this is the middle of the loire river, but you can see how barren it s become. locals say that the water has never been so low at this time of year. and the iconic japanese fashion designer issey miyake has died at the age of 8a. his innovative collections earned him global acclaim for breaking the boundaries between east and west. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the us, where senior republicans have condemned the fbi s unprecedented search of donald trump s florida home on monday as an abuse of power. the former vice president mike pence called for the us attorney general to give a full public account of why it happened, saying it caused him deep concern. the former president, who was not at mar a lago at the time, said a number of agents had occupied the compound and broken into his safe. the white house says president biden learned about the search from media reports. our north america corre
harris. the president wasting no time taking jabs at trump and his supporters early and often. keep in mind 74 million people voted for donald trump in 2020. so the current president taking the opportunity to bash just about half of american voters. president biden: maga forces are determined to take this country backward. they promote authoritarian leaders and fan the flames of political violence. they are a threat to our personal rights. the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. biden laser focused on attacking republicans. but failing to mention stuff that affects americans live every day like inflation, border, rising crime to name a few. republicans, of course, taking note. what a missed opportunity. to talk to the american people straight up about the reasons when they lie down to sleep at night they can t. the water is not going to clear up in washington until we get the pigs out of the creek. i think, raymond, he came acros
today after local prosecutors told giuliani s lawyers this week he is a target of their election interference investigation meaning an indictment is possible. in a separate investigation, cnn learned that two former trump white house lawyers were interviewed by the fbi about the classified documents seized last week at the former president s home in florida. let s get to it and begin with nick valencia live at the courthouse. rudy dgiuliani is still in the courtroom. you caught up with him. what did he say? reporter: defiant and computicom compcomexuding confidence. he asked for a continuance last week because of health concerns and ultimately a fulton county judge ordered him to appear today. on his way in to court, i p peppered him with questions including asking whether or not he lied before georgia lawmakers when he spoke to them at least three times in the wake of the 2020 election. mr. giuliani when you met with l lawmakers did you lie to them? we will not talk abou
could high level negotiations be an explanation of this new surge in military activity? plus, news you can use about forgiving student loans. cnn is asking what exactly is the rollout plan to relieve millions of dollars in student loan debt? senator elizabeth warren will visit the lead as well to respond to the criticisms of biden s plan. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we ll start with breaking news. just moments ago, a judge ordered the release of the mar-a-lago after date. but with the redactions proposed by the justice department. the affidavit is the document that outlines why prosecutors thought they needed to take the step of searching the home of a former president and why they believed there was probable cause that crimes had been committed. let s get to jessica snyder. what did the u.s. magistrate judge bruce rhinehart say in his decision? reporter: the judge here acting with remarkable speed. less than four hours after the doj submitted their redact