i'm rich preston. our top stories: the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the usjustice department. the cost of covid for pregnant women in brazil: the bbc has exclusive footage of a maternity ward treating women with the virus. turkey calls on help from neighbouring countries as it tackles wildfires on its southern coast. team gb win a mixed triathlon relay gold to start super saturday at the olympics in tokyo. and a packed audience and no more social distancing at the royal albert hall for the first night of the proms in london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the usjustice department says tax returns belonging to the former president donald trump must be handed over to congress. the decision reverses a previous ruling. officials now say lawmakers have legitimate reasons for asking to see the documents. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent david willis, and asked him what had brought us to this point.

but first, this report from the bbc�*s rich preston.haiti's future remains uncertain, some ordinary haitians are looking for a way out of the country, fearful that the situation might deteriorate even further. haiti is the poorest country in the americas. the first lady says her husband planned to change the constitution to improve the lives of ordinary people. speaking in creole, she described wednesday's attack. translation: in the blinki of an eye, the mercenaries entered my home and riddled my husband with bullets, without even giving him a chance to say a word. we cannot let the country lose its way. we cannot let his blood have been spilled in vain. but his proposed constitutional changes made him enemies. many said he just wanted to extend his time in office. the haitian government says 28 foreign mercenaries were involved in the attack and that most of them have been arrested or killed. three people now claim to lead the country — an interim prime minister, claudejoseph, a new prime minister ariel henry, who's yet to be sworn in

rich preston, bbc news.lier, i spoke to haiti's minister for elections and asked him what he knew about anyone who might have wanted to assassinate the president. the president was fighting a lot of battles. one was to effectively challenge the constitution because the constitution, it's bringing a lot of instability and he believed that to change the constitution would make lives of people better. the second was the fight against corruption, especially those living in the energy sector, —— leading in the energy sector, other big areas that he was trying to regulate. and those have created a lot of enemies of the president so i understand when the first lady should that, she had an understanding of what has happened on the night. addicts were saying — happened on the night. addicts were saying the _ happened on the night. addicts were saying the constitutional. were saying the constitutional changes were to aloud jovenel moise to run again. who out of all of these contenders do you think was behind this and

i'm rich preston — our top stories...erful testimony from the police officers who say they feared for their lives — as they tried to keep the mob at bay during january's storming of the us capitol. the riders called me trader, a disgrace, and shouted that i, a veteran police officer, should be executed. i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo where day five of the 2020 games is underway. and we have the first golds in the rowing. us health officials change course on masks — vaccinated people are now being advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. indonesia reports a record number of covid deaths — more than 2,000 people die in under 2a hours — we have a special report. behind me, the excavator that digs new graves and the excavator that closes the other grapes over there are working simultaneously, the ambulances that carry the bodies keep coming, one after the other. and you're never too old to cheerlead. we meet the seniors injapan who're getting ready for their 25th anniversary show. welcome to our viewe

this is bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories: the tax returns of former president donald trumpmone biles, withdraws from two more competitions at the tokyo olympics. a world record for the united states in the men's butterfly on �*super saturday�* at the games. lockdown in brisbane — as australia's third largest city tries to contain the spread of the delta variant. and a packed audience — and no more social distancing — at the royal albert hall for the first night of the proms in london.

rich preston reports.here is still a deep sense of anxiety and confusion in haiti. translation: for three years, there has been insecurity. - the police have done nothing. they are not working for the people, otherwise there would not be so many deaths. haiti is the poorest country in the americas. the first lady says her husband planned to change the constitution to improve the lives of ordinary people. speaking in creole, she described wednesday's attack. translation: in the blink of an eye, the mercenaries entered my home i and riddled my husband with bullets, without even giving him a chance to say a word. we cannot let the country lose its way, we cannot let his blood have been spilled in vain. his proposed constitutional changes made him enemies. many said he just wanted to extend his time in office. but, speaking to bbc world news, haiti's collection minister said mr moise had been focusing his efforts on two main areas. one was to effectively change the constitution, because the constitution is bri

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i'm rich preston. and the unrest that followed — the country's senate nominates an interim successor. the taliban are rapidly retaking land across afghanistan as the us—led mission withdraws the last of its troops. if the taliban push for a military solution, the outcome is likely to be a long war. california braces itself for a weekend of record—setting temperatures, as the heat continues to rise on the west coast. and — a comeback on wheels — mark cavendish equals the record of stage wins in the tour de france.

