a few hours left to reach a pay agreement. morocco's government pledges to rebuild 50,000 homes, a week after the earthquake which killed 3,000 and left 8,000 injured. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. in a major escalation of a long running investigation, hunter biden, us presidentjoe biden�*s son, has been indicted on federal charges. hunter biden was indicted by a delaware grand jury on three counts of lying when buying a fiream. it's the first time that a child of a sitting us president has been criminally prosecuted. the case is on track for a possible high—stakes trial as the 2024 election looms. the 53—year—old's attorneys have pushed back against the charges.

he faces accusations of: hunter biden�*s attorney slammed the charges saying they were not warranted six weeks ago. in a statement to cbs, his attorney added: the bbc�*s gary 0'donoghue is at the white house with more on the case and the political fallout. well, these gun charges go back to 2018 when hunter biden was a self—confessed drug addict and he at that time filled in a couple of forms, say the prosecution, on which he lied about being a drug addict and then bought a .38 revolver

which he possessed for 11 days before his then—girlfriend threw it in a dumpster. now, hunter biden believed he'd reached a plea deal with prosecutors back injuly in which he would avoid prison on these charges and some misdemeanor tax charges. but that deal all fell about, and that's why we're here today with this indictment. he could still face further charges. we don't know whether prosecutors are going to do that at this stage. there's been no reaction so far from joe biden and the white house. we know that matters to do with his family, famously rile up the president. so he's not likely to be pleased about this. and of course, it does come in the week when congressional republicans have begun their impeachment inquiry intojoe biden, in particular, his connections to his son's business affairs while he was vice president. that all will present a political problem for democrats, no doubt.

but of course, the republicans have problems of their own with their leading candidate for the nominee for the republican nomination, donald trump, who's also facing 91 separate criminal charges in state and federal courts. 2024 may be a big presidential election year, but a lot of people are going to be spending a lot of time in courtrooms. gary 0'donoghue there. well, joe moreno is a former federal prosecutor, and in the last hour i asked him whether hunter biden will be able to cut a deal, or will he face jail time. i think he makes a deal. i don't think you wants a drawn—out, embarrassing spectacle for his father and since prosecutors were so willing to make a few months ago i think he can get a good one if he tries. hunter biden has been a frequent target for the president's republican critics. and for some, thursday�*s charges didn't go far enough. house oversight committee chairmanjames comer said in a statement:

representative andy biggs, wrote: the charges add to a rough week for presidentjoe biden who is running for re—election while facing a republican—led impeachment inquiry in the us house of representatives. it bears reminding that republican congressional investigators have not found any concrete evidence of misconduct by president biden. earlier i spoke to washington post live anchor and political reporter leigh ann caldwell, the last few weeks with joe biden has been very tough.

a strike at the three biggest us carmakers could be announced in just hours. little progress was made on thursday during talks in the hours before labor contracts expire. if the united auto workers strike demands are not met, union president shawn fain says strikes will take place targeted plants. it's possible for all 146,000 union members to walk out over time. among the union's demands includes a 36 percent wage increase over four years. automakers have responded with wage increases ranging from 17 and a half to 20 percent over a 4 and a half year contract. live now to the bbcs north america business correspondent michelle fleury who is in detroit. (i.michelle, what is the latest? any sign of a deal being done? if you judge by the rhetoric and we heard earlier today it

seems pretty unlikely. in part the car—makers have said they had at the office to make it more generous but the unions have said it simply wasn't enoughin have said it simply wasn't enough in the two sides remain far apart and enough in the two sides remain farapartand right enough in the two sides remain far apart and right now we are waiting for the president... michelle, i want to interrupt you. let's go live and take a listen to what the union representative is saying. ear and solidarity _ representative is saying. ear and solidarity house and leading into the final hours of the strike deadline we have been — the strike deadline we have been working hard to reach a deal— been working hard to reach a deal with_ been working hard to reach a deal with economic and social justice — deal with economic and social justice for our members and we have _ justice for our members and we have been— justice for our members and we have been firm. we are committed to winning an agreement with the big three that reflects the incredible sacrifice and contributions that — sacrifice and contributions that uaw members have made to these _ that uaw members have made to these companies. we've been open — these companies. we've been open the _ these companies. we've been open. the companies, the members in the public know that what _ members in the public know that what we've been fighting for, and we've been clear, that

