To the mercy of the flames. On saturday hawaiis Attorney General announced an investigation into why the islands Warning Siren didnt sound at the height of the emergency. Questions are also being asked about if power to the island should have been cut. Earlier i spoke to our reporter Helena Humphrey, who is on the ground in maui. Well, karl, we know the situation right now is that more search and recovery teams are coming onto the island of maui, and that is because there are just so many people who continue to be unaccounted for. And what you see here at that shelter is that people come here preparing for the worst but with some hope, hoping that potentially they could find loved ones here. Just over my shoulder over there is a Missing Persons tent. Thats currently being run by volunteers who know the community on the island, and they give People Police forms so that they can fill them in, which are handed to the sheriff, and then people can scan a qr code to try and get some information about their loved ones. Also, when you do head into that shelter behind me, what you see on the door again two qr codes. One, scan it to say that i am safe, another, to say that i am looking for someone. That is the grim reality of what this shelter is currently symbolising, along with, as you can see behind me, just all of that help coming in. People coming in with food, toiletries, water anything they can. And keep in mind that this is coming from a community where so many people in lahaina have lost everything they own, and yet what were still seeing here is this spirit of aloha, the Hawaiian Spirit Of Kindness and welcoming and generosity, people coming together to do anything they can. Yeah, it really is incredible. You can just see the amount of activity taking place there behind you, with all of those donations coming in. We also know that people are now being allowed to return to some of their homes in the area of lahaina. Do we have any sense of what they might encounter when they get there . I think many people are going to be coming back to rubble, essentially. And that is why were seeing more of these Cadaver Sniffer Dogs coming in from the us mainland to get a clearer picture of how many people were trapped in buildings, because the death toll as it stands, that already grim death toll of 80 people, the worst in this states history, is accounting for people that have been found out in the open. We dont know the status of those buildings, which weve seen completely razed to the ground, essentially blackened, charred husks of buildings. Anything thats left standing is coated in a thick layer of ash. Weve understood that throughout the day there have been some roadblocks getting into lahaina. We dont fully know why that is, but there could be some concerns, at least concerns raised by residents that ive been speaking to here, about safety issues just due to the fact that weve seen such Historic Buildings completely flattened. What about these reports that we mentioned earlier that there is a Disaster Alert System across the Hawaiian Islands . There are hundreds of these sirens that are meant to go off, and according to authorities they did not sound. Has there been any criticism from people that youve spoken with there in maui about how prepared the area was for these wildfires . I havent spoken to anyone yet who hasnt been critical about that. Theyre frustrated, and that frustration now, several days into this disaster, is starting to boil over into anger. We know that the Attorney General has said that an investigation into that has been opened, but people also saying they didnt receive any kind of Text Messages either, that were sent out, likely due to the fact that there was already so much decimation of the Telecoms Service here. Instead, people have been saying that they simply got out when neighbours banged on their door, people piling their children into their cars in a bid to get out, more and more peoplejust simply running into the water. Were hearing that kind of testimony, and were seeing it here on the ground as well. Just behind me is the American Red Cross triage tent, and there people are coming in suffering from smoke inhalation. They are bandaged or they have open wounds on their feet, on their legs, on their hands, from where they essentially had to run for their lives. Our reporter Helena Humphrey on the ground in maui, thank you very much. The speed of the Fire Front On Tuesday caught many off guard. Our North America correspondent John Sudworth has been meeting with some residents who have lost everything. It looks like doomsday, armageddon, basically. Brian captured the destruction of his home town on his mobile phone. Cars, propane or anything with gas or whatever, gas stations, was going boom, boom, boom. And it sounded like a warzone. He is one of 23 members of this extended family, all now refugees from lahaina, crammed into the home of a relative. This is what theyve left behind the line of cars burned as people tried to