experience outstanding shopping and dining office. and john alice services will be our guest at frankfurt and bought cd managed by frappe, bought ah ah, ah ah, this is g, w. news live from berlin tonight. another attack on europe's biggest nuclear power plant. moscow in key or denying bombarding these separate t a nuclear power facility. tonight will asking nuclear scientists, could this be another chernobyl disaster in the making. also coming up the u. s.

attorney general breaking his silence on the f. b. i. rate of donald trump's florida estate this week he says there was enough evidence to justify the search and a tense wait for the result of kenya's presidential vote. if neither of the 2 contenders emerges as the clear winner, there will be a one off for the 1st time ever. and hope for afghanistan, sick and wounded children tonight, will need a german agency organizing treatment for young victims of oh, lou, i'm brain golf, our viewers watching us on p b. s. in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome ukraine says that europe's biggest nuclear power station has once again come under artillery attack. both russia and ukraine are denying that they carried the latest

bombardments and these emperor. is he a nuclear power facility? and now the united states is backing calls for a demilitarized to safe zone to be established around that facility. the un is warning of a potential nuclear disaster if finding the area continues. with chuck casto is a nuclear safety expert in the us. he worked on the aftermath of the nuclear accident at fukushima in japan. and i asked him whether in his opinion, the plant in ukraine could become another chernobyl. i don't believe that the plant will become another turn over disaster, but it is serious and the stabilizing. the threat grows with each attack, whether it's intentional or unofficial. i actually probably weren't worried more about unintentional of that might strike either the offsite power supply or some of the nuclear fuel storage areas. should the rest of europe buy? i know they're worried in ukraine, but should the rest of europe be preparing for

a worst case scenario? because as i understand at this facility, it's not built to withstand a constant showing that it's been seen recently. that's great. brand, it's not designed to receive showing by artillery, but it is a very robust design, the, this russian design or soviet design with many modern western designs that we typically plan for a disaster or an event somewhere between 60 and 80 kilometers from, from the station in the event of a significant act, as we saw who casino disaster or what needs to happen inside the facility to prevent any kind of a dangerous incident from happening. the several areas that i worry about, i worry about operator fatigue. operators operating under very stressful situations,

not aware of maybe what their families, conditions are, and their, their work working constantly, also long term maintenance of the facility. so obviously hostilities need to stop the i. e a needs to come in and do or you and, and i would even suggest that they shut down the reactors, put it in a say state state right now when i asked you about the greater nuclear threat that has really been presented to the world by this war, i mean, you know, we saw vladimir putin put his nuclear arsenal on high alert at the beginning of this invasion. we're, we're talking about now a nuclear power plant. that's part of a battle field. we've got some countries here in europe that are turning again to more nuclear power to make up for the loss of russian energy. i mean, it seems that any way, any where we look the notion of non proliferation,

the notion of reducing our reliance on nuclear power that's going to have to be put on hold for a very long time. well, as in britain, as in any event that happens in industry, we learned from it and we made changes in the industry to again strengthen the robustness of the facilities, whether it's $911.00 in the united states or 3 minor accident united states, or fukushima. whatever parity of the reactor undergoes, we will study that and we will look for ways to make the facilities even more robust in the future. chuck hasta and keeping us valuable insights about the realities of this nuclear situation tonight. we appreciate your time and your insights. thank you. thank you, bye. are, let's take a look now and some of the other stories related to the war in ukraine. western allies have pledged more than one and a half 1000000000 euros in aid for ukraine. the package agreed to buy nearly 30

countries and copenhagen includes weapons and training for ukrainian troops. denmark's defense minister says that this is a clear demonstration of european unity. hundreds of people that protested in the bulgarian capital, sophia, against government plans to restart talks with the russian energy. giant gas. prop supplies were cut off when the previous administration refused to pay for russian gas in russian roubles. germany has r o up. sholtes is promising more help for people here who are struggling with inflation in sky high energy bills. he's promising measures such as tax relief, shop says germany, we'll tackle the energy crisis together with the european union. he's also pushing for a new pipeline from portugal through spain. and france to diversify european supplies . schoultz was asked whether germany could face social unrest over rising living coals line the album. no,

