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>> spelling at the american way for once. -- it they american way for once. ♪ >> welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we start with an unfolding tragedy in india, one hundred 20 people. dead and hundreds injured in a multi-train collision. several coaches of the express came off of the track and fell onto opposite rails. here is our south asia regional editor. >> it was supposed to be an overnight journey, but it ended up in a disaster in the middle of the countryside. carriages toppled due to the impact, smashing open compartments. rescue teams and residents

managed to find survivors and their wreckage. distraught relativesre praying for the discovery of their loved ones. >> 10 or 15 people fell on me and everything was haywire. i heard my hand and the back of my neck. correspondent: they are working through the night. the government has dispatched ambulances to take the injured to local hospitals. it is not clear what led to the derailment and a subsequent collision. india has one of the largest train networks in the world and accidents are common, despite the government investing hundreds of millions of pounds during construction. bbc news. anchor: the u.s. secretary of

state has called the invasion of ukraine by russia a strategic failure. antony blinken said the war had only strengthened the alliances russia had sought to weaken. finland is the latest nation to join the north american treaty organization, and andrew blinken made clear a strong ukraine was the only way to achieve lasting peace. >> precisely because we have no illusions about russia's aspirations, we belie the prerequisite for real piece is a stronger ukraine, capable defending against any future aggression. anchor: sarah smith is joining us now. we heard from the secretary of state, laying out a case for a ca for lasting peace between russia and ukraine, and what it should look like. what more did he say? sarah: he talked about what may happen between now and then,

and concerns. it is clear u.s. officials are worried if the counteroffensive does not make dramatic gains in ukraine, other countries will start calling for a cease-fire, and antony blinken was warning against it. he said it would sound attractive as a way to stop the killing but it would actually freeze in place the current territorial lines, and it would effectively rewarded the aggressor and punish of the victims. he was saying america and other countries should resist calls for a cease-fire. he also said that by making any territorial concessions would encourage future assaults. it is interesting because eventually, we presume, there will be negotiations between ukraine and russia. if and when it happens, it looks like the u.s. will not be putting pressure on ukraine to make territorial concessions, which is what russia would

expect. but if the u.s. is going to stand behind ukraine to this extent, it sounds like they are saying the territory must remain intact. anchor: that was sarah smith from the white house. thank you. in ukraine itself, president volodymyr zelenskyy has threatened the prosecution of local offials if there is a repeat of the failure to open air raid shelters, which contributed to the deaths of three people on thursday. a mother, her daughter and another woman died after finding a shelter closed. he said that shelters should be available 24 hours a day. this was the scene in a subway station as airstrikes happened overnight. the ukrainian government says more than 30 drones and missiles were shot down around the capital and in e capital. we have more from kyiv. correspondent: there seems to be

an ugly bit of fallout from yesterday's strikes which left three people dead. they were not able to get into an air raid shelter, which was locked. it was a public air raid shelter. today, the ukrainian president is not holding back. he has described the city's mayor as an enemy. he said it turns out we have internal enemies as well. now, the mayor has responded saying, yes, i am partly responsible, but it was also the president and officials responsible for the shelter. it really is ugly. but i think that this has been a relentless continuation of russian air strikes. there were two waves of attacks last night, another night and morning when people heard explosions. they were not able to sleep and had to take cover.

the skies were filled with missiles going into the air, lighting up the area in orange, like bazaar fireworks. and this is the daily reality. and they are no signs to suggest russia will let up with its tactic of targeting ukrainian cities, despite the military significance of such a move continuing to be debatable. anchor: james waterhouse there. in recent weeks, there have been drone strikes in russia, which of the authorities blame on ukraine, adding to the unease about the conflict. we have gone to a local city to gauge the public mood.the music is actually played in composed by him in this piece. ♪ correspondent: this is euros law

