The pooh so much . After the war there was so much sadness. Then winnie the pooh came along and happiness came out. Goodbye christopher robin, rated pg. In select theaters friday. Now bbc world news. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington. Held hostage for five years by the taliban in afghanistan a north American Family is finally free. Cities turning to ash in california, 26 people have lost their lives still missing in the hundreds deadliest wildfire in history. Aipac a problem that is clogging the sewers in london. Welcome to bbc world news america. A couple kidnapped by the taliban in afghanistan five years ago has now been released. A canadian and his american wife were freed by the Pakistan Security forces. Along with their three children who were all born in captivity. President trump describes the rescue effort as a positive moment for the diplomatic ties. We have the full report. Over five long years since these people have been seeing and were released by their taliban captors. They will not settle this until they get what they are demanding. The couple disappeared in and threen, they children freed after being taken into pakistan. Finally been able to call his mother. I got to hear his voice. It is amazing. He told us how much he looks forward to meeting the grandparents. You would see me and a couple of days we are waiting for that. , it is believed the hostage takers had been demanding a release of taliban prisoners. A demand that was never met before Pakistan Security forces freed the family. I want to thank pakistan. They worked very hard on this. I believe they are starting to respect the United States again. It is very important. A lot of countries are starting to respect the United States of america once again. The Pakistani Army praised the way the military forces were treated. This underscores the timely sharing of intelligence. As well as pakistans continued support for fighting this menace. Both sides are congratulating this effort. There will be questions after the couple has been freed. Bbc world news, washington. 27 people have now died and hundreds are still missing in california. Many victims were asleep when the fastmoving flames engulfed their homes. These pictures show it all. Entire neighborhoods have been destroyed. Many people left homeless. This is a city now completely turned to ash. The strong wind has been fanning the flames. 507 struggling to contain the blaze the we are now joined by our American Congress correspondent there. The devastation was actually terrible, what is the latest . The latest is that 27 people have now died in these irons. Hundreds have been missing. There is a lot of news about this, they will be rebutted once communication improves. Firefightershat have to work on 200,000 acres that is about the size of , chicago to give you some context. They are getting worse. They are trying to contain these fires. It is getting stronger. The chief of the Fire Department said we are not even close to being out of this emergency. Going to contain these before they let people come back. I am looking at the scene behind you, how are people going to start to recover from this . Hard to say how that can ever be possible. We do know that a investigation has begun to see what may have caused the fire. Also how the fire moves and what will cause the kind of movement. They have been investigating this while we are filming here. They are taking picture as well as collecting data. We saw a police car come around because they are on the lookout. There are many people look into the wreckage trying to find anything of value. At least five arrest for the looting. A lot of work going on, the investigation has started. Very briefly, what about the weather . The weather has been topsyturvy, very unpredictable. The wind is picking up again. Break forave a brief firefighters earlier in the week. It is expected to pick up again which will make these fires entirely unpredictable. Thank you very much. Police in london and new york investigating allegations of Sexual Assault by Harvey Weinstein. He had not been seen for several days appeared on camera for the first time today since the scandal broke. He did not apologize but said he was seeking treatment and hoping for a second chance. I am joined now by the hollywood reporter. Thank you so much for joining me. Do you think hollywood will ever forgive Harvey Weinstein for this . I think there are a lot of people in hollywood that will never forgive him for this. Whether or not he will have a career after this remains to be seen. There are individuals in hollywood who have been able to survive this sort of similar incident. It would be naive to think it is impossible. There are many people who will probably want to never want to work with him again. This seems to be a symptom of the industry. What about the people who knew what he was doing . Should they be getting nervous at this point . I am sure that the people who are on the Weinstein Company board and higherlevel executives are getting Legal Counsel and they are absolutely part of the discussion that they are having. That is the next stage of the inquiry. Looking at who exactly knew and how much they knew. With a active investigation, journalists and media have been looking into that. Given the level of outrage from all parts of society do you think this is going to be the catalyst for change in the industry . I think that this moves the needle forward significantly because of the highprofile nature of Harvey Weinstein and also these women. They range from women who were assistants to some of the most wellknown and wellrespected actresses of our time. I think this moves the needle significantly. Unfortunately this is a systemic