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but not their alliance. nato members say that ukraine can only join when conditions are met. without setting a timeline. president soleski is joining a 2nd day of meetings in vilnius. also coming up the united states ripped by extreme weather president fight and declares a state of emergency in parts of the northeast as 2 months of rain falls in 2 days . and the mexican stand off, law officials held hostage are released by a drug gang. the criminals were trying to free some of their own gang leaders, the sarah kelly. welcome to the program. nato leaders are holding the 2nd day of their annual summit in vilnius lithuania, where they are do to meet with

a disappointed below the mirror. as a landscape, the ukrainian president had hoped for securing a guarantee of joining the military alliance. but leaders agreed to use ukraine's path to membership without setting an actual timeline. now, nato's chief says that keith can only join when conditions are met. as a russian attacks rain driving on you crazy. the country's flag flies high over julius, the city, playing host and nature leaders, ukrainian presidents, a lensky king. here with a clear message, he wants concrete commitments from the alliance guy. ukraine will make ne touchstone got nice. ukraine has long harbor done visions of joining nato. though leaders have agreed to remove some barriers to entry keith's hopes of securing a timeline for accession has been dashed. we reaffirmed that ukraine wrote the call

a member of nato and agreed to remove the requirements for the membership action time. this will change your cranes membership off a from a 2 step process to one step process. we also made clear that we will issue an invitation for ukraine to join. they don't when all of us agree on the conditions are met. for months now, 2 nations have been haggling over when and how ukraine should be invited to join the alliance. they say it won't happen, follow the war rages because not could bring nature into direct conflict with russia. but some eastern european unbolted countries are calling for a clear or pos for to use. ukraine is using the equipment said that the allies are giving and the munitions. so it is already taking those boxes. so what more can we do in order to really go to that membership?

germany and the united states have been more cautious keeping the focus on future security assurances, drones this one, it's important for us from the outset that they have a secure 2 punches for ukraine that can be effective after piece that could include individual pledges to offer ukraine support in case of further attacks, but not to fight for the country. at least one. and i explained to the summit and we'll see tvs on patients. take flights. several nations, including other ones in denmark, agreed to starts training, ukrainian pilots on western made fighter jets later this year. and down to make our trans us now from vilnius for the w bout. why did allies decide not to give you crane a timeline for both and invitation or for general membership in nato that ukraine wanted? the members think it's too risky for themselves because if ukraine were in they to why that is attacked by russia and the, you know,

boss situation native would be obliged to help ukraine mid charity to send told us and that this is out of the question. said you as president joe biden, he said his duty is it to prevent that nato? has it been drawn into the war that could escalate even to a, to a nuclear, a boy at the end? so native says no, but this is actually a no surprise also for ukraine because nature is thing that all along now and all lead has said that before they came to building is to this summit, the assembly. this is especially at the front states in the east. that's the more pressing. but this a consensus that it is now not possible actually to take in ukraine and devoted automation lensky, the president of ukraine's head in this public square and to a shearing crowd that he has faced. and they do, but he needs more confidence. his soul judge, the mothers, the children, the ukraine need confidence. and this is of course,

understandable if you think about students get under immense pressure, he's needing a country in war, so he needs more support. and the also, the german in defense minister appears to or is said to you, it's understandable, is that he's under present, that he ones more, but nato can not give more right now. the only thing you will get is a kind of a diplomatic upgrade. there will be a natal ukraine counsellor today for the 1st time telephone, little bit more about that nato ukraine counsel zalinski is expected to join this meeting. what can be expected but this is a special ed counselor when they do and you can actually see each other i to i and talked it on the same level, but not about membership. they would talk about more military aid, more in training for russian, for so excuse before you create the and soldiers more munition and it's in a german, the funds. and do you guys already have pledged more of this help?

this is underway because native says we have to do that because you create is also fighting for all abilities and defending, also nato, if you will, against the russian. the aggression and the very important is also that the g 7, the meet in the sidelines of this summit today. the 7 leading best and industrial countries and david pledge, some uh, security guarantees for ukraine off the war that can fill the gap between the of all the time and the as an exception to nate to member should the, in the, in it membership in the future. but these guarantees will be lied. will they be military or financial? that is not clear yet, but there will be something and that the present incidents you can take back home and trigger. thank you so much. i and let's get the view now from tape data view corresponding economy as standing by their ukraine's hope it was for a formal invitation to join nato once the war. and nick,

