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a very heated political environment. a lot of rhetoric is being thrown around, but there's very little knowledge underlie and transformer. u. s. national security advisor tells al jazeera the f b i investigation one, damp and he's former bosses' political ambitions. ah, hello, i'm emily. angry. this is al jazeera alive from. so how's that coming up? right, as salman rushdie, who once faced death threats over his satanic verses novel has been stabbed at a literary event in york. stacy and severe drought in mexico kills live stock left in searing temperatures, while emergency crews in europe fight relentless battles against wildfire. ah,

ah, welcome to the program for me. you as president donald trump is suspected of violating the espionage act. after the f. b, i seized classified document from his florida state and a, this wake, a us federal judge has unsealed the warrant that authorized to search document sees to include information on the pot. and for a major trump ally, we're just strong and information on french president to menu mac crohn. for more on the story was bringing her to heidi j. castro, who's lived for us in washington, dc. hello there, heidi, what more do we know about what was uncovered in that search since that warrant was on fields. emily, we've seen images of the boxes that f v 8 f. b i. agents removed from mara lago and now thanks to this unsealed court documents, we know they included at 11 sets, 11 sets of classified materials that was recovered from the former president's florida home. among those were 4 sets of information classified as top secret 3

were classified as secret. the details, of course, within that is at this moment, still a no, maybe a forever unknown due to its classified nature. but the new york times has reported that some of these materials being investigated were special access program, meaning the very most secrets of the u. s. government concerning possibly covert actions abroad or weapons development. and the washington post has also reported that some of these materials may have included information on nuclear weapons. these would be serious charges, as, as you said, a trump is being investigated on suspicion of violating the espionage act. this states back to world war one. but it includes not only eyes of acts of spy craft, but also the miss handling of sensitive government secrets, which is what this investigation appears to be concentrating on. and it is

a serious charge that if leveled against the former president. and if a found guilty, he could be facing prison time sir. what's next? in the justice department's investigation. then heidi that's right. there still a long way to go there. we still have a a. what did that? the justice department, so has it aside whether or not to charge trump with any criminal acts. and in doing so, not only does the, the agency have to have the evidence required, but also a determination that it would be in the public interest to level of criminal charge against a former u. s. president, that is just something that is unprecedented in the united states. the d o j has been saying all along that no one is above the law. however, knowing that trump is likely going to run for reelection and 2024. it is also standard practice for the federal government not to get inject itself in an ongoing

election. so there are many questions and considerations to be taken in account for in this historic situation. yes, plenty of moving parts quite to speak to heidi jug hester. i live for us in washington day say thank you. a claimed and controversial ortho salman rushdie has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in new york state. he was on stage at a literary event when he was attacked. a 24 year old new jersey man has been arrested where she's riding led to death threats from iran in the late 19 eighties. christian salome valve this report from new york. he came to give a lecture about freedom of expression in the united states, but left on a stretcher headed to hospital and emergency surgery. police say the celebrated author, salman rushdie was stabbed in the mac and the abdomen. witnesses say it happened quickly. she had just walked onto the stage, was still being introduced less than a minute before the event began. after the event began, one and

a man rushed from this audience up on to the stage and started punching or stabbing . it wasn't quite clear, but there was clearly some sort of blood or red liquid going in many directions. a collective sigh of shock from the audience with rusty's alleged assailant was quickly taken into police custody in the attack to cried by local leaders. we're undeterred and our commitment to make sure that we call it out. we condemn what happen. we condemn all violence and we want people to feel that freedom to speak and to write truth. salman rushdie was forced into hiding and 1989 after his book. the satanic verses was denounced by the iranian leader, ayatollah roo, holla, khomeini many considered the book blasphemous in its portrayal of the prophet mohammed. but even before khomeini's ruling, it had sparked protest and been banned in several countries. a bounty of

