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collide in the north sea and u.s. stock markets fall sharply on -- over the concern of president trump's trade tariffs. welcome to world news america. secretary of state marco rubio says he hopes to resolve the u.s. pause in military aid to ukraine, making those comments to reporters before touching down in saudi arabia, where he is taking part in peace talks with ukrainian officials this week. volodymyr zelenskyy is also in saudi arabia but will not directly participate in tuesday's talks. rubio says russia and ukraine will need to make concessions to end the war. the top american diplomat out of the u.s. will be in listening mode as he hopes to get a sense of what types of concessions each side is willing to make. let's go to saudi arabia and speak with our state department

correspondent, who has been traveling with marco rubio. tom, what is the state department and marco rubio saying about how they are approaching these talks? >> rubio came to the back of the plane just before we landed here to talk to us traveling press about that. what he is saying is that this is an opportunity for the americans to look at ukraine and see if they are ready to make progress, and their words, with trump's plan. 10 days ago president zelenskyy was told to leave the white house and was told by a trump and vance he was ungrateful and disrespectful and basically he had to show them he was prepared to sign on to what trump wants,

which is a quick truce with russia. president zelenskyy says that is without the immediate pledge of an american security guarantee in the event that russia should breach the cease-fire. clearly what is happening here is the americans are saying no is not an acceptable answer. so i think we will get increased pressure tomorrow and a sense from the americans to understand what the ukrainian concessions they are prepared to make our and take them to russia and find out how big they are gap is and to see if they can bridge it. >> how are the ukrainians going into these talks? >> president zelenskyy has also landed here and is meeting

separately with the crown prince bin salman here, a planned trip from a while ago. it's a bit strange because president zelenskyy is not meeting the american delegation here tomorrow, not meeting marco rubio or the white house national security advisor, who was also here. it's a pure level discussion counterparts. we are told zelenskyy is not involved, which is odd because he is here and i wonder if something might emerge during the day. let's see how the talks go and if president zelenskyy suddenly make some sort of appearance but given how fractured the relationship is with the suspension of u.s. military and intelligence assistance, given that fundamental breakdown the way president zelenskyy was attacked by trump and vance after he tried to argue in the

oval office, i think anything is possible. it is unclear we will get a positive result. what ukraine wants is a limited truce, they want to put that to the americans and see if it is enough to work with, to believe they are serious about trump's plan but there is a lot to make up for in the sense of how badly this relationship has deteriorated in a short time. >> thank you for reporting tonight. thank you very much. let's get more on the ukrainian perspective now with the former presidential advisor to the president of ukraine and chief economic advisor to the prime minister. alexander, great to have you tonight. after the bruising meeting in the oval office with president zelenskyy, what do you think ukraine is looking for going into these negotiations?

>> thank you for having me. i think it is largely the same things, security guarantees hopefully in some form or the promise of security guarantees going forward, some sort of cooperation with the americans regarding the minerals deal, that seems to be important to the trump administration and way to move forward in terms of negotiations broadly. >> from what we have seen about this minerals agreement, we do not have the final details but from what we understand, they would provide economic guarantees that would then serve as a deterrent to vladimir putin. how do the ukrainians see that? >> economic guarantees by themselves are a step in the right direction and it is good to have u.s. interest or western interest in ukraine because it creates incentives to protect interests, including through security but it is not

sufficient. there was american business in ukraine and it was not enough to deter russia from launching their invasion so we need more than that. what form or fashion or sequence is subject to debate and that should be the matter of discussions. >> could those security degrees come from elsewhere, perhaps from european allies? bricks potentially these are credible security guarantees, which is what they need, credibility, something we never had before including from putin. then potentially sufficient, it is something we should and would consider. >> the u.k. per is hopeful the talks will lead to the u.s. restarting weapons assistance and intelligence sharing as well. given the dialogue and where the relationship is now, is that possible and on the table this week? >> i think the question should

not be whether it is possible. it is necessary for the survival of ukraine and if political leadership is serious about ukrainian survival, all other issues are secondary. who leads the country or whether someone needs to step down and others come in, those are to allow for it security guarantees and cooperation with western partners including the u.s. >> the secretary of state said ukraine and russia will both have to make concessions in order for there to be peace. you talked about security guarantees being important. do you think ukraine is willing to make concessions on things like territory, crimea, for example? >> if you look at what ukrainians think and feel and now you see war fatigue and most of the population wants a cease-fire or some sort of settlement, the question becomes

what are ukrainians willing to sacrifice and that is a separate matter. i think what is key for ukraine is security guarantees, not recognition of permanent cessation of territories to russia, not ready to recognize the permanent cessation of territories, we recognize the fact that we cannot get them back via military right now but we would want to do for that issue to the future and those issues are important as well as the recovery and potential reparations from russia. >> as someone who served as presidential advisor, can you give us a sense of how difficult the position is that credit -- president zelenskyy is in right now? >> he is in a very difficult position. internationally he obviously does not have the support we saw initially three years ago. that is number one. internally, people are tired, there is a lot of war fatigue in

