welcome to bbc news, i'm david willis. our top stories: welcome to bbc news, i'm david willis.d straightforward', the white house's assessment of a marathon phone call between president biden and his chinese counterpart, xi jinping, in which taiwan was the main focus. 0n the frontline in ukraine, where western weapons are said to be making the difference against the russian invaders. �*let the games commence'. 5,000 athletes from around the world are in birmingahm, in central england, for the start of the commonwealth games. and the return of the tiger, why nepal kept its promise to double its numbers in the last decade.

i'm david willis.ers stormed the palace and set fire to the prime minister's house. we report from the scene in colombo. these protesters want a new beginning for sri lanka, a new political culture so that they will not face a similar economic crisis in this country. the uk defence secretary, ben wallace, rules himself out of the conservative leadership contest — as the field starts to get crowded with eight people now ruling themselves in. as japan grieves for the former prime minister shinzo abe, voting begins in elections for the upper house for the upper house of parliament.

i'm david willis.ky's flash flooding. 0fficials warn the death toll could double. washington's mayor calls for help from the national guard as a protest sees thousands of migrants bussed into the us capital. a0 ukrainian prisoners of war are said to have been killed in a missile attack in russian—controlled donetsk. both sides blame each other. the battle of the footballers' wives comes to an end. rebecca vardy says she's "devastated" after losing her libel case against colleen rooney. and action from day one of the commonwealth games where england's alex yee got the competition's first gold.

this is bbc news: —— i'm david willis. our top stories: �*direct, in—depth, and straightforward'.te house's assessment of a marathon phone call between president biden and his chinese counterpart, xijinping — in which taiwan was the main focus. on the frontline in ukraine — where western weapons are said to be making the difference against the russian invaders. living in fear of further flash flooding. the governor of the american state of kentucky says floods caused by torrential rains have killed eight people. let the games commence. 5,000 athletes from around the world are in birmingham in central england for the start of the commonwealth games. and the return of the tiger. why nepal kept its promise to double its numbers in the last decade. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has spent more than two hours on the phone with his chinese counterpart, xijinping. the two leaders both issued warnings about taiwan — which has once again emerged as a key point of tension, following reports of a possible visit there by the us house speaker nan

i'm david willis. sri lanka's president gotabaya rajapaksa will step down after protesters stormed the palace and set fire to the prime minister's house. we report from the scene in colombo. these protesters want a new beginning for sri lanka, a new political culture so that they will not face a similar economic crisis in this country. the uk defence secretary, ben wallace, rules himself out of the conservative leadership contest — as the field starts to get crowded with eight people now ruling themselves in. as japan grieves for the former prime minister shinzo abe, voting begins in elections for the upper house for the upper house of parliament. i feel very, ifeel very, very, very, very sad. and the sense of loss is just so great that i do not know how to overcome. and in the tennis, elena rybakina wins the women's singles title at wimbledon — the first player from kazakhstan to win a grand slam title. hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. sri lanka's president gotabaya raja

i'm david willis.t killed more than 50 prisoners of war held by russia. in the us, six children are among the 16 people killed in kentucky's flash flooding. 0fficials warn the death toll could double. washington's mayor calls for help from the national guard as a protest sees thousands of migrants bused into the us capital. spain and brazil have reported what are thought to be the first monkeypox—related deaths outside of africa. the battle of the footballers�* wives comes to an end: rebekah vardy says she's "devastated" after losing her libel case against coleen rooney.

this is bbc news: —— i'm david willis. our top stories: �*direct, in—depth, and straightforward'.nt biden and his chinese counterpart, xijinping — in which taiwan was the main focus. 0n the frontline in ukraine — where western weapons are said to be making the difference against the russian invaders. living in fear of further flash flooding. the governor of the american state of kentucky says floods caused by torrential rains have killed eight people. let the games commence. 5,000 athletes from around the world are in birmingham in central england for the start of the commonwealth games.

i'm david willis.ill "bear the consequences" if the house speaker nancy pelosi visits taiwan. presidents xi and biden are due to speak on thursday. the united states says it's offered russia a deal, aimed at freeing the american basketballer, brittney griner. trying to avert a global food crisis — the first ships carrying crucial grain supplies prepare to leave ports in ukraine. he's credited with inspiring the global green movement — tributes are paid to the environmentalist james lovelock, who has died, at the age of 103.

