peter bowes, on a sto that the presidency. peter bowes, on a story that is _ the presidency. peter bowes, on a story that is likely _ the presidency. peter bowes, on a story that is likely to _ the presidency. peter bowes, on a story that is likely to develop - the presidency. peter bowes, on a story that is likely to develop in i story that is likely to develop in the coming days, and i'm sure he will keep a close eye on the developments for us, but for now, peter, thank you very much indeed. turning to taiwan now, and china has vowed zero tolerance for "separatist activities" and reaffirmed that it would take the self—ruled island by force if necessary. china's taiwan affairs office issued a white paper laying out how it intends to claim the island through a range of economic measures and military pressure. meanwhile, the chinese military says its successfully completed operations around taiwan after days of unprecedented excercises. military officials say the exercises focused on sea assaults, land strikes, air operations and anti—submarine operations. they say the dri

peter bowes, thank you — to have done. peter bowes, thank you very _ to have done. peter bowes, thank you very much - to have done. peter bowes, thank you very much for - to have done. peter bowes, i thank you very much forjoining us. let's get some of the day's other news. the man accused of stabbing the author salman rushdie in new york last week has pleaded not guilty to two charges in court. 24—year—old hadi matar appeared in the county court. he faces charges of assault and second—degree attempted murder over the incident. salman rushdie remains in a serious condition in hospital. powerful storms have battered areas of central and southern europe, killing at least 13 people including three children. the deaths reported in italy, austria and on the french island of corsica were mostly due to falling trees. heavy rain and strong winds also wrecked campsites on the island. firefighters in algeria say wildfires that have killed at least 37 people and scorched hundreds of acres of land and forests are finally under control. helicopters are continuing to drop w

peter bowes, giuliani is concerned. peter bowes. for— giuliani is concerned. peter bowes, for now, _ giuliani is concerned. peter bowes, for now, thank - giuliani is concerned. peter| bowes, for now, thank you. let's get some of the day's other news. the un says it's ready to support an inspection by its nuclear watchdog of the zaporizhzhia power plant in ukraine. the site is currently under russian control and has been the target of military strikes — prompting fears of a disaster. three british men, accused of being mercenaries fighting with ukrainian forces against russia, have pleaded not guilty in court in the russian backed separatist region of donetsk. john harding, andrew hill, and dylan healy are charged alongside a man from sweden and another from croatia. kenya's new president—elect, william ruto, says he wants to unite the country after his narrow election victory. following nearly a week of counting, the authorities announced on monday that mr ruto had defeated his rival, raila odinga. but more than half of the election commission's members ha

peter bowes reporting on the story _ address. peter bowes reporting on the story for— address. peter bowes reporting on the story for us. _ to the uk now where the bank of england has taken the unprecedented step of warning that the economy faces a prolonged period of recession, starting this year and continuing right the way through 2023. it would make it the longest downturn since the financial crisis in 2008. in an effort to curb inflation and soaring prices, the central bank has raised interest rates by half a percentage point to 1.75%, which will hit many mortgage holders. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. as the essentials, from fuel to food, continue to surge in price, with little sign of an end, hitting every household in the country, eventually the entire economy too will actually begin to shrink, a recession now predicted for britain. at the bank of england the governor presented the grim news with troubling charts, almost all heading in the wrong direction... gdp growth in the uk has slowed and the economy is now forecast to enter recession later this year.

peter bowes, speaking to us a little earlier. turning to taiwan now, and china has vowed zero tolerance for "separatist activities" and reaffirmed that it would take the self—ruled island by force if necessary. china's taiwan affairs office issued a white paper laying out how it intends to claim the island through a range of economic measures and military pressure. meanwhile, the chinese military says it's successfully completed operations around taiwan after days of unprecedented excercises. military officials say the exercises focused on sea assaults, land strikes, air operations and anti—submarine operations. they say the drills also involved new military equipment such as stealth fighters and new rocket launchers. the multi—day operations around taiwan were in response to us house speaker nancy pelosi's stopover there last tuesday. nancy pelosi has defended her visit to taiwan. she said the purpose of the trip was to underline america's respect for taiwan's democracy and assert the rights of us government officials to g

