will grant, bbc news, mexico city. deborah bonello, a senior editor at vice news, based in mexico city, has more details on the investigation. mayor sheinbaum said that the investigation will be done by an international company, a norwegian company, which i think speaks to the general distrust that there is in mexico of the country's institutions and leadership, so it will be interesting to see what the international investigators make of this. as will mentioned in his report, the same thing happened when the 2017 earthquake struck and a lot of buildings fell down. there is a reckoning around the regulations and supervision over the construction of infrastructure projects. now the linea rossa that was the part of the line that fell down was actually sort of problematic from the start. it was meant to be one of these lines that connected mexico city's outer boroughs with its central boroughs because millions of people commute into the city every day to do typical working—classjobs, like domestic helpers, nannies, cons

city mexico city is a huge metro system it is back up and running now but they're going to ask about you know our thorough investigation is being demanded on this the president spoke about it this morning in his daily news conference he said that he will ask for an external investigation and anybody who needs to be held responsible will be held responsible and that's quite curious because. his foreign minister right now his current foreign minister wrestler bride was the mayor of mexico city when line 12 was opened in 2012 and he has himself said that he is willing to cooperate with any invest in any authorities necessary he's at their disposition and he was get to the bottom of why this horrible event happened. and i will take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world lebanon and israel have resumed in direct talks over their disputed sea border and the u.s. mediation because haitians between the long standing enemies stalled last year because of disagreements over demarcation lines the 2 sides are officially at war and there are recurring flare ups along the

will grant, bbc news, mexico city. beborah bonello is a senior editor at vice news based in mexico city and she has more details. well, interestingly, the mayor has actually said that the investigation will be done by an international company, a norwegian company. it speaks to the general distrust there is in mexico of the country's institutions and leadership so it will be interesting to see what the international investigators make of this. as will mentioned in his report, the same thing happened when the 2017 earthquake struck and a lot of buildings fell down. there is a reckoning around the regulations and supervision over the construction of infrastructure projects. now the part of the line that fell down was actually sort of problematic from the start. it was meant to be one of these lines that connect at mexico city's outer boroughs with its central boroughs because millions of people commute into the city every day to do typical working—class jobs like domestic helpers, nannies, construction workers, people w

we will bring you the latest from mexico city. also tonight, india's hospital struggling, a coronavirus infections reach more than 20 million, and calls for a lockdown. germany hitting a record high with an aggressive coronavirus denial movement addg fuel to the fire. let's. >> the winged blackbirds, and all blackbird the entire specs now exnct. brent: i plat strikeback wi the pandemic, -- a planet strikes back with the pandemic, this is a spit guard -- film festival gets underway. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers, welcome. we begin in mexico city. authorities are promising an investigation into a deadly metro accident. at least 24 died, dozens injured when a section of track collapsed monday. local residents have been expressing concerns about cracks in the structure for years. correspondent: the operation is underway. two train carriages hanging above the road, creating a daunting rescue operation for workers. line 12 is the newest in the metro system. the train was traveling when the overpass gave way, sending trouble in the

thank you very much for your company authorities in mexico city a promising a full investigation into a deadly metro accident at least 24 people died and dozens were injured when an elevated section of track collapsed on monday night local residents have been expressing concerns about cracks in the structure for years. the cleanup operation is underway to train carriages hang above the road creating a daunting rescue operation for emergency workers line 12 is the newest of mexico city's metro system the train was traveling between stops when the overpass gave way sending rubble and carriages tumbling down onto a busy road well it says of those trapped to face a nervous wait for any news one of. my daughter in law told us she was with my son and she told us the structure fell down over them. again and some of the things that. we don't have any news about my sister they don't have her name in the list we called her cell phone and there was no answer. so some of us are looking for her in different hospitals god willing we'll find her a little bit more. rescue workers initially used ladde

will grant, bbc news, mexico city. deborah bonello is a senior editor at vice based in mexico city and joins me now. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. . ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. we programme. thank you for having me- we have _ programme. thank you for having me. we have seen _ programme. thank you for having me. we have seen that _ programme. thank you for having me. we have seen that report - me. we have seen that report there from — me. we have seen that report there from our— me. we have seen that report| there from our correspondence will grant, an awful loss of life and devastating scenes. what are the kinds of issues now this investigation will be looking at? we have promised it will be open and transparent but what are the kind of areas it will be investigating?- it will be investigating? well, interestingly, _ it will be investigating? well, interestingly, the _ it will be investigating? well, | intere

