the extraordinary few moments after the volcano on white island erupted. it hit briefly and fiercely, filling the air with huge plumes of smoke and smouldering ash. the people on this boat had left just moments before the eruption. the boat operators were not taking any chances. go inside! go inside, go inside! go inside! translation: we were on the volcano for about an hour. ten minutes after we left, and got on the boat, the volcano started erupting. the boat turned around and went back to the island to try to help the people who were still there. i'm not sure if everyone got out alive. white island is one of new zealand's most active volcanoes, but it's also a popular tourist destination. thousands come here for walks and scenic aeroplane rides. nothing escaped the devastation here, the scale of the damage clearly shown here with this sightseeing helicopter, barely recognisable under the thick smouldering ash. down the beach, a large group could be seen waiting to be rescued. at this stage, we can confirm that amongst those currently listed as missing o

just to brief everyone on the situation at white island. they have told us, is police and rescue services are unable to go to the island at the moment, it is far too dangerous for them to do that. they are waiting on advice to find out when rescue services can go there but there are people who are still unaccounted for and the deputy police commissioner confirmed that there has been one fatality as well. 23 people have been taken from the island, they believe that there were around 50 people on the island so there are over 20 that are unaccounted for. they are saying there is no significant impact of this for those living on north island, the ash fall is just on white island at the moment, and one of those addressing the press conference was talking about the fa ct conference was talking about the fact that this was not a big eruption, so therefore there shouldn't be any material reaching mainland new zealand. he described it as the volcano clearing its throat. it has shown increased activity in recent weeks, and this was something that the

some additional background about the white island itself. it is new zealand's most active cone volcano. it has also been called one of the world's most accessible, active volcanos. the reason why is because there are regular ocean cruises that run near the island. there are even guided tours on the island itself. tou tourists visit white island for extreme tourism, to see its beautiful and strange alien moonscape. it's one of the most dramatic landscapes that can be visited in new zealand. again, this is an active volcano, a popular tourist destination that today has become a scene of ter rible tragedy. rosemary. >> most definitely. of course as you and i are speaking, we are waiting for a news conference that should take place very soon. new zealand police will talk to the public, to gathered reporters to explain the situation right now. but when will we learn more, do you think, about the scale of this volcanic eruption, and why tourists were allowed on this island given the volatility of this volcano? >> reporter: you know, it was very in

we know that this white island was of course one of new zealand's active volcanoes. those very powerful images released yesterday over social media, with or tourists walking along the rim of the volcano just moments before it erupted violently, firing large clouds of black and grey ash into the air. some people are now questioning, wondering why tourists we re eve n questioning, wondering why tourists were even allowed to continue touring areas like this at a time when people were aware that this volcano is active and potentially dangerous. also there are questions about who should make that call, whose responsibility is this in terms of whether it is safe or not for tourists to go to white island. is that correct? that's right. the tower i am in very much relies on tourism —— town. some here in new zealand, the tourist season is just beginning to pick up. but the people have spoken to in the town have different types of views, some people feel that people are aware of the type of dangers that they face when they come to an island like white island, they sign a c

this is white island hours after its devastating eruption. it's dangerous for this rescue helicopter and for those still looking for survivors. officials have said there is a 50% chance of another volcanic blast in the next 2a hours. eight bodies remain buried on this ash—covered rock. one of the paramedics who originally helped move the injured to safety described the scene. it was quite a, um, it was quite an experience. it was like, i've seen the chernobyl miniseries and there was just — everything was blanketed in ash. it was quite a...it was quite an overwhelming feeling. mary scully lives close to the whakatane harbour. she's been on a trip to the volcano and white island with a local guide, who is also a family friend. hayden marshall—inman was on the island when the volcano erupted. he died of his injuries. he's a lovely guy, hayden. we've known hayden since he was primary school age. going through the swimming club and soccer and all the things kids do — he's the same age as our son. mary says her community did not see the is