peter bowes, bbc news. the new premier league season starts tonight, with arsenal travelling to crystal palace for the opening game. there's a host of new players in the competition, including one of the most sought after strikers in the world — manchester city's erling haaland, who was signed from borussia dortmund for £51 million. and nottingham forest are back in the top flight for the first time this century. and now day eight of the commonwealth games in birmingham. england's jack laugher and ant harding have won gold in the in the three metre syncronised diving. it's laugher�*s second gold of the games after he won the individual 1m springboard yesterday. our sports correspondent, laura scott, is watching the athletics at alexander stadium... laura. yes, the highlights at the moment at the commonwealth games come from jack laugher and laura muir. lorimer made it through to the final of the 1500 metres. she isjust a fortnight on from winning world championship bronze in the event and today she did

peter bowes, bbc news. the man responsible for the bali bombing in 2002 has had his sentence reduced for good behaviour and could soon be eligible for parole. umar patek was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for his role in the bombings that killed more than 200 people. 88 australians were killed in the blast and the prime minister anthony albanese has described the news as distressing. can i say that this will have a devastating impact on the families and they are going through a trauma in memory of their lost loved ones. we lost 88 australians in the attack. it was a barbaric attack. more than 200 people lost their lives, 88 australians who were all sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, fathers, mothers. young people lost their lives. so many people lost their lives, so it's not just the 88. there are thousands of people who have been impacted by this, and certainly the australian government will be conveying, diplomatically, very clearly, our view of this. which is this further reduction in s

peter bowes, bbc news. well, earlier i spoke to david sandalow, who's a professor at colombia university and former senior state department, white house and us department of energy official. i began by asking him how important it is that this inflation reduction act does what it's supposed to do. i think this is a big win for the president. it not only takes on drug costs, which are very important for the pocketbook for many americans, it reduces the deficit, which is going to help to fight inflation but if you are reporting highlights, it makes really the biggest step ever in fighting climate change, from any legislation signed by the president of the united states. it's a big win for president biden and i think a big win for the world. the biggest ever, the biggest package ever. but let's be honest, is it big enough? while it may be the biggest, that is just a number. it sounds good but is it doing the job and many of its critics will say it has been watered down to a point where it still isn't really big

peter bowes, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. an elderly man has died after being stabbed while riding a mobility scooter in ealing in west london. the metropolitan police say the man — who's believed to be in his 80s — died at the scene in greenford, despite the efforts of paramedics. no arrests have been made. antonio guterres, the head of the united nations, will visit ukraine on thursday to meet president zelensky and president erdogan of turkey. mr guterres last visited ukraine in april when he witnessed some of the destruction in towns previously occupied by russian forces. campaigning is under way in brazil. in a race that will see the right—wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, take on the left—wing former leader, luiz inacio lula da silva. the incumbent president addressed supporters in a location where he had previously been stabbed in the election beforehand. in portugal, over a thousand firefighters are battling a wildfire in the centre of the country, which has forced the evacuation of several villages. the blaze,

was peter bowes. still plenty we don't on this. i'm joined now robert pape, professor of political science at the university of chicago. he is director of the chicago project on security and threats, which tries to understand and explain american political violence. i wonder what you make of this fbi... i was going to call it a read but it is a search. really, there are several keywords for the audience, one is unprecedented, the other is galvanising for the conservative right, especially the radical right. the other is it makes volatility. we were already in a volatile election season. this will become more so. why is this unprecedented? it is just as your reporter was saying. the fact that that judge signed off on a search warrant means they are looking for evidence for a crime, so that means the most famous conservative politician in the united states, a former president, likely to be now a candidate for president, is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented, and a serious escalation against major politica

