in this area, we pushed the fall forward as we can to the front line now the smells of the power and a lot of the stories that we cover a highly complex. so it's very important that we make them as understandable as we can do as many people as possible no matter how much they know about a given chrisy. so issue as always, is there a correspondence? that's what we strive to do. the towns and villages in ukraine scarce on region, are flooded after a dam attack, which is forced thousands to leave their homes the time. how much room this out is your life. and also coming up, fire breaks out of the fuel depot incidents capital as we army and paramilitary forces fight for control of a weapons factory. tens of millions of people across north america are under air

quality alerts as well. fires continue to burn in canada. and we look at how support in science are coming together to save the plan. the ukraine's president is calling on international aid organizations to help and rescue efforts following an attack on a damn in fair southern region. thousands of people have been evacuated after the breach on nova kolscott them caused widespread flooding. russian president vladimir putin has accused keith of destroying the dam, with the backing of western powers, but keeps as russian forces mind the dam months ago. the dam links the banks of the deep pro river, held by russia on the south side to ukrainian held territory on the north. as the

satellite images show, the nova colts cut down before the damage and then a breach by waters from the rest for a granary and the talent of cause ops k on the banks of the river. dundee pro is now surrounded by water entire neighborhoods. further down stream and the town of alecky are now completely submerged. charles stratford reports from 1st on there was a sadness to pervades these floated streets. soon off, the rushes invasion of song was attacked and then multiplied by russian forces. and now launch aries at the city on the water. many of the people who were turned up to the crane and i mean we took care of us on late last year, being evacuated from the home. yes, everything was demolished, the. it's frightening. the 2 story houses have been swept away and the somehow to the floating down the river. there was no one there when evil ukraine accused. these rush you of destroying the cock cove there on the during the pro river and

causing this terrorist attack to prevents in advance across the the pro river towards the russian occupied crimea. says keith russia says you creighton is responsible. and it's also moving thousands of people to safety on the opposite russian occupied side of the river. this is one of many streets here in cash on safety, completely flooded. we understand that they were hundreds, if not thousands of people that were living here until this dime was destroyed. and now they've all been forced to leave. and this is about mines that may have been dislodged and carried into the city by the flood search for them to put the boats to help the search for more tracts people cages kind of key cats with good chart is violet. us divided all can i know? we was shouting and banging on windows,

there are no it people are only animals. the water there is almost over the signposts. evacuation buses are full, the young old. we take with them a few belongings like pets. at the which in season one, b. c. it's very hard to explain. honestly it's so hard to speak very hard. i don't know where i'm going. we were taken out and now we're on a and the city had already experience some of the worst suffering in this world. now, i mean to flood waters and destruction. it's people are forced to endure even more . charles, drop it down to 0. ships on your leadership are below. if it has more on what russian officials are saying about the dam collapse with had from present pace and regarding the disaster. and he discussed it with tag as president other one during a telephone conversation. the russian president cooled the destruction of the cold

sky, pop blonde, a bump barrick action by kias. i think that it was instigated by the west page and stated that the breakdown of the power station was a clear example of kids terrorist messes. so now we've had from the russian top officials regain. 1 shooting the destruction of the cold sketch and all of them plays the blame solely on kid, by the way, prior to the telephone, coal with legend piece and mr. added, want had a conversation with present the landscape you crane offering to create a commission with the participation will be un russia, ukraine into k, to investigate what actually happened. and the whole hopes got done. basically, we understand that you create a keys as russian troops of blowing out the time. russia claims that the power station came out of the ukrainian shutting. but there is also a version that it could be an unintentional disaster on the job collapse due to improve putting maintenance on the damage due to the damage caused. so of,

