Moment tornado tears through southern France

We begin with recovery efforts underway in southern France this morning after yesterday's tornado. More than forty people injured when the storm struck villages near Pau in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region.

Several homes destroyed, power lines down across a wide area. French emergency services released new video showing the extent of the damage overnight.

The Pyrénées-Atlantiques. That is the Atlantic coast of France.

The mountain range on the border with Spain.

Near the Atlantic.

In the mountains.

Either way, our thoughts are with them.

From Washington this morning, the Trump administration announced it has removed Syria from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, marking a significant shift in policy toward Damascus.

The decision comes as the administration engages with Syria's new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, who formerly led a militant group linked to al-Qaeda. Syria had been on that list since nineteen seventy-nine.

Forty-six years.

The White House says the delisting reflects what they are calling a new beginning for Syria following the change in government.

In the trade dispute between the United States and Canada, President Trump announced this morning he is threatening new tariffs on automobiles, escalating the standoff over cross-border commerce.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded by accusing the president of attempting to destroy Canada's automotive industry. Carney said Canada would only resume trade negotiations if the United States comes to the table with what he called the right attitude.

That is diplomatic language for no.

Canada supplies about twenty percent of American oil imports. Ottawa is considering retaliatory measures focusing on energy, critical minerals, and automotive parts.

No timeline yet for when those measures might take effect.

And in California, authorities have confirmed the death of a sixty-eight-year-old French tourist whose car became stuck in Death Valley's salt flats during extreme heat. Temperatures at the time were one hundred and sixteen degrees.

Park rangers say the vehicle got stuck in mud in a remote area of the salt flats. The heat index made rescue efforts extremely difficult.

And in entertainment news, Kit Harington is returning to HBO. The Game of Thrones actor has been cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in the network's upcoming Harry Potter series. This is Harington's third project with HBO after Game of Thrones and the financial drama The Industry.

Gilderoy Lockhart is the vain Defense Against the Dark Arts professor introduced in the second Harry Potter book.

Kenneth Branagh played the role in the film version.

The new series does not have a release date yet. Production begins later this year.

We begin tonight with a Florida Man Tribute from back in August of last year. A woman in San Fernando was rescued after becoming stuck inside a chimney.

Rescue crews don't know how the woman got stuck inside the chimney, according to reports.

Back in July of last year, a Ring camera in Compton captured what the homeowner described as an extraterrestrial creature walking through a driveway and exiting through a back gate around one in the morning.

The homeowner believes it was an alien, according to local reports.

Back in May of last year, a Missouri woman was driving her son to baseball practice when a coachwhip snake emerged from under the hood of her car. While she was driving.

The snake popped out from underneath the hood while the vehicle was in motion, according to local reports.

And finally tonight, back in August of last year, a company called Frida teamed up with OddFellows to produce and sell breast milk ice cream, marketed with the tagline 'just like mom used to make.'

The product was sold nationwide.

At number three: 120 Pounds of Dog. Hiding From Ice. Behind a Two-Year-Old. Posted by Tiny Boss Big Dog on the twentieth of August. Three million nine hundred and two thousand nine hundred and ninety-one new views in four days.

Number two: When Kindness Goes Both Ways. Posted by Windypaws on the twentieth. Seven million seven hundred and fourteen thousand six hundred and four new views. Unchanged since the last count.

And at number one, for the eleventh consecutive hour: Fisherman Found This Heron Fighting For Its Life. Posted by Sassy on the twenty-first of August. Eight million five hundred and sixty-six thousand and twenty-five new views in the last four days.

Magnus Carlsen has done it again. The Norwegian defended his chess title at the twenty twenty-six Esports World Cup, making it nine consecutive titles. He remains unbeaten in tournament play since the event began.

In Chicago, Pete Crow-Armstrong hit for the cycle and drove in the winning run as the Cubs beat the White Sox five to four in extra innings.

Heather Watson advanced to the fourth round of U.S. Open qualifying, defeating Anett Kontaveit six-three, seven-five.

And Ohio State opens the season Labor Day weekend against Wyoming. The Buckeyes are ranked number four in the Yahoo Sports preseason college football poll.