creek national over artistic program. 2020 to 2023 into the like a national staff who's now who's foundation ah, from berlin, moscow and key sign a deal to resume grain shipments out of ukraine. the united nations, hales it as a beacon of hope that will ease a global food crisis. but ukraine says it doesn't trust russia, promises also coming up. a us court can bake steve band and of contempt of congress . all a transformer aid refuses to testify in front of lawmakers investigating last year's assault on the us capital. meanwhile,

the investigative committee keeps building its case against former president trump . for 187 minutes on january the mayo, unbridled destructive energy could not be moved. lawmakers accused the former president of failing to call off the rioters, because he simply didn't want to play the world's 2nd largest rain forest under threat. we'll find out how the democratic republic of congo is empowering communities to stop deforestation. ah, i'm the cough relates to our viewers on p b. s in the united states and around the world welcome keys and moscow have signed a deal to resume grain exports out of ukraine. for months, russia has blockaded ports on the black sea. vital for shipping,

ukrainian grain to the rest of the world. it's health. the deal to unblock the ports will alleviate the resulting international hunger crisis. the ukraine says, it doesn't believe russia will keep its promises. a landmark be against the backdrop of mutual mistrust. representatives from russia and ukraine signed an agreement in the stumble, refusing to sit down together at the same table, and carefully avoiding shaking hands. the un secretary general said the deal offered a beacon of hope. this is an agreement for the wills. it will bring relief for developing countries on the edge of bankruptcy and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine and to love stabilize global food prices, which would already at record levels even before the war. a total nightmare for developing countries. green and russia are 2 of the woods biggest green producers.

the deal will release more than 20000000 tons of wheat and other green that remain trapped in located ukrainian ports due to the wharf. it was brought good by the un and ducky, a diplomatic crime for president regis, die bardon. we're going to sit in them with the text agreed on that we will contribute together to prevent the danger of hunger that awaits millions of people all over the warrior. from africa to the middle east. from america to asia, allan messina, hippy liter, cut kasai, just the needle member controls the streets leading to the black sea. turkish and un officials will believe the shipments that much of the world is desperately waiting for but trust is a key factor underlying the deal, and that is a high level of skepticism on all sides. the w correspondent, dorian jones, in its double, is following these events for us,

and i put it to him that there must be widespread relief at the news of this deal. absolutely, we're talking about the feel, the releasing potential, 20000000 tons of ukrainian grain as being trapped in black sea port because of the russian invasion of ukraine. this comes to the time with weld soaring food prices, and part of that store in prices is blamed on the shortage of grain from ukraine. one of the bread baskets of the world. and according to you and to show briefing repulses ahead of finding harmony, you said over a 100000000 people have been plunged into poverty and acute poverty because of writing practice. because we created a deal. i hope that this p a will, starts with the group cost is starting to fall and of a potential global fund. but trust has been a huge issue in these talks, has net absolutely, i mean this is really in many ways the key parts of this, sheila and the problem white take took so long month to month to negotiation by the

un turkey to bring this field to fruition at the key point of trust them, the ukraine inside is that it's fear that if they opened up their, their poults to these, the ships into the well market. but russia would seek advantage. now, under the deal, russia has placed the table could tell all operations around the black sea pulls and also will not target the ukraine impulse exporting the grain. while on russia site, that the under the steel all ships that are heading to ukraine to take grain onto the well market will be such under and a deal that we'll see the creation of our joint chord nation center here based in this sample, which will be solved by ukrainian or russian turkish and un officials. a deal was signed and it's down ball. what was turkey's role and all of this? well, in many ways, turkey has paid a pivotal role. and in fact, the united nations secretary general and good parents, was quick to praise turkey's bones,

saying that this theo could not have happened without turkey support. turkey has been at the forefront of work and could bring all the policies together during the months of un effort. they've been hosting full way tool here, it's time bull. and in many ways, turkey will argue that this is a vindication of turkey's president of a chap pipe stones of mainly painting good relations. folks with ukraine in leadership, also controversial pressure as well. while turkey has been supposed to ukraine, we providing arms and taking a drug. turkey has refused stepfather to impose any of the western sanctions against russia. that has drawn a lot of criticism in the past. but turkey consisted that he cannot be seen to sanction. marcia, if he's going to play to facilitate him, possibly mediating role the steel today will be seen as of indication on the one stance that basically his position was right. for keeping going forward, it will be steal, walk, story and jones, and assemble. thanks a lot. kaitlyn welsh is the director of the global food security program at the

