Sweden is used to getting attention. The country has avoided for more restrictions relying instead on a culture of consensus and common sense. But now it too is battling a huge rise in cases. The syrians we see an increasing number of cases in 20 of 21 regions so its absolutely serious what we also see as a consequence is more people being hospitalized we see more cases in intensive care units and more deaths at the file. The swedish Prime Minister stephan lawful and has certainly been taking it seriously hes just ended a period of self isolation off to fears hed been exposed to the virus. Health officials are now urging swedes to stay at home as much as possible half of the countrys regions have put local restrictions in place these included vising people to stop using public transport and to stick clear of indoor spaces such as shops and museums. But unlike other countries there are no fines for violating these recommendations. As previous cases continue to say hospital admissions ri
Crossing europe. This is al jazeera america, live from new york city im randall pinkston. 6,000 firefighters today are confronting two of californias fastest burning fires in decades. The valley and beaut butte firee together schooled more than 132,000 acres, bigger than the entire city of new orleans. The butte fire is now 30 contained. Evacuation orders are soon to be lifted but not before destroying 100 homes. Valley fire is only 5 contained. Its ruined more than 500 structures. Melissa chang is there. Its still smoking from the blaze on saturday evening. Standing in the front probably what you were looking at is once the living room, also the kitchen there, once left of a stone and oven completely charred and you see this across town. Middle town has been destroyed in so many parts but not every part. If you look behind me you notice certain structures have been spared, were not sure if its from the firefighters or the flames were just capricious. Fighting the valley fire this fire
To devise a plan to deal with the refugee crisis. Well, it was a momentous first day in the u. S. For pope francis. President obama and it first lady, michelle obama, greeted the pontiff at the white house this morning. The president and the pope took part in a welcoming ceremony on the south lawn before meeting privately in the oval office, and later, thousands cheered for pope francis in a parade before he ended the day with the canonization of a new saint. Mike viqueira joins us, and the pontiff didnt seem to shy away in addressing major issues facing the United States and the church today. He addressed in the first speech that he made as pope in his entire life. This is the first visit he has had here. What the pope saw on television and the thousands who lined the street and thronged the pope in jubilation as he made his way across town in a parade is a pope thats not going to shy away from controversy. From the moment he left the Vatican Embassy in the morning, to the indelible s
Screen. One grabs his phone. Both cameras have the same time stamp. In other words he couldnt be in two places in the same time. Mr. Damaron has with the suspects. This man was accused with attacking a man with a razor scooter and tacking him. They review the video, at the school, and they write in their report that in fact there is nothing on this video. Public defenders investigators reviewed the video and this is what they found. He is at a bench with a woman, who men approach them. He backs off, as if to defend himself. The men walk after him. In this video, you can see him walking backwards as attackers walk toward him. He was arrested and spent a month in jail before charges were dropped. The deputy public defender says theyre seeing more cases where police arent looking for videos to make their cases. There are innocent people charged with serious crimes. All i can say is that we have one of the best video retrieval units in the nation. Officers retrieved the video from the pier
At that time. Tonight were learning he may not be the only one. Attorneys in the San Francisco Public Defenders Office tell us theyre seeing a disturbing number of cases against innocent people who were exonerated by video evidence. Vic lee is here with the story. In three cases, suspects have been arrested and charged with nel any crimes only to have their charges dropped because they were not the one thats committed the crimes. The public defender blames police for failing to investigate thoroughly. Police arrested danu damaron. He was jailed for two weeks before public defenders and investigators found security video that exonerated him. One camera recorded him hanging on a corner near the robbery. A block away, this camera showed several men walking toward the victim on the right of the screen. One grabs his phone. Both cameras have the same time stamp. In other words he couldnt be in two places in the same time. Mr. Damaron has nothing to do with the suspects. This man was accused