-- yaroslav, not far from moscow. legend has it a prince killed a bear here, which had been unleashed on him by his enemies. ndin the town. a lot has changed in 1000 years, and today putin portrays russia as a bear, a bear under attack. he claims the west is trying to put chains on russia and to pull out its fangs and claws. but do russians actually believe that narrative? ♪ correspondent: this is a good opportunity to gauge the mood. it is city day. they are celebrating. but it feels strange because on the one hand it is a celebration, but next in are reminders of the special

military operation. i have just seen volunteers who were demonstrating how they make battlefield camouflage for the russian troops. and they even sew in orthodox icons. they also make socks for the soldiers. a teacher had this message for the west. >> the russian bear will not hurt you if you do not frighten him. that is the golden rule. ♪ correspondent: look at this,, this is the so-called rock of friendship, featuring the names of towns and cities that are friends with yaroslav. there is a city in america, britain and france, although some of these places have suspended ties over the russian war in ukraine. because western nations have been supporting ukraine, one

local activists is campaigning to get the rock moved. >> carved into the rock are the names of towns that in countries that are russia's enemies. if they had not helped ukraine, the conflict would have been over long ago. correspondent: but listen to the public and what they have to say about moving the monument. >> it is our history, and should not be moved. history should be left alone. >> i think it is wrong to remove monuments. we need to find a common language with each other. >> we should not break old relations completely. this will end soon and everything will be ok. all countries will reconcile. ♪ correspondent: rocksolid is what i thought relations would be between russia and the west post-communism. well, that did not work out. instead, today from morning

until night, state tv tells russians it is the west that started the war in ukraine. that the west is trying to destroy russia. and many people here believe it, but not everyone. that story of friendship, what people were telling me, it suggests there are some russians that want a stronger relationship with the west. and who are hoping that the country takes a different direction. ♪ anchor: president biden will be signing a deal on the u.s. debt that would prevent a default, described as a big win for the economy and american people. the measure sped through the senate on thursday night by a vote of 63-36, a day after a clr to the house.

it passed with support from democrats and republicans, plus two independents. but fitch said it would be holding the u.s. credit rating on negative tch, despite the deal. anthony is joining me in the studio now to wrap up what was a very busy week in washington. the deal is not quite signed, but sealed and delivered. sum up what the deal means. anthony: it has budget caps, maybe not as long ranging as the republicans wanted, and there oe lower income aid. and there is a debt limit put on hold for two years until after president biden's reelection. there was stakes that were very high, but stepping bac this was a middle bargain i think we were going to reach eventually. it just took a wild to get there. anchor: the u.s. justice

department closed an investigation into mike pence in terms possible mishandling of classified documents. remind us what the investigation was and what this now means for mike pence, a future presidential candidate. anthony: donald trump is being investigated for his handling of classified documents and his resistance to calls to return them, then we found out about joe biden having classified documents at an office building and at his home in delaware. mike pence was the third person -- but he was always kind of the smaller one, not as many documents. he reported them quickly, so now that has been moved out of the way and you can concentrate on running against the man who was his boss at one point. it is unprecedented in modern american political history where you have a vice president running against his president.

it will make for some interesting drama. anchor: looking at next week, because he will be formally announcing, as well as chris christie. anthony: he is running again. he ran in 2016. he's best remembered for when he essentially destroyed marco rubio's presidential hopes, when it looked like he had an opportunit to win the new hampshire primary. there was talk about chris christie being a contender, he did run in 2012. now he is running for the second time. i think it will be him going on a kamikaze crse towards donald trump. we will see. anchor: i want to ask about an event that takes place in iowa, the roast and ride. iowa has the most amazing events. anthony: this is from joni ernst, where they get on motorcycles, the presidential candidates, rev the engines.

i have not been to this one, but i have been to other kinds of events. a democratic senator had a fish fry, steak fry for some time. i went to a wing ding dinner in 2019, but no chicken wings. i was disappointed. anchor: we will have to get you on a motorcycle one day. thank you so much. researchers in the u.k. say blood tests have shown promising results in detecting a fifth -- in detecting 50 different kinds of cancer. we have a medical editor now with more. correspondent: scientists believe we are getting closer to a blood test that can detect and rule out cancer. this one was developed by a california company. how does it work? it looks for fragments of cancer dna, which have broken off from

a tumor and are in the bloodstream. in the biggest trial of its kind , oxford university scientists worked with 5000 people who had cancer symptoms. the blood test correctly identified two out of three cancer cases. what it means is 75% of those patients with a positive blood test had cancer. which was confirmed by conventional methods like scans. but 2.5% who had a negative test also had cancer, which is why researchers describe as a work in progress, not accurate enough to be used in daily practice. what is exciting the researchers is where cancer was identified, in 85% of cases, the blood test was able to pinpoint the original site of the cancer. is is crucial, as often people go to the doctor with only vague symptoms, like weight loss and

