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already-devastating flooding. and, is taiwan on the itinerary? it s still a mystery as house speaker pelosi leaves for asia. putin makes his move. the kremlin s counter offer to bring brittney griner and paul whelan back home. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we begin with the humanitarian tragedy in the u.s. president biden has issued a major disaster declaration for the state of kentucky, as catastrophic flooding has killed at least 16 people, including six children. and that death toll is expected to rise. the raging waters decimated entire neighborhoods. scores of people are still missing. the kentucky governor andy beshear say it s hard to get a fix on the exact number since cell service is out this many areas, and he added that the state has never seen anything like this. here he is. there are still so many areas we still can t get to. the water hasn t crested in some parts of eastern kentucky. so we can t even get into some ho
translation: thisi is a complete farce. the united states is violating china s sovereignty under the guise of so called democracy. those who offend china will be punished. there are reports several chinese fighterjets have been entering taiwanese airspace. we ll have the very latest. also on the programme.. parched gardens and lawns will have to wait. a hosepipe ban is coming to parts of southern england. the hospital treating archie battersbee awaits a european court ruling, before withdrawing his life support. and tributes are being paid to roy hackett, one of the country s most influential civil rights campaigners, who s died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel. commonwealth gold for england s evie richards in the cross country mountain biking after leading from the start. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. one of america s most senior politicians, the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, says her controversial trip to t
to this more long term? beijing hasn t ruled out using force to take back taiwan. do you see that as a likelihood? i take back taiwan. do you see that as a likelihood?- that as a likelihood? i think china actually that as a likelihood? i think china actually starting - that as a likelihood? i think china actually starting a - that as a likelihood? i think| china actually starting a war with taiwan is not a high likelihood as close of time 2025, 2027 as some were saying. i think beijing will continue to restrict communications on both sides of the strait that morph firmly happened in 2016. however, i think beijing will see more of the same, more of the same of what we have seen however i do think beijing is concerned about william lai s previous comments. he seems much more pro independence than the former president and i know thatis the former president and i know
china s state television has been showing warplanes and navalforces mobilising, and ballistic missile carriers on the move. taiwan s defence ministry says china may be preparing to blockade the island. if so, we could be heading for the most serious crisis in more than 20 years. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in taipei. at the heart of the tensions over taiwan is the fact that beijing hasn t ruled out using force to take control of the island. so why is america caught in the middle? well, taiwan sits here, in the so called first island chain close to several us friendly territories crucial to american foreign policy. if china took taiwan, there s concern over beijing extending it s influence in the region maybe even threatening us military bases as far away as guam and hawaii. china insists its intentions are peaceful and it could opt for reunification, in the form