midnight on the evening of september the 14th is a deadline. uaw family, that deadline. uaw family, that deadline is nearly here. tonight, for the first time in our— tonight, for the first time in our history, we will strike, all three _ our history, we will strike, all three of the big three at once — all three of the big three at once. we are using a new strategy. _ once. we are using a new strategy, the stand—up strike. we will— strategy, the stand—up strike. we will call on select facilities, localzero we will call on select facilities, local zero units, to stand _ facilities, local zero units, to stand up and go on strike. tonight— to stand up and go on strike. tonight we call on three units to stand — tonight we call on three units to stand up and go on strike at midnight _ to stand up and go on strike at midnight. if we do not reach a tentative _ midnight. if we do not reach a tentative agreement in the next two hours. we are calling on gm, — two hours. we are calling on gm, wentzville assembly, local 2250 _ gm, wentzville assembly, local 2250 and region four to stand up 2250 and region four to stand up and — 2250 and region four to stand up and strike. we are calling on stitt— up and strike. we are calling on still lantus to lead the assembly complex, local 12 and

region— assembly complex, local 12 and region to — assembly complex, local 12 and region to be to stand up and strike — region to be to stand up and strike and we are calling on ford. — strike and we are calling on ford. the _ strike and we are calling on ford, the michigan assembly plant. — ford, the michigan assembly plant, final assembly and paint only, _ plant, final assembly and paint only, local 900 and region one a to stand _ only, local 900 and region one a to stand up and strike. these three _ a to stand up and strike. these three units— a to stand up and strike. these three units are being called a stand-up _ three units are being called a stand—up —— are being called to stand—up —— are being called to stand up— stand—up —— are being called to stand up and walk out on strike tonight — stand up and walk out on strike tonight. the locals who are not yetioined _ tonight. the locals who are not yetjoined to go tonight. the locals who are not yet joined to go the tonight. the locals who are not yetjoined to go the stand—up strike — yetjoined to go the stand—up strike are _ yetjoined to go the stand—up strike are unexpired agreement, no contract extensions. although the contract it's expired, most of your contract is to— expired, most of your contract is to listen— expired, most of your contract is to listen effect. management cannot— is to listen effect. management cannot change terms and conditions of work in your workplace. you do not become an employee — workplace. you do not become an employee at will. you cannot be fired _ employee at will. you cannot be fired or— employee at will. you cannot be fired or disciplined for no reason _ fired or disciplined for no reason. this strategy will keep the companies guessing. it will

-ive the companies guessing. it will give our— the companies guessing. it will give our national negotiators maximum leveraged and flexibility in bargaining. and if we — flexibility in bargaining. and if we need to go all out, we with — if we need to go all out, we will. everything is on the table _ will. everything is on the table i— will. everything is on the table. i encourage you to visit the uae — table. i encourage you to visit the uae website for everything you need to know about working under _ you need to know about working under expired contract. no ntatter— under expired contract. no matter what, all of us need to keep— matter what, all of us need to keep organising, rallies, protests, red shirt days and community events. we must show the companies you are ready to 'oin the companies you are ready to join the — the companies you are ready to join the stand—up strike at a nronrents— join the stand—up strike at a moment's notice and we must show— moment's notice and we must show the _ moment's notice and we must show the world that our fight is a righteous fight. again, tonight— is a righteous fight. again, tonight at midnight, gm wentzville assembly, region four, — wentzville assembly, region four, the toledo assembly complex, local 12, and four, the toledo assembly complex, local12, and region to be — complex, local12, and region

