helena humphrey on the round well. helena humphrey on the ground in _ well.ui. _ well. helena humphrey on the ground in maui. thank- well. helena humphrey on the ground in maui. thank you - well. helena humphrey on the ground in maui. thank you for| ground in maui. thank you for bringing us those updates and we will be coming back to you throughout the day as things continue to develop their in hawaii. returning out to us politics. a georgia grand jury is expected to hear evidence next week in an atlanta—area case against donald trump and his allies for alledgedly interfering in the 2020 election. on saturday the state's former lieutenant governor geoff duncan and an independent journalist confirmed that they both have been asked to testify before the grand jury on tuesday. fulton county district attorney fani willis is thought to be seeking more than a dozen charges against the former president, including conspiracy and racketeering. those charges could happen in the coming days. trump denies all wrongdoing. earlier i wasjoined by earlier i was joined by a s

i want to bring in bbc�*s helena humphrey who is in maui. on social media with an update. what extra details could you bring? he what extra details could you brina ? . , , what extra details could you brim? , ., ~' bring? he has been talking about the _ bring? he has been talking about the climbing - bring? he has been talking about the climbing death i bring? he has been talking i about the climbing death toll. the efforts to continue to comb through the rubble. he has also been saying that residents of western maui would be able to trail along that road to lahaina along with employees from tomorrow. residents from tonight. they will not be able tonight. they will not be able to use it the impacted area, however. essentially, the idea is to be able to get access back to the west of maui. he has also been speaking about housing. you've got to keep in mind thousands of people he remained displaced and said it is work in progress they are trying to get more people into hotel rooms. you also heard him comment about protecting the land here. he s

live now to helena humphrey who's in maui. helena, we're awaiting an update from the governor shortly, but what is the latest situation in terms of the rescue and recovery operation? we are awaiting that update and here at this government building, i'm sure you won't be surprised to learn that flags are in fact now flying at half mast. the governor has been warning people to brace for that death toll. potentially he said to double. we would learn the full extent of it in about ten days. he's been telling people about the efforts engaged in recovery as people continue to comb through the rubble with those cadaver dogs. as of yesterday, only 5% of that territory had been searched and he's also been speaking about more rooms for the hundreds of people who have been displaced on this island, saying that over 1900 rooms have now been made available but let me give you an idea of the picture that we've been seeing as we are going to evacuation shelters. many of them are at capacity. we've seen beds spilling out into the open as peopl

let's go live now to our reporter in maui, helena humphrey. 's the situation right now where you are at the moment? we have been here from the early morning and gradually being asked to move back because the mood here is growing understandably ever more despondent as we continue to see the death toll rise, now standing at 80, but thousands of people still reported missing. and when you do go inside that shelter without cameras, of course, what you see, two qr codes to scan with your phone, one to report you are safe and the other to say, i am looking for someone. because so many people currently are unaccounted for. outside is a missing persons tent and now and again, you see more and more people coming in the seeing someone they know in this community, hugging them and breaking down. the words we hear over and over again, and breaking down. the words we hear overand overagain, i hear over and over again, i didn't hear overand overagain, i didn't expect, i didn't know you are here, i didn't expect to see you here, i'm glad you are safe. that re

helena humphrey _ resilient people. helena humphrey there, - resilient people.re, live i resilient people. helena| humphrey there, live for resilient people. helena - humphrey there, live for us in maui, where we are expecting soon a press conference with local officials as well as the hawaii governor, governor greene, he will be speaking at the bottom of the hour, and we will be sure to come back to you, helena, and to bring you that press conferences live as we get it. as we've been hearing, shelters have been busy helping those who have been left homeless by this disaster. todd james is the national spokesman for the american red cross, which is on the front line of this. he spoke to the bbc earlier. the main focus of our work continues to be sheltering, working with our partners, the local and state government and our nonprofit partners in the area. because we've got to make sure that all of these families who have been displaced have a safe place to stay, have access to food, to medical care, as you heard there, to crisis counseling and of course, knowing t

