james clayton is there and has this report. >> many of these people asleep when the earthquake hit. it's hard enough to treat survivorsf any natural disaster, but when the hospitals themselvesre under fear of collapse, it makes it all the more difficult. >> this hospital is too unsafe to have people stay inside, so they brought everyone outside here under tents to try to keep them cooler out of the hot sun. what you are seeing here is 48 hours after the quake, doctors have run out of painkillers and antibiotics and there are major concerns about things like infection. elsie had just woken up. her son has a serious compound fracture and needs to be taken to the airport to be lifted out. seeing him in such pain is overwhelming. there simply are not enough facilities to treat people in these parts of the country. from hospitals, some of the injured are taken to the airport. like 19-year-old tonya, who is pregnant. >> you said you woke up and tried run out the house collapsed on top of you? >> she says that her leg hurts and has abdominal pain. >> most needed iv solutions, bandages, pai

our correspondent james clayton reports now from the small town where an entire parish is in mourning. reporter: to get to the small town, you have to take the coastal road. the town is two hours from the city and the road snakes through earthquake-scarred villages and even through a river. this is what's left of the town's church. a mass christening was about to begin just before the earthquake struck. the church had been filling up with people. she had woken up excited, her daughter was one of the dozens of children to be christened that day. translator: the church already had a lot of people inside, so i was looking for a good place to sit. i put my bag down, and just as i was about to sit down, the earthquake struck. everyone started running, but each side of the church was full of people. i was hding my baby. i tried to get out of the front. i was so nearly out, and that's when it collapsed on me. reporter: she suffered injuries to her head, back and legs, but survived. her daughter, ester, died in her arms. translator: we were inseparable. when we went to the church, we were two

james clayton, bbc news, les cayes. if you want to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. queues in shops ahead of new zealand's lockdown, as four new covid cases are confirmed. we'll hear from a kiwi in isolation after returning from the uk. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines: taliban leaders vow to respect the rights of women in their first public comments since re—taking control of afghanistan. the uk has announced plans to welcome up to 20,000 afghan refugees and calls on other nations to do the same. four new cases of covid—i9 have been confirmed in new zealand. the country has gone into nationwide lockdown again after reporting its first community case of covid—i9 in six months. the prime minister said all the cases have been confirmed as delta variant. this is what she had to say. 0ur hospitals kicked straight into gear, already identifying patients they've worked with, getting on with testing straight away, making sur

james clayton, bbc news, les anglais. let's look at some of the day's other news. a woman has been found clinging to an upturned inflatable dinghy in the atlantic, around 220 kilometres off the coast of spain's canary islands. she's believed to be the only survivor from a group of migrants who were on board — it's thought as many as a0 people died. china has formally revised its laws to allow couples to have up to three children. the plan is to encourage larger families, and reverse falling birth rates. china abandoned its one—child per family policy five years ago. the social media firm onlyfans says it will ban all sexually explicit content on its platform from october. it follows concerns from some banking and financial clearances companies about the material being made available. onlyfans said it was evolving its guidelines so it could continue to host an inclusive community. kenya is conducting a national wildlife census— the first of its kind in the country. it's home to vulnerable and endangered species, including lions, giraffes and the only two survi

well, james clayton has now made his way to the capital port—au—prince, where he says aid is in short supply. eight is trickling in but that took two hours and we do not see any nongovernmental organisations here, there's only one church handing out eight, once again, should be a hive of activity, but there was nothing today there. there was one un helicopter and there was one middle sized plane and i was it and we spoke to a pilot is that there is a bottleneck here but then we went to the airport today and didn't seem like there is much activity there either and there's a big desperation and frustration here that not more food has come, medical supplies have come, and by the way, it is due to rain here later and lots of people just don't even have basic shelter. it's pretty desperate situation and of people are wondering whether or not any help is going to come at all. why the issues here is that the government is an absolute turmoil and the president was assassinated last month and people do not trust ngo here when a lot of them did not cover themselves with glory there. so it's ver

