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>> this is bbc worlds america. nato leaders agreed to allow ukraine to join the alliance, but only when certain conditions have been met. the u.s. senate receives a secretive briefing on ai and probes a high-profile sports murder. the bbc accompanies the rescue of a migrant ship in the mediterranean and speaks to those who say they will do anythingo get to europe. welcome to world news america. a critical nato summit underway in lithuania with ukraine's push for membership topping the agenda and creating friction with president zelenskyy. he's calling for a clear timetable for a succession. but nato's secretary-general

said that's not possible until certain conditions have been met. president zelenskyy called it absurd and nadal followed by announcing a set of measures to support ukraine including a multiyear assistance program to help ukraine's transition to nato training standards. a new nato ukraine counsel with the alliance will meet as equals, and ukraine's membership pathway will be simplified and admitted when allies agree and certain conditions are met. the secretary-general believes the announcements will give ukraine confidence. >> ukraine will become a member of nato. and agreed to remove the requirement for a membership action plan. this will change ukraine's membership path from a two process to a one-step process. we also made clear we will issue an invitation for ukraine to join when allies agree and conditions are met. >> later in the day, volodymyr

zelenskyy delivered a speech emphasizing the importance of his country's membership in the alliance. >> i came here today believing in the partners, believing in strong nato, that does not doubt, does not waste time, and does not turn heads towards any aggressor. ukraine will make nato stronger and nato will make ukraine safer. >> lewis vaughan jones is covering the summit for us. he joins us for more. we saw these lines of dissidents today where the ukrainian president said he wants a clear timetable. the nato secretary-general said that cannot happen until certain conditions have been met. president zelenskyy moving the needle -- >> if we know anything about

president zelenskyy, he's not shy. he is not shy of voicing his opinion. certainly shy of asking what he wants. said the word absurd, that is the description of the fact ukraine doesn't have a set timetable for joining nato. this evening, it was dinner at the presidential palace with all of the heads of state. a kind of working social occasion. i don't know how much small talk president zelenskyy was engaging with and how much he was venting s frustration. if you look at what he was given, it was considerable and significant. an open channel of communication . the first meeting will be tomorrow. wednesday, when president zelenskyy will be giving his

thoughts on the deal. like you mentioned, things like simple find the process, speeding up the process into nato. certainly a feeling at the summit that he's -- that these are considerable concrete steps towards what ukraine wants. >> coming back to the point about conditions needing to be met before ukraine can become part of nato. has nato talked about those conditions? >> there is a lot -- i will spare everyone the details. the normal process, there is a lot of work to be done around processeand corruption and things like that. part of the deal now is we are going to shorten that. also part of the deal this support military. this is being done with a few

announcements of a bilateral basis. germany for example with a package of support, tanks, munitions, training. to be training up ukrainian pilots starting in october. so these kind of steps, military aid to ukraine are significant, important, and welcome, no doubt. retired british army official saying what he wanted to see was a more coordinat effort rather than relying on bilateral individual -- a more coordinated support effort to take ukraine. >> lewis vaughan jones reporting for us. good to speak to you. two high-profile issues have taken center stage in washington. u.s. senators are examining artificial intelligence and the

merger of the pga and liv golf tours. chuck schumer led a closed door meeting and the white house briefed all senators on ai as lawmakers considered adopting legislative safeguards on the emerging technology. the first ever classified senate briefing on ai. senator schumer had previously called for comprehensive legislation to address ai. he said the purpose is to learn how we are using and investing in ai to protect our national security and learn what our adversaries are doing in ai. 2 pga tour officials went before a senate panel to defend the u.s. golf tour's decision to merge with the liv golf tour. it raised concerns in washington about lawmakers wary of the human rights concerns. senater richard blumenthal who cochaired the hearing had this to say. >> today's hearing is about more than a game of golf.

it is about how a brutal, repressive regime can indeed take over a cherished american institution. to cleanse its public image. a regime that has reportedly killed journalists, jailed and tortured dissidents, fostered the war in yemen, and supported other terrorist activities, including the 9/11 attack on our nation. it is also about hypocrisy. how vast sums of money can reduce individuals to betray their own values and supporters, or perhaps reveal a lack of values from the beginning. it is about other sports and institutions that could fall prey if their leaders let it be all about the money. >> our correspondent has been

