welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the un security council condemns north korea's testing of a missile overjapan, describing it as an outrageous threat. president trump travels to texas, where rescue efforts continue following tropical storm harvey. 11 people have died and thousands are forced from their homes. nasa's cassini probe is transmitting its final burst of data before plunging into the atmosphere of saturn. and giving notre dame a facelift. why the french cathedral needs millions of dollars‘ worth of renovations. an emergency meeting of the un security council has condemned as outrageous north korea's firing of a ballistic missile overjapan, and insisted again that pyongyang launch no more rockets

and abandon its nuclear weapons programmes. north korea's official news agency has reiterated the regime's threat to send missiles near the us pacific territory of guam, and it has released photographs which it says show the latest launch. from seoul, yogita limaye reports. this is the rocket that north korea says it fired on tuesday morning, which flew over japan and broke into parts, before landing in the city east of the northern island of hokkaido. photos released by the regime's official news agency show kim jong—un monitoring the launch of the medium—range missile. north korea has said its latest test is a prelude to contain guam. a statement says the plan to attack the us pacific territory is still very much under consideration, and its leader has

ordered more drills targeted at the pacific. the country has also defended its widely condemned acts, saying it was a response to joint military drills being conducted by the us and south korean forces. the 15 nations of the un security council maintained unity. china and russia agreed to sign up to a statement condemning pyongyang's actions. but the statement, drafted by the us, will not mean any new sanctions immediately, and none seem to have had much impact so far. bill hayton reports. this was an emergency meeting of the un security council. just three weeks after imposing new sanctions on north korea over its missile and nuclear weapons programmes, the council had to face pyongyang's defiance. all 15 members wanted to present a united face. translation: the security council condemns the dprk for its outrageous actions, and demands that the dprk immediately cease all such actions. the security council stresses

that these dprk actions are notjust a threat to the region, but to all un member states. that apparent unity was emphasised by the american delegation, the main author of the statement. but the council could only agree to implement existing measures against north korea. no new ones were promised. we are all denouncing north korea's outrageous act against another un member state, japan. we are all demanding north korea stop any future missile launches. we are all demanding north korea abandon its nuclear weapons. north korea has violated every single security council resolution and violated international law. at the same time, the us is emphasising military deterrence, with large—scale wargames

in south korea, and the deployment of the thaad missile defence system. that was directly criticised by china. translation: china stands opposed to any chaos or war. enhancing military deployment on the peninsula won't help in achieving the goal of denuclearisation. the deployment of the thaad system in north—east asia severely jeopardises the strategic balance, undermining the strategic security interests of all regional countries, including china. it will further escalate tension on the peninsula, making the issue more complicated and intractable. un sanctions were first imposed on north korea after its nuclear test 11 years ago. so far, they haven't stopped the country's military ambitions. in the texas city of houston, hammered by tropical storm harvey, the mayor has now imposed a curfew to help deal with the aftermath. it will run from 10:00pm to 5:00am

in the morning wednesday. almost 50 inches of rain has now fallen there since harvey swept in on friday. it has set a new record for rainfall in the state, and the storm is expected to make landfall again on wednesday morning in nearby louisiana. more than 30,000 people have been forced from their homes by the storm. two dams near the city have begun overflowing, and a river has burst its banks, and the authorities are warning water levels will be rising for some time. 0ur correspondentjames cook is in houston. baby cries don't worry, it's ok! he is not the only one finding it tough. it is now four days since the hurricane, and still the rescues roll on and on. we're trying to get to a safer, drier place, so... how's the baby doing? 0h, he's fine, he's just scared. are you scared? just a little bit, yeah. in the chaos, though, there is some order. the boats have come from all over the united states, and not a moment too soon. there are a lot of people that need help.