thank you, helena humphreys. _ around. thank you, helena humphreys, our _ around.reys, our correspondent and cedar key, florida for us. let's get some of the day's other news now. president zelensky has ordered a review of decisions by ukraine's medical boards to exempt certain individuals from military service. he suspects there could have been corruption involved in the decisions. cases found to be groundless will be referred for possible prosecution. earlier this month, mr zelensky purged all regional military recruitment chiefs. some officials have been accused of taking bribes and helping smuggle people of fighting age out of ukraine. north korea says it has fired two short—range tactical ballistic missiles to simulate nuclear strikes on south korea. state media has said the test was conducted as a warning against the us deployment of strategic bombers to the region. south korea reported two missiles landed in the sea. you may remember a ceremony at the us military academy west point earlier this week where a time capsule from the 1820s was opened and searched

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey i am helena humphrey at an emergency shelter here on maui, wherermer president donald trump stokes support at the iowa state fair, meeting fans in the crucial primary voting state. and the french coastguard calls off its search for the night after six migrants drowned in the english channel. hello, welcome to the programme. more resources are being sent to the hawaiian island of maui, as the search for victims intensifies, in the wake of that devastating wildfire. the historic town of lahaina — the worst—hit part of the island — has been burnt almost entirely razed to the ground. the death toll stands at 80, making it the deadliest natural disaster in hawaii's history. but the number of missing is far higher. and the search for bodies has onlyjust begun in earnest. fires do continue to burn there and helicopters

helena humphrey, thank ou for as well., thank you for that _ the head of the federal emergency management agency, or fema, says idalia is the strongest storm to hit an area known as florida's big bend in more than 100 yea rs. this map shows the peak storm surge as idalia moves up the coastline. you can see in yellow the areas with surges of 5 feet high. the national hurricane center is warning that the risk of flooding, storm surge, and strong winds continues across georgia and the carolinas, even though idalia is now a tropical storm. earlier, i spoke with deputy director of the national hurricane center, jamie rhome, about what is still to come. deputy director of the national hurricane jamie rhome, thanks forjoining us. what's the current situation with the idalia? idalia has transitioned into a tropical storm but unfortunately no less dangerous than it was this time last night because of the very heavy rains and flood threat that appears to be unfolding as we speak over south—eastern georgia, eastern south carolina and

let's go live now to our reporter on the ground in maui, helena humphrey.

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey i am helena humphrey in the hard—hit area of cedar key where propertiesed. a flurry of demonic activity - but destroyed. a flurry of demonic activity in - but destroyed. a flurry of demonic activity in china. but destroyed. a flurry of - demonic activity in china. we make sense of the revolving door of western officials visiting beijing this week. and the rare lunar sight you can see with just your eyes — a super blue moon takes to skies across the globe. voice-over: life voice—over: life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. studio in singapore, this is bbc news-— hi there. thank you for being with us. we begin in florida, where hurricane idalia has hit the state, leaving a trail of destruction. it made landfall as a category 3 hurricane, bringing winds of 125 miles per hour, but it's weakened as it passed through florida, and so far there have been no confirmed

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey i am helena humphrey on maui whether death toll has now risen, nowat happens next with donald trump's legal proceedings in georgia. this comes a day after a grand jury brought a total of 41 charges against the former president and 18 of his allies. they have until friday august 25th to turn themselves mr trump and the others will be booked into fulton county's jail, either in person or virtually, as dictated by the presiding judge. at least one defendent has been pushing back — former white house chief of staff mark meadows, who faces racketeering charges in the georgia 2020 election probe, has filed a motion to move the case to a federal court. the 14—page filing argues that the indictment occurred during his tenure serving in the trump administration.

that was helena humphrey reporting there. that was helena humphrey reporting there.horities continue the difficult work of searching for and identifying the dead after the devastating fire in the town of lahaina, some hawaii residents are taking relief effort into their own hands. john sudworth went out with one group of volunteers taking relief supplies by boat. we are on board the ocean spirit, a boat owned by the pacific whale foundation, a marine conservation charity. but today staff and volunteers on board are on a different mission. if you look down here, these are full fuel cans. a lot of people inside the disaster zone depend on generators for cooking. this, of course, is a vital lifeline. over here, something else badly needed... ..fresh drinking water. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and what you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass was burning. and what happened with the hurricane blowing way off to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the island, picking up speed on the way down the mo

