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addresses a joint session of u.s. congress. >> and, at the u.s. capitol, reaction from lawmakers as the alliance between the u.s. and south korea is tested. >> and his show was a circus and he the ringleader. jerry springer has died at age 79. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin in sudan amid reports two warring sides agreed to extend a cease-fire even as clashes have been reported with gunshots shots and fighter jets seen in parts of the country. thousands more sudanese and foreign nationals are fleeing the country. some escaped by boat to saudi arabia. and others to the border with egypt, djibouti.

many british nationals are flying to cyprus and from there caroline hawley has the report. >> at the airfield in cartoon, desperate crowds with one hope, to escape. everyone here made a dangerous journey. a military operation described as more complex than the evacuation from afghanistan. nobody knows when the last flight out will go. this airport is the first stop to safety were hundreds of reddish nationals reported out of sudan are now here for flights back to the u.k.. >> we lost everything in escape for our life. >> one fell in fire. the other one was at gunpoint.

it was women and children and everything. they shot two people in front of me. >> others spoke of looting and attacks by rss fighters old and young, traumatized by what they had been through. >> it is better here, this 10-year-old told me. he it is safe and there it is not -- here it is safe and there it is not. there there is more. this is where their family are now stranded. the scars are everywhere of 10 days of a vicious power struggle between two sudanese generals. a city where food, water, and medical supplies are precious commodities but where fighting makes life cheap. from various points in sedan, and ever-growing accidents. >> caroline hawley reporting there. the stories of escape from sudan are only just starting to come

to light. our correspondent inside caught up with one man that described what he left behind. >> it was tough. people. you see people dying for a lot of things. you saw bodies in the streets. >> you saw bodies lying any the street? >> after that, we were brought here. now, we are going to the u.k.. >> here in the u.s. the 21-year-old airman accused of being behind a massive leak of top-secret integration appeared in court as prosecutors argue against his release on bail. in union release documents a say jack teixeira kept multiple repton's --weapons feet from his bed and could pose a risk to national security. a federal judge said he would rule on the suspects detention at a later date. covering the latest developments

is correspondent jessica parker. prosecutors in the case are essentially alleging in their own words that jack teixeira may be "a danger to the community." tell us about the case they are making. >> one of the things they say in the documents is they allege she has been obstructive to the investigation. they talk about finding a tablet, a laptop smashed in his dumpster and they claim jack teixeira had a toppling -- troubling history including being suspended from school for allegedly making remarks about weapons and racial threats and they say he regularly made comments online on violence and murder. the documents outline how the 21-year-old kept a gun locker two feet from his bed containing among other things handguns, rifles, and a gas mask and a bazooka on one of the properties he was stay in. they claim he could pose a serious flight risk. they say "the evidence against

him a substantial and mounting. he accessed and they still have access to a trove of classified information that would be a tremendous value to hostile nationstates that could offer him safe harbor and attempt to facilitate his escape from the u.s.. >> that is the case from the prosecution. what about that offense? >> the defense contends all of this. they describe what the prosecution said as hyperbolic. exaggerated, essentially. they want him to be allowed to return to his father's house where they say you can be kept under close supervision. they paint a rather different picture of jack teixeirsaying he is the son of divorced parents who had a b average in high school. a suspeion from school that the prosecution talked about and he lasted a handful of days. and he wanted to join the military in part after meeting disabled service members. there was this idea he could be

seduced by a foreign power and they say that is speculation. they talk about the day he was arrested and they say on that day jack teixeira made no attempt to flee, even after being publicly named as a suspect. instead he sat on his mother's porch reading a bible in his uniform compliant under short of -- undershirt awaiting the arrival of law enforcement and obeyed as agents arrested him without instance. they say if he was released on bear they believe he would have no further access to firearms. the firearms he held where stored illegally and they say he would no longer have access to secret information. >> what is next in the case? >> the federal judge today in court said they will rule on his possible release or not release pending trial at a later date. of course, this leak was usually embarrassing for the u.s..

>> our north american correspondent tre jessica parker. thank you. here in washington, south korea's president told a joint meeting of the u. congress that his country will respond formally -- firmly to provocations by north korea. the president on a state visit to washington said the chance for dialogue was still open with pyongyang to halt its nuclear program. >>b south korea's leader addressing congress today. it was all with a backdrop of a bit of uncertainty about the state of this longtime alliance, still a crucial one for both president yoon and president biden. a historic speech to a packed bipartisan chamber. >> a new area -- era of the alliance. >> the first speech by a south korean president to congress in over a decade in a time of

