Workers applied figures on both of them. And will be place on the bridge. Were excited to have another step to have narrowest barrier ever right here on the Golden Gate Bridge. Its tight as it is. Taking six more inches off seems like a bit. People just have to slow down. The shut down will be the longest in history. Workers will use time not only to install units but practice using machines that will move from one lane to the next. The closure will no doubt affect tourists. Many juggling their itineraries today my wife told me about it this morning and so weve made the journey out. At the Golden Gate Bridge abc7 news the closure will affect business on both sides of the bridge. Here is another live look of the bridge. Abc7 news begins with the tale of two cities. This is the longest closure ever at the history of the Golden Gate Bridge. This is the longest the word is out the question now, will it be gridlock from bridge lock sf let the countdown begin. Terrible with traffic on the br
Golden gate bridge closes. Its the first time the span will be shut down since 1987. Good evening, and thanks for joining us. This is a live picture showing the San Francisco side of the bridge. Workers will install the moveable median, 3500 concrete blocks. Check out stacks of them over the stagi area we have Live Team Coverage tonight. Lets begin in San Francisco. Lillian . In hours these pylons will be removed from the Golden Gate Bridge. Its taken on many nicknames suicide lane and death lane are just a couple. I call it scary lane. The lanes have had a share of head on collisions. 128 since 1970 resulting in 16 deaths. As soon as, these barrier units will eliminate head ones on the Golden Gate Bridge. Workers applied figures on both of them. And will be place on the bridge. Were excited to have another step to have narrowest barrier ever right here on the Golden Gate Bridge. Its tight as it is. Taking six more inches off seems like a bit. People just have to slow down. The shut do
Russian president. We have your sports and the african cup nations finals with bids from ghana and algeria. World Health Organization is warning that the situation in yemen is critical, and that a lack of access into one of the countrys Biggest Challenges that aid organizations face. The u. N. Body is say that 643 people have died in more than 202 have been injured. After a week of trying to get aid, in, and supplies have made it to some of the hospital there is. Ships have arrived to the gulf of aden iran insists that the ships are only there as an anti antipiratecy operation. Warplanes, Strike Houthi positions in the capital of sanaa. The tv channel owned by the houthies was hit. The military has stepped up its campaign in the port city of aden. Battles show no sign of stopping stopping. Forces loyal to abd Rabbuh Mansur hadi are trying to repel a push of houthi fighters to control the city. But the houthies loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh hold ground. The Saudiled Coali
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Ulous subregion south of the sahara. For decades, cote divoire, or the ivory coast was one of its most stable societies. Then in 1999, a military coup, followed by years of civil war threatened thetate and its prosperi. We will examine the geogphic roots of this conflict, including differing climatic and ecologicalones; the booms and busts of agricultural export commodities; regional conflicts based on ethnic and religious tensions. Geographer jeanlouis chalea studies a cocoa plantation nearoubre,thsohwesof cote divoire. chaleard speaking french translator during the 1960s and 70s, the ivory coast experienced strong economic growth. This was essentially due to exported cultivation, principally of cocoa. E ivory coast is the largest cocoa producer in e world. Narrator cocoa will only grow in tropical rain forests which you can see on this satellite mosaic as darkegreeareas along the southern coast. During the 1920scoffeendocoa plantations began in the southeast. They then diffused to th