i'm david willis. our top stories: in the us, six children are among the 16 people killed in kentucky's flash flooding. officials warn the death toll could double. washington's mayor calls for help from the national guard as a protest sees thousands of migrants bussed into the us capital. spain and brazil have reported what are thought to be the first monkeypox—related deaths outside of africa. pope francis visits canada's indigenous communities to apologise for the abuse many suffered at schools run by the catholic church. and saying sorry, again. will smith takes to social media to apologise to chris rock for that oscar slap. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of deaths have been reported as unprecedented flash floods hit many parts of the world. in iran, officials say that more than 50 people have died in landslides, while seven people have lost their lives in the united arab emirates. meanwhile, president biden has declared a major disaster in the united states, after 16 people died in kentucky.

i'm david willis.e killed in kentucky's flash flooding. 0fficials warn the death toll could double. washington's mayor calls for help from the national guard as a protest sees thousands of migrants bussed into the us capital. spain and brazil have reported what are thought to be the first monkeypox—related deaths outside of africa. pope francis visits canada's indigenous communities to apologise for the abuse many suffered at schools run by the catholic church. and saying sorry, again.

i'm david willis. our top stories: ukraine asks the un and red cross to investigate a rocket attack that killed more than 50 prisoners of war held by russia. in the us, six children are among the 16 people killed in kentucky's flash flooding. officials warn the death toll could double. washington's mayor calls for help from the national guard as a protest sees thousands of migrants bused into the us capital. spain and brazil have reported what are thought to be the first monkeypox—related deaths outside of africa. the battle of the footballers�* wives comes to an end: rebekah vardy says she's "devastated" after losing her libel case against coleen rooney. welcome to bbc news. the united nations and the red cross have been asked to investigate the deaths of more than 50 ukrainian prisoners of war who were being held at a detention centre in the russian—occupied part of the donetsk region. these are pictures of the rocket attack which is thought to have killed them. ukraine and russia have accused each o

i'm david willis.ct, in—depth, and straightforward: the white house's assessment of a marathon phone call between president biden and his chinese counterpart xi jinping in which taiwan was the main focus. 0n the frontline in ukraine where western weapons are said to be making the difference against the russian invaders. let the games commence: 5,000 athletes from around the world are in birmingahm in central england for the start of the commonwealth games. and the return of the tiger: why nepal kept its promise to double its numbers in the last decade.

welcome to bbc news, i'm david willis. our top stories: the us and chinese presidents are to talk on the phone as bejing warns washington it will bear the consequences if house speaker nancy pelosi visits taiwan. the united states says it's offered russia a deal aimed at freeing the american basketball player brittney griner. trying to avert a global food crisis, the first ships carrying crucial grain supplies prepare to leave ports in ukraine. he's credited with inspiring the global green movement, tributes are paid to the environmentalist james lovelock, who has died at the age of 103. welcome to bbc news. a potential visit to taiwan by the us house speaker nancy pelosi is stirring alarm in presidentjoe biden�*s administration. officials fear the trip may cross red lines for china, and that there's no exit path. beijing, which claims sovereignty over the island, has already issued harsh warnings — even suggesting a possible military response. against this backdrop, president biden is expected to call president xi on thur

i'm david willis. our top stories: in the us, six children are among the 16 people killed in kentucky's flash flooding. officials warn the death toll could double. washington's mayor calls for help from the national guard as a protest sees thousands of migrants bussed into the us capital. a0 ukrainian prisoners of war are said to have been killed in a missile attack in russian—controlled donetsk. both sides blame each other. the battle of the footballers�* wives comes to an end. rebecca vardy says she's "devastated" after losing her libel case against colleen rooney. and action from day one of the commonwealth games where england's alex yee got the competition's first gold. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of people have lost their lives this week in unprecedented flash floods. in iran officials have reported more than 50 people have died in landslides. at least seven people are now known to have died in the united arab emirates. and in kentucky in the united states, at least 16 people have died a

welcome to bbc news, i'm david willis. warns washington it will bear the consequences if house speaker nancy pelosi visits taiwan. the united states says it's offered russia a deal aimed at freeing the american basketball player brittney griner. trying to avert a global food crisis, the first ships carrying crucial grain supplies prepare to leave ports in ukraine. he's credited with inspiring the global green movement, tributes are paid to the environmentalist james lovelock, who has died at the age of 103.

i'm david willis.om the national guard as a protest sees thousands of migrants bussed into the us capital. spain and brazil have reported what are thought to be the first monkeypox—related deaths outside of africa. and saying sorry. will smith goes on social media to apologise to chris rock for that 0scar slap.

