0:00:08 > 0:00:14Hello. Welcome to Outside Source. North Korea has fired an
0:00:14 > 0:00:18unidentified ballistic missile. That's according to the South
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Koreas. We're live at the US State Department. Two top Democrats have
0:00:22 > 0:00:25pulled out a key meeting with President Trump, after he attacked
0:00:25 > 0:00:30them on Twitter. Katty Kay will explain that one. The Pope has urged
0:00:30 > 0:00:34Myanmar's ethnic groups to respect each others' rights but made no
0:00:34 > 0:00:39mention of the Rohingya Muslims during his visit there. We'll hear
0:00:39 > 0:00:42on the latest from the submarine that disappeared in the South
0:00:42 > 0:00:50Atlantic.
0:00:59 > 0:01:07Just over two hours ago, this came in from - into the BBC News room. It
0:01:07 > 0:01:13was from the South Korea news agency, citing the staff there,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16saying North Korea fired a ballistic missile. Not long after that, we got
0:01:16 > 0:01:23a statement from the Pentagon saying at broxly 130pm, 1830GMT, we
0:01:23 > 0:01:26detected a probable missile launch from North Korea. It went on, we're
0:01:26 > 0:01:29in the process of assessing the situation and will provide
0:01:29 > 0:01:34additional details when available. Also, South Korean officials are
0:01:34 > 0:01:39being quoted saying they believe the launch was made from a city called
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Pyongsong. It was reported this missile was fired over the sea
0:01:43 > 0:01:47between South Korea and Japan. It's worth adding that yesterday Japan
0:01:47 > 0:01:52detected radio signals which suggested North Korea may be
0:01:52 > 0:01:56preparing for another missile launch. Let's speak to our
0:01:56 > 0:01:59correspondent live at the US State Department. Any missile test is
0:01:59 > 0:02:02going to be significant. Do we have any clues as to what kind of missile
0:02:02 > 0:02:12this was?
0:02:13 > 0:02:20Pentagon said initial reports are that it's an intercontinental
0:02:20 > 0:02:25ballistic missile. But it was determined that this test launch did
0:02:25 > 0:02:31not pose a threat to North America or to US allies. In terms of the
0:02:31 > 0:02:34actual launch, based on figures from the Pentagon from the South Koreans
0:02:34 > 0:02:38and Japanese, it flew about a thousand kilometres. It reached an
0:02:38 > 0:02:43altitude of 4,000 kilometres, which is higher than a previous similar
0:02:43 > 0:02:47launch back in July. It broke up into pieces before it landed in the
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Sea of Japan. So still problems with the missiles, but clearly North
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Korea is developing its missile capability despite sanctions and the
0:02:55 > 0:02:59US campaign to isolate it.It's been two months since the last test. I
0:02:59 > 0:03:04guess with this one happening, there goes the theory that perhaps
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Pyongyang was cooling on the idea of pursuing this.Yeah, it's always
0:03:08 > 0:03:15speculation. About why pong yong does what it does or doesn't do what
0:03:15 > 0:03:19it doesn't do. Two months without a missile had some hoping that perhaps
0:03:19 > 0:03:23the campaign was working, that perhaps Pyongyang was considering
0:03:23 > 0:03:28the talks that the Americans are asking for. This being on the
0:03:28 > 0:03:31pre-condition that it agreed, that ultimately it will give up its
0:03:31 > 0:03:34weapons programme, something that Pyongyang has said it will never do.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38There are more simple explanations for why they might not have been
0:03:38 > 0:03:41firing missiles. At this time of year, they don't tend to fire a lot
0:03:41 > 0:03:44of missiles because of the weather. Who knows, we did get a bit of a
0:03:44 > 0:03:48statement from President Trump in the last few minutes. He said,
0:03:48 > 0:03:54"We'll take care of it." The Defence Secretary is in the room, we've had
0:03:54 > 0:03:58a long discussion, it is a situation that we will handle. But Mr Trump
0:03:58 > 0:04:03was a bit more preoccupied today with domestic issues than this test.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Barbara, thank you very much. Barbara read thering from the
0:04:07 > 0:04:10transcript of this statement from Donald Trump, which has been
0:04:10 > 0:04:14supplied to all the main news organisations. I can play you some
0:04:14 > 0:04:18of what the president has been saying. Here it isThank you very
0:04:18 > 0:04:24much. As you probably have heard, and some of you have reported, a
0:04:24 > 0:04:28missile was launched a little while ago from North Korea. I will only
0:04:28 > 0:04:33tell thaw we will take care of it. We have general Mattis in the room
0:04:33 > 0:04:37with us. We've had a long discussion on it. It is a situation that we
0:04:37 > 0:04:43will handle.We'll take care of it, we'll handle it says the president.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48We await details on precisely how he intends to do that. Let's carry on
0:04:48 > 0:04:51talking about Donald Trump. He was supposed to be meeting Kong
0:04:51 > 0:04:54compressional leaders today to thrash out extending the funding of
0:04:54 > 0:05:00the US Government. That meeting was going to include the senior
0:05:00 > 0:05:06Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Shcumer. Then
0:05:07 > 0:05:15Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Shcumer. Then he tweeted: What could
0:05:15 > 0:05:20probably go wrong with a tweet like that? Not long after that, they put
0:05:20 > 0:05:31out a statement:
0:05:32 > 0:05:36In other words they pulled out of the meeting. On top of all this, the
0:05:36 > 0:05:40president's trying to assemble enough support on Capitol Hill to
0:05:40 > 0:05:43get tax reforms through. There's a lot going on. I've been talking to
0:05:43 > 0:05:49Katty Kay in Washington. Here she is on whether the Democrats can
0:05:49 > 0:05:52actually by pass Donald Trump when it comes to government funding.Not
0:05:52 > 0:05:55entirely. In the end they will have to deal with the White House. This
0:05:55 > 0:05:58is the problem that all members of Congress, from both political
0:05:58 > 0:06:01parties have. Look, it's not easy for them on Capitol Hill at the
0:06:01 > 0:06:05moment. They wake up every morning wondering who is going to be the
0:06:05 > 0:06:11latest senator to be criticised on Twitter by the president. He's now,
0:06:11 > 0:06:16by the latest calculations, criticised one in five Republican
0:06:16 > 0:06:19senators publicly. You might think that makes Capitol Hill say OK,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22right, we're backing away from all. This in the end they need the White
0:06:22 > 0:06:25House there to get the votes through for things to get on the phone, to
0:06:25 > 0:06:29call up members of Congress, to call up the senators. They do all have to
0:06:29 > 0:06:35work together. But you're seeing this, let's face it, slightly school
0:06:35 > 0:06:41yard battle going on between Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer and
0:06:41 > 0:06:43President Trump, and you wonder when the adults will return to
0:06:43 > 0:06:48Washington.Part reason they're going through this dance is it's not
0:06:48 > 0:06:51just about government funding, it's about broader issues such as
0:06:51 > 0:06:53immigration, is that right?Yes, thats what the Democrats last time
0:06:53 > 0:06:57around, that they did do a deal with President Trump to keep the
0:06:57 > 0:07:01government open for three months. In return, they thought they had a deal
0:07:01 > 0:07:05on these so-called dreamers, the young people who were brought to
0:07:05 > 0:07:09America by their parents illegally, but who were given protected status
0:07:09 > 0:07:12under President Obama. They want to protect those young people. They
0:07:12 > 0:07:16thought they'd got some kind of deal from the president in order to do
0:07:16 > 0:07:22that. They will carry on holding out for that. They don't want to be seen
0:07:22 > 0:07:25as backing away from protecting the dreamers. That's probably the sing
0:07:25 > 0:07:28the most important issue that they're going to ask for in exchange
0:07:28 > 0:07:31for helping keeping the government open.That's one thing I want to ask