center for strategic and international studies, a think tank based in washington, dc. i asked her for her reaction to the news of this deal. i think that this is very positive news coming out of turkey today is the very important 1st and foremost for the export of greens that were stuck in ukraine from last year's harvest, which is between 16 and 20000000 metric tons of grains. which we expect to be able to be exported over the next 3 or 4 months, which will be able to address the important needs of, of net food importing countries in the, in the region. there was a lot of back and forth in the lead up to this. what do you think made the agreement possible now? and that's a great question. probably a combination of factors. i think that that number one, raising awareness of the implications of restrictions on exports from the black sea implications being increased food insecurity around the world. and particularly in countries that rely on imports from the black sea being countries in asia,

north africa, middle east, and across east africa and the rest of africa. i think awareness of the implications for food security there and, and a for 1st and foremost, that's the reason. there are already a report, it's now our is after this deal was signed of we price is falling as a result of the agreement. this tendency holds is the food emergency averted for now. i expect prices to continue to follow global food prices did spike in february of this year. and then again in march of this year, we reached to historic highs. after that, food prices started to level off and they've been, they've been falling incrementally since then. at the same time global serial prices remain about 50 percent higher than where they were about this time last year. so it's your prices are still incredibly elevated despite the fact that despite the fact that overall prices are starting to level of a level off, i do expect that serial prices will start to, to fall even more as

a result of this deal. i do note though that this deal has a time frame of $180.00 days, and i think that the extent to which prices will likely fall depends on whether or not this deal is extended beyond these initial 10120 days. where is ukrainian grain most urgently needed? the countries that rely on ukraine and, and on russia, on the black sea for their imports are countries that are generally in the geographic vicinity. so those are countries, again, in asia, middle east, north africa, and across africa. countries that are heavily relied on imports and consumer a large amount of wheat or countries that are most in need of ukraine's grain, particularly the horn of africa right now that has experienced a repeated droughts and where food insecurity levels are extremely high on their high levels. of acute food insecurity and many people in the brink of famine, also in other countries such as yemen relies incredibly is very relying on the

black sea for their import. so a country like yemen as well. a countries like this might expect to, to experience some relief because of this deal. do you trust russia to stick to their commitments under the deal? i think that time will tell we have seen russia make certain commitments through the length of this war thus far. i think a difference could be that this is a, a deal. it was brokered by multiple parties that was signed today by russia and ukraine. of course, with the you and in turkey also being being part of these negotiations. i think that the, the very specific nature of stipulations under this agreement, i give hope that russia might follow through a more more so than we saw with other commitments. it's made through the length of the war. all right, there is cause for hope, says caitlin welsh of the center for strategic and international studies. thank you

so much. thank you for having me. and let's now look at some other stories making headlines around the world today. for lanka has sworn and a new prime minister in cabinet a day after a new president took office. and as the country struggles to cope with a devastating economic and political crisis earlier, riot police faced accusations of using excessive force to remove demonstrators from a protest sign near government buildings. army officials and molly's de soldiers have repelled a terrorist attack as the main military base in county just outside the capital bomb ago. witnesses reported gunfire and explosions. the incident comes a day after militants linked to al qaeda attacked several other military camps in central. molly killing one soldier and wounding 15. a ceremony has been held in the czech republic to mark the demolition of a pig farm build on the site of a nazi era concentration camp. more than

a 1000 roman citizens were entered and hundreds killed. their museum will be built on the site. after decades of dispute between the owners government and roma rights groups, italian, samantha could be stuff whatever he has become the 1st year of being female astronaut to take a space walk, she was joined by russian cause not all of our tim. yes. to work on a new robotic arm at the international space station. the i assess is one of the last areas of co operation between russia and the west in moscow invaded ukraine. a u. s. court has convicted donald trump's former aid. steve bannon of contempt of congress, been and was charged for refusing to testify before lawmakers investigating last year's insurrection at the u. s. capital. on thursday. that same committee accused former president trump, of gross dereliction of duty for doing nothing. as a mom of his supporters storm the capital building, investigators heard testimony from top white house aides,

who describe how trump ignore their please to intervene for nearly 3 hours. the hearings have included a mix of life testimony, pre recorded depositions, and never before seen footage, including these outtakes. that's what i've heard of donald trump rehearsing his video address to the nation a day after the attack on the capital. but this election is now congress is certified the results. i don't want to say the elections over just wanna say his daughter, yvonne could trump can be heard off camera coaching her father the congress. now congress. yeah. to get her leaders, the committee documented how the former president was not only aware of the attack on the capital. he watched the violence unfold on television in a small dining room off the oval office, rebuffing please by aids, politicians, and members of his own family to tell them all to stand down. for 3 hours,