escape and the charred remains of businesses and homes. The house, the house that we stayed in, is all gone. Nothing left . Nothing, so it so breaks my heart, because were expecting we go home from work. No more place to stay, yeah. The family, like thousands of others, are now relying on handouts of clothes and struggling with the trauma of what they saw that night. Its so fast. You can see the fire jump. Getting closer and closer . Yeah, closer and closer, but we cannot do anything. We just stand up and watching. I said, lets go, the fire is here so thats the time we go. Forensic teams are continuing with the difficult task of combing the wreckage for human remains. The island of mauis stunning coastline belies the fact that this is now the scene of a major disaster, with the town of lahaina, a little way along the coast there, facing such devastation that the police are working to keep everybody, including the media, at bay unless you can show proof of residency. And although the mood remains calm, there are also hints of anger. Many say they received no warnings at all. Questions are being asked about whether the authorities could have done more to raise the alarm. Jon sudworth, bbc news, maui. Six people have died and two may still be missing after a Boat Carrying migrants sank in the english channel. Nearly 60 survivors have been taken ashore on both sides of the channel after a Rescue Operation triggered by a passing ship reporting an overloaded vessel. Simonjones reports from dover. The sea has claimed several more lives. The french lifeboat had the grim task of bringing five bodies back to shore. A sixth person airlifted to hospital didnt survive. Some of those rescued were taken to dover after lifeboats from the uk joined the search operation. Many of the survivors had been in the sea, screaming for help. Others had been trying to bail out their sinking boat using their shoes. Translation they were in trouble. Some were suffering from seasickness, and the boats are quite simply overloaded. They overload the boats, and so the boats can no longer move forward. The last boat was too full. These pictures taken earlier in the week showjust how many people can be crammed into flimsy boats in the worlds busiest shipping lane. The french Authorities Say they will only intervene at sea if a boat gets into difficulty. The mp for dover is calling for a new approach. This is an absolute tragedy today in the channel, and my thoughts and prayers are with all those affected. What we now really need to see is the french stopping these unseaworthy and overcrowded vessels getting into the channel in the first place, and a joint channel security zone. Charities supporting refugees say they have heard calls for change before. Its tragic, isnt it . Weve been here several times in the last few years and nothing changes. You know, every time were stood here, loss of life in the channel, we call for this to be a catalyst for change and it never is. And itsjust its another needless tragedy. Rescuers say this is the seventh time in the past week that people have had to be pulled from the sea. It has raised concerns that the smugglers organising the crossings are perhaps using a defective batch of boats, boats which are already dangerously overloaded, and that is making the crossing even more perilous. Butjust hours after the deaths were confirmed, more people from other migrant boats were being brought ashore, their desire to reach the uk undiminished. The Home Secretary said her thoughts and prayers were with all those affected by the tragic loss of life. Simonjones, bbc news, dover. A Georgia Grand Jury is expected to hear evidence next week in an atlanta area case against donald trump and his allies for allegedly interfering in the 2020 election. On saturday the states former Lieutenant Governor geoff duncan and an independent journalist confirmed that they both have been asked to testify before the grand jury on tuesday. Fulton County District attorney fani willis is thought to be seeking more than a dozen charges against the former president , including conspiracy and racketeering. Those charges could happen in the coming days. Trump denies all wrongdoing. Donald trump made an appearance at the Iowa State Fair this saturday. Hundreds of supporters and fair attendees greeted the former president at the fair, held in the first state to kick off voting in the us president ial primary. The former president s visit happened at the same time his lead rival, Florida Governor ron desantis, joined Iowa Governor kim reynolds for a Fireside Chat at the fairgrounds. Earlier i spoke to senior Political Columnist at politicojonathan martin. Thank you for being here with us. Wejust thank you for being here with us. We just saw donald trump, he is at that the state fair therein iowa. I am sure you have been to plenty of similar events. What do you make of the kind of reception that he got there in iowa . Kind of reception that he got there in iowa . Well, president trum