how high is the disappointment right now among ukrainians? there is real disappointment in see if i think of the kind of consensus is that the west and particularly germany the us. so basically once again, not have the confidence nor have the courage to draw a line in the sense for the russians. that is the view seen from key of people here think that given ukraine, that kind of perspective would actually make things safer. that it would make it clear to us and that the west is committed to find in the long run. and there is no room for russia to expand its influence here in ukraine that is being used in keeping things open actually encourages russian aggression gifts, letting me put in hope that he might still wait it out. and if and you, us, the ministration comes in or other crises in your district, attention that he will then be able to achieve more on the ground on the battlefield. here in ukraine, there is the present of a volume zalesky from other political figures. he has some people to criticize the fact that he was quite so open in his criticism on,

on social media that he was quite so emotional. they say that he didn't do enough in terms of reform inside the country that he gave countries who were looking for a reason to say no to ukraine, a substance. and they were able to now, instead of the membership at some time, say okay, we can expect you to carry out some reforms and when the conditions and whatever those conditions are, they haven't been said, then we'll let you in. so that's the criticism inside the country, but the over arching kind of feeling is one of disappointment and of, uh, yeah, a sense of history repeating itself that of to $220.00 or 8. that last big nature summit, when you crane was basically like me told not now that things are just happening will ever again us president joe biden, ukrainian president reload america lensky expected to meet today in vilnius. what are you currently ins expecting there? i think this is going to be about weapons and more weapons right now and is in an offensive all across the south and east. we have that recent decision by the white house to green light, the delivery of cluster munitions that is crucial because basically conventional

munitions are running very, very low in the us and also in europe. so basically it was the question of plus the munitions on the tool, and i think it was going to be more of a push from zalinski for those at $165.00 digits. ukraine troops tell you time and time again that they all basically unprotected. they don't have the support and that is costing you crazy lives. but i think there's also a real fear here that the why has increasingly scared of russia being date stabilized by its lack of success here on the battlefield. but actually, i'm more concerned about submitting the pension and he's reading folding rather than about making sure that the ukraine succeeds in re gains with searching settings, going to be pushed into landscape. to remind the white house that's in crane is the us. as a director, i live here and actually that is a priority rather than making sure that the teaching stays in place and kind of chaos in russia is avoided. so i think that is kind of the real hope and i don't know how much we're going to find out in public, but certainly there is a real big hope that this is going to be the crucial meeting of the summit. connolly and keith. thank you.

the northern hemisphere summer has brought extreme weather to many countries, and the united states has not been exempt. president joe biden has declared a state of emergency as some of the ne regions to their worst flooding in nearly a century. this is the amount covered by 2 months of ride in just 2 days. several communities like this, including the state capital on probably the moon, by the relentless deluge. more than 30 state varied so close as the war to spread. this railroad even had the ground swept away from underneath it. a video shot by vermont state police shows flood waters pulling over time on the queen. she river. and other walked away. the connecticut river slower and to full meters above its usual level to the front levels. now as a pos doctor of how can i read in 2011?

i read had about a 12 hour duration of rain and then it was of sun came up. everyone went out, we were able to assess the damage, everything was receding, and we went back towards the recovery phase. this is different. we've had like 48 hours of study range of the same and ted spring that we saw during irene to 4 times the amount of rain respond as it performed more than $100.00 rescue sofa with other teams being floating in from further afield. police urged people to stay at home unless they have a risk, in which case they were told to evacuate. that have been, thankfully no reported casualties thus far. and while the writings have now combed its services, yes. and as a reminder, that's how well is changing fast. 13 law enforcement workers who are being

held hostage by a drunk gang, and mexico have been released on harmed the captives were abducted at a protest that they had allegedly infiltrated. it appears they were trying to free to of their own gang leaders. demonstrate this block, this highway 2, i can pull co, we mexico for 2 days on the pretext of protesting against the slow pace of throw twigs in the area up to 5000, clashed with police and force them to retreat. several times. rights is coming to huge and um, a vehicle which they used to ram the gates of a local government building. the class is culminated india production of 13 security and government has no key to explore the release of to arrest the gang leaders. saddles, a lot of money for spent the same we demonstrate as gab,

it's due to me on to the release of to people who belong to a criminal organization known as law side deals. the, the oldest squirrels smoke, that'd be the government says the protest stage by the laws are deals dark skin, which controls villages in the area. officials say some people might have been forced to take pause. the president who owns a false promises made by drug scans. okay, so now i don't to let yourselves be manipulate to groups because it is a common practice of some criminal groups and they create the support space. so see at that point the 13 hostages, where he eventually released on terms that are not entirely clear, but the incident does illustrates degree of the criminal gang success or much of public life in mexico. the quick reminder now the top story,

the following for you here on data view, news needle leaders are holding their 2nd day of their annual summit. in vilnius lithuania, they are due to meet ukraine's president bloomers. lensky, inquiry and has been offered a fast track to join the military alliance, but not a firm timeline. next, it is business news to stay with us if you can for that. i'm sarah kelly and for line. thank you so much for watching the assassination. it says stop to move on to the basic goals facing the country with featured las vegas.