North koreas Leader Kimjong Un Has arrived in russia to meet putin. Theyre expected to talk about an arms deal. What impact could that have on the war in ukraine . Here in the uk, female surgeons say they are being sexually harassed, sometimes around the operating theatre. The Royal College of surgeons say the findings are truly shocking. Our panel ron christie, former Special Assistant to president george w bush, and jenny kleeman, journalist and broadcaster. Welcome to the programme. We will start in libya with the flooding and the latest figures we have, 10,000 people still missing, thats according to the red cross, red crescent. Lets take a look at some of the pictures we are getting here to see some of the damage. You can see some of the water flowing here and the damage done to buildings. One city in particular, derna has been impacted because two dams have seemingly collapsed and that has caused widespread destruction. Latest numbers we have, 2800 people have been killed so far. This is libya and you can see the cities there like benghazi and derna on the coast. Lets take a look at the Satellite Pictures of what happened here. This is storm dennis, a big weather pattern theyre doing is damage over greece. You may remember the impact it had there, before moving down to libya where we have seen those pictures. It has been a very, very destructive path and these pictures here you can see the damage that has been done. Lots of videos of the flooding on social media. Anna foster has been working with the bbc verify team looking at what we know is real. One of the really important and key ways that we can actually work out exactly what has happened in libya is using some of the videos, some of the photos that have been on social media, but checking them. And thats what the team at bbc verify have been doing today. Now, i want to take you notjust to libya, but particularly to the east of the country. Now, these are some of the cities that have been suffering from flooding, and in particular, this one, derna, is one that has been very badly affected. Now, you can see here the river that runs all the way down to the sea and these two red blocks, mark dams. Now, this was holding a huge volume of water back from the population that live here. And if you look at this video, first of all, now, this is one of the videos that weve been able to verify on social media. And the reason we know this is genuine is because it was posted on snap maps. You can see the Water Running through the streets and snap is one of the apps that we can really use to work out where a video is filmed because the location data is automatically uploaded along with the video. Similarly, here is another one and in this one you can see some of the water, but also the aftermath, the devastation, the buildings that have been damaged, some of the water thats been left behind and the vehicles that have been picked up and really thrown around by the flooding that has moved through this city. Now, another really key part of what were doing at bbc verify is using locations to prove what has been happening and to really authenticate some of the videos that were seeing. So this is an absolutely Landmark Building in derna. This is the mosque. And if you see here in this video, you will recognize, again, that mosque. But this time you can see, look at the Water Gushing through the streets down here. And again, theres another video from a slightly different direction. But again, you can see the water moving through the streets and crucially, the mosque that is there that shows us this area. Now, we want to know what happened after the floods moved out. And we can see here really some of the devastation, the destruction. We can see the rubble lying in the streets. We can see the buildings that have been damaged. But the way that we know that this is real and this is the location that were talking about as the camera moves around, look, theres that mosque. Again, geo locating this video and showing us the area that were talking about. And then finally, we can do that again with another Landmark Building. Now, this particular video was filmed from The Other Side of the river. But again, you can see the devastation, you can see the destruction, and you can see a very distinctive building, this l shaped building here, which is a school. Now, if we move on to a Satellite Image of this same building, look, its really distinctive. And it shows you down here what things looked like before the floods actually pass through. This is from google maps earlier this year. You can see the building. But look look at the way the land has just been carved away underneath that school. And it really gives you an idea of the power of that water and some of the destruction that has been wrought in that area. And finally, just one more video where were talking about the dams. Now, this video is the area around the breach dam. Our colleagues at Bbc Monitoring whove been watching a lot of the libyan media are seeing reports about criticism of the upkeep of the dams themselves. You can see there a dam which has clearly been breached. And again, this is something that i think politically will become even more important in the days and weeks that follow. And bbc verify, looking constantly at these photos, these videos, using these specialised techniques to make sure that were always showing you what is real, showing you videos, images, things from the ground that you can trust. So you know what the story is. Earlier anna was in the studio with me, explaning why the political situation in libya delays the response and makes it more complicated. What you dont have in libya is a single, unified government. Ever since 2011, libya has been in conflict and you have different factions in the east and west who vie for control. There are two separate governments, one in the west, one in the east. This happened in the east of the country and when we talk about government numbers, government