there in iowa . Well, president trum is there in iowa . Well, President Trump is a there in iowa . Well, President Trump is a figure there in iowa . Well, President Trump is a figure who trump is a figure who transcends american politics. He is a culturalfigure. His curiosity, and when he goes to a large gathering like the Iowa State Fair, he is going to draw a crowd. And this goes to the heart of the challenge for the rest of the contenders, who are conventional politicians. Trump is not. He is a global celebrity, and obviously that can create images and objects alone. But obviously donald trump has his own vulnerabilities, namely the ones you mentioned a few minutes ago, which is his legal jeopardy. So look, there is great uncertainty in this race. Trump right now has a considerable advantage, but at some point a lot of Republican Voters are going to take a much closer look at this race, and theyre going to have to weigh if they think nominating trump is going to imperil their chances to win the white house next year. Chances to win the white house next year chances to win the white house next ear. ,. , next year. You mentioned these vulnerabilities. Next year. You mentioned these vulnerabilities. How next year. You mentioned these vulnerabilities. How vulnerable l vulnerabilities. How vulnerable is he, really . We saw the reception he got there in iowa. Polling continues to show that President Trump, the former president , is the front runner in 2024, and yet these three criminal cases and a fourth possibly on the way. So is this at all affecting his campaign . Element not right now, but its important for your viewers to know there is no National Primary in the american president ial campaign. These are state by state elections in the first couple of months, and so the National Surveys that show trump with a huge advantage are informative enough, but theyre not as significant as what is going to happen in iowa, new hampshire, South Carolina and nevada, the first four states of the republican nominating process. And if trump loses in one of those initial states, it will be seen as and is seen as a political model, then its going to be competitive race. If trump comes out of the gates and runs the table, to mix metaphors, in those early states, thats the race. He is going to be the nominee. But i am much less interested in National Surveys than i am and what is happening on the ground in iowa, new hampshire, South Carolina and nevada, because thats where these races are shaped and both parties. I think thats whats going to be significant the closer we are to the end of this calendar year. To the end of this calendar ear. ~. ,. ,. , year. Another candidate, of course, running year. Another candidate, of course, Running Against year. Another candidate, of. Course, Running Against former President Trump is his former Vice President , mike pence. He is not doing well in those national polls, but do you get the sense now that he is such a key player in the indictment of President Trump for the Election Fraud case, he has stayed true to his message, he has been very clear about his role. Do you think that that strategy is beginning to pay off, that p might be getting an unexpected bit of momentum here . I dont think pence has much of a window to be the republican nominee. I think what hes doing now has a lot more to do with his legacy, frankly, and trying to write that for history, making clear that for history, making clear that he believes he was faithful to the constitution on sixth of january 2021. I faithful to the constitution on Sixth Ofjanuary 2021. I think for pence the challenge politically is hes not trumpy enough for the trump people and for folks who are more trump � s sceptical, he is too tired to trump. There is also not a lot of obvious newness or charisma there. So i think pence is going to have a hard time politically, but i think he is sort of playing for the History Books here as much as he is for the nomination. The nomination. Interesting, and jonathan. The nomination. Interesting, and jonathan, i the nomination. Interesting, and jonathan, i want the nomination. Interesting, and jonathan, i want to the nomination. Interesting, | and jonathan, i want to make sure i ask you about Florida Governor ron desantis. We saw him earlier there in iowa. He has been trying to rebuild his campaign. They have been some staff shake up there. Has there been any recent good news for him, and does he have any kind of chance of closing the gap with donald trump . I of chance of closing the gap with donald trump . Of chance of closing the gap with donald trump . I think the aood with donald trump . I think the good news with donald trump . I think the good news for with donald trump . I think the good news for ron with donald trump . I think the good news for ron desantis. With donald trump . I think the good news for ron desantis is| good news for ron desantis is hes got the money and the organisation in iowa to be competitive there if he can show