0:07:31 > 0:07:34you about. The other is tax. Stay with us, please. Because while that
0:07:34 > 0:07:37meeting may not be going ahead, there have been meetings between
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Donald Trump and Republicans. He's trying to sell his tax reforms to
0:07:40 > 0:07:47them. It's not proving plain sailing. This report from the
0:07:47 > 0:07:51non-partisan Congressional office won't help. Its numbers show those
0:07:51 > 0:07:54earning less are likely to be hardest hit by the changes. If you
0:07:54 > 0:07:59look at the assessment of a data reporter not New York Times. He says
0:07:59 > 0:08:05in 2018, 30% of the middle class will be hit hardest by these plans.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11By 2027, it could be between 50% and 100%. I guess Donald Trump would
0:08:11 > 0:08:14dismiss the New York Times as fake news, it's harder to dismiss a
0:08:14 > 0:08:19non-partisan report.Right. I this I this is a game of pick your expert.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I spoke to a senior Republican senator just about a couple of hours
0:08:22 > 0:08:25ago, who sits on the finance committee. He's the guy who's been
0:08:25 > 0:08:28responsible for trying to usher this tax reform proposal through. I put
0:08:28 > 0:08:32it to him that there are these reports out there and that this tax
0:08:32 > 0:08:36reform bill will actually increase the American deficit by something
0:08:36 > 0:08:40like $2 trillion. He said he prefers to believe the other economists not
0:08:40 > 0:08:44saying that. When you get into economics you pick the statistics
0:08:44 > 0:08:49that seem to pack up your particular proposal. We know that according to
0:08:49 > 0:08:53opinion polls, this tax reform plan is not particularly popular with the
0:08:53 > 0:08:57American public. If it gets passed into law and people start feeling
0:08:57 > 0:09:02it, if the middle class starts feel it, some time around the end of next
0:09:02 > 0:09:05year, heading into the mid-term elections, they may say, listen,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09this was the Republican Party who gave us a tax reform plan which has
0:09:09 > 0:09:12made us poorer not richer and we're not sure we want to vote these
0:09:12 > 0:09:14people back into office. What the Republicans are saying is that this
0:09:14 > 0:09:18tax reform plan will increase economic growth in the country and
0:09:18 > 0:09:21that will lift up everybody and everybody will be better off because
0:09:21 > 0:09:27of that.One broader question for you. I remember a while back now,
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Rahm Emmanuel, when Chief of Staff for President Obama at 2008 saying
0:09:31 > 0:09:36at the beginning of your presidency you have the most political capital
0:09:36 > 0:09:40and you have to decide how to spend it. Donald Trump had a lot of
0:09:40 > 0:09:43political capital, we're approaching the end of the year and it's not
0:09:43 > 0:09:47clear in terms of legislation what he's got in return.Yeah, you and I
0:09:47 > 0:09:51might feel we're in a washing machine every day with the Trump
0:09:51 > 0:09:55administration. So much news, so many tweets are sent out, so many
0:09:55 > 0:09:59people being criticise. If you look in terms of legislative
0:09:59 > 0:10:02achievements, this has been a spectacularly uneventful presidency.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05They haven't done all the things they wanted to do, despite the fact
0:10:05 > 0:10:07they have the House of Representatives, the Senate, the
0:10:07 > 0:10:10White House and the Supreme Court in their favour. That's a problem too.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Voters are going to say, hold on, we handed you guys an enormous amount
0:10:14 > 0:10:18of power and you haven't used it to achieve very much for us. We want
0:10:18 > 0:10:24some kind of results, which is why this tax reform bill, which is
0:10:24 > 0:10:28arcane and a bit dry, it is politically very important. They
0:10:28 > 0:10:32need a within and they would like it -- win and they would like it before
0:10:32 > 0:10:36the end of the year.You can see catty and Christian Fraser on Beyond
0:10:36 > 0:10:40100 Days. Now next we turn to Myanmar. You
0:10:40 > 0:10:44might have thought the Pope would want to use his visit there to talk
0:10:44 > 0:10:47about the Rohingya Muslims. They are victims of text book ethnic
0:10:47 > 0:10:49cleansing, according to the UN.
0:10:49 > 0:10:49victims of text book ethnic cleansing, according to the UN. But
0:10:49 > 0:10:54he didn't. In a speech earlier, there was plenty on leaders in
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Myanmar respecting human rights, but not a word about the Rohingya.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03That's not an oversight. This word itself is potent in Myanmar. This is
0:11:03 > 0:11:07how the Rohingyas refer to themselves, but many in Myanmar
0:11:07 > 0:11:14don't use it. They refer to them as bell gallies. In other words --
0:11:14 > 0:11:22Bengalis, by not using that word the Pope opted out of controversy's way.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Over 600,000 Rohingya, mainly from Rakhine State, have gone into the
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Bangladesh because of a military crack down. That crack down began in
0:11:31 > 0:11:34August, after attacks by Rohingya militants. The director of Human
0:11:34 > 0:11:40Rights Watch cuts to it in his criticism saying:
0:11:46 > 0:11:49So some stark criticism for the Pope. Bear in mind at this point we
0:11:49 > 0:11:54saw from the BBC's Jonathan Head that Pope Francis is meeting senior
0:11:54 > 0:12:00military figures, but Jonathan says: Anything he says will they actually
0:12:00 > 0:12:04influence these uncompromising figures? Jonathan says that seems
0:12:04 > 0:12:17doubtful. Our correspondent has been covering the Pope's visit.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29A military band announces the arrival of Pope Francis. A world
0:12:29 > 0:12:33away from the terror felt by 600,000 Rohingya Muslims who, since August,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37have fled into Bangladesh. Today Pope Francis met with Myanmar's de
0:12:37 > 0:12:42facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. With human rights organisations urging
0:12:42 > 0:12:47him to name the Rohingya as victims, despite Myanmar not recognising them
0:12:47 > 0:12:54as citizens. Myanmar's civilian leader, who shares power with the
0:12:54 > 0:12:57army, spoke first, acknowledging the focus on Rakhine, where Rohingya
0:12:57 > 0:13:03have lived for generations.As we address long standing issues, the
0:13:03 > 0:13:08support of our people and of good friends, who only wish to see us
0:13:08 > 0:13:13succeed in our endeavours, has been invaluable.Aung San Suu Kyi chose
0:13:13 > 0:13:19to say little about the crisis. Expectations then shifted to Pope
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Francis. TRANSLATION:The future of Myanmar
0:13:23 > 0:13:27must be peace based on respect for the dignity and right of each member
0:13:27 > 0:13:31of society. Respect for each ethnic group and its identity, none
0:13:31 > 0:13:38excluded.Pope Francis praised the United Nations, but he did not refer
0:13:38 > 0:13:42to the UN's accusation that Myanmar has engaged in ethnic cleansing. And
0:13:42 > 0:13:47while he said the future of this nation must include all people,
0:13:47 > 0:13:52regardless of their race and religion, he did not use the word
0:13:52 > 0:13:59"Rohingya". Those working with Rohingya refugees say the Pope
0:13:59 > 0:14:04surrendered his moral authority by not offering an explicit criticism.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09But many in a country that's 75% Buddhist were relieved he didn't
0:14:09 > 0:14:14mention the Rohingya by name. TRANSLATION:It was wise of him not
0:14:14 > 0:14:19to use the world. The world is hearing the wrong message.The Pope
0:14:19 > 0:14:23may also have been mindful of potential repercussions for another
0:14:23 > 0:14:29religious minority. Christians make up just 6% of the population here
0:14:29 > 0:14:34and many have travelled to take part in a special mass, where Pope
0:14:34 > 0:14:42Francis will preside tomorrow.
