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Days cooling trade. And the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at a real dot com. And now abc world news. This is bbc world news america reporting from washington im your true value. Two days after the bombing clashes in Charlottesville Virginia President Trump condemns the White Supremacists who led the rally. Racism is evil. And those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs. Including the kkk. Neo nazis white supremacist. And other hate groups. That are repugnant to everything. We hold dear as america. Torrential rains lead to deadly mudslides in sierra leone. At least three hundred people are thought to have been killed a number thats expected to rise. And where will the peach is gone and the mac in south production is way down. An impact is widespread. Welcome to our knees americ. Two days of equivocation today President Trump condemned by nine the white supremacist and neo nazis who marched in Charlottesville Virginia. The demonstrations that the weekend time violence one woman was killed when a car plowed into a crowd of counter protest as. Today the man behind the wheel was denied bail. The bbcs north america editor john cycle starts our coverage. Vacation suspended the president returned to washington this morning from his holiday to meet the director of the fbi and the attorney general. Following the weekend violence in charlottesville earlier claire. Meanwhile in the university of Virginia Town there were scuffles outside the court we james alex fields appeared this morning. On murder charges after a car plowed into anti racism protest those. Yeah. The president s everyones to blame response in silence until now if a fire storm of criticism. So why has total trump been so unusually tongue tied over this. While the number of fully paid up White Supremacists may be relatively small. The number who have sympathies is probably far larger. And they were among the most vociferous supporters of him last november. Certainly his sorry gets have condemned the far righ. But donald trump reluctantly so. Today forty eight hours on a dramatic shift in language from the embattled presiden. He sounded tense there was no free wheeling as he gripped the lectern agree what every word on the auto cue his eyes barely moving. Racism is evil. And those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs. Including the kkk. Neo nazis white supremacist. And other hate groups. That are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. We are a nation founded on the truth. That all of us are created equal. We are equal in the eyes of our creator. We are equal under the law. And we are equals under our constitution but this was too little too late pecan phrase here. Today the boss of one of americas pharmaceutical companies resigned from the president S Industry Forum saying a c. E. O. Of mac. And is a matter of personal conscience i feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance. And extremism. Within minutes donald trump fired back at this prominent African American. Can phrase here of muck farmer has resigned from the president S Manufacturing council. Hell have more time to lower ripoff drug prices. President egan explain why you do not condone those statements by handing over the weekend. They failed to dab. They have been. The move from his bed to criticism something that hasnt happened often. But why its taken him two days to name these groups. Well that question still hangs. Jon sopel bbc news washington. Well the baby sis noah bakeries in charlottesville for us and join me just a short time again. Of the people have been coming here to lay flowers and light candles for had a higher who died. Fighting for what she believed and im joined now by doctor ways bellamy who is the vice mayor of charlotte spell. I mean you harrods and President Trump today is it too little too late. Undoubtedly in before we speak about forty five are like to offer. Sincerest condolences to have their sister heather as well as the officers who lost their lives. Is is extremely tragic thing when we have domestic terrorism in white supremacist coming drop into a crowd full of people. Heather was a Freedom Fighter in every sense of the word and we want to make sure that we represent for her. Charlottesville will be stronger together because of her i can assure you that. You say you can share charlottesville about how you going to do it will we have several initiatives already lined up tonight is going to be a community meeting. Heavy African American hatches center which we allow people to vent express themselves as well as will be. Laying out plans for will be moved doing moving forward again as several Community Events lined up but what were going to do is what we always do. Stand tall. Went reactive that said nations Charles Wilson massively stars so yeah i tt of this very personally. Then we do not when we fall we stand up. We dont cower so well be fine because one of the worries says when you have something as horrible as that it happened and when you see this violence in the streets. There is this attention your. You know a few weeks and then it goes away how do you as a civic leader make sure that the states at the forefront we continue to talk about it could be less weve been talking about the same things. We did before august twelfth are things that were going to improve one after august well todays the fort saint. And i want everybody to also know what you think about charlottesville not those nasty images that you see on your screen but simultaneously even while the melee was taking place. There were a group of Young Brothers who gave away about two hundred book bags and School Supplies at times the part which is less than a mile away. There at School Supplies food. Music for kids and all kind of other things that represent charlottesville even in the midst of adversity we take care my own. Now today tomorrow august seventeenth of weree going to wear so take that with you. Dont have any thank you very much for talking to