and i'm thankfulfor these people, i really am, ‘cause i've never been through anything like this. this operation was fast and smooth, police, soldiers, civilians, all working together. from above, they can see the problem, and it is a big one. a reservoir a few blocks away is overflowing. it was built 80 years ago, to protect the young city of houston, but nobody then imagined this. the pool of the reservoir is still rising, so flooding is going to continue along the structures and the homes that are against the western edge of the pool. so streets are going to be flooding, they will continue to flood. new streets will continue to flood, new homes will continue to flood. well, this is now what much of houston and its surrounding suburbs look like. it is eerie here. everyone seems to have fled. and, although the scale of this disaster is striking, it may yet get worse. much of this water will eventually work its way downstream, to the city itself, where they are already struggling to cope.

this shelter ran out of beds yesterday. since then, 4,000 more people have arrived, and even that is just a fraction of the number looking for a haven. when it's raining outside, some people can't imagine a sunny day. and it's been raining for a week. so imagine what's in people's minds. the lines are so, so big and so, so long. we need more physicians, more doctors, we need more healthcare, for everybody in the whole facility. for houston, and for the us, this is a wake—up yell. a giant of global commerce has been paralysed. should the city have been evacuated? the mayor says no. you cannot put 6.5 million people on the road, two days before a storm that you don't know where it's going. it is absurd. but the fabric of this city is now tearing. even motorways are giving way. and, as more deaths are reported, including one police officer, the strain is beginning to show.

0nce our dive team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so we made the decision to leave officers there, waiting until the morning. because, as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk, for what we knew in our hearts was going to be a recovery mission. every hour brings news of more rescues, more people trapped, more damage. with nearly 50 inches of rain, this is now a record—breaking disaster. james cook, bbc news, houston. president trump flew into texas a few hours ago. he has been meeting emergency workers in corpus christi, where the storm first hit on friday. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports from texas. a commander—in—chief, determined to show that he is in command. president trump arrived in corpus christi this lunchtime, the city where hurricane harvey made landfall.

and the crowds had gathered outside the fire station to hear him. he had come to offer comfort and support... thank you, everybody. ..though it sounded more like a campaign rally. this is historic. it's epic, what happened. but you know what? it happened in texas, and texas can handle anything. thank you all, folks. thank you, thank you. and, with a flourish, he produced the flag of the lone star state, to the crowd's delight. cheering and applause earlier, he met the texas governor, greg abbott, and praised the co—operation between state and federal government. we won't say congratulations. we don't want to do that. we don't want to congratulate. we'll congratulate each other when it's all finished. contrast that with 12 years ago, and the disastrous handling of hurricane katrina, and this utterly tone—deaf comment from then—president bush

to his emergency relief coordinator. and brownie, you're doing a heck of a job. the fema director's working 24... applause actually, it was one heck of a mess. nearly 2,000 people died, and in new orleans, it was particularly bad. there was an evacuation, but it seemed that all those who were left behind were black. president bush's reputation wouldn't recover. the response to harvey has been more sure—footed, so far. across this vast state, damage is being assessed. we went to la grange. so how far has it moved? 0nly across there. so your home has moved across the street? uh-huh. this mother, too, shows her children where their house once stood. this is just one small town in texas, and it is estimated that some 500 homes have been destroyed here. at this trailer park, you can see that particular house has been uprooted, fallen on top of a car. and, if we just move across, you can see the water bubbling up from the ground.

that is because there is a cracked gas line underneath, and for the emergency services, it means it is still too dangerous to investigate. we are still in the foothills of this disaster. thousands will remain homeless for months to come. there is an economic reckoning to be had. will congress agree to fund the rebuilding? and the biggest question of them all — as louisiana stands next in the path, has tropical storm harvey done his worst, or is there more devastation to come? let's speak to zach mcauley. tell us more about how it has been for you. you have been flooded before, how is it this time? yes, i have been. flooding is always terrible, and this is the most severe flooding that houston has ever seen, certainly the most i have seen in

