robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china.is story, let's see some new pictures that have just come in from zhengzhou, where the flooding has left vehicles stacked on top of one another at the entrance to a road tunnel. this after major roads turned to rivers and cars were swept along by the strong currents. looking now at some of the other main news of the day. the us has reached a deal with germany to allow completion of the nord stream to gas pipeline. the project will double russian gas exports to germany. there have been concerns over moscow using the energy is leveraged to exert political control in europe. as part of the deal, germany has committed to take steps including sanctions to prevent that from happening. so, why is the us involved in whether or not a gas pipeline in europe goes ahead? the bbc�*s david willis explains. the last three american administrations have all expressed their dislike of the nord stream 2 gas pipeline. they believe it potentially gives russia too much leverage, too much control over europe

rain has eased off in zhengzhou but struck elsewhere in henan.ry where people are used to say public transport, the images of commuters trapped in underground train carriages as the water rose have been unsettling. rescue teams reached most passengers but could not cut through carriages in time to save everyone. now officials in other cities are being asked if there transport systems might be as vulnerable. questions are being asked about the capacity of china's city to handle flash flooding from heavy rainfall. some have speculated that with the expansion of these now officials in other cities are being asked if there transport systems might be as vulnerable. questions are being asked about the capacity of china's cities to handle flash flooding from heavy rainfall. the climate change, much more unpredictable weather is expected in the future. in zhengzhou, some residents moving their cars to higher ground in case the water comes again. other such were trying to get out the city, which is still operating on an emergency footing with communicatio

robin brandt, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china.now by isabel hilton, the founder of we would get a view from one of the most vulnerable regions, the most vulnerable regions, the federated states of micronesia, a group of some 600 islands in the western pacific. america's tub general has acknowledged the taliban have strategic momentum in afghanistan. he said the afghan army was consolidating its forces and trying to make sure the militants did not take control of any major population centres but he said what the us withdrawal now at 95% complete the taliban control half the districts in the country. fi districts in the country. significant amount of territory has been seized over the course of six, eight, ten months by the taliban. momentum appears to be sort of with the taliban. smoke from the huge wildrose burning in the west coast of america has drifted all the way across the continent to cast a haze over the east coast. officials in new york issued warnings for pregnant women and the elderly due to the poor air quality. cities a

robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china.great to have you on the programme and in the first instance i want to say i hope you and your family instance i want to say i hope you and yourfamily are instance i want to say i hope you and your family are safe after that traumatic experience. can i ask what happened?— experience. can i ask what hauened? , , ., happened? yes, sure. the water started from _ happened? yes, sure. the water started from tuesday _ happened? yes, sure. the water started from tuesday lunchtime, after lunch my husband was going to another city for a business trip and i came to the train station and it was already hard for me to go back home. the whole afternoon i thought it was just like a normal big rain in the summer and i still made a joke, with my friends, the ocean has come to visit us but after, i realised it was not a joke because my community management informed us to get... luckily, i did that, the water went, how do you say, it is like 50 centimetres or maybe 70 centimetres or maybe 70 centimetres

robin brandt, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china.now by isabel hilton, the founder of china dialogue, an organisation that looks at the country's environmental challenges. *the highest rainfall in 60 years. i know there are many factors — but what has contributed to this huge amount of rain?*the chinese communist party has actaully scientist have been telling us for 20 years that climate change, which of course results in warmer air and warmer seas, of course results in warmer air and warmerseas, produces of course results in warmer air and warmer seas, produces heavier rainfall. and therefore more extreme weather events. particularly in places like this which is vulnerable to the typhoon season, and the yellow river which is no as the sorrow because it floods every year. the intensity of these events is what matters because nothing that we have built, nothing that in our cities, in our transfer systems is built to withstand this level of climate emergency.— built to withstand this level of climate emergency. built to withstand this

most dramatic of all from zhengzhou, that's the provincial capital, the subway station there.pictures of cascading water flowing down steps inundating the subway station and then these images emerged of people actually on trains standing in water rising up to their shoulders. they look remarkably calm considering what they must be feeling and what they were going through at that time. central china is prone to flooding this time of year. there's always heavy rain. sometimes it's worse than at other times. in this particular area along the yellow river there have historically been major floods that have killed hundreds of thousands of people. nothing like that in recent years but what they're saying is that this this rainfall this year is the worst since they started keeping accurate records in about 60—70 years. so although the area has seen historical flooding, this particular level of rainfall at this particular time this year does seem to be worse than in the recent past. michael bristow. the german chancellor angela merkel has pledged funding within days to get essentials

robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china.ty force which answers to the cuban ministry of the interior. it's over their response to anti—government protests earlier this month. the us state department says the repression of the demonstrations was a human rights violation — and has warned that more action could be taken. carmen pelaez is a cuban american film maker and activist. she is a communications consultant to the current biden she is on gasparilla island in florida. thank you so much for taking the time tojoin thank you so much for taking the time to join us. these sanctions on cuban officials over what the us government says it was repression of anti—government protests, what do you make of them? anti-government protests, what do you make of them?— do you make of them? well, i think they _ do you make of them? well, i think they are _ do you make of them? well, i think they are the first - do you make of them? well, i think they are the first step i think they are the first step in letting the cuban people know the regi

robin brand, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china. to come a bit later in the programme: we get a view from one of the world's most vulnerable regions on the impacts of global warming — the federated states of micronesia — a group of some 600 small islands in the western pacific ocean. but first, in other news at this hour: america's top general has acknowledged that the taliban have strategic momentum in afghanistan. general mark milley said the afghan army was consolidating its forces and trying to make sure the militants didn't take control of any major population centres. but he said with the us withdrawal now 95% complete, the taliban control half the districts in the country. a significant amount of territory has been seized over the course of ten months by the taliban so momentum, strategic momentum appears to be with the telegram. smoke from the huge wildfires burning on the west coast of america has drifted all the way across the continent, to cast a haze over the east coast. officials in new york issued warnings for pregnant

robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china. staying in china. into the origins of covid—19. a senior chinese health official said the proposal, to consider whether the virus could have escaped from a chinese lab, did not respect science and disregarded common sense. the white house press secretary, jen psaki, was asked about this in the last few hours and gave this response. we are deeply disappointed. their position is irresponsible and frankly dangerous. alongside other member states around the world, we continue to call for china to provide the needed access to data and samples. our north america correspondent david willis has the latest. china has not really been helping itself in this regard, some might argue. officials from the world health organization were only able to get access to the wuhan area in january of this year. what, more than one year after the first cases of the virus came to light. and now, beijing has flatly rejected a request from the who for its investigators to be allowed to inspect the laboratories and the research ins

robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china.s since norway's worst ever terrorist attack. we will hear from one survivor. the home office has defended priti patel after the body representing rank and file police officers said it no longer had confidence in the home secretary. the police federation of england and wales voted for the motion in response to the announcement that police pay would be frozen. a home office spokesperson said priti patel had, "demonstrated her commitment to police officers "time and time again". but the police federation said they wanted more than words. my colleagues for the past ten or 11 years have been subject to the measures of austerity. in real terms, in real terms, police officers have had over an 18% cut in their take—home pay. 18%. we are just asking for fairness. you know, we put ourselves out there on behalf of society. it's an incredibly demanding, difficultjob with not much thanks. the thanks and the warm words of the home secretary only go so far. my colleagues expect more than that and pa

the partly submerged city of zhengzhou, its subway system now an underground river.rs are standing for air. rescuers bravely reacting to unprecedented scenes. though not everyone made it. large parts of the train system shutdown. rip currents seemingly running along roads. the amount of rain over the last three days in this provincial capital usually falls in an entire year. bringing traffic to a standstill. many homes were no place for refuge. over 10,000 residents in the region relocated. more than a dozen cities in this central part of china affected with the population of henan close to 100 million. with 10,000 lost hectares of crops, the flooding causing an estimated $11 million worth of damage and counting. rescuers worked all hours to clear up the flooding, a result of many factors, including that a warming atmosphere caused by climate change makes extreme rainfall like this more likely. with downpours here forecast to continue for many hours yet. mark lobel, bbc news. let's go to beijing now where our china correspondent stephen mcdonell is monitoring the sit

the partly submerged city of zhengzhou, its subway system now an underground river.rs are standing for air. rescuers bravely reacting to unprecedented scenes. though not everyone made it. large parts of the train system shutdown. rip currents seemingly running along roads. the amount of rain over the last three days in this provincial capital usually falls in an entire year. bringing traffic to a standstill. many homes were no place for refuge. 0ver10,000 residents in the region relocated. more than a dozen cities in this central part of china affected with the population of henan close to 100 million. with10,000 lost hectares of crops, the flooding causing an estimated $11 million worth of damage and counting. rescuers worked all hours to clear up the flooding, a result of many factors, including that a warming atmosphere caused by climate change makes extreme rainfall like this more likely. with downpours here forecast to continue for many hours yet. mark lobel, bbc news. the german chancellor angela merkel has pledged funding within days to get essentials to flood

robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china. let get some of the days other news.ould need the support of all states. the disgraced mega producer harvey weinstein has appeared in court in los angeles where he pleaded not guilty over charges of sexual assault. not guilty over charges of sexualassault. he not guilty over charges of sexual assault. he is serving a 22 year prison sentence. under a new system, argentinians who do not wish to identify as male orfemale can do not wish to identify as male or female can choose a third option, x. do estate with us. still to come... five months after landing on the red planet, the perseverance rover begins its hunt for signs of ancient life. mission control: we see - you coming down the ladder now. neil armstrong: that's one small step for man, | one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight. for the first crash - in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. _ it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. b

most dramatic of all from zhengzhou, that's the provincial capital, the subway station there.pictures of cascading water flowing down steps inundating the subway station and then these images emerged of people actually on trains standing in water rising up to their shoulders. they look remarkably calm considering what they must be feeling and what they were going through at that time. central china is prone to flooding this time of year. there's always heavy rain. sometimes it's worse than at other times. in this particular area along the yellow river where there have historically been major floods that have killed hundreds of thousands of people. nothing like that in recent years but what they're saying is that this this rainfall this year is the worst since they started keeping accurate records in about 60—70 years. so although the area has seen historical flooding, this particular level of rainfall at this particular time this year does seem to be worse than in the recent past. the german chancellor angela merkel has pledged funding within days to get essentials to flood vi

robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china. the time is 90 minutes past six. —— 19.e been pinged by the nhs covid app in england and wales. businesses are warning of staff shortages. coming up... compensation from the government for the postmasters wrongly convicted over a flawed computer system. coming a flawed computer system. up on sportsday, engla georgia coming up on sportsday, england's georgia hall is among the players trying to stay in touch with the leaders on the opening day of the evian championship. now, living by the seaside ought be idyllic for children, but for some kids in scarborough, regular beach trips are out of reach. despite the seafront being just a mile away, high prices for attractions and hidden costs mean some families on low incomes visit the beach less often than tourists. as part of a series of special reports about life in coastal britain, bek homer now reports from scarborough. where are we going? the beach! let's go! a trip organised by the community centre for those living on the barrowcliffe estate in scarborough. it's just a mile f

robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou, in eastern china. offences because of it failures at the post office are to receive interim compensation of up to £100,000, the government has said. so far, 59 have had their convictions quashed. more cases are due to be heard over the coming months. more people have been affected by the scandal than in any other miscarriage ofjustice in the uk. australia and new zealand have withdrawn from the rugby league world cup, which is being held in england this autumn, because of the pandemic. the teams' governing bodies said there were too many safety issues relating to coronavirus and they wanted the tournament postponed. the chairman of the rugby football league called it a "selfish, parochial and cowardly decision", and said the organisers had bent over backwards to provide reassurance to the teams. 0ur sports correspondent laura scott reports. they are the global powerhouses of rugby league and so is a world cup without australia and new zealand a world cup at all? australia, world—class! that's the dilem

the rain has eased in zhengzhou city, and water is being pumped from rail and car tunnels.fficial death toll. while the emergency situation may have improved in zhengzhou, elsewhere it's become more dire. floodwaters have spread to new locations with more rivers in henan province breaching their banks. makeshift bridges are being put in to allow emergency teams to operate. on social media, china's rapidly growing cities have been criticised for not better preparing for catastrophic weather events. at times, the drainage infrastructure here has not kept up with increased population density. chinese scientists are warning, though, that the source of this devastating weather can be traced back to climate change, leading to calls for a much more rapid plan to ameliorate it. over the coming days, the priority is going to be surviving the current flooding crisis. the rain hasn't stopped in henan, and over the weekend, a typhoon is expected to hit to china's east coast. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. the funeral has taken place in haiti of the late presidentjovenel moise, wh