as the experts now say that the destruction of the time may negatively affect both sides of the conflict. a huge fire has broken out at a fuel depot and the student needs capital near a weapons factory. the battle between the army and the parent military rapids support forces as intensified and southern have to the r as of say they're inside the weapons factory located in the arm, oak area. he but morgan has more from um, german, the slicing between the sudanese army and the power military rapid support force has continued on wednesday, and it's mostly been concentrated in the southern parts of the capital cartoon. now since the early hours of wednesday, residents in the southern parts say that they were able to hear heavy exchange of gunfire between the rapids support forces and the sudanese army fighting has been concentrated around a weapons. manufacturing company that belongs to the sudanese army in the late hours of wednesday, the rapids support for says says that it was in control of the company. but sources

in the army say that the rapids support forces were only able to gain control of parts of that complex and not the entire facility. it's one of the largest weapons manufacturing in africa and residents around the area of concern that they will lose their lives in the crossfire between the rapids, support forces and the to the news army as fighting continues. the reported here in heavy artillery as to what's been launched by the sudanese army against positions of the rapids support forces around the complex. and it's also been a fire as a few example, and that's raising more concerns amongst civilians. they say that they will loud explosions around the devil, which also contains gas in the area. and because of its vicinity to the weapons company, they're concerned that they will be more explosions because of the ongoing 5 things civil defense, which is usually the place firefights is unable to deploy them at the moment. so residents say that they're concerned, they will be more explosions and should the fire reach the weapons company, it will destroy most of the southern parts of the capital. he but morgan onto vera

on through man a neighboring chad has taken in the largest number of refugees from sedan. many are fleeing violence in western dot 4 same as robbie reports from a hospital in audrey eastern chap. in the town of audrey. this is the only general hospital that service is not only the local community, but scores of refugees that are fleeing the violent sense, who then most of them who are arriving. in fact, all of them, by and large are from dar for the chief of medicine here, tells us that they are beginning to feel overwhelmed. that there are no more beds for any additional patients. and what they need immediately is more assistance dealing with the medical needs of those that are arriving here at the maternity ward. doctors have delivered several babies born to refugees that have arrived under incredibly stressful conditions. now if we walk a little further and we begin to see what it looks like when a hospital of the size of a small hospital, a humble one, for

a small town by all accounts. when they begin to get overwhelmed. this is what happens. overflow is being overseen by doctors without borders in these tense. these tense are basically make shift recovery wards for people who have been treated who have arrived with injuries broken phone sprained ankles. but what we have seen a lot of in our time here is many people with bullet wounds. the chief of medicine has said that if this continues much longer, they are going to struggle to provide the care that many of the people here need. and most of those that are currently residing in this hospital, most of the patients that have checked in and are being treated around 75 percent of them. the vast bolt are sudanese. people fleeing the conflict in dar for medical professionals. we've spoken through here say that what they want to see is a meaningful intervention by the international community. not just in terms of

dealing with the humanitarian fall out of what's happening. but also in trying to bring an end to the conflict into the, the same bus route, the older 0 address. any splinter is really forces of carried out a rare regions from a line. the occupied westbank. they shot at a group of journalists who were reporting on the demolition of a house. a journalist and several other palestinians were injured in defiance. tens of millions of people in canada, in the northeastern united states are being told to stay indoors because of smoke from wild fires. there are more than $400.00 blazes now burning and canada is the worst early wildfire sees in. the country has ever seen nbc journalists, vanessa lee reports for montreal, quebec. there are currently 149 forest fires burning and come back with 110 deemed out of control. and this has forced thousands from their homes. a state of emergency was declared in sheboygan mill, which is 7 hours north of montreal,

where the entire town of 7500 has been evacuated. it was a scary situation last night, with flames injuring dangerously close to the community. authorities knocked on people's doors, telling them to leave immediately. so people pack up their clothes, their pets, essentially whatever they could as quickly as possible. and some went and spent the night with family and friends. others slept on a cot inside of a sports center and it community just a 3 hour drive away. but the highway was so congested, it took some people 8 hours to get there. it's not known when they will be able to return home. the key factor right now is whether there is no rain in the forecast for dates. in some areas, strong winds are making it challenging to flight. the flyers come back has called in reinforcements. another $260.00 firefighters will be arriving in the coming days with crews on their way from abroad, including france. already the season. more than 2300 fires have burned in canada

