hello, this is bbc news. our top stories. the american singer r kelly is found guilty of sex trafficking, racketeering and sexually abusing women and children. the 54—year—old could spend the rest of his life behind bars for the two decades abuse detailed by 11 victims. north korea's un ambassador demands an end to us military exercises with south korea, as he spoke in new york, the north korean military man fired another test missile into the sea ofjapan. british soldiers are put on standby to help deliver fuel as pumps run dry after days of panic buying. keeping an eye on climate change, with an out of this world view, the new satellite watching what humans are doing to the planet.

hello and welcome to our pbs viewers in america and around the globe. a court in new york has found the american singer r kelly guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in connection with the abuse of underage girls and women. over the course of a five—week trial the prosecution laid out in lurid detail how r kelly ran a criminal enterprise that had recruited children and women for sex. recruited children and women forsex. he recruited children and women for sex. he now faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. the bbc has the details. # i believe i can fly...# to the world, he was the king of r&b and one of the bestselling music artists of all time.

to his victims, he was their worst nightmare. today, they finally gotjustice after he was found guilty on all racketeering and sex trafficking charges brought against him by the government. in rendering its verdict today, the jury delivered a powerful message to men like r kelly. no matter how long it takes, the long arm of the law will catch up with you. a five—week trial in new york laid out in lurid detail how the singer ran a decades—long criminal enterprise. prosecutors said r kelly used a network of employees and close associates to recruit underage girls, boys and women for sex. 45 witnesses gave evidence that r kelly was a predator who exploited his fame to entrap, control and punish people, many aspiring singers. the accusations swirled around him for decades and reached a fever pitch after a documentary focused on the accounts of his accusers. one of those women, jerhonda pace, testified in court.

she was one of the first to come forward and released this video detailing her experiences with r kelly atjust 16 years old. i was a victim of sexual abuse, mental abuse and physical abuse, all at the hands of r kelly. in an interview with the bbc, katiejones also shared her story. she said many accusers were black women who felt their voices didn't matter to society. later, when i was introduced to one of the girls that he told me he'd trained, since she was 1a, those were his words, um, i saw that she was dressed like me. she was saying the things that i would say. and her mannerisms were like mine. that is when it clicked in my head that he had been grooming me to become one of his pets. he calls them his pets. have you ever had sex with anyone under the age of 17? no, no. never? no. r kelly chose not to testify.

in this cbs interview before his arrest, he desperately tried to win over public opinion. i didn't do this stuff! this is not me! i'm fighting for my bleep life. y'all killing me with this bleep. i can't even... robert... 30 years of my career! the disgraced artist now faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. this has been an emotional trial for the women and men who have come forward. not only has the jury heard them, they have believed them. it is another victory for survivors of sexual assault and the entire #metoo movement. earlier i spoke to the executive producers of the documentary series surviving r kelly and i asked them what impact they think their series has had a. this was hitting both the us and globally, the me too movement and it was the perfect

time _ movement and it was the perfect time for— movement and it was the perfect time for our survivors finally to be — time for our survivors finally to be heard.— time for our survivors finally to be heard. . ., ,, ., , to be heard. tamera simmons, the other— to be heard. tamera simmons, the other executive _ to be heard. tamera simmons, the other executive producer i to be heard. tamera simmons, i the other executive producer of the other executive producer of the series is now on the line, it's really good to talk to you. i have been talking to jesse about the genesis of surviving r kelly. talk me through your reaction to the news he has been convicted. when i first heard the news, i just busted out in tears because to me, that was a victory for black women in america, black women all over the world, that we can now talk about the things that happen to us regardless of who the predator is and we can be believed and heard and our voices can be heard, and because of the survivors and their bravery, this is the reason why we see justice, and they were able to receive justice and they were able to

