hello. you're watching "gmt" here on bbc world news. i'm karin. our top story. a russian military invasion has taken place. pro russian rebels say russian soldiers are fighting with them. while on leave from the military and though the officially. a member of a film crew is shot dead accidentally recording a real life robbery in nebraska for a reality tv show. tourism in a conflict zone. israeli and palestinian businesses have been hit hard by the violence there. also in the program,

shocking numbers from australia's national carrier. aaron? >> we're talking about these guys, qantas. we were expecting bad numbers but weren't expecting the airline to lose $2.6 billion in the last year. it's the worst performance in the 94 year history. we're going to look at what's gone wrong with australia's flying kangaroo. midday here in london, 2:00 p.m. kiev. a russian invasion has taken place in uk. the president has cancelled the meeting in turkey because of the escalation in his country.

a region well outside the area where post of the fighting has so far taken place has fallen. pro russian rebels say russian fighters are fighting with them voluntarily with them on holiday from the russian military. richard reports. >> reporter: a ukrainian soldier warns his colleagues to be careful as snipers are at work. these government troops who have been gaining ground this the east are now themselves pinned down as another front in this conflict opened up. they're pushed out of areas which had been under their control. >> translator: today this rebel leader admitted they had serving russian soldiers fighting along side them in the battle against ukrainian army. he claimed they were on leave.

>> reporter: russian forces like this these have been masked a long the border for months. now there's increasing evidence that some troops have actually crossed into eastern ukraine. these paratroopers were apparently caught 25 kilometers inside the country. moscow says it was a mistake and they had got lost. ukraine's leaders believe there's now been a virtual invasion of their country. >> translator: in the last few hours, the president poroshenko announced he cancelled a meeting to turkey. he called a meeting with his security council to discuss the i situation in the country. >> ukrainians believe the assault on this town which had been under control control involved russian troops. it has now fallen.

the next target could be a major city on the southern coast. bbc news. >> as we've been hearing a new front seems to have opened in the fighting near the strategic port city of mariupol. it's a long way from the fighting around donetsk. the authorities in ukraine now say that the town of azov has fallen to russian military. let's talk to the vice news reporter from mariupol. tell the us haow you were able o get off. >> we tried to leave the road north. we traveled along without major incidents. the coastal road is apparently blocked. when we tried to approach the town however we were turned back at a check point established by

the pro russian sources. it's not entirely clear who they are. some looked like locals. we were not sure where the commander was from. they established a check point on the north side of the town. they were dug in. we were not able to pass. locals were being allowed in and out of the town without problem. he said he was unable to guarantee safety of journalists. it was clear we would not be allowed to travel a along that road. >> does it seem to you pro russian forces are completely in control of the town? >> yes, it would seem that way judging by the size of the check point there judging by the fact the ukrainian forces pulled back. just two days ago we went inside the town itself when it was still under ukrainian control. we were there when the check point started to come under morter attack. over the last two days we've seen the ukrainian forces pull

back. we believe they entered the town again briefly the other day but were again forced to retreat. the word we're having from commanders is they simply don't have enough reinforcement, weaponry, artillery to hold their positions there. they're forced back towards the city of mariupol which as you said is a major city and key strategic point. >> just describe to us what are things like in mariupol now? >> the mood is relative willy calm. i was here the last few days. it's become intense. we have spoken to the advisor of the local government. he said preparations are made for shelters. however, there don't seem to be forces securing this town. we will have to see what happens next. for now it's calm. there is a growing anxiety in the air. >> thanks very much for talking

to us. from vice news talking to us from mariupol. let's go to moscow now and speak to bbc. has there been word from moscow about what's being said about what's happening in the southeast of ukraine? >> no. one voice from a russian senator denied russia is involved in ukraine. for weeks there were reporting of soldiers with no insignia not knowing who they were. russia is not commenting anything out of kiev now. >> the general opinion is escalation once again of the situation militarily. what are people saying? >> the majority of russian polled are supporting russian stands in eastern ukraine. the recent poll showed that a very small minority would want to see russian troops in