0:14:42 > 0:14:49In a few minutes we turn to Nairobi, where the president has been sworn
0:14:49 > 0:15:03in for a second term. On the streets of Nairobi today there wasn't unity.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06The British Government is introducing new measures aimed at
0:15:06 > 0:15:09reducing the numbers of deaths and serious injuries during child birth.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Independent investigations will now be carried out into a thousand cases
0:15:13 > 0:15:17every year, where the babies die unexpectedly or are left with a
0:15:17 > 0:15:20severe brain injury. Coroners could be given the power to look at
0:15:20 > 0:15:24stillbirths for the first time. The UK has some of the highest levels of
0:15:24 > 0:15:31stillbirth in western Europe. The chief executive of SANS, the
0:15:31 > 0:15:34stillbirth and neonatal death charity, explains the gravity of the
0:15:34 > 0:15:40situation.We're talking about 5,500 a year, which is 15 every day. I
0:15:40 > 0:15:47think that's a figure that not many people know and is far too high. I
0:15:47 > 0:15:53think the idea of reducing the number of deaths by 20% by 2020 is
0:15:53 > 0:15:57manageable. And bringing in the focus to 2025 is really important
0:15:57 > 0:16:10because then we keep the momentum going.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15This is Outside Source. We're live in the BBC News room. Our lead story
0:16:15 > 0:16:21concerns North Korea. It's fired a ballistic missile, according to the
0:16:21 > 0:16:24South Koreans and Americans, again raising tensions on the peninsula.
0:16:24 > 0:16:30We bring you the main stories from BBC World Service. One of the most
0:16:30 > 0:16:34prominent Saudis being held in an anticorruption drive is reported to
0:16:34 > 0:16:37have been freed after more than three weeks. Several members of the
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Saudi royal family have tweeted their joy that the Prince has been
0:16:41 > 0:16:45released, though there hasn't been official confirmation.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister has stepped down in the midst of
0:16:49 > 0:16:55political crisis that threatens the country's government. Revelations
0:16:55 > 0:16:59over a plan to discredit a police whistle-blower when she was Justice
0:16:59 > 0:17:04Minister. Well, we've learned more about the
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Royal Wedding next year. Prince Harry and the American actress
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Meghan Markle will marry in May. It will take place at St George's
0:17:11 > 0:17:17Chapel in Windsor Castle. We're also told that Meghan Markle will become
0:17:17 > 0:17:22a British citizen and the royal family will be covering the cost of
0:17:22 > 0:17:27Reading wedding and reception. -- cost of the wedding and reception
0:17:27 > 0:17:30They have, in the words of their spokesman, been overwhelmed by the
0:17:30 > 0:17:33amount of support they've received from Britain and elsewhere in the
0:17:33 > 0:17:37world to the news of their engagement. And now, Harry and
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Meghan are starting to organise the wedding, taking charge over all
0:17:41 > 0:17:45aspects of the ceremony themselves, according to their officials. As
0:17:45 > 0:17:49they do so, other members of the royal family have been expressing
0:17:49 > 0:17:52their happiness at the news of the engagement.William and I are
0:17:52 > 0:17:56absolutely thrilled. It's such exciting news. It's a really happy
0:17:56 > 0:18:00time for any couple. We wish them all the best and hope they enjoy
0:18:00 > 0:18:04this happy moment.America's loss is our gain. We're all absolutely
0:18:04 > 0:18:10delighted, as you can see, they're so happy. Sometimes, you know, in a
0:18:10 > 0:18:14climate where we're surrounded by a lot of bad news, it's a real joy to
0:18:14 > 0:18:18have a bit of good news for once. The first big decision in terms of
0:18:18 > 0:18:23the wedding planning is the venue. The ceremony will take place inside
0:18:23 > 0:18:28Windsor Castle in the historic St George's Chapel. The month on the
0:18:28 > 0:18:34invitations will be May, a precise date has still to be decided. The
0:18:34 > 0:18:3715th century chapel, festooned with the banners of the knights of the
0:18:37 > 0:18:40garter is where Harry was Christianed. The disadvantage is the
0:18:40 > 0:18:45size. It can seat only 800 guests, fewer than half the capacity of
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Westminster Abbey. It is, though, a more intimate setting. It was where
0:18:50 > 0:18:53the marriage of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall was
0:18:53 > 0:18:59blessed in 2005, after their wedding in a register office. In Windsor
0:18:59 > 0:19:02today, reaction to having another Royal Wedding in the town was
0:19:02 > 0:19:06predictably positive.Absolutely amazing. We're so excited about it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Jo that's fantastic. Really nice, yeah, lovely. It will be good for
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Windsor as well, really good.I live locally. It will be nice to have
0:19:14 > 0:19:18such a fabulous event in the local area.Aside from wedding
0:19:18 > 0:19:22preparations Meghan will be applying for British citizenship, as she made
0:19:22 > 0:19:26clear in yesterday's interview, she wants to get to know Britain better.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30I think in these beginning few months and now being boots on the
0:19:30 > 0:19:35ground in the UK, I'm excited to just really get to know more about
0:19:35 > 0:19:38the different communities here, smaller organisations who are
0:19:38 > 0:19:42working on the same causes that I've always been passionate about.That
0:19:42 > 0:19:46process of getting to know her new country will start this Friday in
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Nottingham, the city will witness the first official engagement of the
0:19:50 > 0:19:57new royal team Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01Of course, there's much more on the royal engagement on the BBC website.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Now let's turn to the US again, because the US Federal Reserve looks
0:20:05 > 0:20:10likely to raise interest rates next month. At least that's what Jerome
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Powell has been saying. He's the nominee to be the head of the fed.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19He signalled this earlier during a confirmation hearing. I guess, if he
0:20:19 > 0:20:24wants it to happen, it's going to happen, right?Well he was really
0:20:24 > 0:20:28careful in the kind of messaging that he was presenting when he was
0:20:28 > 0:20:33testifying today on Capitol Hill. There say protocol that exists when
0:20:33 > 0:20:38it comes to making these decisions. It is more of a group decision
0:20:38 > 0:20:42making. He really tried to tread carefully when law makers were
0:20:42 > 0:20:46asking him directly - well, are we going to see a rate rise or not? I
0:20:46 > 0:20:51want to throw to a clip, so you can have a listen to a bit of what he
0:20:51 > 0:20:57said in his confirmation hearing. The fed remained committed after the