and let's go straight to mexico city now and speak to journalist i told he joins us from the scene of the accident good to see you there i thought bring us up to speed please on what's been happening where you are today. just so minutes ago. you spent 17 hours. because there were still so many corpses inside and now they are starting their investigation that their governor of the city girlish a man has said that it will be run by certain no foreign company and meanwhile the entrance of the nearest hospital is there many people trying to know something about they are rather daves they're still. of the accident not died in the fire so i told authorities are promising transparency when it comes to the investigation is still very early days though but what's being said about why this overpass collapsed. you know we don't know so much for sure it wasn't a boy double tragedy many of the neighbors here reported many many times that the structure of this bridge that you can see was done much even 12 was closed one year after the opening due to these defects and their labor you need of the met

we want to bring in now and lucy a can also offer she's a journalist in mexico city it's good to have you with us what more do we know about this accident. well we know that people are very very upset about it because this was not an accident that it had been reported that the structure was damaged in 2017 when there was an earthquake and it is unclear if this was attended to and whether or not there there was a main column right where the overpass was that collapsed and pictures have emerged showing that it was already leaning down and that wondering why this was not based and as was mentioned in the report this metro line is new modern it's an elevated line that serves half a 1000000 people in the most working class neighborhoods of mexico city people that spend hours in the metro every day because they live on the outskirts of the city and the metro when it opened in 2012 a year later it had to close for 21 months because it was improperly built from the beginning so it has its there's many questions of how did it happen that was improperly built in the beginning why was it not thi

mexico city mayor claudia sheen has promised a thorough investigation into what went wrong. today what we've seen is emergency crews have been working overnight to remove those 2 train cars and clear that area but until now we know that authorities have confirmed 24 people have died we've heard from the red cross that there are still potentially as many as 6 bodies that are still trapped in part of that wreckage and authorities are still working on identifying those bodies president lopez over the gave his condolences a promise that an investigation would be forthcoming we also heard from mexican foreign minister marcel abroad who was mayor of mexico city at the time that the rail line was built offering his service and input we heard from the current mayor of mexico city claudio who has also promised an independent transparent or of the investigation would be forthcoming what's interesting that we're seeing today on mexican social media is the number of people who are posting photographs of alleged structural failures of infrastructure problems along the rail line in other

cnn's matt rivers in mexico city. many thanks for bringing us up to date on that situation. >>> well, the latest numbers from india's battle with coronavirus are jarring. more than 20 million people have been infected with covid-19 in india alone. the health ministry reported over 350,000 new cases on tuesday, the government has postponed exams for medical and nursing students. they will be monitoring mild coronavirus cases under supervision. cnn's sam kiley has this exclusive report from new delhi. >> reporter: i'm in a facility that's being run by a ngo, one of the few places in the delhi area where they can get oxygen and they get it by driving sometimes 500, 600 miles or more. they are expecting a delivery from mumbai 1,200 miles away but people who are at death's door, he would die if he didn't get this oxygen and that is exactly what's been happening in some of the more sophisticated hospitals in delhi. tears for a much loved colleague, dr. hintani, killed by covid-19 in the same hospital where he had spent a ye

we'll be live in mexico city with the latest on the rescue efforts. also this lunchtime: face to face, socially distanced talks — g7 foreign ministers meet for the first time in more than two years, with security and climate change on the agenda. coronavirus cases in india have now topped 20 million, and many hospitals are still short of oxygen. one week after the murder of police community support officer julia james in kent, locals are asked to light a candle this evening in her memory and the billionaire philanthropists bill and melinda gates have announced they're divorcing, after 27 years of marriage and coming up on the bbc news channel: tournament organisers unanimously agree to postpone the indian premier league following an emergency meeting, amid the ongoing public health emergency in the country. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. rescue teams in mexico city are battling to reach people trapped in wreckage, after a bridge over a motorway collapsed as a train was travelling on it. several carriages plunged onto cars below,

city mexico city is a huge metro system it is back up and running now but they're going to ask about you know our thorough investigation is being demanded on this the president spoke about it this morning in his daily news conference he said that he will ask for an external investigation and anybody who needs to be held responsible will be held responsible and that's quite curious because. his foreign minister right now his current foreign minister wrestler bride was the mayor of mexico city when line 12 was opened in 2012 and he has himself said that he is willing to cooperate with any invest in any authorities necessary he's at their disposition and he was get to the bottom of why this horrible event happened to others to mexico city thank. you welcome. and we'll take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world lebanon and israel have resumed in direct talks over the disputed sea border and the u.s. mediation goes ations between the long standing enemy stalled last year because of disagreements over demarcation lines the 2 sides are officially at war and there