i'm helena humphrey in washington, dc. rememberyou helena humphrey in washington, dc.bsite, bbc .com. thank as everfor your company. when used at the top of the hour. i will see you then. goodbye for now. —— more news at the top of the hour. hello there. heatwave conditions across the globe have been dominating weather headlines in recent weeks. and this week, we saw a return to heat across iberia. on wednesday afternoon in southern spain, we saw a high of aa degrees, 111 fahrenheit. we are tapping into some of that warmth across the uk — not as extreme. it was a pleasant day on wednesday. thursday, it will be warmer still, with temperatures perhaps peaking at 27, possibly 28 degrees. that's 82 fahrenheit. but widespread warmth is expected generally across the country, and that's because we've got high pressure with us for another day. however, this frontal system is going to start to push in late on thursday. a beautiful start, lots of blue sky, lots of sunshine coming through. little bit of cloud and mist and murk down to the south—west may linger first thing, a litt

. >> in maui, helena humphrey has been covering the latest.ave been speaking with volunteers that have been to the affected area. what have they been telling you? >> i and on the road to lahaina. just on the road here is where that community lies. the town has been out of the devastated, 80% of it gone. these volunteers have managed to gain access. these are people who grew up on the island. they told me when they arrived inside, they look for places they have memories of to try and orient themselves but it was unrecognizable. you can also see a military checkpoint. we are seeing more and more military checkpoints being set up. so many people are trying to get aid knowing. there are significant humanitarian needs, but because of the delicate situation there -- it is only emergency workers were being allowed in. that is because those recovery operations are underway. that warning from the governor that we can expect to see 20 people discovered a day and that the death toll is likely to significantly rise. we might not know the full extent of it

. >> in florida the bbc's helena humphrey is standing by in cedar key one of the hardest hit areas.t have you been seeing on the ground? >> the storm has passed this area, but now you can see we are starting to get limps of the destruction. it's bad. as you mentioned, this is one of the hardest hit areas. looking over my shoulder you can see these small structures by the coast. a brick structure completely hollowed out by hurricane wind. you can see all the bricks coming down. windows coming out. doors lifted off their hinges. if you just take a look around here you can see sensually what the scene must have been the early hours of the morning with this microwave just tossed out. a flatscreen tv here. remnants of people's lives in the areas that have just been rendered completely on emma habitable -- uninhabitable. in this area you can see flattened branches. looking over the area you can see destruction. completely flattened area. rather poignantly in the center of that shot it says for sale. perhaps, somebody's dream home in this very coveted area along the coast. as we look in th

helena humphrey - still missing? thank you. helena humphrey in - still missing?bc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the department for transport says it will cap next year's rail fare increase in england to below inflation. traditionally, tickets have gone up in line withjuly�*s retail prices index rate, which is expected to be about 9%. any rise in fares will also be delayed by two months until march. a watchdog has warned that anti—social behaviour is being left unchecked because many councils in england don't understand their own powers to address it. the local government ombudsman says it's upheld nearly three—quarters of complaints about failures to tackle behaviour like dog fouling, harassment and intimidation. madonna has announced rescheduled dates for her world tour, as she marks her recovery from a bacterial infection that left her in intensive care. the celebration tour will now kick off in london in october, three months after it was originally due to begin in vancouver. last month, the star said she was "lucky to be alive". good luc

hello, i'm helena humphrey. we begin in the us state of florida, where three people are dead in what authorities are calling a racially motivated mass shooting. we've just heard that president biden has been briefed on the situation. the attack took place at a discount store in the city of jacksonville. the city's sheriff says the suspected shooter was a white male in his 20s, who turned the gun on himself. he killed two women and one man, all black, with no other injuries reported. the gunman was carrying a handgun and an ar—is—style rifle, while wearing a mask and tactical vest. pursued had authored several manifestoes, one to his parents, one to the media and one to federal agents. portions of these manifestoes detailed the shooter's disgusting ideology of hate. plainly put, this shooting was racially motivated, and he hated black people. live now to ben ryan. he is a reporter at the jacksonville affilate of our news partner cbs. thank you for being with us. i understand that you arrived on the scene shortly