robin brandt, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china.een great britain and northern ireland is regulated. the protocol signed last year as part of the brexit outcome was aimed at preventing checks on the border between northern ireland and the irish republic. the uk government is worried about goods no longer exportable from britain to northern ireland. our correspondent emma vardy reports. all is not rosy with northern ireland, still at the heart of the deadlock between the uk and the eu over brexit. added costs and suppliers either refusing to ship to northern ireland, or only agreeing to send large orders, have been some of the issues for garden centres, just one of many sectors affected. i think the reality for brexit to us was such a shock. we thought we had got ahead of brexit. we had been on every single zoom call we could with the local council, local governments. we took all the advice we could. even after all that, we still cannot get the paperwork to work. what difference would it make if the eu were to simplify things, for yo

robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china.ith this story let's see some new pictures that have just come in where the flooding has left vehicles stacked on top of one another at the entrance to a road tunnel. this is after major roads turned to rivers and cars were swept along by the strong current. looking now at some of the other main news of the day. several us states have unveiled a sweeping proposed settlement under which four pharmaceutical companies accused of feeling the country's opioid epidemic will pay compensation of up to $6 billion. the agreement would need the support of nearly all the states. smoke from the huge wild fires burning on the west coast of america has drifted all the way across the continent to cast a haze over the east coast. officials in new york issued warnings for pregnant women and elderly due to poor quality with cities as far apart as washington and toronto also affected. the disgraced former hollywood producer harvey weinstein has appeared in court in los angeles where he pleaded not guilty

robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china. has rejected a world health organization plan for a further investigation into the origins of covid—19. earlier this year a team from the who visited wuhan, the city where the virus was first detected, and found the suggestion that covid—19 leaked from a lab was "highly unlikely". the who chief has since said there had been a "premature push" to rule out the theory. here's white house press secretaryjen psaki. we're deeply disappointed. their position is irresponsible and frankly dangerous. alongside other member states around the world, we continue to call for china to provide the needed access to data and samples. i'm joined now by] stephen morrison, director of the global health policy center at the center for strategic and international studies in washington. mr morrison thank you for being with us on bbc news. should we be at all surprised by — us on bbc news. should we be at all surprised by this? _ us on bbc news. should we be at all surprised by this? i _ us on bbc news. shoul

robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china.ath to the islamic republic!" prolongued drought and high temperatures have brought on a water crisis. it's devastated agriculture, dried up rivers, and led to electricity blackouts. khuzestan province, in the southwest, is at the heart of these protests. it sits on 80% of iran's oil and 60% of its gas reserves. in other words, it's critical to the country's economy. it also has the densest arab population. and that's often led to tensions, violence and attempted separatism. but it shouldn't come as a shock to iran's government. in 2018, the former head of iran's environmental protection agency said "we're past the crisis stage. it's a water bankruptcy. our demand and consumption are way higher than the available water." this year, the world meteorological organisation warned that they have built dams to divert river water to other provinces where there is a great deal of industry that needs the water. on wednesday, the iranian supreme leader commented on the protest, the first time he

that includes a dozen commuters in the provincial capital zhengzhou who were caught on the city's undergroundrriages filled with water. the us has said china's reluctance to allow an audit of some of its laboratories, as part of an investigation into the orgins of covid—19, is irresponsible and dangerous. the world health organisation has said the international probe should include an investigation of a lab in wuhan. now it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament, your irreplaceable guide to the world of westminster and beyond. in this programme, labour delivers the prime minister's end—of—term report. last week, a million kids were off school, businesses are closing and millions will spend their summer self—isolating. a self—isolating borisjohnson explains the government's approach to covid. you have to balance the catastrophe of the disease against the suffering that is caused by lockdowns. as england ditches facemasks, mps search for some summer travel tips. if you're on an ner train travelling from england i through to scotland,

that includes a dozen commuters in the provincial capital zhengzhou who were caught on the city's undergrounds carriages filled with water. washington has imposed sanctions on cuba's defence minister and a unit of the country's security forces over the repression of protests earlier this month. the us state department says the repression of the demonstrations was a human rights violation and has warned that more action could be taken. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. hungary's prime minister victor orban seems to regard his increasingly toxic relationship with the eu's brussels —— hungary's prime minister viktor orban seems to regard his increasingly toxic relationship with the eu's brussels institutions as a badge of honour and a political asset. on a range of issues, from press freedom to lgbt rights, hungary routinely ignores the collective interpretation of eu values. at what cost? my guest is hungary's foreign minister peter szijjarto. is there room for a authoritarian, illiberal government inside the eu? peter szijjarto in buda

