and uncertainty in the globe. and uncertainty in niger today after solders announced the overthrow of the country's elected president. lam i am helena lam helena humphries, good to happy with us. former us president donald trump is facing three new charges over his handling of classified documents after he left the white house. federal prosecutors say an indictment on thursday evening, superseding former federal charges made injune to which donald trump has pleaded not guilty. the third defendant has also been named, carlos de oliveira, reportedly the head of maintenance at trump's florida mar—a—lago beach club. today oliviera is alleged to have communicate with other trump employees to attempt to delete security footage. he is expected to appear in a miami courthouse on monday. the indictment details how injune

the oliviera allegedly told a trump employee at mar—a—lago�*s it office that: mrtrump mr trump pozner mrtrump pozner campaign mr trump pozner campaign has responded: on thursday his lawyers reportedly met with federal prosecutors and special counsel jack smith's investigations for efforts to overturn the 320 election, a potential indictment in that case still looming. life to form federal prosecutor sarah chris hoare. you're talking about three new charges being filed against the former president. what you make of them? i former president. what you make of them? ~ , former president. what you make of them? ~' , ., of them? i think there is a few thins of them? i think there is a few things here- — of them? i think there is a few things here. i— of them? i think there is a few things here. i think _ of them? i think there is a few things here. i think this - things here. i think this indictment really continues to show how much information the federal government is getting out of the people close to trump so they just out of the people close to trump so theyjust have gotten,

while they have text messages, they have emailed the judges, they have emailed the judges, they have emailed the judges, they have voice mail, that kind of stuff, but they have got a lot of information from those close to trump and they really built their case based on the information. fix, built their case based on the information.— information. a lot of information - information. a lot of i information apparently appearing to still come in. i want to look at some details in this indictment in this superseding indictment. di olivero told trump employee number four that the boss wanted to have this ability, one of the quotes coming out of the document. how serious is something like that, asking a defendant to delete the server essentially? what view do you think a prosecutor would take of something like that? so think a prosecutor would take of something like that? 50 i of something like that? so i think this — of something like that? so i think this is _ of something like that? so i think this is consistent - of something like that? si i think this is consistent with the information that was already in the indictment but this is a very serious charge. essentially the doj says we issued a subpoena for this surveillance video and then president, former president has

seen not only to try to circumvent the subpoena but they made efforts to delete the video surveillance before turning it over. so i think these are very serious allegations, this adds to the government pozner case and frankly it is evidence that will be pretty compelling before a jury should the case ultimately get there.- ultimately get there. we've also seen — ultimately get there. we've also seen any _ ultimately get there. we've also seen any charge - also seen any charge specifically under the espionage act and that stemmed from a classified document which was reported to be about iran additional trump allegedly showed visitors at his golf course there. we had that mentioned before in the first indictment but it was not charged on specifically. how much gravity do you think something like that carries a loan? , , ., something like that carries a loan? , i, ., i, loan? this is an additional charie loan? this is an additional charge related _ loan? this is an additional charge related to - loan? this is an additional l charge related to something loan? this is an additional - charge related to something we knew that had happened before essentially, so as to be expected, the department of justice is sort of bolstering case as time goes on. their

investigation continues and does not stop at the time the first indictment is filed, so they are showing the former president that they will continue to investigate, they will build the case as we move forward to trial here and frankly i think we can only expect the case to get better as time goes on and we move closer to. as time goes on and we move closer tn— closer to. just pick you up on that, closer to. just pick you up on that. does — closer to. just pick you up on that, does that _ closer to. just pick you up on that, does that mean - that, does that mean potentially we could see further charges as the investigation carries on? i think that is certainly likely. frankly, there may be other individuals wrapped up in this case. there may be additional charges letter to this conduct related to the possession of these documents so we certainly could see it as the case goes on. i could see it as the case goes on. ., ., could see it as the case goes on, ., ., ., . could see it as the case goes on. ., ., ., . ., ., on. i want to touch more on that because _ on. i want to touch more on that because in _ on. i want to touch more on that because in this - on. i want to touch more on that because in this specific| that because in this specific superseding indictment we have seen the mention of a new defendant. if we take a look in