peter bowes in the state for us. there is a lot more of the story on the website including a timeline you can see here. find it all on bbc.com/news. you can also find it on the bbc news app so plenty more available on the website. let's get some of the day's other news. the french president emmanuel macron has said france and algeria should move beyond their painful shared history and look to the future. mr macron is visiting the former french colony, and announced that a joint franco—algerian commission of historians would be set up to study archives on algeria's time under french rule. two people in the us have pleaded guilty to stealing and selling a private diary belonging to presidentjoe biden�*s daughter. mr biden was running for office against donald trump at the time. the pair, aimee harris and robert kurlander, first tried to sell ashley biden�*s diary to the trump campaign. the former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has said he will bring in new measures to tackle government corruption i

peter bowes, bbc news. the man responsible for the bali bombing in 2002 has had his resentments reduce for good behaviour and could soon be eligible for parole. umar patek was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for his role in the bombings that killed more than 200 people. 88 australians were killed in the blast and prime minister anthony albanese has described the news as distressing. our correspondent phil mercer has been following the story and hejoins me now from sydney. remind us of the background to this case. what has pm albanese said about the fact that the man who was convicted could soon be released? it was an atrocity in october 2002. 202 people died. among them, 88 australians. but this was an attack that sent trauma all around the world. there were other victims from indonesia, from the united kingdom, and the united states and other countries as well. umar patek who was arrested in pakistan, jailed in 2012 for 20 years for assembling the bombs that exploded in the district of bali, kuta

here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. this sprawling estate that donald trump calls home, the scene of a monday morning visit by federal agents with a search warrant. nearby streets were soon occupied by supporters of the former president, protesting at his treatment of the justice department. protesting at his treatment of thejustice department. senior republicans chimed in, demanding that the authorities justify their decision. now, thatis justify their decision. now, that is exactly what america's attorney general is attempting to do. he said he was asking a judge to authorise the release of the search warrant, along with a receipt left at the trump property. with a receipt left at the trump property-- with a receipt left at the trump property. for what was taken away- — trump property. for what was taken away. the _ trump property. for what was taken away. the departmentl taken away. the department filed a motion to make public the warrant and receipt in light of the former president public public confirmation with

peter bowes, bbc news. pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, has appeared in court in the capital, islamabad, to face terrorism charges. he's accused of making threats against state officials at a political rally last saturday. in his speech, he condemned the role of a judge and a senior police officer in the detention of one of his aides. live now to our correspondent pumza fihlani. pumza, imran khan — the cricketer turned prime minister — is an iconic but controversial figure in pakistan. vary, in fact, vary, infact, we vary, in fact, we can add one more description which would be divisive depending on who you speak to about his latest charges against imran khan. you will hear different views. on the one hand you have his supporters that are believing what he has been saying, that this is nothing but a political ploy, a way of keeping him away from politics. and on the other you've got people that believe he is simply a victim of his own doing, of not reading the room and not knowing or going

peter bowes, bbc news. meanwhile, police in the us state of ohio say they've shot dead a gunman who tried to break into an fbi office in cincinnati. the suspect fled the building after setting off an alarm, and was cornered after a car chase and an exchange of gunfire. police say they tried to negotiate with him, but shot him after he raised a weapon. the incident follows strong criticism of the fbi from supporters of donald trump. now it's time to take a look at some of the stories from our newsrooms this lunchtime �*across the uk' after weeks of high temperatures and low rainfall, there'll be a hosepipe ban in yorkshire for the first time in 27 years. yorkshire water says its reservoirs are now less than half full. the ban means you won't be allowed to use a hosepipe to water the garden, wash your car or fill up a pool. it starts on the 26th of august. 0ur climate correspondent paul hudson has been speaking to yorkshire water director, neil dewis. well, neil, reservoirs like this were full in march. how

let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. peter, there are a lot of people interested in this. what is going on at mar—a—lago. what more can you tell us? is going on at mar-a-lago. what more can you tell us?— more can you tell us? there are clearly two _ more can you tell us? there are clearly two potentially - more can you tell us? there are clearly two potentially two - clearly two potentially two sides to this. either the justice department is justified in getting a search warrant to search the former president's home, because he says he has been cooperating with the relevant government agencies, perhaps there is something that he has not helped them with and they feel justified he has not helped them with and they feeljustified in doing what they did today. the other side of the story, and we are hearing this a lot, we heard in mr trump hearing this a lot, we heard in mrtrump cosmic hearing this a lot, we heard in mr trump cosmic statement and his supporters, but this was adjusted department overreaching the authori

