his supporters like to call trump force one. his motorcade then started the ill—mile journey to the fulton countyjail — that's about 22 kilometres. helicopters gave us the bird's—eye view throughout the trip. mr trump pulled up to the jail just after 7:30pm local time. inside, he was fingerprinted and he had his mugshot taken. he is the first former us president to have his mugshot taken that's been made public. the president delivered remarks to the press before leaving georgia. here's what he had to say. it is a very sad day for america. this should never have happened. if you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election. i thought the election was a rigged election, a stolen election, and i should have every right to do that. as you know, you have many people that you've been watching over the years do the same thing — whether it's hillary clinton or stacey abrams or many others. when you have that great freedom to challenge, you have to be able to, otherwise you're going to have very dishonest elections. what has taken place here is a travesty ofjustice. we did nothing wrong — i did nothing wrong. also today, donald trump returned to x — formerly twitter — for the first time since his ban was lifted. he posted his mugshot, adding simply, quote, "election interference. "never surrender!" and posting a link to his website. let's go to our reporter on the ground, carl nasman. he is in fulton county atlanta. carl, quite a day. what can you tell us? what were your impressions of what happened?— what happened? quite the day and we were — what happened? quite the day and we were down _ what happened? quite the day and we were down there - what happened? quite the day and we were down there at - what happened? quite the day| and we were down there at the faulty count injail as and we were down there at the faulty count in jail as it all unfolded microphone fulton county jail. unfolded microphone fulton countyjail. a brief trip for donald trump all in all to the time he entered and when he left, about 30 minutes and apparently it was enough time to have this fingerprint taken and personal information entered and then, as we know, to have the historic mud shot taken, becoming the first former president to have that kind of photo taken of him and then, he was back in his motorcade and off to the airport. as we often see now, this is the fourth criminal case that donald trump is facing. he turned the legal into the political. this was also a spectacle, arriving at 730 or so in the evening which is prime time for most television networks here in the united states and on the site where we were we were surrounded by very high security but on the other side of the jail there were several 40 of the jail there were several a0 or 50 protesters, pro—trump and anti—trump, alladding a0 or 50 protesters, pro—trump and anti—trump, all adding to the atmosphere down there on a very warm day here in atlanta, georgia. the mugshot also of course becoming part of the spectacle. we're already seeing the picture appearing all over the picture appearing all over the internet. donald trump himself posted it, even tweeting it, the first time he has tweeted since 2021, and it has tweeted since 2021, and it has been memed by his supporters. marjorie taylor greene photoshopped herself into a similar mugshot. this was of course a very serious day, where donald trump was facing his fourth legal and criminal case but it was also turned into a political, quite the spectacle, here in atlanta. can you take us through what will happen next with this case in georgia? i will happen next with this case in georgia?— in georgia? i think firstly it's important _ in georgia? i think firstly it's important to - in georgia? i think firstly it's important to point i in georgia? i think firstly | it's important to point out there are still defendants in there are still defendants in the case that have not surrendered, not gone through the process that donald trump did today. we believe that there are still seven more of there are still seven more of the 19 defendants that are listed in this indictment to have yet to turn themselves in. i have a deadline of tomorrow, around noon local time, to do so otherwise they will face a forceful arrest and brought in to the jail against their wills so we will be looking out for that tomorrow. in terms of the timeline of the actual chase —— case, was another big media spectacle on the horizon, the arraignment. that's the event where donald trump makes his appearance at this record house behind me here in atlanta to hear formally the charges read out against him and to enter a plea which we of course expect to be not guilty. and just adding one more step to that spectacle here in georgia, given that this is a georgia state trial, there will be cameras allowed in the courtroom stopjudge scott mcafee has granted access to four different camera teams so we expect that arraignment will be broadcast on television. carl, what impact do you think that will have, just quickly to follow up on that point you made about a televised trial? well, this is obviously somebody, donald trump, who enjoys the spotlight, who enjoys the spotlight, who enjoys being on television. he has made every opportunity he could throughout this entire legal process to try to bring as much attention as he could because he says he is innocent and these cases are politically motivated and in fact as we speak he is currently on newsmax giving a live interview after he was here in georgia facing those criminal charges, so we don't know exactly what kind of impact it will be. 0bviously, kind of impact it will be. obviously, there will be many eyes on the arraignment and we expect they could be cameras allowed in the courtroom through the process as this unfolds in georgia so it's definitely one of the things that sets this case apart from the other three and we will see that arraignment is scheduled to be in the week of september the fifth so just a couple of weeks from now.