live from washington, this is bbc news a space mission nearly 20 years in the making, as a capsule containing asteroid samples touches down in the utah desert the us is one week away from a potential government shutdown, as pressure mounts on lawmakers to strike a budget deal a three—hour stand—off at a monastery in kosovo leaves a police officer and three gunmen dead. its leaders are now trading accusations with neighbouring serbia. hello, i'm catriona perry. you're very welcome. it's sunday night here in washington, normally a quiet time

in the halls of power, but not tonight. on capitol hill, lawmakers are in crunch talks to avoid a government shutdown, that is live pictures coming to you there from capitol hill. the republicans, who hold a slim majority in the house of representatives, are at a deadlock, with members on the right of the party demanding wide—ranging spending cuts. time appears to have run out to pass all the bills necessary in time for the start of the new fiscal year, on october 1. the question now is whether lawmakers can pass a stopgap measure to buy more time. if they don't succeed, all non—essential functions of the federal govenrment will shut down, with nonessential workers places on furlough. the last shutdown, between december 2018 and january 2019, lastest 35 days, the longest ever in us history. republican house speaker kevin mccarthy, has not ruled out avoiding the shutdown by making a deal with democratic lawmakers. but conservative republicans have threatened to oust him as speaker if he does so.

the biden administration has been attacking republicans over the looming shutdown. here's secretary of transportation, pete buttigieg, speaking to cnn earlier a shutdown would include, just in the transportation side alone, shutting down air traffic control trainers. that is one example of a shutdown that would mean servicemembers would not get paid, coming back to transportation, the air traffic controllers who would be working in the towers would not be getting paid. they are under enough stress as it is doing thejob without having to come into the two work with the added stress of not receiving a paycheck. the senate is ready to go, the administration ready to go, house republicans need to come to their senses and keep the government running. live now to representative tony gonzales, a republican congressman from texas. thank you forjoining us. you had said you opposed a short—term deal, a continuing resolution, to keep

the government funded in the near—term. thank you for having me. certainly many of us on capitol hill are planning for what a shutdown looks like. i quickly learned politics around the globe are contentious to say the least in the united states politics are no different. at the heart of this crisis is the debate over spending and it's also the debate over immigration and we tackle that. myself as well as house republicans are set on ensuring that those who do not qualify for asylum get sent back to their country of origin. last month, i visited their country of origin. last month, ivisited london, i visited rome, ivisited leon france, it was very similar. some similar debates over immigration. this is a global issue that many countries are dealing with.— issue that many countries are dealing with. should mccarthy have mandated _ dealing with. should mccarthy have mandated everyone - dealing with. should mccarthy have mandated everyone to i dealing with. should mccarthy i have mandated everyone to stay in dc and keep working on trying to get a deal donethis

is what of the frustrations united states congress often likes to punt the ball and kick the can down the road. the? the can down the road. they alwa s the can down the road. they always think _ the can down the road. they always think there _ the can down the road. they always think there will - the can down the road. they always think there will be i the can down the road. theyi always think there will be an 11th hour deal that comes through. i have been at the mindset there it was very clear to me one—month ago, that we were on a path for a shutdown that was the time to lock everyone in the room. i'm lock everyone in the room. i'm lock everyone in the room. i'm lock everyone in the room and no—one comes out until there is white smoke. we have not done that and here we are a week around bob the shutdown and things are starting to get serious. i'm expecting a shutdown. i'm hoping at last — that the work we do this week will depend if this shutdown last ten days or ten weeks. this shutdown last ten days or ten weeke— this shutdown last ten days or tenweeks. a ., , ten weeks. speaker mccarthy has ut ten weeks. speaker mccarthy has put forward _ ten weeks. speaker mccarthy has put forward a _ ten weeks. speaker mccarthy has put forward a short-term - ten weeks. speaker mccarthy has put forward a short-term deal- put forward a short—term deal that would get through 45 days and that does have broader provisions added in. you mentioned that is important to you and your district. does that short—term plan from the speaker have your support? the devil is in _ speaker have your support? the devil is in the _ speaker have your support? tue: devil is in the details speaker have your support? tte: devil is in the details and speaker have your support? "tte: devil is in the details and it depends what this package looks

