gary o'donoghue _ presidency in 2024.ought has been declared across many parts of england, amidst the driest summerforfifty years. temperatures as high as 36 degrees are expected 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson reports. near the village of creswell, a fire earlier this afternoon. it started in fields and spread this is sidelin and dorsett, dried out from the heat desperate for water. and reservoirs load like this one in derbyshire. to a neighbouring farm. people had to leave their homes. this is west bridgford in nottinghamshire. they were still trying to put out fires. this is studland, dorset. dried out from the heat, desperate for water and reservoir is low, like this one in derbyshire. vast parts of the country now look like this. dried out from the heat, desperate for water. and reservoirs are low, like this one in derbyshire. water companies can now bring in stricter measures to save water. ~ , ., ., ., , water. when you turn on her tap or have a _ water. when you turn on her tap or have a shower, _ water. when y

we can cross now to our correspondent gary o'donoghue in washington. what do you make of that? it is pretty unprecedented. what you are going to see quickly now is what he calls the unsealing of the search warrant at what he calls the property receipt. so, we will see the warrant used to conduct that search of mar-a-lago, the president home -- the president's home, on monday. it is not clear to me how much detail will be on that ward. will it specify what crime is in queson? i think it probably has to come so we will see what kind of thing they will -- thing they were pursuing coming a relation to which laws, and we will also see this property receipt. now, that is mnt to detail what they took in the search. the question is, how much detail? it may not be specifying this or that document. they may say x number of laptops and phones and boxes of paper. it may go into more detail, we just don't know. but i think the key thing will the search warrant. because that will have to specify the reason for the search at what they are looking for. you can't start someone's home without tel

that was gary o'donoghue talking from | gary o'donoghue talking from washington.ble what is taking place and i urge china to de—escalate. let's speak to cindy yu, broadcast editor at the spectator and host of the podcast chinese whispers. thank you very much for talking to us. what is your take on the visit? i think the problem that nancy pelosi has raised here is it is asking very difficult questions of a very delicate situation. nobody is saying she does not have the right to go, as you mentioned taiwan is a self—governing territory, but should she go and in bringing to the fore this question of whether or not senior american politicians should be making this kind of visit? predictably we have seen the white house say, we would not advise it, but at the same time you have the right to go. predictably we have seen the chinese side being very provoked by this. also the taiwanese cannot reject her visit because they would look weak as well. a lot of diplomacy is about not asking some difficult questions. but what we are seeing with the visit is it is putting a lot

let's talk to gary o'donoghue. l the future. stephen, thank you. - let's talk to gary o'donoghue.hat is the sense in washington about what this has all done? the is the sense in washington about what this has all done?— what this has all done? the joe biden administration _ what this has all done? the joe biden administration were - what this has all done? the joe biden administration were notl what this has all done? the joe - biden administration were not keen on nancy— biden administration were not keen on nancy pelosi going in the first place _ on nancy pelosi going in the first place. they cannot stand in her way and did _ place. they cannot stand in her way and did not— place. they cannot stand in her way and did not stand in her way but they— and did not stand in her way but they made — and did not stand in her way but they made their own ease about it pretty— they made their own ease about it pretty plain. having said that, she did get— pretty plain. having said that, she did get wide support in congress again. _ did get wide support in congress again. 26— did get wide sup

our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue sent this update.uge win for the democrats and forjoe biden, the largest piece of climate change legislation ever passed by congress. it will go something like 80% of the way to reducing carbon targets by 2030. it also means for individuals that they can get seven and half thousand dollars in tax rebates if they buy an electric vehicle. incentives too for businesses to switch to renewable energy. there will be higher taxes on businesses with profits of more than $1 billion, and there will be attempts to bring down prescription drug prices, a hugely contentious issue in this country. it is the latest victory forjoe biden, a series of legislative wins for him. and that will, they hope, influence the november elections when congress gets reelected. the problem, though, is that those elections are often a referendum on the administration itself, and joe biden�*s approval ratings are underwater. let's talk to professor jeff colgan, director of the climate solutions lab at brown university. he's in providenc

our correspondent in washington, gary o'donoghue, has more details. move by the fbi searching the home of a former president of the united states. what were they looking for and what are they looking for and what are they takeaway? we now know some of that information. they were looking for information related to top—secret documents that may have been taken from the white house when the president left office. what they found were four sets of top—secret information, the highest classification that can cause exceptionally grave consequences for national security. they found other classified documents as well, photographs, they found some material related to presidential pardons and, curiously, some information related to the president of france. now, what were they looking for in connection with? this was in connection with three separate potential crimes, the espionage act, the handling of government documents, and the obstruction ofjustice. now, no charges, no indictments have been handed down in this case. we are a long way off that. but all those

gary o'donoghue is in washington. tell us, what is in it.dent. what were they looking for and what did they take away? we know some of that information now. they were looking for information related to top—secret documents that may have been taken from the white house when the president left office. what they found was four sets of top—secret information, the highest classification, that can cause exceptionally grave consequences for national security. they found other classified documents as well, photographs, they found material relating to presidential pardons and curiously some information related to the president of france. what were they looking for in connection with? this was in connection with three separate potential crimes, the espionage act, the handling of government documents, and the obstruction ofjustice. no charges or indictments have been handed down in this case. we are a long way off that but all of those crimes, potentially, have the possible jail terms of anything between 3—20 years. donald trump has come out and said h