say that black women can now be heard. d0 say that black women can now be heard. ,, ~ ., heard. do you think that because _ heard. do you think that because the _ heard. do you think that because the victims, - heard. do you think that| because the victims, the survivors here are black, do you think it made things a lot more difficult?— you think it made things a lot more difficult? well, the black woman is the _ more difficult? well, the black woman is the most _ more difficult? well, the blackl woman is the most unprotected woman, i believe, so i think that race did have a lot to do with not being believed before this, which is why the women said they didn't want to come out because my accuser didn't believe me but look what i look like because this is what we have been told is a culture. nobody will believe you, and then we are often victims shamed, so i did believe that of course, this was a win for all those that have been sexually abused and it is a big thing for everyone, but at the same time it definitely is a victory for women and men of colour because this happens to men as well. let colour because this happens to men as well-— men as well. let me ask you, have you _ men as well. let me ask you, have you spoken _ men as well. let me ask you, have you spoken to _ men as well. let me ask you, have you spoken to any - men as well. let me ask you,

have you spoken to any of. men as well. let me ask you, | have you spoken to any of the victim since we found out about the case? , victim since we found out about the case?— the case? yes. i talked to several — the case? yes. i talked to several of _ the case? yes. i talked to several of them, - the case? yes. i talked to several of them, and - the case? yes. i talked to several of them, and they the case? yes. i talked to - several of them, and they had the same thought, they didn't believe that all nine accounts he was found guilty, and they were just as excited and appreciative of the justice system, and ijust am so happy for them, and this is the fight that they were fighting before surviving r kelly, and jesse and i, and ourteam provided a platform for them to be able to share their stories, and now see them have this victory is... i will never forget this, for the rest of my life. i5 for the rest of my life. is this the _ for the rest of my life. is this the end of the r kelly story or is this the tip of the iceberg? i know people are now talking about the people that enabled him over the last two decades? ., ., decades? there are other federal. _ decades? there are other federal, there _ decades? there are other federal, there is - decades? there are other federal, there is anotherl

federal, there is another federal— federal, there is another federal trial, federal, there is another federaltrial, other federal, there is another federal trial, other state trials _ federal trial, other state trials that have been announced, and so we will have to see _ announced, and so we will have to see what happens with that but for — to see what happens with that but for now, i think we are focused _ but for now, i think we are focused on the verdict in new york, — focused on the verdict in new york, and _ focused on the verdict in new york, and making our survivors are feeling _ york, and making our survivors are feeling hurt for the first time — are feeling hurt for the first time -- _ are feeling hurt for the first time —— heard. the two executive producers that are of the documentary series surviving r kelly. for more on this, you can look back at the testimony that convicted r kelly, go to bbc .com and follow the links. reports from south korea say and identified projectile has been launched from north korea. south korea's militaries as a least one project i was fired into the sea of japan. japanese project i was fired into the sea ofjapan. japanese media sea of japan. japanese media said sea ofjapan. japanese media said the object appeared to be a missile. forthe said the object appeared to be a missile. for the latest, here is our correspondence. within the last few minutes, we get these updates from the joint chiefs of staff here in south korea, they said they are

short range missiles that north korea fired from inland, about 640 local time. they flew east towards japan. its japanese officials that have so far said that these may be ballistic missiles, the kind of metals that contravene un security council sanctions, and there is yet to be an update on if it was a ballistic missile from here in south korea orfrom the us. they say they are still analysing this missile test, which is quite unusual at this stage and is also unusual for north korea to justify one missile, but the timing was extraordinary stop in the missile test was launched just as the un ambassador talk to this podium at the un general assembly. he accused the united states of hostile policies and said north korea demanded the end of exercises, military exercises between the united states and south korea which happen here on the peninsular. they also said that they were

justified in developing a war deterrent, and testing and developing missiles, so that was the statement from the ambassadorjust as was the statement from the ambassador just as there's missile test flew. the question i often get is what is going on. we are seeing in pyongyang, it is emerging from isolation, we have had more missile tests, more statements, especially from kimjong—un's more statements, especially from kim jong—un's sister, offering perhaps even dangling the prospect in front of the soul of talks, but all of these talks will come with huge preconditions, so we are seeing the pyongyang playbook of raising tensions but also raising tensions but also raising the possibility of talks at the same time. the us senate has failed to advance a measure to suspend the federal debt ceiling and avoid a partial government shutdown. republican lawmakers denied the builder votes necessary to move

