peter bowes, bbc news. we have touched on the heatwaves and the wildfires impacting europe. raging through the horn of africa. the world food programme says up to 20 million people in kenya, ethiopia and somalia are at risk of starvation by the end of the year. somalia is bearing the brunt. in this exclusive report, the bbc�*s merchuma assesses the impact of the drought in baidoa, in southwest somalia, and meets children who have never had a proper meal. by by dose is just 13 years old, the un says half the people in somalia are facing acute food shortages and she is one of them. she loves singing, here she is praying to god that her parent take her home for ever. although i was much younger i still remember the previous drought, i remembersome of still remember the previous drought, i remember some of the children died and i remember at least five children died. bitter least five children died. after the crops _ least five children died. after the crops failed _ least five children died. after the crops failed in _ least five children died. after the crops failed in the - l

i'm joined now by our north america correspondent peter bowes. he has been looking into the story. they were protesting what appears to be quite peacefully, they are allowed to do that, so why were they arrested? this was because you're absolutely right — a peaceful protest outside a very close to the steps of the supreme court, but during course of that demonstration a nearby road, a street was blocked for a period of time. what those protesters are accused of is obstruction of that particular highway. the police gave them three warnings to move away and to allow the normal traffic to pass through the area and they didn't move. it was at that point that they were arrested. they were led away. they were ticketed. this is known as a misdemeanour offence, a relatively minor offence. they were taken away. they were not in hancox. they will likely have to pay a fine in the near future. will likely have to pay a fine in the nearfuture. the point of this it seems is to keep this story and this issue in the headlines. it has certainly been successful at doing that. yes, and as you point ou

peter bowes there.rial of steve bannon, the former close aide to donald trump. he faces charges of criminal contempt of congress for refusing to cooperate with the investigation into the storming of the capitol by trump supporters last year. four contenders remain for the leadership of britain's governing conservative party. after another vote by mps, tom tugendhat, who had not previously served in borisjohnson�*s cabinet, was eliminated, leaving the former chancellor of the exchequer, rishi sunak, in the lead. his nearest rival is penny mordaunt. the winner, to be announced in early september, will automatically be prime minister. here's our political editor chris mason. all talking at once. hubbub in a heatwave? democracy of sorts at dusk. i have the results of the third ballot... round three of conservative mps deciding who they want and who they don't want to be our next prime minister. so tom tugendhat is eliminated from the election. the other candidates are able to go forward to a fourth ballot,

peter bowes, bbc news.n herald—leader newspaper who has been reporting from the scene of the floods. the reaction right now is mostlyjust shock. i'm actually from the region and my grandfather is 83 years old and he said he has never seen anything close to this before in his 83 years here. i have talked to several people who have lost their homes on the ground, some who have lost loved ones, cousins, family members, friends. so it is reallyjust shock. i mean, what else can you feel at this point? but at the same time, this is a resilient people, a generally impoverished population but at the same time they treat each other very well and they have each other�*s backs, so you get neighbours rescuing neighbours, people making daring escapes. i heard a story of a man where a river lifted a car into his trailer and knocked it over, he was outside and his family were still in the trailer and he was able to swim and rescue them from that trailer. so, lots of stories of rescue and eventual recovery. us presidentjoe

i'm joined now by our north america correspondent peter bowes. need that number of congress members being hauled in, peter? it certainly is. this was actually quite a small protest in all about 35 people arrested, about 50% of those were members of congress. 17 and all. i think what the purpose of this was was to simply keep the issue in the headlines, and exceeded in doing that. they have been many other protests ever since the supreme court's ruling a few weeks ago, much bigger than this one. but there is some concern among democrats, especially those in the progressive wing of the party that the administration could have perhaps done more, could have perhaps done more, could have responded more strongly to what the supreme court did, although mr biden has said on several occasions that to some extent his hands are tied and thatis extent his hands are tied and that is very little he could do now, perhaps looking ahead to the elections and from his perspective hoping more democrats are elected, and then a meaningful legislation could be passed,