the extraordinary few moments after the volcano on white island erupted. it hit briefly and fiercely, filling the air with huge plumes of smoke and smouldering ash. the people on this boat had left just moments before the eruption. the boat operators were not taking any chances. go inside! go inside, go inside! go inside! translation: we were on the volcano for about an hour. ten minutes after we left and got on the boat, the volcano started erupting. the boat turned around and went back to the island to try to help the people who were still there. i'm not sure if everyone got out alive. white island is one of new zealand's most active volcanoes, but it's also a popular tourist destination. thousands come here for walks and scenic aeroplane rides. nothing escaped the devastation here, the scale of the damage clearly shown here with this sightseeing helicopter, barely recognisable under the thick, smouldering ash. down the beach, a large group could be seen waiting to be rescued. at this stage, we can confirm that amongst those currently listed as missing o

eight others are missing on white island, presumed dead. police have launched an investigation into how 47 people came to be around the active volcano when it erupted. the bbc‘s shaymaa khalil sent this from the nearby town of wha katane. the postmortem process is starting today to identify those who have it looks like the surface of another planet. this is white island hours after its devastating eruption. it's dangerous for this rescue helicopter and for those men looking for survivors. 0fficials officials have said there is a 50% chance of another volcanic last in the next 2a hours. eight bodies remain buried on this ash covered rock. 0ne remain buried on this ash covered rock. one of the paramedics who originally helped move the injured to safety described the scene. originally helped move the injured to safety described the scenem was quite an experience. it was like... i've seen the chernobyl miniseries, and there was just... everything was blanketed in ash. it was quite an overwhelming feeling. mary lives close to the whakatane har

one of the people injured in last week's volcanic eruption on white island in new zealand has now died in hospital in sydney. it brings the confirmed death toll to 16. rescue teams returned to white island earlier today but couldn't find the bodies of two people who are still missing. a man is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot by armed police in hull. officers were called out to a man believed to be in possession of a firearm in the early hours of this morning. there were no other injuries. a british man has been killed and his son wounded after being shot during a suspected robbery in argentina. it happened outside a five—star hotel in the capital buenos aires. with more here's our correspondent angus crawford. moments before a brutal attack in broad daylight. see the white minibus. the british men are inside, having just arrived. the driver leaves to get their luggage. they don't notice the man on the motorbike. at the top of the screen, his accomplice attacks the tourists, who fight back. what happens next is too distressing to show. it took place yesterday morn

we are five nautical miles away from whakaari, white island. there is a restriction zone around it so this is as close as we can get from the volcano. there has been quite a bit of volcanic activity happening on the island, toxic gases, ash, magma floating white, quite shallow into the volcano, and tremors. and, of course, that risk of another eruption. this is why it's been decided it is still too risky to go in and get those bodies. following her trip and the update by police — that the recovery operation will beging tomorrow — shaimaa sent us this update. eight bodies have been stuck on white island since monday and, for the first time, police are telling us they have a plan. the deputy police commissioner has said that eight members of new zealand's defence force are going to go into the island at first light on friday to recover the bodies. he said this is not a zero risk operation, that people are putting themselves on the front line to get this done. effectively, the risky factors are all still there, the volcanic activity, the ash,

this is white island hours after its devastating eruption. it's dangerous for this rescue helicopter and for those still looking for survivors. officials have said there is a 50% chance of another volcanic blast in the next 2a hours. eight bodies remain buried on this ash—covered rock. one of the paramedics who originally helped move the injured to safety described the scene. it was quite a, um, it was quite an experience. it was like, i've seen the chernobyl miniseries and there was just... everything was blanketed in ash. it was quite a... it was quite an overwhelming feeling. mary scully lives close to the whakatane harbour. she's been on a trip to the volcano on white island with a local guide who is also a family friend. hayden marshall—inman was on the island when the volcano erupted. he died of his injuries. he's a lovely guy, hayden. we've known hayden since he was primary school age. going through the swimming club and soccer and all the things that kids do — he's the same age as our son. mary says her community did not see the

