yun jiang, good to talk to ou happen. yun jiang, good to talk to you from _ happen.from china _ happen. yun jiang, good to talk to you from china matters - to you from china matters fellow for the israeli digit of international affairs. thank you so much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. british steel is planning to shut down its traditional blast furnace and replace it with two electric arc furnaces, putting up to 2,000 exisiting jobs at risk in the northern english town of scunthorpe. construction is expected to take between two and three years as part of its chinese parent company's plan for a green and sustainable future. the uk government is to introduce a new law which will intro minimum service rules which they say will ensure 40% of trains will still operate when staff are out on strike. the rmt, a major railway workers' union, has condemned the move, saying it was "an assault on the fundamental freedoms of working people." post office customers will soon be able to send parcels over the count

steven jiang, many thanks. i want to go to kristina stout in hong kong now.stie, what's happening there? >> i rosemary, here in hong kong i'm just outside of one of hundreds of schools around the world marking called earth day. a day of action to protect the planet this year's theme is our shared home. and here i am right now it is stage ten of the world fitness, trail which is located right behind the international school. every day after school, a number of students come here to pick up the litter that is on the trail. the trail here is beautiful, but it needs care and protection. the students come here to pick up the litter and also to bring out their cameras, to take photographs are going about conservation and the environment through their geography courses. hong kong is known as a dense, urban jungle, but 40% of hong kong it's protected parkland. but even safe haven like this, here and around the world, are under threat because of poaching, because of pollution, because of rapid urbanization. this is what the students here want to address, especially th

nancy. >> nancy: weijia jiang in nantucket tonight, thank you so much., where a flood of sexual assault complaints were filed over the next few days over well-known names. it came just before a law waving the delight and statute of limitation for such claims was set to expire. cbs's elaine quijano reports that among those are eric adams, some high profile celebrities, and now a former governor. >> reporter: former new york governor andrew cuomo is the latest to be sued under the adult survivor's act his then aide brittany commisso alleged that he groped her in 2021. she is alleging continued sexual harassment. cuomo denied the allegations and later resigned. in a statement the lawyer for the former governor said "ms. commisso's claims are formally false, that's why the district attorney dismiss the case two years ago after a formal investigation." cuomo denied the allegations and later resigned. in a statement the lawyer for the former governor said "ms. commisso's claims are formally false, that's why the district attorney dismiss the case two years ago

now let's go straight to my, friend and colleague steven jiang at the beijing institute. stephen. >> thanks kristie, i am here in one of the cities leading international school. they have a very diverse student population. he's ten, 11 year old students coming from some 15 different countries. for most of them there seems to be one thing in common, they are city kids. but already they are learning in spotting metropolises like beijing, it has more than bustling city streets, but farms, rivers and mountains with a lot of bio diversity right danielle? so what is? this >> this is a map of beijing now and we have been making amount for some drawings of some wildlife like bridges and tunnels for connecting the beijing which is the mountains to the center of beijing by making it more biodiverse and for the animals to travel more safely. >> that looks really great. for these kids, it's not really much of a debate when it comes to climate challenges because for many of them, they have already experienced the negative impact of climate change like flooding in historically dry city

weijia jiang there for us, thank you so much. well, cbs news has learned a u.s.hot down another drone today, fired by suspected a iranian-backed militia in yemen. and a possible sign of escalation, pentagon officials say today's drone was fired in the direction of the uss thomas hudner. that is a navy destroyer in the red sea. in a network exclusive, cbs's holly williams confronted ayn rand's foreign minister about those attacks. >> reporter: the uss fighters backed by iran have been attacking american forces in the middle east with drones and rockets for weeks. tonight, iran's forest minister, hossein amir hossein amir-abdollahian, told s his country is not responsible and denied any involvement in te attack in the red sea. "we really didn't want this crisis to expand, but the u.s. has been intensifying the war in gaza by throwing its support behind israel. >> reporter: sounds like you are saying that iran backs these groups around the middle east, including the houthis come including fighters in iraq and syria, but you bear no responsibility for what they do. >

weijia jiang, thank you. turning now to the war between israel and hamas.kes on gaza, the israeli army claims to have destroyed some 130 hamas tunnels since the beginning of its ground operations. now this as more than 80 trucks carrying aid have entered gaza in the past 24 hours, as there is still this push for a humanitarian pause. cbs's charlie d'agata reports from tel aviv tonight that there is a deal, or that there was a deal, i should say, to release some of the hostages, and it fell apart at the last minute. >> reporter: while more global leaders may be joining the u.s. in calling for a humanitarian pause here... [explosion] in the skies above gaza and the streets below, there is no hint of a let-up. the israel defense forces released new video said to show troops blowing up tunnels on the coastline of gaza, even finding and destroying a tunnel shaft in an amusement park. [gunfire] israel's defense minister said the idf had reached the heart of gaza city itself, and they are tightening the noose. hamas militants released this video today, said to sho

