welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. our top stories. haiti's bitter power struggle intensifies as the prime minister sacks the chief prosecutor, who wants him to face charges over the assassination of presidentjovenel moise. scared and in hiding — the afghan women left in the dark over their future employment under a taliban government. we are in the year in danger documents, without activities, with words, with videos, with photos. but i don't know where our other countries are safe places. californians vote on replacing their governor — in a recall election which could seriously affect the democrats ability to run the country.

how to handle the heat? a special report on how people in pakistan's mega—city karachi are struggling, as extreme temperatures become more common aorund the world. it is almost unbearable to be standing out in the street. it is only 11 o'clock and the sun is only 11 o'clock and the sun is beating down. antipollution. it makes it even worse. some here wonder how long they can go on like this. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it's the poorest country in the western hemisphere — and it is living through one of the most troubled of political sagas. now haiti's prime minister, ariel henry, says he has sacked the chief prosecutor who's been seeking to charge him in connection with the killing of presidentjovenel moise in july. he had also called for

the prime minister to be barred from leaving haiti, adding that there was evidence that the prime minister had spoken by phone with a leading suspect in the assassination. garry pierre pierre is the founder of the news website the haitian times. is the founder of the news thank is the founder of the news you for your time. is this thank you for your time. is this a power struggle between two individuals always do more to it than that?— to it than that? thank you for havin: to it than that? thank you for having me- — to it than that? thank you for having me. absolutely. - to it than that? thank you for having me. absolutely. you l having me. absolutely. you nailed it. it a power struggle. unfortunately the investigation and the assassination of the president has been politicised. it has been from the very beginning and now we are seeing royal politics where people are not even pretending any more. the opposition parties, they don't want him as prime minister and they are throwing accusations without evidence against him. now, we don't know

what the because they are not releasing what they are claiming to ask for his arrest, if you will. because that is basically what it is. it is an arrest. you can travel, you are restricted to travel out of the country and so, basically, he was. and so he retaliated by firing him because he has the authority to do so so here we are playing a tete—a—tete. that are playing a tete-a-tete. that is an interesting _ are playing a tete-a-tete. that is an interesting point. - are playing a tete-a-tete. that is an interesting point. he - is an interesting point. he does have that authority, does he? but it would appear that the chief prosecutor is a ignoring the dismissal, effectively. it ignoring the dismissal, effectively.— ignoring the dismissal, effectively. ignoring the dismissal, effectivel. , ., effectively. it is going to be interesting _ effectively. it is going to be interesting but _ effectively. it is going to be interesting but i _ effectively. it is going to be interesting but i don't - effectively. it is going to be interesting but i don't thinki interesting but i don't think the chief prosecutor has that much power in the grand scheme of things. in fact, early on, there were a lot of issues to get the prosecutor in the case because people are afraid to take on this case and he

accepted it and i think is far extended his authority on this because i think, you had evidence that the prime minister was involved somehow, i think it behoves you to present the facts to the media, to the public and let the facts speak for themselves. i to the public and let the facts speak for themselves.- speak for themselves. i was auoin to speak for themselves. i was going to say. _ speak for themselves. i was going to say, the _ speak for themselves. i was going to say, the drama - speak for themselves. i was | going to say, the drama that just, it almost defies belief in terms of the accusations on the counter accusations. is it a drama, though, that is gripping a nation orfrankly, i am most peoplejust gripping a nation orfrankly, i am most people just doing their damnedest to survive it as get on at the moment? it is gripping _ on at the moment? it is gripping the _ on at the moment? it is gripping the nation - on at the moment? it 3 gripping the nation because remember the southern part of the country has just an earthquake when millions of people have been affected. you have displaced people, people living in a tent. the situation isn't ideal for these political power struggles right now.

because thing is the government need to do to help its citizens get from under the hood living under now. it get from under the hood living under nova— under now. it is difficult to overstate _ under now. it is difficult to overstate how _ under now. it is difficult to overstate how tough - under now. it is difficult to overstate how tough life . under now. it is difficult to i overstate how tough life haiti is at the moment. thank you very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. a bitter row has broken out in kabul between leaders of the taliban over the make—up of the group's new government. senior taliban officials have told the bbc the row involved a strong exchange of words at the presidential palace , over who should take credit for the group's victory. co—founder mullah abdul ghani baradar is said to believe the emphasis should be placed on the diplomacy carried out by people like him. however khalil ur—rahman haqqani, the minister for refugees, believes credit should be given to those who led the fighting. meanwhile weeks on from that victory many women are still wondering whether they'll be able to return to work. among them, the former cabin crew of afghanistan's national airline, afghan ariana airways