this is white island hours after its devastating eruption. it's dangerous for this rescue helicopter and for those looking for survivors. officials have said there is a 50% chance of another volcanic blast in the next 2a hours. eight bodies remain buried on this ash—covered rock. one of the paramedics who originally helped move the injured to safety described the scene. it was quite an experience. like, i've seen the chernobyl mini—series, there was just... everything was just blanketed in ash. it was quite um... quite an... an overwhelming feeling. mary scully lives close to the whakatane harbour. she's been on a trip to the volcano on white island with a local guide who is also a family friend. hayden marshall—inman was on the island when the volcano erupted. he died of his injuries. he's a lovely guy, hayden. i've known hayden since he was primary school age, going through the swimming club, and all the things, soccer, all the things the kids do. he was the same age as our son. mary says her community did not see the island as a thre

the death toll from new zealand's white island volcano eruption rises to 18, after an australian dies in hospital. 20 survivors remain in critical condition. and coming up at 11:30am — dateline london takes an in—depth look at the immediate, and longer—term, implications of the uk's election. jeremy corbyn has apologised for his part in labour's worst general election defeat since the 1930s. immediately after the vote, he faced criticism for not saying sorry to labour mps who'd lost their seats. but in a letter to the sunday mirror, he said... the shadow chancellor john mcdonnell also apologised for the loss — but also blamed the media portrayal ofjeremy corbyn. it is on me, it is on me, let's take it on the chin, i own this disaster, so i apologise to all those wonderful labour mps who have lost their seats who have worked so hard, i apologise to all our campaigners, but most of all i apologise to those people who desperately need a labour government. and, yes, if anyone is to blame, it is me — full stop. we have to recognise... i think it was brexit that did it. we were in

the death toll from new zealand's white island volcano eruption rises to 18, after an australian dies in hospital — 20 survivors remain in critical condition. negotiators work through the night at un climate talks in madrid in a bid to salvage efforts on tackling global warming. former emmerdale actor, kelvin fletcher, drafted in as a last—minute replacement, wins this year's striclty. and coming up at 10.30 — 22 years on, a british driver is trying to break his own world land speed record — in bloodhound: chasing the land speed record. jeremy corbyn has apologised for his part in labour's worst general election defeat since the 1930s. immediately after the vote, he faced criticism for not saying sorry to labour mps who'd lost their seats. but in a letter in the sunday mirror, he says he takes responsibility and that his party ‘came up short‘. meanwhile, boris johnson is to enshrine in law, a commitment to raise spending on the nhs in england, year—on—year , giving the service an extra 33 point nine billion pounds a year by 202a. with me is our political correspondent

this is white island hours after its devastating eruption. it's dangerous for this rescue helicopter, and for those still looking for survivors. officials have said there is a 50% chance of another volcanic blast in the next 2a hours. eight bodies remain buried on this ash covered rock. one of the paramedics who originally helped move the injured to safety described the scene. it was quite a, um... it was quite an experience. it was like, i've seen the chernobyl miniseries and there was just... everything was blanketed in ash. there was quite a... there was quite an overwhelming feeling. mary scully lives close to the whakatane harbour. she's been on a trip to the volcano and white island with a local guide, who is also a family friend. hayden marshall—inman was on the island when the volcano erupted. he died of his injuries. he's a lovely guy, hayden. we've known hayden since he was primary school age. going through the swimming club and soccer and all the things kids do. he's the same age as our son. mary says her community did not see th

the new york times questions the cost of adventure, asking how the eruption of the volcano on white island will affect tourism in new zealand going forward. the industry represents nearly 6% of the country's economic output, and employs more than 14% of the workforce. the financial times has the story of the class action against tech giants apple, google, microsoft, dell and tesla being brought on behalf of families of children killed or injured while mining cobalt in the decmocratic republic of congo. the metal is critical for smartphones and electric vehicles, and the ft says human rights groups claim the companies are aiding and abetting supply chains that force children to work in dangerous conditions. and finally, the times reports that petrol and diesel cars will be completely barred from one road in the city of london. drivers of pure combustion engine cars will face fines of 130 pounds, that's around $170, if they enter beech street, where levels of toxic air regularly exceed the legal limit. with me is oliver cornock, editor—in—chief of the oxford business group. lets get stuc