you refused to call off the attack. and donald trump refused to take the urgent advice he received that there not from his political opponents or from the liberal media, but from his own family. his own friends, his own staff, and his own advisors in the midst of an attack. when there was no time for politics, the people closest the trunk told him the truth. it was his supporters attack in the capital and he alone could get through to them kensington. one of only 2 republicans on the committee says instead, trump chose not to act violating his oath of office and placing lives in danger. o 5 people died as a result of the attack. some 140 police officers were injured and to date more than 850 people have been arrested in connection with the riot. it came on the heels of

his speech by trump, to supporters in which he falsely claimed the election had been stolen and that vice president mike pence could overturn the results. during the hearings, one white house security official described how secret service agents protecting pence that day called love once to say good bye. as the mob broken side with a large we on the sy, several members of the capitol, police force have been in the audience during the hearings, which will resume in september and at the white house on the morning of june and from war on this last brandy w corresponding mikaela, crv non washington d. c. mikaela. let's start with the latest steve band and once a key ally to trump now faces jail time, he didn't testify in his events or call any witnesses though not a huge surprise. he was found guilty as it that's not a shoe surprise and clearly he refused to even hand over any documents. but you can't seem to get away with not cooperating in the face of

a house committee. but his lawyers already said that they will appeal. he says he has a bullet proof information that will prevent steve bowden from going to prison at could be up to 2 years. so this is still open once again, but a very clear indicator that he can't simply wiggle out of this. returning to the january 6th hearing, the attorney general has emphasized that no one is above the law. so why is it so difficult to build a case against donald trump? but anyone who was watching those 3 hours last night here in washington, d. c clearly could detect a case, anyone who still cares about facts and merit. garland made that statement at 2 days before this and indicating that even a president will not be above the law. a former president, not sitting president. and now all eyes are on the attorney general gardens of what

he will do with this information. and he has said that he doesn't want to talk about anything in the open, but it clear the president saying he doesn't want to say that the elections are over when they are over. that is hardly something that can be ignored. but one thing is for sure, the implications, the political waves and the public reaction amongst trump followers would follow immediately though we expect some kind of a statement from there fairly soon beyond producing evidence for the department of justice. this is also an event made for the american public. it was on prime time tv yesterday. how effective have the hearings been in creating awareness about drums, role in the insurrection? well, it is splashed all over the media. there are phone and so programs everywhere. but

the big question mark is really, are those people who already, who now so evidence, what they already believed has happened that don't trump did absolutely nothing that will clear indicators beforehand for that. those who stick with trump simply do not care. that is the sense when clearly gets it. whether that is evidence footage showing him saying that he doesn't want to say anything in the direction that he doesn't want to admit that it's over. and that he simply said that mike pens let him down. that's his own vice president. so interesting the form of vice president and him also supporting different candidates here in primaries in brace for instance. but will these facts get through? i think that is the over arching problem with us politics, but also with the upcoming campaign for the midterms in november, italy is mechanic, if not joining us from washington

d. c. thank you so much. the rain forest of the congo river basin and central africa is the world's 2nd largest. after the amazon, it absorbs around 4 percent of global carbon emissions and signed to say it's conservation is key in the fight against global warming. but deforestation is threatening and survival. the situation is especially bad in the democratic republic of congo were most of the losses are caused by small scale agriculture and charcoal production. well now an e u funded project is offering a solution much on gay, a crowded neighborhood in kinshasa, the capital of deal. see she to she, barbara from one of the cities many st. restaurants. she depends on chocolate, made from wood to prepare food and heat water. she says she doesn't have a choice. bubba when michael michael is and all you see charcoal is really good more because electricity isn't stable. and if there isn't any electricity at all,

how can you cook? nearly 9 out of 10 people in d. r. c, rely on which arkell or firewood, as their main fuel supply. kinshasa is one of africa's biggest cities. people he burned 3 more than $2000000.00 tons of charcoal each year. the ecological price of using so much cycle is enormous. this forest, just outside of kinshasa, is part to the congo base in rain forest, who is the 2nd largest rain forest in the world. but trees here are been felled indiscriminately to feed the lucrative charco market. this is one potential, tentative to the mostly illegal felling. several former communities here are planting fast, growing acacia trees on the plateau. but i k. a vast savannah, that sauce just east of contresa. benjamin mckenzie is if deputy coordinator of and

