Cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am. Aura trevelyan north korea launches a missile that could reach alaska. Making gains in raqqa. U. S. Syrian forces through the wall in the old city taking the. Ight to the Islamic State this gathering of heads of state is second to none. How statues of americas president s reached a virginia field. Laura welcome to our viewers on Public Television and around the globe. North korea claims to have tested its first intercontinental ballistic analysts sayh could put a alaska in range for the first time. The u. S. Has asked for a closeddoor meeting at the Un Security Council in response. It comes as leaders will gather at the g 20 meeting this week. Momentr this is the north korea says it became a major power. The launch of a missile that it claims can reach across continents and deliver a Nuclear Weapon as far away as the United States. On news was announced state television with barely constrained joy. Showing the handwritten order given by the countrys leader, kim jongun. He personally supervise the launch of a missile that he believes will secure him in people,rotect his and dismay his proponents to the south. North koreas defies our mornings. Reporter this missile could carry the regimes Nuclear Weapon. It was launched from an airfield in the west of the country. It was sent up at a steep angle and arose to 1700 miles. That is thought to be the highest in a north korean to. Ile has got it landed 37 minutes later 500 miles away somewhere in the seed close to japan. Is if this missile was fired at a shallower angle to reachhave the power 4500 miles, the minimum defined range for an intercontinental ballistic missile. If so, that could mean reaching as far as alaska. They are so keen on advancing more nuclear capabilities. About ensuring they have the level of respect internationally. We have this capability, stand up and listen to us. Reporter it is still not clear if north korea had the technology needed to detect a warhead on reentry and guide it but thearget, possibility of north korean missiles reaching the u. S. Is a significant step forward. That President Trump said just wouldnt happen. A tweet to china to put pressure on north korea to and this nonsense once and for all. A message echoed by allies. Meeting in the next few days, the real pressure has got to come from china. Reporter so far, china has been reluctant or unable to turn the screw on north korea. President xi was in russia. He and president putin called for a freeze on north koreas and ar Weapon Program freeze on u. S. And south Korean Military exercises. But this of frame leader is enjoying his new nuclear capability. The Supreme Leader is enjoying his new capability. Laura i spoke about what the u. S. Expects of china on the north korean issue. From here, President Trump is calling on president xi to put more pressure on north korea in the wake of the missile launch. Is that likely to happen . Say not, or have to the chinese will do something, possibly not enough to make the crucial difference. North korea has shown itself to fire at the chinese wishes, along with everyone elses tohes itself defiant chinese wishes, along with everyone elses wishes. Could they do more . Of course they could. Of northrol most korean trade with the outside world, including energy and points to north korea, oil, and food. If theyoseful china want a policy change in another government. This is an ally, a neighbor, but it is quite striking the extent to which china seems unable to get a significant change in policy or make the key decisions that might threaten the north economy and the invasion, as china would see it, of their own stability. Threatfor more on the from the tests, i spoke with the Global Security firm with a focus on Nuclear Weapons. How much of a game changer is this . North korea claiming to have launched their first missile that can cross continents . Fort is a major milestone north korea. They have been crying wolf for three decades. The wolf finally showed up. It is a real, serious weapon, and it is not the end of it. They are on the march. There are at least 2 other icbm prototypes they would like to test. Laura if this could reach alaska, how much work would it take the North Koreans do have a missile that could reach washington, d. C. . It is not clear that this one cant. This is the range they tested it to. There are other missiles intended for longerrange here and we have seen them in north korean parades. Testing every three weeks so far this year, both on land with rocket tests and at sea. I expect we will see more to come. If they keep up their current pace, probably before the end of Donald Trumps first term they will be able to hit new york and washington with a Thermo Nuclear warhead. Laura you think they are that close . It is almost certain they have that capability. Laura in 2006 at the United Nations the sanctions were put on after one of the early tests. They have failed. What are the options for the president . Three options. Military action, a Cruise Missile attack, against their test range. Stop them from testing a Nuclear Weapon again, which we expect they will do laura but that is high risk. You will almost certainly launch a catastrophic war like the korean war. Then there is the idea of talks with North Koreans. That is what the chinese and russians are urging, what the south koreans and japanese would like us to do. And third is cents President Trump has rejected that path, youre left with china trying to increase pressure and more sanctions, but that is unlikely to have an effect. Youre basically saying that if you continue the current course you are ready to accept a north uclear north korea. This is about providing security for his own regime and him. With thefies himself state as a whole. This is to stop the United States from doing what he thinks we want to do, attack north korea and overthrow his government. Military says. U. S. Backed Syrian Forces have reached the historic wall around the old city of raqqa. It is the militant groups de facto capital. 