abdominal pain. a major trial is underway with 140,000 healthy volunteers to see if the blood test can detect early signs of cancer. the first results will come next year. if successful, the nhs will extended the rollout to about one million people. anchor: a look at other stories. the government in senegal has blocked messaging platforms after deadly clashes between security and protesters on thursday. this followed it the conviction of an opposition politician for immoral behavior. he was sentenced to two years in jail. he maintains the charges were politically motivated. and the governing body of european football says they have charged the manager of roma with

using abusive language against a referee. he was seen confronting anthony taylorn the stadium car park after the match on wednesday, which roma lost on penalties to the spanish team. here in the u.s., people are wearing orange to mark national gun violence awareness day, remembering victims who lost their lives to gun violence. as of may 31, the gun violence archive reports over 17,000 people have died this year because of gun violence. the number also includes deaths by suicide. 109 children under the age of 12 have lost their lives. gun violence is the leading cause of death of children in america. the white house will be lit up in orange this evening to mark the day. and in the administration is urging congress to do more to address the pandemic. >> the president said he is proud to have signed the most significant gun safety

legislation indicates with dozens of executive actions, but it is not enough. anchor: our online team has been looking into the impact of gun violence on everyday life here in america. "how gun violence is reshaping american lives" is the article and we have the co-author of the peace now. -- piece now. you spoke with americans who have been affected by guns. how is gun violence reshaping the country? >> what we are seeing>> is as mass shootings are becoming more and more common in the u.s., we have a large majority of americans impacted. we were inspired by a survey that came out from a nonprofit that focuses on policy, that showed the overwhelming majority, 84% of americans, are taking a behavior to protect

themselves from gun violence. so, the behaviors range. a 30 people are avoiding certain spaces like crowded concerts or public transport at busy times. other people are having difficult conversations with young children about what it means to have lockdown drills, how to stay safe in school. and it can be more drastic things like, we spoke to a man that recently moved neighborhoods after his daughter was born because gun violence was becoming pervasive in his neighborhood and he worried about raising a daughter in the area. we are seeing that it is really a fear of gun violence impacting everybody, both those who have tnessed gun violence and those who have not. anchor: gun violence is not just an american issue, but how unique are those kinds of reactions you just told us about in the united states? >> i think that gun violence happens all over the world, but it happens much more frequently in the u.s. compared to other

developed countries because we have more relaxed gun laws. this year we have had more than 200 mass shootings already, so we are going to have another deadly year. this is an issue that is impacting americans so much because it happened so frequently in the u.s. anchor: you mentioned gun violence and the effect on young people, students -- what did you hear about how schools are trying to deal with the impact of this way above shootings that happened on campus? >> school shootings represent a smaller portion of the overall incidents of gun violence, but they are becoming more common, and they are becoming more deadly. i think it creates a sense of fear for many parents who are dropping their kids off and not sure whether they will be picking them up at the end of the day. we spoke to a mother who lost her daughter in a shooting in florida in 2018, and after that she bought bulletproof backpacks

for her kids, because she said it is not if there will be another shooting, but when. and she wants to do everything she can to protect her children. we spoke to a dad who spoke with his nine-year-old about a lockdown. she said it is not going to work, the gunman can shoot down the door. parents are being put in positions of how to protect my children. anchor: madalyn speaking with us today on national gun violence awareness day. thank you for your reporting. now, in case you were not watching last night, there is a new national spelling bee champion in the u.s. >> p-h-i-l-e? >> that is correct. anchor: deb shaw won the spelling bee and the $50,000 prize along with it. spelling the word correctly in the final round.

it got us talking about the finer points of spelling, including why some words are spelled differently in american english than in british english. and we put it to some of the contestants at this billing b. >> what we will do is we will give you words and you have to spell them in british english instead of american english. >> the british way? ok. that seems tricky. >> colour. >> color? i can do this. colour. >> the word defense. >> defense. what type of defense? defense. >> level 3, check. >> check. >> cheque.

i do not know why you put a q in it. >> tire. >> there is a british way to spell this? ♪ >> i did not know that you spelled it differently. tyre? >> tyre. >> the final round. maneuver. >> i do not know how to do this, but let me think. maneuvie? >> maneuvor? >> i have heard of that before. >> you got it. >> hello, bbc. >> fix your spellings. what are you guys doing? >> spell it the american way for once. >> i was in an american spelling bee. it shows. >> i commend you for living with

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