welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: raised tensions on the korean peninsula, as north korea's latest missile passes over northern japan. the un security council will meet to discuss the launch. catastrophic flooding in texas and louisiana forces thousands of people into shelters. more rain is forecast in the coming days. up to 2,000 people have been rescued, many plucked to safety from rooftops by helicopter. president trump warns it will be a long and difficult road to recovery. we've pledged our full support, as texas and louisiana battle and recover from this very devastating and historic storm. 84 counts of murder. the nurse who may be germany's most prolific serial killer since the second world war. sizzling sun, sensational sounds. hundreds of thousands of revellers

descend on notting hill for the final day of carnival. hello. north korea has fired a missile which has crossed northern japan, the latest in a series of tests which have vastly increased tension with the united states. it was fired from sunan, near pyongyang, in north korea, and made its way towards japan's northern island of hokkaido. it landed in the sea east of cape erimo. the united nations security council will meet to discuss the launch later. let's get the very latest from seoul, in south korea, and our correspondent yogita limaye. there are so many people there, right to the lion. how is all this

looking from there? well, -- right in the front line. well, we have seen a in the front line. well, we have seen a very in the front line. well, we have seen a very different response to this latest provocation from north korea. president moon has ordered his military to display overwhelming force against north korea, and what we have seen this four south korean fighterjets stage alive bombing drill against the north korean leadership. it is significant, because in the last few weeks everything we have heard from president moon was about diplomacy, about finding a peaceful resolution to this solution. what it seems as though now he feels as if he has been pushed too far, and that is why we are seeing quite strong words and the strong response. the foreign minister here has spoken to her us counterpart as well, and top military officers from the countries have also spoken and they have said that further measures will be fermented although they have not spelt out what those will be. it is also significant to remember that this is a time in august every year when the us and south korean forces conductjoint military drills and we

see some kind of retaliation from pyongyang. last year, shortly before the exercise as it conducted a nuclear test and this year we have seen nuclear test and this year we have seen this missile that they launched, which went overjapan. we also know that in japan, launched, which went overjapan. we also know that injapan, as well, they have conducted military drills in response to the latest launch from north korea. we are still waiting to hear from any from north korea. we are still waiting to hearfrom any —— any word from pyongyang but so far there has been no commentary about the latest development. and don't forget you can get all the latest reaction to north korea's latest missile test on our website. there is also full background on pyongyang's missile programme, and analysis on just how advanced it actually is. just go to bbc.com/news. the catastrophic flooding in texas is expected to get much worse, with officials warning they expect nearly 500,000 people to seek assistance. with waters still rising, helicopters and hundreds of specialist vehicles have been deployed in the rescue effort. an emergency has also been declared in neighbouring louisiana, which is in storm harvey's path. president trump, who is due to visit texas on tuesday, described the storm as historic

and the biggest ever. james cook has the latest from houston, one of the worst—hit areas. wake up, wake up! breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe! in texas today, every stranger is a friend. medic! exhausted, unable even to stand, but she is safe. right here! it's ok, it's ok. all day long, they have struggled to safety, family after family abandoning their homes to the water. anything that would float became part of this makeshift armada. people here are pulling together, but many say they had no choice. they had called for help, but no—one came. we've seen a couple of neighbours helping neighbours, and some people

came in with boats, but not enough help. and none from the authorities? none from the authorities. the authorities have been basically useless. and they have been overwhelmed by the scale of this crisis. three days after hurricane harvey smashed into their state, texans are still struggling in its wake. in this suburb of houston, they called for help all night, but no—one answered. in the end, it wasn't police or firefighters who came to the rescue, but some friends with a boat. they say they called 911 and no—one answered, but you have answered the call. well, we happened to be here, and we had a boat and a truck, so here we are. and that is happening all over texas. yes, it is. all over houston. and, in the cold and the rain, the helping hand was warmly welcomed. you must be grateful to these guys here. of course, grateful to, actually, the whole community. seeing houston all helping each other out. it is touching.

ijust wish i could help others. in moments like this, we all need it. well, there is frenetic activity here, as boats buzz up and down the river. this little vessel alone has rescued 30 people so far, and the situation is developing very quickly. 0n the rooftops of flooded houses, many more are still waiting to be rescued. in desperation, all they can do is to cling on and call for help. in houston alone, more than 20 helicopters are flying rescue missions. but pulling people from the floods is delicate, and it is dangerous. and, as texas brings in 12,000 soldiers from the national guard to help, the state also has to prepare for a presidential visit. it is a historic amount of water, in particular. there's never been anything like it. so the people are handling it amazingly well, and the people of texas, as you know, have really persevered. and, when you watch the spirit and the enthusiasm, and helping each

