And current Un Special Envoy for Global Education gordon brown tells us he believes they can. Well speak to the lawyer who prosecuted slobodan milosevic. Also on the programme. Joe biden issues an Order BanningPrivate Equity and Venture Capital investments in some Chinese Technology companies, escalating washingtons efforts to Prevent Beijing from developing Cutting Edge Technology for its military. But what effect will it have on the American Economy . And will the uk follow suit . First the latest in a series of extreme weather events around the world that experts say have been intensified by Climate Change. Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have been killed. The popular tourist town of lahaina, on the island of maui, has been largely burnt to the ground. Us President Biden has approved a Disaster Declaration for the state of hawaii. That makes federal funding available for people in maui county. Us soldiers have joined search and Recovery Efforts as well. Lets take a listen to what President Biden has had to say. I want to say a word about the devastating wildfires that have claimed at least 36 lives in maui in hawaii. We have just approved a major Disaster Declaration for hawaii which will get aid in the hands of people who desperately need the help now. They have lost, anyone who has lost a loved one whose home has been damaged or destroyed is going to get help immediately. And i directed that we assert support to these Emergency Personnel working around the clock theyre risking their lives. Ijust got off the phone before i got here for a long conversation with Governorjoss Greene letting him know that i will make sure the state has everything it needs to recover. The fema administrator will be in maui tomorrow and i have directed her to streamline any process with requests to health and survivors to register for assistance without delay. Fema is on the island and will help survivors access to federal assitance. And for anyone who wants to know out there where to go if this is televised, they can go to disasterassistance. Gov. Disasterassistance. Gov to learn if you are eligible for assistance. I have ordered all available federal assets on the island including the us coast guard, the us coast guard, the Navy Third Fleet and the us army to assist local Emergency Response crews through the Hawaii National guard. We are working as quickly as possible to fight the fires and evacuate residents in tourists. In the meantime, our prayers are with the people of hawaii but notjust our players, every asset we have will available to them and we have seen homes and businesses destroyed and some have lost loved ones and its not over yet. Some unbelievable images we are seeing from hawaii. Some unbelievable images we are seeing from hawaii. Devastating to seeing from hawaii. Devastating to see this kind of Destruction Fire is just blazing out of control so rapidly and rampage through an area that many people have visited and know as well from vacations. But the multiple deaths and this devastation, it really is hard to bear. When seeing it in hawaii is a state that is near and dear to the heart of all americans and it is a special place. So yes, this is hard to watch. ,. , special place. So yes, this is hard towatch. ,. , special place. So yes, this is hard towatch. ,. , to watch. This echoes some scenes that we saw to watch. This echoes some scenes that we saw here to watch. This echoes some scenes that we saw here in to watch. This echoes some scenes that we saw here in europe to watch. This echoes some scenes that we saw here in europe earlier| that we saw here in europe earlier in the summerfor example that we saw here in europe earlier in the summer for example in greece. Paul are you able to hear us . Sorry, es. Its paul are you able to hear us . 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The real problem is while President Biden is trying to influence this Emergency Measures the long Term Solution to a lot of the long Term Solution to a lot of the global the long Term Solution to a lot of the Global Warming that makes this into such the Global Warming that makes this into such a the Global Warming that makes this into such a tinderbox, these regions, into such a tinderbox, these regions, is things like the inflation regions, is things like the inflation reduction act. At least president inflation reduction act. At least President Biden is looking at the medium President Biden is looking at the medium to long term to prevent these things medium to long term to prevent these things from medium to long term to prevent these things from happening. 0f medium to long term to prevent these things from happening. Of course the focus now things from happening. Of course the focus now is things from happening. Of course the focus now is on Emergency Measures and help focus now is on Emergency Measures and help in focus now is on Emergency Measures and help in the long term use underlines yet again that this is a global underlines yet again that this is a global problem which needs Global Solution global problem which needs Global Solution. ~ solution. Stay right there. We will come back solution. Stay right there. We will come back to solution. Stay right there. We will come back to talking solution. Stay right there. We will come back to talking just solution. Stay right there. We will come back to talking just a solution. Stay right there. We will i come back to talking just a moment. Werejoined now byjennifer marlon, a Research Scientist and lecturer at the yale school of the environment. Thank you forjoining us. We know hawaii is usually viewed as a wet and tropical place why have we seen these wildfires . That and tropical place why have we seen these wildfires . These wildfires . That is the question these wildfires . That is the question. This these wildfires . That is the question. This is these wildfires . That is the question. This is very these wildfires . That is the l question. This is very Strange Weather behaviour. Even though the island is a tropical typically wet island, there are a lot of Dried Grasses in now, especially there a a lot of dry invasive grasses that are fire prone and can carry fire when the conditions are right. A fire of the conditions are right. A fire of the severity and magnitude is really, really unusual. This is not natural and there is nothing normal about it. It is the confluence of the severe drought that hawaii is experiencing and the strong winds that Hurricane Dora has brought and when you put these things together you can actually get a hurricane fuelled wildfire. Does the Background Warming of Climate Change thatis Background Warming of Climate Change that is putting all of these factors together in this strange way. You said there is together in this strange way. You said there is nothing normal about this as we are looking at these dramatic images. Art Drought Conditions becoming more common in hawaii . Are Drought Conditions becoming more common in hawaii . Drought conditions are becoming more common everywhere and certainly hawaii experiences at drought, this is a severe drought, its not unprecedented in the historical record, but when you look about the heat waves and think about the extremely warm ocean temperatures, thats what fuels these hurricanes are perhaps in a World WithoutClimate Change, this hurricane would have been a little bit weaker. It would not have the wind gusts that has has. The drop may have been a