followg this story. >> the decision rocked the world of golf. bitter rivals, liv golf and the u.s. pga tour joining forces. although there is only an agreement in principle, the details need to be ironed out. lawmakers on capitol hill have concerns about the merger. saying it is merely a way for saudi arabia to improve its reputation as it faces criticism on his record on human rights, women's rights, and the rights of the lgbtq community. pga board member jimmy done said the deal was necessary to preserve the game of golf. >> the pga tour to joint liv golf, others were pressured to do the same. the pga tour and liv were facing each other in litigation. you can feel it spreading to fans. my concern was it all continued,

expensive legal fights, every day wondering what player would lead next. the fan base tired of hearing it. sponsors nervous. golf would be damaged forever. >> u.s. lawmakers are not the only ones concerned about the merger between these two giants in the golf world. the u.s. justice department already said it will be looking closely at the deal for any antitrust concerns. that could set up a massive regulatory hurdle for a merger meant to bring a bitter rivalry to an end in an increasingly divided sport. >> in israel, protesters took to the streets in large numbers against new leglation aimed at restricting the power of judges. this was the scene in tel aviv. demonstrations came after a new bill narrowly passed its first reading. the contentious bill from prime minister benjamin netanyahu's

right-wing government sparked protests. critics of the legislation are concerned it erodes democratic safeguards. our middle east correspondent has more. >> this is tel aviv. i want you to see here -- trying to get into the terminal building. it is a massive protest. straight fashion down below, delivering people by the hundreds. all of these protectors, and -- they are hurting the protesters away from the terminal itself. the protests here at the airport. the atmosphere here is pretty chaotic.

they're pushing them back and not allowing them to get close. it caused a lot of disruption for the airport. in tel aviv, thousands of people there, thousands -- a huge day of disruption. they say they want to bring the untry to a standstill. benjamin netanyahu's coalition of the far right began the review back through the parliament. in terms of what happens next, they are very much at a standoff. they're going to push through, at least the bill at the moment.

the police will have zero tolerance with a disruption that stops traffic, and what he calls riots. a very deep division. breaking out into the open once again. >> just weeks after a migrant boat disaster, migrants trying to cross the mediterranean told the bbc nothing can stop them from trying to reach europe hurried reporter crossin in the center mediterranean in the first five months of 2023 are more than double the same period last year. our reporter witnessed firsthand the rescue of one boat in distress after it set off. >> saying the rates of migration

rising amid rorts of deadly migrant shipwrecks, we wanted to see exactly what was going on. he joined the migrant rescue ngo as it set off on a patrol from sicily. this is what it looks like to have gambled your life and won. most of these 86 migrants are under the age of 18. their lives ahead of them. but they said nothing can stop them from trying to cross the mediterranean. >> so after -- >> for migrant rescue charity sos, it is a fast operation. the libyan coast guard are heading to the scene. the crew are worried they will stop the rescue and take the boys back to libya. but the vessel stops in the

distance. the rescue can proceed. and all 86 boys aboard the rescue ship. some suffering from dehydrati. others waste no time celebrating. many left home years ago in search of opportunities in europe. the young migrants we spoke to are to remain anonymous as they share traumatic details on their journeys. -- all is left for me is to go to leave the country and get housing for myself. >> many say they have attempted the crossing multiple times. >> seven times i have tried to cross. >> all of the teenagers we spoke to told us they had friends who died trying to get to europe.

this 17-year-old was on a boat thatsank. >> i see -- i cannot help all of them. >> the boys settle into fe on board. this 18-year-old speaking to us from the ship's medical center says it's a world away from the journey he took. >> with her little baby, -- the small girl -- there was blood coming from the mouth of the small child. >> the suffering continued in libya after failed crossings. >> this is my friend i'm talking

about. he said he's ok. they bit him in a very serious way. >> they got their first taste of western education. the boys are now focused on a life in italy. as the teenagers disembark, it is unclear whether what europe will offer them will be worth the life or death risk they took. the reporting on this story was challenging. not least because we wanted to be in the speedboat as the rescue took place. a lot of the footage was shot on a go pro on my helmet. i have my hands free to record audio, take pictures, and hold on. the boat was very fast and full of people, so i had limited space to work in. i also need to -- needed to be

conscious to let the rescuerew do their jobs. it continued when we got onto the ship. we had a very good time to speak to the migrants and find out their stories. so for three days, we were on deck from dawn until dusk talking them to find out everything they could before they disembarked in italy. >> a second person has come forward to the bbc to say they felt threatened by the bbc presenter at the center of the controversy over payment for sexually explicit photos. the individual in their early 20's was first contacted anonymously by the male presenter on a dating app. after the presenter revealed his identity, he told the person not to tell anyone. the person later implied they would name the presenter at some point. the presenter reacted by sending abusive expletive filled messages. bbc news has been able to verify the messages were sent from a phone number belonging to the