detail at the indictment it said on 26 august 2020 there was a call to trump and employee number five said what is the effect that someone wants to make sure that carlos is good. in response trump employee five told him that de oliveira was loyal and that de oliveira was loyal and that de oliveira would not do anything to affect his relationship with trump so to what extent would you now say that those around trump, anybody in his circle at the time now find themselves in the time now find themselves in the spotlight of the special counseljack smith plasma what's interesting to me is to see which individuals will continue to stay by trump plaza lakeside and which are willing to co—operate with the government and their investigation, and now we have two folks who are charged alongside trump and this indictment.— alongside trump and this indictment. ._ , ., , indictment. there may be others and are those _ indictment. there may be others and are those individuals - and are those individuals willing to go to prison to keep

their silence and fight this case alongside trump? that the big decision they have to make, it's a big ask of them by the former president so they have a lot to discuss with their counsel about that issue. what do ou counsel about that issue. what do you think — counsel about that issue. what do you think about _ counsel about that issue. what do you think about the - counsel about that issue. what do you think about the timing of all of this why do you think that this particular indictment, these additional charges are being filed now? is there anything to that? i charges are being filed now? is there anything to that?- there anything to that? i think it is likely _ there anything to that? i think it is likely that _ there anything to that? i think it is likely that they _ there anything to that? i think it is likely that they were - it is likely that they were ready to be brought. sometimes there is a particular deadline that forces a superseding indictment, a deadline set by a judge or a trial that's coming up judge or a trial that's coming up or the expiration of the grand jury, up or the expiration of the grandjury, but in up or the expiration of the grand jury, but in this case i think the investigation had moved forward to a point where they were able to bring these additional charges and i have no doubt they will continue to

investigate and that we will see what's to come. we will, indeed. but _ see what's to come. we will, indeed. but of— see what's to come. we will, indeed. but of course - see what's to come. we will, indeed. but of course all- see what's to come. we will, | indeed. but of course all eyes are on the date of may when we expect that child to get under way we did expected to get under way in may. do you think this indictment, these further charges could change that potential date and will? i think trump and his team have a good argument that may is very ambitious. he has a lot going on, putting aside the election, but if you look at his criminal troubles and assuming we have another indictment coming out ofjack smith in the coming days or weeks, there is a lot the president has to deal with, a relative of how you feel about the charges, and these constitutionally, the time and ability to prepare for those cases, to assist in his own defence, and so i think he will have valid arguments to put off

these cases. i would be shocked, frankly, if that a state holds, given the fact that this document investigation is ongoing, the fact that we are seeing additional defendants being added to the case, the fact that we may see additional charges down the road. former federal prosecutor, _ charges down the road. former federal prosecutor, sarah - federal prosecutor, sarah krissoff, thank you for being with us. ., ~ krissoff, thank you for being with us. ., ,, , ., close to half of the us is at risk of dangerous heat and us presidentjoe biden is called global warming and existential threat on thursday. july is set to be the hottest month globally for 120,000 years and scientists say that is directly link to the burning of fossil fuels. united nations chief and hannah gutierrez says that global boiling has begun, describing the current intense heat and parts of the northern hemisphere is terrifying and leading the world act. the vast

arts of leading the world act. the vast parts of america, _ leading the world act. the vast parts of america, asia, - leading the world act. the vast parts of america, asia, africa, | parts of america, asia, africa, europe, it is a cruel summer. for the entire planet it is a disaster. and for scientists it is unequivocal, humans are to blame. all this is entirely consistent with predictions and repeated warnings, the only surprise is the speed of the change. climate change is here, it is terrifying, and it is just the beginning. president biden met — just the beginning. president biden met with _ just the beginning. president biden met with the _ just the beginning. president biden met with the mayors l just the beginning. president| biden met with the mayors of san antonio texas and phoenix, arizona to talk climate change on thursday and my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with san antonio's about how the city is coping with the heat.— coping with the heat. thanks forioining — coping with the heat. thanks forjoining us. _ coping with the heat. thanks forjoining us. you _ coping with the heat. thanks forjoining us. you are - coping with the heat. thanks forjoining us. you are part l coping with the heat. thanks| forjoining us. you are part of the president's announcement today. tell us how concrete the measures he announced will help your city. measures he announced will help our ci . ., ~ measures he announced will help our ci . ., ,, vi, measures he announced will help our ci . ., ,, ., measures he announced will help ourci . ., ,, ., i, your city. thank you for having me. the message _ your city. thank you for having me. the message from - your city. thank you for having me. the message from the - your city. thank you for having i me. the message from the white house _ me. the message from the white house was — me. the message from the white house was one of urgency which

