[000:00:00;00] ah, for months you crate his signal to the world, a counter offensive against the russians is coming to day. the military announced operations along the front line in the south near the city of here saw the 1st major city last to the russians in this warp are the invaded about to push back the invaders or for now this conflict, most dangerous tug of war remains the fighting near ukraine's separate g a nuclear power plant tonight to international safety inspectors are on their way to the site to make sure that this battlefield does not morph into a nuclear meltdown eyebrow golf in berlin. this is the day

ah, wanting the vedas, fruits, degradation, and death, they believe they will be here forever. but they won't leave just for the ukrainians are doing more than than holding their own. the ukrainian goal is victory over russia to regain full independence of every inch of of ukrainian territory. we should never forget that this war will started in crimea in 2014, and it will end in crimea with deliberation. oh, this peninsula top ukraine will be back for sure. ah, also coming up tennis star, serena williams is about to call it quits on the court on her own terms and her fans there saluting her in their own words. ah, you didn't just sat the winning book, you sent back to the people?

i disagree. so you started leaving. you gave us nathan and mike inspired us, would you like? is it such integrity, minute flight and mother to many due to jesse the child of the most high, you on just excitedly uses nicholas tight to our viewers watching on p b. s. in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day with what could be a much anticipated moved by ukraine's military to begin pushing the russians back to their ukrainian forces and said that they've launched offensive operations along the front lines in the south of the country. it is too early to speak of a major counter offensive against russian forces, but this does appear to be an escalation by cave. in some u. s. military officials are saying it shows ukraine's appetite for progress on the battlefield. meanwhile,

there is reason for cautious optimism at ukraine's example reaching nuclear power plant to night, weeks of intense fighting, have raised fears of an accident leading to a nuclear meltdown. a 2nd chernobyl, which day, the international atomic energy agency said a team of inspectors will visit the plant to determine just how safe or unsafe it really is. we have this report the situation at the separation nuclear power plot has set alarm bells ringing across europe. and around the world. now the u ends. nuclear watchdog has dispatched a team of experts to the site lead by agency chief wrath ale grossi. that's up to assess any damage to the plant and inspected security and safety systems when they arrive later this week. in keith, some residence. welcome to the visit. at the mission, i think this is very good. knees. we certainly don't need another disaster at

a nuclear power plant and it wouldn't just be it is awesome ukraine. it would effect all if you hear it. i still remember channel lighting, but others were more gloomy about what it could achieve. so miss young, if i'm not sure if the russian authorities will reveal the full reality on the ground and if they will really allow that team to improve the situation. sir, i do not believe that that will be any real results in cities and towns near the power plant. people are already preparing for the worst and heading to sites like this one, where local authorities are handing out iodine tablets to be taken in the event. the radiation leak put haven't been renewed or to particular it's a preventive m. prophylactic measure. you mustn't take the pill when you receive it . it must only be taken after an official notification from the authorities. or we cannot. we started the distribution last week, around 8 and a half 1000 people receive tablets including 2 and

a half 1000 children. while hopefully these tablets won't have to be taken. the stand off over the years, biggest nuclear facility remains tense, and moscow continues to reject international goals for a demilitarized zone to avert potential disaster. they're boring, a nuclear disaster. the front winds of this war, they remain firmly in the east, in the south of ukraine. for more to night when napoleon bradley bowman, he is the senior director of the foundation for the defense of democracies. he's also assistant professor of the u. s. military academy at west point. brad, it's going to have you back on the program. what do you make of the announcement that came from ukraine today that a counter offensive operation is under way? thanks for the opportunity to join you for the record. i'm a former assistant professor at west point, but i welcome the question. you know, i, i think keeps clearly under pressure to not just play defense and go on offense. that's certainly understandable,

given the horrible suffering that the people of ukraine endured. they fought bravely with agility and they received billions and billions of dollars of assistance. you know, $13500000000.00 from the united states alone since january of 2021. and they've put those weapons to great use. they held the line in the east despite some losses that had come at a high cost for moscow. and they started in some places and you don't want to overstate. it started to turn the tide a little bit in the south around here san. but there's all easier said than done for a whole bunch of reasons, including the fact that the russians have been re supplying, reconstituting and repositioning their forces as well. so while they have taken a lot of hit, a lot of losses and ukraine and targeting command, post ammunition depots and ground lines of communications, the russians are going to fight hard in the south. and whenever you have river crossings involved, it's definitely easier said than done in britain when you look at this announcement