peter bowes, bbc news.tes — to the point that he feels — he can't carry out his duties properly. the comments came on his return flight from a week—long trip to canada — where he met indigenous people to apologise for the catholic church's role in the residential schools scandal. with all the action from day 2 at the commonwealth games now, here's chetan pathak in birmingham. good evening. it's been a busy day two at the commonwealth games here in birmingham — with 23 gold medals up for grabs. there was a successful start for the home nations in the men's wheelchair marathon — and more medals have followed in the pool. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor has been following it. close to capacity almost 5000 at the sandwell aquatic centre. and enough on the menu to satisfy even the biggest of swimming appetites. how is this for a starter? england's ban proud in the butterfly. disqualified from this event four years ago, a chance for redemption. shortly after another medal for the host nation. imagine clar

peter bowes, bbc news.ld retire. the announcement came on his return flight from a week—long trip to canada — where he met indigenous people to apologise for the catholic church's role in the residential schools scandal. let's have a listen. translation: i don't believe i can | travel at the same pace as before, | and i believe that at my age and with this limitation, i have to save some energy to be able to serve the church. i think about the possibility of stepping aside. with all honesty, it's not a catastrophe. you can change your pope. it's not a problem. in iraq, supporters of the powerful cleric moqtada sadr are staging a sit—in inside the country's parliament — after storming the building for the second time in three days. the demonstrators are protesting against the iran—aligned opposition�*s proposed candidate for prime minister. richard galpin reports. twice now this week, protests here in the iraqi capital baghdad leading to parliament being broken into and occupied — supporters of the powerful

here's our north america correspondent peter bowes.ether the events that led up to the riot at the us capitol. this latest hearing focused on the role donald trump played in the days and weeks after he lost the 2020 election tojoe biden, including claims the former president encouraged far right extremists to create chaos on capitol hill. donald trump, his legal team and outside advisers are said to have clashed over the former president's refusal to admit defeat. hours later, mr trump urged his supporters in a tweet to descend on washington on january 6th for what he promised would be a wild rally. that, according to one committee member, was a call to arms for some of mr trump's supporters. at1:1i2am on december 19th, 2020, shortly after the last participants left the unhinged meeting, trump sent out the tweet with his explosive invitation. the panel then heard from this man, a one—time supporter of mr trump, who face criminal charges over his actions on january 6th. he said he went to washington and illegally entered the capitol bui

peter bowes, bbc news.alist at the lexington herald—leader newspaper, who has been reporting from the scene of the flooding today. thank you forjoining us at what is such a difficult time for the community there.— such a difficult time for the community there. let's start with what peeple _ community there. let's start with what people have _ community there. let's start with what people have been _ community there. let's start with what people have been sharing i community there. let's start with i what people have been sharing with you, we had some of those devastating accounts there from my colleague in his report, what have people been sharing with you? the reaction people been sharing with you? tue: reaction right people been sharing with you? tte: reaction right now is mostlyjust shock. i'm actually from the region and my grandfather is 83 years old and my grandfather is 83 years old and he said he has never seen anything close to this before in his 83 years here. i have talked to several people who h

peter bowes, bbc news.atest, we can now speak to chad hedrick, who's reporter at cbs affiliate wkyt in lexington, kentucky. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. we heard the governor say it is an emergency situation and the search and rescue phase is still ongoing. what is the latest in that regard? what is the latest in that reaard? ~ , , regard? well, it is very difficult _ regard? well, it is very difficult for _ regard? well, it is very difficult for search - regard? well, it is very difficult for search and | regard? well, it is very - difficult for search and rescue teams to get to many of these areas. picture what the hills of south—eastern kentucky's, it is mountainous topography with lots of hills and hollows and valleys. that is where all of this rainjust valleys. that is where all of this rain just fell into these low—lying areas where these neighbourhoods are. there is still standing what it there, it is just unsafe or very difficult for these crews to get there. that is why they say we

here's our north america correspondent peter bowes.searing temperatures across much of america it feels like a climate emergency, from new york city to las vegas more than 100 million people being under excessive heat warnings this week. in parts of texas and oklahoma temperatures have topped 46 celsius. joe biden's comments came after a visit to a former coal—fired coal plant in massachusetts now being used as a manufacturing facility for the offshore wind facility. i come here today as a message as president i have responsibility to act with urgency and resolve when our nation faces clear and present danger. and that's what climate change is about. it is literally a clear and present danger. the health of our citizens and communities is literally at stake.— literally at stake. whether envoy for _ literally at stake. whether envoy for climate - literally at stake. whether envoy for climate change | literally at stake. whether i envoy for climate change he said she managed she was facing the gravest of threats.— the gravest of threats.