the nine years i have lived here. but thankfully the city is pulling together, and we are seeing an incredible amount of love and unity and compassion that neighbours have been having for each other here. how do you think the city has been doing, the authorities? were they just overwhelmed? has there been criticism of their performance? no, i think the city officials have performed very well. i think there was a previous hurricane with rita, when the evacuation was poorly co—ordinated and many died on the highways trying to escape. i think the people in charge and in power have done a good job of avoiding that this time, minimising the death toll, and despite the chaos of having to rescue lots of people, in unforeseen, unpredictable type of event, i think they have responded very well. how have they coped in your area? have very well. how have they coped in your area ? have people very well. how have they coped in your area? have people been helping each other? yes, people have been helping each other. some people got out of the region as they saw floodwaters coming, but then

honestly it is just a very micro level of neighbours helping neighbours, banding together, providing dry beds and warm meals, anything we can for each other.l lot seems to depend on who in the neighbourhood has a flat bottomed boat. that's right. so how tricky hazard him, and what do you expect? what is ahead in the next few weeks? so much clearing up, presumably. could more be done to help houston avoid this in the future? it is very flat, isn't it, and there is a lot of water roundabout. yes, there is a lot of water roundabout. there has been so much development. houston has grown significantly over the past decade, adding another 11 million people on top of its previous —— adding anotheri million people on top of its previous 5 million. so if city planners have some better ways to deal with future flooding efforts, many homeowners may be interested in lifting their houses, like my wife and i did after

we flooded twice. we had our home elevated feet to —— three feet to avoid flooding. what was your impression ofjohn‘s visit? avoid flooding. what was your impression of john's visit?|j avoid flooding. what was your impression of john's visit? i have not seen much of his visit, i know he was in corpus christi, and is talking about rebuilding the region, which is going to be needed. many we re which is going to be needed. many were not in flood zones, so they didn't purchase flood insurance. so they are on their own and desperately need government support. thank you for talking to us. yes, sir. thank you. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: avoiding a cathedral catastrophe. why paris's notre dame needs millions of dollars' worth of renovations. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 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's 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'll 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: the un security council has condemned north korea's firing

of a missile overjapan, describing it as an outrageous threat. president trump is in texas to see for himself the disastrous floods caused by storm harvey. 30,000 people have been forced from their homes, and two reservoirs near houston have overflowed. the president of the european commission has told the british government none of its brexit position papers is "satisfactory" and an "enormous" amount needs to be settled before talks on a trade deal can even begin. one key issue brussels wants to agree on, first, is the status of more than three and a half million european nationals who live and work in the uk. emma simpson has been talking to some of them about their concerns. david lenehan runs a small family business in blackburn repairing and revamping old industrial parts, he says his foreign staff are crucial. there's amilcar from spain. and lucas from poland. ramadan‘s from bulgaria. aru nas from lithuania.

there's danesia from slovakia. and finally lisa, who moved here two years ago, from france. am i allowed to stay or shall i have to go back to france? i've no idea, really. my future is between the hands of the politicians, they decide, not me, and so that's quite stressful. so what's the uk offering? if an eu national has lived for more than five years in the uk, they'll be able to apply for what's called "settled status." they'll be able to live, work and access benefits. if they've lived here for fewer than five years, they can apply to stay to reach settled status. the cut—off date will be no later than march 29th 2019, although it's yet to be specified. it's not clear, though, what'll happen in the long—term to any eu national who arrives after brexit. irish citizens aren't affected. for the eu, the uk's proposals need more than just a bit

of "fine tuning." they want eu nationals in the uk to have the same protection as other eu citizens. there are worries over eligibility, the cut off date, they want more precise guarantees. the big stumbling block, though, is over who will enforce the new rules. the uk says — look, these are, basically, uk immigration law rights and should be enforced by british courts and the british courts are respected across the world. eu says — actually, these eu nationals have moved under eu law and their rights should be protected through the eu mechanisms, the commission and the court ofjustice. so what's the view from this factory floor? most eu staff here don't seem fazed by the uncertainty. the brexit won't change my plans because i know i can provide here a better future for my daughter. they're selling more stuff abroad