0:20:57 > 0:21:00financial crisis to provide significant accommodation to the
0:21:00 > 0:21:06economy as it recovered. When I joined in 2012, about five years
0:21:06 > 0:21:13ago, I think unemployment was still above 8%. I think we've been patient
0:21:13 > 0:21:16in removing accommodation and I think that patience has served us
0:21:16 > 0:21:21well. I think now the economy is strong, unemployment is low, growth
0:21:21 > 0:21:26is strong, in fact, it appears to have picked up. So it's time for us
0:21:26 > 0:21:30to be normalising interest rates and the size of the balance sheet as
0:21:30 > 0:21:35well.If that sounds familiar, it actually should. Because it's very
0:21:35 > 0:21:40close to the kinds of things that we've heard from the current chair,
0:21:40 > 0:21:46whom Mr Powell is going to take over from in February. In terms of moving
0:21:46 > 0:21:51from one fed chair to another, the fact that we're seeing so many
0:21:51 > 0:21:54similarities between the two in terms of what they think the
0:21:54 > 0:21:57direction of the fed is going to be going forward that's really good
0:21:57 > 0:22:01news for the financial markets because it really signals a lot of
0:22:01 > 0:22:06stability going forward.We talk often about interest rate rises or
0:22:06 > 0:22:10speculation around interest rate rises in the US. Why are they so
0:22:10 > 0:22:12important to the not just the US economy, but actually the global
0:22:12 > 0:22:17economy sfSo much of what happening on the global economy actually
0:22:17 > 0:22:22happens in US dollars. When people want to make money, they come to the
0:22:22 > 0:22:25United States. They will trade their companies in the United States if
0:22:25 > 0:22:31they want to raise capital. A lot of what happens is done so in US
0:22:31 > 0:22:35currency. Also, what happens with the US currency in terms of interest
0:22:35 > 0:22:38rates also has an influence on interest rates all around the world.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42So it's really pretty important to pay attention to whether you're in
0:22:42 > 0:22:46the United States or if you're elsewhere in the world.Thank you
0:22:46 > 0:22:52very much indeed. Now let's talk about airBus, Rolls
0:22:52 > 0:22:57Royce and Siemens. They are joining forces to develop a hybrid electric
0:22:57 > 0:23:01engine for planes. Each is going to invest tens of millions of dollars
0:23:01 > 0:23:08into this programme. This is a tiny two seater electric plane developed
0:23:08 > 0:23:13by airBus. It can run entirely on batteries or over longer distances
0:23:13 > 0:23:18as a hybrid with a conventional engine helping to power the electric
0:23:18 > 0:23:24motors. Now the company in tandem with Siemens and Rolls Royce wants
0:23:24 > 0:23:29to convert a regional passenger jet. The idea is to develop technologies
0:23:29 > 0:23:33which may one day be used in commercial aircraft. And here's why
0:23:33 > 0:23:37they're doing it: Hybrid aircraft should use less fuel than
0:23:37 > 0:23:40conventional planes and since fuel is one of the biggest costs airlines
0:23:40 > 0:23:46face, it should be a lot cheaper to run. Secondly, electric motors are
0:23:46 > 0:23:51quieter than jet engines. That means an electric or hybrid plane could be
0:23:51 > 0:23:57used for night flights or to fly into city centres. There's pollution
0:23:57 > 0:24:02too, a hybrid plane should emit less knocks and carbon dioxide than a
0:24:02 > 0:24:06conventional plane. With air traffic scheduled to double over 20 years
0:24:06 > 0:24:11reducing emissions could be an absolute priority.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Wanted to mention this, so many people are sharing it online. This
0:24:14 > 0:24:18is a report posted on the front of the Telegraph's website reporting
0:24:18 > 0:24:22that British and EU negotiators have reached a deal on the so-called
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Brexit divorce bill. That's one of the three key issues that needs to
0:24:25 > 0:24:31be resolved for the talks to progress. This article quotes
0:24:31 > 0:24:34sources as confirming, sources on both sides that assaying an
0:24:34 > 0:24:39agreement in principle has been reached over the EU's demand for a
0:24:39 > 0:24:4360 billion euro financial settlement ahead of a meeting on Monday between
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Theresa May, the Prime Minister, and Jean-Claude Juncker, President Ever
0:24:47 > 0:24:51the European Commission. We understand the final figure will be
0:24:51 > 0:24:55between 45 billion euros and 55 billion euros. The thing to
0:24:55 > 0:24:59emphasise here is that at BBC News, we can't confirm this story, but
0:24:59 > 0:25:02already there's been reaction to it. The Financial Times has been
0:25:02 > 0:25:06reporting that the pound jumped on this report being released. We know
0:25:06 > 0:25:11the British Government is denying the story and the European Union has
0:25:11 > 0:25:15declined to comment. So make of all that what you will. We didn't want
0:25:15 > 0:25:19to ignore it completely because it's being so widely covered. Now a quick
0:25:19 > 0:25:22reminder that North Korea has carried out a missile test, just as
0:25:22 > 0:25:27we end this half of Outside Source, let me play you what President Trump
0:25:27 > 0:25:32said about that.Thank you very much. As you probably have heard,
0:25:32 > 0:25:36and some of you have reported a missile was launched a little while
0:25:36 > 0:25:39ago from North Korea. I will only tell you that we will take care of
0:25:39 > 0:25:46it. We have General Matison in the room with us. We've had a long
0:25:46 > 0:25:51discussion on it. It is a situation that we will handle.In the next
0:25:51 > 0:25:55half, we have stories from Burkina Faso, from Germany and also from
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Kenya. See you then.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12Hello there. November has been a very stormy month across parts of
0:26:12 > 0:26:15the west in particular the North West United States and western
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Canada. Looks like the month is going to end on a stormy note too
0:26:18 > 0:26:22with another round of low pressure moving through during Tuesday and
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Wednesday, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and mountain snow. We
0:26:25 > 0:26:27have another system poised to push in, heading into Thursday and
0:26:27 > 0:26:32Friday. Now this system will be bringing very heavy snow to British
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Colombia, heavy rain to lower levels. Ahead of it there should be
0:26:35 > 0:26:39dry weather for a time across Washington state, Oregon and
0:26:39 > 0:26:42northern California too. It won't be long until Wednesday night,
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Thursday, that system makes inroads and brings a lot of very heavy rain
0:26:46 > 0:26:50to Vancouver, Seattle and certainly to Portland. For Los Angeles there
0:26:50 > 0:26:54it is fine and dry. Into South East Asia, we're looking at exceptionally
0:26:54 > 0:27:00heavy rain throughout the this week. We've got a lot more to come. If we
0:27:00 > 0:27:04just zoom into java here, there has been a tropical storm developing off