$3000000.00 was offered to anyone that would kill the british author, but even as rushed, you was being burned and apogee. he was celebrate in the west and later knighted by great britain, many in the city did not believe that it amounted to an act of blasphemy, nor indeed, did many in the muslim world believe that he deserved to die for it. but those voices of moderation, and indeed those voices are more sexual disposition, well crushed. more recently, russia could often be seen a public advance. the lecture was expected to focus on the role of the united states as a home for free expression and an asylum for writers and other artist and exile. christian salumi al jazeera new york. the former us national security adviser to donald trump has described an alleged plot to kill him by an iranian revolutionary

god member. as tantamount to an active wall and an interview with al jazeera john bolton says, the evidence is overwhelming. washington accuses the revolutionary god member, shall rob, poor savvy, of being involved in the plan. prosecutor say it was likely in retaliation for the us drone strike, the kill it runs a late could force later got some sullen money in 2020 mr. bolton's vote to my colleague carry johnston about the plus a little early. well, i think it's a very serious matter. i think the charging documents that the u. s. department of justice filed last week and were unsealed a few days ago presented an overwhelming case that this is the government of iran targeting a former government official and his case me to, to try and attempt to assassinate. and as the charging document indicates,

and as others have said, this threat extends well beyond me. a former secretary of defense mark s for former secretary of state, mike pompei, when number of other people whose names have not really become public are targets of the iranian government. and i think it's, it's very serious, it's can, i'm out really to an act of war by iran, against the united states. at the same time that the, the, the u. s. government is being urged to get back into the 2015 nuclear deal with iran, which i think is a huge mistake. now, israel has been building relationships with the gulf states. does that help or hinder the suffering that the palestinian people face? well, i think if you're confusing issues here, if, if, if you try and equate what's happening in iran with what's happening between israel and the palestinians. i think the real tectonic shifts in the middle east come from

the growing realization that gulf arab states and israel have a lot more in common, a lot more to worry about from the threat from k, ron, than they have in opposition to each other. that's where the historic agreements to exchange full diplomatic relations with bahrain and b, u e. morocco, sudan, have come from i think other arab states will join that in due course. i certainly hope that that's the case because they see the threat from iran similarly, and i think that's why it would be such a terrible mistake for the united states to ignore what its best allies in the region are sang and go back into this nuclear deal. let me ask you what domestic us question if i may. yeah. what do you make of the f b i search of donald trump's home? is there any conceivable reason why a former president would be holding documents related to nuclear information has,

as has been widely speculated at his home? well, i think you put your finger on it right there in your last comments. there's a lot of speculation here. there's very little hard evidence and speaking as an alumnus to the department of justice, i think that the, the department does its work in an honorable professional way. the search warrant was approved by a federal court, wasn't just executed by the f b i. but i think the fundamental point is, we don't really know enough to have an informed opinion. the justice department, like most prosecutors in the united states, does its work in court, in its court filings, and the appearances by its lawyers and court doesn't engage in public commentary on investigations or prosecutions. so right now we're having a, a, we're in a very heated political environment. a lot of rhetoric is being thrown around,

but there's very little knowledge underlying it. i think it's possible in the coming days. we'll learn more. and then we can all have more informed opinions and in that heated environment. as you say, you think donald trump will run for president again and you think you should? well, i don't think you'll run again. i think i recognize that some minority position, but i think he knows he lost in 2020. he fears losing and 2024. he does not want to go down in history as a loser, and therefore he will, as usual talk incessantly about running right up until the last minute. but at that point, he will try instead to be the kingmaker for the republican nomination. and i think, i think that's how it will turn out. i hope he doesn't, ron, i hope for the sake of the country. i po for the sake of the republican party, he does not run. still ahead on al jazeera, a drought is declared for parts of england as temperatures continue to school,