is very— house was one of urgency which is very welcome because the heatwave we are experiencing in this country and particularly here — this country and particularly here in_ this country and particularly here in san antonio, texas is at herein san antonio, texas is at an— here in san antonio, texas is at an urgent level. the measures announced today to help _ measures announced today to help backstop benefits to help most — help backstop benefits to help most vulnerable matters of our committee particularly out workers _ committee particularly out workers are very welcome. we are in— workers are very welcome. we are in a — workers are very welcome. we are in a battle with the state to protect local control so we can protect the basic rights of workers. _ can protect the basic rights of workers, so the president's reminded that federal law oversees the protection of workers _ oversees the protection of workers is very welcome. of course — workers is very welcome. of course the investments necessary to mitigate the impacts of heat island effect and the _ impacts of heat island effect and the overall change in climate _ and the overall change in climate is also very welcome. they — climate is also very welcome. they were _ climate is also very welcome. they were taking local efforts to improve tree canopy, mitigate the heat island effect, we are building more resilient _ effect, we are building more resilient infrastructure, shutting down the use of coal, so there — shutting down the use of coal, so there is— shutting down the use of coal, so there is a lot of strategies

that— so there is a lot of strategies that are _ so there is a lot of strategies that are being implemented hand—in—hand with the federal government so that actions announced today are welcome. san antonio has seen his withering heat waves this month and last month. an idea of what it's been like for you and the people of your city.— people of your city. yes, it has been _ people of your city. yes, it has been a _ people of your city. yes, it has been a level— people of your city. yes, it has been a level of- has been a level of intensity thatis has been a level of intensity that is historic. the triple digits, the numbers we are seeing on the temperature gauge are not normal. we're seeing heat indices that are making it just unbearable to be outside. and the duration, the unrelenting nature of the heat is also something that is relatively new for us and we have seen this now negative years, so this is a reality that we are having to face and accommodate through smarter infrastructure, innovation, and the production of our vulnerable members of our community. i vulnerable members of our community-— vulnerable members of our communi . ., ., ., community. i would ask about the power— community. i would ask about the power grid _ community. i would ask about the power grid because - community. i would ask about the power grid because it - community. i would ask about the power grid because it is i the power grid because it is under immense pressure with so

many people staying indoors, cranking up the air—conditioner, and we know the grid failed during that winter blackout two years ago. are you confident that texas is equipped to handle this pressure?— equipped to handle this ressure? ~ �* . , . pressure? we've had experience unfortunately — pressure? we've had experience unfortunately with _ pressure? we've had experience unfortunately with the _ pressure? we've had experience unfortunately with the energy i unfortunately with the energy grid management at the state level and texas and i would be completely candid by saying that i'm unsure. but the local level we made extraordinarily important investments in broadening energy production and implementing more green energy production measures, and let's face it, the state energy bureau recognises it is a solar and wind that have really saved our necks in texas during this heatwave. san antonio has become the number one producer of soul and the state of texas, number five the nation and we are adding to the portfolio. we are adding to the portfolio. we are also ensuring that we implement technologies that are more resilient in the face of

extreme weather. this is very important and keeping the lights on so people can be out of the heat with air—conditioning is extremely important and the energy mix, ensuring we are reducing emissions and build a stronger energy portfolio is important for our state. we are doing that locally and we have to keep doing that at the state level. unfortunately measures going opposite direction in some cases through our state legislature. some cases through our state legislature-— some cases through our state legislature. look at the bigger icture legislature. look at the bigger picture we've _ legislature. look at the bigger picture we've seen _ legislature. look at the bigger picture we've seen a _ legislature. look at the bigger picture we've seen a planet's. picture we've seen a planet's hottest month ever recorded. i know after he got into office you signed a pledge to combat climate change in san antonio and your city about can summer is likely is still be prevented as we are seeing global record—breaking heat waves? i think we need to do what we can to mitigate it. and you what we can action on climate. i mentioned again that we are pending the use of coal in san antonio a0 years ahead of schedule in recognition of that ability and our responsibility,

