an out—of—this—world view — the new satellite tracking what humans are doing to the planet. welcome to bbc news. a court in new york has found the american singer r kelly guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in connection with the abuse of underage girls, boys and women. over the course of a five—week trial, the prosecution laid out in lurid detail how r kelly ran a criminal enterprise that had recruited children and women for sex. he now faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. the bbc�*s nada tawfik has the latest. # i believe i can fly...# to the world, he was the king of r&b and one of the bestselling music artists of all time. to his victims, he was their worst nightmare. today, they finally gotjustice after he was found guilty on all racketeering and sex trafficking charges brought against him by the government. in rendering its verdict today, the jury delivered a powerful message to men like r kelly. no matter how long it takes, the long arm of the law will catch up with you. a five—week trial in new york laid out in lurid detail how the singer ran a decades—long criminal enterprise. prosecutors said r kelly used a network of employees and close associates to recruit underage girls, boys and women for sex. 45 witnesses gave evidence that r kelly was a predator who exploited his fame to entrap, control and punish people, many aspiring singers. the accusations swirled around him for decades and reached a fever pitch after a documentary focused on the accounts of his accusers. one of those women, jerhonda pace, testified in court. she was one of the first to come forward and released this video detailing her experiences with r kelly atjust 16 years old. i was a victim of sexual abuse, mental abuse and physical abuse, all at the hands of r kelly~ — in an interview with the bbc, kittijones also shared her story. she said many accusers were black women who felt their voices didn't matter to society. later, when i was introduced to one of the girls— that he told me he'd trained, since she was 14, those - were his words, um, i saw- that she was dressed like me. she was saying the things that i would say. - and her mannerisms were like mine. - that is when it clicked - in my head that he had been grooming me to become one of his pets _ he calls them his pets. have you ever had sex with anyone under the age of 17? no, no. never? no. r kelly chose not to testify. in this cbs interview before his arrest, he desperately tried to win over public opinion. i didn't do this stuff! this is not me! i'm fighting for my bleep life. y'all killing me with thi ican't even... robert... 30 years of my career! the disgraced artist now faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. this has been an emotional trial for the women and men who have come forward. not only has the jury heard them, they have believed them. it is another victory for survivors of sexual assault and the entire #metoo movement. let's talk to jesse daniels, one of the executive producers behind the emmy nominated documentary series surviving r kelly. tell me that about the documentary and how you went about creating it and what was involved in getting that on—air. involved in getting that on-air. a . ~ , , on-air. back in 27, we, myself and mr simmons _ on-air. back in 27, we, myself and mr simmons had - on-air. back in 27, we, myself and mr simmons had been - on-air. back in 27, we, myself. and mr simmons had been seeing some articles and journalists write some stories about r kelly and several survivors who had come forward to share their story. as well as parents to are looking for their children. and so when we saw that, we felt like why is this not been talked about more? why isn't anyone shedding light on this, what is happening here? so that was the beginning of our journey and we started with reaching out to both survivors and parents and slowly built relationships with all of them and learning their stories and realised we had something really important here to tell. how shocked where you buy what you discovered in the process of making that series? —— where you buy what you discovered.— where you buy what you discovered. ~ , ~ discovered. we were shocked and saddened, it has been a - discovered. we were shocked and saddened, it has been a long - saddened, it has been a long few years for all of us standing side—by—side with our survivors and making sure we are giving them the right platform to be heard. it is a lot of responsibility to make sure we tell their story the right way. given what you know of that series, what you learned, what is your reaction to the verdict today? i feel like it has always been about giving our survivors a platform to be heard. this and for some of the survivors, this has been an almost 30 yearjourney and we're just an almost 30 yearjourney and we'rejust happy right an almost 30 yearjourney and we're just happy right that our survivors feel heard after so many years of shouting into the wind. thejustice many years of shouting into the wind. the justice system many years of shouting into the wind. thejustice system is now listening to. wind. the justice system is now listening tw— wind. the justice system is now listening tn— wind. the justice system is now listening te— listening to. what do you make ofthe listening to. what do you make of the harassment _ listening to. what do you make of the harassment some - listening to. what do you make of the harassment some of - listening to. what do you make of the harassment some of the | of the harassment some of the victims and survivors have endured from the public since coming forward? i endured from the public since coming forward?