that he is unable candidate. And i think part the challenge with these bad process stories, as we call them in the states, that he has endured in the last month with his staff drama, is that it really has not portrayed him in the best light as a candidate. He has got to use the first debate later this month and subsequent debates to show hes a top tier candidate. He be trump in a primary, and when a general election. And if he is able to demonstrate his facility as a candidate, he is going to have, i think, the infrastructure and the money in iowa to be competitive. But staff and organisation only matters if the candidate can appeal to voters, and with desantis, that is the crucial question here. Desantis, that is the crucial question here. And jonathan, very briefly. Question here. And jonathan, very briefly, we question here. And jonathan, very briefly, we got question here. And jonathan, very briefly, we got about question here. And jonathan, very briefly, we got about 20| very briefly, we got about 20 seconds left here, but you mentioned that the first Republican Debate is coming up in about ten days. What is your prediction . Will donald trump show up . I prediction . Will donald trump show u . ~ � , prediction . Will donald trump showu . ~ 3 ~ , show up . I think its unlikely he will show show up . I think its unlikely he will show up, show up . I think its unlikely he will show up, but show up . I think its unlikely he will show up, but not he will show up, but not impossible. Donald trump likes to keep Folks Guessing, he wants the attention focused on him, so i think he will probably not do it, but i think he is not going to rule it out prematurely because he wants to keep Folks Guessing until the end. And even if he doesnt show up, he will still do some kind of event that night to try and draw attention. We kind of event that night to try and draw attention. And draw attention. We will see. Jonathan and draw attention. We will see. Jonathan martin, and draw attention. We will| see. Jonathan martin, thank and draw attention. We will see. Jonathan martin, thank you so much. Lets ta ke lets take a look at some other News Making Headlines now. Thousands of protestors against planned legal reforms in israel have returned to the streets for the 32nd week in a row. The biggest demonstration took place in tel aviv, as you can see here. Hundreds of South Koreans have marched through the capital, this seoul, in protest against japans plan to release waste water from the Fukushima Nuclear plant into the ocean. The government in tokyo and the International AtomicEnergy Agency say the process is safe. But china and other countries in the region are worried that it may harm the marine environment, including by contaminating food. The Family Doctor of the ousted president of niger Mohamed Bazoum has visited the deposed leader and reports he is in good spirits. Mr bazoum and his family have been held captive in the basement of the president ial palace in the Capital Niamey since he was removed from office by the military last month. Meantime, west africas Regional Organisation ecowas aims to send a Parliamentary Committee to niger to meet with the coup leaders. The bloc� s military chiefs were meant to hold talks on the crisis on saturday, but the meeting was cancelled without explaination. Lets get more on the situation in niger. With me is Policy Consultant and editor at the Africa Center and the republic, temi ibirogba. As we just heard, a Parliamentary Committee made up of west African Leaders plans to meet with the coup leaders. What do you make of the way regional leaders have been responding to this coup . So, ecowas is currently being chaired by the resident of nigeria. Nigeria has been facing their own inSecurity Issues because of terrorism. Niger actually borders of nigeria to the north and so it is interesting that tinubu is leading this committee because a lot of nigerians feel that we are not actually addressing the Security Issues in our own country. I5 Security Issues in our own country Security Issues in our own count. ,. , country. Is he up to the task . Do ou country. Is he up to the task . Do you think country. Is he up to the task . Do you think ecowas country. Is he up to the task . Do you think ecowas and country. Is he up to the task . Do you think ecowas and with | do you think ecowas and with nigeria at the helm, what do you make of the situation and the way that they have been handling it . Handling it . Because of nigerias handling it . Because of nigerias uncertainty i handling it . Because of nigerias uncertainty issues there is uncertainty if tinubu is up for the task and in the past when ecowas has tried to deploy Standby Forces it has taken weeks to put it together so of course they have activated the Standby Force to be deployed. They say it is a last resort and there is a lot of confusion among experts if they will be able to deploy it properly. I5 they will be able to deploy it ro erl. , they will be able to deploy