in front of a record breaking crowd. hello. i'm carl nasman. ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas are at an impasse. israel refused to send a delegation to the latest round of talks in egypt, saying hamas has refused to provide a list of hostages still alive in gaza. hamas says there can be no deal on hostages until a permanent truce is agreed. pressure for a truce has intensified since thursday, when at least 112 people in gaza were killed as crowds massed around an aid convoy and israeli troops opened fire. another israeli strike on rafah in the south killed 11 people on saturday, according to hamas. israel says it carried out a precision strike against militants in the area.

our senior international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from tel aviv. a warning that you may find some of the images in her report upsetting. a truce can't come soon enough. in rafah, another day of harrowing loss. palestinians mourn for 20 members of the abu ansa family, killed in their beds by an israeli air strike, according to hospital officials and gaza's civil defence. among the dead, five—month—old twins, as old as the war. they were laid down gently with their relatives. their mother spent ten years trying to have them and endured three rounds of ivf.

now all she can cradle is their baby clothes. "i gave birth during the war," she says. "it started on saturday, i gave birth next friday. "i didn't get enough of them, i swear i didn't get enough. "i have no one else," she says. "they have gone with their father. "we were sleeping, i swear". israel continues to say it takes feasible precautions to lessen civilian harm. "there were about 35 people in the house", says farouk abu ansa. "most were children.

"there were no fighters. "the house collapsed on them, three or four storeys." in israel, too, families and anguish. their loved ones trapped in tunnels in gaza. they need to be released now. this weekend, they have been pleading with their government to do a deal to bring the hostages back home. ofer is a very warm person. you can see his smile — he is a family person. he has four children, lovely children. how hard is this time for the family? this wait must seem endless. it is like hell, you know. we are in some kind of loop since the 7th of october. we are living this day every day again and again. we have only one goal all these days — to bring him back alive to his family, to his children. this is the only

thing that matters. but there will be no homecoming for ofer or any of the israeli hostages without a ceasefire. and no respite for mothers like rania burying their children in gaza. on sunday, us vice president kamala harris was in selma, alabama to mark the 59th anniversary of bloody sunday, when civil rights demonstrators were attacked by police officers on the edmund pettus bridge. in her opening remarks, she echoed president biden�*s friday statement calling for an �*immediate ceasefire�* in gaza, and said that the killing of palestinians trying to get food from an aid convoy on thursday was a tragedy. they were met with gunfire and chaos. our hearts break for

the victims of that horrific tragedy and for all of the innocent people in gaza who are suffering from what is clearly a humanitarian catastrophe. earlier i spoke with former white house middle east adviser marc ginsberg about the latest us calls for a ceasefire and the state of negotiations. nikki haley —— kamala harris there was echoing comments made earlier by the president. but these comments are coming one day before she meets with cabinet members at the white house. we have a lot of moving parts here and part of the problem is that the biden administration has to deal with the domestic equation involving the president standing with his own party which is condemned to a large extent on the left.

his handling of this crisis. at the same time, you have a prime minister in israel who acts harmless about the plight of gazans in a humanitarian catastrophe so the administration on one hand wants to support israel as best it can, but at the same time mr netanyahu has made it almost politically as well as from a military point of view almost impossible for the biden administration to accomplish the objective of supporting israel militarily but also pushing israel in a place where it seems to refuse to go. if you add the pieces up and you take president biden�*s comments and his stated optimism for a ceasefire, you add that together with today hearing from kamala harris — is this seeming to you to be a new pressure campaign on part of the us to really push for a humanitarian ceasefire?