peter bowes, bbc news. sean moody who's a news anchor at nbc affiliate lexis news in lexington, kentucky. thank you so much forjoining us. we saw some pictures there are some of the devastation. what is the latest situation? you heard from the kentucky governor in that package a moment ago who spoke about the mood today and said that the latest as far as for relatives go is 25 confirmed it is important to remember that it will be a long time before we truly know how many people were lost in this flood because the inundation is just so awful at the moment and there are so many places that are yet to be searched in so many places that are yet to be searched in so many many places that are yet to be searched in so many people unable to call for help because ceuphone unable to call for help because cellphone systems were down. we saw a devastating picture of a 98—year—old woman inside her flooded home with floodwater up to her waist. lengthily she has been rescued but we hear reports of people clinging to rooft

peter bowes, bbc news.er i spoke to sean moody who's a news anchor at nbc affiliate lexis news. he gave us this update on the challenges facing those affected by the severe flooding. you heard from the kentucky governor in that package a moment ago who spoke about the mood today and said that the latest as far as fatalities go is 25 confirmed. it is important to remember that it will be a long time before we truly know how many people were lost in this flood because communication is just so awful at the moment and there are so many places that are yet to be searched and so many people unable to call for help because cellphone systems were down. we saw a devastating picture of a 98—year—old woman inside her flooded home with floodwater up to her waist. fortunately, she has been rescued, but we hear reports of people clinging to rooftops, having to swim to safety. what are people saying about the support they are being offered on the scale of the response that has come from the authorities? so far we understa

peter bowes, bbc news.er i spoke to bill haneberg who's a climate expert and director of the kentucky geological survey. i asked him to explain how severe the flooding in kentucky had been. when you talk to the people they say they are unprecedented in terms of their lives. i actually downloaded some data today from the us geological survey, some historical data for one of the most heavily affected areas and plotted those up and calculated the recurrence interval. so basically, there was one stream gauge in the heavily affected area i looked out, and it's at the point it would be a 420 year flood, a flood you would expect once in every 420 years. that was the point where the entire river gauge was swept away and destroyed. this is something we would expect to occur maybe every 500—1000 years. truly an extraordinary, unprecedented event. how is this weather interacting with the landscape of kentucky? what is the situation there? eastern kentucky, the region is known as appalachia, the appalachian mountains.

peter bowes, bbc news.becues, after a spate of fires caused by record breaking temperatures during the latest heatwave. the families whose homes were destroyed in a huge blaze in the east london village of wennington, are still coming to terms with what they have lost. the bbc�*s karl mercer reports. claire is helping pack the basics for family and friends who, like her, lost everything when their homes were destroyed in last week's fires. even down to toothbrushes. all donated by locals to this centre in wennington. this is what's left of claire's home just a few hundred yards away. it once sat in the middle of a cornfield. there's nothing left. absolute, complete devastation. you know, all documents, all your jewellery, literally your whole life is gone in an instant. the family is now living in rented accommodation with constant reminders of what they've lost. be at home with the kids, "i need this." "no, don't have that any more." "oh, what about this?" just silly things, toys. you know, appointment let

peter bowes, bbc news.understand more about the extreme weather conditions in kentucky, we can speak to bill haneberg who's a climate expert, director of the kentucky geological survey. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. give us some context in regards to these floods. how severe are they? these floods. how severe are the ? ~ ., ~ these floods. how severe are the ?~ ., ~ ., they? when you talk to the eo - le they? when you talk to the peeple that _ they? when you talk to the people that say _ they? when you talk to the people that say they - they? when you talk to the people that say they are i people that say they are unprecedented in terms of their lives, i downloaded some dated today for one of the most heavily affected areas and calculated the recurrence event. there was one gauge in the area i looked out, it's at the area i looked out, it's at the point it would be a 420 year flood, the point it would be a 420 yearflood, one the point it would be a 420 year flood, one flood the point it