no, i wouldn't, safe going on a white —— going on white island? no, iwouldn't, but there has been a risk equation of balancing the need to bring closure to families and to start recovering, so to families and to start recovering, so there is a strong need their and there has been a clear valuation of, 0k, there has been a clear valuation of, ok, what is the operation, and they have opted for a short operation to reduce the risk and they have got a lot of evacuation procedures in place and they have a safety gear so it is definitely a risky operation but they have chosen to take those risks. we know about the dangers with planes for example and you mentioned the helicopter in the air, how dangerous is it? how short is the window to get in and out again? nine times out of ten it could be no problem at all but what has happened, the first eruption has burst the material out and there is a lot of material falling back into the crater and it is alljumbled up. you still have the heat and gas from below that is trying to find its way out and so there is

white island is a hot spot for tourists. it's believed there are many nationalities among the dead and hajured.authorities believe fewt n 50 people were on the island or nearby when the volcano erupted. one of the dead has been confirmed as a young and energetic tour guide for white island tours. the company has taken down their website saying they're experiencing an emergency. >>> in san francisco we are learning more about an officer-involved shooting in the mission district. a police spokesman told the chronicle that police were responding to a burglary saturday morning. ey approached a possible suspect who struck the th alassffic bottle. police shot the was taken toma the hospital with li threatening injuries. s >officer is ok east after a ucay berkeley making racist and sex statements. the student was questioning whether both groups should have rights. in the video he uses a slur against lbgtq students. cal responded to the video saying we condemn all forms of hatred, bias, racism, bigotry and discrimination. offensive

survivors on white island after a volcanic eruption. five people are confirmed to have died. at least eight are still missing. fears of further eruptions are complicating efforts to reach the volcano. new zealand's prime minister says aerial reconnaissance of the island suggests there are unlikely to be any survivors. myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, is being called later this week to defend her nation against charges of genocide, over its treatment of its muslim rohingya minority. and proving to be very popular on our website are two twin baby pandas, meng xiang and meng yuan, who have made their debut at berlin zoo. their names apparently mean "long—awaited dream" and "dream come true." visitors, however, won't be able to see them until early next year. more on our website, bbc.co.uk/news, and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. nintendo flips the switch in china, and it is teaming up with tencent. the world trade organisation in crisis as the world shuts down its appeals court. good morning, asia. hello, well. thanks forjoining

it sounds like now 13 people suspected dead after another option on white island course apparent in new zealand forests thank you very much. the world anti doping agency or wada as banned russia from taking part in international sporting competitions for 4 years that includes the upcoming tokyo olympics 2020 the beijing winter games in 2022 and the football world cup in qatar in 2022 water ruled that russia should be punished for manipulating laboratory data planting fake evidence and deleting files link to past the doping tests that could have helped identify drug cheats. a german journalist. as investigated allegations of russian government sanctioned doping he says although the ban is a severe penalty it may not have the effect of preventing more cheating in russia some people would say is it's not enough. should have been imposed total ban for russia as a nation. think case scenario doping of cheating of corruption sports must have a consequential issues on the same level but i would say this is. hitting the russian so russian sports so well because it's from that country no not a l

police and navy divers have gone into the contaminated waters of white island. those waters have been contaminated by the volcano but they haven't been able to find either of those two bodies but police do say that they are committed to doing all they can to bringing all those bodies home and retrieving them and uniting them with their loved ones to this tragedy, it happened just over a week ago and we are still to find the true extent of it, given those two bodies remain unaccounted for and still missing. briefly, phil, after the search and recovery, what happens next? well, the new zealand government is turning its attention to look at ways or look but if the tragedy could have been prevented, looking no doubt the alert level given to volcanoes around the country at the moment. there is an alert level of two on a sliding scale that goes up to five, that sort of process will be looked at by the government and will look at by the government and will look at whether other official inquiries are needed to look into why this tragedy happened and whether it could ha