to be and _ complex, local12, and region to be and ford michigan assembly plant, final assembly and paint only, local 900 and region— and paint only, local 900 and region won a all stand up and walk— region won a all stand up and walk out— region won a all stand up and walk out on strike. the rest of us will— walk out on strike. the rest of us will keep organising and supporting them on the picket iine~ _ supporting them on the picket line if— supporting them on the picket line. if we strike tonight, i will— line. if we strike tonight, i will see _ line. if we strike tonight, i will see you on the picket line at michelin assembly at midnight. tomorrow, we will be holding — midnight. tomorrow, we will be holding a — midnight. tomorrow, we will be holding a mass rally at the ford — holding a mass rally at the ford building in downtown detroit at 4pm. and we will show— detroit at 4pm. and we will show our— detroit at 4pm. and we will show our strength and unity on the first— show our strength and unity on the first day of this historic action _ the first day of this historic action. all options remain on the table _ action. all options remain on the table. national union ship will determine the appropriate targets— will determine the appropriate targets and timing for further stand—up strike action. this is our generation's defining moment. the money is there, the causes _ moment. the money is there, the causes righteous, the world is watching _ causes righteous, the world is

watching. in the uaw, we are ready— watching. in the uaw, we are ready to — watching. in the uaw, we are ready to stand up. this is our defining _ ready to stand up. this is our defining moment. thank you. so, the president of the united auto — the president of the united auto workers union making a live statement on facebook live from _ live statement on facebook live from detroit explaining what is going — from detroit explaining what is going to — from detroit explaining what is going to happen injust under two hours' time when the midnight deadline expires. that is if the union _ midnight deadline expires. that is if the union has _ midnight deadline expires. trust is if the union has not done a deal with the big three, the big car—makers based in detroit. some very strong words and we can go to michelle who is still with us therefore in detroit. two august through again what he said. he is going to initiate a stand—up strike affecting three unions from midnight if no deal is done. that's right in the three plants fact are general motors based in maggiore and then a

fist facility in toledo where some of the wranglers are made and historically the plant has been part of chrysler and in the state of michigan they are saying that the ford at michelin plant will be affected but it will only be a final assembly and paint workers who will be part of what the union is calling a stand—up strike and it's the strategy to limit the target for certain key facilities. the idea is to put pressure on the car—makers so a deal can be done while conserving the energy and not putting their workers through too much pain and trying to be strategic and it's risky and it remains to see how the car—makers will respond to this. this is an historic moment as shawn fain said and it's not happened that workers are all three of the big three have gone on strike at the same

time and he had some strong words about everything being on the table and sticking with the fight till they get what they want. ., . fight till they get what they want. . , . . . want. he was calling it a fight for a generation _ want. he was calling it a fight for a generation and - want. he was calling it a fight for a generation and certainly| for a generation and certainly that's reflected in the rhetoric i have heard from the workers we've been speaking to. they describe it to me as a fight for the middle class and you have to remember president biden frequently says that that it is manufacturing that has helped build america's middle class, the auto workers that have helped build the middle class and right now they are potentially about to go on strike. if you base it on what we just heard, strike. if you base it on what wejust heard, it strike. if you base it on what we just heard, it doesn't seem like the two sides are close to an agreement and it is tough talk from shawn fain who says he will appear at midnight on the picket line with the workers in ford michigan and we will see how it plays out but it is a strike we had not seen

in generations and as he pointed out this is the first time in the history of the union that a strike has been called on all three of the american car—makers simultaneously. american car-makers simultaneously.- american car-makers simultaneously. american car-makers simultaneousl . ~ ., simultaneously. we saw earlier in the evening _ simultaneously. we saw earlier in the evening that _ simultaneously. we saw earlier in the evening that president . in the evening that president biden had spoken to shawn fain and the uaw leadership and also to the bosses of the car manufacturers. it's unusualfor manufacturers. it's unusual for a manufacturers. it's unusualfor a president to intervene like this but are we expecting any movement at all? he this but are we expecting any movement at all?— this but are we expecting any movement at all? he is the most pro-union _ movement at all? he is the most pro-union leader _ movement at all? he is the most pro-union leader we've _ movement at all? he is the most pro-union leader we've seen, - movement at all? he is the most pro-union leader we've seen, or| pro—union leader we've seen, or that's how he likes to tout himself in the idea that under his watch she would see a strike that potentially has such a huge implication for the broader economy because of the shutdown goes on and lasts for an extended period of time there is concern about what it will mean for suppliers to these car companies and for