thanks to the fall in the pound, but there's a shortage of staff. last year we did 132 countries and language is a key selling point for us. if we can speak the local language, we can get a sale. blackburn's not really that inundated with language speaking staff. so since brexit, we've found it hard to find people, really. 0ne italian employee has already left, the rest here want to keep clocking—on. they just want to know what the deal is going to be. emma simpson, bbc news, blackburn. concerns are growing for a nine—year—old girl who vanished while attending a wedding in eastern france on sunday. french police have launched a kidnapping investigation into the disappearance of maelys de araujo who was last seen in a children's room during a wedding that her family was attending. laura westbrook reports. this is where nine—year—old maelys de araujo was last seen. she was at a wedding with her parents in the town of pont—de—beauvoisin when the dj made the chilling announcement, she had disappeared.

maelys had been wearing a white sleeveless dress. she was last seen in the children's room at the venue. police says sniffer dogs lost the child's scent in the car park. translation: it's very surprising, especially a nine—year—old girl during the night at 3am. it was well lit in the ballroom and dark around it. there's not a lot of traffic around at that time. three days on and police continued to comb the area. translation: every house in the neighbourhood has been surged. they asked me if i noticed anything suspicious and what we were doing on sunday. as well as going door—to—door, investigators are speaking to guests from two other parties that took place on the same night. police have appealed for witnesses to get in touch and the community is rallying around in the search to find her. translation: are displayed her poster because it could be my daughter, so i'm thinking about her parents as well. at first police thought maelys had

been left in a car in the parking lot, but that's looking increasingly unlikely. now an investigation has been opened into the possibility of kidnapping. laura westbrook, bbc news. the countdown has started to the end of the cassini mission to saturn. after two decades in space, it's now made its lowest orbit before it's destroyed next month. scientists hope this final phase of close—up exploration will solve some long—standing mysteries. this from our science correspondent rebecca morelle. instantly recognisable — saturn and its spectacular rings. the cassini spacecraft has revealed this planet in incredible detail. and these are some of its latest close—up images. from its hexagonal north pole to its ring system and even an aurora.

but this mission‘s very nearly as its end. cassini's been in space for nearly 20 years. it's set down a probe, spotted plumes on one of the moons, and spotted massive storms. but now it's running out of fuel. its final days, though, will be crucial. we've learnt so much, but in that process we've also raised many new questions. one of the things that we still don't understand about saturn is simply how long its day lasts. over the last few months, cassini's been exploring a region where no spacecraft has been before, sweeping between saturn and its rings. and in its final days, it will get closer still, giving us our best ever view of the planet, revealing its atmosphere and what lies beneath its thick clouds. but these last days could also show us what is hidden beneath its rings, including a mysterious object, nicknamed peggy. we noticed this smudge right at the end of the a—ring... the blurry speck was spotted

by carl murray in 2013 on his mother—in—law peggy's birthday, and the name stuck. the ball of dust more than a mile wide is either a moon being born or one in its death throes and this is the last chance to find out. we need to understand what object peggy really is. we've only got literally now a matter of days. our last look at peggy will be on september the 14th, and i can't wait to see those images. time's running out but this spacecraft will go out with a bang. its last manoeuvre will be a death dive into saturn's atmosphere, bringing this blockbuster mission to a close. rebecca morrelle, bbc news. notre dame cathedral is one of paris's most iconic landmarks, but it's a landmark that has seen better days. the city's archbishop is launching a $120 million fundraising drive to help restore it to its former glory.