as well as you can see theres still a lot of kind of anger and also determination. In charlotte spell when i was at the vigil last night for have a high at there is. A kind of real fixed for programs he i know hell try to get together and come together in the face of division. Laura becker reporting that from charlottesville for us and a brief time ago i spoke with wrong christie who was an adviser to george w. Bus. And is now bbc political analyst. From christy why did it take President Trump two days to condemn the White Supremacists that we saw that in charlottesville. Good evening laura i think the president was caught flat footed here i dont think he realized the magnitude of the anchor the American People. That we have neo nazis White Nationalists who were out marching. My problem with this is that not he should have not reacted yesterday or saturday should read it on friday. His son in law is jewish his daughter is jewish how good the present id states not see what was going on on friday evening. Intimately command condemn this bigotry what if you had been in the white house a role that you of all key pipe would leave. What would you have said to the president even on friday when it was apparent that these people max and . When i worked for president george w. Bush there are a couple of instances dealing with matters of race. And i immediately went to the white house chief of staff andy card and said. Chief the president needs to go out hes be forceful hes to be resolute and hes to speak for all americans. And to denounce any form of violence or bigotry the president im not saying he did it because of me the president bush with his experience as a governor and as president recognized. You have to set the tone from the oval office and lead by example and this is what my problem lore is with President Trump. It seems that hes reacting to events rather than leading. Being out front what is the cost to President Trump who is leading by the way the party of Abraham Lincoln and being slow to denounce racism. And bigotry and hatred from White Supremacists. I think its gonna hurt him i mean you have people like me im im a republican im a proud member the gop the party of lincoln. And i look at our standard bearer and say hes not holding up his end of the bargain this is so critical its so important now. The President Trump recognize that the American People those who voted for him those who opposed him were looking to him right now at a moment of crisis. And looking for leadership and in my view they didnt get either. The question is wrong why is he slow to do it is because is it because he struggles to get the words will because he doesnt want to alienate. A constituency thats part of his base i think both to be true. I think as a leader instinctual you recognize when its time to step up to the plate. I dont think you realize the magnitude of this crisis for one and number two look what he said about the president of north korea. Fire infuriating United States President Trump should have talked about fire in fury towards White Nationalist and bigots. I just dont think honestly heres the folks around him to give the best counsel took take an assessment of the moment for what it was. Was speaking of the folks around him is it time for the president to look carefully at those in the administration who flirted with the old right like for example steve bannon. Of course book that there is no place in the oval office theres no place in the white house theres no plac. In the American Public trust to be associated with those groups and what these affiliations and. If in fact the president has people who are part of these groups or affiliated with these groups they need to go for the good of the American People. Wrong your parents and grandparents will possibly Civil Rights Movement youll suffer actually descended from slaves in virginia what does it mean to you when the president. Is so slow to cool out racism and even glosses over historically. Was a direct descendant of slaves and an eight Family Member we still have this slave plantation in our family to this very day. And i look at what my father had to endure during the nineteen sixties of having to go to colored bathrooms in segregated restrooms. And some of the beatings that my grandparents took. The fact that my president our president here in the United States could not stand up and condones form of bigotry and violence. I just fine utterly appalling or the public. Wrong christie thank you for joining us of course. At least three hundred people affair dad in west africa all from massive mud slide in sierra leone. Torrential rain because the hillside to collapse outside the capital freetown carrying houses in mud. The number of casualties is expected to rise with hundreds of bodies thought to be trapped under the debris. On Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. A smattering here on a mobile phone shows a torrent of Martin Walker carrying away everything in it. Destroy the risked his life on a bridge over very well. By the flash plug. Free time is up overcrowded coastal city with few defenses against heavy rain. Come every year but not usually with quite such ferocity. About two hundred and fifty bodies have been recovered so far. The authorities fear there could be many more. The ruins of houses. The bbcs umara for fun is that. I went down to the sport myself and equip the people using their bare hands pulling up corpses from beneath. The much they wrote itself sold the disaster area is almost impossible must ever off sunday base area called Mount Sugarloaf the mounts and keep him in the early hours of this morning. On its cover literally dont install how theyve done hundreds of people are going to concerts by president s put a foot for me a fiat dead under the rubble. So some better from humble of spocks via but its critical about it that the recovery mission. Instead its all up the sidf cliffs and they often build them with inadequate materials because generally people are unbelievably poor. People trying to reclaim land from the