denied the builder votes necessaryt parks, museums and home while parks, museums and other federal properties and services are closed. a team of tanker drivers provided by the british army is to be put on standby to help ease the fuel crisis in the uk. the biggest manufacturers, including bp and salsa demand for petrol was expected to return to normal in the coming days but repeated their appealfor an the coming days but repeated their appeal for an end to panic their appealfor an end to panic buying. a business editor has the latest. monday morning rush hour was more stressful than useful. a weak and apparent democratic buying by caused problems for all. ~ ., ., buying by caused problems for all. . . . ., buying by caused problems for all. ~ . ., ., ., , all. we are waiting two hours here and _ all. we are waiting two hours here and people _ all. we are waiting two hours here and people just - all. we are waiting two hours l here and people just go around and straight here.— and straight here. skipping the rueue? and straight here. skipping the queue? there _ and straight here. skipping the queue? there were _ and straight here. skipping the queue? there were queues - and straight here. skipping the| queue? there were queues and some closures in birmingham, commuter anger in teesside. i commuter anger in teesside. i was supposed to be at work at 12 o'clock, it's ridiculous. i'm running on empty. fuel

problems— i'm running on empty. fuel problems were _ i'm running on empty. fuel problems were reported i i'm running on empty. fuel problems were reported in | problems were reported in scotland and northern ireland, particularly in rural areas. for the taxi industry, this is not panic buying, it's essential processes that need priority support. iii essential processes that need priority support-— priority support. if we don't aet priority support. if we don't get priority _ priority support. if we don't get priority there _ priority support. if we don't get priority there will - priority support. if we don't get priority there will be . get priority there will be serious problems for the sector, serious problems for the nhs, for the travelling public, because we move around blood, prescriptions, food and take people to all manner of different venues and destinations.- different venues and destinations. , different venues and destinations. ., destinations. the company that delivers fuel _ destinations. the company that delivers fuel to _ destinations. the company that delivers fuel to a _ destinations. the company that delivers fuel to a quarter- destinations. the company that delivers fuel to a quarter of - delivers fuel to a quarter of all uk petrol station said things would return to normal if motorists behave normally. we have been working flat out throughout the weekend and again today, and deliveries are getting through nationwide, that's important thing to say, but importantly as well is that as long as people are buying or storing fuel they don't need it will be difficult for all supplies to replenish stocks to normal levels.— normal levels. unlike things like food or— normal levels. unlike things like food or loo _ normal levels. unlike things like food or loo roll, - normal levels. unlike things like food or loo roll, the - like food or loo roll, the amount of fuel you can

stockpile is generally limited ijy stockpile is generally limited by the size of your fuel tank. once that is beautiful, the panic is over for a few days, maybe a couple of weeks. the government and industry are hoping and expecting that means a spike in demand will ease in the coming days. if that does not happen, as in the fuel crisis of late 2000, the army is being put on standby with extra training for some military personnel to help with fuel deliveries, i moved the government described as a precautionary step. there are the same number of fuel trucks on the road this week as last. what this crisis shows is the serious and persistent shortage can leave any supply chain extremely vulnerable to a sharp rise in demand. a man has been charged with the murder of primary school teacher sabrina nessa. the 36—year—old man was arrested on sunday morning in east sussex in south—eastern england and

will appear at the magistrates court on tuesday. germany is beginning a period of coalition negotiations is the social democrats candidate attempts to build a working parliamentary majority after his party's natural two narrow election victory. he hopes to replace angela merkel as chancellor before christmas, if you can form a coalition with the greens and liberal free democrats. it six weeks since the taliban took control of afghanistan and forced out western troops. their heartland is in the south of the country, in helmand province stop if the place where the taliban. no—one's future is secure in this country, especially girls'. at lashkar gah girls' high and across afghanistan only the under—12s have been allowed back. the taliban says older girls will return too.

many don't believe them, including people in this town — who didn't want to be filmed. taliban rules on girls are seen as a big test by foreign countries who could help afghanistan. this school was rated one of the best in the country by the british council. the taliban says education will now follow islamic sharia law. all the boys are back at their desks. the head says, be patient, the older girls will come back.

