Resignation at home head into a sixth week. And European Union leaders calling for a level Playing Field in trade with china. During talks with presidency shooting, eu leaders pushed for access to Chinese Markets. Plus, is there life on venus . Scientists have found what could be the firirst clue. Im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. U. S. President donald trump is in california where he plans to see firsthand the devastation caused by massive wildfires along the u. S. West coast. The president has been meeting with firefighters and emergency officials s in the north of the state, who have been strugglilig to control record blblazes that have devastated 20,000 square kilometers. Trump blamed the fires on poor Forest Management and a failure to clear underbrush. Democratic rival joe biden has pointed to Climate Change. As the reason for the fires. Our correspondent, he is at the airport in the state capital of sacramento. Where the pre
I do. Plus worries over voter walk me through what is how quickly can you verify mailin rights. Ballots . When Voter Suppression and can you verify them before you count them in order to speed happens, it happens up the count disproportionately in minority communities. Foreign meddling. I think North Carolina is the russians are not trying to interfere in the election of 2020, they are interfering. Uniquely positioned for this because we began sending out and a weakened Postal Service. The Postal Service is fully absentee by mail ballots on capable and committed to september 4th to nearly 600,000 absentee requests that we had delivering the nations ballots received securely and on time we are ahead of the game in sending out those ballots. Thats more time for voters to return them. Poll watchers, delayed we also have had in place for a number of years now the ability to process absentee by mail ballots in advance of election day. Results, and conspiracy we also tabulate on election day
A heavy lockdown and spains catalonia region if the latest surgeon brought a virus infections is not brought under control. And mourning the conscience of Congress Civil rights leader john lewis lies in state in the u. S. Capital. We begin this hour with breaking news out of malaysia a court has found former Prime Minister najib razak guilty of one count of abuse of power in this trial is accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from a solvent wealth fund is facing 6 other charges including some that carry a possible 20 Year Prison Sentence he denies any wrongdoing flaws lloyd joins us now live from kuala lumpur fons whats the latest was happening of course. Well the judge is still reading out a verdict the 7 charges all together in this case hes been found guilty of one charge thats abuse of power the prosecutions case has was that used his position of power to lead the government to issue guarantees and in exchange for that he had received 48. 00 he had received 10000000.
Effort to develop a vaccine but numbers of infections from the virus continue to run its. Losing their homes and their livelihoods hundreds of thousands in bangladesh wait for much needed assistance amid rising flood gates. And mourning the conscience of Congress Civil rights leader john lewis lies in state of the west and. We begin in malaysia where in just the last hour a court has found former Prime Minister najib razak guilty on all 7 charges and this 1st trial links to the one m. T. B. Scandal on top was facing charges of criminal breach of trust Money Laundering abuse of power hes denied any wrongdoing and to faces several other trials its alleged hundreds of millions of dollars from the state fund made their way into hits accounts fonts louis joins us now live from Kuala Lumpur Florence are guilty across the board was this expected. Well i think the world the judge is basically in reading out his judgment and hes saying that the nut jobs defense lawyers were not able to show rea
Waters end. And logging on to learn if you can afford it but most nigerian children are missing out as schools stay closed. His former Prime Minister najib razak has been sentenced to 12 use in jail after he was convicted of corruption the verdict was delivered in the 1st child linked to the one m. T. B. State Investment Fund scandal joining his time in power he was found guilty of all 7 charges and fined close to 50000000. 00 u. S. Dollars he continues to deny any wrongdoing and says he will appeal this is the 1st case centered on the transfer of nearly 10000000. 00 from a unit of one and d. B. Internet jeeves personal accounts is being convicted of abuse of power 3 counts of criminal breach of trust. And 3 counts of Money Laundering jihad launched one d. B. As a state Investment Fund when he was Prime Minister in 2009 ok lets go across to florence louie whos joining us live from kuala lumpur and just bring us up to date with whats been happening right so we know that the judge has se