welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: senior republicans condemn the unprecedented search of donald trump's florida home. the white house insists it only learned of the fbi's action from media reports. the un says there's growing evidence in myanmar of crimes against humanity committed by the army since it seized power in a coup last year. record rainfall in 80 years leave homes and roads

submerged in floodwaters, in the south korean capital, seoul. france is in the grip of its worst drought on record with crops at risk as the water runs out. this is the middle of the loire river but you can see how barren it has become. locals say the water has never been so low at this time of the year. he was known as the �*king of pleats�* — iconicjapanese fashion designer, issey miyake, has died at the age of 8a. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the us where senior republicans have condemned the fbi's unprecedented search of donald trump's florida home on monday as an abuse of power. the former vice—president mike pence called for the us attorney general to give

a full public account of why it happened, saying it caused him deep concern. the former president, who was not at mar—a—lago at the time, said a number of agents had occupied the compound and broken into his safe. the white house says president biden learned about the search from media reports. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from washington. save america! the trump bandwagon is fuelled by conspiracy, and news of the search brought supporters to his florida resort even more convinced of their theories of stolen elections and deep—state plots. you feel like you might be in venezuela or china, or russia. we feel the fbi's doing a political hitjob on president trump. it's a two—tiered justice system, so we're out here just gathering and showing support. the american people see the state of this country. | they see what's going on. so, yeah, this is all. about stopping trump from running in 2024. they are views that match

the former president's own. in a statement, he spoke of his home being under siege, raided and occupied by the fbi, describing the action as "prosecutorial misconduct" and the weaponisation of the justice system in an attempt to stop him run for president again. there's been no comment from the fbi here, but their search is thought to relate to official records and the possibility that mr trump, who's already been forced to return some documents since leaving office, may have squirrelled away more. but it's worth pointing out, of course, that to execute that search, they will have needed to convince and obtain a warrant from a federaljudge. now, the authorisation did not come from the department ofjustice. it came from a lifetime appointee, federaljudge, a third branch of government, and that's the huge difference, and that's the checks and balances that we have in our united states constitution that are so important. trump: we are a nation in decline... but within hours of the search, donald trump released this video. but soon, we will have

greatness again. he hasn't yet officially announced a 2024 presidential bid, but this is now a man increasingly looking to be in full campaign mode. we need back—up! as the investigations into his attempt to cling to power continue, there's a danger here for his opponents. the more serious the congressional committees or criminal inquiries become, the more republicans can claim he's being persecuted. the fbi, when it comes to trump, has lost their way. this unending desire to destroy trump and his family is frustrating. the legal implications are farfrom certain. even if he's charged, it may not bar him from office. the political implications seem clearer, though. if anything, it's galvanising him to run again. john sudworth, bbc news, washington. earlier i spoke to retired fbi agent, todd hulsey, in texas.

i began by asking him what process the fbi would have followed to obtain a search warrant. in february, the national archives and records administration travelled to mar—a—lago and voluntarily relinquished by president trump and his staff 11 boxes of documents. in those boxes were found classified material. in late april, or early may, a federal grand jury was convened. federal grand jury is convened by united states districtjudges, either on a regular schedule or by request of the federal prosecutor in the area of united states attorneys office. a federal grand jury was convened to conduct an investigation as to whether or not the president improperly removed and stored classified material. federal grand juries have tremendous power. a federal grand jury subpoena is the equivalency of a us district court order to conduct an investigation. this is our federal

investigations are often run, particularly big ones like this. the fbi is the investigating agency, it is not a lone actor here. it is a fact—finding agency. the justice department would be directing this so, in terms of the process, the fbi would have to develop probable cause to believe declassified information was improperly removed and stored and it was at mar—a—lago and then convene a federaljudge in its application for a search warrant that this is so because for a federal judge to believe there is probable cause unless it issues a warrant. once the warrant is issued, that is by the order of the court. just to jump in there, todd, and i appreciate the point you make but we are talking about a former president, aren't we? and how strong with the evidence be that start the evidence to have been in order for this to happen? very strong. in fact, internal to both the fbi and thejustice

department are guidelines and the guidelines require that in any case of a public official or former public official being investigated, and that's from a city councilman on up to the president, there are various levels of approval that have to be reached. the higher office or the former office held, the higher the approvals. so approvals would have gone at least to the deputy attorney general level, before this application was made to a court. likely the attorney general himself gave the go—ahead to make the application to the court and there is approvals within the fbi and once those approvals are met it goes to thejustice department, it goes through that processes for ultimate approval. todd hulsey. it has been ruled the house of representatives committee has a right to representatives committee has a right to see representatives committee has a right to see president representatives committee has a right to see president trump tax returns. it unanimously

