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bloom. the chelsea flower show opens in london. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we start with claims and counterclaims by russia and ukraine over two military flashpoints. our verified team will break down what we know and what we don't in the battle for a city. we start where russia says eight people have been injured after what they claim is a group of senators crossed the border from ukraine. ukraine denies anything having to do with the attack. stephen rosenberg reports. reporter: smoke in the distance. the first hintf the drama.

russia says saboteurs forced their way from ukraine into russian territory. the bbc located this video at a checkpoint that appears to show military vehicles having crossed over. ukraine denied responsibility and said russian citizens from paramilitary groups were behind the attack. the russian army sent in reinforcements. local residents could not believe what was happening. the local governor announced a counterterrorist operation. they said they will take special measures and iose temporary restrictions. >> tonight russian tv play -- claims the ukrainian army was behind the incursion and that civilians had been wounded and some have been evacuated. eason -- in recent months, this

part of russia has felt increasingly like a war zone with explosions, suspected ukrainian drone attacks forcing people here to take cover. attacks on russian territory, putting the kremlin under pressure. one of the kremlin's justifications for launching the so-called special military operation was national security, making people here feel more secure. but before russia's war in ukraine, life in the belgrade region was peaceful. there was no explosion or sabotage groups breaking through. it looks like the full-scale invasion of ukraine has had the opposite effect. for now, there iso sign of those in power in russia changing direction. stephen rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. >> in ukraine, conflicting

claims about who controls the eastern city. the deputy defense minister says the troops are still advancing on the flanks of the city that has been devastated. troops have a small foothold inside the city itself but in a video posted satury, the founder of a scow mercenary group claims they are in full control. storielike this require meticulous work to piece together the facts. today bbc news has launched bbc verifying, bringing together forens journalists and experts . one story they have looked at is the extensive defenses built by russia as it prepares for ukrainian counterattack. here is our analysis editor. reporter: ukraine is expected to launch an offensive soon and we

have been looking at how russia is bolstering defenses. the territory controlled by russia is marked in red. this area has hoed some of the fiercest fighting and both sides are using trenches. they are crucial for how russia has fortified the front line. that process is being mapped. each block. is a -- each black dot is a new russian fortifation. this small city here on the south, ukrainian positions further north and the russians have built a defensive line and th a second behind it and a third around the city. in ukrainian media there are reports russians are removing civilians to further fortify the city.

we understand theortification if we look at other satellite images. this one is further back from the front line. artillery positions. then trenches, soldiers, and then concrete obstacles desigd to stop tanks. also huge ditches have been dug by vehicles like this. this first line of defense is an antitank ditch here that is one location. here is another one we have studied. it concerns the peninsula of crimea which was annexed in 2014 by russia and this image shows a beach on the west coast, you see the concrete up the shore and a bunker and a trench about 15 miles and these piles of wood are being used by russians to reinforce the trenches they are building. this fortification could be used

for a tank if it faces the sea but we do not know if ukraine has the capacity to attack crimea from the sea. but we can be certain of the significance, the number of resources russia has committed to fortifying defenses. now we wait to see if ukraine attacks. >> here in the u.s., janet yellen has warned congress for a third time it is highly likely the agency will be unable to pay all their bills by early june unless there is an agreement on a debt ceiling height, meaning the white house and republican congressional leaders only have 10 days to reach a deal and avoid a default. negotiations are continuing at thite house. according to the financial services company moody's analytics, if the dt ceiling

was breached for even one week, the u.s. economy -- one point 5 million jobs will be lost and if it lasted through the summer, 7.8 one million american jobs could vanish, making the unemployment rate 8% and there would be a potential stock market plunge, wiping out $10 trillion in household wealth. kevin mccarthy says he and president biden had a productive phone call when discussing the debt ceiling but td reporters the democrats must stop overspending. >> we would like to sit down. we have to spend less. the democrats spent $6 trillion. we are more dependent on china. bank failures. >> our reporter is at the white