pollution and the passing of time have taken quite a toll on the building, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. when you come to paris, you come to notre—dame. but this landmark isn't quite as impressive when you get a close—up view. gargoyles, spires, buttresses — all slowly crumbling away. ancient brickwork that needs to be repaired, and soon. translation: the urgency for the cathedral is to find 100 million euros within the next 20 years to save the building. one of the areas which is crumbling are the spires. if nothing is done, the ultimate catastrophic scenario is that they will fall and rip out the roof. works began on the cathedral around 850 years ago. the last major renovations took place in the 19th century. every year, millions visit notre—dame, making it more thanjust a place of worship. it's the symbol of paris,

or even france, and is very famous, just like the forbidden city, in china. so it is a must—go place in paris. it's the movie as well for me. ijust think of the hunchback of notre dame and the book as well. so after reading that book i actually really wanted to come see it. the authorities are hoping for donations from all around the world so they can restore and preserve this historic landmark for centuries to come. tim allman, abc news. more on that all of the news on the bbc news website. thanks for watching. hello there. for some of us, wednesday looks set

to bring a major cooldown. on tuesday, parts of south—east england had temperatures into the mid—to—high 20s. but for wednesday, not so. 15 or 16 degrees is the very best we can expect, with some outbreaks of rain. it may even feel like the end of summer. the cooler weather comes courtesy of this strip of cloud that has been working its way slowly southwards and eastwards. cooler air already in place across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. here, the day ahead will bring a mixture of sunny spells and showers. some of those showers could be on the heavy side. fairly breezy in the far north—west. but the further south and east you are, the greater the chance of being stuck in the areas of cloud, with some outbreaks of rain. where this rain turns heaviest and most persistent, you may be at 12 or 13 degrees at times in the afternoon. if you get a dry or brighter spell, you could possibly add a few degrees to that. for the south—west of england, wales and the north of england, things brightening through the day, some spells of sunshine. just a few showers by the afternoon.

showers across scotland. 16,17,18 degrees. it looks like we could see some heavy showers working to northern ireland later in the afternoon. 17 degrees in belfast. a soggy end to the day in east anglia and the south east. but then that should pull away to the east as we get into the early hours of thursday. with clear skies and fairly light winds, it's going to turn chilly. 10—11 degrees for some towns and cities. in the countryside, down to single digits. so a cool and fresh day for the most part on thursday. a day of sunshine and showers. some of those showers could be heavy. they could be thundery. quite hit and miss. good dry spells in between the downpours. top temperatures ranging from 16 in glasgow to 21 degrees in london. on friday it looks like we could see one or two showers down towards the south. the vast majority, it should be dry with spells of sunshine. again, temperatures no great shakes. 15—21 degrees, pleasant enough in the sunshine. the weekend starts fine, but on sunday, we'll probably see more cloud and some

rain in the west. before i go, a quick update on tropical storm harvey, which has once again over the last 24 hours being feeding huge amounts of rainfall into texas. some spots have seen well over a metre of rain. the wettest weather now sliding further east and further north. so across those flood—hit parts of texas, the rain will start to ease. however, the floodwaters won't subside for quite some time. this is bbc news. the headlines: the un has condemned north korea's firing of a missile overjapan, but pyongyang has now threatened more what it calls "rocket drills" towards the us pacific territory of guam. the security council has demanded that pyongyang halt any more launches and abandon its nuclear weapons programme. president trump is visiting texas to encourage the thousands of people struggling with the widespread flooding inflicted by tropical storm harvey. at least 11 are confirmed dead and large swathes of america's

fourth largest city are under water. houston's mayor has now imposed a curfew to deter looting. storm harvey is expected to make landfall again, on wednesday, in nearby louisiana. the countdown is on for the end of the cassini mission to saturn. cassini has spent two decades in space, and has now performed its lowest orbit before it's destroyed next month. scientists hope this final phase of close—up exploration will solve some long—standing mysteries. now on bbc news, hardtalk celebrates its 20th anniversary with a repeat of one of its classic interviews with patrick stewart.