statements, we might talk about the authorities and we would assume that was a number, a position that was trustworthy. In the case of libya we had to be a bit more careful. The eastern authorities are not the internationally recognised government, therefore we take that information, we look at what we are getting on the ground, we talk to our contacts and we bring all those things together to bring an accurate picture in a slightly different way than what we were due to other countries where we would put more stock in official lines and pictures. Now to the us and this time an impeachment into president joe biden. The senior republican in the us is kevin mccarthy. He said his party had uncovered serious and credible corruption allegations linked to mr biden� s son, hunter. No evidence was presented. Lets take a listen. Thats why today i am directing our House Committee to open a formal Impeachment Inquiry into president joe biden. This logical next step will give our committees the full power to gather all the facts and answers for the american public. Thats exactly what we want to know. The answers. I believe the president would want to answer these questions and allegations as well. Now, i would encourage the president and his team to fully cooperate with this investigation in the interests of transparency. Were committed to getting the answers for the american public. Nothing more, nothing less. We will go wherever the evidence takes us. Lets bring in our panel. Ron christie former Special Assistant to president george w bush. Jenny kleeman journalist and broadcaster. Hello both. Lovely to see you. Lets start, run, with you. Start, run, with you. What do you make of this . Start, run, with you. What do you make of this . Good start, run, with you. What do you make of this . Good evening. Start, run, with you. What do you i make of this . Good evening. Always start, run, with you. What do you make of this . Good evening. Always a pleasure to see you. When i look at this, i think to myself the first impeachment was andrewjohnson in the 1860s, then you fast forward to bill clinton in 1998 and then you have two impeachment of President Trump while he was in office and one when he left office and now you have the republicans saying they want to open an impeachment in court. My biggest fear was that the Impeachment Power would not be weaponised. The Impeachment Power would not be used to go after ones political opponents and certainly i had disagreements with the evidence i have heard about what hunter biden has done but i havent seen anything thus far connecting them to president biden. I am just worried about where this will take us down the road in the days and weeks ahead. ,. , the road in the days and weeks ahead. ,. , i. The road in the days and weeks ahead. ,. , ,. , ahead. Generally, you were nodding there. Ahead. Generally, you were nodding there yes. Ahead. Generally, you were nodding there. Yes, this ahead. Generally, you were nodding there. Yes, this says ahead. Generally, you were nodding there. Yes, this says more ahead. Generally, you were nodding there. Yes, this says more about. Ahead. Generally, you were nodding| there. Yes, this says more about the internal politics there. Yes, this says more about the internal politics of there. Yes, this says more about the internal politics of the there. Yes, this says more about the internal politics of the republican. Internal politics of the Republican Party internal politics of the Republican Party than the likelihood biden will be impeached. The Republican Party were threatening to derail the Spending Bill unless mccarthy presses Spending Bill unless mccarthy presses ahead with this impeachment even though he has presented no new actual even though he has presented no new actual evidence for it. It is a real shame actual evidence for it. It is a real shame that actual evidence for it. It is a real shame that impeachment is being weaponised for the sake of the world, weaponised for the sake of the world, us politics needs to work better, world, us politics needs to work better, it world, us politics needs to work better, it cannot be we have impeachment any time, as a form of opposition, impeachment any time, as a form of opposition, particularly when the grounds opposition, particularly when the grounds are quite spurious. When they are grounds are quite spurious. When they are both used events for domestic they are both used events for domestic and global for the president to focus on. We domestic and global for the president to focus on. We had the announcement president to focus on. We had the announcement at president to focus on. We had the announcement at the president to focus on. We had the announcement at the start president to focus on. We had the announcement at the start of president to focus on. We had the | announcement at the start of this. How do you see this playing out . The how do you see this playing out . Tie interesting thing how do you see this playing out . Tt9 interesting thing for me is that it is notjust the chairman of the judiciary committee. Its notjust the House OversightCommittee Chair but its also the of the house ways and means committee, in other words the committee that looks at spending here in the United States but also hasjurisdiction here in the United States but also has jurisdiction over the Internal Revenue system service. The tax gathering apparatus. When i look at this, i think to myself, so there is a judicial arm to this, there is an Oversight Arm to this and then there is also a monetary aspect to this. I believe as a lawyer and an officer of the court that if there are facts to be uncovered, we should find those but i havent seen anything like this is a three pronged investigation looking into the president of the United States. Thank you. Back with you both and just a moment. In the uk, a major analysis of nhs staff has found that female surgeons say they are being sexually harassed, assaulted and in some cases raped by colleagues. Researchers sent out questionnaires and compiled a report based on the findings, which is being published in the britishjournal of surgery. They had over 1,400 responses, half of which were women. And of those female respondents, 63 said had been the target of Sexual Harassment from colleagues. 