— coming forward? i think it's a shame, victim _ coming forward? i think it's a shame, victim shaming - coming forward? i think it's a shame, victim shaming is - coming forward? i think it's a shame, victim shaming is a l coming forward? i think it's a i shame, victim shaming is a big problem and it discourages a lot of other victims from coming forward. and from stepping outside of their abusive situations. it's important to know that if you are a victim of abuse that you will have supporters, no matter what others say, there will be people willing to listen to you and it is tragic, sometimes, that that gets in the way. min; that that gets in the way. why do ou that that gets in the way. why do you think _ that that gets in the way. why do you think it _ that that gets in the way. why do you think it has _ do you think it has taken so long to get to this point and how much influence do you think you're series had on getting your? there were so many journalists who had been writing about this story for years. it writing about this story for ears. . , ~' writing about this story for ears. . , ~ , ., years. it was like shouting into the — years. it was like shouting into the wind _ years. it was like shouting into the wind for- years. it was like shouting into the wind for them. i l years. it was like shouting - into the wind for them. i think there is something about putting the story together, all of the pieces in place as much as possible and are seeing it on television for the first time, when you see our survivors tell the story and the emotion when they say what they went through, it's just hard to look at the other way. that coupled, certainly, with any time. we were in the middle, when set r kelly aired, we were in the middle of the me too, which was hit in the us and globally and it was the perfect time for our survivors to be heard.— to be heard. thank you very much. to be heard. thank you very much- stay _ to be heard. thank you very much. stay with _ to be heard. thank you very much. stay with me. - to be heard. thank you very much. stay with me. the i to be heard. thank you very i much. stay with me. the other executive producer of a series is now on the line with us. tamarack, thank you forjoining us. i have been talking to jesse about the genesis of surviving r kelly. —— tamara. tell me your reaction to the news he was convicted. when i first heard _ news he was convicted. when i first heard the _ news he was convicted. when i first heard the news, _ news he was convicted. when i first heard the news, i - news he was convicted. when i first heard the news, ijust - first heard the news, ijust really— first heard the news, ijust really busted out in tears because to me that was a victory— because to me that was a victory for black women in america, black women all over the world — america, black women all over the world that we can now talk about — the world that we can now talk about the _ the world that we can now talk about the things that happen to us, regardless of who the predators and we can be believed and heard and our voices— believed and heard and our voices can be heard and because of the _ voices can be heard and because of the survivors and their bravery, _ of the survivors and their bravery, they say is that the reason — bravery, they say is that the reason why we see justice and they— reason why we see justice and they were _ reason why we see justice and they were able to receive justice _ they were able to receive justice and were now able to say that black women can be heard — say that black women can be heard. ,. ~ say that black women can be heard. ,., ~ ., heard. do you think that because _ heard. do you think that because any _ heard. do you think that because any victims, - heard. do you think that| because any victims, the survivors here are black, do you think that made things a lot more difficult?— lot more difficult? well, you know, lot more difficult? well, you know. the — lot more difficult? well, you know, the black _ lot more difficult? well, you know, the black women - lot more difficult? well, you know, the black women is i lot more difficult? well, you | know, the black women is the most — know, the black women is the most unprotected women, i believe, and so i think that race — believe, and so i think that race that had a lot to do with not being believed before. a lot of— not being believed before. a lot of the women said they dhint— lot of the women said they didn't want to come out because, who is going to believe _ because, who is going to believe me? look what i look like. — believe me? look what i look like. that— believe me? look what i look like, that is what we have been told as— like, that is what we have been told as a — like, that is what we have been told as a culture. no one is going to believe you and we are often _ going to believe you and we are often victim shamed. sol going to believe you and we are often victim shamed. so i do believe — often victim shamed. so i do believe that, of course, this is a — believe that, of course, this is a win— believe that, of course, this is a win for— believe that, of course, this is a win for all those that have _ is a win for all those that have been sexually abused and it is a _ have been sexually abused and it is a victory for everyone, but — it is a victory for everyone, but at the same time, it is definitely a victory for women of coiour— definitely a victory for women of colour and men of colour as well— of colour and men of colour as well because it happens to men as welt — well because it happens to men as well. . , ~ well because it happens to men as well. ., , ., well because it happens to men as well. ., ., as well. let me ask you, have ou as well. let me ask you, have you spoken to _ as well. let me ask you, have you spoken to any _ as well. let me ask you, have you spoken to any of- you spoken to any of the victim since i found out about the case? , ., ., ~' since i found out about the case? , . .,~ ., case? yes. i have talked to several of _ case? yes. i have talked to several of them _ case? yes. i have talked to several of them and - case? yes. i have talked to several of them and they . case? yes. i have talked to l several of them and they had case? yes. i have talked to - several of them and