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latest film, his reception at the cannes film festival and why he is not calling this a comeback. >> a comeback is a weird thing. i did not go anywhere, do you know what i mean? helena: welcome to world news onic g7 co puntries are meeting in a city with historical significant to address matters of global importance in the japanese city of hiroshima to address what they see as the top threats to the world and what they think can be done about them. it is likely the russian war with ukraine will top the agenda after recent aerial attacks on kyiv and it talks of a long-awaited of sprinkle senses by ukraine. also important is china and

trade with the leaders proposing ways to reduce economic dependence on china by cooperating with other countrieaiwand onndits. thl wilcu pisressure from beijing. nick marsh is in hiroshima. good to see you, nick. many topics are on the agenda. expect to the war in ukraine will probably dominate. what are the expectations with regard to that topic? nick: good morning from hiroshima. things are set to get underway here in a few hours. the war in ukraine it is very high on the agenda. president zelenskyy is expected to address the summit at some point over the next few days. we do not know whether online or in person. we will wait to see. i suppose from the g7's point of view the question is how can they hurt russia economically, and therefore, militarily? the russian economy is taking a big hit -- has taken a big hit over t last year or so but the war effort is still going so

expect talk of sanctions and tightening, perhaps, closing loophos. the prospect of an all out trade band to russia, what the u.s. is trying to propose, do not expect any agreement there. european economies are still far too exposed to russian trade. in terms of temporary -- tempering expectations with e ales.c realitiese helena: china also looms lae over the summit, doesn't it? nick: it does. they are not here, not invited, not part of the g7 but china uld end up eclipsing the issue of russia and ukraine in the end. expect a lot of talk over the idea of economic aware trend, the idea that china uses its economy, weaponizes its vast financial and economic power to coerce countries into doing what it wants, or punish countries that it has disputes with.

so, coming to an agreement on how to deal with this would be high on the minds of leaders. the u.s., again, once very heavy curbs on investment in china. european economies are morbid medicine. breaking off ties or moving away rhwise theirolle veryaginmiou t economy. expect talk in europe about de-risking, moving supplies away from china, not being as dependent on be interesting to e what agreement they come due on the issue of china and its economic influence. briefly, it's worth pointing out china is hosting a summit of it outcome isn't it, nick? nick: that's right. it is hosting a summit of central asian nations. former members of the soviet union and the caucuses. these are nations that have been

accused of helping russia evade sanctions. they are still very much within the economic and political orbit of russia. equally, in the political and economic orbit of china. they have not been talked about much, but they will actually be key to deciphering what is going on geopolitically, not only when it comes to the war in ukraine and russia's navigation of it there but matters here in asia as well. helena: nick march in hiroshima covering the g7 summit. good to talk to you. thank you. disney is canceling and $860 million project it had planned to build in florida. in a statement the company cited new learship and changing business conditions as reasons for the cancellation, amid an increasingly bitter battle with the states's republican governor. ron desans was quick to put a statement out of his own saying that given the company's financial strains, falling market cap, it is not surprising

they would restructure business operations and cancel unsuccessful ventures. the dissent is disney feud has many twists and turns. we have the bbc's anthony verga standing by in celebration, florida originally built by the walt disney company in the shadow of its famous themepark. disney says it has scrapped its plans amid "changing business conditions." are those conditions linked to the feud with the florida governor? anthony: they have not said anything on the record about that. there have been reports it was part of the calculation. the move was unpopular -- move was unpopular among some disney executives moved from california to florida. it was a project greeted by the florida business community, people in orlando commanded the florida government, not just in the hospitality industry and the

themepark business, but white collar tech industry jobs that would bring higher income to florida. while the ron desantis -- ron desantis side may put their own spin on this, i think they would prefer investment on the others of orlando, toe up and progress instead of getting ccanceledom. h t thahelena: a lot of people anticipated potential presidential announcement from ron desantis fairly soon. i imagine, then, his rivals, including the likes of former president donald trump will be watching this moment very closely, perhaps, with glee, even. nick: they have been watching it. donald trump already released a social media post where he said this was a mistake by ron desantis, that he needs to concentrate on fixing it. this may not be the first thing disney does to punish them. he would not be surpsed if

disney pulls out further. you see many of ron desantis's possible presidential rivals jump on this as an example of ron desantis biting off more he does more than he can chew and not making a calculated decision that would be good for the people in his state and will be harmful in fact to the economy here. helena: on that point, anthony: do you think he miscalculated either politically or economically here? anthony: i think there was a calculation ron desantis made that republican primary voters care more about social issues than they do economic issues. that they will approve of his attempt to use the powers of government to push back up against world corporations, liberal corporations, in his field. he will make that a centerpiece of his camping. that's a gamble. people in florida i have talked to think he will lose moderate voters by doing this. that was a strategic decision made by desantis. time will tell if it will pay