30 said they had been sexually assaulted by a colleague. And the report found that at least 11 incidents of rape were reported. Heres one retired surgeons experience. It was the fact that no one else in the room did anything. This was apparently 0k behaviour and i had to put up with it. And when your brain kicks in, you think, this is not right, you cant do anything because theres a patient awake on the table. Their life depends on that operation going smoothly. And afterwards, so many times i wanted to speak up, but as a trainee surgeon, your career depends on that man or woman harassing you, letting you operate, giving you operating time, saying youve reached all the competencies and that fear of Whistle Blowing and calling them out and them then stopping you operating, rumours spreading that youre a difficult person to work was fear enough to stop me doing anything. Lets bring the panel back in. Jenny, what was your reaction when you saw these numbers . The numbers are shocking you saw these numbers . The numbers are shocking but you saw these numbers . The numbers are shocking but when you saw these numbers . The numbers are shocking but when you you saw these numbers . The numbers are shocking but when you look you saw these numbers . The numbers are shocking but when you look at are shocking but when you look at what are shocking but when you look at what happens in the field of surgery. What happens in the field of surgery, it is extremely hierarchical, it is extremely male dominated hierarchical, it is extremely male dominated and junior surgeons rely on the dominated and junior surgeons rely on the support of senior surgeons for career on the support of senior surgeons for Career Progression is. Of course there for Career Progression is. Of course there is for Career Progression is. Of course there is a for Career Progression is. Of course there is a culture of silence and its ripe there is a culture of silence and its ripe for there is a culture of silence and its ripe for exploitation and you do see its ripe for exploitation and you do see in its ripe for exploitation and you do see in any field which is very hierarchical, male dominated, Sexual Assault, hierarchical, male dominated, Sexual Assault, sexual exploitation, Sexual Harassment happens. Weve seen it in the movie harassment happens. Weve seen it in the movie industry, the Music Industry the movie industry, the Music Industry come in Many Industries where Industry Come in Many Industries where it Industry Come in Many Industries where it is Industry Come in Many Industries where it is male dominated and people where it is male dominated and people are frightened of ruffling feathers. What was so shocking was to see feathers. What was so shocking was to see the feathers. What was so shocking was to see the department of Health Statement today say there should be no place Statement Today say there should be no place for Sexual Assault. There shouldnt no place for Sexual Assault. There shouldnt be any place for sexual assautt shouldnt be any place for Sexual Assault in shouldnt be any place for Sexual Assault in any workplace. I imagine there assault in any workplace. I imagine there will assault in any workplace. I imagine there will be other parts of the nhs where there will be other parts of the nhs where the there will be other parts of the nhs where the stories will emerge as well but where the stories will emerge as well but particularly in surgery, particularly because it is such a male dominated field. One particularly because it is such a maledominated field. One this is a articularl maledominated field. One this is a particularly maledominated maledominated field. One this is a particularly maledominated field i particularly male dominated field which can lead to these situations, but of course Many Industries and organisations potentially similar. T organisations potentially similar. I agree with that. Let me associate my remarks with jenny. Agree with that. Let me associate my remarks withjenny. There is no place for this in the workplace, it doesnt matter that it is in the nhs, the hospital but having been in politics for 30 years, from my experience, i have witnessed countless incidents of Sexual Harassment because it is still a male dominated world in many regards. Who do you complain to . Where do you go . Who will listen to you, who will believe you . That is the ironic situation we find ourselves in is that everyone proclaims publicly they are against it this but when you are in the room or in the situation, it is, do i say anything and jeopardise my career or do i keep my mouth shut and keep moving forward . That i think is a very hurtful Workplace Environment regardless of what industry you might be working in. Regardless of what industry you might be working in. Indeed. Thank ou both might be working in. Indeed. Thank you both for might be working in. Indeed. Thank you both for that. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. 