Conflict in syria with you but this time its turkey opening fire on kurdish forces. Facing up to his crimes we hear from more gymalses who survived sexual abuse by the former team u. S. A. Doctor larry nassar. Also on the program, holds on tight. We look at the thousand kilometer per hour tube ride. Hello. Welcome to the program. Lastditch efforts are being made in the u. S. Senate to prevent a shutdown of the government. Existing fundsing expires at midnight local time. After holding a private meeting with President Trump at the white house, the leader of the democrats in the senate, Chuck Schumer said there had been some progress. Sarah has that top story. Its going down to the wire. The u. S. Government stands on the brink of a shutdown for the First Time Since 2013 with democrats and republicans fighting bitterly over a funding deal for federal institutions. The senate is due to vote on it in the next hour. At the center of all of this, a row over immigration, the socalled dreamers. Democrats have demanded the bill include protections from deportation. Both parties blaming each other for the impasse. The president s budget director took aim at the democrats. The president is actively working right now to try to prevent a shutdown. I will contend to you that is dramatically different from what president obama was doing in 2013 theres no way you could lay this at the president of the united states. Reporter but in the senate, the democrat leadership blamed the white house. I hope the president will join us. If he, will we can solve this problem. If he stands on the sidelines, we cannot. Then a glimmer of hope, the democrat leader in the senate, Chuck Schumer, met President Trump for lastditch talks. We discussed all of the major outstanding issues. We made some progress but we still have a good number of kis grease. The disagreements. The discussions will continue. On twitter President Trump sounded optimistic writing excellent preliminary meeting in oval with Chuck Schumer working on solution for the securities and our great military together with Mitch Mcconnell and paul ryan making progress. Fullweek extension would be best. Its a shutdown nobody wants. It last happened in october 2013, the closure of federal offices and services. Hundreds of thousands of statue told not to come to work. And the clock is ticking towards that ninth delirningse thrashing out a fundsing deal to keep the lights on. Ok, lets get the latest from washington now. Our core responsibilities david willis is there. Bring us up to date. Whats happening now . Reporter the crucial vote in the senate just under an hour away now. The big question, have the republicans got the majority they need to get that bill which which was that temporary standby financing measure that was passed in the house of representatives last nights, thursday night here through the senate . And the indications are that they may well be struggling. The white house budget director, mulvaney has said that he expects an agreement to be reached within the next 24 hours. Now, that raises the prospects of a Government Shutdown at minltse and then some resolution and then the government being reopened. The significance of that being less in terms of the impact it might have because there are fewer, of course, government workers at their posts over the weekend, but it would mean that there was a Government Shutdown on the First Anniversary of President Trumps inauguration as president. Yes, well, david, what do you think would be the political fallout if there was a shutdown . Reporter well, the political fall south there for both sides really in this, duncan, and it could harm either party going into the midterm elections later this year. The indications from a Washington Post poll are that this could hurt the republicans more than the democrats. The republicans, of course, have the majority in both houses of congress and they control the white house in the sense that donald trump is himself a republican and in is the first time that weve been in this sort of situation with one party having such a majority. David, thank you. Well keep checking in with you in the coming hours. Thank you very much. David willis in washington. While the battle over the u. S. Government budget has been rumbling on, theres also been a significant announcements about a change in americas military policy. Defense secretary james matusz says that instead of a past focus on terrorism, u. S. National security is now competing with great fourth like china and russia meeting with them a frirmente. We face growing threats from revisionist powers, as different as china and russia are from each other. Nation that is do seek to create a world consistent with demare authortorian inside to, pursuing street north over other nations. Economic, diplomatic and securities decisions. Rogue regimes like north korea and iraq glen regional and global stability. They push their warped views outward. The u. S. Definition secretary james mat matusz. Russians foreign minister responded. He said the american statement was regrettable and confrontational and hes called for more dialogue with all sides. Turkey has begun a new inter vention in the conflict in syria but launchinging an offensive against curledish militiaa along its border. Its threatening an allout ground offensive. From inside syria, our chief International Correspondent reports. [gunfire] reporter warning shots across the border. The target isnt really syria. Its a Kurdish Militia now controlling the land all too close to turkey. Tanks and troops are also moving into position. The de facto start of a ground invasion. Thats what turkeys defense minister calls this. Its sights are set on afren. Syrias kurds have been in charge for the last five years. Theyre vowing to keep it. We will fight to the last drop of blood, they declare. We will stand with dafreen. Turkey calls them terrorists. Its main enemy at home, the tirk turk iraq kurds. All this is opening up another crisis inside syrias already tangled war. Just to the south, the syrian army is pushing ahead with its own offensive to retake ground held by fighting islamists. As fighting intensifies, so, too, the humanitarian crisis. 