>> live from berlin by the army ceases power in gabon. a new general. crowds celebrate the downfall of the ousted leader who ruled the nation for more than half a century. ukrainian drones strike deep inside russian territory. moscow says it was one of the biggest waves of attacks on russian soil since the start of

the war. the strikes destroyed military transport aircraft. hurricane idalia batters the southern united states, inflicting devastation in florida before moving long to georgia. tens of thousands are still without power. the venice film festival celebrates its 80th birthday. the red carpet could be empty this year without striking hollywood stars. ♪ >> welcome to the show. the army has seized power in a coup in gabon. minutes after the president was declared the winner of disputed elections. the leader, whose family has been in power for more than half a century, is now under house arrest. the military have closed the borders and dissolved allstate

institutions. world leaders have condemned the coup. u.s. says it is deeply concerned about unrest in the oil-producing country. >> jubilant scenes on the streets of the capital. after nearly 56 years of bongo family rule, the dynasty was overthrown by its own republican guard. after so much time, many there are excited at the prospect of change. >> this is independence day. the army has freed our country. we are free. we have the right to be free and express ourselves the way we want. >> we have had enough of the party. they have ruled for decades. even if they never win any elections. >> while many residents are celebrating, the sentiment is not shared by everyone.

the u.s. and russia expressed concern. while the eu said it may impose sanctions. the african union and the u.n. condemned to the coup. nigeria's president expressed alarm over what he called contagious autocracy. if successful, this will be the sixth african country where the military has seized power since 2020. the ousted president now under house arrest, called for his supporters to take action. >> i am ali bongo ondimba and i am to send a message all over the world to make noise. >> he had claimed victory in last weekend's elections. but just minutes after the announcement was made, senior military officers released this statement. >> in the name of the gaba needs

-- people, we have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime. the general elections of august 26, 2023 as well as the truncated results are canceled. the borders are closed until further notice. all institutions of the republic are dissolved. >> in gabon, many hope for a brighter future but the international community can only watch with baited breath. >> our correspondent -- >> well, many will tell you this is not a surprise at all for a country like gabon. they seem to be following the trend of whose -- coups in

africa we have seen in recent times, but this particular case is different. the president that was ousted, ali bongo ondimba, has been in office for 14 years, doing two terms. he was recently announced for his third. his father ran the country for 42 years. he took over from his father who ran the country for 42 years. gabon has had independence since 1960, but has only had three presidents. it has essentially been in the hands of this one family. it has been a growing discomfort and dissatisfaction among the people in terms of the leadership of their country. also, gabon is a wealthy country, but the wealth the country has in terms of natural resources does not seem to translate to the lives of ordinary people. meanwhile, the president and his family lead very lavish lives.

this past saturday, there was an election. hours before the coup, president ali bongo ondimba was announced as the winner. it was almost as if the military leaders were waiting for the announcement before they came in because they believe the results do not represent the desires of the people. essentially, this too is -- this coup is the military using the fact that people are not satisfied with this one family to step in and say, people don't want you anymore. it is time for change. >> this is the latest in a number of coups since 2020. our viewers will remember what happened in niger. you say it is different in gabon , but is there a common thread? >> the common thread i would say

would be the fact that africans are tired of bad leadership. in the case of niger, burkina faso, those countries, the reason why we saw coups in those countries was insecurity and islamic terrorist groups. that is not the case in gabon. yes, it was insecurity but the fact that the democratically elected leaders, the people felt those leaders cannot handle the security situation. and so there was growing frustration. in the case of gabon, it is frustration with leadership, but also with this particular family and to the way the country has been ruled over the past 63 years. >> thank you for your input.

ukraine has sent waves of drones deep into russian territory in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war. the drones hit at least six regions inside russia. the strikes destroyed military assets including transport aircraft. >> a drone attack on a russian air base. 700 kilometers from ukraine. russian antiaircraft missiles repel some of the drones, but four russian aircraft on the ground sustained damage. the kremlin was quick to assign blame. >> the acts of the ukrainian regime will not go unpunished. law-enforcement structures are investigating and documenting all facts of shelling by ukraine militants and other criminal actions. >> strikes on military assets inside russia had increased in recent months to support

ukraine's ground offensive which has been meeting stiff resistance from russian troops. the most recent attack appears to be the biggest on russian soil since the start of the war. the airbase has located near estonia and latvia. the ramp up of drone attacks in recent months have focused on the regions bordering ukraine as well as moscow itself. the attacks in the heart of russia's capital have put the city on edge. attacks on airfields and border feel -- the attacks on moscow bear a more symbolic importance. several times, the glittering high-rises of moscow's business district have been the target of drones. reminding the elites and all muscovites that they are at war. >> murray number on from london