but we also doing things to mitigate the impacts that are here and part of the new reality. he pleaded illness calls for emergency response through a 50%just calls for emergency response through a 50% just this year and last year was also record—setting year so we have to do things and protecting people now and that is what we're doing by opening calling centres, we 80 around town, we are providing free transportation is for folks who need access and transport of those calling centres, are also building more resilient infrastructure, zeroing in on ways to reduce the urban heat island effect, preserving tree canopy, adding electric charges and single family homes, that's and single family homes, that's a requirement now for new home developments. there are a lot of things to do to correct resilient infrastructure in the face of the new reality, but it does not take away our responsibility to do what we can and do what we can now take action on climate.—

action on climate. mayor, thank ou for action on climate. mayor, thank you forjoining _ action on climate. mayor, thank you forjoining us. _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. time is ticking on the prime minister's pledged to halve inflation by the end of the year, to slow down soaring average prices. when he made that promise, inflation had been at over 10%, so his target is to get it down to around five. richmond in north yorkshire is a historic market town and relies on tourism. with household budgets squeezed, though, are people cutting back on things like mini—breaks and eating out? doesn't seem to be, 2a bedroom hotel, our occupancy levels are anything between 90 and 100% most nights, including the weeknights.— most nights, including the weeknights. most nights, including the weekniihts. , weeknights. there is some good news. weeknights. there is some good news- food _ weeknights. there is some good news. food prices _ weeknights. there is some good news. food prices are _ weeknights. there is some good news. food prices are not - news. food prices are not raising quite as fast as they were, but the average grocery shot is still costing significantly more than it did a year ago,

significantly more than it did a yearago, and many significantly more than it did a year ago, and many are warily wondering when that pressure on household budgets will start to ease. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you are live with bbc news. russian president vladimir putin has welcomed african leaders to the second russia africa summit, currently being held in saint petersburg. now, 32 african nations are attending this time around. this includes 17 heads of state but that is significantly down from the first summit in 2019. that saw a3 leaders attend. now, green has been the biggest topic of the summit, after moscow walked out of the black sea grain initiative. during his opening speech, russia said it will do everything it can to avert a global food it will do everything it can to avert a globalfood crisis, promising large, no cost shipments of grain to six countries. well, the summit has had an unexpected attendee, the head of the wagner masonry

group, yevgeny greg olsen, he was pictured meeting somebody from the central african republic. from the central african republic— from the central african reublic. ~ �* ., republic. well, he wasn't on the official— republic. well, he wasn't on the official lists _ republic. well, he wasn't on the official lists of _ the official lists of participants come as far as we know. he wasn't sitting around a table or at the plenary session, as far as we could see on television, and yet when that extraordinary photograph appeared today of yevgeny prigozhin smiling, shaking hands with an official from the central african republic, apparently in a st petersburg hotel, mr pickles and kind of stole the show on day one of this russia africa summit. it is quite extraordinary, really, when you think thatjust over a month ago, mr prigozhin, the creator of wagner, organised a mutiny insurrection. his wagner fighters were marching on moscow. president putin called this treachery and a stab in the back, and yetjust over a month later, mr prigozhin, who was supposed to leave russia and go to belarus, according to

and go to belarus, according to a deal with the kremlin, he is standing in saint petersburg smiling and shaking hands with an african official. what does this tell us? well, i'm not quite sure. it tells us that russia is quite a complicated place. it also tells us, perhaps, that the kremlin is not in a position to move against mr prigozhin, or perhaps the kremlin has decided that it needs mr prigozhin and wagner in other parts of the world, for example in africa. where wagner paramilitaries are very active. meanwhile, back at the summit, the main part of the summit, the main part of the summit, the main part of the summit, events got off today with fewer heads of state fan at the last russia africa summit, four years ago. that would have been galling for the kremlin. on the other hand, russian officials have been saying it is a difficult situation, and they blame the west, particularly america and france, accusing the west of putting pressure on african leaders not to come to saint

