mr. villavicencio will change it. anchor: grace, he said at the beginning of the program that fernando villavicencio was a friend of yours was he like? he was obviously a very brave man. if he had been given the chance to run the country, how would he have sorted out this mess? would he have taken a hard line? guest: we have been acquaintances since a long time more than close friends, but i know him, i knew him since i was 19 years of age, and he was still a university undergrad in social communications, but he was always in debate. i debated him once when i was running for student body, and he was, as well. he was always feisty, a good debater. he will not lose an argument. he was always very stubborn about fighting for issues, regardless of the issue, and i have seen him a lot throughout the years, especially because he was first at the forefront of confronting corruption in the oil company, and then throughout the years, he would contact me because i used to have a column in the daily newspaper, so he used to talk to me and say, this scandal is huge, you should raise awareness about this. and then most importantly, d

says this candidate, running in place of fernando villavicencio, the politician shot dead earlier this month. ecuadorians are still reeling from the attack on mrd politician who was outspoken on corruption and organised crime, murdered as he left a campaign event. ecuador was once a peaceful country. but in the past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they've gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio�*s daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best friend. translation: he was beautiful, powerful, kind, a giant, - one of my best friends. we are living in a powerful historic moment here in ecuador. so many people who didn't care about politics are upset, and they are thinking, "if i don't do something for my country, for myself, then nothing will change and the mafia will come and dominate us". for ecuadorians going to vote, security was high on the risk of priorities. i think right now, there's a lot of violence in the country. things are very complicated and after the death of

said this candidate, running in place of fernando villavicencio, the politician shot dead earlier this month. ecuadorians are still reeling from the attack on mrlist turned politician, he was outspoken on corruption and organised crime, murdered as he left a campaign event. ecuador was once a peaceful country, but in the past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of a struggling state and corrupt politics and have gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio's daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best friend. translation: he was beautiful, powerful, kind, a giant. - one of my best friends. we are living a powerful historic moment in ecuador. so many people who didn't care about politics are upset and they're thinking, if i don't do something for my country, for myself, then nothing will change and the mafia will come and dominate us. for ecuadorians going to vote, security was high on the list of priorities. i think right now there is a lot of violence in the country, things are very complicated. after the death of villavicenc

fernando villavicencio was attacked after leaving a campaign event in the capital, quito. mr 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.

fernando villavicencio has been assassinated. he was attacked after leaving a campaign event in the capital, quito. mrwell 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.

mr villavicencio was one of eight candidates in the first round of the election — although he was not the frontrunner these are pictures of the attack coming up, fernandovicencio died later in hospital. he can be seen leaving the speech and getting into the car when gunshots ring out. gunshots you can see the chaos as people scrambled to deal with a situation that handed on today. let's get more on this. can you take us through the shocking pictures there? how has this terrible incident being dealt with in ecuador? the this terrible incident being dealt with in ecuador?— this terrible incident being dealt with in ecuador? the campaign will chance, with in ecuador? the campaign will change. we — with in ecuador? the campaign will change. we do _ with in ecuador? the campaign will change, we do not _ with in ecuador? the campaign will change, we do not know— with in ecuador? the campaign will change, we do not know in - with in ecuador? the campaign will change, we do not know in which i change, we do not know in which direction, but this is really serious. we have had crimes before, we had two crimes, one of a candidate to the congress, another one of t

fernando villavicencio was attacked after leaving a campaign event in the capital, quito. mrlavicencio 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." he called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. the country's attorney general�*s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shoot—out with police. ecuador�*s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. live now to samantha schmidt, washington post bogota bureau chief. what is the latest you are learning about this attack? this is a really abrasive assassination that is stunning ecuador. it is unprecedented in this country which is a historically peaceful country that has recently begins doomed by drug trafficking and vio

the fatal shooting of mr briones marks the third politics—related killing in recent weeks, following the assassinations of presidential candidate fernando villavicenciontriago. you're live with bbc news. new details are emerging on just what 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 in. 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 defendant 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. earlier, i spoke with bbc reporter kayla epstein, who has been following the events from the courthouse in georgia. thanks forjoining us. we saw last night the district attorney has given the 19 defendants until friday, august 2

says this candidate, running in place of fernando villavicencio, the politician shot dead earlier this month. ecuadorians are still reeling from the attack on mr outspoken on corruption and organised crime, murdered as he left a campaign event. ecuador was once a peaceful country. but in the past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they've gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio's daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best friend. translation: he was beautiful, powerful, kind, a giant, - one of my best friends. we are living in a powerful historic moment here in ecuador. so many people who didn't care about politics are upset, and they are thinking, "if i don't do something for my country, for myself, then nothing will change and the mafia will come and dominate us". for ecuadorians going to vote, security was high on the risk of priorities. i think right now, there's a lot of violence in the country. things are very complicated and after the death of villavicencio, i thin