they had at the same. — several of them and they had at the same, they are just... they could _ the same, they are just... they could not— the same, they are just... they could not believe all nine counts _ could not believe all nine counts he was found guilty and they— counts he was found guilty and they were just as excited and appreciative and the justice system... i'mjust appreciative and the justice system... i'm just so happy for them _ system... i'm just so happy for them and— system... i'm just so happy for them and this is a fight they were — them and this is a fight they were fighting before surviving r kally— were fighting before surviving r kelly and just the fact that jesse — r kelly and just the fact that jesse and i and our team provided a platform for them to be able to share their stories and — be able to share their stories and now— be able to share their stories and now see them have at this victory— and now see them have at this victory ism _ and now see them have at this victory is... never forget that the rest — victory is... never forget that the rest of— victory is... never forget that the rest of my life. victory is. .. never forget that the rest of my life.— the rest of my life. jesse, very briefly. _ the rest of my life. jesse, very briefly, if _ the rest of my life. jesse, very briefly, if i _ very briefly, if i can. as of this the end of the r kelly story? or do you think it is the tip of the ice by? i know people are talking about the people are talking about the people who enabled him over the last two decades.— last two decades. there are other- -- _ last two decades. there are other... there _ last two decades. there are other... there is _ last two decades. there are other... there is another. other... there is another federal trial and other state trials that have been announced and so we will have to see what happens with that, but for now, i think we are just focused on the verdict in new york and making our survivors feel heard for the first time.— for the first time. jesse and tamara. — for the first time. jesse and tamara. it _ for the first time. jesse and tamara, it has _ for the first time. jesse and tamara, it has been - tamara, it has been really good to talk to you. thank you so much for taking the time. thank ou. much for taking the time. thank you- thank _ much for taking the time. thank you- thank you _ much for taking the time. thank you. thank you so _ much for taking the time. thank you. thank you so much. - for more on this and all our stories go to the bbc news website. there's a full analysis and you can look back at the testimony that convicted r kelly. let's move on to some other news. reports from south korea say an unidentified projectile has been launched from north korea. south korea's military was saying at least one projectile was fired into the sea of japan. japanese media say the object appeared to be a missile laura bicker has the latest. these missiles through eastwards towards japan and it was japanese officials who said these are the kind of muscles who contravene un security sanctions and that is yet to be an update if it was ballistic missiles from south korea or the us. they are still analysing this test, which is quite unusual at this stage an unusualfor north korea quite unusual at this stage an unusual for north korea to just fire one missile, but the timing was extraordinary. the missile test was launched just as the un ambassador kim song took to this podium at the un general assembly. took to this podium at the un generalassembly. he took to this podium at the un general assembly. he accused the united states of hostile policies and he said that north korea demanded the end of exercises, military exercises between the united states and south korea which happen here on the peninsula. they also said that they were justified in developing a more deterrent and testing and developing missiles. that was a statement from the ambassadorjust as there is missile test now. the question i often get his what is going on? we are seeing pyongyang emerge from isolation over the last few weeks. we have had more missile tests, more statements, especially from kimjong—un's more statements, especially from kim jong—un's sister offering perhaps even dangling the prospect in front of seoul of talk, but all of these talks would come with huge preconditions. so we are seeing the pyongyang playbook once again of raising tensions, but also raising the possibility of talks at the same time. that is laura talks at the same time. that is laura lsicker — talks at the same time. that is laura bicker there _ talks at the same time. that is laura bicker there in _ talks at the same time. that is laura bicker there in seoul - laura bicker there in seoul france. —— in seoulfour hours. a team of tanker drivers provided by the british army is to be put on standby to help ease the fuel crisis in the uk. the biggest manufacturers including bp and shell said that demand for petrol was expected to return to normal in the coming days but they repeated their appeal for an end to panic buying. our business editor simonjack has the latest. monday morning rush—hour was more stressful than normal after a weekend when panic buying by some caused problems for all. frustration in london. i've been here ages, mate. we are waiting two hours here and people just go around and straight here. skipping the queue? there were queues and some closures in birmingham, commuter anger in teesside. i was supposed to be at work at 12 o'clock. it's ridiculous. how much petrol have you got? i'm literally on empty. but fewer problems were reported in scotland and northern ireland, particularly in rural areas. for the taxi industry, this isn't panic buying, it's essential purchases that need priority support. if we don't get priority, there will be serious problems for the sector. there will be serious problems for the nhs, for the travelling public because we move around blood, prescriptions, food, and