O'clock in London good morning and welcome to News Day on the b.b.c. World Service nearly 40000 Rohingya refugees have now fled across the border from Myanmar to Bangladesh where you're from a local after the activist who's on the ground there part of me I don't really know you know not obviously a little friend but growing I think duration really doubt that I've known for being shall we also hear a rare account from inserted Rocca the main stronghold in Syria also called Islamic state which is currently under siege Also coming up we'll meet the singer trying to raise the spirits of flood victims in Texas by taking gospel music to shelters and actually raise money and go to the shelters and to worship listen to these people speak to these people Let's inspire these people and that's exactly what I have to endure the steps it was fun it's been overwhelming and mean barn gonna raise that now making records in the States will speak to a rising star of fast this news. The news with Simone Comrie reports from the United States say President Trump will ask Congress to release an initial 5900000000 dollars to help with the recovery effort following storm hardly an unusual mood of solidarity in Congress could see this amounted redesign is next week according to Bob replied in Houston Congress is expected to act fairly quickly on the request for initial funding but that will be only the 1st tranche of money needed for a recovery costing tens of billions of dollars the Federal Emergency Agency said $325000.00 people had already registered for assistance and $57000000.00 had been distributed so far in parts of Houston the floodwaters have receded the city is mostly dry now the mayor said and search teams are going door to door in the worst affected areas looking for those still in need of help and those who didn't make it but it's a different story to the east of Houston their flood waters are still rising and rescue operations continue the storm has weakened but not wound down and is tracking northeast the Trump administration has selected for companies to build concrete prototypes for the president's controversial plan to build a wall along the border with Mexico run out of the yellow is from u.s. Customs and Border Protection the prototypes and resulting wall infrastructure will complement the various other tools that we employ to secure our borders these include sensors physical barriers lighting all weather roadways cameras towers and other methods that we used to detect and deter illegal crossings into the United States the United Nations says nearly 400 people have been killed in northwest 1000000 ma this week in fighting between the Ranger Muslim minority and security forces the number over a hinge a village is fleeing to neighboring Bangladesh has risen to almost 40000 and they're trying to flee the violence that started when insurgents attacked Romney's police and army posts in Rakhine state the region just say they are being deliberately forced on. The British trade secretary Liam Fox says that the European Union must not be allowed to blackmail the u.k. Over grants it the e.u. Says it wants to settle how much Britain owns it before negotiations and any future trade deal has been right money is clearly a big sticking point in the BRICs it negotiations call the e.u. Is prepared to discuss its future trade relationship with the u.k. Want to crow grass on agreeing a financial settlement yesterday the chief negotiator Michel Barnier said the u.k. Did not feel legally obliged to honor its obligations after Bret's it Liam Fox has now hit back saying Brussels must not be allowed to blackmail the u.k. Into agreeing a divorce Bill he said he thought the e.u. Was making a mistake in thinking a delay in talking about the economy in trade wouldn't damage them he said businesses were looking for certainty b.b.c. News. The president of Turkey rhetoric time Brad Iran has described the u.s. Decision to arrest Turkish security guards involved in a brawl during his visit to Washington and many a scandal the president said it was a sign of how justice works in the United States multiple videos of the incident appear to show Turkish security officials punching and kicking unarmed demonstrators outside the residence of the Turkish ambassador 11 people were injured and the Royal Air Force has become the 1st branch of the British military to accept applications from women to every role in the seventy's the move of the Royal Air Force Regiment follows the lifting last year of the ban on women serving in close combat roles the regiments main role list is to protect your fields. Colombia's former rebel movement the thought has announced its new name and party logo as it reaches the end of a Congress and got the time to choose its representatives for its new role as a political party. The movement will retain its popular acronym the fact that the initials were not stand for a different set of words in Spanish roughly translating as the alternative revolutionary force for the common people new European Union rules restricting the noise and heat created by thought human cleaners are coming in to force their designs to produce more energy efficient devices this report from Roger Howard than the new rules are part of an ongoing you program it saves on energy bills and cuts carbon emissions some anti e.u. Campaigners say homes won't be properly clean these people have to buy low wattage machines but energy experts say the best low power appliances playing just as well as high wattage machines it's widely assumed that the u.k. Will continue to follow e.u. Standards for appliances after Bret's it a government spokesman said it supported energy efficiency but declined to confirm that the rules would be kept when the u.k. Leaves the e.u. B.b.c. News. Thank you very much for that news lots of news and all upside b.b.c. News dot com And coming from you can do with your news day some of the stories we've got coming up and got some gospel singers who are going around the shelters in Houston and saying to them up lift their spirits give them a bit of hope and in difficult times we've also got a. We're also getting the latest from the unity on the running get refugee crisis which is fast developing Yeah and we'll be talking to a musician who was born in the Nene raised in Ghana and is creating waves in the United States his name Mr Ozzy he spoke to us not to long ago stay close if you've never heard of him you just might appreciate his music. There in Europe should you crisis continue to us in the us and sees nearly 400 people have been killed in Myanmar this week in fighting between during