A warning for trump judge Tanya Chutkan makes clear the ex president s free speech is not absolute in his upcoming Election Interference case. Plus, on ethical and possibly illegal Clarence Thomas exception of luxury gifts and travel might finally force the court to take action. And, breaking developments in the Georgia Election probe, our strongest indication yet that a grand jury could indict donald trump in a matter of days. I am ayman mohyeldin, lets get started. And we begin with that Breaking News out of georgia this hour, fulton countys Da Fani Willis will begin presenting her Election Interference case against donald trump and his allies to a grand jury early next week. The Atlanta Journalconstitution is reporting the timeline came into sharper focus when former georgia Lieutenant Governor jeff duncan and independent journalist george chidi separately confirmed they had received notifications they will testify on tuesday. Now, this means the public might know by tuesday whether
Running mate. Ill ask him this morning. Plus challenging biden, the new Special Counsel appointment fuels more criticism from republicans. If he were a republican he would have been in jail a long time ago. Biden is also facing critics from within his own party on his capacity to serve. Ill talk to democratic congressman dean philips of minnesota who is actively calling for more primary challenger to biden. And red alert. That vote in ohio is pretty sobering. Ohioet voers deliver a victory to supporters of Abortion Rights and offer another warning sign for republicans. If republicans are just focused on one issue theyll have a bit of a challenge. Support for legal action for abortion is winning inside red and blue states from kansas to kentucky to michigan. Will it be a motivating factor for voters in 2024. Joining me for insight and analysis are. Politico mriback coauthor eugene daniels. Republican strategist brandon buck. Is imoen sanderstownsend, former spokesperson for Kamala Harri
Flames. This is one of the worst affected areas. 0fficials flames. This is one of the worst affected areas. Officials say they are struggling to assess the full extent of the damage, and warn the death toll may rise further. Is anybody still out here . Its time to go these are the desperate calls for people still in the historic City Of Lahaina on the island of maui, as the flames on the marina gets closer and closer. Many neighbourhoods were burned to the ground as the western side of the island was nearly cut off with only one highway open, and thousands trying to evacuate as officials told of widespread devastation in the town, its harbour and surrounding areas. Some people fled into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames. I was the last one off the dock, when the firestorm came through the banyan trees and took everything with it. And ijust ran out to the beach and i ran south, and ijust helped everybody i could along the way. Youve got to know when you can. The cause of all this
Unpunished. The Bbc World Service Latin America regional editor Leonardo Rocha reports. Mr villavicencio was shot dead as he finished a rally in the capital, quito. He was approached by a gunman who shot him in the head three times be or they escape. He was a former union leader, a former journalist who clashed with other politicians in the past for his role as an investigative journalist, and he was a current member of congress. He was running on an Anti Corruption and Pro Environmental campaign. He was one of several candidates running for president. The first round of the election will take place on august 20, he was Opinion Polls put in Third Orfourth place but he had a chance because there would be a second round of votes probably later this year. He is the latest victim of this crime wave in ecuador, he survived an attempt on his life before, and ecuador is going through a serious crisis, triggered mainly by the increasing involvement of mexican drug gangs in the country. There h
And the soil is waterlogged. One farmer in wiltshire says the losses are heart breaking. Our reporter liz beacon has the story. So this is our wheat thats been damaged by the wind and the rain, as you can see. For a farmer, august should be one of the busiest times of year, harvesting crops. This year, the Unrelenting Rain has put paid to that and everythings ground to a halt. Its pretty depressing and its pretty heartbreaking because weve gone to lot of effort to grow this wheat and, of course, weve spent all the costs on it, so were completely cost stacked now, and without selling it, we cant, you know, we cant reclaim those costs. So we are. Yeah, its actually a lot worse than i thought. Tom collins is a fourth generation farmer here on his family farm. He knows it can rain in august but, after one of the wettestjulys on record, he believes Climate Change is having huge consequences for his business. What we really want is a level price at a time like this. If you worked in a shop a