i'm rich preston. nominated, but a rival faction says the move is unconstitutional. the taliban are rapidly retaking land across afghanistan as the us—led mission withdraws the last of its troops. if the taliban push for a military solution, the outcome is likely to be a long war. california braces itself for a weekend of record—setting temperatures, as the heat continues to rise on the west coast.

i�*m rich preston. our top stories: the final countdown to the start of the delayed tokyo 0lympics.ours away. i�*m sarah mulkerrins, live in tokyo, where organisers are hoping the sporting action will boost the mood of the nation. elsewhere, china deals with the devastating aftermath of catastrophic flooding. thousands are evacuated from henan province. at least 33 people are confirmed dead. the us government imposes sanctions on cuban security officials involved in the repression of peaceful protests. and the slovenian diver alenka artnik sets a new world record for free—diving more than 120m.

i'm rich preston. our latest headlines: gunfire.— three cities are battling the taliban. the taliban with the peace talks stalled, everyone is worried the violence will get worse in the coming weeks. —— with the taliban emboldened and the peace talks stalled. as day nine of the tokyo 0lympics gets underway, today's the day we discover the heir to usain bolt�*s crown. i mariko imariko 0i i mariko 0i live in tokyo where we will be talking about this intense heat and the covid state of emergency. the first in a convoy of humanitarian aid trucks reaches the capital of ethiopia's war—torn tigray region. and as the uk's latest satellite goes into orbit, can it maintain its world—beating leadership in the sector?

i'm rich preston.gress after a ruling by the us justice department. the cost of covid for pregnant women in brazil: the bbc has exclusive footage of a maternity ward treating women with the virus. turkey calls on help from neighbouring countries as it tackles wildfires on its southern coast. it's super saturday at the olympics in tokyo with plenty of action ahead, including the women's 100m final. and a packed audience and no more social distancing at the royal albert hall for the first night of the proms in london.

welcome to bbc news — i'm rich preston.e country's senate nominates an interim successor. the taliban are rapidly retaking land across afghanistan as the us—led mission withdraws the last of its troops. if the taliban push for a military solution, the outcome is likely to be a long war. california braces itself for a weekend of record—setting temperatures — as the heat continues to rise on the west coast. and — a comeback on wheels — mark cavendish equals the record of stage wins in the tour de france.

this is bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories: the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress — after a ruling by the us justice department. the us champion gymnast, simone biles, withdraws from two more competitions at the tokyo olympics. a world record for the united states in the men's butterfly on �*super saturday�* at the games. lockdown in brisbane — as australia's third largest city tries to contain the spread of the delta variant. and a packed audience — and no more social distancing — at the royal albert hall for the first night of the proms in london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. the usjustice department says tax returns belonging to the former president, donald trump must be handed over to congress. the decision reverses a previous ruling. officials now say lawmakers have legitimate reasons for asking to see the documents. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. before he was elected, donald trump maintained that his tax records were under audit and they were apparently still under audit by t

i'm rich preston. our top stories: haiti's call for help as unrest continues following the killing of the president. the government asks the us to send in troops. and the country's senate has nominated a successor. ——an interim successor. the taliban are rapidly retaking land across afghanistan as the us—led mission withdraws the last of its troops. if the taliban push for a military solution, the outcome is likely to be a long war. california braces itself for a weekend of record—setting temperatures as the heat continues to rise on the west coast. and a comeback on wheels — mark cavendish equals the record of stage wins in the tour de france. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. days after the assassination of its president, haiti looks to be heading into a deeper political crisis. there are reports the country's lawmakers have nominated the head of the senatejoseph lambert to be interim president in a move that a rival political faction including acting interim prime minist

i'm rich preston. our top stories: haiti heads into chaos, an interim president is nominated, but a rival faction says the move is unconstitutional. the taliban are rapidly retaking land across afghanistan as the us—led mission withdraws the last of its troops. if the taliban push for a military solution, the outcome is likely to be a long war. california braces itself for a weekend of record—setting temperatures, as the heat continues to rise on the west coast. three days after the assassination of its president, haiti's political crisis has only deepened. there are reports the country's lawmakers have nominated the head of the senate, joseph lambert, as interim president. a rival political faction, which includes the acting interim prime minister claudejoseph, says the move is unconstitutional. haitian officals have taken the extraordinary step of requesting military help from the united states and the united nations. courtney bembridge reports. crowds gathered outside the us embassy in port—au—princ