one of the people injured in last week's volcanic eruption on white island in new zealand has died in hospital in sydney. it brings the confirmed death toll to 16. rescue teams returned to white island earlier today but couldn't find the bodies of two people who are still missing. our correspondent phil mercer is following the story from sydney. 18 people now confirmed dead in the disaster that struck on monday, at white island, in the bay of plenty, just off new zealand's north island. those recovery teams returned to that volcanic island today, sunday, to once again look for two bodies. there are two more victims who have been unaccounted for. the authorities have been working on the theory that one of those bodies may well be near the crater, and another was apparently seen in the water 2a hours after the eruption. so on friday, recovery teams brought out six bodies, but the search goes on for those two others. that search includes people being flown to the island to carry out this painstaking search in what is a very risky environment still. there is a risk of further eruptions an

well, there will be no navy or police diving operation of white island trying to find the last remaining two victims of last monday's volcanic eruption, rico. there will be more aerial surveillance over the weekend. teams went back into the water and back onto the island itself looking for those unaccounted for bodies, two of them without success. but the police to say that they are committed, and as long as there is a chance of finding those individuals, they will keep going back. and we understand that there is a plan for those police divers to go back into the waters on tuesday in search of those two bodies. four more bodies have been formally identified by the authorities. they are all australians, and clearly, rico, what happened on white island a week ago is sending shockwaves well beyond the bay of plenty in new zealand. there are victims and survivors from australia, germany, the united states, britain, china and malaysia, and the country will come to a standstill. many people in new zealand observing that minute's silence injust over zealand observing that minute's silence in ju

this is white island hours after its devastating eruption. it's dangerous fo rescue helicopter, and for those looking for survivors. officials have said there is a 50% chance of another volcanic blast in the next 24 hours. this ash-covered rariciginally helping the injured to safety described the scene.as itike -- i have seen the "chernobyl" miniseries. everything was blanketed in ash. it was quite an overwhelming feeling. reporter: this womanives close the harbor. she has been on trip to the volcano on white island with a guide who is a family friend. he was on the voland when the ano erupted. he died of his injuries. >> he was a lovely guy. i have known him since primary school-age. going to the swimming club and kids do. the things that reporter: mary says her community did not see the island as a threat. >> you have got masks, you have your helmets, your glasses. there's a lot of safety things beforehand. i suppose the fact that it has not erupted before, we take it for granted. reporter: health officials say those who are being treated i

we are five nautical miles away from whakaari, or white island. there's a restriction zone around it, so this is as close as we can get. there's been quite a bit of volcanic activity in the area — toxic gases, ash, tremors and of course the risk of another eruption. police have said they're quite confident they know where the bodies are. they say they are within a 200—square metre area. the deputy police commissioner said that, technically, they can go in, get the bodies and get out quickly, but it's a trade—off. the compromise here is that this could mean that they lose evidence that would help them to identify those bodies. but he said it was a trade—off that he, the police and the families would consider if it meant recovering the bodies. tour guide hayden inman is among those missing on the island. his brother says he's frustrated that it's taking so long to recover his body. red tape, bureaucracy, leadership has failed. we're trusting experts that sit behind a desk making calls based on statistics. jason hill is one of the pilots who

tourists in a boat just off of white island caught the eruption on camera. five have been killed and eight others are still missing. 31 people who were on or near the island are now at the hospital, some of which have serious burns. reporter: thick smoke -- rises thousands of meters into the air. also known by its indigenous maori name, the volcano erupts. the cloud can be seen only mainland -- seen from the mainland. people get off of the island, some in boats, some on helicopters. went on to the island yesterday. we can now confirm that five are deceased. 31 are currently in hospital. there are eight still missing. three have been discharged from hospital overnight. zealand's prime minister hans talked of the rescue missions. braveant to allege the first responders and those pilots who made an incredibly brave decision under extraordinarily dangerous circumstances in an attempt to get people out. as a result, a number of people were rescued from the island. white island has been active for at least 150,000 years. most andnd's productive volcano. the alert