— who are still awaiting guidance on whether they'll be to fly again. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been to meet them. somewhere in kabul, down a back alley, swiftly up the stairs. we've come to this abandoned house, which is now a safe house, where 11 remarkable afghan women are now in hiding. female cabin crew of ariana afghan airways, the national carrier, awaiting rules from their new taliban bosses. translation: i have no hope. i see what is happening to bright, educated working women. we don't have physical security or peace of mind. we don't dare wear our uniforms. they filmed from their homes when taliban came to some streets.

listen to the screams next door. screaming some cabin crew decided they would be safer together. in this film, they marshal their memories. their country's oldest, largest airline. they became its new face, new progress. translation: those were happy days. we have such good memories, and we never have a photo like that again. tamana's last flight, just after the taliban swept into kabul. panic at the airport. the flight never took off. translation: i have never seen anything like that,

not even in the movies. even those scheduled to work on that flight didn't show up because they were scared. i found the courage to work, because i love myjob. their lives, the stuff of history. a flight cancelled the day before kabul fell. it was meant to fly a delegation to peace talks. then, the women were told, "don't come to work." this is their work, too. some, like fatima, are also fashion designers, with a presence on social media. so is 26—year—old muskan. that's your design? yes. conservative, but very modern, too. yeah, thank you. she also worked at the british council. they all feel abandoned now. we are in here, under danger, without documents, without activities, with works, with videos, with photos, but i don't know how to carry it till now to other countries or safe places. i don't know.

some women have started working at kabul airport, but these cabin crew doubt they can ever return to the jobs they loved. they gave their all. now they fear it puts them at risk of losing it all. lise doucet, bbc news, kabul. voters in california are deciding whether to remove their governor, gavin newsom. the recall vote comes amid republican anger over his handling of everything from covid to wildfires. but he also enjoys wide support in the heavily—democratic state. the result could have serious implications — notjust for the political future of california, but for the whole of the united states. alexei koseff is a reporter for the san francisco chronicle, and joins me now

from sacramento. it kind of goes with the job the risk of a recall election but this has taken an uncomfortable turn of the governor?— uncomfortable turn of the covernor? . , , . governor? yeah, pretty much every governor _ governor? yeah, pretty much every governor california - governor? yeah, pretty much every governor california has| every governor california has had for the past few decades has faced of equal effort but it is very bad that one actually makes it all the way to the ballot. this is only the second time ever that california voters are going to the polls to decide whether to remove one of the governors from office so, just by the sheer fact of this election happening, it is a lot more close for comfort than gavin newsom would probably like and we have seen throughout the course of this race, certainly a lot of question about, you know, the dissatisfaction that so many voters have felt with gavin newsom's pandemic response, wildfire response, response, wildfire response, response to the homelessness crisis in california and at some moments it is that kind of shaky as to whether or not he would survive.— would survive. yeah, we've still got _

would survive. yeah, we've still got a _ would survive. yeah, we've still got a couple _ would survive. yeah, we've still got a couple of - would survive. yeah, we've still got a couple of hours l would survive. yeah, we'vel still got a couple of hours of voting, i think, still got a couple of hours of voting, ithink, before still got a couple of hours of voting, i think, before the polls close so i suppose that remains slightly an open question butjust looking at some of the big guns brought in to back him up gives us some idea of the anxiety within the democratic ranks about holding on. i democratic ranks about holding on. ~' , democratic ranks about holding on. ~ , ., ., ., on. i think there is a lot of anxiety — on. i think there is a lot of anxiety over— on. i think there is a lot of anxiety over what - on. i think there is a lot of anxiety over what the, - on. i think there is a lot of| anxiety over what the, you know, how the image of democrats might be tarnished if they lost control of the biggest most important democratic state in the country. you have presidentjoe biden coming to california yesterday for a final night valley for the governor. vice president kamala harris came last week. certainly they've sent a lot of support, monetary as well, from some of these national democratic organisations. but ultimately the polling looks like democrats are standing behind the governor and if that's the case and he is likely to