weijia jiang there for us.>> tonight authorities in the bahamas are investigating what caused a ferry boat to cigarette on tuesday, killing an american tourist. harrowing video shows how a trip to paradise suddenly turned into chaos. here is cbs' elaine quijano. >> reporter: video shows terrified passengers clinging to the sinking ferry off the coast of the bahamas on tuesday. >> we're on the top floor of a ferry. >> reporter: the double-decker catamaran carrying dozens of people left from paradise island on tuesday morning, headed to the popular tourist destination blue lagoon island. a 74-year-old woman from colorado died. the exact cause of her death has not yet been determined. as the water rose, passengers jumped from the sinking ship. the video cuts to another shot of the ferry leaning over at a steep angle. kelly schizel captured the hectic escape. >> and then one of the crewmembers that was downstairs ran upstairs and was crying, freaking out. >> reporter: people can be seen swimming towards another boa

let's get straight to the breaking news with cbs' weijia jiang. at the white house.jia. so what are you learning? >> good evening to you, norah. at the direction of president biden, two f-15 fighter jets launched air strikes in eastern syria at that weapons facility that is used by iran's revolutionary guard and proxy forces that are backed by iran. they were in response to attacks by those groups on u.s. troops in both syria and iraq, over 40 in the last three weeks alone that have injured nearly 50 american service members. and just today, u.s. troops were attacked again in syria. and in another sign of the increased tensions in the region, an american reaper drone costing about $30 million was shot down in the red sea by the iranian-backed houthi rebels. they had fired missiles last month toward israel, which were shot down by a u.s. naval ship. president biden has repeatedly warned iran, a long-time adversary of israel against getting involved in the war in the middle east. norah? >> and they are sending a jian. >>> turning now to the war between israel and hamas

cnn's steven jiang has been falling all these developments for us fascinated by the story of course he died suddenly which was probably something to do with that but what do you think it means the fact that there is such a large outpouring of affection for him. >> notably the chinese government have remained largely radio silent on the vent surrounding his creation today there is protocols lee was the former so a service arrangement or announcement surrounding is dak differ, those referred for top leaders when he died like flies your boss more importantly historically the death of a popular former leader. tends to become galvanizing moment, uniting people not only in their grief, but in their sheer frustration a grievances, and discontent. about the current regime. sometimes that is led to protests and arrests including in 1989 that's why we're seeing extremely tight security in central beijing today and sensors going into overdrive on trying to tightly controlled social media in our conversation right now also being censored. a >> lot of people are in disbelief as you imagine over the

steven jiang live for us in beijing. russian president vladimir putin -- 's war muslims to be a marketing opportunity. the chance to change the narrative about his own war on ukraine. cnn's fred liken explains. >> as israel's military continued its war against hamas, russian leader vladimir putin's framing of the conflict as part of a global struggle of america on the west against the rest of the world. a top hamas leader saying the group would give preference to captive from what they call their, quote, russian friends. this request from russia, we treat more positively and attentively than others, due to the nature of our relations with russia. so far no russian hostages appear to have been released, still, moscow not criticizing hamas, instead ripping only into israel for the many palestinians killed by the idf's ongoing aerial campaign in gaza. >> condemning terrorism, we categorically disagree that terrorism can be responded to by violating the norms of international humanitarian law, including the indiscriminate us

now, let's pass over to my colleague steven jiang in beijing. stephen? >>> thanks pamela, we are at the richer school of beijing. and they have a very diverse student population here at these 10:11 year old students behind me coming from some 15 countries. but, for most of them there is one thing in common, though, they are city kids. but, already, the, they are learning that even sprawling metropolises like beijing are more than just bustling city streets. it also has farms, rivers, and with a lot of bio diversity. so, what are you trying to show? >> this is the map of beijing. and we think that we can at some wildlife corridors from the mountains to the middle of beijing. >> reporter: for all of them it's not much of a debate in terms of climate change because in them already experienced the negative impacts firsthand. a think they're trying to show it here. what is this? >> this is something that we've been making in humanities. and this is a 3d model of settlement in a coastal region. >> as you can see, it is very prone to flooding because the city h

let's go live now to beijing and cnn's bureau chief there, steven jiang.uess no surprise they'll be a lot of attention to israel's war with hamas, but what about that other war, the one that we used to talk a lot about? the one in ukraine? >> yeah, john, as i say, ukraine will be mentioned but the focus will undoubtedly be on gaza. and i think all eyes on tokyo to see whether or not these ministers from the world wealthy democracies can agree on a firm and united approach, because this, whether or not they can achieve that does have implications on this grouping political relevance going forward. we are already seeing divisions emerging within members, different concerns, different political loyalties, and different economic priorities. the french, for example, voted for a u.n. security council resolution calling for a cease fire late last month, even though the u.s. vetoed it and other g7 members abstained. of course, the hostess, japan, has been resisting pressure from its closest ally, the u.s., when it comes to a full on display of pro israeli decision