agreed it complied with the law. the ways and means committee says they expect to receive the tax return immediately. donald trump is the first president in a0 years not to release his tax returns. in the headlines: vote counting is under way in kenya where a new president is being chosen to succeed uhuru kenyatta. polling day was largely peaceful. however, voting was suspended in one constituency in the volatile northern region. kenyans are eagerly waiting to find out if the next leader is the former prime minister, raila odinga or the vice president, william ruto. police in new mexico say they have detained the main suspect in the killings of four muslim men in the state's biggest city, albuquerque. the suspect was the driver of a vehicle they had tracked down as part of their investigation into the deaths, the latest of which took place on friday. two other men have been killed in the past fortnight, the fourth died last november.

a grand jury in the us state of mississippi has chosen not to indict a white woman whose accusations of assault against a ia—year—old black boy led to his brutal murder nearly 70 years ago. the lynching of the teenager, emmett till, galvanised the civil rights movement in the united states in the 1950s. in what's thought to be one of the largest ever dog rescue efforts in the us, homes are being sought for a,000 beagles that had been bred for drug experiments. animal rescue organisations are removing the dogs from a virginia facility that's being closed down for animal welfare violations. marine experts have launched an operation to rescue an ailing beluga whale which swam up the seine river in france. the four—metre whale is now in a lock, more than 100 kilometres up—river. rescuers will try to lift it onto a refrigerated truck that

will take it back out to sea. murder, torture and sexual violence, with women and children targeted. that's what a new report from the un says is happening in myanmar, since the army seized power in a coup last year. un investigators say they've gathered growing evidence of crimes against humanity there, and are calling the abuses a systematic attack against a civilian population. in february last year, the country's military seized power, ousted the civilian government and arrested its de facto leader, aung san suu kyi. a state of emergency was declared. six months later, thejunta tightened its grip as min aung hlaing

appointed himself prime minister of a caretaker government and repeated a pledge to hold elections by 2023. since then, opposition and protests have been brutally crushed. according to local monitoring groups, more than 2,000 people have been killed and 15,000 arrested. at the beginning of this month, approval was given to extend the state of emergency for a further six months — which came as the un gathered evidence of crimes against humanity. simon adams is ceo of the centerfor victims of torture, one of the biggest organisations in the world that works with torture survivors and also carries our human rights advocacy. he's been giving me his reaction to the findings of the report. i was appalled, but not surprised. i was obviously sickened by the report, but not at all surprised. i think some of those figures that you mentioned there in your introduction — let's look at the situation since february of 2021. more than 2,000 people killed. i think there's 11,900 people still in detention as of today. more than 100 people have been tortured to death, and recently in the last

couple of weeks, we saw four activists hanged for the first time in many years in myanmar. thejunta is kind of waging a waragainst some of its own people. air strikes in rural areas, scorched earth policy in minority ethnic areas and mass repression and killings. so, that's kind of what this un report says. it says this is what's going on, these are crimes against humanity and the perpetrators need to be held accountable, and here's the evidence. and i think that's a positive thing that the report says that. simon, at the risk of the labelling the point, simon, at the risk of the labouring the point, what difference does the report like this actually makes? because it's unlikely that the junta will pay any attention will the international community do anything more than what we've seen so far, which, frankly, isn't very much? right. i doubt very much is going to be a part of

general min aung hlaing's reading material. he will want to ignore it. but the junta does actually pay attention to what the rest of the world says and it does crave legitimacy, and this report, if nothing else, deprives it of that legitimacy. i think it also should help to increase the pressure on thejunta, keeping in mind that there has not been enough international action, but since the coup, we saw some businesses cut ties with these corrupt, miltary—run conglomerates that kind of ruled the economy in myanmar, saying there could be no business as usual. we have seen some states pose sanctions. we have seen some states impose sanctions. there should be more, but some have done so. and some have recognised the national unity government, which is the elective officials rather than ones who the coup simply says are now the ruling government.

the climate has created this culture of impunity. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: serena williams suggests she's planning to retire from tennis after the us open — having dominated the women's game for almost a quarter of a century. 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 i the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to - 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. our headlines: senior republicans have condemned the unprecedented search of donald trump's mar—a—lago home. the white house insists it only learned of the fbi's action from media reports. the un says there's growing evidence in myanmar of crimes against humanity, committed by the army since it seized power in a coup last year.

