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firefighters from seven different european countries come to frances rescue as it battles a massive wildfire in the southwest. hello and welcome. the author salman rushdie has been stabbed on stage at a literary event in new york state while preparing to give a lecture. he was flown to hospital by helicopter and earlier his agent confirmed he was in surgery. salman rushdie received death threats after writing his book, the satanic verses in 1988 and went into hiding for nearly a decade...

to give a lecture�* reads the guardian. the telegraph also leads with the stabbing of salman rushdie — reporting that he was airlifted to hospital. and the daily express describes the attack as �*frenzied. some other stories featuring this evening — the ft leads with the news that the new prime minister will face a public finance crunch, with debt payment and the nations welfare bill set to soar. a picture of a very dry field is on the front of the i — warning that drought wi...

strained relationship between china and the united states. and on capitol hill, kyrsten sinema is in the spotlight. the arizona senator is staying sigh leapt on whether she will support a major bill for her own party. ♪♪ good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, august 3rd. im jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. were going to begin with that major victory for abortion rights. voters in kansas have rejected an effort to remove the right to the procedu...

search warrant. >> just because trump says he wants the documents released, doesnt necessarily mean that is what his lawyers will tell a judge. trump had possession of these documents since monday. and has chosen not to release them. so this could very well develop throughout the day. also another potentially mammoth bit of reporting overnight from "the washington post." ill read from it right now. their lead is classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items fb...

up early on "way too early." "morning joe" starts right now. relief. excitement. joy. im very proud of our fellow kansans. >> we were telling people in neighboring states that their rights were no longer intact. they had to flee their states to get care. >> the cards were set against us from the start. >> as a husband i do not look forward to trusting the legislature to protect the rights of my wife. >> were avoiding a huge horror that would have come to kansas. >> one of the things ...

"rocket fuel" for what is typically a low-key primary in the summer. the amendment to strip abortion protection was defeated by nearly 20 points. a resounding backlash against those pushing more abortion restrictions in the wake of the supreme court decision on roe. here is some of the reaction when the results came in. [ cheers and applause ] ? >> so grateful and overjoyed in this moment now. >> im really proud our state came through and decisively won. >> i just decided i know and my...

whirlwind visit to taiwan, meeting earlier today with the islands democratically elected president, in defiance of provocative live fire drills from chinas military. and also this hour well talk to kentucky governor andy beshear about the search and rescue efforts as the death count rises from this weeks historic floods. ill speak to senator kirsten gillibrand about the passage of new medical benefits for burn pit victims finally. and we are on sinema watch, waiting for that 50th democ...

also on the ballot today, reproductive rights in kansas. a referendum there would strip women of their rights to choose unless enough people vote no. and we all know speaker nancy pelosi is a bad ass. she arrived in taiwan today even though china is furious about the trip. plus, trevor reed the former marine who spent three years behind bars in russia and is now speaking out for the release of brittney griner and paul whelan. he joins me right here tonight. we begin with a huge nig...

should not continue. british airways halts sales of tickets on short—haul flights from heathrow for a week as disruption for travellers continues. mps are calling for non—surgical cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers to be better regulated. welcome to bbc news. the leader of al-qaeda, ayman al—zawahiri, has been killed in an american drone strike in afghanistan. al—zawahiri was one of the masterminds behind the september 11th attacks against the united states in 2001. aft...

this is bbc news. the headlines... a global emergency is declared by the world heath organisation , as the international monkeypox outbreak worsens. officials in kent declare a major incident, as long queues form for a second day in dover. delays are also being reported by travellers heading for the eurotunnel in folkestone, with traffic crawling on approaching routes. russian missiles hit the port of odesa — a day after ukraine and russia agreed to restart grain exports now on bbc n...