the bbc�*s rich preston reports. as haiti's future remains uncertain.s future remains uncertain. some ordinary haitians are looking for a way out of the country, fearful that the situation could deteriorate further. it is the poorest country in the americas, and the first lady said her husband planned to change the consultation to improve the life of ordinary people. she described wednesday's attack. my home and riddled my husband with bullets without even giving them the chance to say a word. we cannot let the country lose its way. we cannot let his blood had been spilled in vain. but his proposed constitutional changes made him enemies and many said he wanted to extend his time in office. the attack, and most of them had been arrested or killed. three people now claim to lead the country, and interim prime minister, a new prime minister who has yet to be sworn in, and one nominated as the new president. haiti has now asked for international help to maintain calm on the streets whether that will come is unclear. earlier i spoke to haiti's minister for

welcome to bbc news — i'm rich preston. our top stories...ony is just hours away. china deals with the devastating aftermath of catastrophic flooding. thousands are evacuated from henan province — at least 33 people are confirmed dead. the us government imposes sanctions on cuban security officials involved in the repression of peaceful protests. and slovenian diver alenka artnik sets a new world record for free—diving more than 120 metres.

welcome to bbc news — i'm rich preston. our top stories...he final countdown to the start of the delayed tokyo olympics. anticipation rises — but so do the covid cases and controversies. the opening ceremony is just hours away. i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo where organisers are hoping the sporting action will boost the mood of the nation. elsewhere: china deals with the devastating aftermath of catastrophic flooding. thousands are evacuated from henan province — at least 33 people are confirmed dead. and we'll be live in the bahamas where slovenian diver alenka artnik has set a new world record for free—diving more than 120 metres. a very warm welcome to bbc news to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe we are just hours away from the opening ceremony for the much—troubled tokyo 2020 olympics. they were postponed last year because of the pandemic, but now the wait is almost over for more than 11,300 athletes trying to get their hands on an olympic medal. but despite being postponed, the games are not clear of covid. there's

i'm rich preston — our top stories...rs who say they feared for their lives — as they tried to keep the mob at bay during january's storming of the us capitol. the riders called me trader, a disgrace, and shouted that i, a veteran police officer, should be executed. i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo where day five of the 2020 games is underway. and we have the first golds in the rowing. us health officials change course on masks — vaccinated people are now being advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. indonesia reports a record number of covid deaths — more than 2,000 people die in under 2a hours —

i'm rich preston.n brazil: the bbc has exclusive footage of a maternity ward treating women with the virus. turkey calls on help from neighbouring countries as it tackles wildfires on its southern coast. team gb win a mixed triathlon relay gold to start super saturday at the olympics in tokyo. and a packed audience and no more social distancing at the royal albert hall for the first night of the proms in london.

i'm rich preston. our top stories: haiti's call for help as unrest continues following the killing of the president. the government asks the us to send in troops. the taliban are rapidly retaking land across afghanistan as the us—led mission withdraws the last of its troops. if the taliban push for a military solution, the outcome is likely to be a long war. california braces itself for a weekend of record—setting temperatures as the heat continues to rise on the west coast. and novak djokovic books his place in the wimbledon final — will he nowjoin federer and nadal in the 20 majors club? hello and welcome to bbc news. haiti has asked the united nations to send troops to help secure the country, in particular key infrastructure, after the assassination of presidentjovenel moise. the letter said the aim was "to support the efforts of the national police, aiming to restablish security and public order in the whole territory". haitain government officials say they've also asked for support from the us mi

i'm rich preston. our top stories: powerful testimony, from the police officers who say they feared for their lives — as they tried to keep the mob at bay, during january's storming of the us capitol. the rioters called me a traitor. g the rioters called me a traitor-— the rioters called me a traitor. �* , , traitor. a disgrace. they shouted _ traitor. a disgrace. they shouted that _ traitor. a disgrace. they shouted that i, - traitor. a disgrace. they shouted that i, an - traitor. a disgrace. they shouted that i, an army| traitor. a disgrace. they - shouted that i, an army veteran and police officer, should be executed. us health officials change course on masks — vaccinated people are now being advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo — where day 5 of the 2020 games is under way. and we have the first golds in the rowing. and wildfires threaten parts of greece as strong winds fan the flames through the countryside north of athens. welcome to our