across the city of zhengzhou, people were stranded kids floated out of a kindergarten in plastic binsy a year's worth of rain falling in just three days. what forecasters call a once in a thousand years event. the torrential rain has forced 100,000 people to relocate as china's army scrambles to shore up dams now at risk of bursting this catastrophic flooding adds to a grim roster of extreme weather across the globe. what scientists link to climate change, and there is more rain in the forecast kate >> janis, thank you. >>> a battle in congress tonight over a committee to investigate the deadly january riot at the capitol. the top house republican pulling his picks for the commission after house speaker nancy pelosi in an unprecedented move refused to seat two republicans. garrett haake is on capitol hill >> reporter: tonight a committee in chaos >> it's an egregious abuse of power pelosi has broken this institution. >> reporter: republican leader kevin mccarthy withdrawing all of his selections for the january 6 special committee after speaker pelosi announced she would reject two of

at least 12 people have died in the city of zhengzhou after its subway system was inundated with rushing reports. floodwater at spreading fear. the partly submerged city of stoke it's a subway system now an underground river. commuters are standing forair. an underground river. commuters are standing for air. rescuers bravely reacting to unprecedented scenes. though not everyone made it. large parts of the train system shutdown. rip currents seemingly running along roads. the amount of rain over the last three days in this provincial capital usually falls in an entire year. bringing traffic to a standstill. many homes were no place for refuge. 0ver10,000 residents in the region relocated. more than a dozen cities in this central part of china affected with the population of hen and close to 100 million. with 10,000 population of hen and close to 100 million. with10,000 lost hectares of crops, the flooding causing an estimated $11 million worth of damage and counting. rescuers worked all hours to clear up the flooding, a result of many factors, including that a warming atmosphere caused b

they include a dozen commuters in zhengzhou, who were caught on the city�*s underground rail system. are about 30 fires across 9,000 hectares, close to the border with finland. a state of emergency was declared on tuesday. the french president emmanuel macron has changed his phone and number after it was reported to be on the list of targets of the israeli—made spyware pegasus. he has also ordered an overhaul of security protocols. thousands of people working in the food supply chain in england are to be excused from self—isolation if they�*re pinged by the nhs covid—19 app. they�*ll have to take daily coronavirus tests instead. the uk government has been under pressure to change the system because of the huge number of people receiving alerts. italy is the latest country to announce it will introduce a mandatory coronavirus vaccination certificate scheme. starting next month, it will allow people who�*ve received at least one jab to access a range of indoor venues, including cinemas and gyms. in france, lawmakers are debating whether to restrict access to bars, restaurants and publi

the rain has eased in zhengzhou city and water is being pumped from rail and car tunnels.ather events. at times, the drainage infrastructure here has not kept up with increased population density. chinese scientists are warning, though, that the source of this devastating weather can be traced back to climate change, leading to calls for a much more rapid plan to ameliorate it. over the coming days, the priority is going to be surviving the current flooding crisis. the rain hasn't stopped in henan and over the weekend, a typhoon is expected to hit to china's east coast. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. in western india, more than 100 people have been killed after torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding that submerged low—lying areas in the state of maharashtra. parts of india's west coast received up to 23 inches of rainfall in 24 hours, forcing people to leave their homes. the rescue operations have been hampered by heavy downpours and foggy conditions. maharashtra is experiencing its heaviest monsoon season injuly in 40 years. the coast guard in a

the worst flooding has been in the city of zhengzhou where at least 12 people have been killed — mostlylf submerging platforms and trains. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell has the latest. images of passengers stuck inside underground train carriages with the water rising around them have shocked a country used to safe mass transport. hundreds of commuters were rescued, but there were those who didn't make it when the system was flooded at a frightening speed. translation: the water was at shoulder level. a child and i both nearly gave up. we were worn out. but i used my arm to hang on, and that's why i'm bruised. in zhenzhou, the hardest—hit city, footage of dramatic rescues, one after another, has spread across social media. throughout henan province, streets have become surging brown rivers, swallowing traffic in their wake. emergency teams have at times had to swim life jackets out to those stranded. china's leader, xijinping, has described the situation as extremely severe. a year's worth of rain has fallen in the region within days. after the military warned that the yihetan dam

