hi there, thank you for being with us. the authorities in ukraine say more than 42,000 people are at risk from flooding, after the collapse of a major dam in the south of the country on tuesday. president putin has said ukraine was behind the breach, which he called a barbaric act . while kyiv and moscow blame each other, once again, it s civilians paying a heavy price for russia s war. this is the scene in the city of kherson entire houses and streets submerged underwater. some people waiting to be rescued in affected areas have been forced to spend the night on their roofs, or in trees as the waters rose. the dam supplies water to large tracts of agricultural land, including in crimea. and the reservoir behind it provides water to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant further upriver. both areas are under russian control. the united nations says the dam collapse will have grave and far reaching consequences . 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in the city
to focus on other kinds of music. special occasion, maybe, just like elton. he said last night he will probably do the odd gig but no more touring with rock and roll. everything comes to an end sooner or later. in weather, it is set to get warmer and more humid but this weekend comes a chance of storms. the full forecast coming up. it s friday, 9th ofjune. our main story. donald trump has been charged over his handling of classified documents after he left the white house. it is the second indictment of mr trump, and the first ever federal charge of a former president. mr trump said he was innocent and had been summoned to appear in court on tuesday. our washington correspondent jessica parker reports. the bombshell post on social media that set headlines running. earlier this evening, the news came from the defendant himself donald trump told his millions of followers on truth social that he was going to be indicted. a sealed indictment as charged the former president of
announcer: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. thank you for being with us. we began in ukraine where floodwaters are still rising in the city of kherson after a major dam was hit on thursday. tens of thousands of people have been stranded and whole neighbourhoods submerged. officials say they could be a catastrophic impact on agriculture which would worsen the global food shortages. this eastern bank of the dnipro river is currently a no man s land. neither russia nor ukraine control here. now, no one can live here. the ukrainian army drone spotted catalina trapped in her home. they tried to drop her water no luck. her son then makes the crucial catch. they re both taken to kherson, along with her daughter, maria. a city once occupied by russia, then liberated by ukraine, now on its knees. translation: we managed to find the simplest boat, i but my father and a neighbour got carried away in it. it came loose, and the current was too powerful
of marijuana, sparking a craze for all sorts of cannabis creations. welcome to the programme. starting with political developments in israel, where the prime minister, naftali bennett is to step down from his post and dissolve parliament, triggering a fresh election. the current foreign minister, yair lapid, will temporarily take over. mr bennett has been in thejob forjust over a year and has struggled to stabilise his increasingly fragile governing coalition. translation: i held a series of talks with officials and i realise that in ten days with the expiration of the west bank regulations, israel will experience serious security damages and spared no efforts to galvanise whoever was needed to galvanise whoever was needed to pass the regulations, brought our efforts or no fruit. therefore my friend foreign minister lapid and i decided to act together to dissolve parliament and sat and agreed upon date for elections. for more on the political situation in israel, i have been
and former rebel gustavo petro. also crazy about cannabis, as thailand legalises marijuana we report on a boom in weed related businesses. zoolander meets zelenskyy hollywood actor ben stiller travels to ukraine, telling the president he is his hero. what you ve done in the way that you ve round the country and for the world, it s really. and for the world, it s really- - - and for the world, it s really. and for the world, it s reall , . ., welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. five general elections inside four years that is where israel is heading as the current prime minister, naftali bennett, is to step down from his post, dissolve parliament and trigger yet another election. in the meantime, the current foreign minister, yair lapid, who was due to share the prime ministerial post with mr bennet, will take temporary charge. mr bennett has been in thejob forjust over a year and has struggled to stabilise his increasingly fragile governin