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ukraine's recovery. we have an exclusive interview with president zelenskyy on what is needed to rebuild his country. [cheering] helena: the door open for the u.k.'s biggest music festival. glastonbury kicks off with elton john and the arctic monkeys set to perform. ♪ helena: welcome to "world ws america" on pbs and around the globe. glimmers of hope and the cold realities in the search for the titanic sub. underwater noises were picked up by canadian aircraft that raised hopes those on board were tapping on meal to show what -- metal to show where they were. the sub began its dive sunday morning. less than two hours later contact was lost.

five people on board should have been underwater for no more than eight hours, yet here we are. let's cross the line to colin, who is covering this story from boston. these noises, reported last night, have focused the search. do we know more about these sounds? colin: today we got confirmation some sound or noise was detected during this search by canadian officials using sonar buoys that can listen under the water. these sounds are being analyzed by u.s. navy experts to determine who or what was making those sounds, and the exact location it is coming from. this is focusing what is a wide search now deploying more resources to the area where those noises were detected. as we heard earlier in a press

conference from the u.s. coast guard, it is providing a glimmer of hope. >> when you are in the middle of a search and rescue case, you always have hope. with respect to noises specifically, we do not know what they are. the p3 detected noises, that is why they put sonar buoys -- sonar buoys in the water. we are searching where the noise wadetected and will continue to do so. helena: locating the sub is one challenge, but the rescue operation is a different matter. colin: right now priority one is finding this vessel. that has to happen first. there is a rescue plan beginning to take shape. key bits of equipment and expertise are being moved in, including a crane capable of lifting small aircraft or vessels from the depths of the

ocean. that is a key part of any potential rescue plan. in the meantime, it is about survival for the five people we believe to be on board. especially as the supply of oxygen continues to diminish. >> the best thing they can do is conserve their breathing. every breath they take consumes oxygen and that is their limiting factor. need to minimize oxygen they breathe in, carbon dioxide they breae out. they could be sleeping, take sleeping medicine, but the best thing is to rest and continue to bang on the wall. helena: talk to us about the scale of this operation in terms of size and international cooperation. colin: this search-and-rescue operation gets bigger by the hour. there are five vessels searching

along the surface. 10 more boats are expected to be deployed or are already in the area. there are several rov's, remote operated vehicles, like an underwater drone. there is a french vessel on its way, arriving soon, equipped with a robot capable of goingo the very bottom of the ocean. this is crucial when you look at the scale of the depths we are talking about. from the surface down to 1000 meters, that is the point sunlight can no longer penetrate. below that level it is dark, making any kind of rescue effort difficult. we know the ship wreck of the titanic rests below the ocean 3800 meters. that is where we believe this vessel to tighten -- this vessel, the titan, was before the signal was lost.

to my left and my right there is media from all over the world. the international world captivated. awaiting updates and thinking of the five people we believed to be trapped inside. there is attention being paid in the boston area as well, near to the original destination of the titanic in the 1910's. there is a titanic museum nearby. plenty of people paying attention. everybody waiting and time is of the essence. we will see what happens tomorrow. lots of media attention. helena: our correspondent reporting from boston, thank you. we will have more with our correspondent in newfoundland. yo can get the latest on our website, bbc.com/news.

turning to the war in ukraine, international allies pledged billions of dollars to help the country's recovery efforts. comments came at the recovery conference in london. a world bank official said ukraine will need external help for many years to come. here is what the u.s. secretary of state had to say. >> recovery is about laying the foundation for ukraine to thrive as a secure, independent country, fully integrated with europe, connected to markets around the world. a democracy rooted in the rule of law. a place where all ukrainians have dignity, human rights, the opportunity to reach their full potential. helena: in an exclusive interview, president zelenskyy said ukraine needs f16's to win the war and wants security guarantees from nato. >> mr. president, the nato

secretary-general said ukraine would not be invited to join the nato alliance. what is your reaction? >> negative. he knows my position. we have told them numerous times, do not kick the foundations from under our feet. nato motivates us. the fact we could be invited to join is where we stand. this invitation is just words. we are not beggars. it is not about going cpa in hand. it is about us making nato stronger. everyone knows we would be the most powerful member of the eastern flank. we have proven it in terms of nato standards, having a powerful army and resilience of our people. we have proven all of it, not with words, but with blood.