the partly submerged city of zhengzhou. its subway system now an underground river.ir. rescuers bravely reacting to unprecedented scenes, though not everyone made it. large parts of the train system shutdown. rip currents seemingly running along roads. the amount of rain over the last three days in this provincial capital usually falls in an entire year, bringing traffic to a standstill. many homes were no place for refuge, over 10,000 residents in the region relocated. more than a dozen cities in the central part of china affected, with henan�*s population close to 100 million. with10,000 lost hectares of crops, the flooding causing an estimated $11 million worth of damage and counting. rescuers worked all hours, battling floods caused by many factors, including that a warming atmosphere caused by climate change makes extreme rainfall like this more likely, with downpours here forecast to continue for many hours. mark lobel, bbc news. health unions are warning that the pay rise for nhs staff, which is due to be announced in the coming days, will be an "insult" if it

in zhengzhou, the hardest—hit city, footage of dramatic rescues, one after another, has spread acrossc in their wake. a year's worth of rain has fallen in the region within days. china's leader xijinping has described the situation as "extremely severe". soldiers were mobilised to blast around a dam. by diverting rising flood waters, they say they stopped it collapsing. rescuers have also rushed to save children, in some cases floating them out of harm's way. this is a rainy time of year in china, and floods are an annual occurrence, but it's the record—breaking nature of this rainfall which has people worried, and these extreme weather events seem to be happening much more frequently, leading to a lot of discussion about climate change, and the need to do something about it, urgently. in the meantime, the people of henan just have to get through the next few days, because the rain hasn't stopped, and the weather forecasts are saying that there's more to come. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. a senior police officer will be put in charge of tackling violence against women and gir

the worst flooding is in the city of zhengzhou.ed on the main roads, and people are being swept away in the fast moving floodwaters. a picture i want to show you that is just about to come up of one woman who is very much caught up in that. emergency workers were able to pull her to safety. here she is. very distressing i know, to look at, but thankfully, they were able to save her. she was fine, but it gives you an idea of exactly what it is has been happening in the city. these children had to be rescued from their flooded school, they were floated out and plastic tubs by the rescuers. the city 5 metro system was shut on tuesday evening after water began flowing down into the tunnels. videos on social media showed subway cars full of people standing in waist—high water. here s one person who managed to escape. translation: the latter was at shoulder level. _ translation: the latter was at shoulder level. a _ translation: the latter was at shoulder level. a child _ translation: the latter was at shoulder level. a child and i - sho

whole neighborhoods around the city of zhengzhou were inundated.cars attract passengers inside, and more than 10,000 people were moved to shelters. at least 12 people are reported dead. state when the media reports authorities raised the nationwide flood control emergency response to its second-highest level. in this country, the man who chaired the 2017 trump inaugural committee, tom barrick, is accused of acting as an unregistered foreign lobbyist he , arrested today on federal charges issued in new york. prosecutors say he tried to influence mr. trump's policies on behalf of the united arab emirates. former movie producer harvey weinstein was booked into a los angeles jail. he was extradited from new york to california to face charges of sexually assaulting five women. he is already serving a 23 year sentence for raping an actress in new york. the nation's three largest drug distributors will pay more than a billion dollars to new york state over the opioid epidemic. the deal announced today involves amerisourcebergen, cardinal health, and mckes

whole neighborhoods around the city of zhengzhou were inundated on tuesday. flooding filled subway cars, trapping passengers inside, and more than 10,000 people were moved to shelters. back in this country, amazon founder jeff bezos blasted into space on his blue origin company's first manned flight. the reusable rocket launched from west texas on a sub-orbital trip, then returned to land upright. the passenger capsule flew 66 miles high, and floated back down, after 11 minutes. >> big things start small but you can tell, you can tell when you are on to something and this is important. we're going to build a road to space so that our kids and their kids can build the future. and we need to do that, we need to do that to solve the problems here on earth. >> woodruff: the four passengers also included aviation pioneer wally funk, who is 82 and now the oldest person ever in space. today's flight came nine days after, richard branson flew on his company's spaceplane, as he and bezos vie for space tourist dollars. the man who aired the 2017 trump inaugural committ

rain has eased off in zhengzhou, but struck elsewhere in henan.s might be as vulnerable. questions are being asked about the capacity of china's cities to handle the flash flooding from heavy rainfall. some have speculated that with the expansion of these cities, not enough attention has been given to drainage infrastructure. then again, the volume of rain which hit henan this week would probably be difficult or anywhere to handle. and with climate change, much more unpredictable weather is expected in the future. in zhengzhou, some residents are moving their cars to higher ground in case the water comes again. others are trying to get out of the city, which is still operating on an emergency footing, with communication blackouts and normal amenities closed. however, leaving zhengzhou might not provide immediate relief, as nearby towns and cities are also moving residents in their tens of thousands to safer locations. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. more than 20 families are calling for an urgent independent inquiry into maternity services a