peter bowes, bbc news. more now on that extreme weather warning that has come into force across england and wales. with temperatures forecast to hit 36 celsius in some areas, the met office has issued an amber warning which will remain in place for the next four days. the heat expected to affect water supplies, farming and wildlife. abi reader — a dairy farmer in the vale of glamorgan — and also deputy president of the national farmers' union in wales — told me the challenges she was facing. on the farm here at the moment, the grass has stopped growing. any grass that was there has burnt off, so leaf that was on the ground has just dried away to nothing, so there's very little for the livestock to eat. what this means is that as farmers, a lot of us are having to break into our winter feed rations to make sure, whether it's cows or our sheep, to make sure that they've got enough food to eat. so those winter rations are getting used up. what will you do come winter? everybody�*s going to be looking f

let's speak to our north america correspondent, peter bowes. hejoins us live in los he joins us live in los angeles to talk about dame 0livia newton—john, who died at the age of 73. tell us what the reaction has beenin been in hollywood. a lot of sadness — been in hollywood. a lot of sadness and _ been in hollywood. a lot of sadness and a _ been in hollywood. a lot of sadness and a lot - been in hollywood. a lot of sadness and a lot of- been in hollywood. a lot of sadness and a lot of love, | been in hollywood. a lot of. sadness and a lot of love, and it's interesting just listening to those thoughts in the music especially. i think it's striking to a lot of people that that was a very successful soundtrack from grease, but it was also the soundtrack to so many people's lives during that time in the late 1970s, early 80s. time in the late 1970s, early 805. i time in the late 1970s, early 80s. i think that sense that she created a lot of memories for people is being reflected in what people are saying about her today, for example from her co

let's speak to our north america correspondent, peter bowes. what can you tell us, peter? it has come from him, not from the fbi. ., , , fbi. yeah, significantly, the fbi, the justice _ fbi. yeah, significantly, the| fbi, the justice department, fbi, thejustice department, are not saying anything about this at all. we know about it because donald trump released a statement, the one which you are referring to. it is quite a long statement. i would just read a little bit more from it. he says, my beautiful home, mar—a—lago, in palm beach, florida, is currently under siege. this is a statement released a few hours ago. is currently under siege, raided and occupied by led group fbi agents. it has nothing like this has ever happened to a president of the united states before. then he goes on to say after working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate, and he says it is prosecutorial misconduct, and there is a reference to his safe being broken into. that reference to working with the authoriti

.# we can speak now to our correspondent peter bowes in la. peter, what a legend. what is the reaction hollywood?— peter, what a legend. what is the reaction hollywood? well, there has been an outpouring _ reaction hollywood? well, there has been an outpouring of— reaction hollywood? well, there has been an outpouring of love - reaction hollywood? well, there has been an outpouring of love and i been an outpouring of love and tremendous sadness at the news of her death. ijust wonder how many people are going to be seeing those songs we've been listening to for the rest of the day. hopelessly devoted to you, summer nights, you're the one that i want, and people in hollywood... john travolta posted this. we heard from viola davis, who said "you are my childhood." how much of us can say that? "thank you for creating internal memories." she did go on to other performances after grease. she will also be remembered for her very brave fight against cancer. she was first diagnosed in the 1990s. she had a further two bouts of cancer and she was always very positive. she

i'm joined now by peter bowes, the bbc�*s north america correspondent in los angeles. let's start with rudy guilani — and him being made a target of a criminal investigation? what's the significance of that? i think this is significant because we have someone who is very close to donald trump and his inner circle, his personal lawyer. now apparently being targeted himself as part of this criminal investigation and so, this is a first but not only this investigation is under way to investigate donald trump's role in trying to essentially flip the result of the 2020 election in the state of georgia which we now know was won byjoe biden, but we know that rudy giuliani himself is the focus of the investigation. we know he's due to give evidence for this be spoken to by a grand jury later this week. but we don't know is whether you'll actually answer questions or if you plead the fifth or so he doesn't incriminate himself to some of the donald trump did in a separate case but we also understand from the his spokesperson that rudy giuliani won't be answering any questions

