Katrina perry in washington. This is bbc world news america. Niger who leaders have closed the airspace and neighboring regions prepared to convene to find a solution to the crisis. A plan to assassinate ukraines president awarded and dramatic thwarted. And dramatic video of the moment a home in alaska was swept away. Why glaciers are to blame. Katrina welcome. We begin with a Major Political crisis in west africa which continues to unfold after last months in niger. Military leaders have closed the airspace and say they are british to defend themselves, claiming they have information that a foreign power is preparing to attack. A statement from niger were face intervention from west african countries. They will hold an emergency summit in nigeria on thursday. Meanwhile, malley and burkina faso said they would send officials to niger to express solidarity with the coup leaders. They are in contact with the nigerian president. A state Department Spokesman says following the military coup , more than 100 Million Dollars of aid to niger has been suspended and will be with help. Busy walker is following the story from nigeria. Military leaders said they are not taking chances. They have prepared to invade the country into central africa. But they did not mention the name. Because of that, flights are diverted and those who are flying from within face disruption. Beyond that, aside from the closure of the airspace, we have a situation where borders are closed. Authorities have open borders to some neighboring african countries. Nigeria border with niger and that of the republic remain closed. The majority of imports come from nigeria and benin republic. This is also hurting businesses and has sparked increases nigeria has also cut electricity , which is affecting nigerian households tremendously. Katrina earlier, i spoke to republican congressman and german of the House Intelligence Committee about the situation in they share. In niger. Katrina the coup leaders have closely airspace until further notice, setting potential intervention from other countries to reinstate the president. The u. S. Has about 1100 troops there. The Biden Administration is sending some aid but is not pulled it all back and is not called it a coup yet. I think right now, they are hoping it is reversible and a concern of authoritarianism versus democracy. It is certainly a tense time, but both the u. S. , the eu, and others are looking at how we can restrict can restore peace. Katrina kenny potential impact on u. S. Military operations in the region . I think it affects everyone. What is key is you will hear about reports about pulling in the above group into the group that did the coup made be aligned with russia. You see this authoritarianism versus democracy push. That is why people are so concerned. As a look at what is happening in mali and elsewhere, this is an important pivot point to hopefully restore democracy. Katrina if we move to the situation in ukraine, china is preventing assistance to russia. It did attend peace talks over the weekend, toxic which excluded russia. Do you support a third round of talks . This will have to be a democratic resolution. Any talks are helpful, but when president she xi stood with putin, the president said we are bringing about change that is not happen in 100 years. It is the fight between authoritarianism and democracy. That is how china and russia are seeing this conflict, russia trying to impose its will through aggression. We will have to be careful as you any discussions and negotiations. Nick ukraine needs to have its enteric territorial integrity restart. Katrina the u. S. Do more to help ukraine . The u. S. In dishes doing a great job in both providing advanced weapon systems and training. This administrations bonds on the uptake of weapon systems prisoners that they will they will not give one, weight and then ultimately do. We need to provide them every capability that we can. Katrina we have seen news of a woman being arrested for an assassination attempt on zelenskyy. Should the usb providing greater intelligence resources to the ukrainians . We are already providing significant resources. Frequently, the u. S. Is collaborating with ukraine. Nato, de you, the u. S. , ukraine are all working in collaboration. Katrina if we move to the cadet relationship with russia and china, we saw them engaging in joint military operations near alaska, Navy Warships in place. How concerned are you . I am very concerned about the coordination between russia and china but dr. President xis statement, this is a longterm plan. Russia and china are working together to guard against democracy. They see it is rising up against nato, de you, the opposition. The u. S. Is selfdeclared. We are going to have to watch this, but it is going to take unified efforts from the u, nato, the u. S. Katrina what would you like to see the u. S. Doing . We need to work cooperatively. The fact that these two nations are openly stating that their goal is to go against democracy and promote authoritarian regimes, this will take coordination. If we take our eye off the ball in an area like niger and allow russia and china to continue with their authoritarian movements, we will see an impact in both our freedoms and allies. Katrina the Philippine Government has released video of china in the china sea. The u. S. Says it has a right to defend itself. New using the u. S. Is doing enough to defend International Waterways . We certainly do that these areas are International Waterways. What we are seeing from china is that it is not just about taiwan or china. They are looking at a broader area, what they want to rule. We have to make certain that we work with nations to ensure that International Waters remain International Waters. Katrina nikki haley, running for the republican president ial nominee, has been underlying the threat that china poses to the u. S. Here is what she said. China has been planning war with the u. S. For years. That is not over dramatizing. This is the biggest threat since