Good afternoon. Donald trump has been accused of plotting to overturn the result of the president ial election in 2020. Hes been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, by spreading lies, dishonesty, fraud and deceit. Hes described the indictment as ridiculous. It is the third criminal case against mr trump whos already been accused of mishandling classified government documents and of covering up a Hush Money Payment to a porn star. Despite all that, hes still favourite to be the republican candidate in next years race for the white house. Our North America correspondent sean dilley reports. We love trump hes the first president to be charged with a federal crime. But if previous cases are anything to go by, Donald Trumps third indictment is only likely to boost his popularity with republican voters. The charges he faces, though, are serious. The 45 Page Indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about Election Fraud to trick and persuade
and we are trying to do our best to bring them here. it followed one of the wettestjuly is on record, hitting notjust the tourism sector but also england s hope of winning the ashes. so, why is it all happening? the ashes. so, why is it all happening? the ashes. so, why is it all haueninu? . . , , ., happening? usually this time of ear, the happening? usually this time of year. the jet happening? usually this time of year, the jet stream happening? usually this time of year, the jet stream brings - happening? usually this time of. year, the jet stream brings spells of rain, interspersed with dry and bright intervals. what we have seen over the past month, thejet bright intervals. what we have seen over the past month, the jet stream has become really blocked in this pattern. we have been stuck in a meander in thejet pattern. we have been stuck in a meander in the jet stream. it s the same pattern that brought the heat across southern europe, but for us it has meant a conveyor belt
spots. with expected highs like 117 degrees in palms springs, california. 110 in medford, oregon. 98 in boise, idaho. 104 in seattle, an all-time record. official temperatures are measured in the shade. but here in the street, this is measuring at 157 degrees. feels like a furnace. heat is the number one weather-related killer, especially threatening to the homeless and elderly. volunteer groups are now loading up water to anybody that might need it. the county has 80,000 bottles ready to be delivered. more than 200 people now sheltering in the oregon convention center, serving as an emergency cooling center. doing what they can to stay cool. rob joins us now. when do we expect the heat to peak? reporter: linsey, today and tomorrow, but lasting all week. we hit another record in portland. we have this blocking pattern in place. another heat wave building on the east coast. this is the one that s historic, climate change amplified. it is expanding.
there s nothing to steer this storm. we ve got high pressure over the rockies, high pressure across florida, this is called a blocking pattern. typically we would see a cold front moved through and they will pick these storms up and move north and east very quickly. that is not going to happen with this system. that is why this is a dire situation and that is why we need to make sure that everyone is heeding the warnings. i guarantee, harris, officials in texas and louisiana are now making their preparations and they are now about to announce the evacuations. i hope i m wrong, but prepare for the worst. harris: i heard you say it when sandy hit the east coast, it could be landscape changing. now i see pretty much no matter which way we go, that water is going to at least get scooped up from the ocean. my one question for you is, which areas in particular are you pointing to?