0:27:04 > 0:27:07the south coast. This system is moving away from land and will
0:27:07 > 0:27:10eventually weaken out in open waters. But there's going to be
0:27:10 > 0:27:14widespread heavy thunder storms around this part of the world and
0:27:14 > 0:27:18even further north to much of Malaysia, southern Thailand
0:27:18 > 0:27:21torrential down pours in the next couple of days, so the risk of land
0:27:21 > 0:27:25slides and flash flooding. This system is tied into heavy rain
0:27:25 > 0:27:28across the Bay of Bengal into southern India and Sri Lanka. Can
0:27:28 > 0:27:31you see in the last 24 hours, explosive cloud development here
0:27:31 > 0:27:36with so much rain falling. Now as we head on deeper into the week, it
0:27:36 > 0:27:41looks like this system might develop into a tropical storm, potentially
0:27:41 > 0:27:44heading into the weekend. We could look at damaging winds and
0:27:44 > 0:27:50torrential rain. We'll keep you posted on this. Into Europe now.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54This area of low pressure has been quite potent the last 24 hours. Its
0:27:54 > 0:27:58brought heavy thunder storms to the Eastern Mediterranean. In towards
0:27:58 > 0:28:02the Black Sea. We now focus our attention to this area of low
0:28:02 > 0:28:05pressure, moving into southern Portugal, central southern Spain.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09This is going to continue to move eastwards across the Mediterranean,
0:28:09 > 0:28:13pick up moisture and warmth over the warm waters here and develop into an
0:28:13 > 0:28:16intense area of low pressure as it reaches Greece and the Balkans by
0:28:16 > 0:28:18the end of the week, we could be looking at significant flooding once
0:28:18 > 0:28:24again. Now much of western Europe will see a real surge of cold air
0:28:24 > 0:28:26moving down from the Arctic, spreading across the British Isles
0:28:26 > 0:28:31into much of France and will reach as low as central southern Spain and
0:28:31 > 0:28:34parts of Corsica and Sardinia, unusually cold there for this time
0:28:34 > 0:28:38of year. Back home, it's going to be another cold day on Wednesday. Add
0:28:38 > 0:28:42on that wind chill across the north and the east, because of the strong
0:28:42 > 0:28:46winds, it will feel bitter cold. Plenty of showers here, some of them
0:28:46 > 0:28:49wintry as well. The best of sunshine southern and western areas.
0:28:49 > 0:28:56Temperatures three to seven degrees. It's set to stay really cold for the
0:28:56 > 0:29:03rest of the week. A full forecast in about half an hour.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Hello, I'm Ros Atkins with Outside Source. These are some of the main
0:30:16 > 0:30:20stories in the BBC newsroom. North Korea has fired an unidentified
0:30:20 > 0:30:21ballistic missile according to
0:30:21 > 0:30:23ballistic missile according to the South Koreans. Two top Democrats
0:30:23 > 0:30:27pulled out of a key meeting with Donald Trump on the funding of the
0:30:27 > 0:30:31US Government after he attacked them on Twitter. The Pope is Arjun
0:30:31 > 0:30:37Myanmar's ethnic groups to respect each other's right -- each other's
0:30:37 > 0:30:44leaders' rights but -- each others' rates but he made no mention by name
0:30:44 > 0:30:47of the Rohingya Muslims who had to flee to Bangladesh. And we will have
0:30:47 > 0:30:58more on the missing submarine.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05Outside Source is an hour of the biggest global stories brought to
0:31:05 > 0:31:09you here from inside the BBC newsroom and we will start this half
0:31:09 > 0:31:15in Kenya, because Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in for a second term as
0:31:15 > 0:31:19president and he spoke of uniting the nation, but frankly that looked
0:31:19 > 0:31:26a little way off. Because well the inauguration ceremony was happening
0:31:26 > 0:31:32in Nairobi, the opposition leader Raila Odinga was taking part in a
0:31:32 > 0:31:36second. Given he didn't take part in the election, it looks unlikely, but
0:31:36 > 0:31:40remember there was a rerun because the first was declared void after
0:31:40 > 0:31:45irregularities and then Raila Odinga pulled out of the second one because
0:31:45 > 0:31:47he didn't feel enough had been done to deal with those irregularities.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51These are some of the pictures we have of clashes between the
0:31:51 > 0:31:54protesters and police. We know that two people died during these
0:31:54 > 0:32:01clashes, and as I said that President today has been emphasising
0:32:01 > 0:32:12unity. Here he is earlier...
0:32:14 > 0:32:21I, too, listened carefully to my competitors, and I will try to
0:32:21 > 0:32:23incorporate their ideas. This is because the election was not a
0:32:23 > 0:32:32contest between a good dream and a bad dream. It was a contest between
0:32:32 > 0:32:37two competing visions.That was the president in Nairobi. Our
0:32:37 > 0:32:41correspondent is there as well.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44It is not lost on the president that this is the deeply divided
0:32:44 > 0:32:46country, and that's why he made that very conciliatory speech.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49However, it's going to take more than a speech to reach
0:32:49 > 0:32:51out to the opposition and to unite the country.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54This is a contest that was boycotted by the opposition in
0:32:54 > 0:32:57which the president won by 98% of the vote, however the turnout
0:32:57 > 0:32:58was historically low, especially for this country,
0:32:58 > 0:33:00at just 38%.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Less than half of the people who voted during the first election
0:33:03 > 0:33:08in August took part.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11And so there is a lot that still needs to be done,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14to heal the people who do not believe that the election
0:33:14 > 0:33:16that was held was credible and was legitimate.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18On the other hand, the opposition has today pronounced
0:33:18 > 0:33:20that they will hold a swearing-in ceremony for their leader
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Raila Odinga, who said that he will be sworn in on the 12th
0:33:23 > 0:33:25of December, which is Independence Day in Kenya.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27A very significant day.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30In the past, Mr Odinga has threatened to have himself sworn in,
0:33:30 > 0:33:32after he lost elections which he said had
0:33:32 > 0:33:33been stolen from him.
0:33:33 > 0:33:43But he did not make good that threat, so in a way the country
0:33:43 > 0:33:45has heard that before, but there is no telling
0:33:45 > 0:33:48what will happen on the 12th when the country will be holding
0:33:48 > 0:33:49another big event, just like today's,
0:33:49 > 0:33:59to celebrate Independence Day.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05But clearly from the events of today the stand-off, politically,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07still continues in this country, and a lot still needs
0:34:07 > 0:34:15to be done to bring the different sides together.