pearl harbor. Katrina q you agree . Do you agree . I think china has been planning a conflict, but you have heard xi say to the people we need to prepare for war. Those are strong words. We need to believe our adversaries. When they expressly make a Statement Like that, we need to listen. Katrina what is the u. S. Doing to be prepared . We are increasing our military capabilities, including weapons systems. As a result of ukraine, we have seen a need for increased production for weapon capabilities. We are also increasing our intelligence capabilities, seeing what china is doing, whether leadership is doing, and what it may pose and also sharing that intelligence with our allies. The dings that they are doing are open. Some of the things that they are doing are open, tripling Nuclear Weapons capabilities, the world can see that. That is something a nation does not do it for just wants to maintain territorial integrity or peace. Katrina when you look at the u. S. Economic dependence on china, we are already seeing statistics from the u. S. Census bureau that the number of companies importing from china has declined in the first five months of this year. That is something youre happy to see . Absolutely. China is more vulnerable to the west than the west is to china. The whole economy is based upon the world shopping there. What we need to do is make sure we have domestic capabilities in case there is a conflict so we did not have massive disruptions in supply change chains. Billy, china believes our dependency might result in their being able to exert their will around the world. That is not the case. The west is united and that democracies need to stand authoritarian nations will not be permitted to overthrow them. Katrina mike turner, thank you for joining us. At least five people have been killed in a Russian Missile attack on residential buildings in the eastern ukrainian town of pokrovsk. Ukraines interior minister reported that the strikes injured 31 people. That includes at least 19 police officers, five rescuers, and a child. Cranes Intelligence Agency arrested a woman in connection with an alleged assassination plot against zelenskyy. She was allegedly preparing a russian airstrike during zelenskyys visit to the area. James waters has the latest. These are interesting allegations. Forces of the Security Service have told us they arrested a woman who is accused of traveling around the local area, taking pictures of Different Military sites, and sharing them with her russian handlers. But these are part of a string of allegations which include her trying to get a hold of the itinerary of an official visit by president zelenskyy and sharing that with moscow, which would help russia launch a major airstrike during zelenskyys visit. That visit, which happened without any incident, and the woman was arrested shortly afterward. Shes been investigated for a number of weeks. And there are claims she in a local military shop at one of ukraines army bases in the south. President zelenskyy sees longdistance trips as part of his job description. It is important to him that he appears on the frontline, as well as cities and army bases to try to the populations morale high. There have been reports of several of hymns on his life, not the least of which was early in the invasion bring russias main aim was to topple his administration and install a puppet official of their own. These allegations are a reminder of the risks he faces every time he travels outside of kyiv or stays in kyiv. Russia has not commented on these claims. Katrina lawyers for donald trump say a protective order saw by jack smith violates the former president s First Amendment rights. The finding in just before 5 00 a. M. Eastern in washington. Just last week, he pled not guilty to charges of trying to overturn the 2020 u. S. President ial election. Donald trump and his legal team can share publicly only limited information. This comes after he posted online what appeared to be a threat of revenge. These kinds of orders are not uncommon in criminal cases. The prosecution posted to Donald Trumps history of posting on social media and past legal matters against him. Extreme weather continues with boat he both heat and floods. Take a look at this house collapsing into a river in alaska. It fell after about 4. 5 meters of glacial flooding in juneau. The previous record was about three point six meters in july of 2016. Glacial flooding is the sudden release of waters fed by glacial melt. A steady release or in the era found such floods pose a risk to 15 Million People around the globe. More than half at risk are in india, pakistan, peru, and china. On the mainland u. S. , record heat continues in front of the southwest, creating an expensive drought. This is especially concerning in phoenix, which in july endured the hottest month on record for any u. S. City. It still has not had any rain, despite monsoon season starting in the region nearly two months ago. And to the extreme heat is not only being thoughts on land but also in our oceans, with water temperatures measuring more than 100 degrees fahrenheit. Scientists are raising to save coral reef species. Many well from cbs traveled with the scientists and filed this report. And his with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took us to a spot known as chica rocks. Chica rocks this is a resilient reef. It has been up until now. Ian enochs has been a doing research here for about 10 years. He was not prepared for what he saw. A virtual moonscape. Extremely warm water causes coral to lose the algae it needs to survive leaving them looking like ghosts. This was from 2017. As a scientist, we try not to be emotional. For me, it is hard to come to terms with that. It is not settled. A nearby we in the upper keys measured the surface water temperature above 100 degrees last month, which scientists believe is due to human caused climate change. Now there is a race to save the coral. Ironically, by removing them from their habitat. We is paramount to the survival of