i do not believe that that will be undressed in this country in the way that has been outlined. and that is because germany, the welfare state was and this welfare state must be effective in the situation by clearly saying that we will not leave anyone behind. i deliberately use the expression, you will not walk alone into the future. you'll never walk below us and that is also true that that's what our response to this is and that's why i am quite confident. well, a correspondent julius l dell is she told me earlier that the german chancellor is being careful not to focus on the possibility of unrest as prices continue to rise . well, on the one hand, certainly chancellor shawls wants to also put forward a reassuring stance in a reassuring face and doesn't really want to stoke any unrest himself by raising the issue too much. and on the other hand, it seems like he really is confident in the fact that the measures that his government has put forward to try to relieve the burden on households will actually

have an effect. and even if we look at, for example, the recent past, if you look at the corona virus pandemic, for example, when people here in germany, like all over the world, had to go through a lot of restrictions. also, economic issues. we did see protest with see an increase in social dissatisfaction, but it all remains more or less under control. and that is maybe what shows expects also going forward in this winter. yeah, and i want to people here in germany, the heat their homes with russian natural gas, a lot of people are already receiving letters from their landlords, warning them that their energy bills could be $3.00 to $4.00 times more than they were last year. when you take that at that to inflation at the grocery store, what is the german government doing then to maybe put a puffer or zone between the realities of prices and people's pocket books.

so until now the government has approved to release packages and today shall announce that a 3rd one is in the making. and the measures that are tackled differ and look at different aspects. for example, one flip that transport cost. there was this project that went from june now to the end of august for a 9 euro monthly ticket for public transport and regional trains. we also saw some tax waiver is for for the price of petrol with it, which was meant to also help commuters. on the other hand, the government tried to help families, for example, increasing allowances for families with children or families that are particularly disadvantage. and there is also a measure that was announced this week by the finance ministry to try to also put forward tax relief by increasing the tax re allowances on income. so a different set of measures. the question remains whether these will be enough to really bring some relief to the households here. and we really only know when the

winter has arrived. is julia sal dillard reported like julia. thank you. the u. s. attorney general has broken his silence on that f b. i read at donald trump's florida home. earlier this week, mary garland justified to read a trumps mar logo estate by saying that there was probable cause for the unprecedented search. he also sought to address fierce criticism from some republicans that the read was politically motivate. first, i personally approve the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter. second, the department does not take such a decision lightly where possible in a standard practice to seek less intrusive means as an alternative to a search and to narrowly scope, any search that is undertaken. 3rd, let me address recent unfounded attacks on the professionalism of the f. b. i and

justice department agents and prosecutors. i will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked our lives take the story now to our washington bureau chief in his poll gleamed to you, enos, you know, we want to remind people that the attorney general usually does not comment publicly on any ongoing investigations or what we saw to day was unusual. remind us about what this, this stand off between donald trump, the f b i's about and tell us, what did we learn from the attorney general to day? right. friend, i've it, let me stop by reminding our international audience what an unprecedented trauma we are experiencing here right now in the united states, an actual form of president investigated possibly for a federal crime. you have never seen that before. however, coming back to your questions, brent attorney general neural gahlan confirmed that he had he, i had

a search for him to seize items from former presidents, whole of trumps home in florida. he also confirmed that he indeed was the one who signed off that warrant and that trump's lawyers were informed of the surge. but because it is an active investigation, he did not give any further information on what they were looking for. and he didn't take any questions which many republicans definitely will hold against him. and, you know, we've been talking about this all week. there's been a lot of violent rhetoric coming from some trumped supporters in the wake of this search. there even been calls on social media for the u. s. attorney general to be assassinated at how seriously is this being taken by authorities? well, this is part of why attorney general address the nation this afternoon affirming a his commitment to the f. b. i offices who are being targeted by trump,

loyalists on the riots. members of congress and deriving media have even been attacking a gallon pompously publicly himself and ran to day after a potentially dangerous situation. where an individual tried to enter an f b i office and send that to ohio. there is no doubt that the institution ent, it's employees, is under attack, not only politically, but also physically. he's in his poll with the latest in any washington, as you say in his these are unprecedented times. thank you. in kenya, the veteran opposition leader rather of dingum and the deputy president william rudo are neck and neck in the race to become the next president. if neither wins more than half a vote, there will be a run off for the 1st time in the country's history. now the community of elder it in western, kenya, it is one of router stronghold. it was also the scene of ethnic unrest after the