peter bowes, bbc news. to round—up flamingo chicks. the birds are being fitted with tracking devices. wendy urquhart, reports. fuente de piedra lagoon natural reserve is home to one of the biggest flamingo colonies in europe. and more than 200,000 chicks have hatched here since 1984. because of covid, this is the first time in three years that volunteers have been allowed to go to the reserve, and they're excited to be back. they use sticks to guide the flamingo chicks into pens, but naturally they don't all want to go in the same direction at the same time, so it's not exactly straightforward. every single chick is given a blood and feather test, and fitted with a pvc identity ring, which is visible from the ground with the help of binoculars, and enables scientists to track the flight path of flamingos across europe and north africa. flamingos only lay one egg in each breeding season and project coordinators are confident that it's been a bumper mating season. translation: the climate this year has been d

peter bowes, bbc news.the assault on the nigerian street trader in chevitanova marche was captured on video. a 32—year—old italian has been arrested on suspicion of murder and robbery. here in london, the fire brigade hasjoined calls for a ban on the sale of disposable barbecues after a spate of fires caused by record breaking temperatures during the latest heatwave. the families whose homes were destroyed in a huge blaze in the east london village of wennington are still coming to terms with what they have lost, as karl mercer reports. claire is helping pack the basics for family and friends who, like her, lost everything when their homes were destroyed in last week's fires. even down to toothbrushes. all donated by locals to this centre in wennington. this is what's left of claire's home just a few hundred yards away. it once sat in the middle of a cornfield. there's nothing left. absolute, complete devastation. you know, all documents, all your jewellery, literally your whole life is gone in an instant.

peter bowes, bbc news.d outrage. the assault on the nigerian street trader in chivitanova marche was captured on video. a 32—year—old italian has been arrested on suspicion of murder and robbery. the headlines on bbc news... the final of the european championship has started — england's lionesses attempt to make history as they take on germany. the office of the prince of wales has insisted that all rules were followed when the prince's charitable fund took a donation of a millon pounds from the bin laden family of saudi arabia. the chair of the public inquiry investigating the post office scandal has called for the process of compensation for victims to be sped up. sport and for a full round up, let's cross to hugh ferris — who's at the commonwealth games in birmingham. what more can you tell us, what's going on there?— going on there? thank you. lots auoin going on there? thank you. lots going on here — going on there? thank you. lots going on here as _ going on there? thank you. lots going on here as eve

our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has the latest.ur period. swollen streams and mudslides have torn through several communities with devastating results. people's lost their homes, can't get to theirjobs. i mean, it's devastating. this is probably the worst devastating i have ever seen. some areas are difficult for rescuers to reach because local roads have been badly damaged and are impassable. cars engulfed in the muddy waters. there is widespread poverty in the affected areas. making matters worse, tens of thousands of people are now without electricity. the biggest concern is the many people who are still missing. we continue to pray for the families that have suffered an unfathomable loss, some having lost almost everyone in their household. this is still an emergency situation. we are in search—and—rescue mode. again that count will continue to go up. we don't lose this many people in flooding. this is a real tough one. rescuers fear the search for survivors and bodies could last several weeks. scenes like this are becoming mor

peter bowes, bbc news.ylejohnson posted a message on her facebook page saying... "last night, my mother, nichelle nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. her light, however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from and draw inspiration." the uk met office says the first six months of the year in england were the driest since 1976, and it means farmers up and down the country are facing problems with their crops. the national drought group is considering tough restrictions. paul murphy reports. they are half the size and there are half as many. andrew branton's potato crop has been hit hard by the driest growing season in more than 40 years. by the time you've peeled it or done anything to prepare it, you won't have much left. this corner of england supplies veg to the nation. but andrew says this year's harvest is nothing less than a disaster. there's just no way that crops in the uk can cope with the climate we

peter bowes, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there.m, humid but rather overcast is the best description for much of the country today. it did brighten up gradually from the west and that's where we will keep clear skies through the evening and overnight for the western scotland, northern england and wales here we could see temperatures falling into single figures with cloud to the east of the pennines down into south—east england remaining, temperatures will hold up at around 15 or 16 degrees in places. it means a great start in the south—east but eventually that cloud will thin and break with more sunshine coming through. in fact, it's going to be a lovely day for many on monday despite cloud gradually increasing from the west with the breeze picking up in the arrival of rain by the end of the afternoon. i head of that it will be pleasant in the sunshine and temperatures perhaps into the low to mid 20s for many, perhaps desires 27 celsius, more cloud around with outbreaks of rain for tuesday but still quite warm in the south—east. hel