2000 fighters i believed to be there. Iraqi forces say they are close to taking the few remaining el. Eets from i. S. In mos reporter on the front lines in raqqa. It is looking increasing vulnerable increasingly vulnerable. Syrian democratic forces, backed by the United States. Over the past few weeks they have advanced rapidly towards the city center. This kurdish commanders says they Islamic State militants are only firing mortar shells and rockets, and claims their spirits are low. Arrival of reinforcements last weekend, sdf troops are reported to have taken another major step forward, breaking through the wall guarding the old city. Ae u. S. Military says its warplanes based in the region fired missiles to punch 2 holes in the medieval walls surrounding the old city. Were unable to take the heavilyside fortified area where it is estimated 2000 Islamic State fighters are holding out. Among those involved in this battle is a british man. We have made excellent inroads into the city. Among theonfidence sdf fighters on the ground, it is incredibly high. We looking to see raqqa completely done. It is the heart of the socalled Islamic State. Reporter to the east iraqi troops are very close to pushing the Islamic State completely out of the other major stronghold, the strategic city of mosel. City of mosul. It has taken eight months to reach at this point with a handful of militants fighting in a tiny corner of the city. s claims are almost at an end. With pockets of territory elsewhere the militants will still pose a threat. I. S. On the back foot in syria and iraq. The first visit to israel by an indian prime minister. Expanding the relationship between the two countries. He hopes to transform the economic ties and build a robust security partnership. Trump is attending july 4 celebrations at the white house this evening. Worries far from home will demand his attention this week. He is off to the g 20 summit in germany where he will meet Vladimir Putin for the first time. Ron christie is a former advisor for george w. Bush. Big weektie, this is a for the president. That crucial meeting with Vladimir Putin. Do you expect he will raise the issue of russias meddling in the u. S. Election . R. Christie yes, i do the previous president s of the United States, president george w. Bush, obama, clinton, follow the protocol of meeting with foreign counterparts. With President Trump you are seeing someone saying i will run against the conventional wisdom and what people expect me to do. I expect President Trump will raise the issue of russian collusion. I would love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation. Are theow important optics of this meeting, a fully fledged bilateral meeting, given the cloud over the investigation whether his campaign colluded with russia during the election . Mr. Christie very important. Many weeks and hours are put into bilateral meetings between 2 leaders. They are heavily scripted. There are areas where leaders are supposed to discuss areas of importance. Leaders of g 20 and others in the world are looking to see how these men interface and get along in the same room at the same time. Laura donald trump campaigned wanting better relations with russia. Now the senate wants tougher sanctions because of ukraine and meddling in the election. Is it a pipe dream . Mr. Christie i think so. You have heard members of the senate say russia is our enemy. Russia isieve that our enemy and they are trying to us. Rmine the sanctions are one indication that the republicans will take a hard line against Vladimir Putin and russia. Laura we have members of congress in their districts talking about health care for do you expect donald trump can get his wish of a Health Care Bill through the senate . Mr. Christie can donald trump do it . No. It is incumbent on Congressional Republicans to get it through. Many on capitol hill are nervous because the president endorsed bill, now hessed is trashing the bill. They are saying if this will pass, we are going to get something we are comfortable with the rather than doing the president s bidding. Laura as we celebrate american independence, the Founding Fathers were a lot, too. Had a lot of we duels and confrontations. Crazy inink it is washington now, but it is more of the same. Laura still to come on tonights program, a dream deferred hearing mexican immigrants brought to the u. S. As children back in a country they barely know. At least 50 people have been killed as heavy rains pound central and Southern China. Hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes as water levels have risen above danger level. Authorities have sent tents, food, and medicine to affected areas. Heavy rain started to pound parts of the guangxi province on saturday. Its cities underwater. The flooding across huge areas of Southern China is affecting more than one million people. The rescue operation is relentless. In this one region 90,000 people have been forced from their homes. It has triggered landslides, a torrent of mud buried part of this village. In the east, sections of the yangtse river are five meters higher than normal, putting pressure on a major dam. We received the command yesterday afternoon. With 32d 80 soldiers sets of equipment for an emergency operation. We plan to construct a dam to balance water pressure and avoid the