problem and is very widespread. Again depending on how cynical you want to be i do not think it will end things for sure. At this moment it gives people a lot of pause in realizing that there is no such thing as being too famous are too powerful to get away with this sort of thing. According to new reports, he was in. It with sticking with this. He is excited to decertify the deal tomorrow. It will be up to congress to decide to reimpose sanctions. For more, my colleagues spoke with a republican congressman on their program, beyond 100 days. Got chrisman taylor, what the want the president to say about the nuclear deal when he spaced tomorrow space tomorrow . I am not against the deal. I think it has the western world at large. Trading a shortterm regional instability and of course iranian ambitions. The belief that you will have stability longterm, i believe will have globally we stability in the long term with this. I would like to see the president give way to congress sorry. If he gets it back to congress will you reimpose sanctions on iran given that the iranians have said that they will restart the Nuclear Program . To see a go back to congress. Ae deal was originally treaty. It has to be approved by senate under law. I do not think it should have been there in the first place. Depending on what the deal is, sanctions will dictate whether i vote yes or no on them. I would like to do that before. We see the iranians using money from iraq have a syria, libya, gaza to be able to spread their influence and create regional instability undermining our allies. Working on their ballistic programs, they will have Nuclear Weapons and then we will have global instability. I think there are better ways to Work Together and not give that up. If there is a treaty it will have to go to the senate. Congressman, europe would say the agreement was never designed to stop many of the things donald trump accuses iran of doing. It was there to slow the Nuclear Program to that end it would be , effective. As i said before i dont disagree with the fact that it has slowed things. Again what we have done as a World Community is trading shortterm instability as iran uses that time and money to create their own hegemonic ambitions regionally and networking on the Nuclear Program. Working on their capability to deliver Nuclear Weapons. In the longterm we are going to have to deal with this. They will be in a position to deliver them and they will have much more influence regionally. I dont agree, i respect my friends over in europe but i dont agree with them 100 . Republician congressman scott taylor speaking there. The iraqi Prime Minister has denied the piece about the launch of offensive against the kurdish minority population. Following mounting tensions and the country. The kurds voted for independence in a referendum that was called illegal. Noticed a big buildup of iraqi forces. On the move once again. We came across convoys of iraqi troops. Something the authorities did not want us to film. Road. Ere on the to a area held by the kurds. Kurdish commanders say they are coming for the oil fields. Senior iraqi officials denied say they are closing in the city. The troops a otherwise. God willing we are going to kill kurds. We will crush them. The city belongs to iraqis. This area has always just been cleared of the islamic state. Already we are seeing a large amount of military movement with convoys on the road. Iraqi troops, federal troops and militias. This time the enemy is different. Troopsby we found showcasing the latest victory over i. S. At ease at the latest stronghold. They want troops to stay focused on battling the extremist not the kurds. Theys here tell us that have suffered years of anguish. This tablet was torn apart. Some trapped behind i. S. Lines. Others outside unable to reach them. The militantsdied would not allow him to go home to bury her. Relative has just been reunited with his father. He says it is time for the next battle. I hope the iraqi forces could liberate the city today. Cards what this in the hate the arabs. I am ready to fight myself. This could be just a show of force by baghdad. To intimidate the kurds. It is a risky move. Iraq fears that this could be the spark that agonizing civil war. You are watching bbc world news america. Todayan tourists are one about cuba. Following a mystery in havana. A british woman who travel to syria for years ago has been reportedly killed in a drone strike. She joined i. S. After traveling to syria in 2013. Frank gardner reports. Iconic, threatening and british. Ae propaganda pictures of woman who went to syria in 2013 with a young son joined the islamic state. She married this man. Killed in aacker drone strike. They plotted attacks in the west and pumpe hateful propaganda online. The defective isis capital heavily damaged by airstrikes. She was reportedly trying to leave and come home to britain. Intelligence forces had her in their sites. A missile strike similar to this one killed her in june. It is not known for son was with her. Her death would bring the total to six of the number of british citizens killed. Individuals they see as a threat. They were actively involved in directing a plot of propaganda. You see this in the United States and other countries as well. She sold photos to i. S. For publicity purposes. Her death will have little impact on the shrinking fortunes. Is not likely to be one hundreds of western recruiters to perish. The Associated Press obtained a recording of the attack severed at the u. S. Embassy at havana. They are investigating what caused diplomats to get sick, suffer from headaches, dizziness and hearing loss. United states and cuba relations have deteriorated. Now many are saying to avoid the