a Muslim minority and their security forces it estimates that almost 40000 Rohingya men women and children have fled to neighboring Bangladesh and they're still trying to escape the violence that started when sergeants attacked but police and an Army base in rocking States yes Earlier I spoke to a local hang youth activist in the Cox has bizarre region of Bangladesh to describe the difficult situation there knowing your race in Israel you don't have an awful lot well being so they are very freeing in your nation how are the Rohingya coping who is helping them there are some local. Look in so I'm going to jump from the local. And bam local. I'm writing something you. Write on people are. Providing for so is Bangladesh able to provide any assistance at all. Of course I'm done with this is local government trying to se just as I recall see them but they are called as a program early you know if you're still not impossible quite impossible at this probably these men on the cement of the diligence are any more people trying to cross the border or hasn't stopped the border you know for several gram not obviously open but the guy local government already got that humanity now the government in Myanmar formerly known as bomb a seed last month that they rejected all of the geisha and a systematic rape awesome Mada against Rohingya Muslims by security forces the student that excessive actions was likely to be committed by low rank individual members of the security forces well you do you any see our spokesperson video in town has traveled to the same caucus bazaar region of Bangladesh and the hope of assessing the situation 1st time and also had the chance to speak to her about what she had seen Seriously there are higher grounds and just immediate sense out of illegal why this is this is why I'm here to receive lots of makeshift tensions and some serious decided against every Israeli history says the Nazi science sure these were hearing isolators of sorts of people willing to do something to get into this country their chances this morning we heard from the refugees in the hands of terrorists who don't just define the suspension was that I was very shocked by the Sentinels were trying to characterize what happened they're trying to leave me these leads to slaughter trying to find out is it more sensible decision to RINGBACK step into this earlier in the week we were talking about the Bangladeshi authorities not letting those who are displaced through the borders has that changed we have heard from some sources that almost to the order of control is happening that the situation seems to be differences precipitators most intense patriarchs getting the support of some thousands of people who have suffered illiteracy heard a simulation let's you. Given time of the u.n. H.c.r. . As the battle continues to drive the so-called Islamic State group from Iraq its main stronghold in Syria the top u.n. Human rights official says that civilians there are paying an unacceptable price the u.n. Commissioner for Human Rights Ziad radical Hussein said that he was extremely concerned that the attacking forces might not be speaking to international humanitarian law Ravinia Shamdasani is a spokesperson for the commission or any military targeting off of any area has to be caught out in very carefully with the u.n. To make sure that it's proportionate to the advantage that would be gained by attacking this facility now given the number of airstrikes we've had more than a 1000 years strikes by the coalition forces in just record in just August given the number of air strikes and the number of civilian casualties a number of residential buildings that have been hit we are concerned that these principles are not being monitored and alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters is leading the offensive against the hardest in Iraq up backed by airstrikes from the United States led coalition while our colleague colleagues at the b.b.c. Arabic Saudis have managed to get through to a man living in Rocca Faisal. Joined us but 2 long ago in the studio and I asked him to tell me more about this family that had been in touch with us so 1st of all it's very difficult to reach people still trapped under I assume for around 3 months now and Kurdish forces backed by American air power have been battling for control of the city the fighters have said on the us and pushed them into a handful of districts the u.n. Says there's still an estimated 25000 civilians left and we spent 2 weeks trying to reach some of those people with the help of a Syrian activist group called the Shockley a 24 we managed to talk to a committee for safety reasons of course I cannot tell you much about him other than to say that he lives with his elderly family and his father has already been injured by shelling. But bin severity vivid picture of life there a critical lack of food and water with a real threat of shelling over strikes every day Mysa to Asian is really really bad at the moment there are at least 30 airstrikes every day all in the center of the city so many people are dying most of those dying are civilians yesterday there was an airstrike in the white garden area and tens of civilians were killed no one can even go near there to pick their bodies up and that was one of those people that I'm you've been able to get through to is there any way for Ahmed to escape you know that which is obviously an awful situation where the news that has been getting out of Iraq is that many civilians are currently on able to leave as the trip the been trapped between I shoot at those trying to escape and the dancing Syrian democratic forces that is supported by the led us that coalition all of this is a company with an intense bombing campaign by the coalition planes which makes even moving on the streets of a potentially deadly even sure that confirmed this for us we need the clashes to stop even for a day we head over the radio of talk of negotiations for a cease fire by the un there clashes have to stop for a day or 2 so people can leave the city there's no food left we have nothing it is catastrophic whoever had a bit of rice or wheat is running out we can't get out of our houses they slam extent snipers are everywhere airstrikes are constant even the national hospital was hit the dead bodies litter the streets and no one dares to pick them up. The situation is really catastrophic The city has not witnessed a worse time. So it describes all of it hellish conditions there you gotta wonder what life is like for the kids who are stuck in this place as well do they have an opportunity to quickly we're hearing