our north america correspondent, peter bowes, explained why mr trump's decision to plead the fifth amendment is so significant. well, in one sense, it isn't a surprise. in another sense, you could say it is a surprise, and that is based on donald trump's statements over the years, criticising others who have pleaded the fifth — mr trump suggesting that anyone who does that has something to hide, although now he is saying that he understands why people do that when they feel, and their families feel, that they are under attack in a particular way. so he has... and this is his constitutional right not to answer any questions, not to say anything that could be incriminating or self—incriminating. one theory here is that he is not saying anything because, in fact, there is another investigation with the manhattan district attorney on the same subject and that could potentially lead to criminal charges. and it is possible that, had mr trump said anything today, had he answered those questions, that whatever he said could've been used against him in that criminal case. we've had some senior re

let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. i know that you are still making sense of the scene but can you tell us exactly what we know about the initial reaction from the us public? i know about the initial reaction from the us public?— from the us public? i can tell ou first from the us public? i can tell you first of — from the us public? i can tell you first of all, _ from the us public? i can tell you first of all, this _ from the us public? i can tell you first of all, this is - from the us public? i can tell you first of all, this is a - you first of all, this is a dramatic development for the home of a former president to be rated by the f vi in this way, let than two years after him leaving the white house. —— f vi. i suspect many of the american public has still not heard it here on the west coast, they would be travelling home from work no doubt. let's pose and wait what the reaction is. most people would be shocked to hear this and perhaps intrigued to discover what the reason for it is. we know about this

i got more details from our north america correspondent peter bowes: i think this shows how wide this investigation is. i think it is especially significant because rudy giuliani was a very close member of donald trump's inner circle as his personal attorney, the former mayor of new york city, but at this time, late 2020, very closely involved as you say in the attempts by donald trump to overturn the 2020 election result in the state of georgia. the fact that he has been named as a target means that he could potentially be indicted on criminal charges. clearly, it isn't there yet, but this would suggest that based on the evidence so far that it is a distinct possibility that he could find himself in that position. as opposed to someone like senator lindsey graham, again very close to donald trump, he has also been called to appear before this grand jury but purely as a witness. and peter, this comes as the investigation continues into those documents at the fbi took from donald trump's home in florida. it is pressure mounting on the former president? clearly, he is under a lot of leg

bowes. it is significantly less in the more $2 trillion dollars of the put together as a package by the president and the democrats that did not see the light of day. there was a lot of concern within his own party amongst democratic standard senators who are concerned that this would not tackle inflation and that it would add to inflation during these difficult times that the us is currently going through but it is much better than nothing and a few weeks ago, it looked as if nothing is what the president would get because of that opposition. so, he has this major achievement in at least it's getting the bill through it's interesting that you should highlight the climate change initiative and the fact that this can make it easier for the fact that this can make it easierfor him to meet his climate goals, i think of the international stage, that is going to benefit the presidents usually because they'll be some concern expressed overseas that america might be back at the table as far as clim

our north america correspondent, peter bowes, told us more. we are halfway through the story and it depends on who you listen to in terms of analysis post—case in terms of what it means. alexjones has been talking about this on his website in the last few hours, saying that as far as he is concerned when you consider those hundreds of millions of dollars that the parents have been hoping to get and so far we are at $4.2 million, he is framing this as a victory for himself and he makes the point that yes, he said what he said — he accused, essentially, the us government of staging this hoax shooting at sandy hook, even going as far as to call the parents crisis actors in this situation. he is now saying that he was wrong, based on the information that he had at the time, and that he has apologised to the parents. so he frames this relatively small number, still a lot of money — $4.2 million, as something of a victory for himself but, and it is a big but, we have to see what the jury decides in terms of punitive damages and they are, effec