ukraine. parallel to what we reported from ukraine. once the story of unconcerned missing connections between russian families and relatives that served in the army. funerals, only two or three confirmed, these were soldiers sent to maneuvers bordering ukraine. represents of soldiers are after ladies' roomed. there's a growing month mmento find out what's happening to soldi soldier. >> thank you very much. let's bring you up to date with other news. the french president objected any coworking with syrian president. he describes him as a de facto ally of the extremists. his comments are made after the

syrian government offered to work for the international community to tackle tackle isl militants. so far over 3,000 are registered as being infected with ebola. the true figure could be much higher. platini ruled himself out from running for the most powerful job in football. he decided not to stand for fifa president next year. he wants to continue work as head of the european football ruling body. in the u.s., a crew member filling the tv reality show "cops" has been accidentally killed by police. it happened in nebraska as police were responding to a robbery incidents at a fast food

restaurant. >> a real life crime scene. the aftermath of a t shooting that a long running reality show "cops" had been filming. it follows police officers doing their job. at this incident the camera crew found themselves at a robbery in a fast food restaurant. police officers thought the suspect they were confronting had a real handgun. when he started shooting, they opened fire. the man was later found to be armed with a pistol firing plastic bullets. he tried to run from the scene and the crew was caught in the crossfire. >> the crew made his way to the eating area, was able to get down and hold his camera up. bryce got stuck in the area they entered. when they encountered the the suspect and is the gunfire ensued -- and it's a very dramatic video -- when gunfire

insued, mr. washington started making his way out as you see on the bottom picture. officers are returning fire. bryce is in there and gets struck by a round. >> bryce was wearing a bullet proof vest, but a bullet slipped in a gap in his clothing. authorities confirmed it was fired by a police officer. the the tv show was invited to film the omaha police, because they wanted the police department viewed after an earlier scandal. >> i wanted to show how professional and in-depth we are doing work. i've seen six or seven shows that can be aired. it shows amazing professionalism. i will tell you this, it was a very professional response by the office areas that entered that and put themselves in peril in this situation.

>> the robbery suspect was hit multiple times and also died from his injuries. an investigation is launched into the circumstances surrounding the shooting. bbc news los angeles. stay with us here on bbc world news. still to come, turkey's form her prime minister is being sworn in as president. we'll ask what changes he plans for the country. seen... one child fail to get to the air sickness bag in time. another left his shoes on the plane... his shoes! and a third simply doesn't want to be here. ♪ until now... until right booking now. ♪ planet earth's number one accomodation site booking.com booking.yeah!

well after serving three terms as turkey's prime minute is administer, erdogan has been sworn in as president. let's show you live pictures. he's just taken the oath. inauguration is underway. it's his country's first ever popular vote for head of state. that a happened a couple weeks ago. the role of president has traditionally been ceremonial. mr. erdogan will try to reform

the constitution to give more power to the position. well with me is a specialist on turkish affairs, the british think tank. watching pictures there, how long has erdogan has this in mind as his destination politically? >> for a very long time. now president erdogan wants to be president still in 2023. he wants to rival turkey's founder. >> he wants to give the role of president much more weight. a bit like the french republic. how close is he to actually achieving that? he's got one part of the way, he's become president. what happens next? >> president erdogan is now

relying on sheer strength to turn strong economic position. however his aims to change the constitution to formalize this arrangement looks unlikely in the near future. >> really? he needs the support of two-thirds parliament i was hearing and other parties. that's not going to happen you don't think? >> it looks unlikely. next elections are due june 2015 that his party will muster threshold necessary for him to single handedly change the constitution. >> how polarized could you say turkey is at the moment? >> extremely polarized along idea logical, ethnic lines. you have around 45% of the

population who adore him. >> those who adore him -- obviously this is a good day for them. what trouble do you anticipate further down the line if that polarization becomes more announced? president erdogan is going to face enormous challenges. first the the stagnated economy that underpinned economy last ten years. now it's entering a long prolonged sluggish phase. also he has the foreign policy challenges that that's implosion of iraq, civil war, unresolved kurdish question in turkey. >> right now this is a key moment for the turkish for what's going on in the region. >> it shares borders with iraq, iran and syria. at the same time, turkey is

isolated in the middle east which may prevent turkey from playing the role and ambitions it fors for itself in the region. >> thank you very much. appreciate you coming in. now the hunt for the missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 will focus on the southern part of the existing search zone. australia's deputy prime minister says new information suggests the jet may have turned south earlier than sought. australia, china and malaysia are to strengthen cooperation in the search expected to last 12 months. phil mercer reports. >> reporter: the disappearance of mh370 is the biggest mystery in aviation history. a deep sea search covering more than a million scaquare kilomets is is expected to start next month.