the people of haiti feel like they've been forgotten, and in many ways, they have. james clayton, bbc news, marceline. devastating scenes. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. european union interior ministers have pledged to send experts and equipment to the eu's borders with belarus to cope with what they see as an orchestrated influx of migrants. they're accusing president alexander lukashenko of encouraging migrants to cross in retaliation for sanctions — that's been denied by belarus. more than 1,000 people have died as a result of myanmar�*s coup, according to an activist group which has been recording killings by security forces. the military overthrew the government in february and quickly cracked down hard on the widespread protests, firing live rounds into crowds, and storming towns, across the country. the tissue used by lionel messi during his farewell adress 0ur the tissue used by lionel messi during his farewell address to spanish football club barcelona is being sold at auction. the tear—soaked kleenex was put on the market by an anonymous sel

and in many ways, they have. james clayton, bbc news, marceline. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. european union interior ministers have pledged to send experts and equipment to the eu's borders with belarus to cope with what they see as an orchestrated influx of migrants. they're accusing president alexander lukashenko of encouraging migrants to cross in retaliation for sanctions. that's been denied by belarus. more than 1000 people have died as a result of myanmar�*s coup. that's according to an activist group which has been recording killings by security forces. the military overthrew the government in february and quickly cracked down hard on the widespread protests, firing live rounds into crowds and storming towns across the country. formula one's japanese grand prix due to take place in october has been cancelled because of a rise of covid cases in the country. f1 says the decision to cancel it was taken by the japanese government. the revised calendar for the season will be revealed in the coming weeks. thank you

james clayton, bbc news, les cayes. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: art for all the senses — the dutch museum that is catering for people who are visually impaired. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: an international warning to the taliban — you will be expected to make good on your pledge to respect human rights. protests have been held across europe calling on governments to do more to help afghans trying to leave. the american r&b singer r kelly goes on trial in new york later today accused o

james clayton, bbc news, marceline. earlier we spoke to steve verdieu who lives in lay kay. his home was badly damaged and he's been living outside for fear of aftershocks. i asked him how he's managing to survive. we are still living outside because staying inside is not safe right now. because we are afraid, we are living outside. we are outside during all the day and also during the night. that is tough for obvious reasons. i am that is tough for obvious reasons. iam going that is tough for obvious reasons. i am going to bring in some pictures, because i know you filmed these and we will show them to our viewers now. this is the devastation around you, what happened near your home. it is devastating and heartbreaking to look at the damage. clearly you are ok physically, what kind of help are you getting, what kind of assistance? 0r are you getting, what kind of assistance? or are you not getting anything at all? right now, we don't _ getting anything at all? right now, we don't get _ getting anything at all? right now, we don't get any - now, we don't get any assistance.

james clayton, bbc news. we spoke to peter finlay who's a delegate with the red cross — he's in port au prince and told us how the rescue effort is going. the rescue operations are still ongoing. there is a very difficult situation in trying to get to the area, which is pretty much only by air and by sea that we can arrive at the locations. construction equipment to assist in the rescue effort is also a little scarce. so mostly picks and shovels are being used to remove the rubble. i understand that 1696 or _ remove the rubble. i understand that 1696 or so _ remove the rubble. i understand that 1696 or so our _ remove the rubble. i understand that 1696 or so our patients - that 16% or so our patients live in the affected area from the quake. i know we had talked about construction equipment that you need, what are the other key priorities, what are the other things that people then need?— the other things that people then need? the international federation — then need? the international federation which

james clayton, bbc news. now to the latest uk figures on coronavirus, which show 26,750 new infections in the latest 24—hour period. that means an average of more than 28,500 new cases per day in the last week. 5,875 people are in hospital with covid. there have been another 61 deaths, which means an average of 91 deaths a day in the last week. 0n vaccinations, more than 89% of uk adults have now had theirfirstjab, and more than 76% have had both doses. a minute's silence will be observed in plymouth tomorrow morning to remember the five people killed in the shootings in the city. tonight the family of one of the victims, stephen washington, paid tribute, describing him as a loving husband, father, grandfather, and best friend. 0ur correspondentjon kay reports. it is a time of sadness, of shock and of horror. a moment of peace after days of pain. in this neighbourhood, many people knew the victims — and the gunman. we pray for those who have died. we pray especially for maxine. for lee and sophie. for ste

james clayton, bbc news. if you want to get in touch with me, i'm on twitter. anything about the situation in afghanistan. i'm looking forward to hearing from you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: president biden has strongly defended his decision to withdraw us troops from afghanistan, saying the goal had been counterterrorism, not nation—building. the united nations secretary general has urged the taliban to practice maximum restraint. he said the un