0:34:15 > 0:34:21Welcomer now we will move from east to West Africa, because the French
0:34:21 > 0:34:24president Emmanuel Macron is in Burkina Faso and he has been
0:34:24 > 0:34:28acknowledging it has taken far too long to set up a west African force
0:34:28 > 0:34:31designed to fight Islamist extremism. We should put the sullen
0:34:31 > 0:34:34context in terms of French intervention in this part of the
0:34:34 > 0:34:38world. In 2011 the French made a key role in the Ivory Coast upholding
0:34:38 > 0:34:44the election result, and a couple of years later in 2013 France sent
0:34:44 > 0:34:48troops to fight Islamists in Mali and even sends Macron's election
0:34:48 > 0:34:52this year he has been lobbying Europe to back this idea of a West
0:34:52 > 0:34:56African military force. This force would not just operate in Burkina
0:34:56 > 0:35:01Faso but the idea is it will take on Islamist militants in Burkina Faso,
0:35:01 > 0:35:09Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad. I have been speaking to a regular
0:35:09 > 0:35:15Outside Source on why this West African force is taking so long.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16Well, the excuse is money.
0:35:16 > 0:35:17That's the problem.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20I think he's been having much more difficulties than he thought
0:35:20 > 0:35:22to actually gather all the money necessary, because his idea
0:35:22 > 0:35:25is actually to have a French force there, but also to reinforce
0:35:25 > 0:35:27the regional military forces on the ground,
0:35:27 > 0:35:29because they would be the ones who eventually would
0:35:29 > 0:35:37take over anyway.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40And he has been promised more money from the US,
0:35:40 > 0:35:42but I think it's been taking a while to come concrete,
0:35:42 > 0:35:44so basically that's what he's been seeing today.
0:35:44 > 0:35:51He said during the speech, and really keen to be accelerated this.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Again, I want this to happen, so, you know, hopefully this
0:35:54 > 0:35:56is something he is really keen to make happening.
0:35:56 > 0:36:06is something he is really keen to make happen.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Interesting to hear what he said about tone, and how France was no
0:36:09 > 0:36:11longer going to turn up and tell Africa what to do?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Yes, it is interesting, because he arrived in a context
0:36:14 > 0:36:17where there was a lot of tension, there was a grenade thrown
0:36:17 > 0:36:19onto a bus last night, then one of the minibuses
0:36:19 > 0:36:21with a French delegation was attacked today.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24And then as he was doing the speech, there was protest outside,
0:36:24 > 0:36:28so obviously it is still always around the same issue,
0:36:28 > 0:36:30France and Africa, you know, what is the relationship,
0:36:30 > 0:36:32what do we have is a relationship here?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35And obviously now he is coming to talk to the young people,
0:36:35 > 0:36:37you know, obviously playing the card, "I'm young,
0:36:37 > 0:36:39I'm from a new generation, I'm not going to tell
0:36:39 > 0:36:43you what to do, you need to take your future in your hands,"
0:36:43 > 0:36:46but then that is all well and good to say, but everyone knows
0:36:46 > 0:36:48that the French and African relationships have always been much
0:36:48 > 0:36:51more underground, and we have been really linked to, you know,
0:36:51 > 0:37:00companies using resources.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02So that's what people are protesting against in Burkina Faso
0:37:02 > 0:37:05and other countries, so there is this huge movement
0:37:05 > 0:37:07there called the Citizen Broom, so they want to clean,
0:37:07 > 0:37:09you know, the history of Burkina Faso, and their
0:37:09 > 0:37:10relationship with France.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14So that's why they were there today, and they are always kind of coming
0:37:14 > 0:37:16out when the French politicians come in, because they are fed up
0:37:16 > 0:37:18with this relationship, and they wanted to change.
0:37:18 > 0:37:28And obviously in his speech, that's what he was saying.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Now mayor in Germany has survived the night attack that appears
0:37:34 > 0:37:40connected to his pro-refugee policy. This is Andreas Hollstein, the mayor
0:37:40 > 0:37:43of a small town in the West of Germany called Altena. As you can
0:37:43 > 0:37:48see if we go even closer, it is a small place, with around 17,000
0:37:48 > 0:37:51residents. Well, it doesn't look like that on the map but take my
0:37:51 > 0:37:54word for it. It is a small place and it has recently gotten bigger, in
0:37:54 > 0:38:06part because it has
0:38:06 > 0:38:09taken in 280 refugees. In fact they have even won a national award for
0:38:09 > 0:38:11doing so. That was part of Angela Merkel's decision to allow a million
0:38:11 > 0:38:14refugees and migrants to come to Germany in 2015 and a little 2016.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Chancellor Merkel is appalled by this attack, we are told. He was a
0:38:16 > 0:38:20tweet from a German minister. We should never accept attacks on
0:38:20 > 0:38:23people just helping others. Our country must not tolerate heated. We
0:38:23 > 0:38:28can hear from the mayor and self now on what happened. -- we can never
0:38:28 > 0:38:30tolerate hatred.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32TRANSLATION:Then he turned to me, and as has already been reported
0:38:32 > 0:38:36coming at me if I was the mayor, then without saying anything else
0:38:36 > 0:38:37he took out a knife.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40He said, "You'd let me die first and you bring 200 refugees
0:38:40 > 0:38:43He said, "You've let me die of thirst and you bring 200 refugees
0:38:43 > 0:38:46to Altena," then he was standing behind me with a knife,
0:38:46 > 0:38:48and the knife was at my throat.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51The map is working now. You can see this as a small town in the middle
0:38:51 > 0:38:54of the German countryside. Here is our German correspondent Jenny Hill
0:38:54 > 0:38:55with more on the attack.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Today Andreas Hollstein warned against what he described as growing
0:38:58 > 0:39:03hatred and racism in German society.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06This was at a press conference where it became actually very clear
0:39:06 > 0:39:09just how lucky he was to escape with his life.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Mr Hollstein was still wearing a large dressing over the wound
0:39:12 > 0:39:22which he sustained in the attack last night, when he was approached
0:39:23 > 0:39:26by a man wielding what we are told was
0:39:26 > 0:39:27a 32-centimetre-long kitchen knife.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Now, police have said that the attack was in part
0:39:29 > 0:39:35politically motivated.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37His attacker referred to Mr Hollstein's decision to allow
0:39:37 > 0:39:40more refugees into the town of Altena, that he was
0:39:40 > 0:39:42actually obliged to take in and give shelter to,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45but the police have also said that the man was not only drunk
0:39:45 > 0:39:47but had a history of mental health problems too.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49As you would expect, the attack has shocked Germany.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51It's rare for politicians to be attacked like this,