south korea has experienced its heaviest rainfall in 80 years, with floodwaters submerging roads in the capital seoul. at least eight people have died, including three who were living in a basement apartment. our correspondent, jean mackenzie, reports from seoul. flood will filling the city from the underground up, the rain is relentless, the flooding sudden. street submerged, then cars, buses. this morning people struggle to make sense of the destruction that scatters the city, as if part of a film set. but this is the scene of real tragedy. living on the ground behind these tiny windows were two sisters and one of the

13—year—old daughter's. as water submerged their home, they were trapped and around. these are semi— basement apartments were made famous by the oscar—winning film parasite. delete family tried desperately to follow water out of their home during a torrential downpour. today's outcome is far worse. this woman has lived above the family for ten years. by the time he arrived home last night their home was covered. translation: ifeel their home was covered. translation: i feel devastated about this tragedy. five ——if i had come home earlier perhaps i could have saved them. i have a lot of regrets.— lot of regrets. early other country's _ lot of regrets. early other country's president - lot of regrets. early other| country's president visited lot of regrets. early other - country's president visited the apartment is w flooded so fast, the residents tell him, injust ten minutes. the fact that south korea's president visited the apartment this morning shows how significant these deaths are. they are a reminder

that away from the glitzy and upmarket neighbourhoods nearby, there are still hundreds of koreans who are living in these basement apartments that are not safe. heavy rains are common during the summer here but this year they have lasted longer than usual, a consequence of climate change it is suggested. with more on soul and its people are vulnerable. — with more on the way. more extreme weather,this time in several parts of europe, where wildfires are burning, and another heatwave is forecast in the coming days. in southern france, 3,000 people have been evacuated from an area near toulouse where seven square kilometres of woodland are on fire. and now, there are warnings that france is facing its worst drought on record, as our correspondent mark lowen reports from the loire. the loire valley is called the garden of france, but this

garden is wilting. melting under a fourth heatwave, france is gripped by its worst drought ever recorded. this man's crops would feed 100 families, are stunted, his potato yields down by a half a of hosepipe bans and weeks with no rain. translation: eitherthe translation: either the vegetables were translation: eitherthe vegetables were die of first or they will not develop in this crucial period of growth. the son is evaporating what little water we have left. i have never seen anything like this in my 22 years here. if it is not rain the next months, it will be a disaster.— not rain the next months, it will be a disaster. omits the ulobal will be a disaster. omits the global food _ will be a disaster. omits the global food crisis, _ will be a disaster. omits the global food crisis, another. global food crisis, another breadbasket, globalfood crisis, another breadbasket, france, showing worrying signs. its corn production is forecast to drop by 18% with the drought, weed and animal feed also falling. our planet is not weathering the storm. our planet is not weathering the storm-— our planet is not weathering the storm. ~ ., . ., ., , the storm. the ukraine war has shown how _ the storm. the ukraine war has shown how countries _ the storm. the ukraine war has shown how countries must - the storm. the ukraine war has i shown how countries must become more independent with their

food production. with the conflict and our climate change bringing farming to its knees, there are big questions about how we will feed our world. today the bridge almost feels like a throwback to another era when abundance and high tides meant no picnicking this lowdown. i shouldn't actually be able to be standing here, this is the middle of the loire river, but you can see how barren it has become. local say that the water has never been so low at this time of the year, a written vital resource for this region is depleting. it's a worry for residents and holidaymakers, their place in the sun under new water restrictions.— the sun under new water restrictions. ., restrictions. even though we en'o restrictions. even though we enjoy the — restrictions. even though we enjoy the garden, _ restrictions. even though we enjoy the garden, it's - restrictions. even though we enjoy the garden, it's a - restrictions. even though we l enjoy the garden, it's a shame not to be able to look after the planet. not to be able to look after the planet-— the planet. were not really usin: the planet. were not really using the _ the planet. were not really using the shower _ the planet. were not really using the shower all - the planet. were not really using the shower all the i the planet. were not really i using the shower all the time, so you — using the shower all the time, so you just use water a bit sparingly. if you don't need, then— sparingly. if you don't need, then you _ sparingly. if you don't need, then you don't use it. it�*s sparingly. if you don't need, then you don't use it. it's the

future, isn't _ then you don't use it. it's the future, isn't it? _ then you don't use it. it's the future, isn't it? the - then you don't use it. it's thej future, isn't it? the children, grandchildren. fin future, isn't it? the children, grandchildren.— future, isn't it? the children, grandchildren. on the fields of france, grandchildren. on the fields of france. the — grandchildren. on the fields of france, the water _ grandchildren. on the fields of france, the water pipes - grandchildren. on the fields of france, the water pipes stand | france, the water pipes stand idle. helpless as our climate warms and our earth bags. the japanese fashion designer issey miyake has died at the age of 8a. he was known for his creative use of technicalfabrics, and designs driven by technology. miyake developed a new way of pleating fabric, by wrapping to his famous �*pleats please�* collection. issey miyake was born in hiroshima, where he witnessed the nuclear bombing in 19a5. earlier i heard from dana thomas, author of fashionopolis: the price of fast fashion and the future of clothes. she knew issey miyake for 30 years, and shared herfondest moments. i loved issey san, as i called him. i met him first about 30 years ago when i was a junior