we are five nautical miles away from white's island. there is restriction zone around it so this is as close as we can get. there's been quite a bit of volcanic activity in the area, toxic gases, ash, tremors and the risk of another eruption. police have said that they are quite confident they know where the bodies are. they say they are within a 200 square metre area. technically they could go in and out and retrieve them, but it is a trade—off. the deputy police commissioner said that would compromise the evidence that could then help them identify the bodies. but they said it was a compromise they were willing to consider if there the families were willing to do so and if it meant going in and getting the bodies out. hayden inman is among those missing on the islands. his brother mark says it's frustrating that it's taking so long to get his body. red tape, bureaucracy, the leadership has failed. we are trusting experts that sit behind a desk making calls bet on statistics. jason hill is one of the pilot he went in and rescued peop

volcanic activity has significantly increased on new zealand's white island and what could be a blow to efforts to recover very 8 people missing believed dead erupted on monday killing at least 6 people 30 of those are in hospital 25 of them are in critical condition there's mounting pressure from relatives to find the people who remain unaccounted for but police say safety is paramount. for me. situation at the the oil and. so. huge priority for us. we cannot pull the people. to go out into. the. jessica washington is our correspondent on the coast near white island and she's been speaking to people who hope the survivors. the mood here in fact attorney is noticeably grim this community has been deeply affected by the tragedy that happened just 50 kilometers from here on white island we will. see if we could reverse distance and when we flew into the door we could see a lot of people really distressed so lawing and. some such thing. was horrific looking. to sort of to. help people i was with this is. horrendous and while a large number of the people who have been negatively think to

white island is new zealand's most active volcano. it's in the bay of plenty around 30miles off the coast of the port of whakatane on the north island. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is there. fiona, the sun isjust rising here in whakaari harbour. this is where some of the people evacuated from the island have been brought. some are still here, some have been taken to other hospitals across new zealand. it is quieter here this morning, the day after the volcano erupted. not very far behind me in white island, the volcano brought chaos. there are no signs of life on the island and it is not known whether british citizens are among those on the island. the foreign office is monitoring the situation closely. we do know that warnings have been put in place about how active that volcano is. scientists have heightened the alert, saying that there were heightened and moderate volcanic activity is expected, so questions will be asked about why tourists were allowed on that island, with scientists saying it was a disaster waiting to happen.

island off the country's eastern coast and dozens more are in hospital with severe injuries jessica washington reports and. the excitement of the beginning of the summer holidays approach to an abrupt end take plumes of smoke and ash rising thousands of made his into the air as the white island folk hainault 50 kilometers off the coast of new zealand erupts it's a popular tourist destination and the national geological authority has cameras on the island these pictures show what would be for some visit is their final moments so we'll look into. if there's anyone criminally responsible for the deaths and injuries. it's early days yet the tragedy has raised questions about where the tour was should have been operating in the 1st place but the island draws 10000 visitors every year and december is 1 of its busiest mass a prime minister just done has promised she will make sure those questions are answered when the time is right we notoriously will be bigger questions and relation to this of and these questions must be asked and they must be answered white island also known by its indig

police in new zealand name the first victim of the white island eruption as krystal eve browitt, a 21—year—old australian. 15 deaths have been now been confirmed following monday's eruption. tens of thousands of people have rallied again in rome protesting against italy's far—right league party. the protesters pack themselves so tightly into squares they've become known as the "sardines". and coming up at 8:30pm, 22 years on, a british driver is trying to break his own world land speed record in bloodhound: chasing the land speed record. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has visited the north east of england to thank voters in traditional labour heartlands for backing his party. borisjohnson met with supporters in newly—conservative sedgefield, tony blair's former constituency. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn is coming under increasing pressure to resign with immediate effect after his party suffered its worst election results since the 1930s. our political correspondent iain watson reports. a prime minister is a familiar sight in these parts, though it'