james clayton, bbc news, marceline. hundreds of firefighters in france have spent a third day battling a fast—moving fire near the french riviera. it's the latest in a string of deadly fires in the mediterranean in recent weeks, amid intense heatwaves. officials have blamed climate change. courtney bembridge reports. this is what firefighters are up this is what firefighters are up against. a fast moving fire fuelled by an intense heat wave. thousands of residents and tourists have been moved to safety, while others went back to inspect the damage after a terrifying escape. translation: ., translation: the fire arrived about eight — translation: the fire arrived about eight o'clock, _ translation: the fire arrived about eight o'clock, it - translation: the fire arrived about eight o'clock, it was - translation: the fire arrived about eight o'clock, it was so l about eight o'clock, it was so fast. it came from higher up. we tried to control the sparks but it was too intense, so we took refuge in the vineyards. europe

james clayton reports from the village of marceline, near the epicentre. as you head out from the city of les cayes to rural marceline, the road is marked by landslides... ..and deep cracks. the village is remote and the scale of the damage, catastrophic. rose—marie took me to her house. her 15—year—old son was charging his phone when the quake hit. the wall collapsed on him. translation: these are his books. he had recently got them so he could start a new year of school. and now, he's gone. i wrap his shirt around my waist, it keeps me strong. when you come to these rural areas, the level of destruction just ups a notch. almost every single house here is completely destroyed. five people were killed in this house alone. and to understand why, you have to look at the cement and rock that these houses are built from. it's really hard to lift this, it's really heavy and of course, when those kinds of walls full down, they can cause when those kinds of walls fall down, they can cause catastrophic injuries. with no sign of aid or help, many people are l

james clayton, bbc news, les anglais. india's drug regulator has approved the world's first dna vaccine against covid—i9 for emergency use. the three—dose zycov—d vaccine prevented symptomatic disease in 66% of those vaccinated, according to an interim study. previous dna vaccines have worked well in animals but not humans. vaccine makers cadila healthcare say they're planning to manufacture up to 120 million doses of india's second home—grown vaccine every year. dr syra madad is senior director of the system—wide special pathogens programme for new york city health & hospitals — and also principal investigator at the city's centre for global healthcare preparedness. she explained how the dna vaccine works. the way that it works is that it uses a dna plasmid which basically has a small amount of genomic information of the spike protein, and it enters the cells, and as the nucleus and essentially it is transcribing to an mrna molecule, the mrna molecule leaves the nucleus —— nucleus and is translated into t

james clayton, bbc news, marceline. hundreds of firefighters in france have spent a third day battling a fast—moving fire near the french riveria. it's the latest in a string of deadly fires in the mediterranean in recent weeks, amid intense heatwaves. officials have blamed climate change. courtney bembridge reports. this is what firefighters are up against. a fast moving fire fuelled by an intense heat wave. thousands of residents and tourists have been moved to safety, while others went back to inspect the damage after a terrifying escape. translation: the fire arrived about eight o'clock, _ it was so fast. it came from higher up. we tried to control the sparks but it was too intense, so we took refuge in the vineyards. europe has been ravaged by wildfires this summer, with record temperatures across the mediterranean. greece has been badly head, this is the latest fire burning through one of the last pine forests near athens. residents here were caught by surprised atjust how quickly the flames reached their homes.

james clayton, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. anti—government demonstrators in thailand have staged a protest involving thousands of cars to demand the resignation of the prime minister over the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the organisers said they used vehicles to help stop the spread of the virus. infection rates and deaths from covid—19 have soared to record levels in thailand. injapan, nearly two million people have been urged to evacuate their homes because of heavy rainfall in parts of the country. highest—level rain warnings have been issued in a number of prefectures, including fukuoka and hiroshima. soldiers, police and firefighters have been sent to help with rescue operations in the area. firefighters are on alert in israel overnight, after they battled to contain a wildfire in forested hills to the west of jerusalem on sunday. the fire and rescue commissioner said that the emergency effort had prevented entire communities from being burned. the residents of four villages were evacuated from