off with republican primary votes. helena: anthony, good to talk to you. to southern kenya now where 226 bodies have been exhumed in a fore massacre. most of them were women and children. the victims were in a religious starvation cold under the lead of palma candy he was under investigation in the coastal town of malindi from where barbara platt assured now reports. barbara: making a meal came an act of defiance. just a few months ago cooking food for her family was considered a sin. she rescued her five children from a christian doomsday called. she was told they must starve so they could see jesus. if she had not escaped they would be dead. >> when the child cries or asks

for food or water, we were told to take a cane and beat them so theyi thought about it and i sai cannot go ong with this and i cannot eat while my charred -- child is starving. how come so many nts could? >> we would gather every saturday and the pastor woul tell us the world was coming to an end. he said we should fast and it died because if we delayed heaven would be full. but when i was fasting god ske to me. he told me this was not his well. barbara: she and hundreds of others moved to the vast forest invited by their pastor. he sold them plots in what he called a new holy land. now it is a crime scene. digging up mass graves filled with his followers. unearthing grisly details.

there was an order of death. children went first but not the pastor's children. and he went last. those that resisted were beaten, even killed. some of the bodies were strangled or suffocated. dozens have been found alive. victor is a human rights activist. in this video he is seen aiding two survivors. not all of them wanted help. this elderly woman believed her rescuers were blocking her path to heaven. she is calling to jesus. >> jesus come and save me from these people. these people are murderers. these people are killers. barbara: praise jesus, he says. this man is accused of ordering mass suicide, pastor paul mckenzie. he denies that but he has been in court before on charges of radicalization. that is when he decided to move to the forest. pastor mckenzie was preaching here before he left for the forest.

after he was arrested locals came and attacked the property. they destroyed the church walls. people here are very angry at what happened. they are angry at mckenzie and the authorities for how they handled it. the search-and-rescue operation has intensified. there is a local inquiry a a shakeup in local security services. why was this about to go on for so long? >> he was known and taken to court three times. even now we have an active case in court. this is a matter that has come up now and a matter that is under investigation. thank you. barbara: hundreds of people are sill missing. he is searching for his brotr's family. >> lively kids. the boy loves me very much. he runs after me, uncle, uncle. barbara: do you still have hope

they might come running to you? >> that is my prayer. barbara: the horror, this year -- the sheer scale of it has settled into the community and traveled far beyond that. the agonizing question is still how this could have happened. barbara platt usher bbc news southern kenya helena: for more than a year el salvador has been living under an emergency measure called a state of exception in which several constitutional rights were suspended in a national crackdown on the country's powerful street gangs. the police were granted wide-ranging powers of detention and a staggering 66,000 people were arrested. while the crackdown has seen the el salvador murder rate plummeted, thousands of people with no link to the gangs have been detained unjustly. relatives are demanding their immediate release -- release. covering this is our correspondent will grant. what more have you been

learning? will:et's put the crackdown into context. el salvador has been synonymous with gangs, unfortunately, for the best part of two decades. two rival gangs, ms 13 and the 18th street gangs were battling for territorial control basically forcing entire communities to live in fear and under intimidation and violence and extortion. a little over a year ago there was a potentially violent weekend in which more than 80 people were killed. off the back of that, the president introduced this state of exception with the special powers granted to the police and the suspension of constitutional rights. it has made a dference in the communities. so many families have been caught in the middle. people that say their children simply have nothing to do with the gangs are wanting to know why exactly authorities are taking so long to establish their innocence.

these images of a new super max prison were released by the administration of the president to show off its gang crackdown to the world. for over a year police in el salvador had special powers of arrest. certain constitutional rights a former gang strongholds patrol checking local youth for gang tattoos and criminal records going door-to-door. most gang members are long gone, arrested or have led. crime, including the murder rate, has plummeted. with more than 65,000 people arrested, thousands with no discernible gang links were caught in the dragnet. among them, josé. troops swept into his village a year ago and his mother has not seen him since and is desperate with worry.