will grant, bbc news mexico city. and a little later in the programme we will be live in mexico city to speak to a journalist who is at the scene of the crash. the official number of coronavirus cases in india has topped 20 million, there's been no let up in the rate of infection with more than 300,000 positive tests recorded for the 13th consecutive dead. there are still reports of oxygen shortages in the capital, delhi, and the army has been asked to set up medical facilities to take the strain off hospitals. devina gupta sent this report. desperate hope. that's what family members in this hospital in delhi are holding onto. it's a fight for life—saving oxygen that some are losing fast. translation: | came - here because a man died. his death freed up a place and oxygen for my mother. translation: they put us in a shed when she needs i to go to intensive care. this oxygen bottle came from my house. we bought it ourselves. as india crosses over 20 million infected cases, many hospitals like this one, which was over

this is c w news a live from berlin and a metro bridge collapses in mexico city killing more than 20 people the elevated where the rail line gave way sending a train plunging into the road below rescuers had to call off the search for survivors over safety fears also coming up india's agony intensifying as coronavirus cases top 20000000 the national backs a nation drive is faltering even as the sheer number of infections overwhelms the health care system and chloe shouts award winning film nomad laughter is the talk of tinseltown but it's practically unheard of in her native china we will take a look at the impact beijing's censorship is having on hollywood. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program we begin in mexico where at least 23 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a metro accident in the capital of mexico city authorities say that an elevated section of the rail system collapsed while a train was passing through sending part of the train onto a busy road below the incident happened a late on monday night on the city's newest metro line line 12 emergency crews are on

it really has rattled the residents of mexico city. they knew that parts of mexico city. they knew that parts of the system, parts of the subway in mexico city are old and need focus and investment. they didn't expect it to be the most modern part. the part that was inaugurated just a handful of years ago. that worries people here. they feel that if it can happen to what is supposedly the shiniest, newest and most important part of their subway system, it can happen to other bridges and other parts of the infrastructure as well. many hours ahead. a terrible and deeply upsetting way to the families. will grant reporting from mexico city. foreign ministers from the world's leading economies are meeting in london for theirfirst face—to—face talks in more than two years. the g7 is expected to discuss new ways for the group to defend international rules. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has been following the meeting. over the years, lancaster house has been the scene of some historic negotiations. today, it is playing host to a new form of what i think you can

city mexico city is a huge metro system it is back up and running now but they're going to ask about you know our thorough investigation is being demanded on this the president spoke about it this morning in his daily news conference he said that he will ask for an external investigation anybody who needs to be held responsible will be held responsible and that's quite curious because. his foreign minister right now is the current foreign minister wrestler bride it was the mayor of mexico city when line 12 was opened in 2012 and he has himself said that he is willing to cooperate with any invest in any authorities necessary he's at their disposition and he was get to the bottom of why this horrible event that happened. well i will take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world now lebanon and israel have resumed in direct talks over their disputed sea border and the u.s. mediation because asians between the long standing enemy stalled last year because of disagreements over demarcation lines the 2 sides are officially at war and there are recurring flare ups al

off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight in mexico city authorities. there are promising a full investigation into a deadly metro accident at least 24 people died dozens were injured when an elevated section of track collapsed on monday night local residents have been expressing concerns about cracks in the structure for years. to keep operation is underway to train carriage just hanging above the road creating a daunting rescue operation for emergency workers mine 12 is the newest of mexico city's metro system the train was traveling between stops when the overpass gave way sending rubble and carriages tumbling down onto a busy road well it says of those trapped to face a novice wait for any news one of. my daughter in law told us she was with my son and she told us the structure fell down over them. again and some of the. we don't have any news about my sister they don't have her name in the list we called her cell phone and there was no answer. so some of us are looking for her in different hospitals god willing will find her vehicle and they will.

mexico city. i know we'll take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world lebanon and israel have resumed in direct talks over their disputed sea border and the u.s. mediation negotiations between the longstanding enemy stalled last year because the disagreements over demarcation lines the 2 sides are officially of war america and flare ups along the border. foreign ministers from the g 7 group of industrialized nations are holding a 2nd day of talks ahead of a leaders' summit in june many of the world's biggest you political issues are on the agenda at the london leaching including the military coup in may and now in the war in syria. chief executive says her government is working on new legislation to what she called the spread of misinformation hatred and lies kerry lands announcement kerry during a crackdown on democracy and press freedom within the chinese territory. u.s. tech billionaire bill gates and his wife melinda divorcing after 27 years of marriage they made the

you know mexico city is it's an hour. had passed. many arabs went so we're confident one of the versions. in 2017 and great damage to the structure and other branches that i'm glad. they went the project are clashing with one of the columns that hold together the breach and that's why it collapsed but if you are me to actually know. what happened. polina tell us i mean this area. tell us a little bit more about where this happened and the number of people who would have been there at that time. well mexico treated as really key for the residents of the of the cd it's key for us show. them in some ways ancient in the west are we out of the cd. the cd have 16 c.d.'s with it in kind of we call them. delegations so it happened in flower walk in the west of mexico city in the night there's still a lot of passengers going on it happened at $1025.00 local time in the night so it was pretty packed to see. journalist reporting from mexico city where as we've been hearing authorities saying that at least 20 people have been killed