collapse of the dam. Reporter water levels of 60 rivers has risen to dangerous levels. Reserve, rescuers search for tourists missing near a waterfall. They walked all the way up, 200 meters upstream. There are steep slopes and dense forests. Many streams converge to form the waterfall. Reporter during chinas summer rainy season floods kill dozens every year. The murky waters have destroyed dozens of hecht acres of farmland. More than 400 million. Isra few issues in america emotive as the fate of the dreamers. President obama gave them legal status in 2012. President trump said they can stay for now, but that is facing legal challenges. Grant is meeting dreamers in mexico and has this report. Ill these are some of the United States best and brightest. Now they are mexicos again. Young, and bilingual. Now many have returned to mexico voluntarily or under duress. Chat withheld a video dreamers in 20 different u. S. Cities from california to utah. Many share similar stories of fear, separation, deportation, and stigma. Despite the protection of the deferredinistrations action policy, many dreamers returned to mexico when their parents were deported to avoid breaking up their family. Now they are in a country that they barely know where they have few connections. They are not looking backwards, but ahead for opportunities in mexico. Also mexico, there are dreams p are due cannot put American Dream it is your dream. If you put american, you are putting a border wall that trump wants to build. Pres. Trump we will build the wall. Will despite trumps tough rhetoric, deportations went down over his first 100 days. He recently said tree mers should rest easy. Activists said marcia be done to inform immigrants of their rights. They think as long as they are undocumented they dont have rights. We have to make them aware of that. A legal mistake that has big consequences. Will someone who knows how big those consequences can be is francisco. He was arrested for trespassing. Park. Just crossing a car he was deported after living in kentucky for y now he finally hasears. An id card. Say we people in mexico are not racist, but people with my skin color, we have less opportunities. Will directing people like francisco the deportee support groups may take time. Slowedtions may have slightly, but few expect the Trump Administration to lead of. Young people may soon have to build their dreams in mexico instead. Bbc news, mexico city. Laura today marks independence day, an occasion to reflect on this nations history. Field in virginia, 43 of americas former president s are hanging out together. They are giant statues, part of a theme park that never took off. Here is the story. It is a passion of mine. I feel strongly about saving them. I guess it is my job now. I am the keeper of the statues. [laughter] 43 president s ranging from the first president , george washington, to the 43rd, george bush. We will make an obama the same size, and a trump. They are probably 16 feet to 18 feet and weigh anywhere from 14,000 pounds to 20,000 pounds, roughly. There was a park built 15 to 20 years ago where the statues were the main attraction. The park failed. They had to crush the statues or get rid of them. I hauled them off at my own expense. We had to lay them on tires to cushion their head. Unfortunately, we dropped them and lincoln took a smack in the back of the head. History tells you something about that story. They may seem to change. Over the three or four years they have been here, the weather, a little mold gets on them, george looks like he is crying. They are strong, they fight the weather. We need to go back to the beginning, before there was a president , what this country fought for to have freedom, say what you want, do what you want within the laws, have a. Ause that is my cause, i will spread it. Bronze, sot them in they will last 400 years without repair. Eating concrete a probably need touchup and attention on a usually basis. Some will go a little longer, but there is a lot of maintenance. But, they will be there, as long as i live, anyway. A truly historic collection. It would not be the fourth of july in the u. S. Without the international hotdog eating contest on coney island. The reigning champion Joey Chestnut took the prize for the 10th time setting a new world record by eating 72 hot dogs, s, in just 10 minutes. The mind boggles. As a new u. S. Citizen, i take my hat off to him. You are watching bbc world news america. Happy fourth of july. Make sense of International News at bbc. Com news. Funding of this presentation is made possible by the Freeman Foundation and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. Planning a vacation escape that is 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 winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. Bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. Captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc brangham good evening on this independence day. Im william brangham. Judy woodruff is off. On the newshour tonight north korea claims it successfully tested a longrange missile capable of reaching the u. S. What options remain for the Trump Administration . Then, relocating the bushmen. After being forced out of their homeland, the struggle for the few remaining huntergatherers in botswana to preserve their culture. Officially, nobody is allowed to return. Over the years, some have tried to recreate life in the villages, but they say its just not the same. Brangham and, whats the buzz on a new beer . How a lab discovered a new type of yeast from bees, thats changing the game for beer makers. We actually think, based on some work from colleagues in italy, that its very likely