there is no doubt that the administration, the biden administration, has recognised that it can no longer sit on the sidelines and let prime minister netanyahu dictate the terms of humanitarian relief for gazans, just like the israeli public is disgusted with the prime minister's management of the conflict as well as the hostage situation. evidence of the enormity of the situation is taking place in israel. so, you have the public on both sides yearning for some sort of respite in the war because it does not seem likely that before ramadan the israelis either will accomplish the objective of destroying or decapitating the leadership of hamas, and at the same time the return of hostages is merely a symptom of the broader issue inside israel where the israelis, after months of conflict, are asking themselves where is the beginning and middle and end to where they are

engaged in a conflict that their leadership promised would come to an end long before the current day. we have been hearing that there is optimism around a potential ceasefire negotiation. potentialfor a deal is in place and they need to get two sides to sign on. how much optimism is there around these discussions of a truce? i think we should be, based on the tea leaves we are hearing out of the discussions in cairo and in europe and qatar, egypt, united states, israel and hamas indirectly, i think both sides have come to the realisation that with ramadan quickly approaching that a respite from the conflict would give at least some of the parties an opportunity — and i am referring to the united states, egypt, qatar and jordan — to figure out along with the palestinians — can they begin putting in place a framework that would at least give the israelis, let alone the gazans, some respite from their own fear and apprehension about what lies ahead.

we have to understand irrespective of what we see going on with the israeli government, the israeli public is extraordinarily apprehensive and worried about their own security, and of course, that does not in any way, shape or form mitigate the fear factor the gazans themselves have about the endless conflict they are having to endure. we have about a0 seconds left. i just want to look ahead here now. if a ceasefire is in fact agreed in the coming days, how difficult do you think it will be for aid organisations, many of which have pulled out of gaza, to operate and bring the necessary supplies in, given what we saw this week and the mass horde around the aid convoy? well, this is a terrible situation.

there are no palestinian police. hamas no longer is in control of these convoys. the israeli defence forces have not been trained in humanitarian relief. these aid organisations are desperately needed, but at the same time, the gazans themselves are desperate for the relief, and so these convoys have got to be protected. you just cannot have a repeat of the horrific incident that occurred. there is going to have to be some international security force that is going to protect the drivers and the convoys from desperate gazans and that is the real dilemma at this point. mark ginsburg, former ambassador to morocco and also the president of the coalition for a safer web, we appreciate you joining us. thank you for having me. nikki haley has just cliched her first victory in the us republican presidential race against her republican rivalformer president donald trump. she won the washington dc primary with more than 62%

of the vote. haley's campaign said, "it's not surprising that republicans closest to washington dysfunction are rejecting donald trump and all his chaos." she is the first woman to win a republican primary ever. her focus now turns to super tuesday this week — where 15 states and one territory will vote. she will need to do well there to have a shot in the race. former president trump's campaign blasted ms haley's win, saying "the swamp has claimed their queen." mr trump has swept the other contests so far, leaving only a narrow path forward for ms haley. facing mounting pressure to drop out, earlier she told supporters at a rally in vermont that she's still all in. the media has been all over themselves trying to figure out why i am not getting out of this rate, what is she keep fighting and what is she doing.

when 70% of americans say they do not wantjoe biden or donald trump, yes i will keep on fighting. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at a major story we are following in the uk. the chancellor says he wants to find a way to bring down the tax burden — but insists he'll do it in a way that's responsible. jeremy hunt will set out the government's tax and spending plans on wednesday. he was speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg. we've always said, and we've been very consistent, that we would only cut taxes in a way that was responsible and prudent. and if i may say, i think the most un—conservative thing i could do would be to cut taxes by increasing borrowing, because that's just cutting taxes and saying that future generations have to pick up the tax bill. i won't do that. but i do want, where it's possible to do so responsibly, to move towards a lower tax economy, and i hope to show a path in that direction.