the volcano, on white island, is about 30 miles off the country's north island. the prime ministerjacinda ardern has been speaking in the last hour. lets have some of what she had to say. police search and rescue as supporting the national emergency agency following an eruption at white island. police were alerted at 2:17pm. at this stage, and please do keepin 2:17pm. at this stage, and please do keep in mind this is an evolving situation, but at this stage, we believe that 100 people were on or around the island at the time, and some of those at this stage are unaccounted for. a number of people are reportedly injured and are being transported to sure. i do want to share that this is evolving, at this stage it does appear to be a very significant issue, particularly the scale of those affected at this stage. live now to sydney and our correspondent, shaimaa khalil. what more can you tell us? it is an evolving situation, as we understood before there were 100 people, police have updated that number to 50. we do know that several people have been moved to sure wit

island for kind of corruption. now myanmar's leader aung san suu kyi has just arrived at the un's top court in the netherlands to defend her country against genocide charges now the west african state of gambia launched a bid to bring me to international justice for military crackdown on muslims you're watching live pictures now from the hague well the suse's backed by the 757 nation organization for islamic cooperation more than 700000 rangar were forced to flee to neighboring bangladesh back in 2017100 miles largest city yangon a rallying in support. as she faces the court crowds of people carried posters and flags to show their solidarity yuki's office says her team will be defending myanmar's. national interests at the court well the united nations has accused me of carrying out mass rape killings in the burning of homes during its military campaign meanwhile says it was conducting a legitimate counter-terrorism response and denies the charges of genocide meanwhile the gambia is legal team is asking the court t

to have you with us in new zealand at least 5 people have been killed in a bowl cannick eruption on white island a popular tourist destination police say a number of people have been injured and more fatalities are likely they say it's currently too dangerous to carry out rescue operations around 50 people are believed to have been on the island at the time of the eruption new zealand's prime minister to send our duren has said foreign tourists were among. well for the very latest now let's cross over to journalist caruso who is standing by for us in auckland new zealand chris a authorities now say 5 people are confirmed dead in this direction is everyone there accounted for. terry unfortunately the number is likely to go up still as to dozen people are still unaccounted for on white island new zealand's most active volcano erupted on monday afternoon local time 5 people are now confirmed dead 23 have been rescued including the 5 people killed and at least 20 of those rescued were injured 7 critically with burns being the main injury prime minister just into arguments that there were a nu

efforts to recover bodies from new zealand's white island have been put on hold as volcanic activity continues to increase there's mounting pressure from relatives to find the 9 people still missing but emergency workers say it's just not safe the volcano erupted on monday killing at least 6 people and injuring 30 others jessica washington has more from fact attorney. this is a community in mourning and united in the most difficult circumstances the town of tommy has long been promoted as the gateway to white island from the shoreline it's possible to still see clouds of ash rising from the volcano this is. hairiness and while a large number of the people who have been negatively affected overseas visitors coming onto boats and things like that. we do have local people so who. really it's happens nephew who worked as a white highland guide is one of them. breaking. it's the beginning of summer here in new zealand usually one of the most popular times for tourists to visit white island instead the boat a docked here at phuket tiny just 50 kilometers from where the disaster happened an

no hope of finding more survivors on new zealand's white island off the volcano erupts killing 5 people plus. what. people like. this is. the man who inspired the global ice bucket challenge that raised $200000000.00 for new gehrig's disease research. not in the u.s. the house judiciary committee has held another hearing in the impeachment proceeding against president donald trump attorneys of both parties presented arguments for and against impeaching trump is accused of pressuring ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden as i was how did your castro has more. fireworks inside of monday's impeachment hearing likely to last before the house judiciary committee draft articles of impeachment came not just from protests. but also republican members committed to showing that they believe the proceedings against trump are a sham. was scheduled not to consider he made a ruling if you order to appeal him and was going to try to overturn the results of an election we're not elected people to be gentlemen less than the witnesses were attorneys for both parties and though the facts we