australia's deputy prime minister said he was cautiously optimistic that ships using sophisticated tracking technology would eventually find the plane. >> together the vessels will search the floor using towed vehicles, equipped with wide scan sonar, synthetic sonar, multibeam sounders, video cameras. the high resolution search is a take 12 months to complete. >> efforts to describe the disappearance of mh370 is focused on the southern part of the original search area scoured by aircrafts and ships. the new mission led by a dutch company will enter the deep sea world far from the coast of australia city of perth. analysis of recent work to survey the zone found that parts of the indian ocean are up to

half 1.5 kilometers deeper than previously thought. the airline vanished in early march in route to beijing with 239 passengers and crew. owners of hotels in israel are demanding millions in composition from the states over the conflict in gaza. numbers dropped to lowest level in seven years. it hit businesses relying on tourism to the holy land also. >> over 4,500 rockets kept foreign tourists away and stop israelis from traveling around the country. tourism fell by at least a fifth. the most famous sites in jerusalem were almost empty. >> how has this affected the

area? >> it has cut down on number of tourists that have come in. groups have probably gotten smaller. i wouldn't be surprised if there have been cancellations. >> reporter: feeling the pain too is israel's hotel industry. in tel aviv, the hotel would normally be full. >> last week it was dead around 25 to 30% of occupation. >> reporter: israel's government says there's been $500 million worth of damage to the tourist industry. >> it's not good for israel's image or tourism. >> we have to understand israel unlike europe, high season in tourism is october and may or july and august. we have time to heal. it's a blow i will not deny. >> reporter: some seekers in tel aviv had 90 seconds to find shelter when an alarm was

triggered. now beach goers look calm. domestic tourism was badly hit too. >> many businesses across israel directly or indirectly related to incoming or outgoing tourism have been affected by the crisis. as the ministry of tourism puts it, longer hostility continues for more affected. even before this, a new battle broke out over compensation from the state. >> however, the palestinians affected beyond the separation barrier with israel, there's no sign of compensation. in bethlehem, souvenir shops lie empty. >> i don't sell 100. >> should someone step in to save you? >> who's going to save me? >> reporter: businesses in the holy land pray for economic

health but know if the ceasefire holds, it will return to profit. still deeply elite toward people who went to private school. oxford graduates dominate the most senior positions in public life according to a new report. the social mobility and child poverty commission found that a third went to private school. >> a degree from oxford or cambridge isn't about academic excellence and personal success only. it also opens doors. today's report shows graduates from the two universities still have a disproportionate hold on britain's top jobs. fewer than one in a 100 go to oxford or cambridge. three quarters of top judges, 59% of cabinet and almost all of

columnists have these degrees. only 7% of the population is privately educated. a third of mp's went to these schools. as did 62% of senior military officers and more than half the highest ranking diplomats. >> despite decades of successive governments to open opportunities in british society, the top jobs still remain disproportionately dominated from people from a narrow range of backgrounds. institutions that matter in our country in terms of leadership they provide and media, politics, law, business, armed services, they look at that like a club. >> the report warn this is lack of diversity means britain's key institutions don't represent the public they serve or employ the best people. they also say it's time to end what they call the closed shop at the top. bbc news. southern california has been

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"gmt" here on bbc world news. in this half hour, the ukrainian president says russian troops have entered ukraine. the new front in the fighting opens the international response if there is a russian invasion. also in the program, aaron is back talking about the ice bucket challenge. >> yeah karin. we've all seen it, the viral campaign that's taken the internet by storm. nearly $100 million has been raised for charity. it's will also becoming big

business for some. can you guess who? yeah, ice makers. we hear from businesses that tell the us sales are soaring. welcome back. our top story today. ukraine's president pro shen co says a russian invasion has taken place. he has kacancelled a visit becae of the escalation in his country. the the key town has fallen under the control of the russian military in the region well outside the area where most of the fighting has so far taken place. pro russian rebels say there are russian soldiers fighting now voluntarily while on holiday from the russian military. david stern is following developments in kiev. also with me, a ukraine analyst.