do you think girls�* education is safe under the taliban? helmand is in the taliban heartland. it offers clues about the way they want afghanistan to go. they are still euphoric about victory. the last time the taliban seized the country, they used ruthless violence to impose their religious and cultural beliefs. they are not putting down their guns, but this time the leaders are arguing about power and the best way to keep it. the governor of helmand said older girls would go back to school when more religion was in the curriculum. islamic law was their guide. in the last 20 years, a lot of women have become educated. what if they don't want to live in that way?

you fought against the british when they were here. what you think about what they did? the west would be welcomed back if they came in peace to help the people. he said, you've made them suffer enough. the americans, the british and their allies came into afghanistan in 2001

with a clear enough mission — to destroy al-qaeda and to punish the taliban for harbouring them. it is what happened next that is harder to understand and to justify — a war that could not be won, that cut across all the hopes they said they had to make afghanistan into a better place. the troops in afghanistan were told they were fighting to make their families safe at home and to help afghans build a nation that would never again be a haven for groups like al-anda. one of the biggest battles was in helmand in 2010, in the cotton and opium fields around marjah. cultures collided. you can see their fear as british troops took over their home. the plan — quick victory — turned into grinding guerrilla warfare. after three months, the us commander called marjah a "bleeding ulcer".

this is marjah now. the war ebbed and flowed across it until the end. now it's over, this man went back to the war damaged home he is too poor to repair. his brother, who planted the tree, was killed fighting for the taliban. marjah is enveloped by past loss, future pain and, for his mother, anger and grief. two more of her sons were arrested, forced into the afghan army, and died fighting. a fourth was killed in an airstrike. they said they were here to make a better afghanistan for women as well.

why did your son join the taliban? in lashkar gah, you can see the forces that are shaping afghanistan. the power of religion and tradition in pashtun tribes who dominate the south. the humanitarian crisis that might force concessions to women to get western help. young talibs have smartphones — their fathers banned photography. like the world, afghanistan has changed. it is harder now to bend and break a country. jeremy bowen, bbc news, helmand.

for nearly half a century satellite have been orbiting earth, providing a unique record of the evolving state of the planet, the latest satellite has been lodged and nasa claims this newest addition to the longest continuous record of the earth's service will enable scientists to separate the human and natural changes. and lift off! a murky, rainy day in california, but that was not going to stop this vital launch from going ahead. rising into orbit, it is the latest in a long line of satellites, giving us an essential view, not of space, but of earth and what we are doing to it. it was american astronauts circling the moon who were the first to be amazed by the sight of our planet as a delicate blue oasis, and their images were so powerful, they helped to kick—start the environmental movement. since then, satellites have spotted forests

being cleared in madagascar, huge mines in germany gouging out coal, cities sprawling into deserts, and how this is all making the climate more hostile. being able to see our home from space has transformed our awareness of how fragile it is. it has revealed how human activity is causing damage in ways you just can't pick up from the ground. but the good news is, it creates chances to get things right in future, like spotting this toxic algal bloom in a lake in america, and warning people to keep out of harm's way. its seven—year mission... so the new satellite, known as landsat 9, goes into orbit to continue the job of tracking changes happening on the land and in the oceans, and this matters more than ever right now in this year of crucial talks on climate change. every time we see the earth from space, its sheer beauty

takes the breath away, but it is also a reminder that we understand so much more about the planet thanks to a fleet of spacecraft flying high above us. david shukman, bbc news. life for the visually impaired can be challenging. getting around is not always easy, especially in the crowded streets of a busy city. now a french company has developed a design to help. this woman has been blind since birth. translation: sometimes auoin out birth. translation: sometimes going out to _ birth. translation: sometimes going out to do _ birth. translation: sometimes going out to do something, - birth. translation: sometimes going out to do something, be i going out to do something, be it work, going to a show or seeing friends, becomes complicated when you are stressed by the fear of injury due to a collision. but stressed by the fear of in'ury due to a collision.* due to a collision. but now, she has _