let's cross live to maui and we can speak to helena humphrey, what is it like where you are?re? lucy, i am at one of the _ like where you are? lucy, i am at one of the evacuation _ like where you are? lucy, i am at one of the evacuation shelters i like where you are? lucy, i am at l one of the evacuation shelters here one of the evacuation shelters here on maui island at the war memorial complex. i want to show you the facility is to get a full picture of the challenges this community is facing. 0ver my shoulder, and we won't pan around too far because thatis won't pan around too far because that is the triage 10 for the red cross and we are still seeing medical emergencies, this is the medical emergencies, this is the medical check—in, people coming in with burns, smoke inhalation, some people have left bandaged, feet, arms and legs as they try to get away from the flames. clearly still away from the flames. clearly still a lot of pain. 0ver my shoulder, you can see this board that essentially shows all of the shelters on maui island, all six of them. at this complex, they a

let's go live now to our reporter on the ground in maui, helena humphrey. lena, you've been following the developments for us there, bring us up to date with the latest. i'm here on the road to lahaina. this is as close as we can get to the community full up can get to the community full up and what i want to show you right now is the scene here. if we just move over here i want to give you a picture of these dry conditions here on the island of maui. you can see the dry grass, the drought here, which has been a persistent problem for many months. you can also see the high winds. in these high winds really have been an issue in fanning those flames and they are leading to more concerns, ever present concerns from authorities about the prospect for flareups in these places. i'm going to move out of the way so you can look over my shoulder here. what you can see is this is the last police check point here on the road to lahaina here, everyone on the road he is stopped and asked questions about why they are going on. many people are then forced to turn around i

helena humphrey, bbc news, florida. let's talk to william marquez of bbc mundo.ees fell, rooftop are torn, and a lot of power outages. in spite of these people not being used to these types of storms, it's typical of in florida, if there is a positive thing about this, it missed the large cities such as tampa, and tallahassee. the death toll was kept to a minimum, if at all except for these two people who died in traffic accident. it didn't drop the amount of water that it could have. hundreds of thousands of people at this place now, tell us about the status of finding them shelter, and also being able to return to their homes. . ., , . , homes. the authorities are still assessint homes. the authorities are still assessing the _ homes. the authorities are still assessing the damage, - homes. the authorities are still assessing the damage, govern | assessing the damage, govern desantis is saying it will take a long time to recover and get back to normal again. the most basic thing, waiting for the floods to recede and return to see what sort of damage has been do

hi helena humphrey is live in maui for us. ., �* , for us.'s right we are outside _ for us. hi there that's right we are outside this - for us. hi there that's right - we are outside this government building b are expecting an update from the mayor here. we already heard from governor saying that it is likely that that death toll will rise further, probably 20 bodies potential he found every day and we will not know the full extent of the death toll for ten days all the while more aid continuing to be flown into the island including fema as you are mentioning there. john mills here. thank you for the time. your team has been into lahaina what have they seen? i have been in lahaina for the last— have been in lahaina for the last few_ have been in lahaina for the last few nights and we are working _ last few nights and we are working directly with survivors. so many people have gone _ survivors. so many people have gone through a life altering events, _ gone through a life altering events, a medic situation is still— events, a medic situation i

hello, i'm helena humphrey. great to have you with us.'s been another dire warning about global climate change with scientists saying the average surface temperature of the world's ocean has hit a record high. it has risen to just under 21 degrees celsius, or nearly 70 fahrenheit, in august — that's far above the average for this time of year and researchers say it could have serious consequences for the global environment. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. i'v e i've been taking measurements of ocean temperatures here in plymouth for more than a century and for the last 50 or so years, they've shown a slow but steady increase, up about one third of the degree a decade. have we got a reading for today yet, do you know? i heard them say something around 18 or 19. wow! it's about four degrees higher than it should be. one of the most dramatic heatwaves ever recorded in uk seas hasjust subsided, part of a global trend of warming waters. 20.96 c, the highest global average sea temperature ever recorded. the world's warming waters are