island. now in india a controversial citizenship bill has passed its 1st stage of parliament the proposed global now head to india's upper house it's geared towards granting citizenship to those fleeing religious persecution but it excludes muslims. some say it's the governing hindu nationalist parties latest attempt at sidelining muslims in india well our correspondent joins us now live from new delhi so i'm still shop divisions within the indian parliament as the bill was passed but is it actually likely to pass the upper house given that the b j p doesn't have a majority that. well yes actually it is likely to pass even in the upper house and while there are sharp divisions the government did pass the bill in the lower house with a thumping majority of $311.00 people watering for it and just about 80 was against it so it was quite a success there for the indian government ruled by a hindu nationalist party we believe it's going to be discussed and tabled in the upper house tomorrow or ther

island 8 others are still missing . or polls in the usa democrats in the lower house of congress will announce 2 articles of impeachment against president trump later on tuesday abuse of power and obstruction of congress and this follows what's expected to be the last public hearing of the impeachment inquiry by the judiciary committee. and meanwhile the u.s. justice department has found no evidence of political bias by the f.b.i. when it investigated contacts between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia. 26 scene. people living in eastern australia have been forced to leave their homes as bushfires continue to spread around 85 of them are currently burning in the state of new south wales half of those are uncontained conditions are expected to worsen on tuesday because of high temperatures and strong winds in the country's biggest city sydney's once again being closed in fic smoke from the nearby fires andrew thomas is in the middle of it. the people behind me have chosen this spot for their wedding because

island are presumed dead. the island itself still too dangerous for res krecue teams o approach zwlel not be moving until the stitch is safe for us to operate in >> reporter: 47 people were on the isla w americans. newlyweds matthew and lauren urey were on their dream honeymoon to new zealand then a late-night phone message to his mother in pennsylvania saying they had been on the island and were badly burned >> terrified every horrible emotion you can imagine. they hung up i quickly called him back and at least got to hear his voice. that he was at the hospital, his hands were severely burned, he really couldn't use the phone. >> reporter: white island, or wakahree, is visible from the shore. for a closer look we headed out by boat. >> we need to stay back five nautical miles, but that is white island you can see the volcanic ash still offering over the crater the island is still unstable there's the chance it could erupt again. >> reporter: the looming question, why tourists including children and retirees w

my first thought as we approach white island, how striking. how beautiful. soon i remember all the people lying there somewhere beneath that pillowing plume of white smoke. rescuers still unable to reach their bodies. it's heart breaking. >> it's gutting. we were going back to get the folks that had passed and we could have done it. we wouldn't have to wait and worry and wonder. yeah. it's gutting. >> reporter: it's got to be frustrating. >> it's really frustrating. >> reporter: you want to get back out there. >> yeah, we do. >> reporter: but there they ever be able to go back? should they go back? this area's livelihood depend on white island's tourism. around a century without a single death. that doesn't change what happened. doesn't change the fact that so many people will never go home. in the coming hours, we have learned that the new zealand naval defense force which has a frigate off the shore here will make an attempt to recover the bodies on white island right now. they believe there are at least eight bodies. they only know the location of six. an

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we are five nautical miles away from whakaari, or white island. there's a restriction zone around it so this is as close as we can get. there's been quite a bit of volcanic activity in the area, toxic gases, ash, tremors and of course the risk of another eruption. police have said they're quite confident they know where the bodies are. they say they are within a 200 square metre area and that technically they could go in and out and retrieve them, but it is a trade—off. the deputy police commissioner said that that would compromise the evidence that could then help them identify the bodies. but he said it was a compromise they were willing to consider if the families were willing to do so and if it meant going in and getting the bodies out. hayden inman is among those missing on the island. his brother mark says he's frustrating that it's taking so long to get his body. red tape, bureaucracy, leadership has failed. we're trusting experts that sit behind a desk making calls based on statistics. jason hill is one of the pilots who went in and help