earlier i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes and asked him what he thought of the speechis making headlines for what wasn't in at and there has been some speculation that he would announce that he was standing again in 2024, it wasn't to be although a lot of his supporters believe it is only a matter of time before we hear those words from former president trump, whether it is for the mid—term elections in november or after, that remains to be seen. there has been some reporting here that he is tempted to go before, perhaps some of his advisers are suggesting that he should wait and see how those candidates that he has very publicly supported for november, how they actually do. for people in the southern tip of croatia — their carjourneys mayjust be a little bit easier this morning. a new road bridge — costing more than $500 millino — has officially opened. it bypasses a strip of land that belongs to bosnia and herzegovina. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. this is notjust an extraordinary feat of structural engineering, it is also an important symbol. the peljesac bri

blocking a nearby street as part of a civil disobedience rally. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowessignificance of the protest is. this was quite a small protest, in all about 35 people were arrested. about 50% of those were members of congress, 17 in all. i think what the purpose of this was was to simply keep this issue in the headlines and it succeeded in doing that. there have been many other protests since the supreme court's ruling a few weeks ago that were much bigger than this one. there is a concern among some democratics, and especially those in the progressive wing of the party that the administration could perhaps have done more, and could have responded a bit more strongly to what the supreme court did. although, mr biden has said on several occasions that to some extent his hands are tied and there is very little he could do now. perhaps looking ahead to the november elections and from his perspective hoping that more democrats are elected and then meaningful legislation could be passed, it could be got through both houses that could guarantee abortion rights across th

"oh, yeah, i can't wait." 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has followed today's trial opening on this, the penalty stage of the trial. are there aggravating circumstances, factors, that justify the death sentence? or are there mitigating circumstances, that we will no doubt hear from the defence later on in the trial? the situations that they that may well justify the death sentence — and we are hearing those from the prosecution — the fact that this was clearly planned by nicolas cruz, several days, perhaps longer than that, in advance, that the brutal nature of what he did, the fact that he went back to some of his victims repeatedly to shoot them again, to make sure that they were dead. the mitigating circumstances are likely to be accounts of his growing up, of his childhood, his emotional problems, the psychological problems, that we have already heard he suffered from as a young boy. he was 19 years old when this happened, he is 23 now. that is quite simply the choice that the jury has, either a lethal injection, the death sentence or life in prison without the possibili

our north america correspondent, peter bowes, told me more about google's decision. concerns of many that women who seek an abortion, a legal abortion out of their home state could still be pursued by the authorities in the area where they live if abortion has been banned so what google is doing is an attempt to delete any information relating to that person's visit to an abortion clinic or any other facility providing reproductive services and they will do that by automatically deleting the geolocation data that they held on the servers when their systems detect that an individual has been to one of these facilities. this won't absolutely stop the authorities in state seeking data from google. but this company has says that it will oppose demands that it says are overly broad or legally objectionable. and this is exactly what a lot of people in the last seven days since this ruling by the supreme court, this is the kind of thing that they wanted to hear from tech companies. as we all know, they held a tremendous amount of detail about what people are doing over ther

let�*s speak to our north america correspondent, peter bowes.e latest announcements. to get you on the programme again. how significant is whatjoe biden said? how significant is what joe biden said?— biden said? $2.3 billion is significant, _ biden said? $2.3 billion is significant, and _ biden said? $2.3 billion is significant, and as - biden said? $2.3 billion is significant, and as the - significant, and as the presidentjust significant, and as the president just outlined, significant, and as the presidentjust outlined, what thatis presidentjust outlined, what that is spent on — you can categorise it as help for americans that are being affected by climate change. federal money that the states can spend on ac units for people �*s homes, places for people �*s homes, places for people to go to cool down in these searing temperatures. there are more than 100 million americans right now living in conditions of extreme heat from new york to las vegas, texas, oklahoma. even hotter than the 0klahoma. even hotter than the uk, more than 46 celsius. pe