like. i represent a district in texas that is 40 to% of the overall us mexico southern border. so that is critically clear to me. certainly we are impacted by this border crisis more than most but it also has to be something real. you can't just be empty words and right now in washington it feels as though everyone is playing the blame game instead of realising the government shutdown is bad for everyone. so the government shutdown is bad for everyone-— for everyone. so that is i know, for everyone. so that is i know. you _ for everyone. so that is i know, you would - for everyone. so that is i know, you would not - for everyone. so that is i - know, you would not support the deal from the speaker? got know, you would not support the deal from the speaker?— deal from the speaker? got to see what the _ deal from the speaker? got to see what the deal— deal from the speaker? got to see what the deal looks - deal from the speaker? got to see what the deal looks like . see what the deal looks like and see what is in there and see where the senate would be on it. i'm looking through the lens of what is real, what is tangible, notjust the house bar something in the senate will have to take it up because in my district we are at the forefront of this crisis and we need real solutions, notjust political messaging tools. you mentioned — political messaging tools. you mentioned not _ political messaging tools. you mentioned not wanting to kick the can down the road, that thatis the can down the road, that that is not acceptable to you, but it is a few more weeks of paychecks for federal workers who are wondering if they will have jobs to go to next monday.

this is the ugly part of what a shutdown means. it is notjust words, notjust a campaign slogan, there are real people that get hurt. i spent 20 years in the military, and have had to deal with several different shutdowns, the most recent in 2018. i was still active duty at the time and there were a lot of sailors, soldiers, airmen and marines that i worked with that had to struggle to make it through that verse 35 days. so this is very real. 0nce that verse 35 days. so this is very real. once again, i'm of the mindset, let's lock everybody in the room and arm—wrestle over what we need to do and nobody comes out until we have a budget. a house conservative budget that can ultimately get signed into law by the president of the united states. ,,, ., ~ by the president of the united states. w a ., , by the president of the united states. a ., , , ., states. speaker mccarthy is not doinu that states. speaker mccarthy is not doing that as — states. speaker mccarthy is not doing that as we _ states. speaker mccarthy is not| doing that as we have discussed there. do you have confidence in him and his leadership ability? in in him and his leadership abili ? ., , ability? in politics it is usually _ ability? in politics it is usually everyone - ability? in politics it is| usually everyone else's ability? in politics it is- usually everyone else's fault but your own and you see a lot of that. this is no different. it is the house of the senate's

vault or the president �*s fault. the fact is it is everybody�*s fault. we are here at this deadline for a reason and i'm done with the blame game, done with it as somebody else's fault. i'm retired navy master chief, i'm of the mindset, let's get en route, let's figure it out and no—one leaves until we have a budget thatis leaves until we have a budget that is signed into law. part of that will be what the suite looks like. i have been pushing for the homeland appropriation bill to be the first bill that we take up when we get back. that would be a big signal and i think it would be won could pass on the house and move us towards getting towards some solutions. , ., , ., ., solutions. there is no plan to lock everyone _ solutions. there is no plan to lock everyone in _ solutions. there is no plan to lock everyone in a _ solutions. there is no plan to lock everyone in a room - solutions. there is no plan to l lock everyone in a room though as it stands i have now. do you think republicans will pay a price at next years elections up—and—down the ballot if the federal government is shutdown? everyone will pay a price. there is no doubt — how can a government shutdown and not impact the president of the united states which happens to be controlled by the democrats, or the senate which is