marcus moore on the scene in mexico city. marcus, thank you. >>> meantime, back in this country tonight and the tornado watches and severe thunderstorm watches as we're on the air here, an anxious 24 hours ahead for more than 30 million americans now, from louisiana right up the east coast. at least 19 reported tornadoes including this ef-2 in bloom, texas, with 130-mile-an-hour winds. they believe this was a tornado, too, right here, sparking transformers in van buren, arkansas. let's get right to ginger zee, timing this out again tonight for us. ginger? >> reporter: birmingham, alabama, in a flash flood emergency, david. and there is a tornado warning just between there and montgomery. so, alabama getting hit hard, but that watch extends all the way into the florida panhandle. thats pensacola and gulf port. it's not just the or the nay dose and damaging wind, it's all that rain. the flash flood threat will go through tonight. that fntve settles anmu colder air dig in behind it. david? >> all right, bracing for more tonight.

many thanks for that money there for us with the very latest from mexico city. where leaders are calling for calm in colombia after another day of violent protests against president even do case economic policies the u.n. the e.u. and the u.s. have warned the government against the use of excessive force soft another 5 people died in the latest round of confrontations dozens of people have been injured since the demonstrations began almost a week ago over a tax reform proposal it's been 6 months since ethiopia's government began an offensive in the northern tier a region more than 60000 refugees have fled to neighboring sudan al-jazeera as has been reports from hyundai yet which is in cazalet state near the border with ethiopia. semite it remembers the evening when she used to prepare coffees for her family in her hometown of ethiopia's to grade region she says when the conflicts reached she and her family sought refuge nearby but 2 months ago she left to seek refuge in sudan's guess at a state. we left off which is also a gray but when the new administration st

will grant, bbc news, mexico city. a murder trial has heard that former aston villa player dalian atkinson died after being tasered three times and kicked in the head at least twice by a police officer. the prosecution said that one of the police officers kicked mr atkinson with such force it left imprints on his forehead , mr atkinson had severe health problems and had been behaving erratically. pc benjamin monk denies murder, his colleague pc mary ellen bettley—smith denies assault. sian lloyd reports from birmingham crown court. dalian atkinson had enjoyed a successful career as a professional footballer. later in life he had serious health problems including heart disease and acute renal failure. today a jury heard he died after being tasered three times by a police officer, who went on to kick him twice in the head as he lay on the ground. it's alleged that 42—year—old pc benjamin monk, an officer with 1a years' experience with west mercia police, struck the former footballer with enough force to leave the i

our correondent is in mexico city. some viewers may find elements of this report distressing. >> the scene of devastation was reminiscent of of the many earthquakes. this was not a natural disaster. it was a man-made one. it was heralded as the future of the city's public transport system in 2012. now, its carriages and the city government's reputation hang abaya thread. the moment of the impact when tons of cement and metal came crashing down onto the cars below. at that time of night, most of those killed would have been workers returning home after a late shift. families anxiously gathered at the scene trying to make sense of it all. >> my daughter-in-law called us. she was with my son and she told us the structure fell down on top of them. >> my brother came with his wife and they managed to get her out but he was crushed. we don't know anything. they don't give us reports. now they have to get him out. who knows how long it will take. >> by morning, all eyes turned to the mayor. she insisted a full structural chec

as international correspondent in mexico city it's good to have you with us what more do we know about this accident tonight well they have removed fully one of the cars that was involved in the accident and a 2nd car is being lifted off the tracks right now the death toll has risen to up to 24 now and that was just given to us in a press conference by the mayor of mexico city claudia sheinbein. we don't know the exact numbers. of injured but it is right. there it's been 7 hospitals where victims of been taken to look and there's you heard in that story family members are still frantically trying to find out if their loved ones that they have heard from or involved in the absent in at least 5 of those 24 have been identified now do we know anything further about the cause or possible cause of this accident. well in the light of day you could see that it wasn't a pillar that had crumbled it was actually the span between the 2 pillars the mayor had said in the early morning hours that it was believed that the pillar had given way and what happened of the they had just collapsed in the v.

