♪ >> this is "bbc world news america."unding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and fox searchlight. >> my mum says you are writing a book to stop people going to war. i would really like if you write a book for me. >> have you come to see my woods? >> i'm going to call my bear winnie. >> you should call him pooh. if he ignores you, you can pretend you were just saying "pooh." >> pooh! why does everyone like winnie the pooh so much? >> after the war there was so much sadness. then winnie the pooh came along and happiness came out. >> "goodbye christopher robin," rated pg. in select theaters friday. >> now bbc world news. ♪ >> this is bbc world news america. reporting from washington. held hostage for five years by the taliban in afghanistan a north american family is finally free. cities turning to ash in california, 26 people have lost their lives still missing in the hundreds deadliest wildfire in history. aipac -- a proble

laura: welcome to "bbc world news america."nforcement officials are trying to unearth what motivated stephen paddock to massacre so many defenseless people. he stockpiled an arsenal of weapons in his hotel room. morelled 59 and injured than 500, firing for more than nine minutes. a dozenound more than firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and explosive material. reporter: -- >> shots fired. route 91. sounds like an automatic firearm. reporter: sunday night in las vegas, and the first reports of something going terribly wrong. >> coming from upstairs in the mandalay bay! upstairs, mandalay bay. halfway up i see the shots , coming from mandalay bay. reporter: the stress in the voices in the police are evident. they have located where the firing is coming from and the impact he's having. >> we have an active shooter in the fairgrounds. multiple casualties. multiple casualties. reporter: paddock is now dead, and police are searching the hotel room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay, which became his armory. at a news conf

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america." >> this is "bbc world news america."unding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and fox searchlight. >> my mum says you are writing a book to stop people going to war. i would really like if you write a book for me. >> have you come to see my woods? >> i'm going to call my bear winnie. >> you should call him pooh. if he ignores you, you can pretend you were just saying "pooh." >> pooh! why does everyone like winnie the pooh so much? >> after the war there was so hr him. what i can assure you coming up in the place that i can take that seriously? you're not gonna court a journalist because at that point harvey had the whole of media world in his pocket no one was going to go up against harvey weinstein. there is only a down side proposing it i harvey is going to destroy corea the no upside the place for use the parade his power. it joins out of bounds. these it is new york. president trump does not like the nuclear agreement.

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. the widow of a fallen soldier and president trump continue to give conflicting accounts of a condolence call. a former defense secretary gives his take. mr. panetta: all it does is it lowers the office of the presidency. laura: the number of rohingya refugees fleeing myanmar could soon topped one million. neighboring ba

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♪ >> this is "bbc world news america."unding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." ♪ >> this is bbc world news america. i'm jane o'brien. resident trunk declares the u.s. opioid crisis a national public crisis. from someom emily's of the millions addicted. >> everyone is saying this can happen to anyone because it can happen to anybody. jane: unrest over kenya's election rerun. questions about president kennedy's assassination. what the publication of once classified documents could tell us.

jane: this is "bbc world news america." washington, i am jane o'brien. president trump says it is the storm, leaving washington guessing what could come next. vigils being held in las vegas to remember the 58 the m's of sunday's shooting. investigators still trying to work out the gunman's motives. and wham, bam, pow. is between the comment publishers. we look at the feud shaping the industry. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. months not being had to enough, president trump has promised more to come. last night at a dinner of military leaders, he said this the claim before the storm." he failed to elaborate. clarify today in the oval office. >> mr. president, what did you mean by "the calm before the storm?" president trump: you will find out. >> we will find out? jane: the president is said to whether to re-certified the iran nuclear deal. i spoke a short time ago with james jeffrey. if he does not read certify it, does that mean it is the end of the nuclear deal? >> absolutely not, jane. this has nothing to do

announcer: and now "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura. u.s.-backed forces drive islamic state out of iraq. a syrian city the group once claimed as it capital. president trump's long running battle to introduce a travel ban has once again been blocked by a judge hours before it was due to take effect. d a grand gathering of the party's elite. china's leadership about to reveal their new five-year plan. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. u.s. backed kurdish and irish forces in sir -- in syria safe they have taken control of iraq, a city islamic state once claimed as its capital. it follows months of fighting follow led more -- that that killed more than 3,000 people. lincoln has the latest. ? >> at the heart of raqqa, they are giddy with victory. the syrian democratic forces control the city that the so-called islamic state hailed as its capital. two years ago, i.s. did victory laps here. paradise circle it is called, and here they beheaded people. their hat

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and fox searchlight. >> you say you are writing a book to stop people going to war. i would really like you to write a book for me. >> have you come to see my woods? >> i'm going to call my bear winnie. >> you should call him pooh.

you are watching bbc world is america.till to come, 50 years after che guevara, his son is taking tourists on a trip that may surprise you. tonight, we go along for the ride. more than six weeks after violence in myanmar, more than half a million muslims fled the country, many making their way to bangladesh. at least 12 people died when their boat capsized as they were making that journey. up to 100 people on board, many children. rescuers are still searching for survivors. united nations refugee agency says people are taking huge risks to flee the violence. from akhbarcomes hussein and it may contain images you may find disturbing. reporter: finally, they met their tragic end. bangladesh police and border security found the dead bodies when they were washed to the shore. the boat was carrying up to 60 passengers. the overcrowded boat capsized because of strong wind with high waves. muslims had to wait 10 days at the shore before journeying to bangladesh. a 30-year-old is the only survivor of his family. >> we were seven.