an estimated 135,000 families have been displaced. 0ur correspondent, james clayton, reports now from the small town of les anglais, where an entire parish is in mourning. to get to the small town of les anglais, you have to take the coastal road. the town is two hours from les cayes, and the road snakes through earthquake—scarred villages and even through a river. this is what's left of the town's church. a mass christening was about to begin just before the earthquake struck. the church had been filling up with people. dafica had woken up excited. her daughter was one of the dozens of children to be christened that day. translation: the church already had a lot of people inside, _ so i was looking for a good place to sit. i put my bag down and just as i was about to sit down, the earthquake struck. everyone started running but each side of the church was full of people. i was holding my baby. i tried to get out of the front. i was so nearly out and that's when it collapsed on me. dafica suffered injuries to her head, back and legs, but survived. her daughter esther died in her arm

james clayton, bbc news, les cayes. we can now speak to makayla palazzo who's policy stay with us on bbc news — still to come. art for all the senses — the dutch museum that is catering for people who are visually impaired. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news — the latest headlines... taliban leaders vow to respect the rights of women — in theirfirst public comments since re—taking control of afghanistan. the uk has announced plans to welcome up to 20,000 afghan refugees and calls on other nations t

james clayton, bbc news, les cayes. scientists in oxford have begun trials of a new vaccine against the plague. 40 volunteers will receive the treatment, designed by the same labs that created the 0xford—astrazeneca covid jab. the world health organisation says anywhere from a thousand to two thousand people get the plague every year and some die, but due to under reporting, the true number of cases could be much higher. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. protection from an ancient killer — a vaccine against plague. larissa is one of the first volunteers to receive it as part of a trial in oxford which will assess the vaccine's safety and whether it induces a good immune response. i am lucky enough to live in a time where vaccines are being developed, and so when i saw that there was a study in the developing of a vaccine against a disease that's been around for thousands of years and has killed millions of people. and so that's the reason i did. plague is caused by bacteria found in fleas and rodents and can

james clayton, bbc news, les anglais. the government's latest coronavirus figures show there were 37,311! new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means, on average, there were 31,336 new cases per day in the last week. 6,4a1 people are currently in hospital with the virus. 114 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours, with an average of 98 deaths a day in the past week. on vaccinations, 87.4% of adults in the uk have now had theirfirstjab, and 76% have had two jabs. meanwhile, northern ireland has recorded its highest daily number of positive coronavirus tests since the start of the pandemic. data from the stormont department of health shows 2,397 people tested positive in the latest 24—hour period. previously, the highest daily number was 2,1a3, recorded last december. four out of ten ambulance trusts in england have confirmed they're receiving help from the military to deal with rising demand this summer. the coronavirus pandemic has stretched resources already under pressure due to record callâ

james clayton, bbc news, les anglais. the snp and the scottish greens have agreed to work together in a formal partnership at holyrood, putting the greens into powerfor the first time anywhere in the uk. the deal gives the scottish government a majority to pass legislation, including a new independence referendum bill. but the agreement isn't a formal coalition, as our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. 0n the royal mile in edinburgh, the fringe is in full swing. crowds are back, performers putting on shows. the big political show in town today, the deal between the governing snp and the scottish greens, their co—leaders arriving, smiling, as they take the greens into government for the first time anywhere in the uk. this, an agreement built on co—operation and consensus, according to scotland's first minister, and one which she said gives momentum to calls for another referendum. i am determined that there will be an independence referendum in this parliament. i said in the election this agreement reiterate

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james clayton, bbc news. i'm joined now by peter finlay from the red cross, who's in port—au—prince. thank you for coming on to talk to us. how is the rescue and relief effort coming right now?- us. how is the rescue and relief effort coming right now? well, the rescue operations _ effort coming right now? well, the rescue operations are _ effort coming right now? well, the rescue operations are still - effort coming right now? well, the | rescue operations are still ongoing. there is a very difficult situation in trying to get to the area, which is pretty much only by air and by sea that we can arrive at the locations. construction equipment to assist in the rescue effort is also scarce. so mostly picks and shovels are being used. t scarce. so mostly picks and shovels are being used-— are being used. i understand that 1696 or so of _ are being used. i understand that 1696 or so of haitians _ are being used. i understand that 1696 or so of haitians live - are being used. i understand that 1696 or so of