david, first of all to you in kiev, give us assessment of situation down in the southeast now. >> reporter: well, yes the situation is an ongoing battle. we hear of fierce fighting around the town which has apparently been taken by separatists. not only that town, a number of towns as well which opens up the road to the strategic city of mariupol, 40 kilometers away. there's also fighting around the city of donetsk. the the rebels seem to be making advances, surrounded apparently ukrainian forces in the town and ukrainian forces are said to be running out of ammunition. there's a deep sense of anxiety in kiev. the president poroshenko called

an emergency meeting of security council to try to figure out what they're going to do to respond to this what they call an incursion by russian forces. russia denies there's any incursion. we have been hearing there are russian fighters among the pro russian separatists. >> just on that point, the intriguing statement that fighters are from the russian military. they're not there officially. they're just on leave. >> reporter: yes. it's not clear how that changes the fact these are active russian soldiers taking place. ukrainians and also american officials just couple of hours ago have said this is directly the russian forces are correctly involved in the fighting. they are moving across the border. there's heavy artillery moving across the border. we have heard reports of tanks among the rebels. these are tanks that are

accessible to the russian military. there seems to be a growing report, growing attitudes that this is a russian incursion into ukraine. >> what would be the value of having a port city like mariupol? >> strategically it changes the whole set up of the theater of war. in the whole of the northern coast of the sea of azov will be under russian control. supply routes to rebels will open in a differently different way. ukrainian border guards will not be able to control it at all. >> just looking at the map as you talk, we can see the access through the coastline. >> indeed. whether you link the city -- whether you link the russian border on the east all the way to crimea under russian control

or not, city the city of mariupol, key force in the area is essential. a supply route as a staging post for basically controlling the sea azov supply. the forces will not be able to control it. the border becomes uncontrollable. whatever russia decides to do next, it basically will be within forces. the remains of the fleet of ukrainian fleet which has been expelled after the russian annexation from the city todessa will not be able to enter the sea of azov. t the straight is controlled by both sides. >> what is the international community going to do that is different from what's happening

over crimea? >> there isn't an agreement, isn't an article 5 to protect nato members. ukraine is not a nato member. there's a growing understanding in ukraine that they have to be self-reliant in this. however, it's clear also to most that ukrainian army can fire rebels but cannot fire the russian army which is much bigger, much better trained. this is maybe the hallmark of ukrainian volunteer battalions and units but it's not enough in order to fight the force, strength, type of weapons that the russian army possesses. i think this admission of russian soldiers being there, yes the new leader of the donetsk people's republic is perhaps talking off message. the russian leaders who were

previously running this area are now back in russia saying they fulfilled their mission. what he says is backed by quite a lot of other evidence that is coming through various for sources including western journalists including some of the colleagues from british press. >> thanks very much. thanks to both of you. now time for business news with aaron. big figures from out of the sky. your neck of the woods aaron. >> absolutely. we call it the flying kangaroo. it's not flying at the moment. it's struggling. these were horrible numbers. let me explain. hello there. we are talking about these guys, qantas. it announced the biggest loss in 94 year history. the australian flag carrier lost eye watering sum $2.6 billion u.s. in the past year. pay outs to thousands of staff

being made pushed the company deeper into the red. let's get the details. phil mercer sent us this report. >> reporter: one of the world's oldest and most recognizable airlines is in deep trouble. soaring fuel costs and fierce competition resulted in mass losses. >> they represent the year that has past. we have now come through the worst. with our accelerated transformation program, we're already emerging as a more focused sustainable group. >> they have an alliance from emiratac. travelers continue to dessert the national carrier. >> if you look at passenger of airline miles, they're