helena humphrey, bbc news, florida.taken over florida, comparing the landscape before and just after hurricane idalia struck. this is 0zello, a little north of tampa, and close to where the hurricane made landfall. this is before the torrential rains. and this is after. the image is only in black and white, but the darker areas show where the water has pooled on the ground. here's another example of that effect in the same 0zello area. you can see water to the right of the screen, and what appear to be some canals leading inland to the left. and here again, the darker areas show how that water has spread, overflowing onto the land, pooling around the buildings and underneath the trees. and this image is from crystal river, just a little further inland. once again, you can see the houses, with what appear to be water features, in the dark colour, set among them. and this is what hurricane idalia left behind — the dark pools show how far the water has spread, following the heavy rain and storm surge. and here's one exampl

our reporter helena humphrey on the ground in maui, thank you very much.ed of the fire front on tuesday caught many off guard. our north america correspondent john sudworth has been meeting with some residents who have lost everything. it looks like doomsday, armageddon, basically. brian captured the destruction of his home town on his mobile phone. cars, propane or anything with gas or whatever, gas stations, was going boom, boom, boom. and it sounded like a warzone. he is one of 23 members of this extended family, all now refugees from lahaina, crammed into the home of a relative. this is what they've left behind — the line of cars burned as people tried to escape and the charred remains of businesses and homes. the house, the house that we stayed in, is all gone. nothing left? nothing, so it so breaks my heart, because we're expecting we go home from work. no more place to stay, yeah. the family, like thousands of others, are now relying on handouts of clothes and struggling with the trauma of what they saw that night. it's so fast. you can see the fire

helena humphrey, bbc news, florida.s joined a number of other western nations in condeming wednesday's coup in gabon. the country's military has named one of its generals as the new transitional leader. the country's long—time president, ali bongo, has been put under house arrest and a curfew is in place. the military takeover in gabon is the eighth in west and central africa since 2020, and the second — after niger — this year. our correspondent mayeni jones in lagos gave us her analysis of events in gabon a little earlier. his name is brice oligui nguema, and he heads the republican guard in gabon. that's the unit of the military that was in charge of ensuring the protection of president bongo just before they deposed him. so he was one of the most powerful men in the gabonese army. he was in a position of privilege. he was in charge of security. he beefed up the republican guard when he was appointed not too long ago. increased the number of personnel that was there. made sure that they were better trained. and many

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey i am helena humphrey on maui, as we await the governor, with questionsthe crucial primary voting state. more resources are being sent to the hawaiian island of maui as the search for victims intensifies in the wake of devastating wildfires. the historic town of lahaina, the worst—hit part of the island, has been burned almost entirely to the ground. for now the death toll stands at 80, making it the deadliest natural disaster in hawaii's history. the us government estimates that the fire has caused more than $5.5 billion of damage. meanwhile, fires continue to burn. helicopters are being sent to douse the flames, one bucket at a time. many people forced to flee at a moment's notice had

i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us.s airspace, citing the threat of intervention just hours after a deadline to reinstate the country's outsted president expired. west african regional body ecowas had given the country's

i'm helena humphrey in florida, where the devastating scale of the destruction is becoming clear.ional leader. plus, a bbc team is on ukraine's front—lines, as forces come under attack from so—called kamikaze drones. hello. i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. tropical storm idalia is marching north—east, after making landfall in florida early on wednesday. it's now been downgraded from a hurricane, but is still bringing dangerous winds and heavy rains to the us states of georgia and south carolina, as it continues up the coast. early wednesday idalia lashed florida — making landfall as a category 3 storm. at least two people have died due to driving accidents in wet conditions, and more than 450,000 are without power across florida and georgia.