it roerl. ,. , they will be able to deploy it roerl. , , properly. Is this a sabre rattling. Properly. Is this a sabre rattling, do properly. Is this a sabre rattling, do you properly. Is this a sabre rattling, do you think, | properly. Is this a sabre l rattling, do you think, on behalf of ecowas . It has been a few weeks now. They have made these threats. They have ascending for siow. Is there a real chance that we could see some sort of Military Action taken against these leaders of that Military Coup in niger . fin that Military Coup in niger . On sunda , that Military Coup in niger . On sunday, the military ignored ecowas� s demand to return the country back to democracy and they have a rally and supporting them and it is important to note that in other parts of niger there are not as many supports for the coup so they ignored that and then on saturday there was a meeting in nigerias capitol and then they announced the activation of the Standby Force and then today there was meant to be another meeting but that did not happen because of technical difficulties. So, tinubu on thursday said that it is a last resort to deploy these forces, but in terms of the Diplomacy Thatis but in terms of the diplomacy that is going on, as you can see, it doesnt really seem like there are many other options apart from continuing to try to have diplomatic engagements, niger is standing strong. I engagements, niger is standing stronu. ,. , engagements, niger is standing stronu. ,. Engagements, niger is standing stron. ,. Strong. I want to circle back to something strong. I want to circle back to something you strong. I want to circle back to something you said strong. I want to circle back. To something you said because it is clear that regarding the support for the coup, you have seen these stadiums full of people cheering on these military leaders that have taken control. We have seen russian flags been waived in the streets. But you are saying thatis the streets. But you are saying that is mostlyjust from the capital. How do you gauge and what should we make from that support . Is the country behind Mohamed Bazoum . Is it behind the coup . Is it a mix . Sometimes when you do see Russian Support in african countries when coups are happening, sometimes that is black now and russia sending in people to kind of prop up their propaganda. Wagner and russia. But generally speaking there does seem to be support for the coup in the capital and not as much throughout the rest of the country, but this is essentiallyjust kind of essentially just kind of reminiscent essentiallyjust kind of reminiscent of Proxy Dynamic that you would see during the cold war between great powers. Right now you have china, the us, russia vying for influence and this is just us, russia vying for influence and this isjust an us, russia vying for influence and this is just an example of that. And this is ust an example of that. ~. ,. ,. , that. We have got about 45 seconds left that. We have got about 45 seconds left but that. We have got about 45 seconds left but i that. We have got about 45 seconds left but i want that. We have got about 45 seconds left but i want to l that. We have got about 45 i seconds left but i want to ask you it is interesting to see the reaction we have seen from these regional leaders seemingly concerned about the situation in niger but we did not maybe see quite as much intervention when it came to other coups that took place in mali and burkina faso. I do think that is . I mali and burkina faso. I do think that is . Mali and burkina faso. I do think that is . I think ecowas is kicking think that is . I think ecowas is kicking themselves think that is . I think ecowas is kicking themselves in think that is . I think ecowas is kicking themselves in the | is kicking themselves in the teeth. Ifeel like this is is kicking themselves in the teeth. I feel like this is a kick in the teeth rather because the fact that they did not take such a strong stance on those past coups is by the nigerian junta felt emboldened enough to go in and do this so they really feel like they need to do something now. Niger is also considered a Strong Security ally for the us and france in the region that is facing a lot of violent extremism and of course france and the us are backing ecowas so that is a part of the push from ecowas to get this handled and a return back to democracy. Interesting stuff there. Thank you so much for your insights. Appreciated. Global oil demand hit a record high injune. Thats according to an estimate by the international Energy Agency, which says demand reached an all time high of 103 Million Barrels a day. The agency suggests the demand could rise even more this month, hitting a new peak. Heres our Business Reporter david wadell. Global oil demand first passed through 100 Million Barrels a day in 2019. But the impact of the covid Pandemic Hit Demand hard. At one point in the april of 2020, the price of a barrel of brent crude fell to 22. 