2007 election. as our corresponded mario mueller reports to night, memories of the violence are still vivid out and about, and b, house of piece, helen, courtesy and collins barracuda walked through the neighbourhood, an elder it in western kenya, one day ahead of kenya's general election. they talk to neighbors and ask if they feel safe, whichever the outcome i'd be ready to let her make my so sir, the scenes that unfold it in 2007 are still fresh in every one's memory. here, after the elections violent clashes broke out between different ethnic groups. dozens of people including children, were burned alive in a church. peace activists, corinthian barracuda lost friends and relatives. it was bad something to when they were injured. they still have injuries still to be some they become physically disabled, some became mentally disabled. you can see the fear that they have the other at

neighbourhood as a stronghold of william, brutal vice president of kenya. and one of the 2 leading presidential candidates authorities see the area as a possible hotspot for violence and have brought in hundreds of security forces. but like in 2007 leaflets with hate, speech have been circulating. they read vote for router or 2007 was just the tip of the iceberg. at the other end of the city ballad papers, a checked and sorted heavily armed police officers secure the site. the i, b, c. the canyon electoral authority has to deliver this time after the last election 5 years ago, had to be repeated due to serious errors. you have to be medically to make sure that you love the right little peppa. and in the right, one reason for these anxious waiting will be critical grid. what is tuesday morning election day at 6 am. presidential candidate, william brutal is the 1st to cast his ballad in

a village near elder it he to praise for peace riggle. oh good. but peace doesn't hold well on election day. these pictures make the rounds we're going to, i went to meet with a freshly elected member of county assembly for railer, or dingoes party is involved in a violent dispute. he accuses his political arrival. there was, we're why he's not a strong party. let lucio re local muslim logan into a group through one of the attackers broke his aids arm. he says, the thoughts of violent incidents are not rare and canyon politics. although they haven't happened much in the selection. back at the polling station, 5 p. m sharp clip welling fish, i have been close time to count under the eyes of numerous election observers. now days later,

people estelle eagerly waiting for the final results where here are some of the other stories now that we're following for you this hour, dozens of people have been killed. an anti government protest in sierra leone. police officers and civilians are among the dead. the rising cost of living is increasing tensions in the west african country. a nation wide curfew is now in effect. u. s. secretary of state antony blinking has raised concerns about human rights abuses in talks with. we're wanda's president paul tagami leak and visit is the last stop in a 3 nation tour of africa. he's there to counter russian influence on the conduct. an armed man who held 6 people hostage at a bank in bay root has surrendered 2 authorities. no hostages were harm local media, se the man was unable to access $200000.00 in his account. lebanon's economic crisis has led to strict limits on withdrawals from banks in the country. dozens of people have been injured in

a roller coaster collision at lego land here in germany. and this is the 2nd serious accident at a german amusement park. a woman died when she fell off a ride just last week. when nearly a year on from the return of power in afghanistan by the taliban, the country's health care system is in chaos. victims of violence in particular, are suffering from a lack of medical care. the w's molina grown but reports to night on a german 8 organizations efforts to help sick and wounded children. the people here are hoping to get medical help in germany. hundreds of parents have come to the african capital travel, which i seriously children. so did 11 year old up to lend his father. both hands would turn off in a bump attack and she's almost blind and left the 8 organization. and i will bring him to germany for further treatment. i don't know. i visited

other hospitals, but i didn't cover that. that's why i'm here because i need help with my hands so that so that those clarity, i'm an employee of freedom stuff international has been flying to afghanistan for years. she and her team had to make life and death decisions, which one of the many children brought a german treaty. see me. it's quite hard to say you can come with us so you can come with us next time without knowing, especially with the bone information that the children will still be alive. in 6 months later, this time more children showed up than ever before. $2200.00 families and total. the situation in afghanistan is disastrous. the economy has collapsed. many people are starving. doctors have left the country. and so have many aid organizations. they cannot come in fish. and meanwhile,

the children are coming to us again without bandages. plus, they can get pain killers. we have seen severely injured children who would be treated in an intensive care unit in germany without pain killers, without bandages one is just lying at home. and in fact, how the leading a few months later, germany, we meet at the age organizations compound, to live here with other seriously injured children from crisis and war regions around the world without parents, an emergency community for as long as durations and rehabilitation take to day abdul has to have his was checked out soon. the doctor's one to operate on his forearm so that he can use it like a pincer on an anomaly. as ha, it's, i'm not scared of the operation. i'm happy though operating on me. i'm not scared to death. his family, let me do it. and hush donna dirani is an afghan rights activist,