scorching at least 3000000 hectares. the equivalent of over 5000000 football fields, new york is recorded some of the poorest air qualities in the region because of the smoke. for many residents, the haze came as a surprise. christmas allow me reports from new york. you didn't have to follow the news to know something wasn't right in new york. it's very unexpected. like it really happened. none of the blue light that to my children. i'm like, isn't me, wasn't really foggy out here because it was that bad that i thought my, i think was something wrong with my eyes. they're like, no, it's foggy out. air quality so bad. you could see it in smell. it. when i opened my apartment door, the hallway smell like smoke, which was something that i have never or you know, experienced before. new york may have had it the worst, but it wasn't alone. 12 states issued air quality advisories all as a result of wildfires. north of the border in canada, you know, the levels that people, if they were to be outside,

especially if they're exercising, breathing faster, they're going to be inhaling particulates at concentrations that normal smokers would inhale. state officials or advising people to stay in doors as much as possible. the view here in new york has ranged from hazy to barely recognizable and to be clear, there are no clouds in the sky. this is all particulate matter from canada, a 1000 kilometers away. and yet it is blocking our view of the skyline of manhattan, just over the river, barely a kilometer away from philadelphia to washington d. c. as far south as north carolina schools cancelled the outdoor activities, when i got back from school my, my head was hurting on and as having really bad headaches and them, i know started late in the very old and the very young as well as those with heart a respiratory conditions are being advised to wear masks outdoors. scientists, blame. unusually dry and hot conditions in canada for fueling more than 400 active

fires there. and there warning this could be the country's worst wildfire season on record. people across the country are being affected. are seeing vulnerable people at risk, outdoor effects cancelled. kids having to be kept inside at recess in new york, the air quality alert has already been extended until friday, but that may not be the last of it candidates wildfire season. typically last until september, kristen salumi, algebra, new york, the still ahead on al jazeera reports of a further investigation into former us president donald trump, head of his re election campaign. the time gabriel is on to in new york city, where 2 rare diamonds could fetch tens of millions of dollars and an auction. that story coming up, the

had low that was not in the middle east and live and, and from the satellite image you can see the shower cloud drifting that way east, across a saudi arabia that could bring a storm or shower particular to areas around mecca. but further east of this, a launch the hot and dry picture with temperatures picking up to the mid to high forty's over the next few days on temperatures will be only up across the live band with the risk of blowing dust x. the stronger winds moving out of the north east of africa, west to weather as we go into friday across, took it into northern parts of iran. but for the south of this, i'm not sure why a picture that was moved to north africa. you can see the winds blowing across libya into egypt, the temperature in cairo coming down over the next few days. and terms is, will be lingering rather low across the north west for places like morocco as well as out julia and she needs. yeah. as that,

with the weather starts to scratch its weight for the east. some heavy falls to come from nigeria as those rains continue across a central band of africa, a heavy rain as well, pulling into coastal areas of tanzania over the next few days. but further south, this allows you to hot and dry picture lots of sunshine in johannesburg, but cooler with lots of wind for cape town to weather update, and the frank assessments, quite frankly, elizabeth dressed the elephant in the room. the reason the south koreans want their own nuclear to terraces because they don't trust to the us informed opinions. fighting has basically lock this thing up so far that it is impossible virtually for somebody else, 7 to the race at this point in depth analysis of the days headlines. so then by the end of the states. but there is no strong governments in control and which means that this might affect other countries inside story on al jazeera,

the of the, you're watching, obviously, right. here's a reminder of our top stories. this, our ukraine's president is calling on international aid organizations to help in rescue efforts following an attack on a damaged or southern region. thousands of people have been evacuated after the breach on nova consult them, cause the widespread flooding moscow and keep accuse each other of attacking the dance. a fire is broken out of the fuel depot and the student needs capital near a weapons factory. the battle between the army and the parent military rapids support forces has intensified in southern more than 400 while fires burning and