while full and more levels in the river rhyme in germany and causing shipping delight. ah, you're locked into your world's weather update for the americas. hi everyone. it's the weekend. here's the forecast details on saturday and improve the insane conditions for that southeast corner of brazil. there's that weather maker that was playing us not too long ago. so way out over the open waters of the south atlantic, there had been some flash flooding near caracas, destroying more than a 100 homes. but the rain is still falling there on saturday, and persistent across that pacific coast of columbia. also in this stone from san jose right through to panama, once again along that pacific coast, that's where we'll see the heaviest amounts of rainfall there. and across the u. s . gulf states, this rain has really been stuck here. and once again,

that's in the forecast on saturday. big monsoon storms across parts of utah. so the wind swept range here. we've been talking about this over the last few days, so not talk about it, but this is what it actually looks like. and these storms really flare up through the day, so you don't see much activity on our map now. but there it starts to get go in eastern portions of nevada, right into utah now for the east much pressure air in toronto at 24 degrees. some storms bubbling up across the midwest and we'll end off in western canada right now and mix up some cloud in some showers in vancouver with the hiv 23 degrees. ah, the pro democracy activists risking their lives fighting autocracy. i know that i might go to prison. good. so i will join the ron democracy, may be exposed. the struggle of those who believe democracy is worth dying for we

never know when an opening new spoon, a cold winter fruit vendor is going to emulate themselves. and say enough to send off my life for democracy. on al jazeera lou ah ah, hello, you're watching al jazeera, i'm emily angland. he's a reminder of ants help stories. the salam donald trump is suspected of violating the espionage act. the f. b. i seized classified documents from his home while searching the former president's florida estate earlier this week, and declaimed also salman rushdie, whose writings made him a target of death threats, has been stamped in the neck and abdomen as

a literary event to new york state. rusty is undergoing surgery and a suspect has been arrested the us house of representatives has approved the biggest climate package in the country's history, in a major victory for president joe biden. the motion is adopted. the $370000000000.00 will be set aside to fight climate change. most of the money will come from tax reforms including a new 15 percent minimum tax on large corporations. investors looking to put money in to clean energy will be rewarded with a decade of schedule subsidies. the bill will now be sent to bottom to sign into low. joining us live now from washington, dc is richard good fame. he is a lawyer and democratic political consultant. thanks so much for being on the program. richard, before we get to this climate package,

i want to return to our top story and the escalation and the justice department's criminal inquiries into trump. do you think it will prosecute him over allegations of violating the espionage act? so it's the jack and a couple other sections as well, including obstruction of justice. the fact is, emily, many lesser people have gotten prosecuted for doing a small fraction of what it appears that donald trump has done, which is taken the single most highly classified documents united states government has, has taken and taking them to his home. there was a subpoena that asked for the return of any documents that were government documents trumping his lawyers, provided some, but it took this search by the f b i. pursuant to a search warrant actually finds, it appears these most heavily classified documents regarding our nuclear

capacity. documents that in any other context could only be reviewed in the single most secure facilities of government building have not had the moral lago a space, so will be prosecuted honestly if he's not it's because of the concern at the justice department of how it might by the country, but honestly if he's not, the figure would be that anybody could get away with this. i'm not sure that the signal they want to send either. so probably there will be some formal action take him. maybe he will plead guilty in some fashion. what impact i know i might be putting the cart before the horse. he but what impact would it conviction of this nature have on trump holding office in the future as he's been hinting at a 2024 bit? remember when he ran in 2016 down, some famous, they said he couldn't shoot someone in the middle of this avenue in new york city

and his voters wouldn't care. i think there's a lot of truth to that question though is who would care if he suffered criminal consequences as a result of this? and let's not forget the trunk organization is being pursued criminally. protect fraud. and there's all sorts of possible criminal violations that committed a connection with the 2020 election. so let's just take this alone. if he were say, to plead guilty or be found guilty, i actually think that if supported would indeed come up with excuses. a look the other way, but i think there are people on the margin. some people say voting for maybe in 2016 but voted for job by 2020. that would be quite turned off. and i don't think that would be an attractive feature for any voters to vote for donald from twice in 2016 and again 2020. so i don't think it would help him, but i just think it would be bad for the country. what kind of sentence could we

