it isa it is a great to have you with us. donald trump is set to make history once again as the only former president to be charged with a federal crime. he arrived in florida earlier today, as he prepares for his tuesday court appearance, where he is expected to plead not guilty to dozens of charges relating to the mishandling of classified information. and this evening, he was seen at the steakhouse at the trump national doral, his hotel and resort in the miami area where he will be staying overnight, according to aides. special counseljack smith also touched down in miami this evening ahead of tuesday�*s arraignment. among the 37 counts he faces are the willful retention of national defense information and conspiracy to obstruct justice. it's in connection with the discovery of boxes of classified documents at his residence in mar—a—lago, dating back to his time in the white house. trump maintains his innocence and says he will fight the allegations. earlier, i spoke with bob costa, chief election and campaign correspondent for cbs news donald trump's legal team has been taking shape last minute

ahead of this arraignment. what challenges do you think we can expect to see them put forward? good evening from here in miami. from president trump is at his nearby resort tnight, from president trump is at his nearby resort tonight, at doral, meeting with his lawyers and his political advisers and at this late hour they are still trying to finalise what his legal team is going to look like when it arrives here on tuesday afternoon for this historic arraignment. just last week, after trump was indicted, two of the top attorneys on trump's team decided to leave abruptly. and trump is now turning to a long—time veteran criminal defence lawyer, named todd blanche to helm his legal operation. but right now we're told from various sources that trump is listening to his aides about bringing soem more is listening to his aides about bringing some more lawyers in to try to bolster his ranks ahead of this showdown. what are the chances they might get this case thrown out? we understand that will be one of the strategies? there is speculation inside trump's inner circle that federaljudge

eileen cannon, who dealt with the special master request in this case, in recent months, is now been assigned to oversee this entire case should it go to trial and they believe she could be favourable because she was appointed by former president trump. at this point she has not recused herself and there is no push from the prosecutors to have her do so. though certainly some trump critics and legal observers have wondered about her being over the trail. at this point trump does feel favourable according to people close to him about his legal standing and he will essentially argue should it ever get to trial that he has executive privilege to have these documents. what do we know about the evidence at this point that the prosecutions will lay out? the indictment that was released last week and handed up to the court, this was very detailed from the special counseljack smith. this was notjust a sweeping broad generalisation about conduct, it was point

by point about different steps trump allegedly took to obstruct an investigation, to illegally retain classified material in the eyes of the government, and so much of the evidence that is going to be presented in this case comes from attorney client conversation, which is highly unusual in american politics, it's highly unusual in the american legal system but this is because a federal judge in brief ruled that conversations between trump and his former lawyer evan corcoran had to be offered to prosecutors as part of their show of evidence because prosecutors believe trump might have had criminal intent when he had his conversations about how to handle a federal subpoena. we did here from miami's mayor early in the day, how concerned are authorities there about the possibility of unrest? they are concerned. you can feel right now that miami is on a bit of an edge tonight. the police are roaming around the federal courthouse.

there is police tape blocking people from getting too close to the building but in other ways miami is going about its business. people are out here, going to dinner, taking walks in downtown miami. there is a sense that while there could be protest, because trump is quickly returning to newjersey on tuesday night to speak to supporters that, that miami will quickly not become the key spot in this story. if this does move ahead to be a trial, a jury would be made up of residents from florida. how could political dynamics influence of this case? it is hard to say at this point. yes, in recent years florida has been favourable to people like governor ron desantis and trump is now a resident of florida but this is a state that back in 2018 when ron desantis was first running for

government, it had a narrow election. it is a massive and complex state but the trump side believe they could have a better case here with the jury here compared to what they are going to face in new york where he has the hush money trial looming. how united are republicans with mr trump in calling this indictment a weaponisation of thejudicial system? when you just take a quick step by the republican reaction, it all seems to be about the same that we have seen from prior trump legal challenges, whether it was two impeachments in congress or the indictment in new york, they are generally rattling around trump, especially those core voters who have liked the former president over the past decade but if you take a closer look at the republican reaction, you are starting to see some cracks, however narrow, especially at the establishment level.

will he be our standard bearer? can he win a general election? the senator from south dakota said this is very serious. i sat down for example with the georgia governor who has had his differences with trump but he is a conservative and he said republicans right now need to handle themselves appropriately, not to go overboard and have any sort of violence tomorrow. he also said what is in this indictment is serious. that being said, there is widespread belief inside the gop that thejustice department is in someway political. one must question quickly if you can, what political follow—up will they be here for the former president? we saw his ratings actually go up after the indictment in new york. this is one hurricane of many to come, potentially, for trump so do not read too much into the political moment.