other, the teamwork, it's really been something. texas is saturated, and it is struggling. thousands of people have made it to safety, but the waters keep on rising, and the lone star state is swamped. james cook, bbc news, houston. 0n the line is major chad norvell from fort bend county sheriff's 0ffice. thank you very much for giving us your time. we were trying to get through to you just now and i gather the weather was so bad there was just no phone connection. how is it now? it is more of a light sprinkle, steady rain here for days now. and i think you are on the south—west side of houston, but you have got that major river flowing through there. how many people are you trying to evacuate? well, we do have a major

river coming into ford bend county, and it splits our county in half. it will probably affect around 500,000 of our residents when it breaks its banks tonight, actually. we have heard people in texas saying they we re heard people in texas saying they were struggling to find a place to put 30,000 people. how are you going to deal with 500,000, how will you shelter them, how will you feed them? well, it is labour 's -- neighbours helping each other, we are trying to stick together, and first responders can't do everything. we are overwhelmed. it isa everything. we are overwhelmed. it is a huge scale operation, and we are relying on neighbours with boats and neighbours with extra room, and they are helping out their neighbours and they are coming out. and whether it is rescuing them with a boat or providing them with extra room. it makes you wonder how the first responders are getting on.

presumably it is difficult to get food, to be the first responders. are you looking at food drops for them? well, it is difficult. it has been one of our doormat my role is to make sure that all our deputies are fed. restaurants are opening just for us and bring us pieced pizzas and sandwiches, and i was personally at helping with the evacuation for several hours today, and a sandwich shop showed up with a whole box of savages. that is very helpful, and that is, again, what we do. thank you for talking to us. 0n the line is cj wax. he is the mayor of rockport. it was one of the worst—hit areas from the hurricane. we spoke to him a couple of days ago, so we thought we should get an update now. thanks also for giving us your time. you must be very busy indeed. how bad is it for you there right now? well, how bad is bad? we have no sanitary sewer, no water, no

electricity, and no food. it is now dark. we have superb support from both state and federal agencies, but we have very little capacity to respond to the needs of our citizens. within my community, and i was just listening to your coverage of ford bend county, and our prayers are with them, the storm hit us first. it was a category 4 storm when it came ashore. then it stalled, and is now moving towards oui’ stalled, and is now moving towards our friends over stalled, and is now moving towards ourfriends over in stalled, and is now moving towards our friends over in the eastern areas. we don't have the flooding that they have, by the same token, they don't have the infrastructure... we don't have the infrastructure... we don't have the infrastructure that they have two at least begin to respond to the situation that they are facing. within my community here, we have

suffered only one fatality. we have a lot of injuries, none of them are life—threatening. but only one fatality. we are in the rebuilding phase, and it is going to be a long, slow process, because we have taken a devastating hit to our community. so you clearly have people with all kinds of problems at the moment, but not actually stuck on the rooftops of flooded houses. are you expecting even more rain to come? it was raining this morning, but not like the deluge that is happening to the east of us. we have a shower or two, so east of us. we have a shower or two, so we're on the backside now of the storm, so the water has gone down. a localised flooding is significantly reduced. we have not lost anyone to

water or too tired surge this morning —— to tide surge. we are very thankfulfor morning —— to tide surge. we are very thankful for that and i would like to say that tomorrow's forecast is sunny and clear but we still have a certain amount of rain in the forecast, but not as much as has been experienced in the east of us. and you still have a curfew in place? we have a mandatory curfew from 7pm to 7am, and the reason for thatis from 7pm to 7am, and the reason for that is really simple. 7pm the sun begins to go down. it then becomes obvious midnight, it is dark, i don't even have enough utility power to generate streetlights. it is dangerous, with trees, electrical poles, lines across roads, it is

dangerous for us. we need everybody off the roads when you can't see where you are going. i have no weight to protect my citizens at night, so i have a mandatory 7pm to 7am curfew. mayor, i know you mentioned that last time we spoke to you, i don't know what you think about climate change but there is not much argument that hurricanes and tropical storms thrived on warmer seas and air with plenty of moisture in it. are you thinking that life—threatening floods are just the future now? well, to be honest with you, whether this is the result of climate change or a result of tarot cards, i really don't care. what i am talking about here is danger to my citizens, and it could be chicken bones, it could be anything. whether it is climate change, let the scientists worry about that. i don't care. it is

endangering my citizens, i don't ca re endangering my citizens, i don't care what the source of it is. mayor, with everything you and your people are facing right now, thank you so much forgiving as your time. bet. good talking to. -- you bet. good talking to you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: a self—styled spiritual leader in india whose conviction for rape triggered deadly riots has been told he will spend 20 years injail. gurmeet ram rahim singh was given ten years for offences against two women in 2002. a heavy police and troop presence in northern india has prevented a repeat of the violence on friday, when 38 people were killed. police in south africa say they expect to make more arrests in connection with an alleged cannibalism ring. five men suspected of involvement have appeared in court to face charges including murder conspiracy and possession of human body parts. they are accused of killing a 25—year—old woman in kwazulu—natal province and eating herflesh, in the belief that it would make them wealthy. there are reports of a shooting incident at a library in the us

state of new mexico. an official in the city of clovis says that two people have been killed and four others are receiving hospital treatment. one person is reported to have been arrested. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: hundreds of thousands of revellers take to the streets of london's notting hill for the final day of europe's biggest street festival. he is the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange, glowing disc that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars.

