Revoked the special status of the region. As many as 4000 people have been detained, communication to kashmir has been cut off. We will l speak with an activist to travel to the region to document the crackdown. At first, we look at the recent mysterious Nuclear Accident in northern russia that killed seven people, including five Nuclear Scientists august 8. Soon after, four russian nucler monitoring stations went silent, leading some comparison to the coverup of the 1986 chernobyl disaster. We will speak with m. I. T. Professor kate brown. Most of what we have been told and led to believe about chernobyl is incorrect or incomplete or just plain wrong. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The g7 summit has entered its last day in biarrtiz, france, as member countries have agreed to an immediate 20 million fund to help fight raging wildfires in the amazon. They also said there were launching a Global In
Capitol hill falls far short of democrat hopes. And the greatest brexit cheerleaders says its time to act decisively to pull the country out of the european union. Lets get you started with a quick check of how markets closed the wednesday session here in the u. S. It was a mixed picture across markets in the u. S. Picture, but you can see, of course, that the s p 500 rallied to another record high. We have very strong numbers out of ups with its profit guidance. Higher. Aq also closed Texas Instruments posted strong earnings. Boeing and caterpillar really weighing on the dow, which underperformed. As. Futures at the moment little bit in the red at that 3018 level. Yields were down with manufacturing pmi barely avoiding contraction territory. Lets see how things are shaping up for asia. Sophie geopolitical risks into the fray once more after north korea launched two projectiles this morning. We will see if japan will strip its neighbor of its preferred status. Nissan earnings as the ca
They are indeed. Steady progress for england on the second day so far of that first ashes test at edgbaston. They have had a bit of luck along the way but rory burns has just passed 50, england 88 1. Thanks, hugh. And louise has all the weather a bit quieter out there. It certainly is. Im pleased to say that we have got sunny skies, and the showers are few and far between today, a much better picture in parts of derbyshire. Ill have the Bigger Picture coming up in half an hour. Thanks, louise. Also coming up is this your aircraft, sir . The plane that landed on a busy street and had the police to answer to. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live im martine croxall. Raf helicopter crews are trying to save a dam in derbyshire amid fears it could burst and engulf much of the town of Whaley Bridge. The chinooks are dropping bags of sand, gravel and stone to shore up the dam wall. Experts say the situation is critical. Around 1500 residents were moved out of their homes yesterday. The Prime
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After his ball tampering ban saves australia in the first test at edgbaston. And who will be the latest contestant to quick step his way into the strictly ballroom . We will reveal all after 8 00am. And i will be revealing the forecast, which is much drier than recent days. Fewer showers around, lighter showers as well. Join me for all the details in liverpool. It is friday 2 august. Our top story the Emergency Services have been working through the night to try and divert water away from a Reservoir Dam in derbyshire which is in danger of bursting and flooding a town. The raf has been called in to help protect Whaley Bridge. More than 6,000 people have been told to leave their homes. Simonjones has this report. An unprecedented, fast moving emergency situation. The words of the police after intense rain left this dam dangerously close to collapse. Access to nearby Whaley Bridge remained blocked overnight, and a large part of the town evacuated. You cant risk it, can you . If something