ukraine and the position -- and opposition is slowly rising so no matter how you look at it, he is not is in the same position as three years ago, his position is weaker but we need to move forward and if we need to move forward politically as well to survive as a country, that is a feasible option. >> thank you so much for joining us on bbc news. the owner of a container ship says one of the crew is still missing after today's crash with an oil tanker in the north sea off the coast of east yorkshire. both ships were damaged and jet fuel is spilling into the sea. philip norton sent this report. reporter: two burning ships in the north sea, tinkers cargo of aviation fuel on fire and spilling into the water a few miles off the coast of yorkshire. they collided just before 10:00

a.m., crewmembers abandon both ships as they were rocked by explosions. this was a distress call on the radio. >> they have collided. the outer anchorage. both vessels are abandoned. one is carrie and jet fuel, which is on fire and in the water -- one is carrying a jet fuel, which is on fire and in the area -- in the water. reporter: the emergency response focused on this part -- port. those yellow vessels are high-speed vessels normally used for servicing the offshore wind farms and today they brought 32 crewmembers back to the waiting fleet of ambulances. all 37 crewmembers have been accounted for now and brought ashore. one needed hospital treatment. >> all of them were alive and

able to get from the vessel. i do not know to what extent there are injuries but all 32 that came were alive. reporter: the u.s. flag tanker immaculate had sailed from greece and was anchored at sea. the cargo of aviation fuel. the portuguese container ship salon was sailing from scotland to the netherlands. among the cargo, 15 containers of sodium cyanide. the weather was foggy overnight and visibility was poor. but they are already questions as to how this could happen with two modern ships. >> even the most detailed safety systems can lead to this happening, not lead to them but do not prevent accidents from happening and i suspect in this

case that this is one of the accidents. it should not have happened, but it did. it's not uncommon but unusual to have such a big explosion. usually results in damage to ships but not an explosion of this magnitude. reporter: evidence is being gathered and thoughts turned to the environmental impact this accident might have. >> shares on wall street had their worst day of the year monday led by the nasdaq which closed down more than 4% near the selloff is driven by concerns about the impact of trump's trade policies on the u.s. economy. investors are worried a trade war could push the economy into recession. sunday the president would not rule out the possibility of a u.s. recession, saying the world's largest economy is in transition and it comes as canada announces retaliatory tariffs against the u.s. with the premier of ontario saying it will be u.s. households that

suffer if measures go into effect. >> ontario will keep up the fight and apply maximum pressure to maximize our leverage. that is why today we are moving forward with the 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports. for the one point 5 million american homes and businesses that ontario powers, homes and businesses in minnesota, michigan and new york, this surcharge will cost to and businesses in the states up to $400,000 each day. >> for more on the situation, our report from ottawa. reporter: suddenly, everything has changed in canadian politics with threats coming from a once ally, people are rallying. >> sorry, u.s., but we are a sovereign nation. this is home for me. if there is anyone out there

threatening it, i want to be part of the fight against it >>. in first place, the next prime minister of canada, mark carney. reporter: in the middle of the crisis, this man seized opportunity. >> america is not canada and canada never, ever will be part of america in any way, shape, or form. [applause] reporter: today you heard it, the new leader of the liberal party and the next prime minister of canada. an extraordinary result for mark carney, a man who is a safe pair of hands to take on donald trump south of the border and they hope help them cling to power. reporter: a good buy from justin trudeau. his liberal party blamed for canada's economic woes had been facing oblivion until this man intervened. trump: candidate is going to be a very serious contender to be our 51st state. reporter: with that and the

trade war he launched, making sovereignty, not economics, canada's number one issue. as a result, the conservative leader of canada, sometimes compared to trump, has seen his lead slipping. mark carney has challenges of his own, becoming prime minister without ever being elected as an mp. party insiders are unconcerned. you are not worried about the lack of political experience? >> some of us can call me anytime they want, i have a bit of experience. reporter: the best of canadian traditions, kearney is expected to call a quick general election and the canadian public, not just the party, will ultimately decide his fate. >> chinese tariffs on more than

$20 billion worth of u.s. agricultural products have come into force. it is beijing's latest response to extra u.s. duties on exports to the u.s. which have been increased by 20% by trump. the chinese tariffs of up to 15% target products like soybeans, pork and cotton. analysts say they are designed to hit u.s. states with large rural populations that represent trump's base. china is the largest overseas market for many u.s. farm products. let's bring in our correspondent for more on the economic news today. you have been following the markets. what has been going on today? >> right. it has been a bruising day on wall street with stocks down, all three major u.s. indexes taking a beating. dow down more than 800 point, s&p with a six month low and the nasdaq end of the day down more than 4% and this includes tech

starlings nvidia, alphabet, stuff like that that have really been floating optimism and helping float the trump pump, the increase in the stock market since he was elected in november. that has leveled out now. >> what about retaliatory tariffs from china? what impact will they have in the u.s.? >> the impact will take a couple of days and then weeks to be an effect because goods that were shipped before today are not privy to those import taxes. a lot of the agricultural products troubled by see --sea. once they come into effect, the chinese domestic audience will have to pay more to get the goods and that will lead them to turn to other countries domestically to try to fill needs and like you said, at 10% and 15% tariff on soybeans, pork, beans, fruit. these tariffs were designed in

this way with china's audience and domestic consumers could turn elsewhere to purchase the goods and could say they would not tolerate higher prices for american imports. but experts say given the back and forth between washington and beijing, this is a targeted response and a measured retaliatory action that is leading to the idea that there could be room for negotiation. >> thank you so much for your reporting, great to have you on. let's look and other stories from around the world. the trump administration confirmed it is cutting the vast majority of overseas aid programs run by usaid. marco rubio says it is an overdue and historic reform and he had a six week review that included a cut of 83% was needed and tens of billions of dollars have been spent on contracts that did not serve u.s. interests.