there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it will take months, and billions of dollars, to re pair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: raised tensions on the korean peninsula, as north korea's latest missile passes over northern japan. the un security council will meet to discuss the launch. catastrophic flooding in the us states of texas and louisiana is expected to get worse in the coming days as waters rise following tropical storm harvey. let's get more on that story now.

judge matt sebesta is an incident commander in brazoria county. he joins me live from angleton, texas, near houston. thank you very much for your time. i can only imagine how busy you are. houston has just over can only imagine how busy you are. houston hasjust over 6.5 can only imagine how busy you are. houston has just over 6.5 million people. how busy is it where you are? we are wet. it has been waiting for three days. three feet of rain. we are directly south of houston, between houston and the gulf of mexico. you are being told there is more to come. how can you prepare? we are preparing to the best of our ability. we did so ever since it entered the gulf of mexico. we have

had a lot of rain. we are getting a lot of rain. we are supposed to have it for another another 2—3 days. lot of rain. we are supposed to have it for another another 2-3 days. can you answer a question. it looks absolutely terrifying and surreal to see highways flooded like this. am i right in thinking some of these highways were built with this use in mind as flood run—off channels? absolutely. some of the low—lying highways and residential streets are built to carry water. they are just not built to carry what is a one in 500 year event. there is nothing you could design to do that. you have never seen could design to do that. you have never seen anything like this before? it has been since 1979 that i have seen rain like this. are you having to evacuate thousands of people? we have been in a voluntary

evacuation mode for several days. we had mandatory evacuations two days ago prior to hurricane harvey's landfall. we lifted that area because the storm surge is now over. we had two major rivers on the west end of the county. we put in a volu nta ry end of the county. we put in a voluntary evacuation to get to go. yesterday morning we brought that up toa yesterday morning we brought that up to a mandatory evacuation. we have many roads that are closing. we have many roads that are closing. we have many roads that are closing. we have many roads that are underwater due to rainfall. numerous roads underwater when the rivers escape their banks as they are doing right now. with all those problems, how are you managing to shelter and feed everyone? we have a partnership with bell county, which is several hundred miles away from there. we

had buses leave from yesterday taking people out that wanted to leave by bus. many people self evacuated. not only to that shelter, but other places where they have relatives, hotel rooms. we have several shelters here in this county. we are housing them, we are feeding them. we are sure we will have more shelters which will have to open as folks who did not heed evacuation orders, they will be coming out when they get flooded. we really appreciate your time. think you so much for talking to us. absolutely. —— thank. thank you. a nurse serving a life sentence for murdering two patients in germany is now a suspect in at least 84 other murder cases. niels hoegel was convicted and jailed two years ago for giving lethal drug injections to intensive care patients. if found guilty it could make him germany's worst post—war killer, as jenny hill reports. they trusted him with their lives,

but he killed patient after patient. in 2015, niels hogel was jailed for two murders. today, police revealed they have evidence he killed around 90 other people in his care, and they suspect, though they can't prove, he murdered dozens more. translation: if the clues had been duly investigated at the time, even in delmenhorst hospital, then the deaths of many patients, in our opinion, could have been prevented. hogel‘s apparent motive — to impress his hospital colleagues. he would overdose patients, triggering a heart attack, and then resuscitate them. hard to imagine such a deadly pattern could go unnoticed. translation: the current circumstances lead to the conclusion that the former management was aware that niels h had an unlawful and deadly impact on patients. tonight, difficult questions — who suspected, who knew, and by turning a blind eye,

for how long did they facilitate the murderous ambition of a man who may yet emerge as post—war germany's deadliest serial killer? jenny hill, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the french president has come up with a plan to tackle people smugglers and improve security in libya and increase aid to countries to stop migrants crossing into the country. pope francis will become the first leader of the catholic church to travel to myanmar. it's just a day since the pope spoke out against the persecution of the muslim rohingya minority. over the weekend thousands were forced to flee their homes as security forces carried out

operations, they said, against rohingya insurgents. formal brexit talks have resumed in brussels, with the european union's chief negotiator, michel barnier, warning britain that it must start "negotiating seriously." mr barnier said time was passing without the uk offering sufficient clarity on the main issues. the british government wants an early start to discussions on a future trading relationship with the eu. it's known for its colourful and flamboyant processions and europe's biggest street festival didn't disappoint. hundreds of thousands of revellers descended on notting hill to enjoy the sunshine and the final day of carnival. this year's celebration has taken on extra significance following the grenfell tower tragedy in which at least 80 people were killed. elaine dunkley was there. everyone can be king or queen at carnival. it's flamboyant, eccentric, extravagant — a spectacle of imagination. there's the legendary soundtrack. i'm going to say roots reggae music is earth music. heroes of the sound system playing to crowds in their thousands.

