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Good morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. It is a tuesday, full of news. Victor blackwell by my side. Good morning. Good to be back. Good to have you. Here all week. Five things to know for this tuesday, august 8th. New this morning, the east coast cleaning up after deadly storms, trees are down, roads are blocked. Hundreds of thousands of people without power. Already more than 300 flights cancelled. Happening today, the police chief in montgomery, alabama, is expected to reveal more information about that brawl that broke out on the citys river front. It started after a black dock worker was attacked by a group of white people. So far no arrests. But four warrants have been issued. Right now, Los Angeles City workers are on a 24hour strike. 11,000 workers including Sanitation Workers, engineers, life guards, all headed for the picket lines. They say its a fight f ....
An urgent appeal has been launched to find more black blood donors for help with those with Sickle Cell Disease. We will speak to two families of those living with the disease. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Wed love to hear from you if youre an eu National Living in the uk. Are you reassured by what you hear . Were also talking about fire safety this morning. If your flat is covered in cladding, has your landlord been in touch about measures to keep you safe . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. German chancellor Angela Merkel has descr ....
So whos right . Ill speak to one firm that says things are looking up, but its tough out there. In sport Lewis Hamilton labels Sebastian Vettel a disgrace after the two collide in an action packed azerbaijan grand prix. Coming of age he made his debut just six years ago, now ed sheeran has closed the Glastonbury Festival on the main pyramid stage. And carol has the weather. For many of us today, it will be a fine and dry day with a fair bit of sunshine. However, the cloud will build from the west and we will see some rain in Northern Ireland later this afternoon, heralding an u nsettled this afternoon, heralding an unsettled week ahead. First, our main story. Every single tower block which has had its cladding tested since the grenfell disaster has failed ....
Police told him to stop. They told him to stop repeatedly. He didnt stop and they shot him. [ audio difficulty ] reporter you here witnesses describing all kinds of reaction to this scene as well as to watching the shooting itself take place. I can tell you that as soon as these tourists were cleared out, security rushed in. We saw armed officials from both the secret service and the park Police Including armed with long guns take a position on the edges of the park on the roofs of the building as the situation here turned into that tense lockdown situation for a short while. We are told now that lockdown has been lifted, the park not yet open. We expect to see that reopen soon. For now, guys, back to you. Thanks. Head down the street now from your location to wusa9s ileana diaz who is at pennsylvania and 17th just up the street from where the shooting happened a e. Ileana, what do you have . Reporter well, right now mood is a l ....
Memorial bridge. They have banned buses and other heavy vehicles from using it. Suzanne kennedy has more on what is causing the safety concerns. Suzanne this bridge has never undergone a significant renovation. As you can see behind me there are signs that the bridge is suffering suffering from structural damage. It has outlived the life for years and another lane of the Memorial Bridge shut down last night. The first closed ten days ago. We put it in place and close the lane to make sure that the bridge is safe to prolong the life of the bridge. A tenton limit in effect indefinitely. No tour or metro bus can use the 83yearold bridge linking arlington to washington, d. C. The result is more bus traffic on three surrounding spans. The Memorial Bridge is a vital route for commuters. Triplea warns the loss of lanes will have an impact. When you remove two traffic lanes what yo ....