— the fifth so just a couple of weeks from now. carl nasman reporting _ weeks from now. carl nasman reporting from _ weeks from now. carl nasman reporting from fulton - weeks from now. carl nasman reporting from fulton county. | reporting from fulton county. thank you so much. now, let's take a deeper look at the 13 charges against donald trump now. violating the state's racketeering act by unlawfully conspiring through a pattern of fraudulent activity to change the outcome of the election, three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by public office, including one related to trump's january 2021 phone call with georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger, where mr trump asked mr raffensperger to "unlawfully" alter the certified returns for presidential electors, also, conspiracy to impersonate a public officer "with intent to mislead," conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree by making a false document which would have made trump appear to be the winning candidate in georgia, and making false statements and writings and filing false documents the indictment alleges to persuade georgia legislators to "reject lawful" votes cast by duly elected officials. for their legal take, i was able to speak with two former federal prosecutors, joe moreno and sarah krissoff. we start with joe, who said the case against mr trump in georgia — along with the other three criminal cases against him — could proceed at a snail�*s pace. i think that anybody who thinks these trials are going to happen in the next few months are crazy. i mean i heard 0ctober today. maybe 0ctober next year, definitely not 0ctober next year, definitely not october of this year. just the fact that there were 19 defendants in the georgia case, the fact that you've got classified documents involved in the mar—a—lago case which bring up a whole other set of headaches about how to get security —— security clearances and things like that and the fact that you have serious state versus federal supremacy clause things in the georgia case. these things will not happen anytime soon, i'm sceptical they will even happen before the election next year because of the fact there is going to be an election, a campaign. sarah krissoff is also a former federal prosecutor for the southern district of new york. here's what she had to say. the former president is saying this is part of the process which would be allowed to do this but i think challenging the elections is very different than the conduct that is alleged in this indictment and also in the election interference federal indictment so he is effectively very effectively conflating two different things, one is the proper channels, the proper procedures to challenge an election, the other is engaging in criminal enterprises as alleged in these indictment, criminal conspiracies to affect the outcome of the election. john acevedo is a professor at emory university law school in atlanta. he told me where he expected things will go from here. we will see a lull for a few days until the formal arraignment and then after that we will see a stepping back from kind of the public arrival of major figures and lawyers will take over to the scheduling hearings, disclosures, all the defendants receive about the information, and other motions that will be filed that have already been filed that have already been filed over the next coming weeks if not months. and there will be a calm period in atlanta regarding this trial. none of the courts are working, they are working well behind they are working well behind the scenes, not in a major public way. of course, it's notjust donald trump who's facing charges. earlier on thursday, former trump white house chief of staff mark meadows also surrendered in fulton county, as well as harrison floyd, former director of black voices for trump. theyjoin the case's other co—defendants, who have already done so — among them top trump allies like his former lawyers rudy giuliani and sidney powell. former republican congressman rodney davis weighed in on the fate of trump co—defendants. have a listen. those other defendants, along with the president, they are going to be bled dry by trying to afford attorneys and president trump is not going to help them through his fundraising mechanisms to pay for their legal fees. fundraising mechanisms to pay fortheir legalfees. i fundraising mechanisms to pay for their legal fees. i would think that they are probably going to say whatever it takes to get an agreement and get a plea deal with the fulton county, with the fulton county district attorney to make sure that they are not going to be in any legaljeopardy. now, a short while ago, i spoke to pollster and strategist frank luntz about the potential impact of trump's indictment on voters. you speak to republican voters, how have they react to these charges, to