survive this faecal election because this data so democratic.- because this data so democratic. ~ , ., democratic. we will see that comes about _ democratic. we will see that comes about is _ democratic. we will see that comes about is one - democratic. we will see that comes about is one thing - democratic. we will see that comes about is one thing to | comes about is one thing to point out. anyone can pick holes in political decision is whether they were good ones are bad ones. i suppose being seen out to dining at a time when he told everyone else to stay indoors and keep their masks on really was a pas, a step too far for many people, really was a pas, a step too farfor many people, i guess. i far for many people, i guess. i think, you know, it is notjust that in itself but what it symbolises to many californians which was a sense that this governor is perhaps out of touch, a bit of an elitist and above his own rules. that is a perception that has actually dogged him since his days as governor of san francisco and even as he has tried to shed that image and really believe this man for working people and underdogs it has come back to

bite him, as it did with that french laundry dinner. so that certainly crystallise a lot of that resentment and anger that so many voters have felt and helped feel that gathering effort that put this the ballot. , ., , effort that put this the ballot. ,., , . .,, effort that put this the ballot. , . ., effort that put this the ballot. ., ., ballot. the polls close on a coule ballot. the polls close on a coople of _ ballot. the polls close on a couple of hours _ ballot. the polls close on a couple of hours from - ballot. the polls close on a couple of hours from now. | ballot. the polls close on a - couple of hours from now. thank you very much indeed.— couple of hours from now. thank you very much indeed. thank you for having — you very much indeed. thank you for having me _ you very much indeed. thank you for having me on. _ thank you for having me on. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: after an 18—month shutdown because of the pandemic — the show can finally go on again — as new york's broadway theatres re—open. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there's people alive and there's people not alive. we can just help and give them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monaco at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. it looked as though they had come to fight a war,

but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and no where on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition having once witnessed one his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time in this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she has become a saint, it is expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businessman regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing of saint elizabeth. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. haiti's bitter power struggle has intensified, after the prime minister sacked the chief prosecutor, who wanted him to face charges over the assassination of presidentjovenel moise.

a group of afghan women have told the bbc, the taliban coming to power has left them too scared to return to theirjobs. more than 186,000 homes and businesses in texas are without power after tropical storm nicholas struck the state's coast. local distaster response said while the effects of the sotmr were serious — they had feared far worse, with the centre of storm passing 55 kilometres southeats of houston. no deaths been reported, but the threat to life still remains as the storm pases into nieghbouring lousiana, and the storm leaving numerous potential hazards in its wake. let's speak to fransisco sanchez — deputy emergency management coordinator for harris county and the city of houston. thanks very much indeed for your time. thanks very much indeed for yourtime. i5 thanks very much indeed for your time-— your time. is it very fair to say that — your time. is it very fair to say that not _ your time. is it very fair to say that not they - your time. is it very fair to say that not they got - your time. is it very fair to say that not they got away your time. is it very fair to -

say that not they got away with it but this could've been a lot worse? ., u, , it but this could've been a lot worse? ., , . ., , worse? the forecast certainly was a lot _ worse? the forecast certainly was a lot worse. _ worse? the forecast certainly was a lot worse. we - worse? the forecast certainly was a lot worse. we have - worse? the forecast certainly was a lot worse. we have the j was a lot worse. we have the potential for 20 was a lot worse. we have the potentialfor 20 plus was a lot worse. we have the potential for 20 plus inches was a lot worse. we have the potentialfor 20 plus inches of rain here. and some strong winds. foran rain here. and some strong winds. for an extended period of time, possibly here. possibly wednesday or friday so we certainly got spared the worst of the forecast. in terms of those who _ worst of the forecast. in terms of those who are _ worst of the forecast. in terms of those who are still - worst of the forecast. in terms of those who are still having i of those who are still having to put up with inconveniences at best and, you know, significant hardship at worst, how many people are affected now? �* , ., ., now? buy down the greater houston area, _ now? buy down the greater houston area, most - now? buy down the greater houston area, most of - now? buy down the greater houston area, most of the | houston area, most of the damage and impacts way to our utility system so electricity. we had 400,000 plus folks without power, thanks to the storm having minimal impact in terms of rain for as that has allowed our utility providers at certain points to go out and