gave me her take. >> this attack has been the biggest attack of the time since the war has started. ukraine has demonstrated advances in its drone technology. what you have to understand, the attacks on moscow are designed to have a psychological effect. ukraine has been trying to use different means to show the russians how the war has been taken to the heart of russia. and then we have the military component of these attacks, which are targeting logistical supplies, airfields, ammunition depots and factories producing electronics. those have military value. this helps detract from the battlefield because the battlefield picture does not

look very promising for ukraine right now. >> russia has huge military might. why can it not defend themselves against these drone attacks? >> it is difficult because the drones keep evolving. according to some accounts, the drones used in this attack are made of cardboard and rubber band. a swarm of drones was used to attack the airfield, which means the drones have different thermal signature and therefore cannot be detected by radar. they are also good for being used in electromagnetic environments. the cardboard was surrounding drones carrying explosives. the ukrainians are quite innovative. they know the russians have air defense systems which are difficult to bypass and they are trying to invent ways of how to make their attacks effective. >> russia says that ukrainian

drones could not have flown such a distance into russian territory without help from the west. is that true? >> it depends on which location. when we are talking about -- yes, ukrainian drones could have flown that distance. when it comes to strikes on moscow, difficult. there is a ukrainian drone that could cover that distance which has that range on autopilot. that being said, of course for russia and the information space, it is important to point out -- would in turn mean that western backers of ukraine would be very careful when considering supplying ukraine with long-range weapons, potentially risking escalations with russia. >> ukraine insists it is not using any western provided

equipment in russia or over russian territory. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >> now to kyiv where an overnight barrage of russian missiles and drones has killed at least two people. ukraine's military says it shut down all 28 missiles and most of the 16 drones. debris fell on buildings. officials said it was russia's most powerful aerial assault on kyiv in months. the worker is fueling a wave of domestic violence in ukraine. traumatized men returning from the battlefield, or those who cannot cope with economic hardship, are taking out their frustrations on their families. >> four days ago, julio was still living in fear. now she can have breakfast in peace with her children at this

women's shelter near kyiv. >> i am bruised all over. i have bruises everywhere. i had one on my head. my blue eye is gone. he hit me like that. >> her partner was always violent to her. but, things got worse when russians occupied the southern area which they lived. the factories closing, her partner lost his job and used the little they had to buy alcohol. she complained she did not have enough to feed their children, he would batter her. >> my eldest son said mom, what are you waiting for? are you waiting for him to kill you or us? i get a lot of support for my son. one time he was beating me in front of my son. my daughter opened the window and shouted to the neighbor, he is killing mom. i probably should have been --

conceded whether it was worth leaving earlier but i did not know what i would do with my children. >> registered cases of domestic violence initially fell at the beginning of the invasion as millions fled their homes or felt it was not the right time to report abuse. but as people have been returning to their homes or finding new ones, cases have soared this year. >> irina heads a special unit at the general prosecutor's office. it is dedicated to investigating cases of domestic violence. she is convinced the spike in mystic cases is connected to the war. >> there are prisoners of war, civilians from connectivity commit changes communication in the family. also the difficult financial situation. all of these are factors that lead to increasing increase in cases of domestic violence.

>> at the shelter, julia is clear that the war made her partner more violent that before. >> if russia had not invaded, none of this would have happened. we would be able to support ourselves. everything would be fine. >> for the women trying to help her get back on her feet, the war makes no difference. their focus is on her, not him. >> the challenge is that these women need to be taught to love themselves. they need to learn to love themselves as they are come to accept themselves as they are. many women do not love themselves and because of this, they often stay in such relationships. >> julia is working towards finding a job. she says she is determined she

will never again depend on an abuser to feed her children. >> let's have a some other stories making news today. south korea and japan say north korea has fired a ballistic missile. the launch follows u.s. and south korean joint military drills in the region. north korea's ballistic missiles are banned by the un security council's which has imposed sanctions on the regime. chile's president launching a new search for victims of its former dictatorship, marking the international day of the disappeared. more than 1400 people are still missing after being forcibly disappeared during pinochet's rule. police in nigeria have arrested more than 60 people at a same-sex wedding. officials are searching for others who fled. homosexuality is illegal in nigeria and people convicted can face up to 14 years in prison.

hurricane in dalia has made landfall in the u.s. state of florida, bringing destructive wind and flooding. the storm hit florida as a dangerous category three storm. it has since been downgraded. wind speeds approaching 200 km per hour were recorded. authorities have ordered the population to evacuate. matthew caputi is a meteorologist. he told me when downgrading a dahlia, and what it actually meant. >> hurricane categories come from something called the simpson scale which only rates based on wind. historically, the bulk of fatalities occur from surge. coastal flooding, inland flooding. even though the category has come down, the threat is not over. it is more transitioning. georgia and the carolinas could see 10 to 20 cm of rainfall.

