also coming up, at least five people are dead as hurricane dorian devastates the bahamas. the government says the damage is unprecedented and more than one million people have a been ordered to leave their homes on the eastern seaboard of the united states. and a survivor of the holocaust now honored for her efforts to fight anti-semitism. dw talks to 94-year-old anita lasker voltage on the day she received a special award from the nation that tried to kill her. brent: i m brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. it is a showdown in london. britain s new prime minister boris johnson facing a make or break parliamentary vote over brexit. and that vote is due shortly. here is what is happening now. some lawmakers are trying to block the possibility of the u.k. leaving the european union without a withdrawal agreement. they believe that would be a disaster for the british economy. johnson insists he must have the threat of a no deal
an investigation after former manchester united footballer paul pogba claims he s the victim of a blackmail plot by an organised gang. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. pakistan will launch a global appeal to help it deal with the flooding catastrophe that s killed more than a thousand people and affected 30 million. un member states will be asked to contribute. pakistan s foreign minister has estimated the financial impact at $4 billion. bilawal bhutto zardari said he hoped the international community would grasp the sheer level of devastation in his country. and it s not over yet water is still surging down the mightly indus river and will flood the low lying sindh province yet further over the next few days. azadeh moshiri reports. a young boy stranded on a rock as raging waters surround him. you can see a rescue worker edging out of the helicopter, lifting him up to safety. it s but one of the countless rescue efforts that are happening
started sexting, and the case has been blown wide open again. the fbi spent months looking into her use of a private server for state business, but we just learned fbi director james comey wrote in a letter he needs to supplement his previous testimony. turns out the fbi sees the cell phones of anthony weiner and his wife huma abedin. abedin is a top campaign e-mails pertinent to the investigation when it seized the couple s phones. comey wrote in a letter to congress saying he assigned investigators to find out if any of these newly discovered e- mails contain classified materials. today on the campaign trail, donald trump applauded the move. i have great respect for the fact that the fbi and the department of justice are now right the horrible mistake that they made. reporter: the fallout came quickly after that letter from fbi director comey was released. house speaker paul ryan is already calling for the democratic nominee to stop getting the intelligence briefings th