let's get more on our top story about mexico city. an overpass collapsing onto a busy road is a train went across it. dozens others are injured. people have begun to gather at the scene to check on the safety of their relatives. translation: my brother is there and they have to get him out. my brother is there and they have to get him out-— get him out. who knows how long it will take? in — get him out. who knows how long it will take? in the _ get him out. who knows how long it will take? in the morning, - get him out. who knows how long it will take? in the morning, when - get him out. who knows how long it will take? in the morning, when the trains start — will take? in the morning, when the trains start their _ will take? in the morning, when the trains start their services, _ will take? in the morning, when the trains start their services, we - will take? in the morning, when the trains start their services, we can i trains start their services, we can feel it _ trains start their services, we can feel it at — trains star

this is going to mexico city did. you know reno just getting a lot of ink it's. you know a lot of people in 1st say the last months of the metro but it just sort of the feeling right now that the system is just not right just trying to crash. it was. control center that starts to watch. for very few days so. you know there's a lot a lot of questions what's going wrong this is the fish that quite often. turn to david reporting for us from mexico city thank you david you're welcome let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world foreign ministers from the g. 7 group of industrialized countries are holding a 2nd day of talks ahead of the leaders' summit in june and many of the world's biggest a geopolitical issues are on the agenda the london meeting including the military coup in myanmar and the war in syria. chief executive kerry says her government is working on new legislation to tackle quote the spread of misinformation hatred and lies and comes during a crackdown on democracy an

deadly overpass collapse in mexico city he kills more than 20 people. this is the moment it happened. you can see the cloud of dust and smoke filled the screen as the bridge collapses. the subway train cars fall to the ground below. good evening. i'm julie julie haener. i'm frank somerville. here's what we know. at this moment, at least 24 people were killed, including a number of children when the support structure carrying the subway train. suddenly fell in mexico city last night, at least 77 other people were injured, authorities say 27 of them are still hospitalized. the elevated section of the train collapsed onto a busy street, killing people who were driving on the road as well as passengers who were on the train. we have live team coverage of the disaster tonight ktvu tom vacar transit safety. we begin though it's ktvu and the implications alex for mexico city's subway system. frank mexico city has the second busiest subway system in north america after new york carrying more than four million people a day tonight, the line where that collapse h

in the southeast of mexico city. local media broadcast this cctv footage showing the moment when the overpass collapsed. at that time of night, most of those who died would have been workers. there is also this, drone footage. there a two train carriers hanging towards the road and a crane had to be used to make sure they didn't fall completely into the street below. the rescue effort lasted four hours. there is still work going on, of course. over 70 people were taken to hospital, and relatives began to arrive at the scene. >> my brother is there trapped, crashed, and now they have to get him out. who knows how long it will take? ros: the mayor of mexico city was also there. >> among the 20 who lost their lives, we can confirm there are minors, although we don't know how many yet. ros: it is cast 2:00 p.m. local time in mexico city. these pictures are coming to us live. it is not clear how many people may still be trapped. in mexico city metro is the second busiest in the americas. it carries 4 million people every

. >>> and disaster in mexico city. an overpass collapses as a train traveling over it collapses it. >>> a man known for his dance moves and other features, he'll be on "the kelly clarkson show" admitting he wouldn't work out nearly as hard if he didn't have to be shirtless in movies so often. oh, that's so tough. tough job, right? a real funny conversation. check that out. that will be on "the kelly clarkson show" this afternoon right here at 3:00 on nbc bay area. this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. >>> thanks for stick around. a developing story for you. an overpass collapses in mexico city overnight sending a commuter train plunging to the ground below. take a look. people watching nearby. at least 27 people we can confirm have been killed. more than 70 of them injured, some of them gravely. rescue crews are on the scene right now searching that debris for potentially more victims. the mayor of mexico c

>> all right, marcus moore on the scene in mexico city. marcus, thank you. >>> back in this country tonight, and the tornado watches and severe thunderstorm watches as we're on the air tonight. an anxious 24 hours ahead for more than 30 million americans from louisiana right up the east coast. at least 19 reported tornadoes including this ef-2 in blum, texas, with 130-mile-an-hour winds. they believe this was a tornado, too, right here, sparking tornadoes in van buren, arkansas. homes and buildings ripped to pieces in foreston, texas. let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, timing this out again tonight for us. ginger? >> reporter: birmingham, alabama, in a flash flood emergency, david. and there is a tornado warning just between there and montgomery. so, alabama getting hit hard, but that watch extends all the way into the florida panhandle. that includes pensacola, back to gulfport, so, anyone there along the gulf really needs to be on alert tonight. and it's not just the tornadoes and damaging wind. it's all that rain. the fl

mexico city. calls are growing for a national lockdown in india after it passed more than 20000000 reported corona virus infections experts say the real numbers live exhibit much higher hospitals are struggling to treat patients as they run out of beds and oxygen a calmer toria can't keep up with the number of dead. every few minutes the bodies of the dead arrive here relatives watch on as their loved ones and the lives they once knew go up in flames. new hires are being built rapidly to keep up with the demand. it's not just the crematoriums that are at their limit. an influx of medical equipment including desperately needed oxygen supply as has been arriving from abroad but medical staff say it's not enough to stem the flow of critically ill patients trying and often failing to find a hospital bed. we have reached the limits of what we can do as a hospital so that there just i mean if it should have started earlier is that the government has to intervene in more ways than just providing all the