take people to all manner of different venues and destinations. the company that delivers fuel to a quarter of all uk petrol stations said things would return to normal if motorists behaved normally. we've been working flat out throughout the weekend and again today, and deliveries are getting through nationwide. that's a really important thing to say. but importantly as well is that as long as people are buying or storing fuel they don't need, it will be difficult for all suppliers to replenish stocks to normal levels. unlike things like food or loo roll, the amount of fuel you can stockpile is generally limited by the size of yourfuel tank. once that is full, the panic is over for a few days, maybe a couple of weeks. the government and industry are hoping and expecting that means that this spike in demand will ease in the coming days. but if that doesn't happen, as in the fuel crisis of late 2000, the army is being put on standby, with extra training for some military personnel to help with fuel deliveries, a move the government described as a precautionary step. there are the same number of fuel trucks on the road this week as last. what this crisis shows is that the serious and persistent shortage of hgv drivers can leave any supply chain extremely vulnerable to a sharp rise in demand. simon jack, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: facebook says it is expending work on its controversial plans to make a version of its instagram app for pre—teenage children. —— suspending work. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation has like destiny.— like destiny. russians are killin: like destiny. russians are killing russians _ like destiny. russians are killing russians in - 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-- each spot. it is funny you mentioned landsat eight, i. mentioned landsat eight, i wanted to ask you what happened to the previous landsat play max? ., , ., max? the satellite has a five year design _ max? the satellite has a five year design time _ max? the satellite has a five year design time -- - max? the satellite has a five. year design time -- landsats. year design time —— landsats. we need to have that continuous record, the other seven, landsat seven is still up there, it is at the end of its lifetime. landsat nine is going to replace landsat seven so we have both going simultaneously. the first six are no longer in operation so that is what we do, every couple of years, every five years or so, nasa and the us geologic survey lunching you new one so we can maintain that continuous record. �* , ., maintain that continuous record. ., record. and you touched on it earlier, explain _ record. and you touched on it earlier, explain how- record. and you touched on it earlier, explain how the - earlier, explain how the satellites fight against —— help us in ourfight against climate change? help us in our fight against climate change?— help us in our fight against climate change? they help us measure how _ climate change? they help us measure how climate - climate change? they help us. measure how climate changes, it is notjust talk, actually measured, so we can see how the crop develop, if they are healthy are dying, how much water as they are and by measuring the temperature, we know what is going on on the ground. so by actually having the data to show how the earth is changing, scientists can then say, this is the climate change that is happening and that this is what we need to do about it and then it is up to governments around the world to react. but at least they will have the scientific data, unbind scientific data to make those critical decisions. doctor kremer, thank you very much to talk to you. i like your shirt as well. my wife makes them, _ your shirt as well. my wife makes them, she - your shirt as well. my wife makes them, she worked | your shirt as well. my wife i makes them, she worked on your shirt as well. my wife - makes them, she worked on the shuttle. abs. makes them, she worked on the shuttle. �* , shuttle. a space obsessed famil ! shuttle. a space obsessed family! thank _ shuttle. a space obsessed family! thank you - shuttle. a space obsessed family! thank you very - shuttle. a space obsessed i family! thank you very much. facebook says it is suspending work on its controversial plans to make a version of its instagram app for pre—teenage children. it says the pause would give it time to listen to the concerns of parents. the move follows a recent investigation by the wall this streetjournal, which published internal facebook research into the effect of its platofrms on young people. the leaked research, since confirmed by facebook itself, showed that instagram made body image problems worse for one third of young girls they spoke to. facebook criticised the wall streetjournal report, saying that the research also showed that "on 11 of the 12 issues, such as eating issues, loneliness, anxiety and sadness, teenage girls were more likely to say that instagram made these issues better vs worse". interesting debate to be had here. we will speak to a doctor of child development. cannot think of a better person to speak to about this. when you heard about instagram coming out from under 13, where you worried or did you think it is all 0k? ~ ., , worried or did you think it is all 0k? ~ ., y ., ,., all 0k? well, i worry about children — all ok? well, i worry about children of— all 0k? well, i worry about children of any _ all 0k? well, i worry about children of any age - all 0k? well, i worry about i children of any age before the teenage years spending more and more time remote—controlled, not being involved in direct interaction with others where they get immediate feedback, where they see facial expressions, where they can work things out together, where it becomes much more remote control programmes focusing on how things look and not instead on a real human interaction. i think the more that technology tries to lure children and at young ages to have their social lives be remote—controlled, the harder it is to develop human caring relationships going through the developmental stages you should go through when you're growing up to be able to have appropriate relationships when you become adults. ._ adults. some might say, instagram _ adults. some might say, instagram is _ adults. some might say, instagram is there i adults. some might say, i instagram is there anyway. i know you can't have an account, but you can access social media at a young age, look at pictures of people in magazines, what have you, everything is going to affect the way you see yourself, so why should instagram not try and perhaps tailor something for younger kids?