200,000 people are now on the run helding north. Adding to pressure on turkeys border. This than among them. I got the kids and put them in the car and we were off. We came here with nothing. In some places they cant run away. There were more air strikes todays in east gutah. A besieged area on the edge of damascus under rebel control. Thousandses are now living in basements. This babys life begins underground. This child is only 20 hours old, born in the bombardment and destruction. The siege here. No one can see our suffering. All the children here have known nothing but war. They have to make the most of it. Theyve no inkling of the complexities of this conflict but they live with its cost every day. Bbc news, syria. Lets look at more stories making the news now, and the colombian Authorities Say that the number of venezuelans fleeing a severe economic crisis to take up residency in colombia has jumped by more than 60 in the last six months. Migration officials said more than 550,000 venn zwailens are now living there, mostly illegally. Not guilty verdicts for three men charged with criminal egg inly generals following the lacmegantic rail disaster in 2013. Eight million liters of shale, oil gas came off and exploded. The three workers had been accused of leaving the train unattended and allowing it to roll away without any control. Two former u. S. Olympic gymalses have been testifying in the case involving former team u. S. A. Doctor larry nassar. The team who won gold at london 2012 are more than 100 women who have accused that iser of nassar of sexual abuse. Hes already facing years in prison after pleading guilty to pornography charges. They were nicknamed the fierce five. Americas goldwinning olympic gymnastics team. But four of these young women were hiding a dark secret. They say they were sexually abused by this man, their team doctor larry nassar, whos been describinged as a monster in court. Today, team captain aly raisman was the latest to share her story. Are you so sick. You lied to me and manipulated me to think that when you treated me you were closing your eyes because you had been working hard when you were really touching me, an innocents child, to pleasure yourself. Seen here at the london 2012 games, aly was just 18 years old when her team won gold but behind the scenes, larry nassar was abusing her. Larry was the tampa doctor and he molested me at the 2012 London Olympic games. Abutesors, your time is up. The survivors are here standing tall and we are not going anywhere. Her team nate jordan wieber also shared her story in court today. Our bodies were all hanging by a thread when we were in london. Who was the doctor that usga cents to keep us healthy . The doctor that was our abuser. The doctor that is a child molester. For years thered been concerns about larry nassar but many survivors say they were ignored. His victims werent just decorated olympians but the children of friends and statelevel athletes. Like gwynn. She is seen here at the age of 14. She was just 12 when she first received treatment from larry nassar. Instead he molested her time and time again. To have your name in your face and your story out for everybody to see is a scary thing. He was my safe place. He was going to protect me then he took that and using had in against all of us. For so many, this was a doctor they trusted implicitly. For the record, go to hell. Tom brennan was gwynns coach and once a close friend of larry nassars. Did you have any idea of what he was doing . None. I had zero idea. We had the utmost trust for that man and thats where we all went wrong. All this week, young women have packed this small courtroom as they get to directly confront their attacker a. Attacker. Theres been a real sense of collective empowerment here. Already more than 0 women have shared their stories in this case and every day more are coming forward. Tonight the list of women who say they wants to speak out has grown to as many as 120. The judge says every woman who wants to face larry nassar in court will be given the chance to. Bbc news, lansing, michigan. Stay with us here on bbc news. Still to come, hopes and fears, pope francis speaks about the future for the people of peru. 1kwrrks demonstrators waiting for mike gating and his rebel cricket team were set upon by police dogs and attacked with tear gas. They called him the butcher of lyon. Hes being held on a fraud charge in bolivia but the west germans want to put him on trial for crimes committed in france. There he was clause barbie. Bathers came to this spot, a tide of humidity, believed by officials to have broken all records. Welcome back. Youre watching bbc news. The latest headlines. Donald trump says hes making progress in avoiding a shutdown of the u. S. Federal government after meeting senior democrats at the white house. And turkeys intensifying its shelling of a curledish militia in Northern Syria ahead of a threatened ground offensive. Pope francis has visitted a remote rain Forest Region in peru to send a stark warning. The upon tip says the area and its indigenous communities are being exploited for their Natural Resources and face a threats like never before. We have a report. Reporter pope francis arrived on the edges of the apple zaun rain forest to a reresoundingly warm reception, from those perhaps too young to fathom the same of it is issues their communities face. Reporter the pontiff was not just a guest but a powerful mouthpiece for their plight, protecting the land they see slipping away from them. This oncetranquil part of the world has fallen victim to an illegal gold rush, which has off and oned a billiondollar black markets thats destroying the habitat and has seen the introduction of Human Trafficking and violence criminal networks. Native am zonian people have probably never been so threatened on their own land as they were at present. The apple zaun is a territory disputed on many fronts. On the one hand, business interests speaking petroleum, gas, timber and gold and also from the per vacation of policies that promote conservation without considering humans. This was the second and final leg of the upon tips weeklong south american visit and the first time the pope has denounced environmental degre days in a place as isolated as this. I have a feeling of peace and tranquility. He has comfortsed with us his soft words telling us you can change this world and continues with your customs and traditions. Pope francis also feels the worry about the loss of forest in which we native people are affected on a social, environmental and cultural level. From the rain Forest Region, the pontiff then traveled to perus capital legala to meet with authorities there. But the car carrying the pope suffered a flat tire, forcing the pontiff to switch vehicles in the middle of the motorway. Successive political leaders have tried and failed to slow the illegal gold rush but the apple zaun will be the focus of a world bishops meeting taking lace in october of next year. The family of the northwestern rock star tom petty who died last year at the age of 66 have revealed that his death was the result of an accidental drug overdose. Autopsy reports have shown that the singer was taking a mix of pain killers to deal with medical issues. Tom petty sold more than 18 million albums around the world in a career spanning five decades. Saturday marks a year since Donald Trumps inauguration as president of the united states. A property billionaire and political novice, he was dismissed by many as lacking the skills and experience needed for top office. 