canada have sparked air quality alerts in several us states. tens of millions of people are being told to stay indoors because of the hazardous airport. you are a secretary of state anthony blinking has met saudi arabia's crowned prince and the gulf cooperation council. foreign ministers, lincoln is on a 3 day visit to the kingdom. relations between washington and re, i'd have been strained for years, but this is the 2nd high level us delegation to visit and there's many months the prince also spoke on the phone with the russian president, vladimir putting about oil production, have money as a professor at the institute of political science at the university is eric. she says the us saudi relationship has a long way to go. but what's the use of the united states is really struggling suddenly, very much in terms of restoring a normal relationship with saudi arabia. saudi arabia is becoming more assertive in its foreign policy in this region of an international kind of like conduct. and of

the fact that the united states, specifically starting from the obama administration time we have it. it's a priorities and national security priorities towards china. up all of this gave an indication specifically to countries like saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, that the united a state is loved. in fact, interested in, um, how should i say keeping it side of the bargain in terms of like oil for security. and that led to a saudi arabia, united arab emirates of using what you could call like exploiting the scenes in the international structures. china is rising as an international, a power. and the role of china is being used to leverage their relationship with the united states. so, and when it concerns the united states and saudi arabia,

we see here as well. so the way of us using china using normalization with is what you, as a kind of for part to get the security guarantees it needs. and at the same time, to get it support in terms of its nuclear program. opposition candidates in kuwait of one of majority and parliament after the gulf states 2nd general election in a year. the makeup is similar to one elected last year. that parliament ended up in disputes with the cabinet, which is appointed by the ruling also by family. the crown prince then dissolved the chamber in march paving the way for this week's boat. a former us vice president mike pins has officially joined the race for the white house fences challenging donald trump under whom he served. the relationship became strange after pins rejected trumps ordered to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. a growing number of republicans are hoping to one seat joe biden,

next year. federal prosecutors in the united states have notified former president donald trump, that he's the target of an investigation. us media reporting that a special council pro is looking into the handling of classified documents last year. roughly 13000 documents were seized from his home in florida. trump says he'd be classified the documents while he was president. he's called the investigation politically motivated. mike, hannah has more from washington dc. the former president, donald trump, has been informed that he's the target of a criminal investigation. this is according to several media reports that a letter has been sent to his lawyers who met with the department of justice. busy earlier in the week, such a step is made when charging is imminent and when it's believed that there is substantial evidence that would justify a prosecution. now this all stems from the fact that doesn't and this of the documents were found that drums mario logo is state,

many of them classified and also allegations that the focus straight that a scheme to conceal these documents from authorities. now there has been a grand jury in penalty in washington, which has been investigating the matter. and recently a 2nd grand jury was in panels in florida. this indicating that the federal processes may take place in south florida because it's at the mario lago estate with the crimes allegedly took place. now this indication to that, to the special prostitute to investigating the matter a jack smith is very close to a charge of decision. trump himself has issued a statement saying, no one has told me i'm being indicted and i shouldn't be because i've done nothing wrong. but i have assumed for years that i am the target of the width and i d o j and f b i. so donald trump furious at the fact that charges have been laid. however,

it is indicated that the special prosecutor is not very close to making a decision about charging montana ultra sierra washington. britain's prince harry wrapped up nearly 8 hours of cross examination in london's high court. harry is one of 4 claimants, bringing the case against a mirror, a group newspapers. he accuses them of publishing information obtained through illegal means, like phone hack. the old francis is recovering from abdominal surgery in rome. the vatican says there were no complications, but the head of the roman catholic church is expected to stay in hospital for several days. the pontiff appeared in good spirits during his general audience and saint peter square just hours before being admitted. this is the 86 year old 3rd hospital stay since he became pope they both but he's fine. and then he's a week and he's a speaking with a, he's a told them right. okay. this afternoon. uh that hopeful i went to did you,