expect if a conviction for violating the s p n a espionage act was secured for people that are familiar with us law, this is incredibly serious, isn't it? these allegations. well, it's so it's not. again, it's not just the espionage back when donald trump was president, he signed a law making somebody who took documents that were essentially presidential records outside the normal course made those that have a felony very serious violation. so we're talking about potentially years in prison is an imaginable the down from will be put in prison for years for this it's, it's hard to picture that in our minds i. but again, other people who have not had this actually he's had in government for doing much, much less in terms of taking documents for which they had their business. having gotten seriously punished. one woman who was in the us military got 5 years for

publishing documents of this sort or less. so it's possible. certainly a fascinating scenario, richard before we move on, just quickly. trumpet said he declassified these documents while in office. but that de classification may not ultimately matter, will it? it absolutely will not for 2 reasons. one, there is no evidence that we know of as yet that he be classified and he can't merely have the idea in his mind or write it down on the back of a cocktail napkin. there, there is a procedure to doing this. and secondly, whether he's classified them or not, he was in possession of documents that he had no business having under the presidential records. and certainly if he communicated with others, and we'll find out, i guess if, if he may have about these nuclear secrets, that's a violation whether he be classified them again in his own mind or not. so yes, i would not put too much stock in his assertion that he classified them. that's

a baseless assertion and certainly going to be fascinating to see how it all plays out. richard still on us politics in a big win for president biden. today, as we mentioned before, coming to with the passing of what's called the inflation reduction act in the house of representatives. now, for our international audience, it's not so much about inflation, but this is important from a climate perspective. what can you tell us about the climate provisions in this bill and what it means the democrats going forward? again, the bill generally accomplishes many democratic priorities. reducing prescription drug prices, having corporations who otherwise had managed to avoid taxation pay at least a 15 percent tax. and as you say, these climate for basically hundreds of billions of dollars that will be spent on clean energy on clean vehicles and encouraging all sorts of developments that

will reduce emissions by the united states by quite a substantial percent by 2030 and even higher by 2050. this is something that people in the democratic coalition have been wanting for years. rather than tax people to change the behavior. the decision was let's provide incentives through tax rates of one sort or another. and ultimately that's what the senate and the house representatives decided they could swallow. and again, i think proponents of tackling climate change are elated at this point. yeah, it's certainly an issue that is impacting the entire globe. and we really appreciate your analysis on all of this. richard good stain and laura lawyer and democratic political consult, and thanks for being on the skis. allan goodhue, emily that brings us to amex story and thousands of people in northern sudan awaiting the help of the heavy rains and flash floods swept through with enough

days across the country. the floods have led to the depths of at least 50 people and destroyed thousands of homes. here morgan reports from bourbon in reuben al stage. this is all that remains of nasa morales, his home in mccaleb in northern sudan. the walls and roofs collapsed after heavy rains and flash floods and revery miles stage, leaving him and his family with nowhere to go to life. on the whole haga, we lost everything. there's nothing left. we have to start from scratch or we need a lot of things, my food, clean water, turns for shelter, and he kind of assistance we can get with feel like we're being ignored. and he could rain again or any time for at least 3000 homes have been damaged by the floods in mccaleb this week. the government has declared the affected areas disaster zones. kelly, mat angelie and her 16 year old daughter have been snipping out in the open after their home was washed away. she is struggling to adapt to their new reality. how that allied amandola and we need food and something to drink, but we also need

