British for now, but after todays agreement, not for much longer. The islands are all uninhabited, save for one. An important one. DieGo garcia. It is home to a vast and secretive american Military Base, used to refuel bombers during the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Foghorn but for years, the Island Nation of mauritius has been staking claim to the ChaGos Islands, planting their flag on one of the tropical atolls here and demanding that britain give up what some have called the uks last colony in africa. Back in the 1960s, the people living on the archipelaGo were forcibly removed by britain, which kept hold of the islands while giving mauritius its independence. A secret deal was already in place to let the americans set up their Military Base on DieGo Garcia. Chapter ii of the charter. But in recent years, international opinion has turned against britain. That the united kingdom is under an obligation. The uns top court ruled here that the islands do indeed belong to mauritius and s
recovered human remains. and tonight here, you will see the images of the wreckage. pieces of the sub lifted from the ocean floor. the growing air quality concern tonight across the u.s., from the canadian wildfires. 20 states now. major cities including chicago, detroit, pittsburgh. pennsylvania ordering a code red. and the warning in new york. so, how bad and how long does this last this time? alex perez in chicago. we ve learned tonight an amtrak train with hundreds of passengers has collided with a truck. at least several cars derailing. reports of multiple injuries. just outside dallas, authorities now releasing the chilling police body cam video from the deadly outdoor mall shooting and what it shows. in new york city, the former marine charged in the subway chokehold death, daniel penny, pleading not guilty today in court. and what court records now reveal about the scene on that new york train. tonight, the young new york city lawyer brought back to boston t
that s expanding. new mexico, indiana, down to florida. going to feel like 115 in some areas. if you are looking for relief, it s early next week. the weekend into early next week. david? lee goldberg, thank you. in the meantime tonight, authorities are on the scene of an amtrak passenger train that collided with a truck. several cars colliding. passengers onboard. multiple injuries reported. this in ventura county, california. the train hitting a water truck. cars off the tracks. more than 200 passengers and crew onboard. they were evacuated to a nearby field. at least 15 people were hurt, including the truck driver. most are being treated at this hour for minor injuries. service between l.a. and ventura has been suspended. just outside dallas tonight, authorities have now released the chilling police body camera video from the deadly outdoor mall shooting and what it shows. you ll remember, eight people were killed, three of them children. abc s mireya villarreal in texas with
killed at least 29 people in the northerm akkar region on sunday. the cause of the blast is unclear, but it occurred as soldiers handed out petrol to residents. a key opposition figure in venezuela has been released from prison two days after the government and opposition representatives met in mexico. freddy guevara was charged with treason and terrorism last month, accusations he denies. the release of political prisoners was one of the demands made by the opposition at the start of talks aimed at ending the country s political crisis. the us government has opened an investigation into tesla s self driving system. federal regulators are looking into over a dozen crashes involing tesla cars colliding into emergency vehicles. the investigation will cover nearly 800,000 cars made since 2014. 17 people have been injured and one killed in the incidents.