in zhengzhou, crews removed submerged cars and drained flooded areas. damage may total $10 billion, with nearly 400,000 people displaced. back in this cntry, improved weather has helped firefighters contain about 40% of the giant bootleg fire in southern oregon. but, an outbreak of covid has forced nine crew members into quarantine. meanwhile, firefighters battling the tamarack fire, along the california and nevada border, are still facing high temperatures and heavy winds. the search for bodies officially ended today at a collapsed condominium tower in surfside, florida. firefighters drove away in a convoy after 29 days at the site. at least 97 people are confirmed dead in the disaster, with one still listed as missing. on wall street today, the major indexes closed at record highs, to end the week on a strong note. the dow jones industrial average jumped 238 points to close at 35,061. the nasdaq rose 152 points, and the s&p 500 added 44. and, cleveland's major league baseball team will be the "guardians" after this season. the club is dropping the nam

the worst flooding has been in the city of zhengzhou where at least twelve people have been killed —ituation dreamily severe. a years worth of rain has fallen in the region within days. after the military warned the dam could collapse at any time soldiers were mobilised to blast around it in an attempt to divert rising floodwaters. rescuers have also rushed to save children and in some cases floating them out of harms way. this is a rainy time of year in china and floods are an annual occurrence but it's the record—breaking nature of this rainfall which has people worried. and these extreme weather events seem to be happening much more frequently, leading to a lot of discussion about climate change and the need to do something about it urgently. in the meantime, the peoplejust urgently. in the meantime, the people just have to get through the next few days because of the rain hasn't stopped and the weather forecast is saying there is more to come. the public are being put at risk by beauty treatements such as botox—style injections and fillers, according to mp5 who've carried out a y

in zhengzhou, the hardest—hit city, footage of dramatic rescues, one after another, has spread acrossoughout henan province, streets have become surging brown rivers, swallowing traffic in their wake. a year's worth of rain has fallen in the region within days. china's leader xijinping has described the situation as "extremely severe". soldiers were mobilised to blast around a dam. by diverting rising flood waters, they say they stopped it collapsing. rescuers have also rushed to save children, in some cases floating them out of harm's way. this is a rainy time of year in china, and floods are an annual occurrence, but it's the record—breaking nature of this rainfall which has people worried, and these extreme weather events seem to be happening much more frequently, leading to a lot of discussion about climate change, and the need to do something about it, urgently. in the meantime, the people of henan just have to get through the next few days, because the rain hasn't stopped, and the weather forecasts are saying that there's more to come. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. and t

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this is what you see in most of the parts of zhengzhou we have been driving around for the last half—hour are now dealing with very severe amounts of water. the most troubling questions remain about this, the metro network here in the city. it is less than ten years old, but it was in one of these lines will be sold in most terrifying stories, 12 people crammed into one carriage lost their lives 24—hour signal. and we don't know exactly why, we don't know why they were left so vulnerable, but we do know at the very top of the national government invasion, they are running other cities and other local governments to immediately look at their preparedness and to look at their preparedness and to look at their preparedness and to look at their regulations when it comes to metro networks if the floods and the rains come again. the first study to scan elite rugby players' brains suggests one in four could be at risk of small abnormalities. but the team led by imperial college london found that further research is needed to understand the long—term implications of repeated head trauma. it comes

dramatic video shows people trapped inside subway cars submerged in chest-deep waters in the city of zhengzhouthe flooding has killed at least 33 people after the area saw a year's worth of rain in just three days. ramy inocencio reports. >> reporter: the deluge took the city and these commuters by surprise. trapping hundreds in subway carriages as floodwaters rushed in. the flood was too powerful and people got washed away, this passenger said. another person and i almost wanted to give up because we didn't have enough strength. but i used my arm to hang on. many struggled to get out of the sbway system themselves and back on to higher ground. with no other option, rescue workers were forced to cut open carriage roofs and pull people to safety before any remaining air ran out. we smashed the upper part of the glass to let some air in, otherwise we would have suffocated. on ground level, dramatic video shows a group of people attempting a rescue before the ground gives way beneath them. across the city of 12 million, the rising floodwaters turned streets into raging rivers, trapping drivers in