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Next we will look at north koreas Leader Kimjong Un Next we will look at north koreas leader kim jong un because next we will look at north koreas leader kimjong un because he is off to meet Vladimir Putin. We dont know where or when but there are some clues. Kimjong un hasjust crossed the border in his bullet proof train. This is him at the border town and lets take a listen to his welcome. He did have meetings with some officials there at the border but this is just into russia. He then travelled onwards. He is travelling north from pyongyang. Up there to russia. Vladimir putin is already in vladivostok, thats about 200 kilometres from the north korean border. In terms of locations for the meeting, we dont know, possibly a space centre further north. This is the first trip abroad for four years. These pictures are from the last one in 2019. The kremlin saying this meeting will strengthen the friendship between the two men and the two countries. The us saying russia wants to buy north korean ammunition. Putin gave a speech in vladivostok and he came saying he needed to defend the interests of russia against a western invasion. Lets take a listen. Their western countries push the ukrainians into fighting despite what they say because simply they dont care for the ukrainians, just as ukraines leadership dont care for their people, theyjust throw them in the fire. Will western supplies of Military Equipment change anything . Im convinced it wont. Would it prolong the conflict . Yes, it will. And we are worried about something else, simply they dont have any limits. Dr Edward Howell is a lecturer in north korean politics at oxford university. Thank you for coming on the programme. Thank you for coming on the programme thank you for coming on the programme. Thank you for coming on the rorramme. ~ i. Programme. Thank you, good evening. We know kim programme. Thank you, good evening. We know kim jongun programme. Thank you, good evening. We know kim jongun doesnt programme. Thank you, good evening. We know kim jongun doesnt like we know kim jong un doesnt like leaving north career often. What is he trying to achieve . What is he trying to get out of this meeting with Vladimir Putin . Kim trying to get out of this meeting with Vladimir Putin . Kim jongun is no fan of flying with Vladimir Putin . Kim jongun is no fan of flying. We with Vladimir Putin . Kim jongun is no fan of flying. We last with Vladimir Putin . Kim jongun is no fan of flying. We last rememberl no fan of flying. We last remember when he took the train to hanoi in vietnam in 2019 to meet donald trump. This time round he wants food assistance, Financial Assistance and also sophisticated technology, particularly to improve north koreas Satellite Capabilities which has not experienced a very fruitful period recently. In return, in order to get this, he will happily supply putin with Artillery Shells and anti tank missiles. This is a relationship of transaction for both sides but particularly for pyongyang. Sides but particularly for pyongyang sides but particularly for on an . , sides but particularly for. An. , pyongyang. People may be surprised riven the pyongyang. People may be surprised given the problems pyongyang. People may be surprised given the problems in pyongyang. People may be surprised given the problems in north pyongyang. People may be surprised given the problems in north korea i given the problems in north korea that they have spare goods lying around to be able to hand over but this ammunitions specifically, lets look at that, how much of a difference could this make to rushs efforts in ukraine . Efforts in ukraine . Obviously north korea has been efforts in ukraine . Obviously north korea has been Developing Efforts in ukraine . Obviously north korea has been developing its efforts in ukraine . Obviously north korea has been developing its own | korea has been developing its own ammunitions but many of its ammunitions but many of its ammunitions are quite outdated. Not all ammunition is good ammunition. Whilst they may be able to provide russia with a steady flow of artillery which will satisfy putins artillery which will satisfy putins artillery fire strategy, that said, the accuracy and performance of these missions is questionable and that may cause some issues and some problems for putin further down the line. Putin cannot afford to rely purely on north korean weapons and munitions. , , purely on north korean weapons and munitions. ,. , munitions. Interesting. Edward, do stay there munitions. Interesting. Edward, do stay there we munitions. Interesting. Edward, do stay there. We will munitions. Interesting. Edward, do stay there. We will come munitions. Interesting. Edward, do stay there. We will come back munitions. Interesting. Edward, do stay there. We will come back to i stay there. We will come back to you. Just want to bring in the panel. Generally, what do you make of the geopolitics of all this . The two leaders meeting in the days ahead . , two leaders meeting in the days ahead . , , two leaders meeting in the days ahead . ,. ,. Ahead . There are several things that ave me ahead . There are several things that gave me cause ahead . There are several things that gave me cause to ahead . There are several things that gave me cause to pause. Ahead . There are several things that gave me cause to pause. First ahead . There are several things that gave me cause to pause. First of ahead . There are several things that gave me cause to pause. First of alll gave me cause to pause. First of all the idea gave me cause to pause. First of all the idea that if russia is going to provide the idea that if russia is going to provide assistance, aid and possibly technology in return for weapons, they would be violating the sanctions imposed on pyongyang. But then again. Sanctions imposed on pyongyang. But then again, how do you sanction people then again, how do you sanction people for then again, how do you sanction people for breaking sanctions when for russia people for breaking sanctions when for russia they have no levers to putt . For russia they have no levers to pull . It for russia they have no levers to pull . It is for russia they have no levers to pull . It is interesting to see what will come pull . It is interesting to see what will come of this politically but i also remembered how whilst kim jongun also remembered how whilst kim jong un doesnt like to travel very much, jong un doesnt like to travel very much, he jong un doesnt like to travel very much, he has had visitors in the form