a concrete place to stay. one of our houses completely destroyed and we use beds to make a shelter for my disabled daughter, having them in a son. and when i get out of the beds, won't protect us from the rains to come on the other. the floods have also destroy chops, so people can't replace their possessions. they've appealed to the government for assistance. however, aid is yet to arrive. many of these families have been relying on donations of food and clothes from other families. the government has set up emergency centers, but those here said the response is too slow. the town sewage system is damaged prompting fears of an outbreak of what upon diseases. young hanny anthea getting her mama the damage to the sewage system, as was in the shortage of food and water, that the water will bring mosquitoes and we don't have mosquito net. so we hope the government sends health supplies to prevent the outbreak of disease. and mama

maureen is forecast for the coming days. people here say without help, the already dire situation will only get worse. he but morgan august 0. mccaleb river announced 8th extremely dry weather conditions across europe have raised fees about agriculture, wildfire, and even the ability to trade western europe is particularly hard hit with temperature soaring. let's begin by taking a look at the united kingdom. a drought has been declared across large parts of england. the national farm is union is warning that up to half of the potato. carrot and onion harvest, likely to fail in germany lodge is larger ships and barges can no longer navigate parts of the river. iran because of low water levels, their cargo owners having to pay for multiple shipments to get their goods delivered because vessels sailing with reduced loads. and in france. wildfires have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. they use satellite monitoring services, fives in france, spain and portugal have already made 2020 to

a record year in southwest europe. bennett space begins our coverage with a look at the situation in france, firefighters in southwest france using everything they can lay hands on to beat back these rapidly spreading fires. 75 square kilometers of the year on region looks like this. drought and extreme temperatures have created an easily combustible mixture. casual navies could de risk being complicated because the temperatures are going up, and precipitation is dropping firefighters from across europe. these are romanian, have been drafted in to help fight the flames. this is an area that already caught fire caught fire again to the firefighters of how to come back and douse the flames . one of the challenges for them is because the temperature is so high and the ground is so dry. as soon as the water hits the ground, it evaporates. so it takes a lot more water and

a lot more effort to put out the flames. the risk of new fires is very severe. according to the local authorities. 10000 people have been evacuated from their homes. they will know keybo, who fires are still active along the edge of the 40 kilometer perimeter. they're advancing little by little so we are trying to keep the same priorities we had at the start. that is to protect the people who've been evacuated and will keep protecting all these homo villages, hey, i know they've had a lucky escape. these signs are everywhere. thanking the fire service for saving their homes. how's it all up with the 1st time i've seen the catastrophe like that above all, a catastrophe of the bio diversity. it's an enormous catastrophe. we're not going to have enough horrible if it's really serious. i'm carrying away bern trees from the roads so that 5 fighters and volunteers and farm workers can get through and puts out as much of the fire as they can. the forests will eventually recover. but

as the planet warms an extreme weather becomes more frequent, it might not be long before flames. licking up these trees again, bernard smith al jazeera in the year owned southwest france. let's take a closer look now what the current wild fi risk looks like for the a you a dot purple on this map indicates an extreme fire danger. while the red areas are at a very high or high risk of fire, and the orange shows a moderate risk of ablaze 9 of the past 12 months had been dry than normal across the u. k. rory, challenge fall this report. nice weather for ducks is what they say in england when it rains while this is anything, but it's the driest summer for 50 years. grass as shriveled to straw. the ground has cracked reservoirs and rivers, a low and drought has officially been declared across large parts of england. in

some areas, there are what companies bringing in place, for instance, temporary use, ban cycled host bite bonds. that's the right thing for those companies to do where they have particular concerns. and it's a small sacrifice the people to make in order to ensure that we've got adequate water resources next year from space. the parts conditions are just as obvious. the picture on the left is july last year, a normal enough summer. on the right, august 2022, from green's to browns and yellows. a couple of months ago where i'm standing now would have been the water line of rush, my pond on wimbledon common. but now look at it, you have to go good. 15 or so meters. this way to get to the new water line. this poland is now little more than a puddle. and this is happening across large parts of the country to with water systems like this. becoming extremely stressed, stressed enough here for the fish to barely have enough.