cbs news white house correspondent weijia jiang joined us in studio this morning earlier and you areng to hear more of what she is going to see as the white house correspondent with president biden later in the show. >> of course as expected there are a lot of road and lane closures you still need to know about because of apec. so let's get a live look right now from the bay bridge this morning. which is already busy earlier than expected. one lane will be closed this each direction until 9:00 on friday night. so only accessible for emergency vehicles only. >>> beautiful lights shining bright on the bay bridge and as we take another live look outside. on this wednesday morning. speaking of beautiful lights, this is the view from our sutro cam. and i drive underneath that band of lights and it looks all purple right now. but there were some blues and some greens and it's dry outside right now. but get ready. as we said for some rain later in the day it's going to be purple rain to the first alert meteorologist jessica burch. >>> it's going to be a gorgeous rain we need here in the bay

cbs news white house correspondent weijia jiang in studio joining us and just a couple of minutes about what is at stake in the talks between leaders of these world superpowers and also the local implications. >> and as expected, there are a bunch of road and lane close yours to know about because of apec. so taking a live look right now. this is from the bay bridge here where one lane will be closed in each direction. that's lower and upper deck until 9:00 friday night for emergency vehicle access only. that's the only cars that can go through there. >>> but first another live look outside on this wednesday morning. it's dry now. first alert meteorologist jessica burch joins us now to give us more on what we can expect is it going to be a light rain or should i get like you know, the umbrella and the jacket all the things? >> later into this afternoon, you are going to want to have that umbrella handy. but here's the thing. this morning we're already seeing some light rain and certain pockets of the bay area. for many of us, it a dry start we're starting off down in the santa clara val

. >> steven jiang is joining us now. it was a comment that he didn't necessarily have to volunteer, he did, and i assume it's gone down pretty badly there. >> reporter: that's right. but max, remember it is not the first time he used that word to describe xi. obviously this time in public and just shortly after the high stakes bilateral meeting. so this is getting a lot of attention and the chinese certainly don't like it and the foreign ministry has responded to calling this remark extremely erroneous and also describing it as irresponsible political maneuver and blaming people with ulterior motives trying to undermine u.s./china relations but without naming names. but on the other hand you can see they are trying hard to scrub this episode from chinese media platform and trying to focus their wall to wall coverage on the more positive aspects. xi himself we've seen him have a marked shift in tone when he not only was speaking to biden but also when he addressed some of america's more prominent and most prominent busine

>> all right, steven jiang joining us live from beijing. many thanks. still to come, a cnn journalist and his family trapped in gaza for almost a month. they are some of the lucky few who escaped, but they are worried they will never see the relatives again. plus, how russia's president is hoping to use the israel hamas war to his advantage. that was just ahead. the power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good thing? great in my book! who are you? no power? no problem. introducing storm-ready wifi. now you can stay reliably connected through power outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery back-up to keep you online. only from xfinity. home of the xfinity 10g network. >> the fear of no power, and the no food or water. now 70% of people in gaza have no roof over their head. forcibly displaced by the war between israel and hamas, according to the u.n. relief and works agency. now, with increasing reports of sickness amid in human conditions and dwindling medical supplies, some doctors say there is no w

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steven jiang spokesperson said that's not what he meant to say, but it was something that he typed outporters, and something that trump said on camera. can you talk about the progression of trump's language, because he long used language of authoritarians and fascists. why is it progressing the way it is now? why does he feel comfortable calling his political opponents vermin? >> i think for a couple, reasons he truly does feel as if he has somehow been on lead by the existence of these indictments against. him i think he sees this as giving him for a license to say what he wants, but this is -- the donald trump who says things like this is the donald trump has always been there. that donald trump was much better at masking himself behind a more socially acceptable contemporary version of a developer in new york, or a reality television star, or a media figure. this is who he is. and, remember, things that we are seeing like him threatening to go after political opponents, in terms of investigations, or whatever way he means that, when he gets back to office, this is something we learn

chinese president jiang ping is in san francisco where he will attend the apex summit. i'm meet with joe biden. washington says it's imperative competition does not fit into conflicts. and it's hoping that may seem between the latest eas, diplomatic tensions between the world's largest economies. katrina, you reports from beijing. she didn't thing was a minor communist policy official when he 1st visited san francisco in 1985. he now returns as chinese president. and we'll meet, you will see the door button in the 1st face to face and count that any year taking place on the sidelines of the apex summit. it's hope to this meeting will reduce rising tensions between the 2 world pallets. it comes as both the china and the us space, economic challenges. both sides have a tremendous amount at stake and it isn't better for them to have economic cooperation, even if it's limited. then it is for them to, you know, on both sides. not only have uncertainties within their economies, but creating uncertainties in the global company. washington says the 2 countries are independent,