i'm helena humphrey in florida, where the devastating scale of the destruction is becoming clear.eader. us senator mitch mcconnell freezes while speaking in front of reporters for the second time, prompting questions about his health. hello. i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. tropical storm idalia is marching northeast, after making landfall in florida early on wednesday. it's now been downgraded from a hurricane, but is still bringing dangerous winds and heavy rains to the us states of georgia and south carolina. tropical storm is marching north—east after making landfall in florida. it has been downgraded bringing dangerous wind and heavy rain. looking

our reporter on the ground, helena humphrey.on small boats after six people drowned off the coast of france. labour says people smugglers are "running rings" around governments efforts to tackle the problem. uk ministers have pushed tougher laws through parliament which make it illegal for people to claim asylum in britain if they've arrived on small boats. simonjones has the latest. despite yesterday's deaths in the channel off the coast of france, the crossings continued. 500 more people were brought to shore this weekend. every boat arriving puts more pressure on a prime minister who has made stopping them one of his top five priorities. labour says the people smugglers organising the journeys are running rings around the government, and it accuses ministers of allowing the asylum backlog to get completely out of control. process cases, get decisions made as quickly as possible, and then you can take action if people don't have a right to be in this country. and for those who do, you can make sure they are allowed to get on a

hello, i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me. officials in hawaii have been providing an update on the situation on the ground, where wildfires have devastated the island of maui. police officials have confirmed that at least 53 people have died, but the state's governor has said that number could rise. josh green called it a heartbreaking day, and likely the worst natural disaster in the state's history. he spent the day touring the devastation and gave this assessment. there will be active recovery over the coming days and we of the bones of those who have been lost. so it will take time. to give perspective, it is going to take many years to rebuild lahaina. when you see the full extent of the destruction of lahaina it will shock you. it does appear like a bomb and fire went off, if i may. and all of those buildings, virtually, are going to have to be rebuilt. it will be a new lahaina. let's recap the latest details from hawaii. at least 53 people are now known to have died in the fires, though we've heard the governor say tha

and that was helena humphrey their reporting.f the coast of france. labour says people smugglers are �*running rings' around government's efforts to tackle the problem. uk ministers have pushed tougher laws through parliament which make it illegal for people to claim asylum in britain if they've arrived on small boats. on saturday 509 people made thejourney across the channel to the uk. (ani) 509 people made thejourney across the channel to the uk. that has brought to the total number of people crossing this year to well over 16,000. the total number who have crossed the channel since 2018 is now over 100,000. more now from our correspondent simonjones. despite yesterday's deaths in the channel off the coast of france, the crossings continued. 500 more people were brought to shore this weekend. every boat arriving puts more pressure on a prime minister who has made stopping them one of his top five priorities. labour says the people smugglers organising the journeys are "running rings" around the government and it accuses ministe

helena humphrey reporting from maui.rial in nigeria. they ve pleaded guilty to smuggling the scales of african pangolins, which conservationists say are being hunted to extinction. described as "top of the pyramid" of traffickers, they were responsible for half of the illegal trade in pangolin scales. steve swann talks to one of the people who went undercover to bring down the network in this exclusive report. an african wildlife trafficker with something to sell. on a video call, he shows sacks full of pangolin scales. he doesn't realise it, but the woman he's calling isn't a buyer. she's an undercover investigator. within days, this compound in nigeria is raided. it's the third largest seizure of pangolin scales by the nigeria customs authorities in the past three years. tonnes of pangolin scales and elephant ivory were seized. now the leaders of a major global trafficking gang have been convicted of wildlife crime. outwitted by fake buyers and sting operations, a four—year global investigation run by a small charity i

helena humphrey, thank you very much indeed.ance in small boats after six people drowned in the channel. opposition parties and campaigners have called for urgent action. the french authorities say all the victims of saturday's disaster were afghan men. nearly 60 other people were rescued from the water. simonjones reports from dover. just hours after yesterday's tragedy in the channel, more migrants were being brought to dover after being picked up at sea, undeterred by the evident risks of taking to the water in overcrowded flimsy boats. it was just such a boat that sank, prompting a huge emergency response. the survivor said of them have been trying to bail out water with their shoes. others within sea, pleading for help. a harrowing incident of a lifeboat cruise, the french minister responsible for safety at sea visited some of those involved in the rescue operation in calais, keen to talk about the people who were helped to safety. this talk about the people who were helped to safety.— helped to safety. this terrible event

i'm helena humphrey.ed amazon summit in brazil wrapped up day one with a pledge from nations to create a new alliance to fight deforestation in the region. it's the first time in 14 years that leaders of eight amazon countries are meeting, vowing on tuesday to stop the amazon from reaching, quote, a "point of no return".

i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us. just hours after a deadline to reinstate the country's outsted president expired.