the labour party says that even if the government cuts some taxes, people will be worse off, because of the compounding impact of 14 years of conservative governments. you're live with bbc news. parts of western haiti including the capital port—au—prince are under a state of emergency after gangs stormed the city's main prison and released inmates. there are reports that about a dozen people were killed. a local journalist tells the bbc that a vast majority of the 4,000 men held there have now escaped. among those detained were gang members charged in connection with the 2021 killing of haiti's president. it comes after prime minister ariel henry travelled to nairobi thursday to discuss deploying a kenyan—led multi—national security force to haiti. the prison break is part of a surge in violence on the island over the last few years. the united nations estimates more than 8,400 people were victims of haiti's

gang violence last year. that's more than double the number from 2022. for more, i spoke with jacqueline charles, who's the caribbean corrspondent at the miami herald. i first of ifirst of all i first of all want to ask you about the jailbreak. 4000 inmates believed to have escaped. how big a setback could this be for the security situation in the country? well, it is a huge setback because it is notjust one prison, but two prisons — the two biggest largest in the country. the national penitentiary which had about 4000 and another to the east which had a few over 1000. we are still trying to ascertain how many of those prisoners had escaped but we do know that a number of gang chiefs have left as well as we are hearing unconfirmed reports that some individuals who were indicted in the assassination of the president of haiti may also have escaped from prison.

what does a jail break of this magnitude say about the security situation in haiti? is there any kind of law and order left? you have to put the jailbreak into context. haiti is no stranger to jails but this happened after we've seen gunfire near the airport in the last couple of days that lead to american airlines and spirit cancelling international flights from south florida. they also tell us they are going to have to cancel flights again tomorrow. we have seen police stations that have come under attack. at least five police officers were killed in the last couple of days. there has been attacks on the police academy. there were attacks today as well. we can see the gangs are trying to move and take control of critical infrastructure. usually in haiti, these things happen individually but what we see now is the gangs are rising up and they are targeting

the port and that is what makes it interesting. are they targeting the government itself? we are hearing that armed gangs launch these co—ordinated attacks attempting to overthrow the government. it is the prime minister, ariel henry, in trouble here? how much of a situation is the government in? you have a police force that is decimated. they were already weak to begin with. less than 9000 in charge of public security and way less than that that have been involved in going after these gangs and this is a country of 12 million people. today, the police are making decisions about "i have got this crisis here, this crisis there. which crisis do i run after?" this is what we see — they are being spread very thin. we wonder about their ammunition. we don't know if they are running out of ammunition. we know they were outgunned

by gang members. it is a critical situation where you have people in the capital and 4 million people very worried about their security because they really do not know what is coming next. we should talk then about this potential deal with canyon send 1000 police officers to help to reinforce the embattled police officers on the ground. how effective could this plan possibly be? this international force that may be sent to haiti to help regain control? the can ons to help regain control? the canyons will— to help regain control? the canyons will be _ to help regain control? the canyons will be the - to help regain control? tue: canyons will be the backbone to help regain control? tte: canyons will be the backbone of a multinational security support mission that has the support mission that has the support of the united nations but it is not a un peace keeping force. the resolution was written by the united states. other countries including benin engine maker who have experience with these gang operations, anti— gang operations. but this is a force you have to build so right now

the question is how soon can that force be deployed to haiti? we know they have said they are not going to leave unless the money is available and we have seen republicans in the united states block the request that the state department put out so that is a real issue right now in terms of what will happen in washington over the next few daysin washington over the next few days in order to ensure the reinforcements are sent to haiti. ~ ., reinforcements are sent to haiti. ~ . ., , , haiti. we have a few seconds left to but — haiti. we have a few seconds left to but i _ haiti. we have a few seconds left to but i wanted _ haiti. we have a few seconds left to but i wanted to - haiti. we have a few seconds left to but i wanted to ask, . left to but i wanted to ask, how important is a stable haiti for the region itself? tt is for the region itself? it is very important. - for the region itself? it is very important. look- for the region itself? it is very important. look at l for the region itself? it is l very important. look at the fact that you have dominican republic across the border in the turks and caicos and the bahamas and florida less than two hours away. the concern is always about having migrants washing up on the shores and today you have a situation where armed gangs are running amok in the country, why would they notjump on a boat or on a plane and come to a neighbouring country and we are already dealing with violence throughout the caribbean. this

