elephant rides, festivals, and camps are a must for thousands of tourists who flock toto thailand each yearar. but beyond the happy smiles, there is a dark reality behind the origin of these elephants. a brutal trade that experts claim threatens the survival of some of the world's last remaining populations of asian elelephants. >> we traveled to the region of chiang mai in northern thailand, home to many of the elephant camps enjoyed by tourists. >> there have been recent sites basesed in africa watching elephants, among other t things, for a veryry, ryry lontimeme, whereas in asia there's very little e research has been n do. very little has been said about the dramatic drop in population. no one would have any idea that this species isis also endanger. >>ohohn roberts s runs an elepht camp. he was one ofof the firsto recognize the link between the supply of elephants for the tourism industry and elephant hunting in the wild. >> we've beenumpiping up andd dowwn saying, , if you buyuy an elephant, you''re prprobably tag ananother elepephant out of thte wild. we realized very early on that bu

why didn't she come forward, you know, they were just kids and who among us hasn't assaulted a 15-yearar-old drunkenly at a party? very profound way. whatat is depressing about thiss how little has changed, even though so much should hahave changed right after her hearing. amy: ian millhiser, what do you first see for this week -- foresee this week? there were discussions that maybe staffers would speak to both brett kavanaugh and dr. blasey, but lily dr. blas has said the stakesey much higher bus and she is willing to testify. she did not want to take this risk but at this point she feels it is her only choice. >> i think all eyes are going to be on hand for republican senators. certainly, collins and workouts he, who people are been looking at for a while -- like the only real realistic votes against kavanaugh. jeff flake, who is a flake. has a tendency to say big things and then not follow through on them. but maybe this time he will. and you will stop positive vote from havin happening. maybe bob corker. there are handful of republicans. the thing to keep in mind as this, two republican

admit the mistakes that they've madee and say you know a lot of what's happened over the past three yearars didn't didn't go wel and we're now we're trying to fix the situation. instead of denying that in trying to change the subject all the time and that's why i think medical should go to kevin as i think she needs to go there. really you know -- take this this issue head on and thank you very much to all of you for being with us and thanks to you out there for turning and say so z] danial: 4.3 billion people live a across this v vast contit called asia, and we are telling their storieies. on this editition, babattling polioio. healalth workers d defy danger to p put an end toto polio ininakistan. and, dry no mo.. rurural communities.poorest i'm danial khahan, and this is "aigignment ia."."

admit the mistakes that they've madee and say you know a lot of what's happened over the past three yearars didn't didn't go wel and we're now we're trying to fix the situation. instead of denying that in trying to change the subject all the time and that's why i think medical should go to kevin as i think she needs to go there. really you know -- take this this issue head on and thank you very much to all of you for being with us and thanks to you out there for turning and say so ] brent: this isis "dw news," live from berlin. tonight, with time running out and a hurricane on the way, almost two million people in the united states are told to leave their homes. fleeing hurricane florence. the southeast of the u.s. preparing for one of the most powerful hurricanes in years. state of emergencies have been declared in virginia, north, and south carolina. also coming up, germany's chancellor goes before parliament and condemns the violence at recent

said he's launched an internal review of an officer who used his taser weapon to electrocute an 11-yearar-old african americn girl for allegedly shoplifting fromom a supermarket. body cam video released this weekek shows thehe immediatete aftermath of the incident, as officer kevin brown, who's also african-american, scolds the girl, telling her -- "this is why there aren't any grocery stores in the black community." >> sweetheart, the last thing i want to do is tase you like that. when i say stop, he stop. you know you are caught. just s stop. that t to you. then i got to listen to all of these idiots out in a parking lot tell me how i was wrong for tatasting you. you broke e the law. and you fled. you know what, sweetheart? ththis is what there are n not y grocery stores in the black community because of all of this going on. amy: another portion of video shows fire department medics wearing latex gloves as they pull taser barbs out of the flesh of the 11-year-old girl's back. cincinnati's police chief says offificer brown apappears to h e violateded four depapartnt policies. he will now fa

in japan, the worst typhoon to hit japan inin 25 yearars has st through the archipelago, killing at least 10 peoplele and leavina trail of destruction in its wake. typhoon jebi knocked out power for at least 2 million people and forced the closure of hundreds of schools and businesssses in kykyoto and osa. in iraq, security forces killed at least five people in the southern city of basra as widespread demonstrations continue over the lack of basic services, including clean drinking water in the oil rich region. residents say the security forces opened fire on a funeral procession tuesday for a protester killed on monday. this is a relative of the slain protester, mahdi ali. >> we were attending the funeral procession of the martyr who died yesterday and security forces opened fire on his and used tear gas to disperse protesters, therefore provoking our testers angry over the death of their brother. protesters then try to storm and the building of the government and the were confronted with bullets and tear gas. down with the political parties. amy: prisoners are striking from florida to w