through this sound system, we're giving a message, yeah? a message of love, hope, and unity for everybody. but as i hear the music and that bassline resonates through my body, like i say, it's a spirit that wakes up, and it'sjust higher, higher, higher, until itjust go "boom!" and then i'm alive again. carnival is the caribbean, with its culture and music. archive: this street festival in notting hill is itself part of a voluntary social service... it was a celebration started by west indian immigrants facing racism and inequality in london in the 1960s. now it's the biggest street party in europe. in terms of visitor numbers, notting hill is ten times bigger than glastonbury. there are 70 performing stages, at least steel—pan bands, and a0 sound systems. i'm from rio dejaneiro,

i'm from rio, and there we celebrate carnival in february and, yeah, but i really enjoy carnival here, i recommend them to come over here. it's a year thing, like, the poeple that make the costumes, they plan it in advance. we've been doing it for 24 years now, it is part of our life, so... we wouldn't ever miss it! ..we live for it! we wouldn't ever miss it. and so, as the sun sets on another notting hill carnival, preparations start all over again. elaine dunkley, bbc news. ina in a statement on facebook, mark zuckerberg has announced he has had a second baby girl called daisy. he and his partner say they will do their best to raise another strong woman. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you for watching. hello.

a full uk forecast is on the way and i can tell you, it will be nothing like as disruptive or dangerous as the weather we're still seeing on the other side of the atlantic. tropical storm harvey has already delivered over one metre of rain in parts of texas. the radar picture shows the wet weather has been relentless and it continues on tuesday. we are likely to see further flooding and the problems may extend further east as well, along the gulf coast, through parts of louisiana, mississippi, alabama. the risk of tornadoes as well. this dangerous weather situation continues. back home, some spots on monday got up to 28 degrees and south—eastern areas could see something similar on tuesday. further north and west, areas of cloud working into the picture. this stripe of cloud through yorkshire, lincolnshire, midlands, wales and the south—west, very slow—moving, the odd spot of rain along it. it marks a line between cooler and fresh air from the north—west and some warmth that clings on the south—eastern corner. some sunny spells through london,

essex, suffolk, kent. some spots here could get up to 28 degrees. not a bad day for the channel islands but for the south—west of england, some cooler, fresher air. despite some sunshine, 17 or 18 degrees. maybe 20 in cardiff. a stripe of cloud stretching up across a good part of the midlands. for northern ireland, we end up with a mixture of sunshine and showers. temperatures on the low side. 16 degrees in belfast. some heavy showers being blown into northwest scotland on a strong and blustery wind. maybe 17 degrees in aberdeen. not too bad across northern england. some sunshine but lincolnshire and the north norfolk coast as well, cloud, drizzle and misty, murky conditions. for tuesday night and the early part of wednesday, dry weather around, but by the end of the night, two different weather systems swarming and gathering down to the south. these threaten to bring a pretty wet day for parts of southern england, the midlands and wales as we go through wednesday. 0ne weather system towards the south—west, one to the south—east. the two are likely to merge

to bring a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain, increasingly blustery winds and a cool, fresh feel to the weather. temperatures well down across parts of the south—east. maybejust 17 degrees in london. through northern england, northern ireland and scotland, afairamount of sunshine, some showers and temperatures similar, 16 or 17 degrees. we stick with the cooler, fresher feel for the end of the week with some spells of sunshine and just a few showers. the latest headlines from bbc news: north korea has fired a missile that has flown overjapan before crashing into the sea. japan's prime minister called the launch an unprecedented, serious and grave threat to the nation. the united nations security council will meet to discuss the launch. president trump has pledged his full support for the states of texas and neighbouring louisiana. both have been devastated by massive flooding from tropical storm harvey. officials are warning they expect

nearly half a million evacuated people to need shelter. even more torrential rain is expected over the next few days. a nurse serving a life sentence for murdering two patients in germany is now a suspect in at least 84 other murder cases. niels hoegel was convicted and jailed two years ago for giving lethal drug injections to intensive care patients do that he could look good when he resuscitated them.