controlled by democrats. this is not an easy whose fault it is, i think the fact that it is everybody�*s fault. enough with the plague game. there are real things and will people who get hurt. how do we get out of this situation and i am of a mind sight, how do we make this shutdown ever go down that row, which i'm expecting. how do we make the shutdown is short and as effective as possible, moving us back to some sense of normalcy in the united states. the clock is ticking on that. representative tony gonzalez, thank you forjoining us.- thank you for “oining us. thank ou for thank you forjoining us. thank you for having _ thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. _ a space mission that could help explain the origins of life on earth. a nasa capsule containing rock and dust from the surface of an asteroid has successfully touched down in the utah desert. it's the largest ever sample from an asteroid that has made it to earth — and it's an achievement nearly twenty

years in the making. american scientists first pitched the idea to nasa in 2004, it wasn't until their third attempt in 2011 5 years later in 2016, scientists launched 0siris — rex on december third 2018 the capsule arrived at asteroid bennu 0siris—rex collected then on may 10, 2021: 0siris—rex began itsjourney back to assigns editor reports. a first glimpse of the capital after its epicjourney through space.

we have confirmed parachute deployment. we have confirmed parachute deployment-— deployment. high up in the atmosphere _ deployment. high up in the atmosphere a _ deployment. high up in the atmosphere a parachute i deployment. high up in the - atmosphere a parachute opens, slowing its descent. touchdown. i confirm touchdown. _ slowing its descent. touchdown. i confirm touchdown. a - slowing its descent. touchdown. i confirm touchdown. a perfect l i confirm touchdown. a perfect touchdown in the middle of the utah desert. it is an emotional moment. how did it go? tt utah desert. it is an emotional moment. how did it go? it went absolutely _ moment. how did it go? it went absolutely perfectly. _ absolutely perfectly. absolutely perfect landing. we docket and did not move. we landed in nice, soft soil. the caital landed in nice, soft soil. the capital looked _ landed in nice, soft soil. the capital looked flawless. i cried _ capital looked flawless. i cried like a baby in that helicopter when i heard it had landed — helicopter when i heard it had landed safely. an overwhelming moment— landed safely. an overwhelming moment for me.— moment for me. inside the ca sule moment for me. inside the capsule is _ moment for me. inside the capsule is the _ moment for me. inside the capsule is the most - moment for me. inside the l capsule is the most precious sample. fragments of a asteroid called bennu, which could rebuild the story of our solar system. the team secures the craft to prevent contamination and attaches it to a 30 metre line slung beneath their helicopter. this is the moment that nasa has been waiting for. after seven long years,

travelling billions of miles to bennu and back, the capsule is finally here. the priority now is getting it out of the dusty desert environment and into the safe and sterile cleanroom as quickly as possible. a quick note to say they have arrived in the capsule is in. the painstaking and meticulous process begins. they need to remove the layers like a russian doll to get to the dust and rocks inside. the whole procedure may take weeks. so why all this effort? bennu tops the list of nasa's most hazardous state, space rocks are studying its make—up could help us stop it if we have a need to. but it could also reveal more about our origin. is a perfectly preserved relic from the dawn of the solar system. it will keep scientists busy for a long time.- busy for a long time. what of the most _ busy for a long time. what of the most important - busy for a long time. what of the most important parts - busy for a long time. what of the most important parts of i busy for a long time. what of| the most important parts of a sample return mission is we take 75% of that sample and we are going to lock it away for future generations. people who have not been born yet to work

in laboratories that don't exist yet. and instrumentation you have not thought of yet. it is an incredibly valuable, valuable sample we are bringing back. , ~' , valuable sample we are bringing back. , ~ , ., back. scientist think they have a treasure _ back. scientist think they have a treasure trove _ back. scientist think they have a treasure trove on _ back. scientist think they have a treasure trove on their - a treasure trove on their hands. what that includes extra terrestrial material unlike anything we have seen on earth before. and rebecca has more on what the next steps will be now that nasa scientists have been reunited with 0siris—rex. such a big moment for nasa. the us space agency has never tried anything like this and they really are delighted with what they have had back so far. the s and the cleanroom here, keptin the s and the cleanroom here, kept in a sterile environment, to try to keep the precious sample inside, the sample of asteroid bennu, away from any of the dust and grime and dirt of the dust and grime and dirt of the dust and grime and dirt of the desert. that is really important. but the next stage of the mission involves this hideous two this big military cargo plane. so what is going