gary o'donoghue, in washington, thank you.vouchers for children on free school meals have been reduced in value — or stopped — by 43 councils across england. it's prompted warnings that children could go hungry this summer because of a "postcode lottery of support". the bbc�*s education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. zed watches every penny. today, she's shopping at a community food pantry to pick up discounted essentials for the children. last summer, zed got a free school meal voucher in the holidays worth £15 a week. but here in birmingham, that's been scrapped. £15 might not sound like a lot of money. actually, in the grand scheme of it, it is. when you've got two children to be paying for, like, it is a big loss. the vouchers have been replaced with free holiday clubs that provide food and activities. i love to get my children out in all activities, but with having a young child and a child with additional needs, it can be extremely difficult for many reasons. three, two, one, go! the council has organised events l

our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue is in washington for us. what is mike pence saying?ing? he is joining a whole raft _ what is mike pence saying? he is joining a whole raft of _ what is mike pence saying? he is joining a whole raft of other- what is mike pence saying? he: 3 joining a whole raft of other senior republicans who in many ways are being brought back inside the trumpet tend to defend him. this is the upside for donald trump of this raid if you like and it strengthens his position if he chooses to remain again. having said all that, he is facing other legaljeopardy is as well. today he will be questioned by the attorney general of new york state in a civil investigation in which she is looking at whether or not the trump foundation and trump companies inflated and understated the value of their companies for loans and insurance purposes. that won't end up in any kind ofjail term if he is found guilty but it could be a hefty fine. add to all that investigations in georgia and the wider look atjanuary that investigations in georgia and the wider look at january

let's speak to our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. hello again to you, gary.his trip in the first place because the white house wasn't super keen on it, really, was it? sojust remind wasn't super keen on it, really, was it? so just remind viewers wasn't super keen on it, really, was it? sojust remind viewers in this country why nancy pelosi went, why she went now, the timing and purpose of this as she and her team sees it? you're right, the white house wasn't all that keen, and suddenly the pentagon wasn't all that keen in a sense because their mind the security situation, she flew on one of their planes, as well. so there was a little bit of hesitancy there. having said all that, you know, she is the speaker of the house of representatives, an independent branch of government, we have the separation of powers— to that extent, she can do what she likes. she was planning to do this trip earlier in the year, she got covid, so it happening now is not very specific, although it does comejust three months before the midterm elections in which she could well lose th

gary o'donoghue in washington.bath, a pipe recently spewed untreated sewage into this water. johnny palmer is the owner of this land and has been trying to get bathing water status for this stretch of river. it seems a long way off. it is really sad that we have got raw sewage coming through here, it is a warm, sunny day, and people want to go swimming. but if they do that, they will be swimming around in other people's poo. this is one river and this is where water quality is being monitored. in most, it is not. there are dozens of alerts in place on beaches around the uk. this footage was taken yesterday in seaford. southern water are investigating. this is the resort of bognor regis, where another alert was issued. in a statement, southern water said... back on the avon, some are willing to take the very real risk of getting ill but the question is, should they have to? claire marshall, bbc news, somerset. a report has found the number of forest fires around the world is increasing at an alarming rate, with 16 f

correspondent gary o'donoghue. did he sa wh ? , correspondent gary o'donoghue. did he say why? investigations into him were politically motivated witch hunts. he is answering the fact that five or six years ago he stood up at a rally and said anybody who takes the fifth amendment must have something to hide. so you can see there is something of a 180 degrees change of his views on that one. he also attacked the attorney general in new york for her investigation. essentially what she is looking at is whether or not his businesses, whether they are overstated and understated at other times the values of properties in order, in some cases, to get loans, and in other cases to avoid paying taxes. it is a civil case which means at the end of it if there is a trial, if there is a charge, if there is an indictment you're looking at fines rather than prison. 0k, looking at fines rather than prison. ok, so what happens in the immediate short—term? what is the next thing that could happen? this short-term? what is the next thing that could happen?— that could happen? this particular inves

gary o'donoghue are | corresponding in washington.y deserve, according to a report by the police watchdog. the chief inspector of constabulary says too many offenders remain at liberty, and warns that the public could lose confidence in policing if forces don't improve. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. domestic burglary is one of the most intrusive crimes. people find the idea of someone breaking into their home — as was caught on camera here in dudley — very distressing. but despite the clear pictures, no one was charged with this offence. and that's true in 19 out of 20 cases of burglary, theft and robbery. people see these offences happening. they know about them. the neighbours tell them about them. policing to maintain confidence and trust has got to be seen to be doing something about them. and at the moment, with the low charge rates that we are seeing, the public, i'm sure, do not have that perception. physically, where the car was, they were able to creep down the side of the car without triggering th

let's speak to our washington correspondent, gary o'donoghue.has given them reason to show some muscle, that's exactly what they're doing and will be doing over the coming days. so the risks here of escalation are significant, not least because it may not, there may be nothing deliberate, there could be an accident or an encounter, an unplanned encounter, that spirals out of control. that's also a real possibility. so people are holding their breath over the situation of the next few days, there is no question about that. what has the white house said in response? what has the white house said in resonse? , :, , , , response? they have been pretty cuiet. i response? they have been pretty quiet- i mean. — response? they have been pretty quiet. i mean, the _ response? they have been pretty quiet. i mean, the secretary i response? they have been pretty quiet. i mean, the secretary of. quiet. i mean, the secretary of state, tony blinken, is on a visit to southeast asia at the moment and has been urging china not escalate this into a full—blown crisi