little less severe. So we are starting to reach up against these thresholds that cause really outbreaks happen. And they are deadly. Outbreaks happen. And they are deadl. ,. , outbreaks happen. And they are deadl. ,. ,. , deadly. Could you tell us more about how the state deadly. Could you tell us more about how the state cosmic deadly. Could you tell us more about how the state cosmic geography how the state cosmic geography actually made these fires worse . Tell us more about how the states geography actually made the fires worse . Its really the passing hurricane, its causing these severe gusts of wind. If you just had dry conditions and grasses burning, we probably would not have seen wildfires or we could have seen wildfires, whether it is a spark from arson or some other human cause or a lightning strike, we do not know yet what the cause was. But it is the edge of the hurricane winds that are sweeping across the island, you could is very powerful, Strong Downslope Winds from the mountains coming toward the coast because we are on the dry side of the island and it is the downward pushing wind that is really, hot and dry and farming the flames in pushing the fire out and as a result we have stories of people jumping into the ocean and just complete devastation as we have seen. And into the ocean and just complete devastation as we have seen. And it haened devastation as we have seen. And it happened at devastation as we have seen. And it happened at such devastation as we have seen. And it happened at such a devastation as we have seen. And it happened at such a rapid devastation as we have seen. And it happened at such a rapid pace. Devastation as we have seen. And it happened at such a rapid pace. We always asked this question, what can be done . Edi always asked this question, what can be done . , always asked this question, what can be done . ,. , be done . Of course there are the shortterm be done . Of course there are the shortterm measures be done . Of course there are the shortterm measures which be done . Of course there are the shortterm measures which are l short term measures which are absolutely needed, but this is also absolutely needed, but this is also a window of opportunity to help people understand that it is really the Background Conditions of creating immense amount of carbon pollution, burning coal oil and gas, we have to transition to renewables and we have to do it faster. Especially in the United States we need to accept the idea that humans are causing these changes. The Scientific Evidence is completely conclusive that we are causing the air and the land in the oceans to heat up very quickly. When you heat up heat up very quickly. When you heat up the clinic you are going to eat more wildfires, heat waves and they will be deadly so we need to reduce our carbon pollution. Our carbon pollution. Thank you so much forjoining our carbon pollution. Thank you so much forjoining us our carbon pollution. Thank you so much forjoining us tonight. Afghanistan in a moment. But first. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. The overall nhs waiting list, has hit a new record high, though a e times and Cancer Referrals have improved. An estimated 7. 6 Million People were waiting to start treatment at the end ofjune, up from 7. 5 million in may. These are the highest number since records began in august 2007. Wilko, one of the uks Biggest Discount retailers, has gone into administration putting at risk some 12,000 jobs. The household and garden products chain, started with a single Hardware Store in 1930. The business has been struggling and warned, last week, that it was on the brink of collapse. The home secretary, Suella Braverman has said that those responsible for the disorder witnessed in londons Oxford Street area should be hunted down and locked up. Nine people were arrested following the incident. It came after social media videos encouraged people to turn up and cause disruption in one of londons busiest shopping areas. Youre live with bbc news. Now to afghanistan as the country nears the two Year Anniversary of the Taliban Takeover Following the withdrawal of western troops. And according to human rights watch, extreme restrictions on afghan women and girls have only worsened since then. Women and girls are prohibited from entering amusement parks, gyms, and working in non governmental organisations. They must adhere to a strict dress code. Last month, the taliban ordered hair and beauty salons in afghanistan to close. And crucially, they cannot access secondary and higher education. Now, former british Prime Minister and current Un Special Envoy for Global Education gordon brown is calling on the International Criminal court to prosecute those responsible for Crimes Against Humanity. When we spoke to mr brown earlier today, he described the plight of women and girls in afghanistan. They are living a terrible life, because they have been denied education, they have been denied the opportunity to walk in public places, most recently, they have been denied the ability to even visit cemeteries of loved ones, they are prevented from getting jobs, at university they are prevented from studying, and more recently, girls in medical classes have been prevented from taking exams, so they cannot qualify. And of course, the tightening up of Dress Restrictions and every other restriction from the change to the ministry of Womens Affairs to the ministry of the prevention against vice, this shows how deep and intense this violation of human rights is. And that is why, i think because it is Gender Discrimination, what someone at the United Nations has also called gender apartheid, we need to the International Criminal court to investigate. It is a crime against humanity and once evidence is brought to bear then we will not only put pressure on the Taliban Regime and the religious clerics who are behind this, but hopefully get a change of policy as quickly as possible. You have said that you are going to publish a legal opinion in the next few days, but why are you confident that Gender Discrimination would be considered a crime against humanity . I think all of the experts who have now looked at it, and some of the opinions that are already existing, said that when you are looking at crimes against individual rights, then Gender Discrimination or gender persecution, as it is called, is something that has got to be taken into account when you are looking at Crimes Against Humanity. Girls are basically being prevented from leaving anything approaching a normal life. There are many girls and women who have stood up against this and some have been tortured, some have been arrested, some are now in prison. In fact, the leader of the biggest ngo that is supporting women in education is now in a prison and has been for some months. So i dont think there is any doubt that we have got something approaching a crime that the International Criminal court should investigate, they did of course take action by seeking a mandate against putin for removing children from ukraine to russia, so there is a precedent fund dealing with crimes against young people. You have said that you would also consider sanctions, for example, against individuals in the taliban government responsible for these policies. Even if there were to be prosecution and sanctions against these individuals, this is a regime, of course, that has fully implemented this policy. So how do we know that they woul