james clayton, bbc news, les anglais. the headlines on bbc news... senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — arrive in kabulfor talks about establishing a new government. thousands continue to crowd the perimeter at kabul airport, desparate to escape the taliban. greece has erected a 40km fence on its border with turkey amid wanings of many afghan civilians fleeing their country. australian police have clashed with thousands of people protesting against covid lockdowns in melbourne and sydney. it comes as a record number of covid cases were recorded in new south wales — the home of the country's biggest city, sydney. here's the state health minister. we are in a very serious situation here in new south wales. with this particular variant of the virus. and if you can get either one of the divine night vaccines that have been made available, just go and get it. just go and get it. if you fit within the categories, go and get the vaccine. the bbc�*s phil mercer is in sydney. tell us more about what is going on

james clayton reporting from haiti. from today, plasma will be taken from blood donations in england to produce medicine for patients with cancer and rare immune diseases. there has been a ban on using british plasma since 1998 because of fears about the human form of bse — but regulators say it is now safe. our health correspondent dominic hughes is here, what difference might this make?— hughes is here, what difference might this make? plasma makes up around half of _ might this make? plasma makes up around half of our _ might this make? plasma makes up around half of our blood _ might this make? plasma makes up around half of our blood and - around half of our blood and crucially contains antibodies which can be turned into a treatment called immunoglobulin, which can help boost the immune systems of people whose immune systems are under threat or otherwise compromised, so for example people with rare conditions or diseases and also people being treated for cancer can have compromised immune systems. since the 19

james clayton, bbc news, washington state. more than a third of english councils that have declared a �*climate change emergency�* support policies that threaten to increase carbon emissions. environmentalists say plans for more road building and airport expansion are examples of how local authorities are not taking a consistent approach to global warming. council leaders insist they are taking action but need more funding. roger harrabin reports. the residue of our consumerist lives. truckload after truckload of stuff we wanted once but want no more. 0ur waste generates lots of planet—eating greenhouse gases, but in leeds, they�*re turning it into something useful. heat. burning waste is controversial, but this giant plant, with its searing temperatures, generates electricity, and provides hot water to warm people�*s homes through a network of pipes. so we will extract over 100,000 megawatt hours of electricity a year and export that to the local area network. over 25,000 megawatt hours of heat energy, which feeds o

james clayton, bbc news, marceline. steve verdieu lives in les cayes. his home is badly damaged and he's been living outside for fear of aftershocks. there is a slight delay on the line, so thank you for talking to us. are you still living outside?— to us. are you still living outside? yes, we are still livin: outside? yes, we are still living outside. _ outside? yes, we are still living outside. because i outside? yes, we are still- living outside. because staying inside is dangerous right now. because we are afraid, we are outside all day and also during the night. outside all day and also during the niuht. . , ., ., the night. that is tough for obvious reasons. _ the night. that is tough for obvious reasons. i'm - the night. that is tough for obvious reasons. i'm goingj the night. that is tough for i obvious reasons. i'm going to bring in some pictures because i know you have found these and we are going to show them to all viewers now. this is the devastation around you, what happened near your home. it is heartbreaking to look at the damage. clea

james clayton, bbc news, les cayes. we can now speak to brooke barisich, who's a child physical therapist at hope health action in haiti. she is on call waiting to recieve injured persons from the earthquake sent by air ambulance. she joins us from cap—haitien. thank you forjoining us. can i ask, what will you do? you are on call now as a child physical therapist. what do you bring to therapist. what do you bring to the children who come to you? yes, so we are based in cap—haitien in the north are not directly affected by the earthquakes that we are on standby preparing to receive anyone with injury if and when the time comes that it has passed. the time comes that it has assed. ~ ., ,., the time comes that it has assed. ~ ., ., , passed. what sort of in'uries would you i passed. what sort of in'uries would you be i passed. what sort of in'uries would you be dealing h passed. what sort of injuries would you be dealing with i would you be dealing with because obviously off the back of an earthquake, there will be all