though, he might have made a really good start dismissing india's top four batteries including david willielourdes. let's check in at the euros. the final round of group games get under way tomorrow. we'll be live at xxx in a minute and look ahead to northern ireland v england. but first a quick update on the action going on right now. italy are looking to bounce back from their opening game defeat to france. they are playing iceland at manchester city's academy stadium. these are live pictures from bbc two. it was i sent you took an early lead. italy cannot qualify for the quarterfinals. if they lose this match and france win. they have found an equaliser, so 1—1. it is they are in manchester. i am talking about france — belgium, the game later today. so as i say tomorrow it's the final round of group games, england top of their group with two wins from two, play northern ireland who are winless and therefore can't proceed any further in the tournament. the game is at st mary's in southamptn and our reporter jane dougall is there. hello. this is a really tough one, because obviously englan

fani willis to david shaeffer who's the chairman of georgia's republican party.a target letter, but sources tell cnn that shaeffer was previously told that he was a witness, not a target in the probe. so explain the difference and what this letter could mean for shaeffer. >> there's a major difference, now, you know, in federal law i served as you mentioned in your intro as the u.s. attorney here for the northern district of georgia, a target letter is the last step before formal action may be taken against somebody that a grand jury is interested in. sending somebody a witness letter is very different, and i think the district attorney here could have some problems. she is, in fact, indicating to an individual that they should cooperate because they are or may be a witness, and then shifts that to a target. she had better have some pretty good reasons for doing that in the way that she did as opposed to trying to lull a witness into a sense of confidence in being forth coming and then slamming the door on them. you know, not saying it's improper, but she has to

that's a great question, and i'll tell you specifically in this case is because fonny willis previously told david shaffer he was a witness in the investigation. if you're going to change the status of subpoena you may subpoena to go in front of the grand jury, it is incumbent upon you as a prosecutor to be fair about it, let them know, you're not just a witness any longer, you have become apparently over the past couple of months, a target of this investigation now. so it's really out of fairness to the potential witness. >> so ele of course that's suggest they found something that justified the elevation from just a witness to a potential target. what does this letter suggest about the progress of this special grand jury investigation? >> well, victor, this is a major development in this case, and in this investigation. prosecutors do sometimes notify a person you've now become a target, and what that means is that prosecutors have compelling evidence linking that person to commission of a crime and that they believe that person is a pudtive defendant, meaning at this point, a likely defendant.

willis sending a target letter, a specific word here, to georgia gop party chairman david schaeffer. schaeffer has told the january 6th committee that the fake elector's plat phrot in georgia came at the direction of the trump campaign. and yahoo! news first reported this target letter and is also reporting tonight that several other georgia republicans received similar letters warning of possible indictments. now, of course as we all know, georgia is ground zero for investigators when it comes to trump election schemes. the fulton county investigation was prompted because of that infamous phone call, right, it was stprtribed when donald trum called brad raffensperger with this request. >> all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. >> one more than we have. well, that now finally could be what it is that puts trump himself into legal jeopardy. in fact, his former white house lawyer, ty cobb, spoke to us tonight. and i want to quote what he said. he said the georgia case, under the control of the fulton county district attorney, appears

willie brown. [cheers and applause] thank you to our school board members who are joining here today and our city attorney david shu and now i'm done with all of that because i know people in the audience and people from our district attorney, judges, and commissioners and our community. i'm so grateful that all of you took the time off your schedule to be here because i know how important this is for you. and now it is time to swear in brooke jenkins, and doing so as a presiding judge for the city of san francisco, judge hanes. [cheers and applause] >> raise your righted hand, repeat after me. i. >> i. brooke jenkins. do solemnly swear and affirm. >> that that i will support and defend, the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. that i will well and faithfully discharge, the duties upon which i am about to enter and during suc

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david schaffer, the chairman of the republican party in georgia, is one of those who got target letters from fani williste senator. is a state senator. one of those who is the -- he happens to be the republican candidate for lieutenant governor, the running mate of brian kemp in his race against stacey abrams. so what's fani willis today did obviously has significant legal implications, but it also has enormous political implications and georgia. we have two high-profile state races, and this is a bombshell that has been dropped in the georgia election by far -- by fani willis. >> what do we know, michael, about the witnesses who may have spoken to the special grand jury so far? >> there has been a lot of witnesses. special grand journey was convened on june 1st and they've been hearing witnesses that started out with brad raffensperger, the secretary of state. we got that phone call from donald trump that had been state senators, state officials from the -- from georgia secretary of state's office, and the attorney generals office, in georgia, and the governor's office in georgia. they've all been up b