and she is the co founder of the in g o lorn afghanistan, which focuses on girls education. and she told me that the tele bonds are shutting down all spaces for teenage girls. not just schools before coming to this interior, just a few seconds before i was checking manager. and the 1st thing that i saw was, of course, we all know that the schools are closed right now. i'm actually a closing down english language courses and come teachers that a schools are close is that the policy that is more like a coaching center. they're cooling them now. so right now, if you want to clear, get back to the clear picture for you. any place that you'd use socialization mobilization, educational opportunity for a young teenager girl. they're stopping here. they are banning it and they're closing it down. and it was hoped a year ago that if the totally bon faced international pressure and if the face the reality of losing foreign aid, then they would keep their prompts,

the girls would be able to get an education, but they're breaking their promise aren't really, it's not adamant as of a promise, because when they do have agreement was done, nobody talked about all these things. nobody talked about women that goes education, they don't feel obligated and not to follow back. the 2nd thing is like it or not, they still giving eat international organization still feed them to give them the security, not on that one food program, anyone piece them are hires their feedback. when we are via that they are not the ones who are suffering are aware of, of the eat, it's normal people who suffer. so in all honesty, they don't hear this. we get to travel in private gifts. this to go to europe, to talk about politics. they still live in cover. they still have the money, it's the people who suffer. well, what are organizations such as yours on learn? afghanistan? what are you able to do to help girls and young women?

and how easy is it for you to offer help? natalie does not, there's not a lot to do their own liter threats to eat or grow is the fact that we can give the secret lessons. we haven't doing this for more than 400 girls right now and 4 different region in conduct. caldwell by me and in the are all different regions. we apply teacher senior teachers who don't have any other source of income and we make sure that we work with hospitals and humanity in relief and back to what other people people are going to. but at the same time, the problem is, how do you send many job? how do you ensure that your teachers on our tech, it, it how to ensure your students on our packet it every day? every passing b is a new challenge for a new examination. for us, i mean testament for us because every day we have to worry about, did they get to go get back home safely? is a teacher survive, judy and it's always a challenge. i know that the taliban have been in power again for

a year now. but before that you had the president of u. s. in nato troops in the country for 2 decades. and i'm sure that that had to have some influence on the way afghan men think. is there any noticeable voice from african men in support of their daughters, their sisters getting an education any any worse their daughters to go to school? everyone wants very hicks to good is the problem is not avalon men and they're mentality changing because of the front end alignment always wanted their doctors in school. if you look at our 960, we had a public or when it minister the same goes for our education minister essentially back we had a women education ministry problem comes back. the fact that people are scared to talk, the lack of care it be, hang, ad palate flag just to be protected, and there's too scared to elect their daughters go to school. yeah, unfortunately,

fear is the biggest enemy education. that is for sure. but i just wanted to run to we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you. back here in europe, more than a 1000 firefighters are battling a huge blaze in southwest france that has now been burning for 3 days. thousands of people evacuated their homes near the wine region of bordeaux blistering summer. heat waves linked to climate change of fuel. devastating wildfires in several european countries as well. sleeping and campus next to fire trucks, firefighters in france earned brink of exhaustion, their tracking stubborn blazes that keep flaring up in the southwest. they've made note of 8 active fires. there is no time to waste limited all night to stop the fire from spreading from know to lead to defend the village of been all believe number at the moment in the fire,

progressing in every direction. the wind is not steady right now to the likes your fires continued to burn over night. and as you want region where the village is located. the blazes has swallowed up at least 16 houses and has forced 10000 residence to flee their homes. but france isn't the only european country struggling to fend off flames. i luca or you little go to watch them still so guts . most them she glanced with they are all in shocking that shocked by the situation is same. burns. we have nothing left on that. i know more buying cheese. some people have lost houses. are barnes with their equipment or animals? my path is happy to others. what about us? this fire is the fire of shame. here in particles, national park fires have been bridging for days on end. as the continent experiences more scorching summers due to climate change, many fear extreme wildfires will become

a fixture of european summers. here's a reminder of that top story that we're following for you this hour. ukraine says that europe's biggest nuclear power station has once again come under artillery attack. both russia and ukraine denying that they have shelled these f r e t a nuclear facility. the u. s. is back in cold for a demilitarized safe zone to be established around the nuclear power plant. after a short break, i'll be back to take you through the day. stick around. we will be right back with ah, with

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governments that go crazy for your data. we explain how these technologies work, how they can send for, and that's how they can also go terribly. watch it now on youtube. first it was a blast at a russian air base in crimea, then explosions at an airfield in bell roofs. both this week, both mysterious and both not attacked by ukrainian forces. that's according to the russians publicly, kiva is not so certain, it's military remains.