sea. And then the water just comes and wipes them away. Six out of ten people in sierra leone live below the poverty line. Survivors often risk everything to salvage a few possessions. Try to hang on to whatever they can despite the rising waters. James robbins bbc news. And a short time ago i spoke to sarah lands ambassador to the United States bacardi cool to stevens. So i passed the stevens what can you tell us about the latest impact of this ferocious flooding on free time. Yes we have hard slowed in. In the last couple of months but this one was there would never dreamt about this and theyre all accounts his dantes a total disaster. Whenever i dreamt about it whizzing around hands massive of that then maybe hundreds of people trapped by houses the bank collapse. Yes. The government is what can now dammit to nod moment us im speaking here. It crashes committee set up by the president damage enough statehouse. To review all. Statistics and information so that to make sure. That what ever we supply out. Whatever a few goes we give out is concrete. But of course he said a disaster of monumental proportions. Our correspondent in freetown is reporting that the road to the disaster area is almost impossible. So what can you do on to their second. Well they are trying to do good te. Side roads to get to some of them again is blocked because of good be fun wb might decide mrs. Sufficient time and space to do dr theyll walk. So some of the roads have been blocked deliberate lit but then there are some that have been blocked by rocks. Undead and pirates of mode. But then there. They have a lot of fruits wealth come out military used outside the bodies of their. They are helping to clear his throat using physical means at times. What is your greatest concern at this point is it the homeless thousands of high missile the people who are still trapped . Certainly the people who are still trapped by the greatest concern. West till the car you know it is stuck on risk you appreciate the government have not given up. That people steal land under the moat and theyre trying to get them out but at a certain. We are concerned about those who of wounded and theyve been taken to the hospital did leave many cuts his temp is overwhelmed in freetown. In trying to treat all of these at. Teams. A bass of the stevens that from sierra leone speaking to me just a little out and youre watching bbc world news america still to come on tonight program. Americas top military officer goes to south korea. Engines but no well some. Well take a closer look at the. Will react. Chimes of big band in london will be had for a final time next week before major work begins on the westminster tablet houses the battle. The cult when resume its regular timekeeping duties until twenty twenty one his lila knack to. I. These times have filled the westminster ask for more than a century and a half. But soon a four year pulls. As the great ballad big ban. Silence so crucial repairs can be carried out. If you could imagine running youll come off a hundred sixty is non stop twenty four hours a da. Ill need looking at so thats what were doing. Will be able to at this time because its such a long stoppage period will be up to check absolutely everything. Still. Skip. Still take for now. I can isnt needs attention its connected to the hammers that strike the bells. Piece by piece itll be dismantled. Pause cleaned and restored. Because the whole tower is being renovated to the construction workers comp be subjected to the regular ringing. To be. Close range without these. If it finds on. From next monday big but all the full support of course about. Will get a rest. Pricing westminster but its familiar sound. Rick has on thats how how already started. Seeing the scaffolding winning cases entirely. Not quite the same site to come and see big ben is big ben and people want to see big ben harper ben. A full band you have to look at the advantages if were going to secure the town for the future a. Generations that far outweighs the inconvenience of having scaffolding up for two or three years. Big bend will still be able to have a special events like the new year and remembered sunday. But in the long break from its constant ringing a strange silence will descente. In the absence of its reassuring sound. Let us see bbc news westminster. South koreas president says hes confident donald trump black comedy and responsibly over north korea. When janice been holding talks in cell with americas top military official general joseph down put. His eyes military options are and be on the table if sanctions file. A tonight President Trump is due to speak with japans Prime Minister. I spoke to sheila smith a senior fellow at the council on Foreign Relations who tell me about the reaction of south koreas president. She just after his presidency hounds very diplomatic but is he feeling anxious about the locked and loaded language coming out of washington the ball thing traded with pyongyang. I suppose last week he was feeling a little anxious i think like like tokyo i think our allies are worried a little bit about the rhetoric. But you know general dunford is there to reassure. Is also there to prepare make sure the allies are prepared for what might happen next week. So i think theres a practical task here but theres also a little bit of reassurance but is it confusing for sell the fat you simple tiniest we get reassuring language from the minute tray and then also you have the. Defense secretary saying well you know that could be a war. Well i think that you know you if you live in the Korean Peninsula particular so president moon has has tried very hard to engage north korean talks he doesnt want a war. Clearly because theyre the First Casualty of any conflict. I am think susan b. Said to about Prime Minister ave nobody wants a war in northeast asia. But they want america to be tough they want america to be strong. And they want america to do to deterrent he sensed that pyongyang might be able to get away with provocation. So tonight when President Trump as you