to happen — you have got to think of the capital like a russian doll. inside there is a canister and inside that there is the astroid sample. what they are doing is removing the outer layer. the capital they are, being peeled away. then the canister the astroid inside will be packaged up and put on board displayed and flown to the johnson board displayed and flown to thejohnson space centre in houston, texas. there, scientists are eagerly waiting the really exciting bit. 0pening it up to see exactly what is inside. now, properly collecting every grain will take some time at the science will start really quickly actually. scientist think they will have their first results possibly around the middle of october. so i guess the big 0ctober. so i guess the big question is, why have they gone to all this trouble? why study the astroid known as bennu? the first reason is a big ones — the astroid tops the list of nasa's most dangerous space rocks. there is a small but significant chance of it hitting the earth in the next 300 years so we want to find a

way of stopping at the best thing to do is figure out what the astroid is made of, to learn about the space rock. the second reason, this astroid is a relic from the earliest formation of our solar system formation of our solar system for but 5 billion years ago. unchangeable all of this time. it is bit like a time capsule so scientists want to study it to load about how our solar system formed and even why the earth is like it is. wide is habitable. there is a very that perhaps an asteroid deliver the molecules needed for life on earth to start here. the only way you can really start to a nswer way you can really start to answer these huge questions, these very profound questions, is to actually get your blood hands on the sample and that is what is going to be the exciting next stage of this mission. now to the way to start of kosovo where a violent cjd monastery has ended near the border with serbia. 0fficials the border with serbia. officials say early today... killing an officer before fleeing to a local serb 0rthodox ministry. these are

images released by the kosovo government. the local diocese told reuters that priests and pilgrims barricaded themselves inside. and there was a stand—off with the men exchanging fire with police for three hours. three gunmen were killed in the fighting. some of the remaining gunmen were arrested and weapons and ammunition seized, but it was unclear whether all of them had been apprehended. at a visual for the slain policeman on sunday night, kosovo prime minister put the blame on neighbouring serbia, which does not recognise kosovo's 2000 eight declaration of independence. but serbia is blaming kosovo. serbian president accused mr corti of a campaign of provocation against ethnic serbs. the shooting appears to be over and the monastery is again a place of quiet contemplation, worship and pilgrimage, but the mutual recriminations between serbia and kosovo have onlyjust begun. the serbian president

aleksandar vucic has made a televised address to the nation, describing the killing of a kosovo police force officer as absolutely reprehensible, an event that could not be justified. however he also made it clear that he thought the kosovo prime minister albin kurti bore ultimate responsibility for the shooting and the events which followed, after a campaign of provocations against the ethic serb minority who live in north kosovo. the authorities in pristina are unsurprisingly having none of that. the kosovo prime minister has described the armed group who carried out the attacks as being supported logistically and financially by official belgrade. partners of kosovo and serbia have expressed their outrage at the events. the european union said the shooting of the kosovo police officer was a hideous attack, and foreign policy chiefjoseph burrell has called on serbia and kosovo to return

to the negotiating table to de—escalate tensions. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news: a second ship with ukrainian wheat reached turkey, despite russia's withdrawal from the un—backed grain deal. the bulk carrier, carrying more than 17,000 tonnes of wheat, left the port city of chornomorsk, in ukraine, on friday, bound for egypt. it comes as ukraine is testing a new sea route, avoiding international waters and using those controlled by nato members bulgaria and romania. the philippines has accused china of installing a floating barrier to stop fishing boats from entering a disputed area in the south china sea. coast guards say the 300 metre or 1,000 foot obstacle is preventing fishermen from working in a lagoon in the scarborough shoal. china claims more than 90% of the south china sea as its own territory.