country altogether. The longer this mystery goes on the murkier it becomes. The u. S. Department state department has warned many to stay away from the iconic hotel. One block away the recently refurbished hotel was this site of this strange incident which led many to have symptoms of dizziness and hearing loss. The u. S. Embassy in havana lies almost empty after most of the staff was sent home. Many barely had time to say goodbye. This park outside the u. S. Embassy is normally full of people waiting to apply for a visa. Now with the door down many cubans have been left in limbo with no visa our way of getting their money back. Many are deeply angry and skeptical about the reasons behind the crisis. I dont like that they talk about my country this way. I believe this is a very safe place. They are politicizing a problem instead of fixing it. If it is happening as they say we would all have been affected by deafness. That angle echoed by the cuban government. About two thirds of the staff in washington was ordered to leave by the Trump Administration. Which blames human military attacks themselves for failing to keep diplomats say. The Cuban Foreign minister is being denied the full story. Officially the state department now advises americans to avoid cuba altogether. A decision that is being felt in the tourism sector. They are scared people from coming to cuba which has people dead profound effect on people and hospitality sector. We are getting to the point where you need to respect confidentiality and their health. At the same time we did her deserve some inspiration. The exact cause of the attack is unclear. Some see done froms domestic concerns at play. For the Trump Administration the politician which is central is marco rubio. Very important as he represent powerful republican interest in the campaign. He now sits on the Committee Investigating trump for his links to russia. Hurricane irma recently left the perimeter fence twisted and broken. Another has been hastily erected. Patched up full of holes it is a , metaphor for the bilateral relationship itself. Will grant, bbc news, havana. Ofit is like something out it is blocking the sewer that is the length of a manhattan city block. G. Is called a fatbur it is a massive solid waste that it is the biggest ever found in the u. K. Many have tried to remove it. We have been given exclusive exits to the team doing the work, a warning you may find some of the images disgusting. Morning, he this embarks on one of the worst jobs in the world. He has a sensor that will detect toxic gas. Fights what is needed to what is known to fight the fatbu rg. We have cameras to capture what they are fighting. I asked to join the but was not allowed. The work is extremely dangerous. They arrive in a alien but hostile world. In the hot that it air fans release fumes of gas. This narrow tunnel is the only access to this. Right now they are too deep in sewage for anyone to pass. They have tried to clear it. Then the flow begins. The way is now clear but the tunnel is too low. So they have to shuffle in the dark. Sent for what he was looked at. It is a congealed mass. It is close to the sewer. Work is damaged so they have just one shovel work at a time. It is hard to believe this is happening in 20 great britain. The pipe reaching the surface switching as each lump of fat twitches. The work can for long. It is so hot. Look at how tired he is. It is horrible. You can see a 20 meters that way. It is just solid. This is a piece of it. This compacted massive oil, fat and grease. It is rock solid. As you expect it smells a bit like a toilet and rotting meat. The real problem is that the only way to get it out is by hand. This is a National Problem affecting countless sewers and it is getting worse. Since the victorians of the network populations have grown. Meansfood and take away more greece is flowing into drains. Fat aare devices to track few places have them. We have over 7000 Food Service Restaurants to as what they do with the fact that agrees that they pour down the sink. Have no that over 90 type of fat removal to stop this from going into the sewers. The fact is hard to break apart. As one of the sewer team recovers there is less fat that will end up underground. That is horrible. Are having of you dinner. Enjoy the rest of your evening. This is bbc world news america. With the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up to date with the latest headlines you can trust. Download now from selected app stores. Funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs, and fox searchlight. My mum says you are writing a book to stop people going to war. I would really like if you write a book for me. Have you come to see my woods . Im going to call my bear winnie. You should call him pooh. If he ignores you, you can pretend you were just saying pooh. Pooh why does everyone like winnie the pooh so much . After the war there was so much sadness. Then winnie the pooh came along and happiness came out. Goodbye christopher robin, rated pg. In select theaters friday. Bbc world news was presented by kcet, los angeles. Captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc woodruff good evening, im judy woodruff. On the newshour tonight, firefighters struggle to contain the flames ravaging northern california. With dozens already dead, shifting winds force thousands more from their homes. Then, i speak to puerto ricos governor about the islands painstaking recovery. He responds to president trumps criticism that the u. S. Territory might be asking for too much. Plus, after Congress Fails to repeal obamacare, the president takes health care into his own hands, signing an executive order. 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