some journalists on board and once kessler and their group their train left, then tthey reopened the rest o station. the train did make regular stope but sn advising other passgers to move to the front of the train to avoid kessler's group. once they arrived at foggy bottom, all the passengers wer asked to exit first a then kessler's group wasescorted off. we did reach out to metro officials and they released a statemen saying kessler group traveled from veania to foggy ttom on a regularly scheduled tra

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the uon claimsnite the right supporters were gen a train to themselves and that the train at the vienna station was marked special. operatorserican train say threw weren't given a heads up they would be transportinha the group directly targeted them. >> there are rallies here all time. d that.rst we are a first amendment rights city. but there's no time that we are have allowed any group to commandeer the transit system. >> the union says it will hold a truth rally thursday at the rotro center m station. it's calling for general manager paul wdefel to resign. metro is standing by its teresponse to the u the right rally and says all trains remained open to the public s were nge line tra marked special sunday because of track work. >>> doug is still tracking some showers on storm team 4 radar but not much to complain about for tomorrow. >> doug, when are we done all this rain? >> i think tomorrow. probably over the next coup hour most of us staying dry tonight. still a few hours. we saw some through oat fredericksburg area. those a moving down towards the richmond area. you see those movi

supporters were given a trainseo themes and the train at the vienna metro station was marked special. furthermore, they were not given up. >> rallies here all the time. we understand that. we are a fir amendment rights city. but tre is no time that we have allowed any group to come an deens the t system. >> the union says it will hold a truth rally tomorrow at the metro center metro station call for general manager pl wiedefeld to resign. it says all trains remained open the public and that all orange line trains were marked special on sunday because of track work. >>> if you plan to hit the road for t labor dayholiday, chances are good you'll see a lot of virginia officers starting friday through labor day, the state will set up nearly 90 dui checkpoints. nearly 0 officers will be watching out for drunk 25driver. 0 people died from drunk driving-related crashes. duringhat campaignast year, more than 700 people were >>> we've learned that at least 35 people are now dead after a highway bridge collapse in italy. three people are still missing. we're hearing the cries of people as they

the unite the right rally's website said the whiteon naists plan to take the vienna metro to d.c. for weekend's rallies. met throw says nothing has been decided and everything is under discussion. they also say the confines of a racar present an unique security challenge. metro said it's working with public authorities and the safety is the priority. >>> a sprin of sex assaults has neighbors worried and wondering if they are are related. these happened in foggy botto and dupont circle areas. july 22nd, a man approached a woman from behind, tried to take off her clothes and assaulted her. d.c. police say his description matches those given by other victs of nearby sex assaults. word that the suspect is still out there h some residents rattled. >> as a young 20 mething, that makes me feel concerned where i live. i noee longer safe walking home at 10:00 p.m. on a weekday night. that's quite concerning. >> d.c. police say the suspey be connected to at least three other assaults. >>> we're learning morethbout crash that ended up with a hospital.ple in the according to investigators, the

you hopped on the metro in s vienna, as i understand it, with a number of these white supremacists. these white nationalists are making their way to the nation's capital for this protest. which is scheduled to kick off at 5:30 p.m., eastern time. set the scene for us, if you would, garrett. [ inaudible ] >> a little trouble with garrett's mic amid the bedlam of the protests. geoff, what did you see as those white nationalists and white supremacists emerged from the subway station? >> reporter: david, the thing that you and our viewers should know is that there are only about, to my count, about two dozen or so white nationalists, white supremacists protesters who are here. i was counting the numbers of people as they got off the metro train. our colleague, gar rrett haake s with them. we're walking to 23rd street, a half mile away from the white house. as you mentioned, when we get to lafayette square in the shadow of the white house, this rally is set to kick off around 5:30. now, garrett haake put to the organizer, the unite the right organizer, jordan kessler, about what his ultim

the website says demonstrators t plan toe the vienna metro to d.c. for sunday's rally. yesterday metro board chairman jack evans backtcked onis earlier comments. he now tells news4 the issue of separate trains was never under consideration. here's part of what metro told transportation reporr adam tusk today. it says nothing has beenid d yet. everything up to this point is under discussion. it also says the confines of a railcar present a unique security challenge, adding this ckind of group using pub transit is new. metro says it is working with law enforcement and the public safety is its highest priority. we're going to continue to follow this story of course. >>> we have breaking new details out thatragic plane crash in southern california. the twin engine plane slamming into the pking lot of a very busy strip mall during the middle of the lunch hour. all people on the plane died. lots of t people saw disaster unfold. here's a second-hand account of that. >> she was actually on a playground with kids, and the plane started coming dn on t of that playground. the pilot