let's get more from our correspondent in la, peter bowes. tell us more that what has happened. well, this was a particularly horrific crash and you havejust particularly horrific crash and you have just described the circumstances, it is a very foggy day but it was a short time afterwards that emerged, the los angeles times did a story about these particularly gruesome photographs had been apparently taken by the crash, seen by members of the sheriffs department and also firefighters. los angeles counties employees. and it is through the media coverage of that that vanessa bryant actually found out about the existence of these photographs. last november, she and another family member were offered $2.5 million in compensation for the distress caused but she turned that down, preferring instead to bring this federal case, an invasion of privacy case, and we are now roughly about 50% of the way through that case and she, as you have reported, appeared on the witness stand just a short time ago.- appeared on the witness stand just a short time ago. what did vanessa bryant _ just a

for more on this i am joined now by our correspondent peter bowes who is in los angeles. huge win for biden — but more than a year in the making — and considerably less than what the democrats wanted? yes, it is, significantly less in the $2 trillion was put together as a package of measures by the democrats who did not see the light of day. there was a lot of concern within the party across standout senators who were concerned that this would not tackle inflation in that it would add to inflation during these difficult times that the us is going through. and it's better than nothing butjust a few weeks ago, looked as if, nothing is of the president would get because of the president would get because of the president would get because of the opposition and so, this major achievement in getting the bill through and highlight that climate change initiatives and the fact that this is going to make it easierfor them to meet his claimant goals on them to meet his claimant goals on the international stage, that is going to benefit the presidents usually because they have b

here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. the sprawling estate that donald trump calls home, the scene of a monday morning visit by federal agents with a search warrant. nearby streets were soon occupied by supporters of the former president, protesting at his treatment by the justice department. senior republicans chimed in, demanding that the authorities justify their decision. now, that's exactly what america's attorney general is attempting to do. merrick garland said he was asking a judge to authorise the release of the search warrant, along with a receipt left at the trump property for what was taken away. the department filed the motion to make public the warrant and receipt, in light of the former president's public confirmation of the search, the surrounding circumstances and the substantial public interest in this matter. thank you very much. the search is believed to be part of an investigation into the handling much of our work is conducted by necessity out of the public eye. we do that necessity out of the public

peter bowes, bbc news. north korea has declared victory in the battle against coronavirus, and ordered the end of restrictions imposed in may. kim jong un said the country had suffered 7a deaths, which he described as an "unprecedented miracle" compared with other countries. observers say the figures from pyongyang are unlikely to reveal the true picture. north korea has not rolled out any vaccination programme, relying instead on lockdowns, homegrown treatments, and what kim called the "advantageous korean—style socialist system." his sister, kim yojong, said kim himself had suffered symptoms. she blamed leaflets from south korea for causing the outbreak. a man who died in a shooting in skye and wester ross on wednesday is being named locally asjohn mackinnon. the 47—year—old died at the scene of the second incident on skye. four people are in hospital as a result of several linked incidents, which took place across three separate locations. a 39—year—old man has been arrested, he is currently in

peter bowes, the bbc�*s north america correspondent in los angeles, has the latest details. i think this is significant because here we have someone who is very close to donald trump in his inner circle in fact, his personal lawyer. now apparently being targeted himself as part of this criminal investigation. this is a first, not only is this investigation under way to investigate donald trump's role investigate donald trump's role in trying to essentially flip the result of the 2020 election in the state of georgia, which as we now know, was won byjoe biden, but we now know that rudy giuliani himself is a focus of that investigation. we do know he is due to give evidence or be spoken to by a grand jury later this week. what we do not know is whether he will actually answer questions, whether he will plead the fifth in other words refused to answer questions so he doesn't incriminate himself, something that donald trump did in a quite separate case last week. we also understand from his spokesperson that he will not be answering any questions that require him to diebold what

our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the sandy hook massacre was one of america's worst ever mass shootings. 20 children and six adults died when a government went on the rampage, firing a semiautomatic rifle before killing himself. alexjones has repeatedly argued that the shooting was a hoax, i can organised by the us government to deny americans they gonna write. he claimed the parents of the dead children were actors. the case against him was brought by the appearance of a six—year—old who died in the shooting. they argued they had enjoyed harassment and emotional distress because of the conspiracy theorist�*s comments. the conspiracy theorist's comments.— the conspiracy theorist's comments. , . , comments. this tragedy and this matter did _ comments. this tragedy and this matter did not _ comments. this tragedy and this matter did not happen _ comments. this tragedy and this matter did not happen and - comments. this tragedy and this matter did not happen and that i matter did not happen and that jesse was no