serious accident for the mexico city metro. in march of last year two trains collided, killing one person. and in 2015, a train crashed into another train, injuring 12 people. >>> we are on storm watch in the southeast. and the southern part of the u.s. severe weather leaving a path of destruction in georgia and texas. roofs ripped off buildings. look at the twister. trucks overturned on highways, several houses destroyed. authorities is at least two people have died from downed trees in georgia. and texas at least one tornado touched down south of ft. worth yesterday. we are told more could be on the way. within the past few minutes, a small earthquake off the coast of pacifica. the usgs reporting it at a magnitude of 1.7. >>> let's take a look at concord , pushing close to 90 degrees today. paul, it was warm almost everywhere. unless you are right in the middle of the city. statement given their temperatures looked up into the 60s for this time of day. which is normal for this time of year. but it was very warm further inland

mexico city's subway system is one of the busiest in north america. in fact, the second busiest after new york, moving tens of millions of passengers a week. but it is still a surprise it is the newest line and not one of the older ones that has had this collapse. as you said there now, there have been fears among the emergency crews the fire crews, ambulance crews, that there could be further collapse unless they can secure the rest of that overpass. and of course they are working through the night. it is very late at night here and clearly those on the train would have been coming home from shifts or perhaps going out to work night shifts, or on the road beneath the passage at that fateful moment. and, will, we are hearing that the mayor of mexico city went to the scene directly after the incident. tell us more. yeah. claudia sheinbaum has been on the scene really from the very moment it was made clear that this was a significant incident. she has been updating the public with her twitter feed, she's saying she is working at the main command centre

our correondent is in mexico city. some viewers may find elements of this report distressing. >> the scene of devastation was reminiscent of of the many earthquakes. this was not a natural disaster. it was a man-made one. it was heralded as the future of the city's public transport systemn 2012. now, its carriages and the city government's reputation hang abaya thread. the moment of the impact when tons of cement and metal came crashing down onto the cars below. at that time of night, most of those killed would have been workers returning home after a late shift. families anxiously gathered at the scene ting to make sense of it all. >> my daughter-in-law called us. she was with my son and s told us the structure fell down on top of them. >> my brother came with his wife and they managed to t her out but he was crushed. we don't know anything. they don't give us reports. now they have to get him out. who knows how long it will take. >> by morning, all eyes turned to the mayor. she insisted a full structural check had be

city emergency workers and mexico city have been working overtime to clear the wreckage of a metro rail train that drop the re collapsed bridge onto busy freeway. family members of possible victims want answers coming up. ok, who's on his way home? because his shift ended 8 30 pm. what happened is that from lynn on we haven't heard from him. we learned about the accident. we came to see. they haven't given us any information called them. don't know anything about us were about even the mexican political leaders, including president lopez over the board, offered their condolences and i stood rational for that. there are no scenes here. i love me yet, is our sincere embrace to the families of the victims and we send all our support to the injured we will continue to treat them to save their lives so that we do not have any more depth or you mexico cities, mayor claudia shane bomb promised a transparent, independent investigation. he's looking for lucy donald, he's gone. this is what we have as the attorney general to make a thorough investigation into the metro line. so there will be cons

calls for accountability in mexico city. where a mangled bridge marks the scene of monday's deadly collapse nbc's guad venegas spoke to 12-year-old brandon hernandez's aunt, waiting outside of a morgue. she says it's been almost 24 hours of them trying to find out what happened and just now they received the information. they went inside and they recognized the body >> reporter: today, surrounded by loved ones, his mother cried as they prepared to bury her son officials identified most of the 25 people killed 38 remain hospitalized as mexico's president promises a thorough investigation. a massive earthquake left cracks in the very line that gave way. but the former head of the subway system sarepairs w that the biggest issue is not enough money going to maintenance jesus urban agrees he's station manager on this line and says his co-workers are afraid to return to work calling the whole system a ticking time bomb this man who two daughters on the train. his 23-year-old didn't survive. >> [ speaking foreign language ] >> rep

reporting from mexico city thank you welcome. some of the other stories making headlines around the world today lebanon and israel have resumed in direct talks over the disputed seaboard up on the u.s. maybe ation because asians between the long time photos stored last year due to disagreements over demarcation lines the 2 sides of fishley of war and tensions currently flare up along the borders. foreign ministers from the g 7 group of industrialized countries are holding a 2nd day of talks head of a leaders' summit in june many of the world's biggest geopolitical issues are on the agenda at the london meeting including the military coup in myanmar and the war in syria. hong kong's chief executive kerry says her government is working on new legislation to tackle quote the spread of misinformation hatred and lies or announcement comes during a crackdown on democracy and press freedom in the territory which is you rules and by china. as vaccination drives gather pace in many countries governments are looking at ways to safely resum