it's that ride on the metro from vienna to foggy bottom thatas metro officials so concerned. this was the scene last august inth charlottesville whee unite the right rally went from confrontational deadly. >> now the white supremist group is coming here planning to hold a real ouide the white house next sunday. d.c. council member jack evans who is also chairman of the tro board says police and metro officials are worried about the possibility of violencef the white supremist and counterproteers clash. we have groups that will be clearly at odds with each older. we w like to keep the groups separate. metro.ant incidents on >> the plan is for the white supremist to meet v at thay in tree station sunday afternoon and then take metro to foggy bottom where they will march downnsylvania avenue to the white house for the protest. evan says one idea being considered is providingaieparate for the opposing groups. >> we're tryingo see how can we keep the groups separate so we don't have any incidents but at t same time not put in place different programs thatd coul be problematic for u

happen it's going to be just you know it seems like the two sides are obviously incredibly far apart but it gets a thank you for joining us from vienna we appreciate it. sodhi arabia state airline has suspended flights to toronto in an intensifying diplomatic dispute with canada riyadh froze trade and investment deals on monday and expelled the canadian ambassador it's in retaliation for canada's call for saudi arabia to release human rights activists alexey o'brien reports. among those detained in saudi arabia is the sister of this man six years ago blogger. to a thousand lashes to be administered over twenty weeks for criticizing saudi arabian clerics now his sister summer is among a number of women's rights activists who've been imprisoned sparking protests from the canadian government and which in turn was met with a shop and immediate saudi response via state controlled television of. the kingdom used the canadian position as an affront to the kingdom but requires a sharp response to prevent any party from attempting to meddle with the saudis sovereignty. the canadian foreign minister makes clear they will be no backing down . t

any incidents on metro. >> according to the organizer's website the plan is for them to meet at the vienna met station sunday afternoon and then take metro to foggy bottom where they will march down pennsylvania avenue to the white house for the protest. >> evan says one idea being considered is providing separate trains for the opposing groups. >> maybe put all of the groups on one train or a certain car on a train. we're trying to see how can we keep the groups separate so we don't have a incidents so at the same time not put in place different programs that could bu problematic f in the future. >> metro riders we spoke with reacted to the >>idea. feel like it kind of value rates their views on whitey supremill be allowed. >> there's obviously safety concerned for everyone involved d it can also b seen as providing support for that group which has weld not b a wise decision, so it's -- it will be a hard call for metro. >> evan says nsc. police p to provide an escort for the protestersrom foggy bottom metro to the white house. >> now, we reached o to the d.c. mayor buyers's office and chi

and run john has lived in the vienna area for 50 years. he came to take pictures and said last night was roughthith e rain. >> i measud 3.25 inches in a rain bucket i put out. >> reporter: the rain pounded windshields leaving a mess. this is the debris that's bee left over by flash flooding. we had treesro wash ac the roadway and the driver ting to do what so many should not do. some drivers still takinge chances lhis guy in his pickup truck with the hitch in tow. luckily at this point in serious injuries reported around the area. back here live as the water is making its way today. you heard lauren mention it, there's going to bee a lot m rain in the forast today arouand as we go through the rest of the week, so important t not put yourself in a dangerous situation. >> thanks for the advice. >>> this morning we're learning more about the d.c. couple killed in a possible terror attack.ti jay a and lauren were in the middle of a yearlong cycling trip around the world. on sunday their adventure came to a tragia mater, georgetown university. >

when organizers put it together, they had told people to meet at the metro in vienna, virginia around 2:00 so they could come into the city as a big group and a show of force and for their own protection. they got their protection from mpd once they made it to the district of columbia. there was no show of force. only two dozen or so with jason kessler the organizer of charlottesville last year, and doing the unite the white rally 2.0 here in d.c. today, the disorganization, the disunity, the lack of message was clear from the start. most of these folks showed up. they didn't even have metro cards so they marched into the vienna metro station and then marched right up to the metro card machine and had to slow themselves down to buy fare to get into the district. and the message was muddled from the word go as well. kessler tried to tell me in an interview that this was not a racist event, that this was all about free speech. then i started talking to some of the people who showed up with them and two young white supremacists, there is really no other word for it, told me they consider