heighten tensions with its northern neighbor. president yoon emphasized the u.s. alliance and deeply criticized north korea but said he is still open to talks. >> our government will respond firmly to provocations. at the same time, we will keep the door often for north korea's denuclearizaon. >> congress and mike lawler says the u.s. needs to take any security threats seriously. >> we need to continue to have peace through strength. the only way to do that is to have strong alliances. yes, they continue to propagate. -- provo kate. if we continue to deter their need to be stronger economic and military ties in the region. >> president yoon paid a tribute to korean war veterans and thanked the u.s. for support over their 70 year partnership

that began in the wake of world war ii and he touched on deepening cultural ties with the u.s.. netflix, which produced squid games, announced a multibillion-dollar investigation in south korean productions. the speech comes in the wake of you -- intelligence leaks showing the u.s. spying on its allies and questions about american commitment to korean security. u.s. rolled out the red carpet in an effort to reasse koreans. president biden gave a stark warning to kim jong-un. >> a nuclear attack by north korea gives the u.s. and our partners -- against the u.s. and our partners isnacceptable and will result in the end of whatever regime would take such an action. >> biden announced a new agreement giving more access to shared intelligence while keeping korea -- south korea from developing its own nuclear arsel. u.s. will send a nuclear armed submarine to south korea, a move china condemned as a potential threat to the region.

now with president yoon's six-day trip wrapping up soon it is clear he will be leaving on a high note. >> karl, where does the relationship between the united states and south korea stand after this visit? >> everyone during the six-day visit going to pains to demonstrate in many ways how strong the relationship still all of i the stops were pulled t in d.c.. you saw the standing ovations during a 30 minute address to the joint session of congress. all of the congresspeople i have spoke to on both sides of the aisle went to links to see -- say this is still a strong partnership and they are within to work together wi south korea especially when it comes to the threat coming across their northern border. the biggest development is finitely what is being called the washington declaration, the announcement yesterday at the white house between president yoon and president biden. it's a big deal because you can

walk the walk, but you can also talk the talk. this is both. some things coming out of this, he is agreeing to give south korea more of a seat at the table when it comes to intelligence sharing and resource sharing and thing a nuclear armed submarine into the region, as we heard in the package. there are still some nerves among south koreans feeling potentially a bit left behind by a u.s. that has a lot on the table when it comes to international affairs. of course, the leaked documents are not helping either. some polling data shows some south koreans, the majority of the country, now supports the country developing its own nuclear arsenal. >> our correspondent there carl nurse men. thank you. now to turkiye where president erdogan suspended election campaigning after he fell ill during a live tv interview in which the broadcast was abruptly brought to a halt. after a 20 minute break he

returned to say he had serious stomach flu after two days of intense campaigning. president erdogan, 69, is facing his toughest election campaign so far. more on the president's reported health care. >> it's a fight for every single vote now. the fact that president erdogan has to miss important campaign appearances in person gives us some indication that he is quite unwell. on tuesday night there was a problem. he was in the middle of a live tv interview. the camera was not focused on the president. it was focused on the interviewer asking a question. we could hear muffled noises. you could hear kind of a gasp. you heard somebody say off-camera, oh my goodness. then there was a cut in the transmission for 20 minutes. definitely there was a problem. the official line from turkiye's president spokesman is this is a stomach bug. we don't have information about he will -- when he will be appearing in public again soon.

>> the arrest of a kenyan pastor accused of letting a death cult. he is facing criminal charges for the death of 98 people linked to his church. the arrest of the well-known pentecostal televangelists, mr. or darrow, comes as investigations continue into a religious cult linked to the death of at least 95 people. u.s. basketball star brittney griner got emotional during her first press conference since her return from russia where she was detained for nearly one year. when asked about her imprisonment, she said no one should be in those conditions. she says her management has been in touch with wall street journalist evan gershkovich currently facing detainment in russia. the biden administration announced plans to open centers to process immigration applications to the u.s. in columbia and what aodel where

u.s. consul officials would process requests to enter able t to travelhe on the corret visas. the intention is to reduce the number of people trying to cross illegally into the united states and ease pressure on the u.s. southern border. joining me from mexico city is our correspondent will grant. it's good to have you with us, will. where would the centers be specifically? how would they work? >> well, the two countries we know outside of guatemala in central america and in colombia are both two important centers in terms of migration from latin america to the united states. you capture andean companies in colombia and central american migrants in guatemala. we also hear potentially there could be more to come in ecuador, potentially, and another in costa rica. bolstering those two regions. it will work in the sense that

the state department will likely be centering a significant number of extra conseil are staff to process applications. migrants would apply in those countries, or make their way to those processing centers to request entry, then successful applicants can then travel directly to enter the united states through athe idea, of coo lessen the pressure on the u.s. southern border with mexico and the flows of people who simply do not have the right paperwork, the undocumented immigrants heading north. >> i am curious. what has the response been to these plans in the region? >> well, there will be different kinds of reaction that we will be looking for. particularly, the one that is quite hard to quantify, which is, among the migrants themselves, do they believe this wimaki iverhell bde iact owitheiout gr oing tshroughan e channels? do they think it is smarter to