the search near the coast in florida is still -- waters eventually receding but ultimately the threat is not over yet. even where i am in the western panhandle, things are getting a little better. >> what would you recommend floridians to -- do? >> the wind threat has come down a little bit. the search threat has come down. heavy rainfall is still an issue. for folks who are venturing back home, they will want to make sure their roadway is not impassable. give it until tomorrow. remain in place, do not hit the road yet. i drove here and the road was in a very rough state. even the highways. georgia in the carolinas are still dealing with the storm but ultimately it will take a day or two for things to be safe again. unless it is absolutely necessary to get back on the road, i do not recommend doing

it. >> where is the storm expected to head next? >> the storm is running up the appellations. florida is, for the most part, done. but, these storms are removed from its oceanic heat source. the ocean gives energy. now that it is losing that, it is losing steam but it is interacting with a cold front. a cold front is positioned over the appellations, pushing the storm offshore, but also focusing its moisture. imagine you had a wet sponge. that is why we will see prolific -- prolific rainfalls, six to 10 inches, 25 cm of rain. the national weather service is warning there is a 30 -- 30%-40% chance that some places see a one in 100 year rainfall event. that is why the carolinas have to watch. and, tornadoes possible too

thanks to the spin left over from a dahlia's circulation. >> we have talked about extreme weather events. would you say this is one, or just part of the usual hurricane season? >> it is not just part of the usual season perking up -- one caveat, water temperatures in the gulf of mexico are running 31 degrees celsius, one degree or two above average. that means there is that much more fuel for storms to extract. the energy contained in warm ocean waters. while yes, hurricanes do occur every year, this one may have been helped by warm waters. we saw it continue to rapidly intensify all the way to the coastline. i think in this case, yes, in normal storm strength and a little extra because the water was so warm. >> thank you so much.

the ukrainian canoe team has been taking part in test races in the rent up to the olympics. team ukraine believe they can win gold. they hope to inspire their compatriots at war back home. >> the ukraine team has already qualified for the summer olympics. ukraine has won gold in every summer games since it became independent. paris will be especially important because of the war. >> getting to the olympics is very important for us. we wanted to represent ukraine and show the world we are fighting. we are very happy the team can represent our country at the games next year. it is very difficult to train in ukraine right now. day after day, we see and hear

the missile attacks by russians against our country. but we believe we will win and we want to show the world that we remain strong. our physically new team hopes success in paris will give moral support to those fighting in the conflict. >> we do not feel much pressure. but we understand that it is very important for our people to see the results for our fellow ukrainians to believe in our country, and to remain strong and free. >> neighboring countries helped ukrainians find refuge after the russian invasion and many of them will be going for gold. >> to the basketball world where spain defeated iran by 20 points wednesday to finish unbeaten in their group.

spain had already advanced prior to playing iran. spain sailed to victory. elsewhere, the americans complete an easy march through the group stage, beating jordan 110-62. anthony edwards scored a game-high 22 points. the venice film festival is underway. the oldest and one of the most prestigious gatherings of its kind is celebrating its 80th birthday. the festival opened with the italian director receiving a lifetime achievement award. she spoke about the importance of female filmmakers. screen stars are absent, the event overshadowed by the writers and actors strikes in hollywood. one film in particular has already proved controversial. >> it is the nose, the glued on

those of bradley cooper as leonard bernstein that is drawing criticism as an anti-semitic caricature of a jewish nose. yet, the film shows the little-known side of a legend. the conductor and composer's love for his wife, despite his homosexuality, which she accepted. >> how long do we have to do this for? >> we need to build up a very strong connection. >> there is also much to celebrate after 80 years. glamour and international stars, films that have made history, and also scandal and confrontation. this year is no exception. three controversial directors are invited to the competition. all involved in cases of alleged sexual abuse. roman polanski. luke personal and woody allen.

alan's film is a classic story about love and infidelity in paris. a woman reestablishes contact with her old school friend, breaking up a marriage in the process. the venice festival does not shy away from political film. this year, a refugee drama shot in realistic style for amateur actors. -- tells of a journey in which many people fall by the wayside. -- an odyssey through the desert, internment camps and a mediterranean crossing. only five of the 22 -- 23 films were directed by women. one is sofia coppola with a film about a woman who meets elvis pressley at the age of 14, there is him and eventually leaves the

king of rock 'n' roll in a tale of liberation. >> what about boys in school? >> [indiscernible] >> the ats venice film festival. often controversial, not always up-to-date, but rarely boring. >> that is all for now. stay with us, i will be the after the break to take you through the biggest stories of the day.

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