restore power to about 90% of a community now have power. 300,000 residences were restored to power within about 12 hours and right now, on the dp side, crews are going up and clearing the streets to make that safe and passable as soon as possible. that safe and passable as soon as possible-— as possible. imagine the rainfall. _ as possible. imagine the rainfall. the _ as possible. imagine the rainfall. the flooding. i as possible. imagine the l rainfall. the flooding. that was one of the real concerns for houston. it makes me wonder, given the state of play, we're still pretty early early in hurricane season as well, we had this climate challenge in front of us all what would you say are the shortcomings for houston's defences? i shortcomings for houston's defences?— shortcomings for houston's defences? ., ., defences? i would say we are siml defences? i would say we are simply vulnerable _ defences? i would say we are simply vulnerable for - defences? i would say we are simply vulnerable for being . defences? i would say we are | simply vulnerable for being on the coast and the challenges that we face is that we have storms that are increasingly frequent. more catastrophic and tend to affect the same vulnerable communities over and over. we saw hurricane harvey five years ago and that was the second most destructive storm in the united states's history.

another storm caused power outages that the state of texas. and then the pandemic on top of that the challenges are, as emergency services along the coast, we need to be prepared to confront more disasters more frequently that a more catastrophic, build more resilient communities and have a response system that is attuned to that end is agile and nimble enough and robust enough to be able to respond and get our community is back. that is quite a challenge, isn't it? i hope you get a buzz before you have to year up again for the next one. thank you much for spending some of your time. you much for spending some of your time-— thank you. this year is on track to be one of the warmest, globally, withjuly being the hottest month since records began. big cities are struggling with rising temperatures, which can cause respiratory problems, heat strokes and even death. in a new series looking at the challenge for countries facing living with temperatures of up to 50 degrees celsius,

farhat javed reports on one's man mission to find a solution in karachi in pakistan. karachi, home to more than 16 million people. one of the biggest and hottest cities in the world. and its residents are suffering. this mother of five is struggling to cope with the searing heat. there is no way she can afford air conditioning. in 2015, they endured a 45 celsius heat wave. 1,200 people died from dehydration and heat stroke, and this year, the temperature is nearly that high again. here in the heart of karachi it is almost unbearable to be standing out in the street.

it is only 11 o'clock, and the sun is beating down and the pollution, it makes it even worse. some here wonder how long they can go on like this. this businessman thinks he has a solution to cool the whole city — building urban forests. this is the first urban forest. just three years ago it was filled with piles of rubbish but look at it now. there are more than 1,000 trees, and in here it can be up to 6 degrees cooler than in the rest of the city. i don't know if you have noticed the amount of birds. he chirps. constantly you can hear this. several years. urban forestry has been recommended the world over.

i think the challenge is to scale it up. i don't think there are very many deniers fiow. people have understood that it is important. it isjust, you know, to put the money where their mouth is. that is what is needed. but to build more open forests they need financial support from the authorities. in meeting after meeting with local officials, he gets turned down until finally some good news. fantastic. let's do it, man. he is beginning work on his new forest. one man's effort in the collective struggle to call on our planet. pope francis has continued his four—day visit to slovakia, with a visit to the country's east.

he presided over several mass gatherings but also spent time with members of the impoverished roma minority at a dilapidated housing estate. from bratislava, rob cameron reports. he's been called "the pope of the peripheries" — the pontiff who seeks out the poor, the forgotten, the marginalised. and nowhere in slovakia is more marginalised than here at the lunik ix housing estate. lunik is home to almost 5,000 romani people. despite some improvement, many still live in squalid apartments, several with no heat or electricity. for some, the pope's very presence here today was a message of hope. translation: it will help us. perhaps the fact he's here will help us, because people will perceive us differently, as many people arejudging us. not everybody is the same.

slovakia is a patchwork of denominations — and, before arriving in lunik, pope francis presided over a divine liturgy in the byzantine rite for members of slovakia's greek orthodox church. but even here, in this holiest of ceremonies, the pope was unafraid to mince his words, warning those that wore the crucifix that they must understand its central message of love and tolerance. translation: crucifixes are found all around us. on necks, in homes, in cars, in pockets. let us not reduce the cross to an object of devotion, much less to a political symbol, to a sign of religious and social status. slovakia's own flag bears that cross — although his message may have been aimed more at the far—right people's party, which says it's defending christian values against muslim migrants, and also the roma, which it vilifies as "parasites". the pope's visit will end on wednesday with an outdoor mass