trump could be indicted in georgia in august, indicted by the special counsel for the january six investigation and who knows what happens in new york with that trial, all that being said the politics are fluid. great to talk to you, thank you. trump is the first former president ever to face federal charges. as we mentioned, he is accused of 37 criminal counts of unauthorised possession of classified material, obstruction ofjustice and making false statements to law enforcement. accompanied by secret service officers, he is expected to motorcade from a hotel to the wilkie d ferguson court, where his arraignment is scheduled for around 3pm in miami. the entire hearing is set to last about an hour, after which trump will fly back to bedminster. he is then scheduled to give remarks shortly after landing. large crowds of trump's supporters — and opponents — are expected to gather around the court house when he appears on tuesday.

we will have full coverage of the arraignment on tuesday right here on bbc news. ukraine says it's now retaken seven villages as part of its counteroffensive against the russian invasion. the three settlements it says it's liberated are in the southern region of zaporizhzhia, it's also spoken of advances near donetsk further east. mayenijones is in kyiv. the settlements that the ukrainian forces say that they have liberated today are more symbolic than they are an indication of any practical advance or victory on the part of the ukrainian forces. they are very small and they're scattered over a relatively tiny area, but they do show a willingness on the part of the ukrainian authorities to share progress about their counteroffensive after a long period of secrecy and silence. they are focusing at the moment on the areas of donetsk and zaporizhzhia. fighting there is ongoing, trying to reclaim bits of territory. but this counteroffensive is in its very early stages,

it will take a very long time. in america, antony blinken says that if ukraine is to be successful during this counteroffensive, it could give it an advantage in any future negotiations with russia and he says it is willing to lend the country as much support as it needs to help it reach its goals. today nato allies said they would be training ukrainian soldiers in how to fly jets that they have been asking for for the past year, saying that they need some sort of air advantage if they are to win this counteroffensive. but still no confirmation yet as to whether they will receive the aircraft that they've requested. in russia it was a public holiday, it was russia day, and president putin addressing the nation said that at this difficult time for the nation, this public holiday was a reminder to support the local troops that are involved in this "special military operation", as he calls it. the russians saying that they are still very much in control and that they are

pushing back against the ukrainian counteroffensive. they are denying that the ukrainian side has made any progress in this counteroffensive so far and he said that they have suffered great losses. i spoke with connecticut senator chris murphy, who sits on the senate foreign relations committee, about ukraine's counteroffensive and us and nato support. senator murphy, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i want to start with the situation in ukraine. we are seeing the early stages of the ukrainian cou nteroffe nsive. ukraine claims to have recaptured some villages. we see on the other end russia saying it has repelled ukrainian forces. how do you assess this counteroffensive so far? i think it is far too early to assess the success of the counteroffensive. i understand we're going to be hanging on to news coming out of eastern ukraine, sitting on pins and needles, but we will need days if not weeks to understand the scope

of this fight and it will probably be ongoing throughout the entirety of the summer and fall. all i know is we have continued to deliver record amounts of aid and material to the army. they are in a better position than ever to show real success on the battlefield but it remains to be seen whether there can be a significant breakthrough. my guess is that this is going to be a long—term fight. you mentioned this would be a long fight. are you confident that the us and your colleagues, republican colleagues in particular in congress, will be willing to sustain ukraine? i am confident the american people are on board. you're likely to see ukrainian flags fly outside people's houses. even if it has disappeared often from the front pages and prime—time news, people

in america are still very supportive of continuing to help ukraine make this fight. i am worried about the conversation happening inside the republican party. donald trump seems very hostile to continue support for ukraine and other republicans in the senate raised early objection to continuing this funding. i think the russians are watching and vladimir putin may see the coming election in 2024 as existential for him. if donald trump is elected, it would be a different future for vladimir putin. i'm not worried about the american public right now but i am worried about what i'm hearing inside the republican party. there is a nato summit coming up injuly. ukraine want nato membership

is on the cards for ukraine. we spoke to congressman khanna and this is what he said. i believe the president of the united states needs to lead the alliance and the president should provide ukrainians with aid without risking a world war with russia and they have been very prudent about balancing that. do you think ukraine can meet the requirements to enter nato? right now our focus needs to be on helping ukraine win this war. i am open to a conversation about the future of nato but i think sometimes that conversation can be a distraction from the fight on the ground to date. let's be honest, the united states has made clear, we're not putting us troops on the ground inside ukraine. we're not going to get involved, right now, in a direct confrontation between the united states military and the russian military and that means for the time being, ukraine is not going to be a nato

member because if you are a nato member what comes with that is an obligation for the united states to defend you. when it is fight is settled, when either ukraine wins unconditionally or achieves a settlement at the negotiating table, then, as always, we will be up to a conversation about who belongs in nato for the future. but right now, the focus needs to be on helping ukraine win this war. in developments in the us. the former president donald trump was indicted last week and is heading to the miami courthouse. the department ofjustice has been weaponised according to republicans. what do you say to your republican colleagues? there is this popular narrative that i have listened to inside the republican party for the last few days that this isjoe biden levelling charges against donald trump.