joining me now is our north america correspondent, peter bowes. this is than the battle to win over a jury as to whether there is real contrition or if he deserves the death penalty, is that about right?— that about right? that is exactly right. _ that about right? that is exactly right. this - that about right? that is exactly right. this is - that about right? that is. exactly right. this is quite that about right? that is - exactly right. this is quite an unusual situation and clearly the focus is on this, the penalty stage of the trial. are there aggravating circumstances that justify the death circumstances or mitigating circumstances, that we will no doubt hear from the defence later on in the trial. the situation that they justify that death sentence, we are hearing from the prosecution, the fact this was clearly planned by nicolas cruz, several days, perhaps longer, in advance, the brutal nature of what he did, the fact he went back to some of his victims to shoot them again, to make sure they were dead. the mitigating circumstances are li

north america correspondent peter bowes told us what the significance of the protest is.e a small protest, in all about 35 people were arrested. about 50% of those were members of congress, 17 in all. i think what the purpose of this was was to simply keep this issue in the headlines and it succeeded in doing that. there have been many other protests since the supreme court's ruling a few weeks ago that were much bigger than this one. there is a concern among some democratics, and especially those in the progressive wing of the party that the administration could perhaps have done more, and could have responded a bit more strongly to what the supreme court did. although, mr biden has said on several occasions that to some extent his hands are tied and there is very little he could do now. perhaps looking ahead to the november elections and from his perspective hoping that more democrats are elected and then meaningful legislation could be passed, it could be got through both houses that could guarantee abortion rights across the country. let's get some of the day's other

peter bowes joins me now from los angeles. good to see you.e has said it will do? this we know about what google has said it will do?— said it will do? this is a resnonse _ said it will do? this is a response to _ said it will do? this is a response to the - said it will do? this is a i response to the concerns said it will do? this is a - response to the concerns of many that women who seek an abortion, a legal abortion, out of their home state, could still be pursued by the authorities in the area where they live if abortion there has been banned. so what google is doing is an attempt to delete any information relating to that person's visit to an abortion clinic or any other facility providing reproductive services and they will do that by automatically deleting the geolocation data that they hold on their servers when the system detects that an individual has been to one of these facilities. now, this won't absolutely stop the authorities and states seeking data from google but this company has said it will oppose demands that it says are

let'sjoin our north america correspondent peter bowes.back on the stump. it certainly does, it is interesting that this speech is making headlines for what wasn't in at and there has been some speculation that he would announce that he was standing again in 2024, it wasn't to be although a lot of his supporters believe it is only a matter of time before we hear those words from former president trump, whether it is for the mid—term elections in november or after, that remains to be seen. there has been some reporting here that he is tempted to go before, perhaps some of his advisers are suggesting that he should wait and see how those candidates that he has very publicly supported for november, how they actually do. irate supported for november, how they actually do.— they actually do. we will see how that _ they actually do. we will see how that pans _ they actually do. we will see how that pans out, - they actually do. we will see how that pans out, thank - they actually do. we will see | how that pans out, thank you very much indeed. c

"a major disaster" — and there's a warning of more rain today. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowesrone to flooding but never this far. the rain was torrential. some areas in the mountain region are still inaccessible homes have been ripped up part and cars swept away in the mud. many people have seen everything they had destroyed. as well as their home and business this family lost their three dogs in the fast—moving water. i’gre family lost their three dogs in the fast-moving water.— family lost their three dogs in the fast-moving water. i've never seen an hinu fast-moving water. i've never seen anything like _ fast-moving water. i've never seen anything like this. _ fast-moving water. i've never seen anything like this. the _ fast-moving water. i've never seen anything like this. the waters - fast-moving water. i've never seen anything like this. the waters were j anything like this. the waters were just raging and it took out so many buildings and stuff we never thought would flood so that we had one that was a tiny dog and we have little bridges. it was the sweetest dog ever. ~