at least 16 people have died in a coal mine fire in southern china. the blaze broke out at the shanjiaoshu coal mine, about 3,600 kilometres south west of the capital, beijing. officials said an an initial investigation suggested a conveyor belt caught fire. you're live with bbc news. a story in spain has seen an outpouring of anger and outrage this week. in a small town of 30,000 people, images of naked school girls have been circulating. they are fake and it's believed they've been created using artificial intelligence, with the faces of real teenagers. the police there are investigating as our correspondent guy hedgecoe reports. almendralejo is a small, sleepy town, but many of its families are having their worlds turned upside down by technology. nude images of girls aged between 11 and 16 have been circulating on messaging apps.

but the pictures are not real. they were created using artificial intelligence. translation: even i had to look twice because i had doubts. - my daughter's crying all the time. her self—esteem is already very low, so this is terrible for her. a total of 28 girls have complained that fake nude pictures of them have been circulating on messaging apps. the images were created using real photos of the same girls, fully clothed, often taken from their own social media accounts. these were then fed into an ai application which provided imagined pictures of the girls unclothed. police are investigating at least ten boys, aged 12 to ia, who have been identified as being involved. there is also one case of a girl who was allegedly the target of an extortion attempt. translation: even if they are manipulated images, . if they are realistic images, they are considered child pornography. i spoke to the mother of one of the girls affected. translation: the girls appear

naked in the pictures, - and in a situation which looks pornographic. the worry is that these pictures could end up on pornographic websites, and imagine the impact that could have on a girl. what's been the effect of all this on the people of almendralejo? translation: this is a game which is leading to crimes - being committed and irreparable damage being caused. there are cases of women previously have committed suicide because their privacy has been violated. but while this case has shaken a small spanish town, it is clear that with al technology so readily available, this could have happened almost anywhere. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, spain. president emmanuel macron says france will end its military presence in niger, removing its 1500 troops stationed there by the end of this year. in a televised interview, macron announced plans to withdraw the french ambassador and several other diplomats from niger within hours, followed by its military contingent

in the coming months. it comes in the wake of a military coup injuly that saw the ousting of the country's pro—paris president. macron has refused to recognise the junta as niger's legitimate authority but said paris would coordinate the troop withdrawal with the coup leaders. for more on what the french withdrawal means for international counter—terror operations in the sahel region, the bbc spoke to dr michael amoah. he's a senior visiting fellow at the london school of economics, and a specialist in west african security and politics. it means that henceforth niger will be co—operating more with mali and burkina faso, and perhaps the rest of the ecowas countries. we have seen ecowas meeting to plan how they could set up a military force.

now is the time for ecowas to converge and co—operate, or collaborate with the rest of the countries in west africa, to deal with counterterrorism. we are actually aware that, in some respects, the french troops were not happy with niger's generals co—operating in counterterrorism with mali and burkina faso, and that was causing friction between the nigerian troops and the french troops. but this is going to be a big blow to france, because it appears to be one step ahead in terms of the gradual unravelling of french influence in the subregion and for the french influence in africa as well. in london, a large number of metropolitan police officers handed in their firearms, after an armed officer was charged with the murder of chris kaba, a 24—year—old who was shot and killed in south london last year. now, the ministry of defence has confirmed to the bbc that it will provide the support of armed soldiers to the met police. the met commissioner is calling

for reform of the way armed police officers are held to account, as ellie price reports. you'd only expect to see the army on the streets of london after a terror attack. but following the decision of more than 100 met police officers to hand in their permit to carry a firearm, military personnel are on standby in case of an emergency. earlier, suella braverman called for a review into armed policing. her intervention was welcomed by the metropolitan police commissioner sir mark rowley. in a letter, he said improvements at the met police were being undermined by "a system not set up to help officers succeed," identifying police pursuits and the use of force as areas of "the most glaring unfairness." he said, "officers need sufficient legal protection to do theirjob and keep the public safe." a former officer agreed. it all comes after a met police officer was charged on thursday with the murder of unarmed chris kaba last year. he was fatally shot while in a borrowed car