house. how did we end up cutting it so close to the deadline? reporter: that is one of the issues both parties have, that it has come so close. the fact is they have to come up with a bipartisan agreement. they have to compromise. and neither party wants to fold on issues that matter to their voters. president biden has made a turn. originally he said he was happy to talk about spending cuts with republicans but did not want to tie it to the debt ceiling but now we see is having more discussions, this will be the third time he meets with mccarthy to try to flesh out a

deal. he cut his trip to japan short for this. we know there will be a bipartisan agreement but we do not know when. it is a hard deadline, june 1. if they make a deal it would probably take a week for it to pass through congress. >> why would president bid a u-turn? remind us of the stakes. reporter: what is fascinating is that power kevin mccarthy has. this man has a narrow majority in the house. he only became speaker after 15 rounds of voting. many members are very far right who do not want him to negotiate with president biden at all. but he managed to pass a partisan bill in the house. it was dead on arrival in the senate but it tackled spending

cuts and raised the debt ceiling . he presented it to the senate and it did not go anywhere but the fact that he managed to do that and get his party to agree on it is probably something the democrats did not anticipate he could do, given the small majory he has and perhaps that is what has forced president biden to negotiate with republicans and away way he was not doing originally. >> thank you so much for giving us the update from the white house. let's stay with u.s. politics and south cap -- south carolina senator tim scott says he is running for his party's presidential nomination. his message is responsibility, security, and education. he's the only black senator representing his party. he is promising to revive america's culture of greatness

and with $22 million in his campaign funds, he enters the race with a sizable warchest. thereas been a lot of focus on tech regulatiorecently and me ta is back in the spotlight after bein signed -- fined by the eu firm is handling people's data when transferring it from europe to the u.s. in a statement, the fine was called unjustified and unnecessary and that the company is disappointed to have been singled out when using the same legal mechanisms thousands of other companies looking to provide services in europe and that the decision is flawed, unjustified, and sets a dangerous precedent for countless other companies transferring data between the eu and u.s. jenny made to discuss this is

the cofounder and senior advisor at accountable tax -- accountable tech. thank you so much for joining. could you lay out for us exactly how facebook has been mishandling the data? >> yes. thank you so much for having me. this is a consistent issue with them over the last decade where there business model collects enormous amounts of personal data and weaponizes it for advertising for colossal profits so time and time again, whether it is eu regulators or in the u.s., [indiscernible] they have mishandled data and every time they just kind of shrugged their shoulders and continue business as usual. >> so you say they are shrugging

their shoulders and this is the business premise but they are saying thousands of other companies are doing it. are they being singled out? >> they are being singled out for good reason. they have been one of the worst violators. it is true there could be sweeping implications and the u.s. and eu have been working on a new data privacy framework that could address the underlying issue but when it comes to them, you heard how defiant their response was. that has been their modus operandi over the last decade as they have gotten in trouble over and over again for violating their legal obligations. >> and they are facing some consequences but at the crux of it is in it that the eu does not trust the united states with

their citizens data? what is it about the u.s. system they tnk is so weak? >> a number of things. we don't even have a federal privacy law. congress has failed to implement privacy data protection standards that most of the modern world has. so this underscores how severely congress has failed and for how long. >> so t eu has taken action with this record fine but when you look at meta's profits in the first quter of year, $5.7 billion. that is a huge amount of money. is this just a slap on the wrist for them? >> it is encouraging that the eu

has ratcheted up their enforcement of the privacy law in efforts to hold big tech accountable but you are right, this continues to be broken with not just them, but apple and ogle, they would rather just continue paying these slap on the wrist finds and -- fines and continue business as usual. it just underscores that we need real structural tools otherwise the content -- otherwise these companies will continue bad behavior. >> tiktok is suing montana because the state is going to ban their app starting early next year.