i'm rich preston.rapidly retaking land across afghanistan as the us—led mission withdraws the last of its troops. if the taliban push for a military solution, the outcome is likely to be a long war. california braces itself for a weekend of record—setting temperatures as the heat continues to rise on the west coast. and novak djokovic books his place in the wimbledon final — will he nowjoin federer and nadal in the 20 majors club?

i'm rich preston.rim successor. the taliban are rapidly retaking land across afghanistan as the us—led mission withdraws the last of its troops. if the taliban push for a military solution, the outcome is likely to be a long war. california braces itself for a weekend of record—setting temperatures as the heat continues to rise on the west coast. and a comeback on wheels — mark cavendish equals the record of stage wins in the tour de france.

welcome to bbc news — i'm rich preston. our top stories...

have held and worked for including supervisors preston and haney that youth would have that freedom. they will be able to go to school and all of the rich experiences that the city has to offer without barriers. many of us have been fighting for this in 2013. we were and to roll out a free muni for low income youth program. that program, while great, did present barriers especially for the income youth who's parents had to submit documentation that they didn't have or because of language barriers were intimidated to do these things. we will work closely. hopefully, this will pave the way to treating public transportation like a public good. since this supports economic development for our city and be training an entire generation of public transit riders, which is what we want and need in the future. thank you so much for your work on this. i'm excited to be doing that. i like to issue in memoriam noreen harrington. she was a loving and devoted wife of 62 years to john harrington. she was a daughter of dennis and hannah -- and outstanding mother to mary, teresa, denise, john, rosy, michael, kevin, brenda, nana, conlin. she was a native

have held and worked for including supervisors preston and haney that youth would have that freedom. they will be able to go to school and all of the rich experiences that the city has to offer without barriers. many of us have been fighting for this in 2013. we were and to roll out a free muni for low income youth program. that program, while great, did present barriers especially for the income youth who's parents had to submit documentation that they didn't have or because of language barriers were intimidated to do these things. we will work closely. hopefully, this will pave the way to treating public transportation like a public good. since this supports economic development for our city and be training an entire generation of public transit riders, which is what we want and need in the future. thank you so much for your work on this. i'm excited to be doing that. i like to issue in memoriam noreen harrington. she was a loving and devoted wife of 62 years to john harrington. she was a daughter of dennis and hannah -- and outstanding mother to mary, teresa, denise, john, rosy, michael, kevin, brenda, nana, conlin. she was a native

have held and worked for including supervisors preston and haney that youth would have that freedom. they will be able to go to school and all of the richhe city has to offer without barriers. many of us have been fighting for this in 2013. we were and to roll out a free muni for low income youth program. that program, while great, did present barriers especially for the income youth who's parents had to submit documentation that they didn't have or because of language barriers were intimidated to do these things. we will work closely. hopefully, this will pave the way to treating public transportation like a public good. since this supports economic development for our city and be training an entire generation of public transit riders, which is what we want and need in the future. thank you so much for your work on this. i'm excited to be doing that. i like to issue in memoriam noreen harrington. she was a loving and devoted wife of 62 years to john harrington. she was a daughter of dennis and hannah -- and outstanding mother to mary, teresa, denise, john, rosy, michael, kevin, brenda, nana, conlin. she was a native san franciscan and

i'm rich preston. top stories: powerful testimony, from the police officers who say they feared for their lives — as they tried to keep the mob at bay, during january's storming of the us capitol. the rioters called me a traitor. g the rioters called me a traitor-— the rioters called me a traitor. �* , , traitor. a disgrace. they shouted _ traitor. a disgrace. they shouted that _ traitor. a disgrace. they shouted that i, - traitor. a disgrace. they shouted that i, an - traitor. a disgrace. they shouted that i, an army| traitor. a disgrace. they - shouted that i, an army veteran and police officer, should be executed. us health officials change course on masks — vaccinated people are now being advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo — where day 5 of the 2020 games is under way. and we have the first golds in the rowing. and wildfires threaten parts of greece