in south london, a car the police say was linked to an incident involving a gun. the met police has been keen to stress tonight that military personnel will not be involved in armed patrols across the streets of london. that work will be done by police officers, the majority of which, i am told, will be from the met, so their numbers will be bulked out with officers from other forces from across the country. it is understood, though, that some officers from those other forces have refused to work in the capital in solidarity with their met colleagues. the home secretary said she ordered the review to ensure armed officers have the confidence to do theirjob. the big question is whether that instils confidence in the communities they serve. ellie price, bbc news. american soccer star megan rapinoe played herfinal game on sunday in chicago. the usa versus south africa game was recognized as the athlete's farewell game with the national team, before retiring at the end of the season. the two—time world champion told reporters she's leaving with no regrets.

the striker is notjust known for her goals on the field, rapinoe gained a spotlight for her activism on lgbt+ rights, equal pay, and other social issues. during her 17—year career, she has scored 63 goals in 202 for the us national team. before we go, a rare octopus has been filmed live in the deep ocean. it's called dumbo because of its ear like fins which look similar to the 1940s disney cartoon. it was caught on camera by a remotely operated ocean exploration trust vehicle in the north pacific ocean. the octopus can live at depths of up to 7,000 feet. thank you so much for watching. stay with us here on bbc news. take care.

hello. while most of the we will be a story of sunshine and showers, we could see some stormier weather wednesday into thursday. more on that in a second. first of all, though, it has been quite windy so far and overnight, strong winds attached to these weather fronts pushing their way eastwards. strongest of the winds will have clipped the northwest of scotland before easing later. that does leave many of us with clear skies into the start of monday, 12—15 degrees. not a cold start by any means. still some cloud and one or two showers in the southeast first thing. that will clear through. some heavier showers across central western scotland, northern ireland through the morning rush hour and potentially again later. but actually very few showers in the forecast on monday. even if you do see a shower, it should be a fleeting one. only one or two in your day. for many, especially across england and wales, the day will be dry, 17—22 celsius. nice enough in the sunshine. the breeze will still remain a little bit on the fresh side in the west and strengthen

further as we go through the night and into tuesday morning. some showers and thunderstorms pushing out of northern france into southern counties of england and a small chance into some southeastern parts of wales, too. a little bit cooler than monday morning. but for tuesday itself, we're being drawn in this weather front to the west and this one will work its way across many parts of england first thing in the morning, again, risk of showers and thunderstorms short lived and then fewer showers, a lot more in the way of dry weather, but some fairly frequent and heavier showers for northern ireland during the morning and more particularly across scotland through the afternoon in the sunshine between the showers. second, temperatures like monday around 16—22 celsius. but as you go into the middle part of the week, all eyes are on this developing area of low pressure, potentially quite stormy one rattling its way in through wednesday and into wednesday night. let me show you how things develop on wednesday, because it's going to be quite a bright start, dry start, quiet start for many. but cloud increases from the south and west. the rain starts to push in and with it, widespread gales developing as we go through the afternoon and into the evening.

temperatures on the cool side where the winds are strongest in the north. ok, the position of that area of low pressure open a bit of question at this stage. but at the moment, it does look like we could see later wednesday into wednesday night worse the winds around some irish sea coast and then later into parts of southern scotland and northeast england. the area of low pressure with it taking that rain northwards. pretty stormy night wednesday night into thursday. and as we start thursday, even though things turn quieter, there could be some residual damage and travel disruption. take care.

voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello and welcome to the new series of unspun world. we've been off the air during the summer and life has moved on quite noticeably — in russia, for instance. having unsuccessfully challenged vladimir putin injune, yevgeny prigozhin paid the price in august. his plane crashed near moscow, his fate ensuring that the russian president's revenge wasn't even a dish that was eaten

particularly cold.