this indictment? i'm glad that you said partisan because there is a completely different reaction. if you're an independent tory democrat, you believe that this is just one more example of a legal behaviour. if you are republican three out of four republicans reject the accusations that are being addressed this evening —— illegal. they reject the idea that donald trump is a criminal and i will give you one piece of polling data that has truly shocked me, 71% of republicans trust donald trump more than their own family to give them accurate and truthful information, more than the clergy, more than community leaders. donald trump has a level of trust despite these indictments, that is, frankly, unheard of in american politics— at least among his own party. i politics- at least among his own party-— politics- at least among his own party. i want to ask you about some _ own party. i want to ask you about some of _ own party. i want to ask you about some of the - own party. i want to ask you about some of the other- about some of the other frontrunners for the republican nomination for presidency because there was a debate as you know in milwaukee last night where the other candidates were on stage, hosted by the fox news channel, and the former president did come up. it took a while but he came up on the debate stage and i want to play a clip of what we heard from the former vice president mike pence when he was asked about his role in january the sixth and what happened. january the sixth and what happened-— january the sixth and what hauened. �* , happened. the american people deserve to _ happened. the american people deserve to know _ happened. the american people deserve to know that _ happened. the american people deserve to know that the - deserve to know that the president asked me in his request— president asked me in his request that i reject all return— request that i reject all return votes unilaterally, however no vice president in american _ however no vice president in american history never exercised or taken stock he asked — exercised or taken stock he asked me to put him over the constitution. and i chose the constitution. and i chose the constitution.— constitution. and i chose the constitution. frankly, we have now started — constitution. frankly, we have now started to _ constitution. frankly, we have now started to see _ constitution. frankly, we have now started to see the - constitution. frankly, we have now started to see the former| now started to see the former vice president distance himself, at least on this question, from donald trump but what did you make of what you saw him say? i what did you make of what you saw him say?— saw him say? i was there. i watched — saw him say? i was there. i watched the _ saw him say? i was there. i watched the great - saw him say? i was there. i watched the great happen. | saw him say? i was there. i | watched the great happen. i saw him say? i was there. i - watched the great happen. i was right in the centre of the audience. it was remarkable to me that every time an accusation was level microphone levelled at the former president, every single time there was billing from all across the arena. but among active republicans, those people who attended a date like this, donald trump still has considerable support. but i really have to emphasise that it's as though it's really have to emphasise that it's as though its two different americans. among republicans, donald trump can do no wrong, he is trusted, they think he is a victim, they think he is being prosecuted and persecuted. among independents and democrats, he can do no right. they assume he has engaged in political activity and quite frankly among democrats they want him to go to jail. among democrats they want him to go to jail-— to go to jail. you've 'ust described i to go to jail. you've 'ust described this i to go to jail. you've just described this dynamicl to go to jail. you've just. described this dynamic of to go to jail. you've just - described this dynamic of two americans and is that why we did not see more candidates on stage take a bigger swing at the former president? yes because — the former president? yes because he _ the former president? yes because he still— the former president? yes because he still has - the former president? yes because he still has a - because he still has a tremendous lead. in fact, to put this in historic terms, if donald trump would lose the nomination, no frontrunner in modern times has ever dropped, would have dropped as far as donald trump would have dropped, but the odds of him when you nomination a very strong but the odds of him actually winning the presidency, it's still possible but it would be an uphill battle. ,, ~ but it would be an uphill battle. i. ,, ., , but it would be an uphill battle. ~' ., , ., battle. do you think any of the candidates _ battle. do you think any of the candidates actually _ battle. do you think any of the candidates actually had - battle. do you think any of the candidates actually had a - candidates actually had a breakthrough?