let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. good to see you, what is the significance of this? i good to see you, what is the significance of this?- significance of this? i think this shows _ significance of this? i think this shows how— significance of this? i think this shows how wide - significance of this? i think this shows how wide this i this shows how wide this investigation is. i think it is especially significant because giuliani was a close member of the trump's in a circle as his personal attorney, the former mayor of new york city but at this time, late 2020, very closely involved as you say in the attempts by donald trump to overturn the 2020 election result in the state of georgia. the fact that he has been named as a target means that he could potentially be indicted on criminal charges. clearly, it is not there yet but this would suggest that based on the evidence so far that it is a distinct possibility that he could find himself in that position. as opposed to someone like senator lindsey graham, again very

for more on this i am joined now by peter bowes in los angeles. great to get you on the programme. this is a major development in this case — just talk us through how we got here and have we heard from breonna taylor's family? we have heard from herfamily, in fact we've heard from her mother who said she waited 874 days to hear this news. she says at least as far as she's concerned it proves that those officers shouldn't have been there and that rihanna didn't deserve what happened. just to explain, the city —— it breonna taylor. 2020 shortly after midnight she was asleep, at home with her boyfriend when the police officers forced their way in, her boyfriend had a gun, he fired in self—defense but breonna taylor died during the exchange of gunfire. so now we have federal charges against these four officers including civil rights offences, a model conspiracy and an unconstitutional use of force for the under obstruction three of the officers are charged with falsifying a search warrant. metal ones address was on that search warrant and the other authorities have said that â€

bowes has been following the story. it was a short time afterwards that it emerged, the los angeles times did a story about the fact that these photographs, particularly gruesome photographs, had apparently been taken at the crash scene by members of the sheriff�*s department and also firefighters — los angeles county employees. and it is through the media coverage of that that vanessa bryant actually found out about the existence of these photographs. now, last november, she and anotherfamily were offered a sum of money, $2.5 million, in compensation for the distress that was caused, but she turned that down, preferring instead to bring this federal case, an invasion of privacy case, and we are now roughly about 50% of the way through that case, and she, as you have reported, appeared on the witness stand just a short time ago. it was very emotional testimony, she was sobbing as she appeared, she said she was blind—sided, she was devastated, she was hurt, and betrayed by the fact that these photographs had appare

our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has the latest. catastrophic scenes in eastern kentucky, muddy waters as far as the eye can see. these narrow valleys are prone to flooding, but never this part. the rain was torrential. some areas in the mountainous region are still inaccessible. homes have been ripped apart and cars swept away in the mud. many people have seen everything they had destroyed. as well as their home and business, sandy tackett�*s family lost their three dogs in the fast—moving water. i have never seen anything like this. the waters were just raging and it took so many buildings and stuff that we thought would never even flood. we had one that was a little tiny dog that we called little bridges. but it was so sweet, it was the sweetest dog ever. much of the devastation is still under water and there are fears that as the levels go down, more victims will be found in the debris. we do know of additional bodies that have been recovered but we cannot confirm those deaths at this time. we have hundreds of millions of do

bowes reports. staying ma'am the former president heads home without answering a single question. he had been forced to testify under oath as part of a long—running instigation into the trump family business. but donald trump exercised his right under us law to say nothing. how do you feel, mr trump? effie —— pleaded the fifth apparently sitting for hours repeating the word same answer to every question. the trump organisation used by new york state officials on misleading them about the value of their assets like golf courses and skyscrapers in order to get favourable loans and tax breaks. invoking the fifth amendment protection against self—incrimination is a constitutional right of every american. it is not an admission of guilt, and in the past donald trump has questioned the need to do it. if you are innocent why are you taking the fifth amendment? fifth amendment, fifth amendment, fifth amendment. horrible. ., , �* ., horrible. horrible. but now the former presidency _ horrible. horr