>> i went to the jail and you would hear their cries from inside. help us, help. i cannot take it anymore. it caused me so much pain in my heart. my poor son. >> marcella provided the court with evidence that josé had no gang ties from his clean criminal record to his high school diploma. yet, he still remains behind bars. >> what is interesting about these papers is that they add up to a picture of a young man tt had a job, that had a family, that has been vouched for by his community, his workplace, graduated high school. a young man that was simply not involved in gang activity. he is far from the only one. on the year anniversary of the state of exception hundreds of families took to the streets of san salvador to demand the release of their relatives. in an exclusive bbc interview the vice president admitted

thousands wer in prison. >> we have over 65,000 people in prison. people could be arrested. the perfect is the enemy of the good. we are doing something appreciated by the population. over 90% of the population agreed with the state of the nation and they wanted to b extended. >> josé's wife was pregnant when he was detained and he has never seen his baby boy. now, as the bank threatens to repossess their have built home, he is locked up far from his family and branded a gang membe and the government will not accept any proof to the contrary. will grant bbc news el salvador. helena: really important reporting. what has the crackdown meant for

the president's popularity in the country? >> he was always pretty popular in terms of a hard stance towards gangs. this sent it into the stratosphere. there he is. you heard the government quoting the figure of 97% support. it looks like that is backed up by polling. it looks like now he will stand again. the constitution allows -- does not allow that but his supporters say that is not the case and there are constitutional ways around the issue. it is almost certain i think he will stand up for another term in office. such is the degree of support not just for the state of exception, but him personally. that people living in those neighborhoods that have had their neighborhoods returned to them that can breathe easy again, this is incomparable. they have not seen it in 20 odd years. helena: will grant, thank you for your reporting. as ever, good to talk to you. in other news at least three

journalists were injured after israeli nationalists attacked members of the media covering a march through palestinian neighborhoods in occupied east jerusalem, part of israel's agility serum -- jerusalem day. far right israeli cabinet ministers joined in the procession including national security minister itamar ben gvir. flooding in northern italy left at least 13 people dead. one mayor described it as the worst disaster to hit the region in a century. the heavy rain caused hundreds overflow and thousands have had to leave their homes and some areas are still underwater. rafael nadal pulled ouof the push -- french open tennis tournament next week because of a head injury, the first he had missed since debuting 20 years ago anhe told her unless he thinks next year will be the last of his career.

in one of the few sit-down interview as he has given at the cannes film festival johnny depp talked to the bbc about his return to cinema after a three year gap after the hollywood star was sidelined by the industry and dropped from a franchise after high profile legal proceedings with his ex-wife amber heard about that abuse allegations. >> johnny depp cameo the festival creating a lot of excitement, the star of the opening film jeanne du barry in which he plays the french king louis the 16th. jeanne du barry is johnny depp's first major film role and a three years, having been sidelined by the movie industry because of his legal battles with his ex-wife amber heard involving abuse allegations. to his critics he is a pariah, a controversial figure, a domestic abuse trip that should not be embraced by the festival, though

the director strongly defended his choice to include the film. many in the industry welcome his retu, as do the fans. >> you got a standing ovation apparently seven minutes long. do you view this as your comeback role in a way? >> comeback is a weird thing. because, i didot go anywhere, do you know what i mean? people may have major i was not looked at favorably -- made sure i was looked at favorably, powerful press, powerful media, this, that, for whatever reasons. i suggest before people start pointing fingers and making judgment on others, that they have no idea about, i would say, take one day off. everybody take monday off of work and stay-at-home and start

your investigation of everyone in your family. start with your father. look way back. has dad always been a wonderful guide? has he? your own goals. look at your brothers. look around you first before you start passing judgment on someone that you have no idea what that person has been through, who they are. >> there are complaints about you being a controversial figure and therefore the film should not have been included in the cannes film festival. what are your thoughts about that? >> it is not a vibe business. it is really none of my business. why? i mean, at least i was probably far more controversial many years ago.

that anything now. but, listen, you know, things go in whatever direction they go. more than anything, all of the weirdness is cleared up. so it is done. i will certainly not allow this thing to define anything i have done before. anything i am doing now, or what i am going to do. that does not exist for me anymore. >> reviews about jeanne du barry were mixed. some stated johnny depp looked uncomfortable in the role. more importantly cannes was not a public relations disaster with him. he renewed an endorsement deal with the fashion house dior and

is raising money to direct a new film starring al pacino. helena: before we go two updates from the british royal family. first, the disputed car chase involving prince harry. the agency disputed parts of the duke and duchess of sussex's account of the instance in new york tuesday night said this evening he exchanged letters with them after prince harry and his wife meghan said they were in a near catastrophic situation pursued by photographers. new york police saidhe encounter was short and there were no collisions or arrests. from harry we turned to his late grandmother queen elizabeth the second. her funeral was a global event. we learn to today those are not cheap. a tally by the british treasury says the government paid an maes16stetid 2 million for events surrounding the national morning, about 200 million u.s. dollars. the costs relate to the queen's

funeral and other events in the run-up including lying in state. she died on the eighth of september 2022 at age 96. 10 days of national morning followed. i am helena humphrey in washington, d.c.. thank you for watching world news america. i will see you soon. goodbye for now. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also pvided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs.

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