and what's going on, how much of this is about the ukranian military being well equipped now thanks to western weapons versus the president zalinski under pressure to take action and what's your opinion here? i, you know, it's a great question. i suspect it's both right. i mean, ukrainians from the beginning of shown a willingness to fight. and they've increasingly had the means because of that supplies that the u. s. the british and now the germans and others are providing and which is great. on in particular, the high mobility are chilly rocket systems, the 155 millimeter toad howitzers, and other things that the ukrainians frankly, have used with tremendous skill. they've learned quickly how to operate these new systems and they've employed them to great effect. and so this is forced, the russians in many places to move their forces back, which makes their operations more difficult and has made them more slow and re

supplying their forces at the point of ukraine attack. and so this when you combine the children braden ukrainians with western weapons, i think that explains much of what we're seeing. but no doubt the lens is under pressure to show results. there was when you as to fits visual, he was quoted today is saying that this shows that the ukrainians have an appetite now for progress on the battlefield of that implies that they are feeling emboldened at this moment. and do they have reason to feel that way? i think they do. i mean it, you know, let's remind ourselves that, you know, ukraine defeated the russian assault on their capital. i mean, there's just no their way to say it. they defeated it. and so after that the feed couldn't decided to bite off a little bit lassie by a bit off more than he could chew. and so just to focus on the east and south, he took all the hans, he's trying to take the rest of the the knots region. and he's focused on the south and he has his land bridge to crimea, but he's under pressure there and,

and they've taken extraordinary losses. you know, at least 15000 deaths in this, in this battle far exceeding what they suffered enough infant, the killer offensive against a russian forces has been anticipated. now for weeks or months, would it have already begun. if western allies had been faster in delivering weapons to ukraine, in your opinion, from the beginning i tried to call balls and strikes on the by the administration's pitching here. and my in my bottom line is this. they were way too slow and starting to provide lethal assistance to ukraine. they lost valuable time from november to february, early february, but after the february 24th invasion, i think that by demonstration, as performed admirably unifying the coalition, strengthening nato's eastern flank. and frankly moving heaven and earth to get ukraine, the weapons it needs to do in cranium, the weapons they need to defend their homes. and so i think there's some to criticize here much took last year when you did last week. we had the news of an

additional $3000000000.00 in u. s. weapons going to ukraine, the u. s. by far ukraine's biggest ally in this conflict. but we've got mid term elections coming up in november, the u. s. we've also got chinese military maneuvers around taiwan, more aggressive than ever. talk to me about these 2 factors. are these 2 wild cards in terms of predicting continued u. s. military support for keith? you know, it's a great question. i think both for united states and for europe, and i'd say, especially europe, you know, supporting ukraine in the short term is one thing. supporting them over many, many months or even years is another, especially as you start to have financial pain. hi, gas prices. the energy concerns and the united states as your question implies, has global challenges. but you know, i would just point viewers to the fact that the u. s. senate voted $95.00, the one in support of adding finland and sweden to the nato alliance. and so i think that is a big defeat for putin and i, and

a resounding statement of support for the trans atlantic alliance for nato. read. the bowen with the foundation for the defense of democracies is always bread. it is good. have you on the show, we appreciate your time and your insights. thank you. thank you. oh, well, it has been a years is the u. s. military left afghanistan, the final weeks of the american presence. so one of the biggest and dramatic air lifts in human history with more than 100000 people flown out of the airport in cobble. but where did all of these people go and what has happened to them since that more than 75000 african refugees ended up in the united states and at least 27000 are right here in the european union, while canada australia and the u. k. also took in thousands. now initially, some afghans are regarded as high level were sent to the u. s. army camp lee of in kosovo. but doesn't are still stuck there after failing to receive security

clearance is to move on. kosovo has committed to supporting them for another year. but for those in limbo, the next step, it's far from clear. ah, one year ago evacuated afghan allies were welcomed with open arms at a special camp in kosovo, designed by the united states as a temporary location to await what most expected would be quick. we settlements, we are honored to be able to help with his whole works for nature. they left their homes and their country in desperation. but to day company itself has become a place of desperation. for some evacuees who are still there, while hundreds have moved on, some have been rejected for us visa, others have received neither a yes or no. residents are not allowed to leave the camp and d w's request. a visit was denied. the situation is not