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our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. everything is gone. my whole life is gone. there is no words. it isjust gone. there is no words. it is just hard there is no words. it isjust hard to imagine _ there is no words. it isjust hard to imagine. there is nothing really that you _ to imagine. there is nothing really that you can do but you know, we're 'ust that you can do but you know, we're just glad _ that you can do but you know, we're just glad we — that you can do but you know, we're just glad we got out. some _ just glad we got out. some areas are difficult for rescuers to reach because local roads have been badly damaged and are impassable. cars engulfed in the muddy waters. there is widespread poverty in the affected areas, and now tens of thousands of people are without electricity. the biggest concern is that many people still missing. taste that many people still missing. - continue to pray for the families that have suffered unfathomable loss. some have lost almost everyone in the household. this is still an emer

peter bowes, bbc news.k's ministry of defence. today it focuses on the forces which moscow is using in the war. it says that russia continues to commit what are nominally six separate armies to its donbas offensive. but, while that may seem like a large amount of troops, the assessment adds that russia is having to deal with severe under—manning, and now has a dilemma between deploying reserves to the donbas, or defending against ukrainian counterattacks in the southwestern sector around kherson. the russian president and turkish president are visiting tehran today for a summit with their iranian counterpart. here's the turkish president erdogan meeting with iran's president raisi. the trip is president putin's second foreign trip since the invasion of ukraine, and highlights the growing diplomatic warmth between russia and iran. earlier, i spoke to our russia editor steve rosenberg in moscow, who explained why mr putin is in tehran. principally, this is all about syria, because russia, iran and turkey are

peter bowes, bbc news.try declared a major incident when fires broke out. laura tra nt reports. what looks like scenes from a hollywood movie are real—life horror stories. across the country, communities, including here in dagenham, are coming to terms with the destruction of the wild fires. gutted. totally gutted. my daughter was born there. i've been there for nearly 27 years. it's first house i've actually sat down and settled in. i'm just totally gobsmacked. i don't know what i'm going to do now. you see this on tv, but you don't expect it to happen in real life. down the road in wennington on the eastern edge of london, families are having to cope with the fire damage and having to explain to children about losing their homes. i waited until i got to my mum's and we knew that my husband was safe, and then i sat down with the children and told them that we'd lost our home. my kids are upset that they've lost their favourite teddy bears that they've had since they were babies. and if my children are feel

our north america correspondent peter bowes told us what the significance of the protest is.imply keep this issue in the headlines. and it succeeded in doing that. there have been many other protests ever since the supreme court's ruling a few weeks ago much bigger than this one. but there's a concern amongst some democrats, and especially those in the progressive wing of the party, that the administration could have perhaps done more. it could have responded more strongly to what the supreme court did. although mr biden has said on several occasions that to some extent, his hands are tied and there's very little he could do now. perhaps looking ahead to the november elections and, from his perspective, hoping that more democrats are elected and then meaningful legislation can be passed. it could be got through both houses that could guarantee abortion rights across the country. the headlines on bbc news: houses destroyed, hundreds evacuated from their homes — the aftermath of the wildfires in the uk from yesterday's in europe, wildfires rage across the continent after days o

ancient russian story of love and fidelity, made it sound in a new way now in murom to bow to the relics of saints peter and fevronia to pray for a strong marriage and healthy children. eh, they go, from all over russia among the people. no wonder they say where love and advice, there is no grief, and we want our children to know that they live happily in their native land of the world to you residents and guests of vladimir land, well-being and prosperity with a holiday. if to her with love, meet with bread, if there are no laws for her forgive us waiting for love 10 years to the lord if i don’t light up. you are mine. and now a video of congratulations, which was specially prepared for the day of the family of love and fidelity by dmitry anatolyevich medvedev, deputy chairman of the security council of the russian federation, and his wife, chairman of the organizing committee holiday svetlana vladimirovna medvedeva day of family love fidelity is celebrated in our country. for the fifteenth time. this holiday appeared as a national holiday and after the issuance of presidential decrees it became a stat

about asking our country to ramp up supply instead of begging and bowing down to the saudis and asking them to bump up their supply. >> peter: we don't expect to hear from the president about inflation or high gas prices or anything else because he does not have any public events on the schedule today. jacqui. >> jacqui: thanks so much. >> john: texas republican senator john cornyn, came back from a visit to the border on friday, but your assessment of the president's trip to saudi arabia. he gave new legitimacy to salman, looking for it, but did not bring back much for the united states in return. >> paraphrase an old song, looking for love in all the wrong places. if he wants to try to appease mohammed bin salman after some of the things saudi arabia has done, he could expand american energy production and solve the same problem. as we know, it's not just a matter of investment, it's also infrastructure. things like the keystone xl pipeline and our friends in europe are finding out, having been dependent on vladimir putin for so long, it takes time to transition to diversity of sources. so, it was a little embarrassing, f