much, he has had visitors in the form of much, he has had visitors in the form of donald trump as have Vladimir Form of donald trump as have Vladimir Putin. Donald trump shook hands Vladimir Putin. Donald trump shook hands with Vladimir Putin. Donald trump shook hands with both these men during his time as hands with both these men during his time as president and i wonder what would time as president and i wonder what would he time as president and i wonder what would he in time as president and i wonder what would be in store for geopolitics shoutd would be in store for geopolitics should he would be in store for geopolitics should he become president one more and will should he become president one more and will he should he become president one more and will he be shaking hands with them and will he be shaking hands with them again . And will he be shaking hands with them auain . ,. , i. ~ them again . Ron, what do you think them again . Ron, what do you think the us perspective them again . Ron, what do you think the us perspective will them again . Ron, what do you think the us perspective will be them again . Ron, what do you think the us perspective will be here . The us perspective will be here . Fascinating aspect to this is in order to get to russia, he had to get through china for a little bit and clearly presidency sanctioned the north Korean Leader to cut through his country president xi jinping. It solidifies what we have seenin jinping. It solidifies what we have seen in the last year or so of a strengthening of ties between north korea and china but also north korea looking to find a way to get, as your previous gas mention, more economic assistance and technological assistance so it seems to be a symbiotic relationship that many hear this side of the pond are looking at very closely. Interesting. Edward, lets come back to you. Given the reflections there, when we do get the details of this meeting, if we do learn anything about what trade or what was done, the photo opportunities, the pictures that will come out afterwards, what do you think Vladimir Putin will consider a success out of this . I Vladimir Putin will consider a success out of this . Success out of this . I think firstl , success out of this . I think firstly. One success out of this . I think firstly, one aspect success out of this . I think firstly, One Aspect Putin i success out of this . I thinkl firstly, One Aspect Putin will success out of this . I think firstly, One Aspect Putin will view as a success is if he is able to get the relevant Artillery Shells and the relevant Artillery Shells and the irrelevant anti tank missiles, particularly as an immediate gain. But there is a longer term gain both for pyongyang and moscow which is to fracture the United NationsSecurity Council and to further cause a cleavage in International Relations and in geopolitics at the moment, at and in geopolitics at the moment, at a time when arguably the un Security Council is at its most polarised. Fascinating. Doctor Edward Howell, thank you for coming on the programme. And of course thanks to our panel, jenny and one. For the moment, thats it, this is bbc news. Hello there. Tuesday certainly brought with it a day of contrast. We had heavy rain across northern england, but after a chilly start, some lovely sunshine. Further north in aberdeen, it was a beautiful afternoon. If we take a look at the satellite picture, you can see where the sunny spells were through scotland and Northern Ireland, with a few isolated showers. But the heaviest of the rain certainly across parts of east yorkshire, lincolnshire, North Norfolk and a few sharp showers ahead of it. Now, this Weather Front will gradually drift its way south and east and clear that humidity from the southeast corner. High pressure will build, keeping things largely fine and quiet. So a murky start in the southeast. Chilly start once again in scotland, but a lot of dry, sunny weather around to begin with and then eventually clouding over from Northern Ireland and into western scotland. Some of that rain turning quite heavy. So temperatures here 1a to 16 degrees, noticeably fresher as weve lost that humidity in the southeast as well, 21 the high. So through wednesday evening some of that rain will turn quite heavy as it pushes its way steadily east and there will be some Gale Force Gusts of winds at times just closest to the low pressure. As we move through thursday, that Weather Front will continue to slip its way steadily south and east and will weaken considerably. And down to the southeast corner, once again, were going to tap into a little bit more heat and humidity, so temperatures will climb again. We could see 2a degrees thats 75 fahrenheit, but further north and west, we keep that fresher feel, 1a to 17 celsius. Now, as we move into thursday, were going to see that Weather Front lingering and pushing up from the southwest. The position of the front still potentially subject to a little bit of change, but its certainly the Dividing Line between this warmer, more humid air pushing in from england and wales again and the fresher air through scotland and Northern Ireland. So youll notice the difference with the temperatures as we go through friday. So friday well see some rain and some of that pretty slow moving, so there could be some issues with Rainfall Totals totting up. To the north of that, cooler and fresher. To the south, we could see temperatures as high as 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit. That Frontal System will still cause some issues as we move into the weekend. So it looks likely that the weekend is going to stay showery with heavier rain at times further north. Hello, im lewis vaughanjones. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Are there too many tourists in venice . The city is expected to trial a fee for visitors, in a bid to control numbers. Us google is on trial. 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