with this a vacuum shared video and his views, but wishes to remain anonymous for security reasons. frustration boiled over earlier this summer. evacuation protested, holding sign, saying we want justice. this resident says the information vacuum is worse than being in prison. the prison with why he's here for how long he will be in detention if he asked, don't give us the reason why we are in this camp and for how long? former afghan intelligence chief mohammed are reefs our warri, is among those rejected for us for settlement. his attorney, julie sirs, calls his situation shocking. i don't think there is any individual in afghanistan

who did more than mister sar worry did to help the united states post 911. i think the treatment is highly improper, especially in cases like my clients who provided tremendous assistance at great risk to his life. when us built camp leah, it pledged all residents would be resettled within $365.00 days. but when evacuated are denied us visas, it raises a red flag, and washington is having trouble finding other countries to take them. going back to afghanistan would mean certain death for many asked what the options may be for these residents. the state department offered no clarity, each vetting process is done on a case by case basis and, and that's ongoing for those who remain there. that leaves the problem unco supposed doorstep, pristine. it has agreed to extend the one year deadline, but that's not the only issue. there are evacuate, who do not have, who have not been given visas to go on to the united states. and will you accept these people to stay in kosovo if they do not find 3rd countries?

so it's a humanitarian duty. on the other hand, it is due to towards our allies and partners and friends. oh, of course, 1st to full united states to help when they are in need and her are we will continue to do so. this is not a reassuring answer for those afghans who believed camp leah was just to lay over on their way to better lives. julie service is a u. s. lawyer representing one of the evacuation in capitalism. she told us more about conditions inside the camp and the people who were living there. it's my understanding. they've been living in pens for some attempt at climate control, but basically intense all year round in winter in summer as well. i know that some of them have had medical issues but have been unable to be operated on because the conditions are not sufficient to allow them

a proper environment to recuperate in so so again, it's a temporary measure that they can't might have been. all right, but for the longer term, the month to month that some of them have been there it's, it's not a very good condition from what i've seen of certain cases that clearly seems to be mistakes in, in the determination there. so these are individuals who are very high level, who provided tremendous assistance at various points throughout the u. s. involvement in afghanistan and nato's involvement in afghanistan. and yet now there's back in this limbo and unable to address what are the inaccurate allegations against them and don't even know what those are. so, and without a clear path to go anywhere else. as a result of that, this is most powerful rocket ever built was scheduled to lift off earlier today,

but gravity and the ground. they won the did. the launch of now says multi $1000000000.00 artemus rocket was scrubbed due to an engine problem. disappointing . yes, but not the mission which aims one day to get humans back on the mood and eventually to more the 98 meter rocket and its unmanned capsule, a ryan were left sitting on the launch pad. as the minutes ticked by us, vice president carmella harris had flown in to cape canaveral to witness the lift off of the most powerful rocket ever built by nasa. teresa flocked to nearby locations all keen to get a glimpse of the action. but a whole series of technical problems meant the launch had to be called off. it's yet another disappointment for the artemus noon program after a series of postpone launches. but nasa says spotting problems is part of the exercise. that is the whole reason for this tough flight to

stress it and to test it to make sure it's as safe as possible when artemus to, when we put humans in the spacecraft all our bye up with more than half a century ago, landing on the moon captured the imagination of an entire generation. now the human race is looking once again to return to the moon. if all goes well with this test mission, a crude flight could be launched as early as 2020 full. one of the stated ambitions of the artemus mission is to put the 1st woman unfair person of color on the moon. it's expected to be astronaut, jessica watkins. i certainly would, would be a jess absolutely thrilled to be able to be a part of the effort to, to go to another planetary surface,

whether it be the moon or mars. it's the red planet that the ultimate goal that the are to miss mission hopes to 1st build a permanent presence on the moon. it would then use the moon as a proving ground from mission to mars. but 1st it has to get its maiden test flight successfully of the launching pad. ah. the word great is often over used in sports. but serina williams is undoubtedly a tennis. great. she burst onto the scene over 20 years ago and has been when a grand slam titles ever sets serena's now 40 years old time to retire. she says, and that is exactly what she's planning to do after a final us open performance. so these serena williams is regarded by many as the best women's tennis player of all tie. oh, she's the only player,