mexico city's mayor claudia she promised a transparent independent investigation. this is what we have as the attorney general to make a thorough investigation into the metro line so there will be consequences for those responsible at the same time we're hiring external investigators to help us look at how the line was operating and to view the structure with the best engineers in mexico. mexico city's metro system is one of the busiest in the world more than 4000000 people use it every day where at the scene of the accident where you can clearly see that section of rail line that's just collapsed above that busy full of art was a tragic accident and one that's raised many questions over the safety of mexico's metro rail system metro workers are now threatening to strike the pointed to other possible infrastructure problems around the city and say they're not being listened to my new ended up alone al jazeera mexico city. the southern united states have been battered by heavy rain and tornadoes flash flooding in the state of alabama left cars submerged some people

. mexico cities metro system is one of the busiest in the world. more than 4000000 people use it every day. we're at the scene of the accident where you can clearly see that section of rail line that's just to laugh above that busy boulevard was a tragic accident in one. that's raised many questions over the safety of mexico's metro rail system. metro workers are now threatening to strike the pointed to other possible infrastructure problems around the city and say they're not being listened to you know, talking about the outrage of that sort of manifested in the wake of this disaster of this tragedy here in the mexican capital over the course of the day when we looked on mexican social media, what we did see was a lot of people posting images, posting photos of what they say or other structural failures, possible infrastructure problems along the different rail lines of mexico city. and many of them pointing to the fact that this specific real line line number 12 has many people have reported a structural problems dating back to 2017. during the e

we can get more now from man who is in mexico city man or what happens. hello we've arrived were about as close as authorities are allowing us to get to the scene of the accident is just past 2 am in mexico city in the southwestern part of town let me bring you in to what the scene actually looks like i'm going to give you more than just a sense this is the actual scene. that we're seeing here in mexico city these are 2 metro cars that have collapsed underneath this the structure that then collapsed on top of an overpass hitting at least one car underneath and what we know is what we've seen here. at the scene of the accident and what we've seen from that surveillance footage that that captured the moment where that that elevated metro rail line collapsed over those cars sending a plume of dust and debris into the sky and now at the moment authorities sort of section this area off they're not allowing anybody to come through that is a member of the army national guard or authorities or 1st responders and they've actually taken a pause from much of the res

city emergency workers in mexico city have been working overtime to clear the wreckage of a metro rail train that dropped 3 collapsed bridge onto a busy freeway family members of possible victims want answers. and when they are coming up i was on his way home because his shift ended at 8 30 pm what happened is that from then on we haven't heard from him we learned about the accident we came to say they haven't given us any information call them we don't know anything about his whereabouts when he was a. mexican political leaders including president lopez obrador offered their condolences. for that there are no she's here to. this house in syria embrace to the families of the victims and we send all our support to the injured we will continue to treat them to save their lives so that we do not have any more deaths. in mexico city's mayor claudio promised a transparent independent investigation. this is what we have as the attorney general to make a thorough investigation into the metro line so there will be consequences for those responsible at the same time we're hiring external invest

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reports now from mexico city. a chaotic scene in the mexican capital emergency crews responding to an accident involving a metro rail train on an overpass friends and family of possible victims searched frantically for their loved ones back along with my brothers still under the rubble imagine how many tons they have to move that's what we want to know what's going on the. surveillance footage captured the harrowing moments as the structure supporting the train cars collapsed above a busy freeway filling the air with dust and debris. but advantage when we arrived at the scene people were crying out for help a vehicle was crushed under the subway car with 2 people inside the driver looked fine but the others were trapped. local residents say this rail line has faced structural problems in the past and had reported their fears of a possible collapse to authorities it's been several hours since the accident and emergency workers are still here trying to clear the scene you can clearly see those 2 train cars hanging p

mexico city's mayor claudio promised a transparent independent investigation. this is what we have as the attorney general to make a thorough investigation into the metro line so there will be consequences for those responsible at the same time we're hiring external investigators to help us look at how the line was operating and to view the structure with the best engineers in mexico. mexico city's metro system is one of the busiest in the world more than 4000000 people use it every day. we're at the scene of the accident where you can clearly see that section of rail line that's just collapsed above that busy full of art it was a tragic accident and one that's raised many questions over the safety of mexico's metro rail system metro workers are now threatening to strike the pointed to other possible infrastructure problems around the city and say they're not being listened to my new ended up alone al jazeera mexico city on wednesday facebook will announce whether its suspension of donald trump's account will continue the tech firm ban the former us president 4