diminishing and diminishing. where does this freaking stop? probably stops with qantas being taken over or foreign capital coming in. >> aviation market in australia has become saturated. qantas faces competition on international and domestic routes. >> such a competitive industry, the plans for a profitable future will come under great scrutiny. some believe for the flying kangaroo, this could be a life or death struggle. australia's aviation reputation as well. >> trade unions threatened strike action. pilots say action is needed to build a stronger airline. >> it needs to go through a little bit of pain initially like we're going through now with losses. it needs to be able to justify to the banks and to the

shareholders injections of capital so it can reequip the fleet. it needs to buy more modern fuel-efficient air crafts. >> for the flying kangaroo, the months ahead promise to be turbulence. >> we'll have more on the woes throughout the afternoon. let's check on other business stories making headlines. what about this alibaba reported bumper sales in profit. the group that rivals amazon made $2 billion in the past three months ending in june. sales surged 46%. it's the last set of earnings before the group's stock market debut when it goes public. the share sale could value at $200 billion which would make it the biggest company many the world. apple could launch an a watch early next month. that's according to the technology website recode, the computer gadget. it is planning an event 9th of

september to show off the rival to samsung's galaxy web. we are it watching for the generation 6 iphone smart phone with bigger screens. argentina workers have begun a 36 hour strike protesting against the government's economic policies. the cost of living is soaring for ordinary people. prices are rising by as much as 40% a year. argentina's robs were made worse by a legal dispute with u.s. creditors over plans to repay only part of the country's huge debt. ice. it's raised on ice. it's right here. raised nearly $100 million. it's taken the internet by storm. george w, bill gates, mark zuckerberg. they've all done it. talking about the ice bucket

challenge. the viral campaign to raise money for sufferers of als has also become big business for some. the world's biggest super markets are reporting a 20% surge in sale of ice. >> the great thing is we had a poor august. we hardly moved volumes of ice we normally move. in the last two or three days, it's gone quite mad. i know one of our larger customers are donating profits to charity. we're going to do the same ourselves. our ice bucket challenge is to other retailers and organizations involved in the industry to donate towards this cause. >> i told you everybody has been getting involved in the ice bucket challenge. even our very own -- you know him if you're a regular watcher. our very own. take a look at this.

>> that is really cold. now i would like to nominate my fabulous bbc presenters. friends from the philippines. reporting for bbc news. >> thanks ricco. i think he mentioned aaron. no way. no, no. follow me on twitter. twit me. i'll tell you why i'm a coward. get me @bbc aaron. i didn't know this was happening today. i've got a live show only 45 minutes, world business report. watch that. >> after that you're free to get drenched? i'm on a plane tomorrow morning heading to sidney fcitize sydne. i can't. >> i'm not going to let you

leave the building. >> this is an ice bucket. there's something missing, a bottle of champagne. how about we come up with the bottle of champagne. they're panicking. health and safety. i've got to go. >> follow him on twitter. give him lots of abuse if he doesn't do it. now do stay with us here on bbc world news. still to come. mad men john hamm off the film screen. we talked to him about his latest movie in india. and it doesn't even fly. we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving america's veterans. every day, thousands of boeing volunteers help make their communities the best they can be. building something better for all of us. ♪

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hello. you're watching "gmt" here on bbc world news with me. our top stories. ukraine's president says a russian military invasion has taken place. it comes as a number of coastal

towns along the sea of azov fall to pro russian forces. a crew member of the long running u.s. reality show "cops" has accidentally been shot done by police opening fire on a robbery suspect. now the fictional character of john will be a difficult one for the "mad men" actor john hamm to shake it off. he'll give it a go. he plays a sports agent traveling to india with a career saving signing. we spoke to him about baseball, beards, and being tight cast. >> the beard, what's that about? >> being unemploy for the first time in eight years. i basically decided i had shaved far too much for the previous eight years, and this is my chance to grow it out. it has way more gray in it than it used to. >> loved the film. >> thank you. >> enjoyed it. what was it like filming in india?