— candidates actually had a breakthrou~h? _, ., , ., breakthrough? good question. yes, nikki _ breakthrough? good question. yes, nikki haley. _ breakthrough? good question. yes, nikki haley. quite - yes, nikki haley. quite frankly, when she challenge the former vice president mike pence, she challenged the candidate, the outside candidate, the outside candidate, her performance was, and she even mentioned margaret thatcher which is appropriate to the audiences because she said that if you want to make a statement, ask a man but if you want to make —— get things done, ask a woman and she cited margaret thatcher saying it and received more applause and more engagement and she had more positive lines than any of the other candidates. i think she would be regarded as the winner of last night's debate. that said, the real winner is probably donald trump. because no other candidate really laid a glove on him. and the closer that you get to the first primary vote in january and if primary vote injanuary and if trunk primary vote in january and if trunk continues with this lead, i think it could be insurmountable. , insurmountable. so, where these candidates _ insurmountable. so, where these candidates then _ insurmountable. so, where these candidates then making - insurmountable. so, where these candidates then making a - insurmountable. so, where these candidates then making a pitch i candidates then making a pitch to the former president himself perhaps to share the ticket with him?— with him? yes, for viveki would believe _ with him? yes, for viveki would believe it _ with him? yes, for viveki would believe it but - with him? yes, for viveki would believe it but for. with him? yes, for vivek i| would believe it but for the other candidates i think they are simply afraid because, and this happened with ron desantis when he criticised from supporters, the objective is to criticise the former president without turning off the tens of millions of people who still support him, it's a very tough thing to do, particularly in a debate, but it's going to be necessary and i think the next debate at the reagan library in september will be even more crucial because in the end, if you don't take a trumped down, there's no way you can win the nomination.— there's no way you can win the nomination. frankly, one more question. _ nomination. frankly, one more question. do — nomination. frankly, one more question, do you _ nomination. frankly, one more question, do you think- nomination. frankly, one more question, do you think there i nomination. frankly, one more question, do you think there is | question, do you think there is any chance that the former president would actually step onto the debate stage? fist president would actually step onto the debate stage? at this oint, onto the debate stage? at this point. no. _ onto the debate stage? at this point. no. and _ onto the debate stage? at this point, no, and i _ onto the debate stage? at this point, no, and i will— onto the debate stage? at this point, no, and i will explain i point, no, and i will explain why. chris christie, the governor of newjersey, is such a good debater but i could see him forcing from into pre—ordering himself and it's something that the former president does not want to do. yes, chris christie certainly has been outspoken in his criticism of the former president. frankly, thank you again for your analysis and always good to speak to you. we have more detailed analysis background on that top story on our website, background on that top story on ourwebsite, please background on that top story on our website, please check it out at bbc.com. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making headlines. italy seized a rescue ship operated by a german ngo, making the total number of impounded vessels rise to three this week. charity ships like the ones seen here have been assisting in efforts to bring migrants at sea to shore — often at italian port cities. the temporary seizure of the boats comes as migrant arrivals to italy continue to soar. the number of applications for us unemployment benefits fell for a second week, reaching its lowest level in three 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expansion and modernisation _ translation: the expansion and modernisation of _ translation: the expansion and modernisation of brics _ translation: the expansion and modernisation of brics is - translation: the expansion and modernisation of brics is a - modernisation of brics is a message that all the global institutions must be adapted to the changing times. this initiative can be an example for the reform of other 20th—century global institutions. un secretary general antonio guterres, also in attendance at the summit, welcomed the idea of reforming of global institutions. today's global governance structures reflect yesterday's world. for multilateral institutions to remain truly universal, they must reform to reflect today's power and economic realities and not the power and economic realities of the post— second world war. important to note that more than a0 countries have expressed interest in joining brics. now, japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from the fukushima plant into the pacific ocean, a process that will take 30 years. the plant was the scene of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters since chernobyl in 2011. japan used water to cool the plant's reactors after it went into meltdown and the water was then treated and collected in tanks. but the site was running out of storage space, which led to thursday's release. our tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil has more. it might not look like it at first glance, but this picturesque coastline is now at the heart of a huge regional controversy. for