try to obtain a humanitarian visa in, say, their country of origin? recent processes were put in place in have anna to ease things there. or, do they think that the best bet is simply to continue in the hands of people smuggling gangs, in the hands of drug cartels trying to make their way north and get over the border undetected. it will take a while to filter through. i think what the biden administration is trying to do is two things here. first, we know title 42, the public health care provision put in place by the trump administration for migration expires in may. they are putting steps in place to ready themselves for that. the second is, of course, as you know, they are already in an election cycle. >> will grant is covering that story for us. thank you so much. thousands of u.s. and philippines troops are taking part in one of the largest ever military exercises carried out

by both countries. the exercise followed a deal announced earlier this year for u.s. forces to have an increased number of bases in the philippines including one near taiwan. the philippines is looking for stronger defense ties with the united states. laura bicker sent to this report. >> life is fragile in this northern frontier of the philippines. independent probe -- impenetrable limestone cliffs and frequent storms cut the offer weeks. people here face a new threat. caught between two superpowers, trying to gain supremacy over these seas. cyrus is out to catch flying fish. the islanders favorite. but on his days out at sea, fishing in the philippine waters just south of taiwan, he spotted chinese ships getting ever closer. >> chinese fishermen used to harass grd.

u>> the chinese coast guard? >> yes. >> the natives here have forged a living fishing and farming on the island for centuries. taking only what they named -- need. >> we leave here with peace. >> but, their proximity to taiwan has made them both a strategic u.s. ally and vulnerable. the u.s. and philippines help combat drills here to practice defending an island from aggressors. part of the largest military exercises the two allies have ever staged. >> this is aut more than a show of arms. this is about washington building alliances across asia. south korea, japan, the philippines, asia. the idea is to build a reliable

coalition in case there is conflict with china. >> some fear and increasing u.s. presence will provoke the pele's republic of china. >> we do not want a war with the prc. we do not want that. we do not desire that. we are not provoking that. a war with the p.r.c. is good for nobody including the p.r.c.. our method of operation here, the goal of our campaign in the region is to deter conflict from ever occurring. >> this sleepy town in the far north of the filipo mainland is now part of that deterrent. santa ana is home to a tiny naval base, one of four new filipino sites the u.s. can access. some fear it could make in the area a target. that is why we are trying to provide imports so that world of

super valor's -- superpowers will see how hard it is for us. with a neighbor that has never been our enemy. and an ally with so many difficulties too. >> the distance from the politics and the rhetoric, the people of this island are trying not to dwell on what could be, but to enjoy what they have. an island life is a simple life, they tell mewith a close eye to the north, they pray daily it will stay that way. laura bicker bbc news. >> spain recorded its hottest ever temperature for 38. it is about 102 degrees fahrenheit. the record figure was reached in southern spain where a blistering heat wave hit the country with temperatures 10-50 good -- 10-15 degrees warmer

that is typical for april with hot air from africa coupled with a slow-moving weather system. spain's meteorologist told the bbc this is not normal. >> the american tv host jerry springer died at age 79. his daytime tv show ran almost 30 years and was what you might call a guilty pleasure from millions of viewers around the world. more on the show and the man. jerry, jerry, jerry. >> the jerry springer show had aspirations to tackle the serious issues when it began. they soon realized where the ratings were, though. >> marc keast says he is scared of the truth will go get him in trouble. >> there in the middle, the ringmaster, jerry springer. >> she does now, she is watching backstage. >> com, confident, completely

relaxed. >> the show is stupid. i have always thought the show is stupid. most of the people on my show i really kind of like. not allf them, but most of them. they just did not get the breaks in life that i did. they do not have wonderful parents or maybe they weren't born with a good brain or the luck i have had. >> the luck he has had, this son of jewish refugees born during an air raid in the london highgate tube station, took him to america. >> i am jerry springer and i want to be your governor. >> and a political career that was not helped by this revelation in a campaign ad. >> nine years ago i spent time with a woman i should not have. i paid her with a check. i wish i had not done that. >> the failed politician that became a tv star was to some a symbol of moral decay. but, there was always joy here.

and everyone has flaws, even jerry. auld was forgiven by the time of the final thoughts. >> until next time, take care of yourself, and each other. >> jerry springer has died at age 79. before we go, a royal delivery in the form of pizzas. britain's prince and princes of wales delivered a surprise to a welsh rugby football club on thursday. they were in the area to speak with local volunteers and community members and figured the players could use a bite ahead of next week's coronation. the couple went sailing down a cliff in a nearby at while visiting a mountain rescue team. no details on the toppings. i prefer pepperoni myself if

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