mary hospital clinical jim abbey, when you see that got already got because that he had the post support to be heard . yeah. with the seen them of upset use over them of the by well that in the last most close a pains and the very old friend now or so some close even syndrome. so we that the doctors we decided to proceed to operation of the ocean sailing. race is the only team sport in the world. it requires all competitors take part in a science program. the sailors have been conducting experiments in some of the most remote areas on earth. the teams and the scientists analyzing the data, told us how that's helping shape global climate policy. the way already place to place human

being is that it's already been seen that they're all in the ocean there. and that's just 1st, it's everywhere. moving parts of those for us in those parts of those we expect to come said mind from plastics as well for the ocean. very. so what you pay the filters here in the g o the someplace eliza. so to say with them, give them to say loose and they're very, very easy to operate. and so the top of it, oh boy g, we always just say michael glasses from those samples. and then we and the table

and how many of them are in those samples? what sort of size they are and what they may do? the size of these, it's up to 150000000, the amount of traffic in the ocean. we have to understand the impact. it's also all see if there's a live site on the issue. this is the scientific equipment we carry on board, the item packed and it made variables from the temperature, the solidity to, to better understand sciences, the precise data about the exact c o 2 concentration in the ocean. so on last time we, we've got this amazing microscope cold plug, discuss the ship,

travels through the ocean, is continuously pumping water through the instrument and taking pictures of individual photo clinton cells. this means that we can now see patterns in how the titled planked in communities are changing across different types of waters. there's thousands of different species and certain types grow or are more adapted to warmer waters. so in that sense, those vital plants and communities will shift and adapt. but this can have consequences for the larger and the credible to think that uh, you know, way, quick writing side by side of it, that is big community in the that we do more than any of the schools go away a volcano, one of the most active in the world has begun erupting after a 3 months pause. the lava is flowing into the crater of the volcano,

which is on hawaii's big island. authority say residents are not at risk. a larger rupture and in 2018, destroyed more than 700 homes. as to where jim's are going up for sale at an auction in new york on thursday, one of the stones is the largest of its kind ever to be sold. the other is unique for its color. combined, they could get close to $75000000.00. gabriel elizondo reports from new york. you are looking at the largest gemstone to ever be put up for auction. this is true wonder of nature was that 55.2 carrots. it's double the size of the next largest gemstone ever. so the 1st thing that really stands out about this as its size. so any ruby over 5 carrots is where 10 carrots is exceeding there are 20 carrots is almost a uniforms that have one at $55.00 care. it's it's, it's on president. the gym was the star of the show when displayed on

a models hand in new york. ahead of set these auction on thursday, where it's expected the sale for over $30000000.00. but it's not just the size that makes this jim stone so special. it has a unique, vivid red hue and experts say it's perfectly preserved with no blemishes. the ruby was discovered last year in mozambique by red gems mining company. who is going to need to know that this is a unique, this is the one. it's not going to come a game, and that is a uniqueness, and that's where the impacts equity. sotheby's auction house here in new york will auction off the rare find. also a 2nd diamond is smaller with good fetch, even more money. this is a rare 10.5 carat diamond expected to sell for over 35000000.

it's called a purple ish pink for its striking color discovered in both swan and by de beers company. the diamond underwent a 6 month process of being fashioned into a cushion and cuts to show off. it's a rare colour found only in 3 percent of the world's diamonds. a giant sized gym, and a super rare diamond boat. now up for sale to anybody with a lot of money to buy them. gabriel was on to, i'll just eat a new york. the . this is out 0 and these are the top stories. ukraine's president is calling on international aid organizations to help and rescue efforts following an attack on a damn in the firestone region. thousands of people have been evacuated after the breach on nova kafka dam caused widespread flooding. russia and ukraine blame each

other of attacking the dam. draw stratford is impersonal. this is a residential area of head of song, as you can see.