well the situation is quite bad and it seems that even recently the bombing has intensified and no one in the cities able to live a normal life and of course as you can imagine children and woman are the most vulnerable usually And although many of them have tried to escape but as we said they couldn't and for a child in Syria now we're talking about today is the 1st days of 1st they are afraid these people are not able to enjoy any moment of calm because of everything that is happening around them and it doesn't seem that this is serious and it's getting any better on the contrary it seems it's going worse and worse because I think you very much to thank you for your time this morning we've been speaking of the trial Quaalude phase of your show you do from the b.b.c. Are observers news there from the b.b.c. With in chemistry educator and Alan Carr Suter I mean headlines this hour presidents Trump is expected to ask the u.s. Congress to release an initial $5900000000.00 to help with the recovery efforts in Texas following the storm and hurricane Harvey also the u.s. Administration has handed out the 1st contracts for building concrete prototypes for the president's a much publicized wall along the Mexican border let's not get the latest pot smoke to Canyon Good morning 1745 g.m.t. For all the African sports news on focus on Africa here on the b.b.c. Including an update on Nigeria against Cameroon you know you know later today and get out of Ghana versus Congo at the Babi Yar stadium in Comanche as well Cup qualifying we're talking about all the African ties have returned fixtures in the next few days so there could be a big change in the standings in the race for Russia 2018 news also in sport today at 1830 g.m.t. As well as updates on the final day of the athletics German. League season in Brussels Mary shows a totally new and concession esque approach amongst the stars in action to pretend they have a crack at the 3000 meter steeplechase world record currently held by Saif Saeed Shaheen who was once known as Stephen chiro you know he's listed to secretary he used to be a Kenyan and the Kenyans would like the record back and remember the big growl when Jeff whole of Australia beat many Paki out and just the Philippines government asked for a real rescore of the match on telly and it went to horn again there was supposed to be a rematch but we're told Pacquiao was pulled out of that so it could be the end we've said that many times before and he keeps coming back thank you very much Matthew Kenyon Let's now move on to another story a lot of people who still will need a bit of inspiration because of the floods and the people in the flood shelters in Texas or you know gospel music is one way to lift their spirits up. The. 000000. 000000. 000000 of course you can hear there is a Victoria whites who along with Mark Quest Taylor have been taking what they call a shelter worship to their fellow Texans many of whom have lost everything in the floods Mark was telling told me why he decided to start the shelter worship how it all came about was was pretty simple we we just had of you know we do love people you love people and so before all this took place our the soldiers was at capacity with a lot of donations and I was like What can we do or what can I do how can I get involved warrant so I was literally trained I was asking dad like what can I be more to help expired people and he gave me something called shelter or so and I know people in the shelter but there's also to a point that that is that so and then and then it begins to come together we have a nonprofit charity that's called others outreach missions and others is an academic stands for often the Hurdy everyone would only see and so that working we raise money. And let people donate and go to the shelters and do worship let's sing to these people let me speak to these people less inspire these people and that's exactly what happened at the reception the response has been overwhelming when you 1st went to the shelters what kind of response were you thinking you'd get be honest with you I thought we were either going to kick out. Or they're going to be like we're not having it because you know people or their heart devastating times in the last thing they want to hear is someone so young and so well you know speaking to them telling them is going to be Ok you know people don't want to do that I mean these people literally lost everything it was just like devastation so the last thing that they want and I'm like these people are not going to hear anything about encouraging our God or music or motivation or scripture so I went it was I was very skeptical very very skeptical at 1st and then what was the very 1st bit of good reaction that you got it was crazy so when I looked. To start so you see if you just want to start seeing us it just built that out so we start seeing the 1st song after the 1st song you know people just look around get warmed up and then after that I started you know just encouraging people I told no $11.00 of the things that I told them was like it looks like tragedy right now but if you're going to come out on top I mean there's a blessing in the storm and I was like I was encouraging them with scriptures and just letting them know that hey you're not in this by yourself when you hurt we hurt I wanted them to feel the love and the compassion you can see their talents and it's beginning to change and then they begin to worship what they were having their hands that people were pulling out of their phones and people was getting up from their cots and it was like the volunteers stop serving me come from the kitchen and everybody for 4 for like 4 or 5 minutes they were just in this steel spot giving joy and peace and from that moment we thought oh God this is worth it like if nothing else happened this feeling right here is where it all tell you the moment that really really college for me there was 2 little kids and I'm getting choked up talking about this is to Lucas and he looks over he says I want to sing a song and so we got on my Facebook Lysine and he was just saying this. Oh burn I'll go on and well you know this or he kept saying it so yes I got another so everyone just cause I think he could be no older than 6 and he was singing the whole lot everything and he was actually that's a good church Thank you guys are coming and I'm like This is what it's all about responses like this is why we do what we do in our I mean I'm just as in about people there I just couldn't get over the fact that this was happening before as it was for the greater good of helping other people ju