>> it was eye opening in every way. i had never been to asia. that was my first experience. it was very exciting. totally uncontrollable, unp unpredi unpredict, hot, very exciting. we tried to put as much of that in the film as we could. >> check this out. i'll call you back. why? how long has he been like that? >> about a minute. >> is he going to throw? >> i have no idea. >> what attracted you to the film? >> a couple things. honestly it was a true story that i hadn't heard of. i'm a baseball fan. for some reason, this story flew under my radar. it was an opportunity to play somebody very different from john draper which is also a

challenge and exciting one at that. mostly because it was a true story that had an emotional core. it was sort of heartwarming at the end of it. it's not just a baseball film. >> let's talk about "mad men." can't have you hear are and notk about it. are you missing it? yes and no. all good things must come to an end. this has been a profoundly good thing for me. it needs to end. i do miss it. in a certain way, i'm glad to have it in the rear view. >> i'm in a meeting. i have mrs. draper on the line. it's urgent. >> it's been a game changer in every sense of the word. it's time for it, that package to be wrapped up. put a bow on it. >> and put a beard on it. >> and put a beard on it.

>> you must worry after such a major iconic series and you being an iconic character you're going to be tight cast? >> it's lovely to be known as you say as an iconic character. that comes with i think its fair share of danger of being tight cast or whatever. i've been fortunate to have other opportunities whether million dollar arm, saturday night rock or whatever to do things that are significant departure from don. i look forward to more of that in my career. ideally i get to work with people that inspire me in some way. >> john hamm will there. news has been dominated by a child abuse scandal many the north of england 16 years. more than 1400 children were sexually exploited. the chimes are shocking in violence and scale. is it authorities failing to

respond to young and vulnerable people? one of the victims has been talking to bbc. we're calling her jessica, not her real name. she was groomed from age of 14 and suffered years of violent abuse. >> i just turned 14. he was 24. i thought we were going to get married, have kids, settle down. it was when all that changed, things started to get different. >> jessica was one of hundreds of teenage girls abused by men of pakistani origin. >> you get so used to it. it becomes novel. that sounds strange, but you do just get used to it. it got of seems normal everyday life. >> were there moments you feared for your life? >> yeah, there were so many occasions. i remember towards the end, i

actually felt suicidal. it was so painful. i just couldn't take anymore. >> did you go to the police? >> yeah, i did. i went to police when i was 16. he basically said he's got every right. what do you expect. >> the policeman said that? >> yeah, he said what do you expect? i'll never forget the words he said. where do do you go from that? >> like so many here and across the country, jessica feels betrayed by the police, local authority and by the system. >> 1400 people. there has to be more than one person stepping down in apology. adults are not sorry because i got abused. they're sorry because they got called out in a scan da that da media.

>> what do you say to others still in the situation? >> your voice will be heard. come forward. news to bring you from thailand. court dismissed murder and abuse of power against the former prime minister and his deputy at the time. the pair were at the forefront of a deadly crack down process in 2010. the courts in bangkok ruled it could not hear the case because two suspects were public holders of office at the time and therefore acting under emergency decree. on monday, you may remember we introduced you to shaun, a sheep found in tazmania thought to have the most fleece in the world. his fleece fell just short of the record. a weight lifted off his shoulders. after years of living in the

wild with a big wooley coat, this sheep has finally been shaved. shaun as he's been nicknamed was found by farmers when he wandered on their land. he's believed to be living in the wild the last six years. farmers who took him in decided to shave off his fleece to see if he could break the world record for the woolliest animal. the weight of his coat fell just short. >> now we can concentrate on making sure he's well and survives. >> the record is held by the late sheep from neighboring new zealand. he had wool taken off his body. owners say the sheep has a lot to adjust to. with the wool out of his eyes,

shaun's future looks great. if that a isn't enough animal news for you, here's a going from california that's set a new world record for sprinting on his front legs. he ran five meters on his front paws in 7.76 seconds. he's a pomeranian. he holds the record for a dog running 10 meters on his hind legs. now you know. let's just bring you some breaking news as we end this. we learn that nato believes that well over 1,000 russian troops are operating inside ukraine. that's from nato military officer by roiters. that from nato relating to what is happening in ukraine. the president's poroshenko cancelling his visit to turkey for the president's inauguration because of the escalation in his

country. the key town reporting falling under the control of the russian military. nato believing that 1,000 russian troops are inside ukraine. do get in touch with us here on bbc world news. on twitter i'm @karen bbc. thanks for being with us. i missed so many workouts,

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