. >> reporter: metro admits it closed part of the vienna station so the protesters could get the train. >> once they were on the car, we opened the b station tooard that train. >> reporter: police made the final call in the interests of keeping everyone safe on board. > the train made stops on its route to foggy bottom just as it would any other service day. >> reporter: with one d.c. councilmember calling it unbelievably wrong and disgraceful and another saying he is deeply ccerned and demanding answers, and you combine that with what thenion is saying we certainly haven't heard the last ofla this. chrience news4. >>> many metro riders are going to have to make adjustments on their way home from wok today. the silver orange and blue lines will be affected. trains will be single tracking. blue linesill only run between fran conia springfield and arlington cemetery. the work won't be completed until sunday, august 26th. metro says all riders need to plan ahead. >>> now to a developing story that involved a coach bus headed tom d.c. new jersey. 50 people are recovering after the bus they

the way that it works, they all went to the vienna metro station in northern virginia. 10 stops away on the orange line or silver line in washington d.c.. the police temporarily closed the station down so that all of these unite the right white nationalist protesters could board and so they could get off at the foggy bottom metro. that give counter pressproteste lot of time to be there waiting. the crowd continues to grow. but, it doesn't look like the unite the right people are gaining any new members. all of the counter protesters seem to be growing in size. >> all right peter. we will continue with that and have more coverage from there and elsewhere too. >> elsewhere, griff jenkins is light at the shut it down counter protest. tell us what's happening there. >>reporter: we are moving now. the first group of the shut it down dc protesters, leading along with black lives matter. leading their march from freedom plaza to their position in lafayette park. they have a position there as well. you can see it's very peaceful here. there's been no confrontations but it is certainly a spiri

hour maximum there and for vienna we're down to twenty four expect a few thunderstorms though in the vienna area as that system sweeps its way across us so by the time we get to friday then things are quite different across many parts of europe for many of us the temperatures are around about twenty degrees maybe one or two degrees above and feeling a bit cooler tumble than they have done during the summer for the southeast though still very much summery as usual for us bucharest right about. thirty one degrees but in that heat there could be a few rather lively thunderstorms elizabeth steph back you very much for that now still ahead on the news hour on florence louis inside state malaysia where the demand for land development and biofuel is frightening not just forests but a way of life. and in sports crowd trouble force is the abandonment of the game in south america's top club competition. when you're from a neighborhood known as a hotbed of radicalism. you have to fight to defy stereotypes. in the meeting hall shall join the stories we don't often hear told by the people who live them

a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. viennaas been named as the world's most liveable city, knocking melbourne off top spot. we want to know what important things makes a city liveable for you 7 is it good transport? restaurants? culture, or green spaces? tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. reports from afghanistan say the humanitarian situation is deteriorating for civilians caught in the latest taliban offensive. fighting has entered a fifth day in ghazni, where afghan government forces are trying to drive the militants out of the city. control of ghazni would allow the taliban to cut off southern afghanistan from the capital, kabul. officials say 100 security personnel and almost 200 taliban fighters have been killed in the battle. the us military, which is supporting the afghan government forces, says the taliban attack has failed. zia shahreyar reports. the battle for ghazni has been raging since last thursday. afghan forces have faced constant attacks by surrounding insurgents as they try to reac

. >> news 4 chris lawrence is live at the vienna mettation with more and what metro is saying about this sue. chris? >> yeah, eun, basically,c. counsel members and the uniony are saying tve this preferential treatment. this morning we'll sort out the facts to let you decide for yourself. here's what ian tell you, about n2:00 i the afternoon the kessler group arrived and they got o the last car of an orange it wasn't completely private. there were some journalists onboard that car. but, riders were being told by police thae they should m to the front of the train toavoid kessler'sgroup. and officers did block riders l om entertaining part of the station for sevenutes while they escorted kessler's group onboard. once they arrived at foggy bottom, all the other passengers re asked to exit first and then kessler's w dprgroup was escorted off the train. now, metro says police made the final decision on how to safely get g kessler'sup to the rally. quote, they were escorted by police on to the rear of the train and police road in that rail car and others to protect the safety of everyone the t