david, many thanks. it's time now for our sunday grip. howie kurtz, post of media buzz. fox news political analyst juan willis.editor in chi of "the federalist." welcome all of you, happy dependence day weekend. all right, howie, so the select committee has subpoenaed former white house counsel. wh are your thoughts on what we heard this week from the white house aide, the former white house aide, ms. hutchinson, and what's the impact? >> cassidy hutchinson testified under oath about what she'd en told and soffer x collies i think should be -- some of her ex-colleagues should testify. here's how we know her testimony broke through. dona trump is calling her a wacko and a leaker, and a liar. some conservative commentators have been dismissing the whole committee as a clown show, attacking her great ability and defending the former president but this is split on the right. nick mulvaney, former acting white house chief of staff saying he believes hutchinson. but finally new reporting now about whether or not -- we know based on this reporting that trumped groups pay for her previous lawyer, which is interesting,

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willie brown. [cheers and applause] thank you to our school board members who are joining here today and our city attorney davidnd now i'm done with all of that because i know people in the audience and people from our district attorney, judges, and commissioners and our community. i'm so grateful that all of you took the time off your schedule to be here because i know how important this is for you. and now it is time to swear in brooke jenkins, and doing so as a presiding judge for the city of san francisco, judge hanes. [cheers and applause] >> raise your righted hand, repeat after me. i. >> i. brooke jenkins. do solemnly swear and affirm. >> that that i will support and defend, the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. that i will well and faithfully discharge, the duties upon which i am about to enter and during such time

willie brown. [cheers and applause] thank you to our school board members who are joining here today and our city attorney davidshu and now i'm done with all of that because i know people in the audience and people from our district attorney, judges, and commissioners and our community. i'm so grateful that all of you took the time off your schedule to be here because i know how important this is for you. and now it is time to swear in brooke jenkins, and doing so as a presiding judge for the city of san francisco, judge hanes. [cheers and applause] >> raise your righted hand, repeat after me. i. >> i. brooke jenkins. do solemnly swear and affirm. >> that that i will support and defend, the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. that i will well and faithfully discharge, the duties upon which i am about to enter and during such

willie brown. [cheers and applause] thank you to our school board members who are joining here today and our city attorney david and now i'm done with all of that because i know people in the audience and people from our district attorney, judges, and commissioners and our community. i'm so grateful that all of you took the time off your schedule to be here because i know how important this is for you. and now it is time to swear in brooke jenkins, and doing so as a presiding judge for the city of san francisco, judge hanes. [cheers and applause] >> raise your righted hand, repeat after me. i. >> i. brooke jenkins. do solemnly swear and affirm. >> that that i will support and defend, the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. that i will well and faithfully discharge, the duties upon which i am about to enter and during such ti

willie brown. [cheers and applause] thank you to our school board members who are joining here today and our city attorney davidbecause i know people in the audience and people from our district attorney, judges, and commissioners and our community. i'm so grateful that all of you took the time off your schedule to be here because i know how important this is for you. and now it is time to swear in brooke jenkins, and doing so as a presiding judge for the city of san francisco, judge hanes. [cheers and applause] >> raise your righted hand, repeat after me. i. >> i. brooke jenkins. do solemnly swear and affirm. >> that that i will support and defend, the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. that i will well and faithfully discharge, the duties upon which i am about to enter and during such times as i hold the office of distric

david. >> greatly appreciate it. >>> still ahead, a coincidental audit? could it be coincidence? >> i don't think so. >> these two guys would be -- like, have an in-depth, random audit. >> for one person, as willie said, it is 1 in 20,000, 1 in 30,000 chance. you then stack one of those 1 in 30,000 chances on top of another 1 in 30,000 chances, i'm not good at math, but it is pretty long odds. >> the irs took an extensive look at the records of two men who were frequent targets of former president trump. we'll talk to the reporter behind that story next on "morning joe." behind that story next on "morning joe." researchers believe the first person to live to 150 has already been born. it could be you! wow. really? of course, you'll have to eat your greens, watch your stress, wear sunscreen... but to live to 150, we're developing solutions that help doctors listen to your heartbeat while they're miles away, or ai that knows what your body will do before you do. cool. introducing elevance health. where health can go. my asthma felt anything but normal. ♪♪ it was time for a nunormal with nucala. nucala is a once monthly add-on treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma that can mean less oral steroid