male or female to win 3 different grand slams 6 times or more. her 1st of 6 in new york came decades ago. i thought, well, happy sarita williams. now, 40 years old williams revealed the count down has started to a glittering career at the major where it all began. i love playing now it's, it's like it's amazing, but, you know, i can't do this for ever. so it's just like sometimes you just wanted try your best to enjoy the moments serena has become in i cod, in inspiration to the next generation of tennis players and arguably the greatest of all time o d, w sports, smart medicine. you're at the big table with me now that you're talking about the

swan song from serena williams. it is it's, it's the last 3rd, isn't it? well, she's not actually a 100 percent confirmed it, i think because she can't bring herself to say to her. yes, exactly, i mean, she said in an interview with vogue, i've never liked the word retirement. it doesn't feel like a modern word to me. and she said she was evolving from being a tennis player. so she's been so attached to this port for so long. she can't quite bring myself to say, but the whole tennis world took that to me. this is her last tournament. and yes, he's on 23 guns. i'm singles titles. obviously he wants the outright record, which would be $25.00, but the chances of a winning 2 more when he's 41 next month, it's highly unlikely. so i do think this is a final 2. ok is she has with dominated sports. like really no other person has in her generation. what would you say is going to be the moment that we will all remember the most about her career was been so nanny made it's i thought it almost

impossible to pick one how incredible she's been. but i say, i definitely think she's the greatest tennis player of all time. yeah. it's not just the, the major singles titles, it's a double titles as well. you've got to add on to it. and then you think about, well, is she the greatest sports foreman of all time? i think definitely. i mean there's been great track and field athletes over the years. soccer stars that me ham marta but none of them a household name like serena williams and i go a step further. i'd say she's probably top 5 to 3 greatest sports people of all time. you know, there was mohammed ali and pa yeah, i mean she trailed, says the court that she, she's a role model, right? to be the, the tennis racket is only been part of it. right. oh, exactly. i mean, just think when she one yesterday, not in 2017, she was already pregnant. and then she came back to top tennis after having her baby. and that proved to so many people that you can be a mother and a top sports person. i mean, we saw that just recently, we van to the curb, the german tennis player,

she announced that she missed the us open because she's pregnant. but at $34.00 it never crossed a mind that she'd never come back to tennis active. and that is very much, serena williams is doing an oversee. serena is also a black icon. i mean, look at wimbledon, quite a stayed old fashioned place. you have to wear white and she's owned it for years and years and years. he's proved that a young, black girl from michigan can make it at wimbledon, and in a sport like tennis, which many people would say was quite elite is but now young, but kids around the world say, no, i can do it. i can do it should be, she has soared to all kinds of hides, but when she was asking, why are you retiring? she said, because i want to be a mom. i want to have time to be a mom that really just cemented her connection with all the people did that. i mean, she's a, she's an authentic person. totally, totally. and it's not a last will hear of a, i mean, she was the executive producer on king, which said to fill with that a father chain term and an assistive venus. and she's married to the co founder of

the social media website. read it. she's got an investment fund and she's got a clothing brand. she'll still be in the public eye. mark, thank you. is always the day it is always done the conversation. it continues on line. your plan is on twitter, either d w news. you can follow me on line brent golf t v and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day we're to leave you with serena. she is admired, not just for her tenants prowess, but also for being a role model for so many women's tennis association teamed up with british performance poets of thea thacker to produce this tribute to so read ah, again, being sage above the italians, glenda the train, same day the world has learned so many wise for great. what is still known by just one name. serena the changes the meaning of best to whatever she's about to do next, training this sky to think baby,

the sun to shine brighter than wiping of her fruits of faith. guy, young girl from compton at 11 can say i'd like to one day to come to my own name with my own plates for my own games. standing in the hands of dad, she gave pride its moment in a sky unsteady to wet the eyes of old. you didn't just serve the winning boom. usurped home, back to the people. i looked up at the screen, so you and started believing. you gave us movement and mike inspired us with your life. this athlete is such integrity, a black woman of quite a mother to many daughters. yes. in a child of the most high you on just the greatest athlete. you this miracle of time . the wild as his best

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