devastated after losing her libel case against coleen rooney. welcome to bbc news. the united nations and the red cross have been asked to investigate the deaths of more than 50 ukrainian prisoners of war who were being held at a detention centre in the russian occupied part of the donetsk region. these are pictures of the rocket attack which is thought to have killed them. ukraine and russia have accused each other of the deaths. ukraine says moscow is trying to cover up evidence of torture and war crimes at the site. the bbc s paul adams is in kyiv with the latest about the incident. this is a war of competing narratives over a particularly gruesome episode. what i ve seen and i do not recommend that people watch this is a horrible scene of a warehouse that was housing a significant number of prisoners of war. there are mangled metal bunk beds and, in among them, many, many charred bodies. there are also other bodies not burned, but bloodied, lying outside on the grou
by the catholic church. and saying sorry, again: will smith takes to social media to apologise to chris rock for that oscar slap. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united nations and the red cross have been asked to investigate the deaths of more than 50 ukrainian prisoners of war who were being held at a detention centre in the russian occupied part of the donetsk region. these are pictures of the rocket attack which is thought to have killed them. ukraine and russia have accused each other of the deaths. ukraine says moscow is trying to cover up evidence of torture and war crimes at the site. the bbc s paul adams is in kyiv with the latest about the incident. this is a war of competing narratives over a particularly gruesome episode. what i ve seen and i do not recommend that people watch this is a horrible scene of a warehouse which was obviously housing a significant number of prisoners of war. there are mangled metal bunk beds and, in
will smith takes to social media to apologise to chris rock for that oscar slap. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of deaths have been reported as unprecedented flash floods hit many parts of the world. in iran, officials say that more than 50 people have died in landslides, while seven people have lost their lives in the united arab emirates. meanwhile, president biden has declared a major disaster in the united states, after 16 people died in kentucky. lea na hosea reports. floodwaters from days of torrential rain have inundated hundreds of homes and wiped out entire towns in eastern kentucky. bridges have been washed away and roads submerged, sending some residents scrambling to their rooftops. her little room completely crushed. i m so sorry. it s ok. there s no words. - it sjust hard to imagine. there s nothing really that you can do but, i you know, we re just| glad that we got out. but, worst of all, the floods have taken people s lives, including those of children
quit. more than 60 million americans are under heat alerts, with temperatures expected to once again soar into the 90s and heat indexes receiving 100 degrees. newark, new jersey, hit 102, and boston hit 100 degrees yesterday. relief may be on the way for the northeast, but temperatures are now expected to build throughout the week in the pacific northwest and central plains. in california, a wildfire is raging outside yosemite national park. the oak fire it s called, which exploded over the weekend has burned more than 16,000 acres and forced evacuations of multiple towns. it s just 110% contained right now. cnn s reporter is standing by live in california with the latest on this. camilla, what are you hearing right now? reporter: hey, kate. for the first time since this fire started, we are seeing some progress, that 10% containment. it is a big deal. over the last couple of days, we ve been at sooepercent. the early morning hours, the ke cooler temperatures are really hel
name a full-time monkeypox coordinator as the world health organization declares a global public health emergency. a spokesperson for the w.h.o. joins me this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to all the latest developments in the january 6th investigation. the select committee is not slowing down at all. releasing new evidence today showing donald trump crossed out key parts of the speech he delivered the day after the capitol riot. our senior justice correspondent evan perez is on the story for us. he s joining us now. tell us more, evan. what are you learning? we know that the former president was resistant to trying to stop the violence. one of the things we learned from the committee today, this is incredible, that this did not make the cut for last week s hearing. what we learned from the committee, they released a video that indicates that he was resist