The special counsel requested a protective order in the january six case following trumps latest social media post. Plus, a familys prayers answered. The dramatic rescue at sea of a 25 year old man whod been missing on the water for 38 hours. The coast guards discovery. That was like finding a needle in a haystack. And later, hunting pythons. The high stakes florida python challenge that kicked off this weekend in the Florida Everglades. And we got a taste of the exciting event firsthand. Its monday, august 7th from abc news, this is world news now. Well, when you go into the Florida Everglades, you dont just find pythons, you find bugs. And boars, bears. And of course, oh, yeah, lots of alligators. Oh, my goodness. Well, we were glad. Lots of alligators that youre here back alive and safe. Yeah, it is an important conservation effort, but its also in the form of a unique challenge which we will tell you about coming up a little bit later in the show. But we want to start this morning
Threats today as the heat holds its grip for millions of americans facing tripledigit temperatures. Will comments in the cross fire. A judge sticking with the deadline for Donald Trumps team to respond to special counsel jack smiths motion for a protective order as trump hits the campaign trail in South Carolina overnight. We are talking to the voters. Whit striking back. Russia vowing retaliation after a series of drone attacks on its ships putting the kremlin on edge. Janai bus crash investigation. The latest on the accident that critically injured seven campers on an idaho highway. The Good Samaritan who rushed in to help. Will explosive new details on the alleged murderforhire plot involving a georgia mother, accused of conspiring to kill her estranged husband. The potentially damaging text messages. Whit deadly boat crash. Oh, my gosh. Whit the video involving the accident that killed an American Publishing executive vacationing in italy. The skipper now facing an investigation. J
Former u. S. President donald trump is on the Campaign Trail in South Carolina as he faces several indictments, still railing against the Special Counsel investigating him. More than 1,000 wildfires burning in canada right now. Well hear how those blazes are affecting an indigenous community. Simone biles is back. Her return to competitive gymnastics. Republican frontrunner donald trump was in South Carolina on Saturday Night complaining once again about the numerous criminal indictments hes facing and calling on republicans in congress to do something. Addressing the friendly audience, trump grossly understated the seriousness of the charges against him, take a listen. The fake charges put forth by the biden sham, we call it a sham indictment. I really believe hes mentally ill. But these are outrageous, and it is an outrageous criminalization of political speech. Theyre trying to make it illegal to question the results of an election. Hes also lashing out at his former Vice President
Another 45 are said to be injured. The Hazara Express came off the rails near nawabshah in Sindh Province, as it travelled from karachi to abbottabad. These are the latest pictures from the scene, in a remote area. Emergency workers are battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages. Pakistans Railways Minister says more rescue teams have been dispatched to the site. An emergency has been declared in nearby hospitals including this one in nawabshah where casualties have been arriving. We are hoping to speak to an individual close to the town, where that derailment took place. Hopefully we will be able to bring you more details on that here on bbc news. Ukraines president Volodymyr Zelensky says a russian guided bomb struck a Blood Transfusion Centre in the north east on Saturday Night as part of Overnight Shelling across the country. Speaking in his night time address, mr zelensky said rescuers at the scene in the town of kupiansk in Eastern Kharkiv had rep
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