— for younger kids? well, that has been — for younger kids? well, that has been happening - for younger kids? well, that has been happening more i for younger kids? well, that i has been happening more and more, technology and media on children's lives and i have been studying it for a long time and the first edition of my book remote—controlled childhood came out over 20 years ago but they are finding more and more ways to take over more and more ways to take over more and more of children's lives and their attitudes and the idea that on instagram, relationships will become more and more being done online instead of really being able to see people's reactions, develop catering and connection, supporting each other and are doing it any kind of humanised way, it really worries me a great deal. way, it really worries me a great deal-— great deal. diane, i do not know if you had kids i great deal. diane, i do not know if you had kids or i great deal. diane, i do not. know if you had kids or not, but if you had kids at that preteen age now, would you ban all social media from them, knowing what you know that early development? filth. early development? 0h, absolutely _ early development? 0h, absolutely not. - early development? 0h, absolutely not. two i early development? oh, i absolutely not. two things, early development? oi absolutely not. two things, we have ten seconds. the contents children are getting is important. being connected to parents and others in caring and connected ways rather than fighting is important, but that needs to happen. {lilia fighting is important, but that needs to happen.— fighting is important, but that needs to happen. 0k, diane. i am so sorry i had _ needs to happen. 0k, diane. i am so sorry i had to _ needs to happen. 0k, diane. i am so sorry i had to cut i needs to happen. 0k, diane. i am so sorry i had to cut you i am so sorry i had to cut you out there. thank you so much diane levin. that is it for me, out of time. hello there. for most of this september, temperatures have been a lot warmer than you might normally expect to see. temperatures over the weekend, for example, reached 23 celsius in north scotland's kinloss, but, a cold front has since moved through, and that's really dunked the temperatures. in kinloss, the same spot, down to 13 celsius for a high on monday. and there were plenty of showers following our cold front through. that was one of those shower clouds working across the skies. there is the cold front, there are the shower clouds, but lurking to our west, this is what's coming next, and this is a developing low, a developing front that is going to spread more persistent rain in. however, over the next few hours, it's showers that are in the forecast, so if you are heading outside, wales, parts of southwest england, along with northern ireland and western scotland, that's where you are most likely to see showers over the next few hours. across many central and eastern areas, a lot of dry weather with clear spells. so not a bad start to the day, mostly bright and dry, but across wales and western areas of england, quickly that area of cloud i showed you, well, that's this rain that's going to be moving its way in. pushing eastwards and northwards through the day, the rain does eventually reach southern and eastern scotland. northwest scotland and northern ireland, though, brighter, again, a day of sunshine and showers here. and the day's top temperatures between around about 14—17 celsius with fairly gusty winds. that weather system clears out of the way as we get into wednesday, and what follows is a ridge of high pressure. now, the weather for many of us will be a dry with increasing amounts of sunshine. however, we are going to see showers feeding in across these northwestern areas. so west scotland to the north of northern ireland, northern parts of wales and into northwest england through areas like merseyside, cheshire, greater manchester and the west midlands — you're likely to see showers even into the afternoon. temperatures about 13—16 celsius. wednesday promises to be one of the cooler days of the week. but a fair amount of sunshine. won't be too much of that sunshine an offer on thursday though because we've got an active weather system set to come in — bringing some heavy outbreaks of rain, and strengthening winds as well towards the northwest as we go on through the day, might even see some gales developing in places. temperatures, about 14—17 celsius in the southwest of england. we've got more of this very unsettled weather for friday. general outbreaks,of rain, still quite windy. something of an improvement over the weekend, we are back to a mixture of sunshine and showers. a court in new york has found are clearly guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. reports from south korea say an unidentified projectile has been launched from north korea. south korea's military said at least once met one projectile was fired into the sea of japan. japanese media say the object appear to be a missile. the british government said army drivers will be put on standby in case they're needed to take fuel to petrol stations. many outlets ran dry after two days of intense demand. motorists via shortages because of a lack of tanker delivery drivers.