see a product which is funded by the european union. the idea behind the project is to create a sustainable supply of what to turn into charcoal icky, developed, educate people, practicing agro forestry are doing it in a sustainable way. de la, they themselves, plant the trees, operate their farms, and then cut the trees to create charcoal with their own trees. so if you see it as a full cycle, you love a plant. they exploit, they replanting. cleanser is one of the $260.00 farmers now operating an acacia plantation as part of the project. once that katie, trees become mature after around 8 years, they are cut down the felt occasions are covered over and then slowly bent to produce charcoal. then in place of the acacia corn and cassava, planted and harvested when the soil is,

are fertile enough for the food crops. acacia is planted again. the non native trees help replenish the soil with nitrogen and the cycle of crop rotation begins again. the acacia plantations are a way of providing farmers with a source of income and preserving the to forest says kanza seller. so the short was rude re of all is out of the solution is, is if you leave the forest ecosystem in p. c, u, the del portia, we shall create these kinds of projects across the whole country law. and we will have solve the problem of deforestation. if be near problem the deforestation. producing green, a charcoal has it challenges, then see or project needed. millions of euros and start of funding and loads of scientific knowledge plus in a neighboring project. not all of the farmers wait 8 years for the trees to mature and sometimes cut the trees down earlier. back in can

chatter. the market for charcoal is expected to keep booming as a city rapidly expands. but charcoal from primary forest isn't as bad from environment is also bad for people to go. smoke from charco fires can cause serious illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease. that means in the longer term to protected citizens. and as far as the congo needs invest in alternatives like hydro electricity, or gas. earlier i spoke to luther encore from the international union for the conservation of nature. his organization is hosting a congress on africa's protected areas. and he told me why pan african collaboration is so important when it comes to conservation. this is a very central issue for the heart of africa. you know, africa hosts a lot of protested and consolidated. yes. and actually

a number of people are being leading alongside or wide life in pursuit area. it's really about the people of africa about the new chain, africa. and so these are my c intact systems that need to be well managed. and that need to be connected with sustainable development, which are currently the biggest driver of loss of biodiversity on the african continent. as you know, that many drive us up because the ammunition and so we do have population growth. and this puts pressure on a number of things. we have a good gosh expansion, that these a lot of extension, it's extensive are a great culture. and so i guess is one of the big drive us. we also do have infrastructure development. africa is currently in a stage way, is have it under to massive development. so we have a lot of developments happening around. and so

a lot of especially broad infrastructure railways. and so all of these lead to my diversity loss. and of course, including luncheon use. i'm use change, sorry, is that there's a lot of change in terms of like use we have an addition and all of the critic pressure for both of us to los. so what other practical actions you're proposing to save africa's protected areas? well, hostile, well, a number of things, i think one of them is that we do need death leadership. and that this is part of the reason why this congress is organized that we able to mobilize the political goodwill and also at the same voice and the same understanding about the value for c s. the 2nd thing that we also need to do is to create a platform for voice, because as you know, a number of people are affected by the sun to put people right at the center. this voices that are gonna be tied in the us for example, be nasty plus voices. we also do have youth. we have women and all of this must be

part of this composition. and then finally, there's that one issue of vibration. basically understanding the true value that it has to provide, especially literally the core system services, water, fresh air, but also the, the real economic provided to g, p contribution to g, d, p. and then we also look at other solutions. for example, tackling the so long term financing and also tackling the issues of climate change . what role to local communities play in a sustainable conservation efforts. but they're key, aren't they? they have a key because as you know, people have always lived a long side wide life and they have been on us having the traditional knowledge that been great custodian, so of nature. and so they do this. most of these are the inherited lands

that you do find this pretty area so they do have a baby growing in terms of conservation. thank you. a letter on a car at the international union for the conservation of nature. thank you. and he is a reminder of the top story we're following for you today. moscow and keith have signed a deal to resume grain shipments out of ukraine, ending a russian blockade of black c ports you and secretary general antonio terrace. hailed it as a beacon of hope for the world that will ease an international food crisis. stay with us now after a short break, i'll be back to take you through the day of to see there. ah, with

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ah, where is india headed? and this is the moment to unleash on on violet bars. gandhi's legacy starts august 6th on d, w. it's a beacon of hope for millions around the world. russia and ukraine has signed landmark deals to allow green export from black c ports that have been blockaded for months. as expected, the agreement didn't come easy, but it's an important diplomatic victory and a brutal war that has produced.