hello, i'm helena humphrey., dc. mr trump's appearance in a federal court room earlier marks his third as a criminal defendant in four months. donald trump faces some of the most serious legal charges he's incurred to date. on thursday, donald trump pleaded not guilty to all four charges relating to the events ofjanuary 6th, 2021, when a mob of his supporters stormed the capitol as lawmakers worked to certify the 2020 presidential election result. this is how trump's arraignment unfolded today — the former president flew to washington, dc from newjersey. mr trump entered the court room through back corridors. the court stands just a few blocks from the us capitol building. former president trump was then read his rights — he entered a not guilty plea. the next hearing is set for the morning of august 28th. mr trump has left washington on his private plane. before boarding, he made a brief statement. this is a very sad day for america. and it was also very sad driving through washington, dc and seeing the filth a

i'm helena humphrey. it is good to have you with us.n niger monday, as they continue to defy international pressure to re—instate deposed president mohamed bazoum. acting deputy secretary of state, victoria nuland, travelled to the country's capital niamey for two hours of talks, which she's described as "extremely frank". the coup leaders have closed the country's airspace, saying they're ready to defend themselves — citing the threat of foreign military intervention. they claim to have information a "foreign power" is preparing to attack. it comes after the expiry of a sunday deadline

hello, i'm helena humphrey.esidential candidate fernando villavicencio has been assassinated. he was attacked after leaving a campaign event in the capital, quito. mr villavicencio was a member of the country's national assembly, as well as a notable anti—corruption candidate. a member of his campaign team told local media that he was about to get into a car when a man stepped forward and shot him in the head. his death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished.

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. and billions of dollars of property are expected to be destroyed from wildfires that ripped through the islands. the county of maui confirms the new number and reports that the status of all three fires remains unchanged. a short time ago, hawaii governorjosh green told cnn that it looks like a bomb went off in the town of lahaina. he says as many as 1,700 buildings have been destroyed, and 11,000 people are without power in west maui. he warned that the death toll could continue to rise,

i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us.ington, dc. mr trump's appearance today in a federal court room earlier marks his third as a criminal defendant in four months. donald trump faces some of the most serious legal charges he's incurred to date. on thursday, donald trump pleaded not guilty to all four charges relating to the events ofjanuary 6th, 2021, when a mob of his supporters stormed the us capitol, as lawmakers worked to certify the 2020 presidential election result. those supporters had come from a rally where donald trump had repeated claims that the election had been stolen from him. more than 1,000 people have been charged in connection with what happened on that day. this is how trump's arraignment unfolded today — the former president flew to washington, dc from newjersey. he made his way to the courthouse, where supporters and protesters gathered. mr trump entered the court room through back corridors. the court stands just a few blocks from the us capitol building. former president trump was then read his ri

i'm helena humphrey.da where three people are dead in what authorities are calling a racially motivated mass shooting. we'vejust heard that president biden has been briefed on the situation. the attack took place at a discount store in the city of jacksonville. the city's sheriff says the suspected shooter was a white male in his 20s who turned the gun on himself. he killed two women and one man, all black, with no other injuries reported. the gunman was carrying a handgun

i'm helena humphrey, it's good to have you with us.as been assassinated. villavicencio, a member of the country's national assembly, was attacked after leaving a campaign event in the northern city of quito. he was also a notable anticorruption campaign.

helena humphrey, bbc news, florida.act now? ~ . ., ., is it telling us about its impact now? . ., ., , , now? well, et al. idalia is still causina now? well, et al. idalia is still causing some _ now? well, et al. idalia is still causing some trouble - now? well, et al. idalia is still causing some trouble over- now? well, et al. idalia is still. causing some trouble over north carolina but many of the storm warnings have been lifted and residents are returning to their homes and assessing damage and picking up the pieces. the good news thatis picking up the pieces. the good news that is that apart from two traffic —related deaths attributed to the weather they have been no other confirmed fatalities. florida is a modern state inside a wealthy economy, it has resilient infrastructure, a well honed emergency response and here in tampa things have returned to normal pretty quickly but as you heard in helena's report for some in isolated communities close to the coastline the damage has been significant. some were onlyjust