james clayton, bbc news, les cayes. we can now speak to coleen kelly who's ceo concern worldwide. thank you forjoining us. we are hearing from one of your colleagues he was also in les cayes and describes a grim depiction of the state of affairs there. how easy is it to get provisions in, let alone too did to them?— too did to them? absolutely, that is the — too did to them? absolutely, that is the big _ too did to them? absolutely, that is the big problem - that is the big problem everyone is having. —— distribute them. the road took about six hours, normally about half of that. they are trying to quickly clear the roads but up to quickly clear the roads but up until this point it is been by air and sea to get supplies and food in. we did have enough kits for about 10,000 people with non—food item kits. water, sanitation products, cooking supplies. we have gotten those in. we will be quickly be giving a cash transfer system in to try to get cash into the hands of the people on the ground. hands of the people on the round. .,, . ground. those are the urgent issues, groun

our correspondent james clayton reports from the village -- near the epicenter. james: as you head out from the city to the rural the road is marked by landslides and deep cracks. the village is remote, and the scale of the damage catastrophic. rose marie took me to her house. her 15-year-old son was charging his phone when the earthquake hit. the wall collapsed on him. >> these are his books. he had recently got them so he could start a new year of school. and now he's gone. i wrap his shirt around my waist. >> when you come to these rural areas, the level of destruction just -- almost every house here is completely destroyed. five people were killed i this house. to understand why you have to look at the cement and rock these houses are built from. it is hard to lift this. it is really heavy. when those kinds of walls fall, they cause catastrophic injuries. with no sign of help, many people are living on top of the rubble of what was their homes. >> do we have to scream for the government to hear us? or is life over? >> the people of haiti feel like they have b

. >> thanks so much to james clayton there. 30 years ago a group of communist hardliners stage a -- staged a coup against mikael gorbachev and s reforms. they failed. hundreds of thousands of otesters filled the streets to prevent the tanks from rolling on parliament. from moscow, steve rosenberg boards. >> it was the day the world held its breath. a coup in a nuclear superpower. tanks rolled into moscow, right up to red square. communist hardliners had seized power in the soviet union. but the people were not having any of it. defiance on the streets. and outside of parliament. from the russian president or skelton. the coup collapsed. four months later, so did the country. the soviet union was consigned to history. dimitri help to build the barricades outside parliament. he and his wife remember the elation. >> everyone deserves the right to influence what's going on. now i feel that it failed. the economy is deteriorating. human rights a deteriorating. you can see it from any direction. >> at the time the collapse of the coup was hailed as a victory for people power but in the years tha

correspondent james clayton boards from near the epicenter. james: as you head out from this city to the rural area, the road is marked by landslides and deep cracks. the village is remote and the scale of damage, catastrophic. rose marie took me to her house. her 15-year-old son was chargin his phone when the quake hit. the wall collapsed on him. >> these are his books. he had recently got them so he could start a new year of school. and now, he is gone. i wrapped his shirt around my waist. it keeps me strong. james: when you come to these rural areas, the level of descriptn -- destruction is absolute. almost every h is destroyed. five people were killed in this house alone. to understand, you have to look at the cement and rock these houses are built from. it is really hard to lift this. it is really heavy, and when those kinds of walls fall down, they can cause catastrophic injuries. with no sign of aid or help, many people are living on top of the rubble of what was their homes. >> do we have to scream r the government to hear us? or is li

james clayton has joined one team flying over washington state. this is the dixie fire in northern california. it has been blazing since the middle ofjuly and has continued to grow. it is now the second—largest wildfire in state history. it has already consumed an entire town, yet it is just one of the many fires americans have faced this year. the weather outlook is bad too, with drought and heat waves across many western states. some experts worry that this could go on for months. this aerial scanning team has been making intense night—time reconnaissance trips over forest fires for two months now. mike murphy's mission is to get as close to the fires as possible to scan them and then send detailed maps to firefighters on the ground. these are intense flights between eight and ten hours long, and i have been allowed tojoin them. tonight's flight is over the state of washington. after 15 minutes, the clouds become thicker until we see a huge plume of smoke, the first fire of the day. it is only really when you are up in the air that you get a