is a concern for regional governments in this region. jacqueline child, caribbean consultant —— correspondent —— correspondent for the miami herald. us college basketball star caitlin clark has become the all—time leading scorer in division one basketball — men's or women's — breaking a 54—year—old record set by the late pete maravich, known as pistol pete. clark — who plays for iowa — entered sunday's game needing just 18 points to pass the previous record of 3,667 by maravich. she didn't mess around — breaking the record in the first half, before going on to finish the game with 35 points. clark announced thursday that she would enter the 2024 wnba draft, where she is the overwhelming favourite to be the number one pick. earlier, i spoke with nancy armour, a usa today sports columnist, for more on ms clark's big moment. it is great to have you here.

what did you make of today's game and watching caitlin clark make history?— make history? first of all any time an athlete _ make history? first of all any time an athlete does - make history? first of all any i time an athlete does something historic it is always cool to watch but to see what this represents four women's basketball and sports overall it is really impressive, amazing, you know, she is a game changer and this was, just watching the reaction today it is a watershed moment for women's sports. t is a watershed moment for women's sports.— is a watershed moment for women's sports. i wanted to ask ou if women's sports. i wanted to ask you if you _ women's sports. i wanted to ask you if you could _ women's sports. i wanted to ask you if you could put _ women's sports. i wanted to ask you if you could put this - women's sports. i wanted to ask you if you could put this into - you if you could put this into perspective. she breaks the record of 3667 points and she is the top soaring player in men's and women's possible history. what does that mean? —— top scoring. hat history. what does that mean? -- top scoring-— -- top scoring. not everybody will agree _ -- top scoring. not everybody will agree with _ -- top scoring. not everybody will agree with this _ -- top scoring. not everybody will agree with this but - -- top scoring. not everybody will agree with this but it - -- top scoring. not everybody will agree with this but it is i will agree with this but it is not the record itself that matters, jump ahead five years, ten years, we will not remember, you will have to

google it to remember who the all—time leading scorer in couege all—time leading scorer in college basketball is. but it is what this has represented, the enthusiasm and just the, you know, the rockstar atmosphere that there has been around clark all season. with the exception of the first two games of the year every single games of the year every single game she played has been sold out. tickets today were the most expensive ticket ever for a women's college basketball game. i am sure the ratings will be bonkers and through the roof as they have been for several of the last games. someone posted a picture on social media have someone walking out of the gym in dallas, a man, wearing a caitlin clarkjersey dallas, a man, wearing a caitlin clark jersey to dallas, a man, wearing a caitlin clarkjersey to this is not something we have seen in the past and, like i said, i do not want to oversell it by saying it is a watershed moment but it is. it is not, you know, there are conversations about her breaking the record, we did not hear the women's game is no good. it was, well, he played

before that was the three point shot. and when freshmen couldn't play. it was a discussion on basketball terms and again we have not seen this before. she is going to go to the pros and ticket sales for the pros and ticket sales for the wnba games featuring, she is likely to be drafted by the indiana fever, ticket sales for those games are already off the charts so, yeah, it is a phenomenon. the other day i wrote that the comparison, she is always convinced paired to steph curry because of her shooting prowess but in my mind she is more similar to michael jordan. she is that transformational oven athlete. mass —— michaeljordan really went beyond the game of basketball and became a in icon. i don't want to put pressure on caitlin, she is only 22 and still in college but does she have that kind of aura about her where she does go a little beyond the game of

basketball?— basketball? without question she has that _ basketball? without question she has that aura. _ basketball? without question she has that aura. like - basketball? without question she has that aura. like i - basketball? without question | she has that aura. like i said, sold out arenas. she had a deal with nikkei which expires and pretty much every athletic company is lining up to throw money at her at this point. she had deals with state farm and gatorade. she is already a superstar and when you get her into the pros it will be that much more. it will drive a new audience in a big one and that audience in a big one and that audience has ever had before. the conversations around her and around what she has been doing is something we have never seen in women sports before. there is a beautiful letter written in the minneapolis paper yesterday from a father who had taken his daughter to see her play on thursday night and he basically said that you made me a better father because you gave me a way to connect with my daughter. i reposted that and somebody responded and said i don't have daughters that this has given me away to to my son