petersburg. leaders not to come to saint petersburg-— leaders not to come to saint petersburi. ., ., , ., ., , petersburg. now, demonstrators have taken _ petersburg. now, demonstrators have taken to — petersburg. now, demonstrators have taken to the _ petersburg. now, demonstrators have taken to the streets - petersburg. now, demonstrators have taken to the streets in - have taken to the streets in niger, with russian flags, pro—russian chanting, a day after soldiers announced the overthrow of the country's elected president. guards shot at protesters outside of the compound where president mohamed bazoum is still being held, and western allies have condemned the situation in niger. here is frank gardner. this is west africa's fifth successful coup in just three years, and it is really pretty bad news for the international community. especially for the us, france but also the region. america has got $100 million drone base there, it is the centre of operations for france, which has only recently moved its bases out of mali, following a coup there come into niger. what does it mean globally? well, it means that the international effort to try and push back al-qaeda and isis

linked insurgent groups is almost certainly going to be weakened. it depends, of course, how long this coup lasts about the future arrangements are for western forces, but almost certainly the wagner group, which is the kremlin backed masonry group, will be looking to profit from this. they have already entrenched themselves in mali, in burkina faso, in the central african republic, they will be looking to do something similar in niger, which is very rich in iranian or, something that will not have escaped the notice of people in the kremlin. for a look at all of this, i want to bring in the ambassador, former us special envoy. a warm welcome to you. thanks for being with us. i want to begin by considering the numbers attending best summit. 17 african heads of state attending this year for stock thatis attending this year for stock that is down substantially, if we take a look at the numbers that attended 2019. a3 at that time. what do you make of that? well, i think time. what do you make of that? well, ithink it time. what do you make of that? well, i think it is the reality

that, for all the lustre that russia can put on on grand occasions, there is the hard reality. the challenges that many african countries face, not only with feeding their people through grain imports, which have been certainly blocked by russia's walking away from the green deal for the black sea grain with ukraine. but also the rise of fertiliser prices and other hardships coming out of russia's war of aggression on ukraine, so i think there is a dissolution, and then the biggest takeaway from the 2019 summit in sochi, where the weapons on display and the offer of military might, well, we have seen the effectiveness of the russian military against ukraine in the last year and a half, so a bit of that lustre is off, and certainly the kremlin will put the best face on it, but they must be smarting from the fact that,

just six months ago, the united states hosted a summit for africa, and a9 countries attended, a6 of them at the head of state or government level. so for someone as sensitive as vladimir putin to slights and to perception and to his image, this isn't good. well, as you say, russia walking out of that green deal is a major blow, particularly to african countries that are dealing with food insecurity right now. we know that president putin made some commitments to send free grain. the european union though essentially saying don't trust president putin when it comes to that. he is misleading african countries, saying that, based on past experiences, russia was unlikely to honour its pledge. what you make of that? ~ �* , its pledge. what you make of that? s 2 its pledge. what you make of that? ~ �*, ., that? well, let's look at the promises — that? well, let's look at the promises made _ that? well, let's look at the promises made by - that? well, let's look at the promises made by putin - that? well, let's look at the promises made by putin in i that? well, let's look at the - promises made by putin in 2019. he promised to more than double russia's trade with africa. at that time it was approximately