that is just not true. this was a grand jury in florida bringing these charges. this was an independent prosecutor bringing these charges. there are other countries around the world, there are weaker democracies than the united states in which a head of state, a prime minister or a president can independently bring charges against a political opponent or bullyjuditial branch or law enforcement into bringing charges but that simply does not happen in the united states were named we should be proud of that. it is simply not true this is president biden politicising thejudicial branch. and the final question, this friday you put together a safer community summit and president biden is going to speak on gun violence. it prioritises things of protection for victims

of domestic violence, under 21 enhanced review process for buying firearms and a few other measures as well. is there anything on the menu you think could pass in federal legislation? last year we passed the first significant gun safety field ——bill to pass congress to be signed by president in 30 years and includes provisions for the summit and i'm glad president biden is coming to connecticut to give the keynote address at it. it is designed to implement that law well. that law by itself is saving thousands of lives in this country. yes, of course, i want there to be universal background checks so everyone has to prove they're not a criminal when buying a gun. by bringing the advocacy community together in hartford withjoe biden amongst its ranks, we really believe we are going to generate additional enthusiasm to try to continue the momentum that we really started last

year with the passage of the first significant gun safety bill in three decades. senator murphy, great to have you with us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. for more stories from across the uk head to the bbc news website. ., , ., , website. today is not 'ust anotherfi website. today is not 'ust another day i website. today is not 'ust another day on i website. today is not 'ust another day on the h website. today is notjust another day on the farm i website. today is notjustl another day on the farm at website. today is notjust - another day on the farm at this dairy. that is thanks to europe, a system that picks up the sounds of birds and logs them by species to build a picture of who is flying in and who is flying out.— picture of who is flying in and who is flying out. pretty much like having — who is flying out. pretty much like having a _ who is flying out. pretty much like having a real— who is flying out. pretty much like having a real human - like having a real human sitting here 24/7 listening when we tell it to listen. if you can hear or a skylark, so can it. ., . ., can it. the artificial intelligence - can it. the artificial intelligence part i can it. the artificial intelligence part of| can it. the artificial- intelligence part of europe is that it learns which birds make which sounds and builds an increasingly detailed database. it means the system becomes more and more capable of

assessing what it eggs up. a healthy wild bird population is key to a healthy farm. and it is notjust monitoring for the sake of it. ai is having a growing impact on how we farm and can be found everywhere from tracking trends in data collected from the movements of the dairy cattle to keeping a tractor moving in a straight line. you're live with bbc news. a new report out from the un shows no improvement in prejudice against women over the past decade. it reveals nine out of ten people of all genders worldwide hold biases towards women. nearly half of people believe men make better political leaders. and that shows, in the fact that the number of women who are heads of state or government has stayed around 10% since 1995. the report also showed women are more skilled and educated than ever before, being more educated than men in 59 countries. but despite that, men still make more money, the average gender income gap is at 39%. women's voices are of

particular importance to chilean author isabel allende. she's been awarded the presidential medal of freedom and has a foundation defending women and girls. that's informed her latest work the wind knows my name, that addresses the separation of migrant children from their families at the us southern border. between 2017 and 2021, 3,900 children were separated from their parents under former president donald trump's zero tolerance policy. and according to the latest figures from the us government in march, nearly one thousand children are still waiting to be reunited with their pa rents. allende spoke to my colleague azadeh moshiri. isabel allende, welcome to the programme and thank you so much forjoining us. i want to start by mentioning that this is a novel, but it talks about things that are truly happening today and sometimes reading the book it felt like you were reading a real warning. i want to read a passage from the book, from

samuel, one of the protagonists who says "nadine always said that indifference was a capital sin that had to be atoned for sooner or later. "she was right. "in his old age the sin of indifference had become a fierce demon that stalked his nightmares and haunted him in moments of loneliness." do you think the average american is unaware of what is happening at the border or do you think it is indifference, as you wrote there? i think it is both. some people don't know and are not interested and some people know but they are powerless to do anything and eventually that turns into total indifference. when we hear numbers, thousands and thousands of people in distress, it does not mean much until you know one story or hear one name, you see a face and then you start to connect with the person and the problem. you have many of those stories in the book. there are several characters, but it is