about women's sport and why it is important that they have the same opportunities as men. we have never had those conversations before. we never even entertained those conversations before. so the fact that that is already happening and she is not on the national stage a professional stage, the sky is the limit for what she can do and for how much of an impact she can make. she is certainly one of those players where once she is on the court you cannot take her eyes off her. 3685 career points and counting. thank you so much forjoining us to talk about it. so much for “oining us to talk about it. ., ~ , ., so much for “oining us to talk about it. ., ~ i. ., ., about it. thank you for having me. before we go, let's leave you with these pictures of the the successful launch of a spacex dragon from kennedy space center in cape canaveral, florida. on board is three astronauts and a russian cosmonaut — all heading to the international space station. the crew's mission will last six months in space, with more than 200 science experiments including using stem cells to research

degenerative diseases. a successful launch therein florida and they are on their way to the iss. that is all from us here in washington, dc. stay tuned we have plenty more coming up on bbc news. hello. we did have a bit of spring sunshine around on sunday, but the clear skies are lasting through the night. the winds are fairly light, too, so temperatures are really dropping. it's going to be quite a chilly start to your monday morning — could be a touch of frost and some mist and fog patches. they should clear away. there'll be a bit more rain moving into the southwest later on in the day, but for most of us, it's going to be a fine, bright, chilly start. some fog, perhaps the vale of york, the welsh marches, central, southern england as well — that clearing away by around the middle of the morning. there's the rain that's going to push into the southwest of england into wales by around about lunchtime.

a few splashes of rain arriving across northern ireland later in the afternoon. but generally further north and east, you should stay dry for a good part of the day and temperatures will range between around 7—12 degrees. now, moving into monday evening, that's when the patchy rain pushes its way further eastwards across parts of england, eastern scotland as well, tending to fizzle out a bit as it does so. it'll be another fairly chilly night as we head into tuesday morning for some parts of wales, central and southern england as well, but not as cold as the current night. now, as we move through monday night into tuesday, then this area of low pressure, this weather front continues to drift its way eastwards, but it's tending to fizzle out. so, i think early tuesday, we are likely to see a bit of cloud and patchy light rain for eastern england and eastern scotland. once that clears away, sunny spells for most. a little bit more cloud and a few showers in the west around some of these irish sea coasts. but reasonably light winds, temperatures not doing too badly — up to around about 8—12 degrees, so pretty typical for this stage in early march. and, then as we look

towards the middle of the week, then, we're going to see high pressure sitting across scandinavia. weather fronts try and move in from the atlantic, but as they bump into that area of high pressure, they're not going to make too many inroads. so, for wednesday, perhaps some showery rain moving into the far southwest of england, perhaps northern ireland, a little bit breezy here. but for much of the british isles, i think things are looking dry and settled. again, some early—morning mist, frost and fog possible, clearing away to leave sunny spells and thankfully a dry spell of weather with highs around about 8—12 for most of us. so, as we look towards the middle part of the week, into thursday and friday, plenty of dry weather. could be odd spots of rain, particularly towards the west. temperatures fairly typical of the time of year, and i think many of us will be pleased to see this quieter spell of weather through the week ahead. bye— bye.

voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. russia's neighbour georgia is closely watching what happens in ukraine. it shares a 900km border with russia, who invaded in 2008. russian troops are still stationed in two separatist regions. georgia has just been granted eu candidate status and talks ofjoining nato, yet

its government is seen as sympathetic to russia. it's a diplomatic tightrope, and one my guest needs to walk. salome zourabichvili is the country's president. where does georgia's destiny lie — with russia or the west? salome zourabichvili, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me for the third time. do you think that russia wants control of georgia? russia wants control of not only georgia, but probably parts of europe. it has its...

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