at slovakia's holiest shrine on one of the country's holiest christian holidays. rob cameron, bbc news, bratislava. it's been a glamour—free 18 months for theatre lovers, with shows closed because of the pandemic. and on broadway in new york, while they've reopened for business , it's only now that theatres can fill every seat in the house. so — it's back to blockbuster favourites — like this — chicago. the tony—award—winning actor paulo shot is playing the lead

role of billy flynn in chicago. this is what the reopening means to him. very excited to know when i woke up this morning, i i did not know if i were still dreaming because we deemed about this day for so many months and the day is really here now. we had it yesterday for the first time, a dress rehearsal with a live audience which was very emotional for all of us. something that we dream for so many months and it was there. it was totally different to rehearse and totally different to have a live audience so day has come. it is a full house. friends wanted to come and i unfortunately had to say to them, it is sold out, so does a good sign. everybody wants to good sign. everybody wants to go back, we want to go back and we can't wait. i go back, we want to go back and we can't wait-— we can't wait. i bet they can't. we can't wait. i bet they can't- 18 _ we can't wait. i bet they can't. 18 months - we can't wait. i bet they can't. 18 months is - we can't wait. i bet they can't. 18 months is very| we can't wait. i bet they - can't. 18 months is very long wait for performance as much as for audiences. wait for performance as much as foraudiences. it wait for performance as much as for audiences. it is a story were carving on the website. for that command all the other

issues we have been tackling, and of course this bulletin and much bore tonight. hello there. after the very wet weather across england on tuesday, conditions look much better for the next couple of days. thanks to a ridge of high pressure, we should see plenty of dry and sunny weather. but it won't be completely sunny right across the board, there will be a few showers mainly across scotland and northern ireland. that's yesterday's low, clearing away toward scandinavia. this weak weather front will bring some showers to scotland and northern ireland through the day, but this ridge of high pressure will continue to build in. so, a much better—looking day for much of england and for wales, as well. a bit of cloud to start the day across eastern areas, maybe the odd shower, any mist should clear away, too, plenty of sunshine into the afternoon. same, too, for eastern scotland, but northern and western scotland, and into northern ireland will see more cloud and a few

showers around, so the mid—to—high teens here, could see highs of 21—22 celsius further south. now through wednesday night, it stays dry with clear spells across england and wales, allowing some mist and dense fog patches to develop. it'll turn a bit cooler, as well, for many areas, i think single—figure values across central and northern areas, particularly under any clear skies. and we'll continue with just 1—2 showers across the north, thanks to this weather front. but you can see the ridge of high pressure will be a little bit stronger, more dominant across the country on thursday. so i think thursday's actually shaping up to be the driest and sunniest day of the week across the board. we'll start off with that mist and fog around, quite a fresh feel to things — but with all the sunshine, temperatures will begin to rise into the afternoon, allowing a bit of fair weather cloud to bubble up here and there. top temperatures 22—23 celsius across central, southern, and eastern areas. a bit more cloud, though, starting to push into the northwest of the country, and that heralds a change. a new area of low pressure in this weather front will be sweeping into western areas on friday. so it'll be turning breezy up

and down the west coast, around irish sea areas and towards western scotland, northern ireland, western england, and wales, some heavy rain here — but actually, central and eastern england, eastern scotland should stay dry all day with some sunny spells. it will be a breezier day forall, particularly across northern and western areas. where we have the rain, then, mid—teens, ithink, the best further east in the sunshine, again it'll feel very pleasant, may be 21—23 celsius. into the weekend, then, we've got some complicated areas of low pressure, a bit of uncertainty to the detail of the forecast. but it looks like low—pressure wants to be nearby, so there's always the chance of some cloud and rain both saturday and sunday, and a little bit of sunshine, too.

this is bbc news, the headlines... haiti's prime minister, ariel henry, has sacked the chief prosecutor, who accused him of involvement in the assassination of presidentjovenel moise. the prosecutor had demanded mr henry, be barred from leaving haiti — after claiming he'd seen evidence the prime minister was connected to a leading suspect in the killing. a month on from the taliban's victory in afghnaistan many women are still wondering whether they'll be able to return to work. one group who worked as stewardesses on afghanistan's national airline — have told the bbc, they are now too scared to return to theirjobs. californians are voting on whether to replace their governor — the democrat, gavin newsom. frustration over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic fuelled a republican led effort to dismiss him before the end of his term. his removal would have major implications — for his party's small congressional majority. those are the headlines.

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