the species. This person is Program Manager at the carl restoration carl restoration foundation. Volunteers have been taking pieces of coral to place them in tanks that simulate more normal conditions. Legal is to keep them alive and return them the goal is to keep them alive and return them once the waters have cool. I do not we just want to be part of the generation that sees that. This is about more than coral. Reefs cover less than 1 of the earths surface, but our home to 25 of marine species, making them critical to food supply, tourism, and shoreline protection. For sea turtles, it is a matter of survival. This animal was in our oceans when dinosaurs were on our land. This general manager from the Turtle Hospital says warming waters contribute to abnormalities and deformities in turtles but can also affect the species long term. Nests in warmer sands yield more female turtles. As far as hatching in the state of florida, we are only seeing females. It is a fragile ecosystem at risk but when the and is not willing to give up on. We have too much at stake. We have no other option than to try to turn this around. I think we can. Katrina to cambodia, where one of the world longest serving leaders has handed over power to his son. He was appointed Prime Minister cambodias king. The announcement came after a landslide election victory in july. We look at the new Prime Ministers background. The 45yearold son is a new Prime Minister that he has to go before parliament to have his new government confirmed but that is a mere formality. The ruling party completely dominates parliament after an election. The new Prime Minister is a much younger face, a different generation. Littleknown. He has been very prominent in the Cambodian Army and his western educated, unlike his father, who came up to the crucible of the khmer rouge revolution. But he is not tested in politics, only active in the last year or so. Nobody knows quite what kind of Prime Minister hes getting to be. I think the hope is that this is a gradual transition and that it does not create any dramatic changes and that his son gets a chance. It is difficult. He has so dominated the country in these last 38 years. He has come to almost politics and is at the center of a web of powerful alliances. He has managed very skillfully, but cambodia has lots of challenges. It has an economy dependent on other countries. All things that will challenge this new and untested man of the country. Katrina part of his western education was at west point. To some other news in the u. S. , a former Minneapolis Police officer sentenced to nearly five years in for his role in the death of george floyd. The former officer held one away, while another knelt on floyds for 9. 5 minutes in 2020. He was found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter. On sunday, u. S. Trucking Company Yellow filed for bankruptcy. The filing puts 30,000 workers at risk. Yellow expects to reach an agreement with his creditors that will allow it to pay certain wages and benefits. William friedkin, director of the exorcist, died on monday. It is nearly 60 year career began with the musical comedy good times. He spent the rest of his career creating some of the most violent and controversial images in film history. History is set to be made this week in new mexico, when a teenager and her mom go to space. They will be the first people from the caribbean to make the journey. They won the voyage in a competition. Welcome to space. Is a onceinalifetime adventure few will ever experience, but for keisha and anna, their dream is on the edge of becoming a reality. They are about to become the first ever mom and daughter in space. They will be on board Virgin Galactics unity spacecraft. To actually go to space and look at our amazing planet from that height and to breathe that in and being that energy is amazing. Kit brings up a lot of emotion in me. It is something i have wanted for so long. And it is happening. I know we will experience weightlessness and city planner from outer space. I have no words to describe how i feel about that. Originally from the caribbean, anna is studying physics at Aberdeen University and hopes to work for nasa. You and your mother or to space. They won 80 seats after entering a competition advertise on the flight as they traveled to get annas student visa. Anna believes it was written in the stars. Having not only ventures and it had i not been chosen at aberdeen and had we not had to take a massive detour to get my visa, we would not be going to space. Anna hopes her example will inspire aspiring astronauts, like some young people at this event in aberdeen. It is cool that people from aberdeen can go into space. How does it make you feel seeing the rockets . Is great it is great. I see the earth really well. Maybe i can see my house. You will be the first mother and daughter to go into space. How does that feel . It is so reassuring and connecting to do this with someone i love so much. The version space flight takes off from new mexico on thursday. Katrina you can find more and on the website, bbc news. Com. You can also narrator funding for this presentation of this program is provided by. Narrator Financial Services firm, raymond james. Narrator funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. And by judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. Amna good evening. Im amna nawaz. Geoff bennett is away. On the newshour tonight. Former President Trump ramps up criticism of the judge presiding over his 2020 election criminal case, as the legal battle between his lawyers and the Justice Department takes shape. Ohio Voters Decide whether to increase the threshold for new constitutional amendments a move that could decide the fate of an upcoming abortion vote. And. Tunisia faces growing scrutiny for its harsh treatment of migrants along a highly traveled route from africa to europe. Lauren over 300 people are still currently trapped at the tunisialibya border in the desert, and theyve been trapped there for weeks