local dealerships and there are talks whether it will push up car prices and suppliers will find themselves in difficulties. and i understand the white house has been speaking to them to see the assistance they need but if you think back to the recent big strike on the cards, that will involve the railroads in the present have the authority to demand work not strike on the presidents and have that power when it comes to the car—makers. it's between the two parties and what they can do is apply leveraged and that appears to be the case and they seem to be saying that to the car—makers to keep them at the table but at the moment it seems most sides are far apart and it's notjust about money and it's notjust about money and be seen in the last few days the companies increase the pay offer and a lot of it goes beyond that. there is anger over things like tears where

senior workers can earn 25% for the same work as junior workers and anger over cost of living adjustments and pay increases to meet inflation. it ties back to meet inflation. it ties back to the 2008 financial crisis when workers feel they made sacrifices to help save the country —— companies but don't feel they've been repaid at the time of the companies in their eyes, have made profits. they are saying they are asking for theirfair share are saying they are asking for theirfairshare and are saying they are asking for theirfair share and the money is there but the car—makers say they are trying to deal with they are trying to deal with the cost of electrification. so how these two sides come closer, it's hard to see now. 0k, we will keep a watch to see if a deal is done but thank you for that. let's look at some other stories making news

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says he'll attend the united nations�* annual gathering of world leaders next week in new york to help bolster international support for his country's fight against russia. a source familiar with zelenskyy�*s plans confirms he's expected to meet president biden during his visit to the us, according to our partner cbs news. russia is expelling two us embassy employees, accusing them of working with a russian national that the kremlin had previously accused of spying. russia's foreign ministry says the two diplomats conducted "illegal activities by liaising with a russian citizen" and that they must leave the country within seven days. the us state department has rejected the allegations. the father, stepmother and uncle of a ten year old girl who was found dead at her home in england last month have been charged with her murder. they were arrested wednesday evening at gatwick airport as they disembarked a flight from dubai. the three left britain for pakistan the day before police found her body.

in brazil: the first person tried there for storming government buildings back injanuary has been given a 17 year prison sentence. the riots shook brazil's capital after the presidential election, with many supporters of the previous president jair bolsonaro refusing to accept that he lost. our correspondent katy watson has more. this is the first of what is expected to be many sentences connected to january the 8th which came a week after luna da silva took power as president and came just after the october elections in which jaya bolsa scenario lost, very divisive elections and it was those supporters who ransacked, buildings and those visions of total chaos and damaged arc words are seared in the minds of many brazilians and will be for many years to come. and it was a point in which many brazilians feared for the future of the country's democracy but on their opening day of the trials, prosecutors said that brazil had turned the

page on the day of the coup. i spoke to a man who is 51, arrested in the senate, wearing a t—shirt promoting military intervention and had filmed footage praising people who had broken into the senate and has been accused or sentenced for several crimes and i will read them out. including attempting a coup, violent uprising against the rule of law, armed criminal conspiracy and damage to cultural and patrimonial heritage and for all of that he was sentenced to 17 years. he has denied wrongdoing and said that he assumed the processed would be peaceful but the court rejected that and said that one judge said it was impossible for anyone with a healthy conscience to believe after openly inciting a coup that they were there just for a trip to the park. but overall there were more than a thousand people with crimes, accused of crimes relating to january the 8th and it expected they will be sentenced in the coming months, towards

the end the year. conservative are meeting in budapest for a global summit on encouraging couples to have more children. hungary's population has been on decline since the 1980s, but right—wing prime minister viktor 0rban says he's determined to reverse that. bbc correspondent nick thorpe has more from budapest. this budapest demographic survey, the fifth of its time is a chance of the hungarian government to showcase some of the financial incentives, loans and grants, is given to young married couples to have more babies. they say those policies have been very successful and a hundred and 60,000 extra babies have been born that would not have been born that would not have otherwise been born. numbers which are of course a little difficult to verify. it's also a chance for the hungarian government to rub shoulders and network with other conservative leaders and foreign policy makers from

around the world. the canadian clinical psychologist, jordan pietersen, was here as was the italian prime minister giorgio maloney, who strongly praised hungary's policies and said italy would try to adopt many of them. also this conference has not taken place without some criticisms from hungarian society, from the more liberal and left—wing side. 0ne leading sociologist said that by putting so much money into just a family policy is eaten is neglecting all the other kinds of welfare payments and is punishing poor or other vulnerable groups who don't have children. critics also point out that in the 13 years since victor 0rban came to power in 2010, the hungarian population has actually fallen by 400,000.