actually a play about a child during the holocaust that inspired this story and of course that is a unique experience and nothing quite compares to it but what is it about child separation during the holocaust that made you think of the us border? england received 10,000 children without families after the kristallnacht in germany and austria and those children were from jewish families that had a terrible choice of separating from the children and letting them go to an unknown destination to save their lives. and that resonated with me when i saw the play many years ago, a play called kindertransport. and so in 2018 we saw the separation of families at the border of the united states and we saw kids in cages and other families in distress and border patrol officers taking children from their mothers arms.

it was such an appalling thing and it reminded me of the choices of those families. and when it comes to the reality for those families, especially at the border, it is a heated debate in terms of how to respond to the situation. one of the characters in your book, frank, this hotshot american lawyer says we cannotjust open the floodgates and let millions of immigrants and refugees in. he says the hardships they face are not the problem of the us government. that is an argument that several administrations have made, democratic and republican administrations in the united states, that they need to slow the border crossings otherwise it is unmanageable and that some people could take advantage of the us immigration system. what is your response to that? of course it must be regulated but building walls to stop

people from coming is not the solution. the solution is to find ways of accepting immigrants who were needed in this country to do the menial work that no american wants to do for that money, with working permits so that they can come in and then return to their place of origin. and refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants, this problem will not be solved locally unless the problems this problem will not be solved globally unless the problems in the countries of origin are solved. we did not have ukrainian refugees until ukraine was invaded. there were no syrian refugees until there was a civil war. we would not have central american refugees if it was not for the corrupt government and gangs in their own country. people are running away from extreme poverty or extreme violence. in all those conflicts you just mentioned, children are caught in the middle of this and child trauma is at the heart of this

work as well. in the book, samuel, who was a child separated from his family and the holocaust and anita, a blind child separated from her mother as she crosses the us mexico border, they both have very similar symptoms — they wet the bed, they ascribe magical value to tokens that they have for comfort. based on your work with your foundation and what you have seen in america today, do you think children are receiving the physical and emotional support that they need? there are thousands and thousands of people trying to help and trying to give those children as much help as possible. but the trauma is so deep and it will last the whole life. so no matter how much help they receive it will not be enough. thank you so much, isabel allended. her new book is the wind knows my name.

thank you for talking about these issues with us. that is it from washington. we are handing over now to our team in london and we will leave you with these images of the morning in london. hello there. it was a busy old start to our working week — hot and humid for all of us. in fact, it was the warmest day of the year so far, with some late afternoon sunshine across northern ireland, a hot day across southern scotland and, as you can see, in north wales as well, temperatures in the high 20s. northwest england saw a high of 31 degrees as well. that heat and humidity helped to trigger off some sharp, thundery downpours, and you can see in cheshire, the threatening—looking skies, those thunderstorms that threatened to spoil the parade in manchester. now, we had over a couple of inches of rain in highland

scotland from those storms. they were quite widespread with over 7,500 lightning strikes at one point through the middle part of the afternoon. the showers have eased away, but it's still quite a mild start to the day. tuesday morning seeing temperatures into the mid—teens first thing. there'll be plenty of early—morning sunshine to look out for as well. but there will be a change to come — a little bit more cloud just clinging on to the isles of scilly and maybe cornwall, and a few isolated showers, just a few across england and wales — these shouldn't be thundery either. we should see some sharp, thundery downpours perhaps into the west of northern ireland and the far northwest of scotland. but in comparison to monday's weather, it won't be quite as widespread that rain, and it'll still be quite warm. yes, the northern isles, a little cool and cloudy, but 21—27 degrees in scotland, 25 in northern ireland and generally the high 20s across england and wales. now, through the rest of the week, it's going to start to gradually feel less humid.

we keep a lot of dry and sunny weather, though. the reason why we're losing that humidity is the position of the high. the wind direction swings round from a southeasterly to a light easterly direction, so it's not going to produce some cloud coming in off the north sea like we had around a week ago. it's still going to keep a lot of fine, dry weather, but there is a risk of a little bit more cloud into eastern scotland, and maybe some cloud lingering across southwest england as well. but look at the temperatures — still slightly above the average for the time of year. generally around 21—27 degrees the high — that's the 80s — and this dry, settled, sunny theme continues right throughout the week and largely into the weekend. just a slim chance of some rain from monday onwards.

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