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the website said the white nationalists plan to take the vienna metro to f d.c. the rally. they also say the confines of railcar present an unique security challenge. metro says it' working with law enforcement and the publicty sas its highest priority. >>> six minutes after 5:00 right now, a string of sex assaults in northwest d.c. has neighbors worried anddeolice wng if they're related. the assaults happened in the pa month in the foggy bottom, due point and logan neighborhoods. take a look on i street northwest july 22nd. a man approached a woman from behind. he tried to take off her clothes and assaulted her. d.c. police said his description matches those given by other assault.of sex word that the suspect is still out there has left some residents rattled. >> as a young 20 something, that kes me feel really concerned where i live. i no longer feel safe walkit home 10:00 p.m. on a weekday night. concerning.een quite >> d.c. police say the suspect may be connected to at least three other assault'. o>> is 5:07. we continue learn more about this crash on the bw parkway tha

this scene at the vienna metro still on sunday is making headlines. tro's largest union is upset with how the transit agency chose to support thehite nationalists heading to the unite the right rally. today, the union plans to hold its own rally. >> news4's megan mcgrath is live at the metro station to explain the issue and what the union wants done. >> reporter: yeah, thatal is going to happen later on. outside of the metro center station at 12th and g. metro's largest union is continuing to call for the firing of aeneralrica paul wiedefeld or the handling of white supremacists as it took to rally. unite the right organizer jason kesler and followers were escorted on a metroar marked special.ni now, the u that represents rail and bus workers said it constituted special treatment for the white nationalists, but metro said that there would not be designated trains. now paul wiedefeld has defended it saying the police presence was there for security, making sure there were no confrontations or flare-ups in the system. ngd all oe line trains were marked s

the leader of the rally this year is telling people to meet at the vienna metro and get off here the foggy bottom station and march to the white house. the metro officials are trying to figure out again how to keep everyone safe to reducehese clashes. metro officials say they are going to add cars if they need to. they may also restrict access to platforms if it gets too crowded stations.se metro we spoke to a man who runs a hat stand right here outside they fogg bottom metro. >> i think that everybody has a ght in america to protest and demonstrate, you know, as long as there's noiolence and corruption and outright disobedience to other people who are going to protest against them. >> reporter: so what we're getting from metro, it sounds like this is very much a work i progress. again, they have several days to continue the planning until this event happens on sunday, but they are making it clear that they are working withpl mul police agencies in virginia and here in the district. again the goal in mind is to make sure that everyone stays safe. pat, back to you. >> a story we'll be

mood is bad and solutions are not easily to be had the whole mission is at stake it might not be for long to any more detail because barbara vessel in vienna where defense meters ministers rather meeting today thank you so much barbara. now some other stories making headlines around the world u.s. president donald trump has defended his handling of the hurricane maria aftermath in puerto rico he faced criticism after the island's official death toll from the two thousand seven hundred storm was raised from sixty four to nearly three thousand some authorities on the u.s. territory of call the federal government's response disastrously inadequate. and a large fire has engulfed a warehouse in melbourne australia the blaze broke out around five am local time authorities have warned residents to seek shelter over concerns of toxic smoke several nearby schools have been forced to close the fire authority says more than one hundred firefighters are at the scene. to uganda now where pop star turned lawmaker bobby wine is due to appear in court again today a magistrate will decide if treason charges should go ahead against the high profile challeng

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at the beginning of the vienna war john mccain volunteered for combat duty. in 1967 during a bombing on his plane was shot down. he landed in a lake, captured and held as a prisoner of war until 1973. for his service mccain was awarded the civil star, bronze star, purple heart and the distinguished flying cross. after his release he served as republican congressman and later a senator in the state of arizona. mccain ran for president for the first time in year 2000 but lost a primary to former president george w. bush. he eventually secured the nomination in 2008 is -- leaving the white house but lost the general election to former president barack obama. correspondent mike emanuel now takes look at the life and times of john mccain. >> johnson he mccain the third born in 1936 at the naval air station in the panama canal zone. mccain father and grandmother were both four-star admirals and the family moved often the two bases on the mainland and abroad. it was inevitable with pursue a career. he graduated from the naval academy in annapolis in 1958. this war b

but doing them to together as a trick i saw some kids in the vienna train station doing this one kid the other kid was picking pockets. [laughter] it's not documented. i don't think it has ever been captured. and talking about a former criminality. another question? >> for the last three or four years i have worked in the block chain space and i find myself thinking every couple months if that is therefore the data market or is this just the most apocalyptic reality libertarian dystopia or somewhere in between? >> there is a feature if i give a talk somebody will ask about block chain. [laughter] it has surpassed einstein is the most will prove in principle this is another one that's another long story but in principle the idea of a distributed record of people's affairs that could create at least one layer of law enforcement without a government could be helpful if it could help i am all for it but block chain specifically has to dangers you should be aware of whenever you try to say we will create trust and reliability with this ironclad digital solution you force all the problems