presenter. speaking to pb -- bbc news, a person who has no connection to the individual at the center of the story for payments for photos said they were scared by the power of the presenter held. bbc news contacted the presenter -- presenter and received no response to the latest allegations. the director general defended the incorporation's handling of the initial complaint against the presenter. the bbc was first contacted on most eight weeks ago by the family claiming their child had received money for sexually explicit photos. the presenter was not spoken to by the corporation until last thursday. our media editor reports on the latest developments. >> the bbc at the center of a storm. not a good situation, the director general said. claims and counterclaims going on about a bbc presenter unnamed sending explicit photographs, unlike with the bbc did wooden -- when the family complained.

tim daly said he would launch an internal review of bbc complaints procedure. >> there is a good question i'm asking is how are complaints like this red flag through the organization, and i want that immediately looked at and to review the prices to make sure we are satisfied. >> the bbc offered up a new timeline. the key information around how they handled that early complaint. on the 18th of may, a family member went into a bbc building to try and complain. the next day, the complaint reached the corporate investigations team, who felt it did not involve criminality. on the same day, they emailed the family member who did not respond. more than two weeks later, they called the mobile given, but the call did not connect. the case was kept open. a month later, the sun contacted

the bbc court for a press conference which contained new allegations. after that, the top executives informed the complainant interviewed and presenter spoken to for the first time action was swift. >> it was a difficult situation in which we get response to attempts to get more information. when the information came to me, i think we acted very speedily. >> that included suspending presenter. the director general told me he had personally spoken to the still unnamed presenter throughout this. mr. daley is still under pressure. particularly over how much effort was made to investigate the serious complaint made in may. >> that timeline today they released is very damning. the idea that after you get a complaint of any kind from concerned parents saying a major presenter is a vast amount of money and turning my child into

a drug addict. whether or not it is true, because you cannot know it. you have to ring alarm bells like that. >> the bbc has spoken publicly, e son has not. there was pushback on the claims by the lawyer for the young person at the heart of this that his story is rubbish and nothing inappropriate or unlawful went on between the client and the presenter. the sun had the family standing by the story. asking how the loved one can afford a lawyer. the paper told us it felt the family intact for not understanding the bbc complaint system. with the police involved, the matches asked them to pause their investigation. the corporation does feel damaged by this story. >> i think the bbc is often in the midst of quite painful and difficult affairs. and one thing i would say is these are clearly damaging to the bbc, it is not a good situation. >> have been days of headlines

and media attention, but no sign of the story reaching an end. >> now to some other headlines. a jury in michigan has found a 2014 document discovered in aretha franklin's couch after her death is a valid will. it pitted her children against each other, arguing over two handwritten wills ending a nearly five-year legal fight over her multimillion dollar fortune. donald trump asked for his trial on charges of illegally stashing classified documents to be postponed until after the 2024 election. the former u.s. president and front runner for the republican nomination said a trial date of december 11 would deny his legal time reasonable to prepare. heap pled not guilty at arraignment in miami last month. the start of a process to declare earth is in epoque. it says humans have pushed the planet into this space and it is

transforming the world. a sediment from a canadian lake has been selected as the best example of human impact on geological record. the last time it was declared was 11,000 years ago. u.s. president joe biden declared a state of emergency in the northeast state of vermont after torrential downpours triggered life-threatening flash floods. the announcement provides federal government resources to support the state, which would see more heavy rain until tuesday. roads in some areas entirely underwater, and people left trapped in their homes. rescue teams arrived to help, but more is likely to pose a significant challenge. it is not just the u.s., india battling with the aftermath of catastrophic floods. >> one of the worst affected areas in the north indian ste, no rain at the moment. the weather is clear at most places in the region, which has

brought relief tpeople. but rainfall has left behind a trail of destruction in modern -- northern states. they are put on high alert as the flooding -- water levels will rise to dangerous levels. thousands living near the riverbanks have evacuated to several locations. weather forecasters have worn heavy rain is continued through the region for the next few days. more than 40 people known to have died in the past few days of heavy rain and foding in northern india. >> one canadian man is not letting his paralysis define his success. a swimming incident left him paralyzed. they plan to track more than 4800 miles of canada for months. he hopeshe journey will raise awareness for ace accessible -- accessible bike route. think you for watching world narrator: funding for this presentation of this program

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