clayton, bbcv[ news, washington stat >> and before we go, we have the story of a boy who is trying to help save the planet one step at a time. 11-year-old jude walker plans to cross england on foot to raise awareness about climate change. his 200-mile journey starts at his home in yorkshire, and will end at the steps of parliament. jude says heen wants to lobby government officials about ways they can help preserve the planet. isn't that so sweet and so ambiguous for a young boy?? thank you so much for watchingch bbc world news america.. have a great weekend. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> brangham: good evening. i'm william brangham. judy woodruff is away. on the newshour tonight: afghanistan in crisis. the taliban country-wide blitz captures a critical province borderg the country's capital. we discuss an uncertain future with the afghan ambassador to the u.s. then, a stark disparity. we examine the structural inequities that have led to a racial divide in homeownership in minnesota. >> it is going to require decades of intentional work in order to-- to bring t

the problems are even more acute in remote areas. 0ur correspondent james clayton managed to travel to the town of les cayes to the south—west of the epicentre and sent this report. many of these people were asleep when the earthquake hit, their homes caving in. it's hard enough to treat survivors of any natural disaster, but when the hospitals themselves are under fear of collapse, it makes it all the more difficult. well, this hospital is simply too unsafe to have people stay inside. so they've brought everyone outside here and they've tried to place them under trees, under tents, to try and keep them a little bit cooler and out of the hot sun. but what you're seeing here is 48 hours after the quake, the doctors have run out of painkillers, they've run out of antibiotics, and there are major concerns about things like infection. elsie had just woken up when the earthquake hit. her son has a serious compound fracture and needs to be taken to the airport to be lifted out. seeing him in such pain is overwhelming. there simply aren't enough facilities to treat people in this remote par

clayton, bbcv[rc news, washington state. >> and before we go, we have the story of a boy who is trying to help save the planet one step at a time. 11-year-old jude walker plans to cross england on foot to raise awareness about climate change. his 200-mile journey starts at his home in yorkshire, and will end at the steps of parliament. jude says heen wants to lobby government officials about ways they can help preserve the planet. isn't that so sweet and so ambiguous for a young boy?? thank you so much for watchingch bbc world news america.. have a great narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narratoryou're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ >> good evening. judy woodruff a way. tonight, afghanistan and crisis, capturing a crit

the bbc cosmic james clayton reports. it's been a devastating 48 hours for this already impoverished region in the south—west of the country. the earthquake hit in the morning, when many were just waking up, and it hit hard. it rocked churches, hotels and homes. the shaking earth too much for structures that collapsed in on themselves, sometimes on top of people. houses that were supposed to be places of safety, transformed into death traps. we have seen many patients that were trauma patients. orthopaedic patients and surgical trauma patients. they had to be addressed urgently. some of them had to be transferred and moved from their locality to more specialised facilities in port—au—prince or elsewhere. the earthquake was bigger than the one that hit 11 years ago, which killed up to 300,000 people. this earthquake won't compete with this death toll, but there are fears of thousands of deaths. there are several factors that make the aid mission here difficult. for one, there is a tropical storm just blowing in now.

here's james clayton. this is an energy plant with a big difference. a former new york coal plant, its owners greenidge generation have decided to bring it back to life, converting it into a gas—fired power station with a twist. what's happening here is part of a modern day gold rush. but they are not mining minerals here, they're mining bitcoin. these computers all have one singular goal: to create bitcoin. they do that by tackling wickedly hard equations that need a lot of computer power to solve. in many ways, these computers are printing money. one bitcoin is currently worth over £25,000, or $35,000, and all these computers need a lot of energy. the unique thing about this plant is it both creates energy and mines bitcoin, so these turbines actually create the energy, and then literally right next to them there are these massive bitcoining machines. that's kind of the unique selling point of company, that they do the whole thing in—house. mining bitcoin is hugely energy intensive. cambridge university estimates that the annual amount of energy

james clayton reporting. the site of an eighth—century monastery that was believed to have been lost has been unearthed next to a church. the exact location of the monastery ruled by queen cynethryth, the widow of the powerful king 0ffa of mercia, had long baffled historians. however, archaeologists said they have finally found it in the grounds of holy trinity church in cookham, berkshire. 0ur reporterjoe campbell has been along to find out more. well, in normal times, this is all an overspill for the car park for the local church, but if you look at it it was once a very busy, bustling monastery site. this wasn't the actual site of the church side of things, but this is where the people who supported the monastery lived. just down here, you can see that layer of earth, that was probably a half, it might have been somebody who was working here operating a smithy. there been no shortage of finds. for example, that is an axe that would have been used by a carpenter or a woodworker working in support of the m

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