do you think individual states should be taking sweeping actions like that? >> i think in this case in particular, it is pretty clear what montana has done is unconstitutional. i think it is very understandable that businesses are taking action on their own accord because the government has failed to hold them accountable even as they continue to amplify the rhetoric [indiscernible] but it under stores -- underscores e need for federal action and on tiktok in particular, it is a unique threat posed by chinese ownership [inaudible] and the impact they have on young people in particular but

the public good writ large so those are real things [inaudible] federal lawmakers. >> thank you so much. lawmakers in several countries are trying to grapple with how to respond. thank you so much for your time. t's move on to sue don -- sitting on where another -- sudan where another cease-fire has come into effect. more than 700 people have been killed in the violence and around one million have fled their homes. some have gone to one of the poorest countries in the world and they are struggling to deal with the new arrivals to south sudan. reporter: south sudanese who

fled the war in sudan. hope brings new challenges. thousands have been at the airport near the border with sudan, trying to get a flight to other parts of the country. south sudan has limited infrastructure and is recovering from its own conflict. a civil war here staed in 2013 and formally ended in 2018. they never imagined they would have to flee again. this person has been stranded with her family for 10 days. >> we sleep on the floor. when we were asleep, our things were stolen. now we don't have anything. the situation is very hard. reporter: south sudan's government has already airlifted thousands of people from here. they have promised to prioritize

women and children. this is the moment everyone has been waiting for, the cargo plane meant to take them to the capital has arrived so people are waiting patiently. we cannot stay for much longer because it is getting late and it will not be safe for us to be here. we are told the flights can only accommodate around 300 people. but there are way more than that waiting. not everyone will be able to t on the flight. another group, including the most vulnerable, makes it to the capital. authorities say they are overwhelmed by the number of people returning. >> it is difficult because the war is continuous and people continue moving. this is why we always appealed to the international community and to the donors that they have to come in quickly, otherwise we will witness another crisis.

reporter: with limited air travel, the river that runs through the country is offering up a lifelines of the stranded. this boat operated by the catholic church has transported hundreds of people but on this day, it was unable to move because of mechanical failure. more people are camped out by the port, hoping to get on a trip soon, including this person who was trying to get to another area. but that area also sees violence. >> i don't know if it is safe or not. i have been told my house is destroyed and my things have been stolen. if go when there is nothing, i will try to rebuild the house. reporter: then she offers up this prayer. for her and others dealing with the consequences of the war in

dan. >> there is much more of her reporting on the conflict in sudan on bbc news's website. the king, queen and princess of wales have visited the chelsea flower show today as the competition marks its 110th year. there are more female exhibitors than ever and they hosted their first wedding. our royal correspondent has more. reporter: chelsea flower show was one of his mother's favorite places to visit. she came more than 50 times during her reign. today, the king and qen camilla took on her legacy. >> nice to meet you. reporter: earlier, the princess of wales hosted a picnic for

schoolchildren and told them about prince louis's early gardening efforts. she took some of the children around to. havi them here was her idea, likely to become a regular event. >> i was really excited and i cannot wait to meet the princess. she was talking about bugs and plants and nature. >> she was telling me about habitats. >> she is passionate about children playing in nature and she was so happy the children were allowed to go into the garden. reporter: the spectacle of chelsea was on full display with the gardens ready for judging and plenty of celebrities looking for tips. >> i love my garden.

i'm not that knowledgeable. i'm good at chopping logs with my acts. >> i am a hopeless gardener. i come here for inspiration. i'm just getting ideas. you see something on you think, i must have that in the garden next year. it is a place for ideas and lking with experts. reporter: and for the first time, a wedding on the garden he created. the designer married his partner. >> congratulations. if you wish, kiss the groom. reporter: the chelsea garden is for everyone. no matter who you are or where you are from. >> this is a wonderful place to be. reporter: every garn nds a

life beyond chelsea. ter this week, many will be moved to schools, hospitals, and community spaces. >> and look at this. it is like we are there with him. thank you so much for what -- they are with them. narrat: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and visors. narrator: funding was also provided 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.

geoff: good evenin i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz on the newshour tonight. the president and the speaker of the house meet to negotiate the debt limit, as the deadline to avoid default approaches. geoff: western states agree to slash the amount of water they use from the drought-stricken colorado river. amna: and. oklahomans with disabilities struggle to access services because of long waitlists and a lack of health care workers. >> with covid 19, we've seen a major exiting of the workforce across all long term care and health settings, and that does not appear to be coming back.