0:39:51 > 0:39:52although not unheard of.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Around two years ago the mayor of Cologne was herself attacked
0:39:55 > 0:39:57and barely survived in fact, in what was described then
0:39:57 > 0:39:59as a politically motivated knife attack as well.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02There are those who are very keen to see that this illustrates
0:40:02 > 0:40:05There are those who are very keen to say that this illustrates
0:40:05 > 0:40:08the deep divisions in the heart of German society, the backlash
0:40:08 > 0:40:10against Angela Merkel's decision to allow a million migrants
0:40:10 > 0:40:11into the country.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13I would caution against such dramatic analysis of this
0:40:13 > 0:40:15particular development, but it is fair to say that German
0:40:15 > 0:40:25society has changed.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36We saw that in the last general election here when voters put
0:40:36 > 0:40:38the far right party AFD into the German parliament
0:40:38 > 0:40:40for the very first time, so things are shifting
0:40:40 > 0:40:43and there are a lot of concerns about Mrs Merkel's
0:40:43 > 0:40:44refugee policy still.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Thanks to Jenny for that. You can download the BBC News app from the
0:40:46 > 0:40:53App Store or you can follow us online here. I would like to go back
0:40:53 > 0:40:56to the search for the Argentinian submarine that has been missing in
0:40:56 > 0:41:02the south Atlantic for 30 days. 44 people are on world and the starkest
0:41:02 > 0:41:09fact is it it had enough oxygen for seven days. We know it was returning
0:41:09 > 0:41:15from a routine mission down to the tip of South America, it was
0:41:15 > 0:41:18supposed to be heading north and its servers to report an electrical
0:41:18 > 0:41:23breakdown, then it was allowed to travel much more further north to
0:41:23 > 0:41:27naval base. We have now been giving more details of those initial
0:41:27 > 0:41:32difficulties it got onto. We are told that water entered its snorkel.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36This is the snorkel at the top of the submarine and once the water had
0:41:36 > 0:41:41entered the store battery of the submarine short-circuited and that
0:41:41 > 0:41:47was obviously causing major problems. But lots of people are
0:41:47 > 0:41:50saying, why weren't we told this two weeks ago? Daniel Gimenez arrows has
0:41:50 > 0:41:55been covering this... -- Daniel in Buena Sarries.This is because it
0:41:55 > 0:42:00was the military. They are not used to the public, these are secret
0:42:00 > 0:42:03defence and it tended to happen like that. This is something that has
0:42:03 > 0:42:06generated a lot of clashes with the government, who is filled with
0:42:06 > 0:42:13people who come from the business scene clashing with the military,
0:42:13 > 0:42:17who tend to use... Cannot communicate what they do, like the
0:42:17 > 0:42:23government does. In fact one of the things that has shocked people is
0:42:23 > 0:42:27that the only started the search of the submarine 48 hours after it went
0:42:27 > 0:42:33missing.And I assume the mood is darkening, Daniel, as the days pass,
0:42:33 > 0:42:36because it seems now almost impossible that these people can be
0:42:36 > 0:42:41found alive?Most people that I have spoken with here in Argentina tend
0:42:41 > 0:42:47to think that there is nothing to do any more. They see it as a tragedy,
0:42:47 > 0:42:51obviously, because it is a tragic event that has moved most of the
0:42:51 > 0:42:54country, but they turn to another conversation, in the sense that
0:42:54 > 0:42:59there is nothing we can do and we have to get over it. But obviously
0:42:59 > 0:43:01the political scene and most of the opposition have been talking about
0:43:01 > 0:43:06it, and they are trying to look for who's to blame. The government
0:43:06 > 0:43:15trying to move forward reform of the military that was in the plans
0:43:15 > 0:43:18before but now seems urgent because the military in this country does
0:43:18 > 0:43:22not have a huge budget. After the military regime in the 70s and 80s,
0:43:22 > 0:43:26so this is likely to trigger many reforms for the Army forces in
0:43:26 > 0:43:31Argentina.We will go back to our top story. This latest missile test
0:43:31 > 0:43:35from North Korea. We have some more news on this. This has come in from
0:43:35 > 0:43:39Reuters. It is formatted a little strangely but I will read it all the
0:43:39 > 0:43:44same. The US in Japan have requested that the UN Security Council meet on
0:43:44 > 0:43:48Wednesday, tomorrow, to discuss North Korea's latest missile launch.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51Diplomats said on Tuesday. Remember, Donald Trump has already said he
0:43:51 > 0:43:55will handle this, although he has not detail precisely how he will
0:43:55 > 0:44:04handle it. We have heard from the US Defence Secretary James Mattis who
0:44:04 > 0:44:07has been talking in the last few minutes...Over two and a half hours
0:44:07 > 0:44:08ago North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile.
0:44:08 > 0:44:14It went higher, frankly, than any previous shots they had taken. It is
0:44:14 > 0:44:17a research and development effort on their part. They are building
0:44:17 > 0:44:22ballistic missiles that can threaten everywhere in the world, basically.
0:44:22 > 0:44:27And in response, the South Koreans have fired pinpoint missiles out
0:44:27 > 0:44:31into the water to make certain North Korea understands that they could be
0:44:31 > 0:44:35taken under fire by our ally, but the bottom line is it is a continued
0:44:35 > 0:44:42effort to build a ballistic missile threat that endangers world peace,
0:44:42 > 0:44:46regional peace and certainly the United States.Well, we will go back
0:44:46 > 0:44:49to that story and I also want to go back to the Pope's visit to Myanmar.
0:44:49 > 0:44:54We were talking about this earlier today. Today he delivered a very
0:44:54 > 0:44:59carefully worded speech, asking for all ethnic groups in Myanmar to be
0:44:59 > 0:45:01respected, and as I already mentioned he avoided any direct
0:45:01 > 0:45:05mention of the plight of the Rohingya Muslim population, and
0:45:05 > 0:45:12remember over 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar into
0:45:12 > 0:45:14Bangladesh because of military operations against them and mass
0:45:14 > 0:45:18killings. The BBC's Reeta Chakrabarti has been at one of the
0:45:18 > 0:45:21biggest refugee camps in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of
0:45:21 > 0:45:28people are living, half of them children. This is her latest report.
0:45:28 > 0:45:32Waiting at the border in Bangladesh. 600 refugees who have crossed from
0:45:32 > 0:45:39Myanmar. They are held here for two days before being allowed in. They
0:45:39 > 0:45:49are exhausted and anxious. Among them, we found 18-year-olds Rabia
0:45:49 > 0:45:55>> anchor-2-mac: Nieces. A nine-year-old and a four-year-old.
0:45:55 > 0:46:01-- and her two nieces. They said the military attacked their village in
0:46:01 > 0:46:05Myanmar. The little girl's mother was killed and they don't know what
0:46:05 > 0:46:11has happened to their father. They have been walking for 25 days.
0:46:11 > 0:46:15TRANSLATION:People gave us food. I just brought the two children. I
0:46:15 > 0:46:19didn't bring anything to cook with. She said she is determined to keep
0:46:19 > 0:46:23the children with her, although it may be difficult. A week later we
0:46:23 > 0:46:26find them in the UN transit camp were vulnerable people are looked
0:46:26 > 0:46:32after. Umi has less to get their food rations. How are they getting
0:46:32 > 0:46:46on? This is where you live. Mm. You don't have much, do you?