israeli negotiators are in qatar for talks on extending the cease-fire in gaza. trump's envoy is expected to join and is seeking to bridge the gap between israel and hamas. britain and germany urge israel to restore power supply to the gaza strip, warning that sent his decision to cut is -- cut electricity risks humanitarian law. pope francis is responding well to treatment in the hospital and doctors have decided his prognosis is no longer guarded. the 88-year-old has been battling double pneumonia since february. no timeframe has been given for his discharge but the latest medical update say his condition is stable. x has been hit by what elon musk described as a massive cyber attack. thousands of users reported outages on the platform. elon musk said, we get attacked

every day but this was done with a lot of of resources, either a large coordinated group or country is involved. two months ago catastrophic wildfires in parts of los angeles, changed america's second largest city forever. 29 people died. more than 16,000 homes and businesses were destroyed. survivors and experts have been speaking to our panorama program to find out what went wrong and how the future looks. rla correspondent reports. >> our home was in the pacific palisades close to downtown. >> the clouds are really strange. >> this was not a typical fire. it was fast-moving. reporter: wildfires happen regularly in california, but rarely in winter. eight months of drought meant the ground was tender. -- tinder. >> you can literally see the

flames getting huge and burning down the hill. >> we are grounding all aircraft based on the winds. reporter: high winds fanned the flames with gusts 60 miles an hour. >> firefighters are bulldozing cars that block their way. reporter: as the fire gathered pace, fire crews were quickly overwhelmed. surging demand for water caused water hydrants to run dry. >> they are running out of water. reporter: by the time they were extinguished, to major fires and three smaller ones had burned an area the size of washington, d.c. 16,000 homes and businesses destroyed. 29 people have been killed. scientists say climate change made the fire is worse. >> it is so unrecognizable it almost does not feel like where we lived before. i work at the nasa jet propulsion laboratory.

this is the remnants of my house behind us. my nine-year-old wants something recognizable. reporter: many victims feel the response from firefighters was inadequate. >> i am begging anyone to help put out this fire. >> my neighbor was on the news, begging the firefighters, please, somebody come. >> please, help. based on the size of the fire to the east of my house it'll probably take 10 minutes to put it out. >> nobody ever came. reporter: in the aftermath, l.a. county fire department says there are not enough firefighters in the county to address separate fires of this magnitude. >> it is unfortunate that it has taken this disaster to address the issues we have been mentioning for decades, that the l.a. fire department is woefully understaffed. reporter: the mayor's office has

increased the fire department budget to record amounts and delivered the first rays firefighters have seen in years. >> we do not invest enough in infrastructure to combat fires. reporter: this lawyer is representing more than 1600 people who lost homes and loved ones in the fire that began in altadena. he is suing southern california edison, the electric company that he blames for starting the fire. he believes evidence points to the fire starting in eaton county, close to their transmission towers. >> there are several videos. one in particular shows the fire starting. reporter: this footage was taken from a cctv camera. powerlines have started wildfires in the past. in high winds, electric companies cut off the supply. edison says they did not turn off power to the transmission lines because the wind did not exceed the threshold of 60 to 80 miles an hour.

in the last 10 years, wildfires are estimated to have cost edison around $10 billion in settlements and damages. southern california edison says their heart goes out to everyone affected by the wildfires and that safety is the dire top priority. they say the cause of the eaton wildfire is under investigation and it is exploring every possibility, including the possibility that their equipment was involved. the insurance industry's total bill could reach $40 billion. many fear the disaster will make it much harder to get home insurance in the future. >> as of now the plan is to rebuild. that sets up a little bit of conflict for me, thinking as a scientist and recognizing the probability of this happening again suggests we should not rebuild here. reporter: for those who remain, learning how to live alongside the dangers posed by climate change will be key to avoiding a similar tragedy. >> it is overwhelming.

but i also know that this community is extraordinary. we are going to stick together. and we will right the ship as best we can. >> thank you so much for watching bbc news. the latest as always on bbc.com/news. narrator: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... bdo, accountants and advisors, funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundation, upholding freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. ♪ ♪ usa today calls it "arguably the best bargain in streaming" that's because the free pbs app let's you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere.

♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff bennett is away. on the newshour tonight, recession fears and trade wars continue to rattle the markets. we speak with ontario's premier, who's hitting back with his own tariffs on electricity to america. the united states government faces a deadline to pay billions of dollars in outstanding bills