reporter at the new york times, and i wrote about a fashion show he�*s had where he cast six women, more than 60 years old. one of them was 91 years old, and i thought that was really cool at a time when fashion was not thinking about inclusivity or diversity. but he was always trying to make fashion more democratic and more accessible. and fashion businesses often talk about the democratisation of luxury, and for them, that means putting logos on handbags and selling them for $200 apiece to the middle market consumers, but issey was about taking ideas and translating it into something everyone could wear, like his collection pleats please, which was rooted in ancient greece togas and the fortuity pleaded council of venice, but he made them available for anyone who could buy it.

it was pleated like ancient greece. amazing creations. really works of art, weren�*t they, dana? i just want to point to this tweet for our viewers that i think you wrote a little while back, saying you knew him for 30 years. you called him a futurist, and said you will obviously miss him greatly. i�*m interested in that word that you used and indicating the vision that he had for a different kind of passion, perhaps. yes, i mean... i saw him a couple times in tokyo and whenever he came to paris, and he would talk about for him, the most modern and futuristic thing you can do was to dress everyone in really beautiful clothes. they shouldn�*t just be

for the elite and the wealthy. tennis star, serena williams has announced plans to retire from the sport she�*s dominated for much of her career. in an article for vogue magazine, the american, 23 time grand slam champion, said, she didn�*t like the word �*retirement�* but would be �*evolving away from tennis�* after the us open, which starts later his month. in an instagram post she said:. "there comes a time in life, when we have to decide to move in a different direction." she also went on to say "now, the countdown has begun. i have to focus on being a mum, my spiritual goals and finally discovering a different, butjust exciting serena. i�*m gonna relish these next few weeks." the forty year old won her latest match at the toronto open on monday. afterwards she was asked about her motivations to carry on playing. this is how she answered. i don�*t know, i guess there is just a light at the end of the

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he said that his current indeed. i don�*t know if that was how i would find my balance in life, and that takes us to the end of the programme, do stay with us. hello. our spell of largely dry and increasingly hot weather is set to continue for the rest of this week. over the next few days, we see those heatwave conditions building and hardly any rain in the forecast. just the far northwest of scotland, where we see a weather front close by, we�*ll see a little bit of rain, but for the rest of us, high pressure dominates. as that high pressure shifts its way slightly more towards the east, that will draw in this really hot air from the near continent, so particularly by the time we get to thursday and friday, we�*ll see those temperatures soaring, particularly across a good part of england and wales. temperatures to start your wednesday morning between about 11—15 in our towns and cities, a touch lower in the countryside first thing. lots of hot sunshine on the cards for wednesday,

that weather front bringing a bit more cloud to the far northwest, bit of rain for the western isles, perhaps. but temperatures in england, scotland and northern ireland in the mid—20s, but down towards the south and southeast, 30—31 degrees pretty widely. then, from thursday onwards, that�*s when that amber extreme heat warning kicks in across a good part of england and into eastern wales as well. but wherever you are, you can feel the heat and disruption due to the those high temperatures in terms of health problems, potentially transport problems as well. so, thursday, another hot, dry day away from the northwest of scotland, and temperatures widely in the mid—to—high 20s in the north, mid—30s in the south. 3a, possibly 35 degrees on thursday, could be even a degree or so hotter than that as we head on into friday. again, a bit more cloud and rain for the western isles, highlands, northern isles as well where it�*s a little bit cooler, but most of us baking in that hot sunshine, so the mid—20s to mid—30s during the course of friday. if we zoom into the hottest spots — probably across parts of central and southern england, just into wales as well — somewhere here could see 36 degrees on friday. and looking towards the weekend, perhaps a degree or so hotter

than that into saturday. so, warm sunshine once again lasting for many of us through the course of the weekend. we are hopeful that things will start to change a little bit later on sunday, particularly overnight into monday. a few thunderstorms developing across france, which could really do with the rainfall, and then they look like they will develop more widely across the uk, but still quite a lot of uncertainty at this stage about exactly when and if those thunderstorms are coming. but we�*re hopeful that, into next week, things will start to turn cooler with an increasing chance of rain. bye— bye.

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