fernando villavicencio, has blamed the state for his death. she said his personal guards should have prevented the killing. mrs week, less than two weeks before elections were due to take place. he was a vocal critic of drug crime in ecuador. our south america correspondent katy watson has this report. two daughters remembering their father. a very personal goodbye after what was a very public murder. this was the moment, leaving a campaign event, that fernando villavicencio was gunned down. a man who'd exposed corruption, a man who said he wasn't afraid. his supporters had enough of the violence. he says the police are hypocrites for failing to protect fernando villavicencio. six colombians have been arrested and are now in jail. meanwhile, the country is in a state of emergency. just days on from losing her husband, his widow spoke out overnight. the bulletproof vest and helmet, a clear sign of the dangers she too faces. translation: they didn't protect him as they should have. the state was in charge of fernando's security. the state is directly responsible for the murder of my husband. the state still has

fernando villavicencio, has blamed the state for his death. she said his personal guards should have prevented the killing. mrtwo weeks before elections were due to take place. he was a vocal critic of the corruption and drug crime that have beset ecuador. robin brant�*s report contains flash photography. two daughters say goodbye to their father. inside the flag—draped coffin the man some in ecuador wanted to be the next president. 0ne supporter can't contain himself. he calls the police hypocrites for failing to protect fernando villavicencio. after his assassination, this country is now in a nationwide state of emergency, on the edge of a precipice. but his government provided police guard couldn't prevent this four days ago. this was the moment, leaving a rally that the man who had exposed corruption was gunned down as he got into a car. six men have been arrested and are injail, all are colombian. just days on from losing her husband, his widow spoke out overnight. but now she too needs protection, an armed guard, bullet—proof vest and a helmet to think about. translation: they did not protect him as the

the fatal shooting of mr briones marks the third politics—related killing in recent weeks, following the assassinations of presidential candidate fernando villavicencio to hawaii, where it's been one week since deadly wildfires devastated parts of maui including the historic city of lahaina. at least 99 people are now confirmed dead, three of whom have now been identified. as recovery efforts move forward with only 25 percent of the area searched so far, officials predict the death toll could double over the coming days. anyone with a family member missing is being asked to give authorities dna samples, to help in the identification process. meanwhile, presidentjoe biden spoke in milwaukee on tuesday, saying the federal government is behind hawaii. joining us now from maui is our reporter helena humphrey. one week into this disaster, what's the scale of destruction you're seeing? 0ne one week in, and the destruction is vast. we've been 0ld traffording around this island —— travelling around this island of maui the past few days, including today. we've been travelling to a place called up country maui. they also had wildfires there. and whilst we were

says this candidate, running in place of fernando villavicencio, the politician shot dead earlier this month. ecuadorians are still reeling from the attack on mrutspoken on corruption and organised crime, murdered as he left a campaign event. ecuador was once a peaceful country. but in the past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they've gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio's daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best friend. joining me now is andrea gonzalez nader, vice? presidential candidate who was running with presidential candidate fernando villavicencio before he was assasianted earlier this month. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— the programme. things to you for showin: a the programme. things to you for showing a spotlight _ the programme. things to you for showing a spotlight on _ the programme. things to you for showing a spotlight on what - showing a spotlight on what is happening in the democ

says this candidate, running in place of fernando villavicencio, the politician shot dead earlier this month. ecuadorians are still reeling from the attack on mra campaign event. ecuador was once a peaceful country. but in the past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they've gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio's daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best friend. translation: he was beautiful, powerful, kind, a giant, - one of my best friends. we are living in a powerful historic moment here in ecuador. so many people who didn't care about politics are upset, and they are thinking, "if i don't do something for my country, for myself, then nothing will change and the mafia will come and dominate us". for ecuadorians going to vote, security was high on the risk of priorities. on the list of priorities. i think right now, there's a lot of violence in the country. things are very complicated and after the death of villavicencio, i think we need to unite. leftist candidate l

says this candidate, running in place of fernando villavicencio, the politician shot dead earlier this month. ecuadorians are still reeling from the attack on mrncio, a journalist turned politician who was outspoken on corruption and organised crime, murdered as he left a campaign event. ecuador was once a peaceful country. but in the past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they've gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio's daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best friend. andrea gonzalez nader was the vice—presidential candidate who was running with presidential candidate fernando via—vicencio candidate fernando villavicencio before he was assassinated earlier this month. she told me about her experience of the subsequent election campaign. it was very very hard and i think it's the hardest political campaign we've ever had in ecuador. i don't remember ever having this level of violence. we come up to be the third country in latin america next to mexico and colombia to h

mr robertson's house to arrest him. a state of emergency has been declared in ecuador after a candidate in this month's presidential election was shot dead. fernando villavicencioised crime was to blame for the killing. this evening police said they'd made six arrests. donald trump and his personal aide have pleaded not guilty to more charges related to hiding secret government documents at the former president's florida home, mar—a—lago. mr trump's assistant walt nauta appeared in court in florida to enter his plea in person. trump is accused of mishandling dozens of classified documents he took from the white house when he left office. an 80—year—old man with parkinson's and a mother and daughter who won their place in a lottery have become the first members of the public to go into space on sir richard branson's virgin galactic craft. the trio were flown to the edge of space and experienced zero—gravity, before returning to earth. the flight lasted just over one hour. sophie long reports from the spaceport in new mexico. cheering. making the final footsteps towards realising their dreams. how are you feeling? feeling great! jon goodwin and mother and daughte