due to a collision. but now, she has a — due to a collision. but now, she has a little _ due to a collision. but now, she has a little help. - due to a collision. but now, she has a little help. do - due to a collision. but now, | she has a little help. do you hear that beeping? that is a sensor, it tells what obstacles are in front of her and it can be fairly precise in its warnings. be fairly precise in its warninus. �* ,, �* warnings. translation: if you hear the sound _ warnings. translation: if you hear the sound to _ warnings. translation: if you hear the sound to the _ warnings. translation: if you hear the sound to the left, - warnings. translation: if you hear the sound to the left, it i hear the sound to the left, it ain't the obstacle is on the left. if it is straightahead, it is in front of you. so you change course according to what you hear. change course according to what ou hear. , ., ., you hear. these are the two men to help develop _ you hear. these are the two men to help develop it. _ you hear. these are the two men to help develop it. it _ you hear. these are the two men to help develop it. it provides - to help develop it. it provides information but crucially not too much information. irate information but crucially not too much information. we both like very much _ too much information. we both like very much music _ too much information. we both like very much music and - too much information. we both| like very much music and sound and we thought visually impaired people were lacking a device that could help us in their daily life and we thought that technology could do that. there are around 400 devices in use, mostly in france but also several other european countries. it is not cheap,

costing more than $2000 but for this woman, it is priceless. these are the latest pictures from the spanish canary la palma island. it is now heading towards the sea and the ravi is on the island that the lover reaches the water — and it is bubbling at over 1000 c — there could be explosions and noxious gases released. lots of worry amongst people on the island but of course these live pictures are brought to us from la palma of that mechanic which has in the past few days destroyed many houses, trees and various things in the surrounding areas. incredible beaches. more on that story and all you have been watching on

our website. that's it from me and the team. thank you for watching, bye—bye. hello, there. for most of this september, temperatures have been a lot warmer than you might normally expect to see. temperatures over the weekend, for example, reached 23 degrees and north scotland's kinloss. but a cold front has since moved through and that's really dumped the temperatures. in kinloss, the same spot, down to 13 degrees for a high on monday. and there were plenty of showers following our cold front through. that was one of those shower clouds working across the skies of aberporth. there is the cold front, there are the shower clouds but lurking to our west, this is what is coming next and this is a developing low, developing fronts that are going to spread more persistent rain in. however, over the next few hours, it is showers that are in the forecast so if you are heading outside,

wales, parts of south—west england, along with northern ireland and west scotland, that is where you are most likely to see showers over the next few hours. across many central and eastern areas, a lot of dry weather with clear spells. so not a bad start to the day. mostly bright and dry but across wales, western areas of england, quickly that area of cloud, that i showed you, that is this rain that's going to be moving its way in, pushing eastwards and northwards through the day. the rain does eventually reach southern and eastern scotland. north—west scotland and northern ireland, thopugh brighter. again, of sunshine and showers here. and of the day's top temperatures between around about 14 and 17 degrees. fairly gusty winds. once that weather system clears out of the way, as we get into wednesday, what follows is a ridge of high pressure. now the weather for many of us will be dry with increasing amounts of sunshine. however, you are going to see showers feeding in across these north—western areas so west scotland, to the north of northern ireland, northern parts of wales and into north—west england, through areas like merseyside, cheshire, greater manchester and the west midlands. you may see showers even into the afternoon. temperatures about 13—16 degrees. wednesday promises to be one

of the cooler days of the week but a fair amount of sunshine. there won't be too much of that sunshine on offer on thursday though because we have got an active at weather system set to come in, bringing some heavy outbreaks of rain and strengthening winds as well towards the north—west as we go on through the day. might even see some gales developing in places. temperatures about 14 to maybe a 17 in the south—west of england and we have got more of this very unsettled weather for friday. general outbreak, still quite windy. something of an improvement over the weekend, we are back to a mixture of sunshine and showers.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines. a court in new york has found r kelly guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in connection with the abuse of women and children. the prosecution laid out in very detail how r kelly ran a criminal enterprise that had recruited and women for sex. reports from south korea say an unidentified projectile has been launched from north korea. south korea's military set of leaves one project i was fired into the sea of japan. japanese media said the object appears to be a missile. the british government says that army truck drivers will be put on standby in case they are needed to deliver fuel to petrol station. many outlets ran dry after many days of demand, motorists feared shortage because of a lack of tankage delivery drivers.

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