morocco's government says it will rebuild about fifty—thousand homes damaged by last week's earthquake. authorities say they'll provide more than 13—thousand—dollars for each home that was completedly destroyed and now needs reconstruction. they'll also offer eight thousand for those partially damaged. this is one of the examples of destruction that could be observed in marrakesh after the deadly earthquake that struck morocco on friday evening. marrakesh is a touristic city and here i am walking in the square which is a very popular tourist attraction and in the morning a lot of people actually felt a tremor with a magnitude of 4.6. the tremor was mainly felt in remote mountainous areas, especially in the provinces of houses, but a lot of people who i've spoken of said they've had to speak to some of the local moroccans.

he speaks his own language basically he was telling me that they felt the aftershock this morning and what happened was that they started to be prepared for more after shocks, but he's told me that he is feeling a bit concerned about the fact there might be another earthquake or some trauma that a lot of people feel because of the earthquake that struck the city on friday. politicians in libya are demanding an official investigation into floods that wiped out parts of the city of derna.

0fficials estimate that about thirty thousand people have been left homeless. many libyans have blamed poor infrastructure maintenance. the united nations has also criticised the country's alert system. the bbc�*s middle east correspondent anna foster in benghazi with more. the death toll has been rising day after day and the mayor has said he believes as many as 20,000 people could have been killed by that wall of water that came barrelling through the city. we know to damn is designed to hold back water of the scale and volume were destroyed by the power of it and when you look at those extraordinary heartbreaking pictures you can really see the force of the water and the way it has carved the land away in the way cars have been picked up and thrown to one side and the way whole buildings often with entire sleeping families inside have been washed away. it really shows you the scale of what libya is having to deal with and it is clear here in benghazi, the closest airport,

particularly to derna, you start to see while the aid has been promised only slowly making its way, it's been no means on the scale to deal with people need because many more have been injured, many thousands more have been displaced in this country with its infrastructure almost completely destroyed by more than a decade of conflict in these in no position to deal with the situation, the catastrophic situation it's now finding itself in. stay with us here on bbc news hello. the weather is looking a little

mixed over the next few days. certainly some sunshine on offer and really quite warm weather in the south of the country, but the further north you are, you're more likely to run into the cloud with some outbreaks of rain. and that's exactly what's happening right now. if we look at the satellite picture, you can see a weather front there spreading across ireland into more central parts of the uk. so here it's the case of thicker cloud and some outbreaks of rain. to the south of the weather front we've got that warmer, more humid air spreading in from spain and also france and that will be in place across most of england and wales through friday. so here's the forecast then through the early hours, you can see where the rain is and the cloudier conditions for the north. in the south, it's warmer and clearer temperatures of around 12—14 degrees celsius, fresher there in the glens of scotland, around 5—7 degrees celsius. so in the morning it's cloudy and rainy across the far north of england, parts of northern ireland, the south of scotland, though the north of scotland is fine in the morning.

and then further south across england and wales, i think through the course of the morning, into the afternoon, we'lljust see fair weather, cloud building. it will be a really warm day. temperatures in the low to mid 20s, 22 for birmingham, 20 for norwich and london could get up to about 26. for the north, only around 14 degrees. now on saturday the weather front still with us. it's kind of stuck in this area of high pressure, very little wind to move things around. so it'll be here until it reallyjust rains itself out. so thick of cloud and spots of rain through this part of the country. notice the blobs of blue here, the potential for one or two showers and thunderstorms later in the day. but on the whole, it's a dry day for most of us, at least. really warm in the south—east, again, 26 or seven degrees with that continental influence and the fraction higher, i think in the north. now on the showers and thunderstorms, they really get going i think on sunday spreading in initially to south—western and western areas and they'll probably move further north and east. frequent lightning,

gusty winds, maybe hail, that sort of thing. so it could be quite lively for some of us, at least later on sunday. lower temperatures in the south on sunday, slightly higher in the north. now, here's the outlook then — we've got a couple of really warm days then across more southern parts of the uk. but after that, the temperatures are closer to the seasonal norm. and the weather, well, of course, a little more unsettled with rain and showers at times. bye— bye.

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