speak add to the japanese Prime Minister what kind of town do you think shindo ave when adults with him. What i suspect is two things on the japanese Prime Ministers mind one is again the military exercises with south korea Begin Next Week the North Koreans have threatened these four missile launches towards guam . The japanese have initiated their missile Ballistic Missile Defense Systems they move batteries of pat patriot three. I interceptors close to the region where the missiles will be flying over and i think they just want to make sure that theyre on the same page. In terms of how calmly United States will respond to the launch is if they happen. Has it paid off for shinzo ave the relationship that hes tried to develop we dont talk he was the first foreign leader that was me to meet the president and i like to get in the gulf clubs hes going. Tomorrow log it is not paying off yes and i think it will in the Us Japan Alliance is strong we have a very Strong Military alliance. But the personal relationship that mister abbas built with mr trump i think is also a plus for japan. What is the expectation in both tokyo and seoul that north korea at this point . May have to carry through with its threat to try and attack while with all that i could bring i think so i think the North Koreans used a very careful language so they said they were going to send these. Missiles to the waters off of guam mate so in a sense theres a test here of the Ballistic Missile Defense Systems of japan in the United States. And i think thats something for the japanese that theyll want to talk very carefully with the United States about we need better missile defenses theyre expected to invest a lot more in it more adequate Ballistic Missile defenses. Going forward and in some cases the current defense minister for example has advocated for conventional strike that japan should be able to retaliate itself. So theres a Big Conversation here about Ballistic Missile defense is ahead for the alliance and how about the conversation of the sanctions to you bot. To seoul and take care do they feel that thats still something that could work and about war. Beside japan has said this is not the moment to let up the pressure so i think tokyo once the pressure to continue to build. I think soul is a little bit more subtle about just how much sanctioning theyre ready to put up with but theyre very willing to have the sanctions move forward. Despite their desire for dialogue and peace she was my thank you so much for joining us my pleasure always. Now every summer we save that paffett page right now the fruits very hard to fin. This year production is down eighty percent in the American South due to bad weather at doing that crucial growing season. The impact has been felt by famas Migrant Workers and restrooms. Were going to one town in South Carolina this feeling the pinch. Is a factored into the cuisine here for decades now its a huge part of our. Culture and who we are but its also a big part of the money that we make here in this state. Nnova. That were very lucky to have any peaches at all but still its very discouraging. Russia does this year were about eighteen percent of a crop in because were not sure yet thats where we kind of. A figure were going to be at. Our normal in a normal year we will ship about one point. Two million boxes. This year were gonna be very fortunate we ship over to. This is very devastated because you lose our customers youd we get Facebook Post and everything like that where are your peaches and everything you just have to tell people. But unfortunately this year will have. When we found out about approach and we. But cuomo about hundred fourty back. They rely on this job you know support the family by colin. Give them the house at home. Send a gift of two contradicting enforcement begins back on the farm and human everybody. Theyve helped us build this Carpet Company after they plan on coming here back every year. They plan their lives around it were fortunate they understand but that doesnt make the impact any less on them. Theres theres definitely ripple of. Its really affected our menu but. The big. For us has really ban our bottom line and. Let us even our lunch crowd here at the restaurant can really see. Its just not as many people a lot of those people that come to works you know they they come in for the peach season the work they come and eat here for lunch. And weve definitely seen a decline. Scarcity of peaches im nora cravat and thanks for watching wild news america. The bbc news out. Of vertical videos designed to look around your lifestyle. So you can swipe your way. To the news of the day. And stay up to date with the latest headlines you can trust. Download now from selected apps does. Funding of this presentation is made possible by. The freemen foundation. And coal Fuller Foundation pursuing solutions for americas neglected me. Planning a vacation escape thats relaxing inviting. And exciting. Is a lot easier than you think. You can find it here in aruba. Families couples and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm sunny days cooling trade. And the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at a real dot com. Bbc world news was presented by casey team loss and captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc sreenivasan good evening, im hari sreenivasan. Judy woodruff is away. On the newshour tonight. Those who cause violence are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neonazis, and White Supremacists. Sreenivasan on the third day after the violence, President Trump calls out this weekends events in charlottesville, and the outrage of a divided nation. Also ahead, our politics monday team is here to talk about the controversy around the president s response and tomorrows special election for Jeff Session Senate seat in alabama. Plus, unearthing history, archaeologists race against time to preserve valuable ancient artifacts from the roman empire, before theyre erased. Now this site may be as significant as pompeii but you wont be able to e