planet earth ii airing on bbc america. there's stirring music. ♪ slick camera work.p-backs. >> during the breeding season the flamingos perform these peculiar courtship dances -- >> reporter: and of course the now 90-year-old david attenborough's voice. >> lizards that soar like dragons -- >> reporter: it's 10 years since the mind-shattering "planet earth" won. >> it's a hard act to follow, it took us five years to make it. we had to go to places we hadn't been before. >> we can now show life on our planet in entirely new ways, bring you closer to animals than ever before -- >> camera technology is a big part of what we do. planting gyro-stabilized mounts. so you can lie there and move the camera past these creatures. makes the audience forget they're people, that they're even an audience. they feel, i'm there. >> reporter: motion-activated cameras at 16,000 feet to capture the reclusive snow leopard. >> i think it's probably the most amazing remote camera shot anyone's done anywhere. >> reporter: planning a staff of 1,000, 40 countries, four years in production. >>

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. >> reporter: this saturday planet earth two premieres on bbc america, a decade after the original stunnednces with its sweeping view of the world. >> the first one was observed looking down on the planet. planet earth two is down with with the animals. >> reporter: film makers capture an intimate view of the animals like the slow motion journey of a lovelorned sloth or the battle between kimodo dragons competing for a mate. >> we're trying to put you into the animal's world. >> we're taking a balloon up. >> reporter: we sat down with the executive producer and elizabeth white. she produced and directed the first episode about islands which features a heart pounding scene that shows hatchlings trying to out run a >> it's more fascinating than a car chase. >> it's impossible not to be impressed. >> reporter: narrated by david atinburo. each focuses on a setting, mountains, jungles, grasslands and cities. the series shines a light on various things facing the planet. an effort uncovering true life stories that make planet earth the ultimate reality star. joe frier, nbc news, los angeles. >>

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you are watching bbc "world news america." inll to come come the latest a murder mystery involving north korea's ruling family. why the speculation over who was involved is only growing. india created history by sending 104 satellites into space on a single rocket. the previous record was held by russia, who launched 37. many say it is a sign that india is emerging as a major player in the space market. liftoff, creating history. a moment of triumph for india's space ambitions. the launch off the southern india coast, scientists anxiously monitored the flight. all 104 satellites separated and .ere placed in orbit most satellites are american. the observers were here to witness the launch. of 100 fourh satellites in a single mission will showcase technology to launch at low cost and as a reliable partner. a budget india's is program. the cost of launches are 60% to comparablehan missions. there are plenty of successes. they sent an unmanned probe to mars, the first country to attempt.n its maiden the commercial space market is

you're watching bbc news. americangly condemned north korea, for test—firing a ballistic missile, the first since donald trump entered the white house. japan's prime minister shinzo abe said it was "intolerable," while mr trump said the us would back japan 100 percent. the missile flew for about 3,000 miles, eventually falling into the sea of japan. graham hutchings from the oxford analytica think tank has written extensively on china and the asia pacific rim. he told me it was difficult to see how president trump could contain north korea. and i think a fair conjecture that president trump doesn't know quite what to do yet — after all, the administration has hardly bedded down. very noticeable, however, notable that new defence ministerjames mattis went to seoul as his first foreign visit last week and spoke powerfully about the need to do something about north korea. then went on to japan. and now we have in the middle of the party that is currently under way in florida with the japanese prime minister and the us pr