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environment experts blame the recent heatwave and drought in parts of the uk for autumnal conditions which are already being seen in england, a month ahead of time. good afternoon. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 2a hour walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. across the country, only around 20% of services are running. the government say the strikes could be ended if the unions put the pay deals on offer to...

welcome to bbc news. well start with the conflict in ukraine, because ukrainian troops are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian forces in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russias black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 — and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. james waterhouse sent us this report from t...

ukrainian forces are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian hardware in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russias black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 — and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in the ukrainian capital kyiv, james waterhouse, and i asked him how dest...

right behind us in that campaign. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus after a year—long family feud. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. we start in somalia where a security commander has told the afp news agency that somali forces have ended a deadly siege by al—shabab jihadists at a hotel in the capital mogadishu. theres been no independent verification of the claim, but the building had been targetted by heavy weapons a...

800,000 still without power. hundreds of thousands are now homeless. >> its just destroyed and its ruined. you have to start all over again. >> as hurricanes worsen, are there some areas where americans shouldnt rebuild? ill speak to fema administrator deanne criswell and florida senators rick scott and marco rubio. upping the ante, ukraine takes back a key city one day after vladimir putin illegally annexs four regions of ukraine and again threatens to go nuclear. >> there are no ch...

putins nuclear threats and the annexation of ukraines lands. and fears of a chinese attack on taiwan. also, just what is vladamir putin thinking? i will talk to one of russias richest men who knew the russian president well before putin jailed him. finally, the new term of the supreme court starts tomorrow. i will give you a sneak peek of my newest documentary, "supreme power, inside the highest court in the land" airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. but first, heres my...

steve bannons team did not call any witnesses. so it was a quick trial. steve bannon and his team left the federal courthouse this afternoon after a jury of his peers found him guilty of two counts of criminal contempt of congress. a rare charge last brought a conviction with former nixon aid g. gordon liddy back in 1974. >> respect the decision. >> we may have lost a battle here today, but we are not going to lose this war. >> bannon sat and listened as the jury foreperson read guilty...

important moment for the u.s. to tell viewers what you are learning. >> this is about to be a major announcement that we hear directly from president biden. we expect that president biden will be addressing the nation around 7:30 tonight. is senior administration official told us this was a counterterrorism operation of a significant al qaeda target. we are learning this was in fact, ayman al-zawahri. the senior official also noted that the successful operation did not result in any ci...

declining to answer more than 440 questions during a civil deposition in new york on wednesday. i will be joined by former national security advisor and u.n. ambassador john bolton to talk about the iranian plots to kill him and four other top trump national security officials and to get his reaction to the new legal troubles surrounding his former boss. and i will speak to chef and global humanitarian jose andres from ukraine to update the work by his non-profit to keep communities fe...

year. tropical storm warnings up for parts of texas. were going to see some heavy rainfall in certain parts. were going to tell you where and what that means for drought conditions. and a massive fire erupts at a boat yard in massachusetts. what were learning about the fire and the damage thats been done. ♪ welcome to your weekend, saturday, august 20th. were grateful to have you. thanks so much for waking up with us. great to be with you, amara. >> i cant believe its august 20th...