$16 billion a year. the latest figures we have for the last year were 17 billion, so nowhere near the $a0 billion figure he pledged. as far as the free grain, it is going to countries that are already closely allied with russia, somalia, eritrea, zimbabwe. hardly known for their good governance, any of these countries, and the amount of 25,000 metric tonnes is almost a joke, 25,000 metric tonnes is almost ajoke, compared 25,000 metric tonnes is almost a joke, compared to africa's needs, and the fact that the withdrawal from the black sea grain initiative boosted the price of russian grain by 15%, so he is making a profit, giving it away. so again, i think africans are well aware of the realities. i think africans are well aware of the realities.— of the realities. i do want to touch on — of the realities. i do want to touch on what _ of the realities. i do want to touch on what we _ of the realities. i do want to touch on what we have - of the realities. i do want to | touch on what we have been seeing unfold in niger in the past a8 hours. i mean, if it is

the case that president bazoum is ultimately deposed, what you think this will mean for the united states and its campaign against islamist militants? i would start, if you wouldn't mind, what it means for niger. this is the country that despite the neighbourhood it is and has managed to have a peaceful transfer of power, democratic elections, it has maintained its constitution up to now so it is a profound tragedy for the people of niger. moreover, there is a lot of talk about mohammed bazoum being a close ally of the united states, of france, a friend of the west. certainly he was all of that but he also had a vision for niger of human development, of agricultural reform, of dealing with the climate shocks. so it is a real tragedy for the people of niger, but of course it is a tragedy for the region in the world. as your correspondent mentioned earlier, the united states and france have key and critical bases there, france

for its counterterrorism operations, the united states advises a nigerien special forces unit, and has drone bases, two of them in fact, so all of that is now certainly going to be put into question and there is no doubt that while russia has played a role in helping them, i doubt they have a direct role in the coup, but certainly the wagner group has had its role in... ambassador, thank you so much for being with us on bbc news. i am a helena humphrey. iam a helena humphrey. thank you for your company. more news at the top of the hour. join me then. hello, there. sunshine and prolonged heat across the uk has been very limited thisjuly, hasn't it? and actually we had once again some contrasting weather

conditions across the country. in fact, in scarborough, in north yorkshire, we had just over a0 millimetres of rain, most of that falling in the afternoon. but, by contrast, once the sunshine broke through across parts of the midlands in warwickshire, we had a high of 26 celsius. we haven't seen temperatures like that since the beginning of the month. now, a quiet story on friday continues, but this low pressure is set to move in from the atlantic for the start of the weekend. it'll be the third weekend we've seen an area of low sitting to the north—west. so make the most of friday's weather — dry with some sunny spells, showers should be fairly isolated, it'll feel quite pleasant, with the sunshine coming through. a quiet story for many, with temperatures generally at around 17 to 23 or 2a degrees, that's 75 fahrenheit. it means there's a potential for another dry day for the cricket at the oval, but there's a further chance of showers on saturday and sunday, some of those are likely to interrupt play, and it's all because of this low that's sitting out to the north—west, the strongest of the winds to the southern flank of that low, the heaviest and sharpest of the showers on saturday, the further north and west you are. there will be a few drifting their way steadily through,

and with blustery winds from a westerly direction, at least they should clear relatively quickly. dodge those showers and keep some sunshine. it'll still be pleasantly warm, 22 or 23 not out of the question. now, moving out of saturday into sunday, our area of low pressure gradually drifts its way steadily eastwards, with another one waiting in the wings. it's going to close out the month on quite an unsettled note. so we'll see a spell of showers drifting their way through north west england, over to east anglia, clouding over with further outbreaks of rain by the end of the day, pushing into northern ireland and west wales. blustery winds for this time of year, once again. they will push the showers through quite quickly. top temperatures on sunday, ranging from 15 to 21 degrees. so into the weekend, no significant change to the trend ofjuly so far — sunshine and showers, breezy at times and disappointing temperatures.

guterres the latest economic data shows continued growth out of the united states, despite ongoing fears of a recession. plus, earnings season is well underway, but for energy

companies, those lower oil and gas prices are taking a toll. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm mariko oi. the big week for us economic news continues, as the us federal reserve's preferred measure of inflation will be released later today. this and more evidence of slowing inflation would boost hopes that the world's biggest economy could be headed for a soft landing. this is as the latest data showed the american economy growing 2.a% in q2, topping expecations. michelle fleury with more. personal consumer expenditures measures how people spend their money. the inflation update is one of the pieces of data watched closely by america's central bank. when federal reserve officials raised rates by a quarter of a percentage point this week by more than two—decade high, they said they would be

watching and monitoring incoming economic reports to decide whether another