smog from wild fires in canada, blankets new york and large parts of the east of the usa. nearly 100 million people could be affected. supermarkets are seeing a massive change in the way we shop. news research shows we re buying groceries less often since the pandemic, and the shift to online has slowed. i ll be taking a look. good morning. today s weather is very similar to yesterday. as we head to the weekend it is going to turn hotter and more humid by day and by night and we are looking at the chance of some thundery downpours. all of the details later in the programme. our main story. west ham fans have been celebrating into the night after the club won its first major trophy for more than a0 years. a 90th minute goal by jarrod bowen saw the hammers beat italian side fiorentina 2 1 in the europa conference league final in the czech capital prague. mike is there for us this morning. good morning, mike. i m surprised it s a quiet but i do and there are not still revellers
in bucha. and king charles attends ceremonies in germany commemorating those who died in world war ii. welcome to the programme. we start in the us. donald trump has become the first former us president to face a criminal prosecution. the precise charges against him have not yet been made public, but they re thought to relate to falsifying business records to hide a payment to a porn star during the 2016 election campaign. it s alleged stormy daniels was paid off in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair. mr trump denies any wrongdoing, calling the indictment political persecution and election interference. 0ur north america correspondent, john sudworth, reports. the masssed ranks of the media say it all. donald trump s provided plenty of big moments in american politics, but few bigger than this his own imminent arrest. this is an abc news special. now reporting, david muir. we are coming on the air early because of breaking news at this hour. a grand jury here i
that. and the latest efforts in ukraine s war. trying to take back territory from russia. also, one of the biggest business fears about a potential chinese attack on taiwan is what happens to tsmc? this is the most valuable company in all of asia. it makes many of the chips in many of your high tech devices. i get a rare interview with the company s chairman and ask him about those fears. first, here s my take. is it possible that despite all the partisan noise and disbelief joe biden is actually managing to do something that he promised during his campaign? govern from the center. the evidence is piling up. if the compromise hammered out on wednesday between chuck schumer and joe manchin passes, it will be the largest investment in fighting climate change made by the federal government while also being the largest deficit reduction package in a decade. the deal comes on top of the chips and science act. that followed the first bipartisan gun control legislation passed
mass demonstrations. plus voting is underway in japan the country reels from the assassination of his longest- serving leader. a brutal summer hot spell continues with 39 million americans on alert. the sri lankan president and prime minister say they will resign after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the residences of both leaders as the seemingly endless economic crisis boils over. a short time ago four cabinet members also resigned.[ clip playing ] demonstrators broke through police barricades to reach the presidential palace calling for the president to leave office. they also set fire to the prime minister s private residence. his office says he was moved earlier to a secure location. here is a look inside of the presidents home as protesters pushed their way in. meanwhile, the prime minister endorsed the establishment and appealed for calm after speaking to the president. translator: he informed me to tell the country he will resign on wednesday to ensure
halfway through his second year, president biden still has a long to-do list with pressure mounting to act on the climate crisis and turn around the economy. can the biden administration keep its promises? i ll speak exclusively to biden cabinet secretary pete buttigieg in moments. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering whether some people really are above the law? this week the january 6th committee presented a seasoned finale of sorts to the series of eight hearings they ve held this summer. the committee laid out minute by minute how former president trump sat and watched as rioters stormed the capitol for more than three hours, refusing to call for the violence to end, refusing to reach out to law enforcement or military to send help. two of president trump s former president newspapers both owned by rupert murdock wrote damning editorials. in an astonishing reality, trump is taking very real action to run forment again, stumping