4. Its much higher now on friday, the market price closed at 85. 5. Thats a price that buyers are happy to accept on the world markets. June saw an estimated Aggregate Demand of 103 barrels per day. So why is demand so high . Thats a question i put to the independent energy analyst, cornelia meyer. The economy is doing a little bit better, the Global Economy, than was anticipated at the beginning of the year, especially the us is doing a lot better and even in europe where some economies arent doing too well, there is still that Revenge Travel and tourism from the covid era. People want to travel again and all the planes are full, and we see that across the globe. In fact, the international Energy Agency says demand could reach a fresh peak this month and has pushed up its expectation for the whole of 2023, suggesting demand could reach just over 102 Million Barrels per day across the whole year. That could push up prices even further, especially with recent supply cuts by saudi arabia and russia, the worlds second and third biggest oil producers. Of course, theres increasing pressure for all of us to move towards clean energies and there are more electric vehicles on the roads than ever before, but on the whole, the Global Economy is proving resilient and the population continues to grow rapidly, so despite ongoing environmental concerns, the demand to keep producing and burning oil is here to stay. The iea doesnt expect oil demand to plateau until 2032. We will have more updates at the top of the hour. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello there. Part one of the weekend was quite mixed with low pressure nearby bringing sunshine and showers. Some of the showers were heavy and thundery in places. Sunday looks pretty similar. We have still got the same area of low pressure nearby bringing sunshine and showers, and it will be breezy but not as windy as it was on saturday. This is the area of low pressure i am talking about sitting to the north west of scotland. This feature will run in during sunday night and into monday across england and wales. Sunday, though, starts off fine. Some good spells of sunshine around the showers will get going most in scotland, Northern Ireland. Some heavy ones for northeast scotland. Better chance of staying dry altogether through central, southern and Eastern England where well see highs of 22 or 23 degrees. Generally, its the high teens though further north, especially where we have the showers. And then this next feature starts to run into wales, south west england, bringing some heavy, perhaps thundery rain as it presses northwards and eastwards during the night. Scotland and Northern Ireland tending to stay dry away from these weather fronts. Here we will see temperatures in the low teens, otherwise its the mid teens further south. Then for monday we have got that feature moving across england and wales could continue to bring heavy and thundery downpours in places, particularly in wales, north west england, but the heaviest of the rain will start to push out to the north sea is it clears away, and we start to see some sunshine moving into Western Areas later in the day, so it is an improvement, and not a bad day to come to scotland and Northern Ireland. Fewer showers. More in the way of sunshine. Again, temperatures 19 21 celsius. That area of low pressure clears away. We start to see this area of High Pressure nosing in from the west. That should settle things down. There is still a chance of a few showers across the northern half of the country here with light northerly winds, but the winds will be very light, and we should see a bit of sunshine once any morning mist and murk clears away for england and wales. Temperatures responding 23, maybe 24 in the warmest spots. And thats the theme of things to come as we move through the week. High pressure starts to take over. We should see more drier weather, more sunshine around, so temperatures will respond. But with this area of low pressure trying to push in off the atlantic, we will start to see winds coming in from the south to the southeast, and that will draw up some very warm air from the near continent, so apart from the odd shower across Northern Areas towards the end of the week, it will be turning sunnier and warmer, especially in england and wales, with perhaps the high 20s likely across the southeast friday into the weekend. Voiceover this is bbc news. Well have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. From Record Temperatures to ice melt, the data is damning our planet is warming fast, thanks to man made Greenhouse Gas emissions. For years, politicians have ramped up the rhetoric of concern and pledged to speed up emissions cuts, but now there are signs of a political backlash. Uk Prime Minister rishi sunak is championing new Oil Exploration and reining in spending on climate aid. That prompted my guest, zac goldsmith, to quit suna k� s government. But, in an age of populist politics, has going green become another ideological faultline