if we are given safety guarantees instead of nato, this is not fair. this is not an alternative and will never be an alternative for us. otherwise, why finland, sweden? why were they quickly accepted into nato after they started talking about joining? why do i react to nato like that? if you do not see us in nato, you will have to admit it and ukraine and the population of ukraine will understand. we will have to live differently. even when you win, even when this war is over, we will face the high risk of war happening again. >> are you worried that if vladimir putin is too far cornered that could become dangerous? that he could use nuclear weapons? >> putin has been dangerous since 2014 when he occupied the

first of our territories. he became even more dangerous on the 24th of february because he started a full-scale war. if he talks of the use of nuclear weapons, no one can make 100% confident forecasts there. i do not think he is ready to do it today because he is worried about s life. he loves it a lot. at least that is how it seems to me. there is no way to be guarantor to a man with no ties to reality who, in the 21st century, moves to full-scale war against their neighbor. >> vladimir putin a few days ago described you as a disgrace to the h -- to the jewish people. how do you respond to those comments? present zelenskyy: it is difficult to react to that.

the person saying that is either uneducated or does not understand his words have resonance because today he will be the second king of antisemitism after hitler's -- hitler. this is not the level of a modern person. not to mention it is the president speaking. even ordinary people do not say such things. the civilized world cannot speak that way. it is important for me to hear the reaction of the world. i am grateful for its support. helena: in other news, the israeli army used a drone to strike a car carrying what it called a terrorist cell in occupied west bank. military sources three palestinian gunmen were killed. they opened fire on a checkpoint and carried out recent shooting attacks.

a large explosion in a historic part of central paris injured at least 16 people, a building on the rue saint-jacques, which runs through the latin quarter. it was consumed in flames and partially collapsed. it stands next to the 17th century val de grace church. there had been a strong smell of gas before t honduras fired the security minister after a right a women's jail killed 46 people. officials say most who died were killed in the fire, but others were shot, stabbed or beaten to death. authorities in china fired back at u.s. president joe biden after he called chinese president xi jinping a dictator. mr. biden's comments came after a fundraising event in california, a day after u.s. secretary of state met with mr. xi in a bid to smooth over

ruffled relations. here is our correspondent in beijing. reporter: can this be fixed? of course it can. they can still have a meeting later in the year, probably october, where leaders of these two super world powers can meet with each other, possibly in california. by then people will have forgotten about this, though it will be mentioned in some background. they have to ride this out. if they want to prevent this relationship from collapsing further. you would like to be a fly on the wall where antony blinken brought the news joe biden said this. surely he would have been tearing his hair out. he came to all this trouble to come here and patch things up and just a day later we have this fresh crisis with beijing and washington slinging mud at

one another. helena: we want to focus on what the u.k. government admitted was a historic injustice involving the wind rush generation -- winrush generation. those who came to the u.k. from jamaica in the 1970's. hundreds of mentally ill patients were sent back and their families are calling for an inquiry. >> i never had a father figure in my life. >> i could not say the word love. it took me years. reporter: the trauma of what happened to these women as children has never left them. nearly 60 years on, this is the first me they have spoken about it publicly. >> i did feel and still do, i was abandoned.

we were left. reporter: in 1966, 12 years after he arrived in britain from the caribbean island, he was repatriated after being hospitalized due to a mental illness. his wife and five daughters never saw him again. >> really sad. reporter: it is only in the course of researching this story jun learned the truth of what happened to him. including that he wanted to return to his family and mistakes were made in his case by the u.k. government. >> how dare they? this was a vulnerable man. they are supposed to look after vulnerable people, but they just left him. they abandoned him. reporter: his mother, another member of the windrush generation, was sent back to britain on mental health grounds around the same time. it meant she was taken into care

andid not see her again for nearly 20 years. >> her being sent back to jamaica, that robbed me of a mother. reporter: these cases were not the only ones of their kind. using documents stored in the national archives, for the first time, we can show the extent of how many of the windrush generation were repatriated in the 1950's, 19 60's, 19 70's. more than 400 chronically sick and mentally ill patients were sent back to the caribbean. evidence suggests it was not always for their benefit. government documents from the 1960's show that people like their parents should only have been repatriated if they wanted to return, if their doctor felt it would have benefited their health and there were resources to take care of them. this letter shows hospital authorities were trying to send

patients back largely due to pressure on beds, giving the impression this was done regardless of whether adequate treatment was available. lawyer jacqueline mckenzie has represented hundreds of victims of the windrush scandal. she and other legal experts questioned the legality of the practice. >> i think this is worse than the windrush scandal -- it is part of the scandal, but the most egregious element of it every the state now owes it to the descendants of people affected to provide them with answers and redress. reporter: in a statement a government spokesperson said it recognizes the campaigning of families seeking to address the historic injustice faced by their loved ones and were committed to righting the wrongs. the law has changed since the time of these cases.