the first time, treated radioactive water from fukushima's crippled nuclear power plant would be pumped into the ocean. and this is the moment it was released. this goes back to 2011 whenjapan's most powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that swept through the east coast, killing more than 18,000 people and causing the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl. the water used to cool the destroyed nuclear reactors has been building up here in these tanks. there's more than a million tonnes of it. it's been diluted and filtered, but it won't be entirely radiation—free. officials and experts insist it's not a threat. as far as i'm concerned, the safest place for all of this is in the pacific ocean, because you have a dilution factor of many, many fold. it literally is a drop in the ocean. even if they put all of that water in at once, it's still a drop in that ocean. but many people here are not convinced. translation: you can tell me it's _ safe, but nobody knows what the effect will be in 30 years' time. i'm absolutely positive that my fish won't sell now. translation: i want to continue living in fukushima. _ i don't want to be in a situation where i can't eat the sushi here any more. lots of people are against the release. there is a deep lack of trust in this process. many locals have told us that it just hasn't been transparent enough. officials are saying that the amount of radiation being pumped into the ocean is well below the international safety standards. now, the science may back these claims, but it does nothing to prevent the reputational damage to fukushima, and calm the wave of anger both here and around the region. japan's neighbours are furious. china, the biggest buyer of japanese seafood, said it would block all imports. hong kong also said it would impose bans on some food products. this is a battle of perception forjapan's government. it has yet to fully convince its neighbours and its people that this will be no more radioactive than water released from any other nuclear power plant around the world. but it won't be easy because the facts are up against fear. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, fukushima. and before we go, let's just recap our main story at this hour — donald trump was booked at the fulton countyjail in atlanta, georgia. he spent about 25 minutes inside, having his fingerprints and mugshot taken. it's the first mugshot that's been made public of a former us president. and don't forget you can get more on this story on our website. that's bbc.com. thank you for watching. hello there. on thursday, we had a few showers and thunderstorms towards the south coast of england, and it felt particularly humid across east anglia and south—east england — temperatures into the mid—to—high 20s. but it will feel a lot fresher here for friday — temperatures dropping down into the low 20s, but overall, i suspect arguably a more pleasant feel to the weather, given those lower levels of humidity. a fine end to the day across southwest scotland, but it's in scotland and northern ireland that we find ourselves close to a centre of low pressure. and so, over the next few hours, we'll see some showers at least working into scotland and northern ireland, maybe some longer spells of rain across the far north of scotland. temperatures starting off the day friday about 9—11 for most, but still a little on the warm side across eastern—most areas of england. for friday, the low pressure then is firmly in charge of our weather. the centre of the low drifts over into the north sea, but it is a day where we'll see sunshine and showers, but longer spells of rain certainly at times, i think, affecting northern scotland. most of england and wales starting the morning on a dry and bright note with some early sunshine. however, i think we will see some showers break out as we head into the afternoon — always most frequent for wales, western areas of england, northern ireland and scotland, and parts of eastern england may well escape with a dry day. temperatures, high teens to low 20s. now we'll kind of continue that run of weather as we head into the weekend. the same area of low pressure still with us on saturday, so again, it's a day of sunshine and showers — although that said, we'll probably start off the day with some longer spells of rain pushing into wales and perhaps north—west england. elsewhere should be a dry morning, but then the showers start getting going into the afternoon, and some of them turning heavy with some thunder, as well. temperatures not really changing very much day by day, about 17—20. should feel ok, though, in that august sunshine. probably fewer showers around generally on sunday, but still one or two, whereas for northern ireland, we're looking at a band of rain working in here, and that rain could just about make it into western scotland towards the end of sunday afternoon. temperatures again about 17—20 — in any august sunshine, it should feel all right. now for monday, which is bank holiday for many, we're still looking at a few showers around, although there's a bit more of a ridge towards the west of the uk, so you might well find slightly drier and brighter conditions across wales and western areas of england. temperatures still at best into the low 20s. voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. chloe, would we like to be 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