0:46:46 > 0:46:49Psychologists see the little one is severely traumatised by her
0:46:49 > 0:46:57experiences. She never speaks to any adult. -- say that the little one.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00Almost everyone you meet in this camp say they have seen some
0:47:00 > 0:47:04terrible things. This group has been setup to help people deal their
0:47:04 > 0:47:13experiences. It is run by a psychologist. All the
0:47:13 > 0:47:17women here have lost their husbands in the violence in Myanmar, and they
0:47:17 > 0:47:24are grateful for are counselling. This woman said she asked questions
0:47:24 > 0:47:27about their lives, they really talk to each other about all the good and
0:47:27 > 0:47:31the bad -- all the bad, and the good, that has happened to them. Her
0:47:31 > 0:47:33friend echoes her, saying the sessions make her feel happy, and
0:47:33 > 0:47:42they are thankful. People come from all over the camp for help. The
0:47:42 > 0:47:48psychologist works with them to rebuild their lives.It really works
0:47:48 > 0:47:55magic, because in my session normally I say a few words, which is
0:47:55 > 0:47:59like, now you're safe and secure, and we will not tell on you. We are
0:47:59 > 0:48:05with you, so I acknowledge your life, because you have to go through
0:48:05 > 0:48:09many stories and experiences, but finally you are here and you're
0:48:09 > 0:48:14safe.We knew that the girls we met earlier were safe, but it had been
0:48:14 > 0:48:24four bays and they had moved on. -- four days. We found them with a
0:48:24 > 0:48:28group of people from their village waiting to be registered in a more
0:48:28 > 0:48:31permanent camp. TRANSLATION:I hope for a good life. I will never let
0:48:31 > 0:48:40the children go. I will never leave their side.Aid workers told us the
0:48:40 > 0:48:43girls will get child protection because they have no parents. And it
0:48:43 > 0:48:50will be placed with the others from their community. They are being
0:48:50 > 0:48:53looked after, but they will take a long time to recover from the trauma
0:48:53 > 0:49:02they've experienced. Reeta Chakrabarti, BBC News, Bangladesh.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05There is much more background on what is happening with the Rohingya
0:49:05 > 0:49:14Muslims are available online at bbc.com/news.
0:49:14 > 0:49:19Let's turn to the situation in Bali where tourists remain stranded and
0:49:19 > 0:49:25airport remains shut for a second days, all to do with Mount Agung,
0:49:25 > 0:49:31the volcano in the East of the island. This is Hywel Griffiths from
0:49:31 > 0:49:33Bali with the latest.
0:49:33 > 0:49:43With ash billowing overhead and tremors
0:49:45 > 0:49:46growing underground, Mount Agung's eruption shows no
0:49:46 > 0:49:47signs of slowing.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50Thick muddy flows are already flowing from the surface.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52They're dangerous, but not as devastating as the red-hot
0:49:52 > 0:49:53lava which could follow.
0:49:53 > 0:49:55In the mountain's shadow they've been preparing for months.
0:49:55 > 0:49:59Everyone knows the drill.
0:49:59 > 0:50:01These children have been reassured they will be safe,
0:50:01 > 0:50:06as long as the evacuation plan is followed.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08For the thousands forced from their homes two months ago
0:50:08 > 0:50:12when the tremors started, the wait has been unbearable,
0:50:12 > 0:50:15and there's no way of knowing when it will end.
0:50:15 > 0:50:16TRANSLATION:I have two young children.
0:50:16 > 0:50:19What will we do?
0:50:19 > 0:50:26The impact of the eruption is already spreading.
0:50:26 > 0:50:28With more than 800 flights cancelled, the only way
0:50:28 > 0:50:34in and out is by boat.
0:50:34 > 0:50:37For Kerry, it feels like a good time to leave.
0:50:37 > 0:50:44It's quite scary.
0:50:44 > 0:50:54It seems pretty close at the minute, yeah, so not sure whether it is due
0:51:03 > 0:51:05to erupt or in the middle of erupting.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07But some here are determined to stick to everyday life,
0:51:07 > 0:51:08whatever the risks.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10This flower seller lives within the exclusion zone
0:51:10 > 0:51:11but is refusing to leave.
0:51:11 > 0:51:14She will run if the lava comes, she laughs. The blackout is adding to
0:51:14 > 0:51:18the sense of destruction and unease, as everyone here waits to see how
0:51:18 > 0:51:23the eruption will end. Hywel Griffiths, Bali.
0:51:23 > 0:51:27We end with a report on how Mexican drug cartels are targeting avocado
0:51:27 > 0:51:32producers. The reason they are doing that is simple. It is boomtime for
0:51:32 > 0:51:36avocado producers, with Europe and the US consuming more and more,
0:51:36 > 0:51:43pushing up prices. In April 20 16th just under $1 for an avocado, April
0:51:43 > 0:51:4820 $1 27. It is being driven by the perception that avocados are good
0:51:48 > 0:51:52for us and of course they are very tasty, as well. Mexico is in a very
0:51:52 > 0:52:01strong position. It supplies 45% of the world's avocados and provides
0:52:01 > 0:52:0582% that are exploded into the US and the cartels want some of that
0:52:05 > 0:52:16business. This is the so-called avocado capital of Mexico
0:52:16 > 0:52:23and our correspondent has been there. Guns and avocados are strange
0:52:23 > 0:52:29but necessary bedfellows here. At its peak, people fell victim to
0:52:29 > 0:52:35extortion, kidnappings and murders. With no help, the people of the town
0:52:35 > 0:52:44provided a police force. There are 70-80 people in this avocado police
0:52:44 > 0:52:48and they are all part of the community and in that sense they are
0:52:48 > 0:52:54also all invested in the avocado industry. She works Monday to Friday
0:52:54 > 0:52:58as a police officer and the rest of the time she is on her farm. She
0:52:58 > 0:53:04said it is hard work with two jobs but worth it and life here is much
0:53:04 > 0:53:09safer now. People who fled the gangs are now coming back. Life and
0:53:09 > 0:53:16business has returned to normal. TRANSLATION: It wasn't that
0:53:16 > 0:53:22production was affected but more that some fell into the hands of
0:53:22 > 0:53:27criminals. There was a lot of fear. There were not a lot of people who
0:53:27 > 0:53:36stayed around. They were scared. But people are cautious. No more than
0:53:36 > 0:53:41this avocado farmer. The industry has made him rich, and a target. He
0:53:41 > 0:53:44knows that, which is why he carries a gun. He tells me his son was
0:53:44 > 0:53:53kidnapped. He had to pay a ransom of $500,000. He also implies armed
0:53:53 > 0:53:56bodyguards around the clock, watching over him and his workers on
0:53:56 > 0:54:01the form. This and paying for avocado police enable him to sleep
0:54:01 > 0:54:07well at night. TRANSLATION:It's much better now because we are left
0:54:07 > 0:54:16alone, we don't have problems. That's all we want. If it costs us,
0:54:16 > 0:54:24so be it. All that happen before it was hurting us. This is the
0:54:24 > 0:54:26deadliestfor Mexico in two decades.
0:54:26 > 0:54:32BBC News. Just before I say goodbye, let's return to the missile test by
0:54:32 > 0:54:37North Korea. I was reading you this from Reuters a few minutes ago, that
0:54:37 > 0:54:39Japan and the US have requested a UN Security Council meeting on
0:54:39 > 0:54:44Wednesday. I have more copy, also from Reuters, quoting the Italian
0:54:44 > 0:54:51mission to the UN, that this meeting will now take place at TPM, that is
0:54:51 > 0:54:55the time in New York, Eastern time, and of course we will keep a very
0:54:55 > 0:55:00close eye on that and bring details of what is said on tomorrow's
0:55:00 > 0:55:04edition of Outside Source. Goodbye.