now an independent tribunal has to agree any repatriation would be in the best interests of the patients. meanwhile june and marcia search for answers. helena: our top story, the search for a missing tourist submarine in the north atlantic is widening. the cofounder of horizon maritime services, the mother ship that carries the submissive bull has this to say. >> we are aware of the time sensitivity. our crews and onshore teams are experts and will support this effort in any way they can. we remain focused on searching for the titan and hope they will be located and brought home safely. helena: let's speak to our correspondent in newfoundland. we just heard from the head of

the company, the polar prince. >> this is the first time the company has spoken. when they came to give a statement, he appeared really emotional. it is taking a huge toll on everyone. he said the mothership is at the titanic wreckage site, helping with rescue efforts. i asked of the families were there, too. he said he could not answer that, but said he was supported arid sunday we first heard about the vessel going missing. there was a long delay when the polar prince lost contact with the vessel to when they reported it to the coast guard, a delay of more than fourrs h.ou as asked about the delay but was adamant all protocols had been followed. helena: with the bbc team

speaking to you over recent days, we have gotten a feeling of how misty it can be where you are. talk to us about the variables, how challenging weather conditions and remoteness can make this rescue operation. reporter: the weather conditions are better today than yesterday, it is clearer. the search-and-rescue site is 400 miles off the coast, but these rescue teams are used to dealing with the mist, that is the least of their problems. this is still very much a search-and-rescue operation, but nobody is being unrealistic. experts are saying, this is a tiny sub in a large ocean. it is tantamount to finding a missing spacecraft on the others of the mn, that is how high the stakes are. they are being realistic about that, but still, heavy equipment

vessels are coming to st. john's which are sent far into the atlantic ocean to continue with the rescue operation. as far as the teams are concerned, the opportunity is there for survival, they will keep it and keep going. helena: in st. john's it is a maritime community. i am sure people are familiar with the perils of the ocean, but how are they responding to this? reporter: they are used to awful things happening, given their location to the arctic ocean, given their location to the titanic. but people are bewildered by what happened. i spoke to a man named barry, a captain. he goes out regularly on towards. -- tours. this is seen as the iceberg capital of the world. he said he has thought sometimes

going down to the titanic wreckageite. he has thought about it many times, but would not take that risk. those are the sorts of things a lot of people are saying. a small community, really stunned by what happens. helena: we can imagine. thank you for your reporting. the doors have opened for the u.k.'s preeminent music festival. glastonbury drawing visitors from all over the world since 1970 with the promisef great music and a one-of-a-kind experience. fans have been making their way to the site. our entertainment correspondent has this report. [cheering] reporter: the moments glastonbury opened its doors. >> 3, 2, 1. reporter: optimistic friday's

headliner arctic monkeys will play, despite laryngitis, causing last nights show to be called off. >> he is recovering, i am sure we will be all right -- alright. we have backup plans. i am not telling you anything. reporter: could the turnup's -- turnips show up? this year, the capacity has been increased to a total of 210,000. including this elton john fan who came a long way. >> came all the way from korea. reporter: festivalgoers using techniques to bring in their belongings. >> you think it was my first rodeo. reporter: some dubious washing methods were being discussed. >> you arrived with two buckets. reporter: one to wash my body

and one to wash my face. reporter: only add glastonbury can you have a misunderstanding like this. >> we were walking and it all snapped and now we have to drag it, it is a nightmare. reporter: the rollers? >> what rollers? i thought you meant the wheels. reporter: the music does not start on the main stages for another two days. helena: before we go, wednesday is not just a one of glastonbury, it is the summer solstice. to honor the occasion times square in new york hosted a mass yoga session. they practiced their downward dogs in one of the busiest intersections and wrote peace. it is also international yoga day. overseas, nearly 10,000 people

in the u.k. woke up early to gather at stonehenge to welcome the summer solstice. they watched the sun rise find the entrance to the iconic stone circle. it is a mical, mystical place on a symbolic day of the year. ♪ i'm helena 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 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. ♪ ♪

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