12 months on, how supportive are americans of their leader . Laura has been to pennsylvania to meet trump voters and those less convinced by their new president. The valley in western pennsylvania is the births place of u. S. Steel. This factory was once owned by the 19th century magnate andrew carnegie. In its heyday it employed thousands. Donald trump tapped into the sense of industrial decline, winning by promising to put america first. Over lunch i asked trump voters for their verdict on year one. Seems like he cares about the working class, cares about the people who are trying to make a living and have big businesses and things like that and Small Businesses. Some of the stuff he does i agree with. Like the tax cuts. Looking out for the working class people like that. But im not a big fan of all the rants on social media. I think they can do away with all that how are you feeling about that street . A little disappointsed. Quan lacey, a Small Business owner hoped mr. Trump would run government like a c. E. O. So does this foreman obama voter regret switching to trump . When i voted i was satisfied. Im having buyers remorse. Why . Because its not consistent. John is a democrat in trump country. You get out into some of these areas that no ones visited, no ones taken the time to care, left it really open and ripe for someone to step in like a donald trump and say hey, im the guy knack fix this. The populous mayor with a tattoo of the towns zip code counties his party to understand trumps appeal. Its got to be more than trumps awful, vopets for us. Again, i think it has to come back to earnest, progressive populist message. In his inaugural address a year ago, donald trump promised people in towns like drad braddock that hed give them back their jocks and dreams. As an early elek really a test here in pennsylvania over whether the voters feel hes delivering. Theres a special election in wharkt be no problem but the president is taking no chances. A spectacular man, rick sacone. Thats the candidates here. Mr. Trump was in the valley thursday with this merge. Your paychecks will be much bigger because under our tax cuts, youll be keeping more of your hard earned murn. Question is whether mr. Trump can get the credit here for an improving economy or if the heat generated by his tweets and feuds is distracting even his own voters. Engineers and interim numerous believe the high is not so much a fantasy but the future of travel. We went to the nevada desert to see it in action. Were heading through the nevada desert north of las vegas for what a glimpse of what its backers claim is the future of transport. An attempt to send passengers hurtling at 00 Miles Per Hour through a advantage cume tube. Many think thats farfetched but in project got the backing last year of virgin with Sir Richard Branson becoming chairman. In this 500meter test track, they say theyve shown the Technology Works though theyve not yet put any human beings on board. I think my background in spacecraft engineer be a space scientist recruited from nasa, the head of engines engineering sees no reason why people might be scared. Its a travel system in a vacuum tube. You can think of it as an aircraft flying at 15,000 feet. This is simply combining aircraft and trains and allows you to be more energy efficient. This isnt the only project. The electric car tycoon elon misk who originally floated the whole idea has proposed a tunnel under los angeles that could carry cars or be transformed into a hyperloop. The virgin team has said they could take passengers from london to edinburgh in 50 minutes. But making this work in the real world will mean running several of these pipes alongside each other under long distances, perhaps under ground. That is going to prove pretty challenging. At the giants c. E. S. Tech show in las vegas. Hyperloops chief executive was pushing the message that this technology is ready and just needs someone to push the button. I have 200 of the most brilliant engineers from industries from around the world whove committed themselves to bringing something new and important to the planet. We can go 500, 600 and 700 Miles Per Hour. Thats not what worries me. The biggest challenge is to find governments and regulators that want to rapidly introduce this technology. Even if some governments do share that vision, theyll face the challenge of finding the money and the public support to build in kind of structure many miles across or under their countries. Bbc news, nevada. And thats the way its looking this hour. Dont forget, you can get in touch with me on twitter. Thank you for watching. Bye for now. Im katty kay in washington. Join me and my cohost Christian Fraser in london for beyond 100 days on monday. Well focus on the biggest issues impacting both sides of the atlantic and provide analysis on how theyre shaping our world. We look forward to seeing you here on pks. National presentation of bbc world news is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Hello and welcome. Coming up on our program, we look at the key issues, the controversial decisions that have marked President Trumps first year in office, as Congress Faces a deadline to keep the government funded. And cnn host w. Kamau bell talks about his new collaboration. But first, the investigation into russian meddling took a tense turn. Steve bannon appeared before the House Intelligence Committee in a closed door session, but refused to answer questions about his time at mean while, the house passed a bill on thursday to keep the government funded for another four weeks, but Senate Democrats are refusing to back any bill