what metro line is built when foreign minister marcello had brought it was mayor of mexico city mayor he said what happened today at the metro was a terrible tragedy my soul is with the victims and their families the causes must be investigated and responsibilities to find my whole republic is in mexico city with more we're about as close as authorities are allowing us to get to the scene of the accident is just past 2 am in mexico city in the southwestern part of town let me bring you in to what the scene actually looks like i'm going to give you more than just the sense this is the actual scene that we're seeing here in mexico city these are 2 metro cars that have collapsed underneath this the structure that then collapsed on top of an overpass hitting at least one car underneath and what we know is what we've seen here. at the scene of the accident and what we've seen from that surveillance footage that that captured the moment where that that elevated metro rail line collapsed over those cars sending a plume of dust and debris into the sky and now at the moment authorities sort of

city emergency workers in mexico city have been working overtime to clear the wreckage of a metro rail train that dropped 3 collapsed bridge onto a busy freeway family members of possible victims want answers. and when they are coming up i was on his way home because the shift ended and 30 pm what happened is that from then on we haven't heard from him we learned about the accident we're going to say they haven't given us any information call them we don't know anything about his whereabouts when he was a. mexican political leaders including president lopez obrador offered their condolences. for that there. is our sincere embrace to the families of the victims and we send all our support to the injured we will continue to treat them to save their lives so that we do not have any more deaths. in mexico city's mayor claudia she promised a transparent independent investigation. they mostly sit down and this is what we have as the attorney general to make a thorough investigation into the metro line so there will be consequences for those responsible at the same time we're hiring external

at least two dozen dead after a train overpass collapses in mexico city. the latest from the investigation into what went wrong. >>> putting the dough in donuts. krispy kreme's big plans to go public for a second time. >>> taking your morning cup of joe to new heights a drone drops off hot coffee propelling the future of delivery service "early today" starts right now >>> good morning, i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. the united states is making changes to its covid vaccination strategy winding down mass vaccination sites and focusing instead on local pharmacies. the cdc says 32% of the population is fully vaccinated and now the white house has announced a new goal for the fourth of july here's nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: the summer goal promises a faster return to life than we knew it. by the 4th of july the president wants 70% of american adults to receive at least one vaccine dose and 160 million to be fully inoculated. >> no one should wait. let's try to hit that 70% mark >> reporter: the new benchmark the president says vaccine acc

city emergency workers in mexico city have been working overtime to clear the wreckage of a metro rail train that dropped 3 collapsed bridge onto a busy freeway family members of possible victims want answers. you know and when they're coming up i was on his way home because his shift ended at 8 30 pm what happened is that from then on we haven't heard from him we learned about the accident we came to say they haven't given us any information call them we don't know anything about his whereabouts when he was a. mexican political leaders including president lopez obrador offered their condolences and i sort of irrational. and out there mostly said oh. yeah this our sincere embrace to the families of the victims and we send all our support to the injured we will continue to treat them to save their lives so that we do not have any more deaths. in mexico city's mayor claudio promised a transparent independent investigation. this is what we have as the attorney general to make a thorough investigation into the metro line so there will be consequences for those responsible at the same time

will grant, bbc news, mexico city. the official number of coronavirus cases in india has now topped 20 million. there's been no let up in the rate of infection, with more than 300,000 positive tests recorded for the 13th consecutive day. there are still reports of oxygen shortages in the capital, delhi, and the army has been asked to set up medical facilities to take the strain off hospitals. devina gupta sent this report. desperate hope. that's what family members in this hospital in delhi are holding onto. it's a fight for life—saving oxygen that some are losing fast. translation: | came - here because a man died. his death freed up a place and oxygen for my mother. translation: they put us in a shed when she needs i to go to intensive care. this oxygen bottle came from my house. we bought it ourselves. as india crosses over 20 million infected cases, many hospitals like this one, which was overwhelmed over the weekend, are struggling with scarce resources. translation: the situation is really critical. _ there are

the train is part of mexico's or mexico city's metro city. the mayor says a support beam on the overpass gave way. the construction of that metro line has been plagued by problems and accusations of mismanagement and of course we'll bring you more details as soon as we get them. >>> back here at home, the civil war between the republican party is escalating. former president trump is working to consolidate power once again falsely claiming the election he lost was stolen, but one of the top republicans in congress, liz cheney, is fighting back calling trump's lie poison for democracy. the question now is whether cheney can survive politically. this morning, congresswoman liz cheney is doubling down on her fight with former president trump exposing a growing rift in the republican party. >> she has made clear if she is going down, she is going down swinging and hard against president trump. >> reporter: cheney, the third highest ranking republican in the house, is slamming other republicans who perpetuate trump's false claim that the president