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i'm jane o'brien. president trump says it was a lovefest, but after a public party feud, republicans want the verbal attacks to stop. >> i think it is not helpful for our party to have this food fight in front of everybody. jane: a rerun of kenya's presidential election will go ahead tomorrow, but the opposition leader is encouraging supporte

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and fox searchlight. >> you say you are writing a book to stop people going to war. i would really like you to write a book for me. >> have you come to see my woods? >> i'm going to call my bear winnie. >> you should call him pooh. pretend you are just saying pooh. >> pooh! >> after the war there was so much sadness and then winnie the pooh came along and happiness came out. >> "goodbye christopher robin," rated pg. in select theaters friday. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i'm laura trevelyan. while players race across northern california -- while players race across northern -- wildfires race across northern california. a state of emergency has been declared. >> everything is gone. it's a fire pit. laura: catalonia's president says he has a mandate to declare independence from s

and from bbc america, katty kay.ell us about what we learned new today about this graphic tragedy. you here in tell las vegas, this is a community still in a state of shock and trauma. the president's remarks were well crafted, all of the consoling words you would expect in a moment of national tragedy, but i can tell you having talk to police officers and residents of las vegas as i have been here, this community cannot even absorb those moments and issages of consolation so dh -- so deep is the sense of shock and trauma. i met a couple walking by our they were carrying a picture of a friend of theirs, a mother of three boys, shot and killed. they were so traumatized they couldn't describe their feeling about it. they just wanted to come meet media members and said we are grieving, we just want you to know. i lived in las vegas from 1986 to 1988, i know a little bit about the community. i have friends here. this is a town built on hospitality and entertainment. that's a sense in america this isn't really a real plac

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. 2 republican senators unleash on donald trump. jeff flake joins bob corker in saying he won't run again, and now they are speaking out against the white house. senator corker: sad place, for my perspective, for our nation, and i think the worst is the whole debasing, if you will, of our nation. laura: the foreign minist

america plans to withdraw from the current climate agreement. finding a solution now may be more difficult to achieve. you're watching bbc world news america. here in the us cannot read or write. it is a failure of the education system to be blamed? at least six people have died in germany, poland and the czech republic after storms swept through northern europe. they were killed by drowning and by falling trees. winds reached more than 100 miles an hour in the czech republic while off the coast of northern germany, emergency workers are struggling to move a stranded freight ship office and back. and by‘s city centre is flooded and thousands of homes without power. buffeted by heavy winds, this plane attempts a hair—raising landing in salzburg. but it is just so windy that it is too dangerous. so the pilot aborts the landing and is forced to fly back to frankfurt. further north, the centre of hamburg has been flooded. the river elbe reached 10 feet above its normal level and just off the coast on its way to hamburg, a freighter carrying thousands of tonnes of fuel oil has run aground. the authorities are trying to rescue the crew and there

and from bbc america, katty kay.or tell us about what we , learned new today about this horrific tragedy. major garrett: i can tell you here in las vegas this is a , community still in a state of shock and trauma. the president's remarks were well crafted, all of the consoling words you would expect from a president at a moment of national tragedy. but i can tell you, having talked to both police officers and residents of las vegas as i have been here the better part of the day this community cannot even , absorb those moments and messages and consolation. so deep is the sense of shock and trauma after sunday night, leading into monday morning's events. i met a couple walking by our work space they were carrying a picture of a friend of theirs, a mother of three boys, shot and killed. they were so traumatized they couldn't describe their feeling about it. they just wanted to come by and meet media members and said we are grieving, we just want you to know. that sense is all around us here .i lived in las vegas from 1

america." >> this is "bbc world news america."unding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and fox searchlight. >> my mum says you are writing a book to stop people going to war. i would really like if you write a book for me. >> have you come to see my woods? >> i'm going to call my bear winnie. >> you should call him pooh. if he ignores you, you can pretend you were just saying "pooh." >> pooh!

who" on the air on bbc america. that's 50 years old and there will be a female dr.heard our makeup people talking about that andrew is coming in they have a hard task here as welcoming in in the morning. do you think some of the real -- >> it takes work. >> i think it's harder than some of the -- right? it's ours. he gets in at about 5:00 or 6:00 actually guilding the bill ily. any way thank you. >> >> and this is one of those things where there is a mid-season hiatus again that we have to wait does negan make it to that >> stay tuned. i need you to respect me tomorrow. >> okay, i'll respect you in the morning. the ultimate tease "the walking dead" premier this is sunday. this sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern time >>> before we head to a break, check out shares of philip morris the tobacco company missing estimates by 11 cents with adjusted quarterly profit of $1.27 a share. revenue missing due to a weak shipment volume in all regions except for asia and that's taking a big hit on the stock which is down by 4.6%. >>> when we come back uber board member ariana huffington

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: you'll be held accountable. the us warns myanmar‘s army over the deepening rohingya refugee crisis in bangladesh. trump denies a congresswoman's claims that he was insensitive during a phone call to the widow of a soldier killed in action. fears of food shortages in cash—strapped zimbabwe after it bans fruit and vegetable imports. he's the author who created the world of his dark materials, philip pullman tells us why he's bringing the cult series back to life. the us has said it holds myanmar‘s army accountable for the deepening rohingya refugee crisis in bangladesh. hundreds of thousands of people have left their homes in myanmar, where they'd faced a military offensive after claims that militants were guilty of attacking police checkpoints. more than 500,000 rohingya muslims have now fled across the border. 15,000 of them have been stranded for three days with limited food and water. from the border, clive myrie sent this report. in the distan