takes place. thank you very much forjoining me. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. let s start with the astrazeneca vaccine. the european medicines agency has been examining its safety after more than a dozen eu members suspended it this week over health concerns. and today, we heard its verdict. the committee has come to a clear scientific conclusion. this is a safe and effective vaccine. its benefits in protecting people from covid i9 with the associated risks of death and hospitalisation outweigh the possible risks. the committee also concluded that the vaccine is not associated with an increase in the overall risk of thromboembolic events or blood clots. that press conference took place in amsterdam, and our correspondent jean mackenzie was there. what they ve been saying all along stands, that they think this is a vaccine in which the benefits massively outweigh the risks. it was striking, they pointed out there how many people have died in th
Former prison guard who claims he was close to simpson. He says the former nfl star has been a model inmate. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye seconds. Deeply troubling not in our National Interest in any way, shape or form. Very much, i think, in putins interest and yet another frankly secret meeting. The white house confirms a second meeting with putin. The president tweeted fake news story of secret dinner with putin is sick. Is it responsible to repeal obamacare without a replacement in hand . Well, wed like to see the senate move on something. Senate republicans wont be able to pass either their bill or a repeal without replacement. Im not going to own it. Well let obamacare fail and then the democrats are going to come to us and say how do we fix it. The australian Prime Minister has added his voice for demands to answers over the shooting of an australian woman by a Police Officer in the United States. We are seeking answers. This is a shocking killing. Its ine
She called him about being woken up by a sound that troubled her, and then they debated for a while, and then she heard them again and decided to call him again. He recommended that she call 911. Reporter officer noors partner, matthew harrity, told investigators the two drove down an alley behind damonds south minneapolis home with their lights off searching for the suspect. Harrity says thats when he heard a loud bang. Immediately after damond approached the drivers side window. Noor, sitting in the passenger seat, fired his gun and shot damond. She died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Officer noor declined to be interviewed by investigators, but anthony, the attorney representing his partner says that it is reasonable to assume that the two may have thought they were being ambushed. Mason jamie yuccas in minneapolis. Thank you, jamie. Venezuela is in crisis. The economy tanked when oil prices fell. Food is scarce, and at least 90 have died in protest. President trump is threateni
Main street became a ghost town. Mia glor owns the mariposa lodge. Everybody is scared. You would never think Something Like this would happen in your town. Reporter the fire has knocked out power lines and threatened more in yosemite during this peak tourist season. Record rain that ended the drought has also fueled the fire, creating dense vegetation that has burned with lightning speed. Cal fires lucas spielman. What is it about this fire that blew it out of control over the last 24 hours . As you can see, with the dead trees, the brush, its just a combination of everything. Its a powder keg. Thats why its continuing to burn quicker than we can contain it. Reporter more than a dozen choppers and air tankers are making Constant Water and retardant drops, but cal fire has requested even more help to try to get ahead of the fire. The fire is right behind me. You can actually see the smoke and the ash pouring over these homes into this community. Firefighters, dozens of them, are standi
And then, assaulted. And another officer took him to the ground he was held against his will, and beaten with batons and thrown to the ground again. The case gained notice because hes a motivational speaker that teaches High School Students to write, and perform poetry. Who he does and what he does carries no weight with a police auditor, a retired judge working with the Department Internal affairs division. We determine if the investigation was fair and objective. If we disagree and if there is bias, we send them back. Los angeles last year he talked about an incident in a you tube page, talking about being unlaw fly detained in his house during a party. Mr. Howard asked the San Jose Police for a written apology and also, for discipline of the officers involved. The San Jose Police have not responded. From san jose, Wayne Freedman abc7 news. One person taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in atherton this afternoon. Police closed part of El Camino Real for about 0 minutes wh