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from that point, what is it for washington when it - what is it for washington when it comes to this meeting? how much leverage does benny gantz have domestically in israel? i leverage does benny gantz have domestically in israel?— domestically in israel? i think it is clear that _ domestically in israel? i think it is clear that the _ domestically in israel? i think it is clear that the united - domestically in israel? i think it is clear that the united states l domestically in israel? i think it i is clear that the united states and the biden administration is giving full backing to benny gantz and between him and benjamin netanyahu, they want to see the back of netanyahu. the american interests are the interests of peace. and also public opinion polls, they will see in washington that if there were elections today, benny gantz is the most likely candidate to become prime minister. so this is in preparation, but also sending a signal to the israeli people, you should move on to a new leadership because the current leadership doesn't serve your interests. yossi mekelberg. _ doesn
from that point, what is it for washington when it - what is it for washington when it comes to this meeting? how much leverage does benny gantz have domestically in israel? i leverage does benny gantz have domestically in israel?— domestically in israel? i think it is clear that _ domestically in israel? i think it is clear that the _ domestically in israel? i think it is clear that the united - domestically in israel? i think it is clear that the united states l domestically in israel? i...
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washington believes a deal— bring them home now. washington believes a deal may _ bring them home now. washington believes a deal may soon _ bring them home now. washington believes a deal may soon be - bring them home now. washington i believes a deal may soon be reached but their hopes have been raised and dashed before. paul adams, but their hopes have been raised and dashed before. pauladams, bbc news, jerusalem. us vice president kamala harris will meet with israeli war cabinet member benny gantz on monday as washington seeks to reach a dealfor more aid and a temporary ceasefire. our diplomatic correspondent — paul adams explained more. well it is not quite the same as meeting president biden but i think it is being suggested here that prime minister benjamin netanyahu is not terribly happy. he thinks there is only one prime minister, and i think he probably is a little concerned that benny gantz who could well be a political rival in the not too distant future is going to the white house for talks with the american administr
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aid is being held up in washington, _ won. aid is being held up in washington, what - won. aid is being held up in washington, what would i won. aid is being held up in washington, what would it| won. aid is being held up in - washington, what would it take to get further ukraine a past? it is terrible that polidar the houseis it is terrible that polidar the house is refusing to put an aid built on the floor of the senate, it passed a good meal, on a bipartisan basis, we could pass that bill in the house, i am confident, if the speaker would put it on the floor. he is resistant because he has gotten word from some of his far—right party that if he puts the bill on the floor, they will go after his speakership. we have seen this game before but there are two discharge petitions on the house floor, discharge petition if we can get 218 signatures force him to bring one of those bills to the floor for a vote. congressman mcgovern has a discharge petition that has already gotten 169 signatures, so 49 signatures to go and we could bring that bill to the floor for a vote. bring
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daniel lippman, a washington — their base. daniel lippman, a washington reporter - their base. daniel lippman, a washington reporter with - washington reporter with politico, thank you for helping us break it all down as the senate goes into overtime but does look like the bill will pass. thank you very much for your help. pass. thank you very much for your help-— the princess of wales is undergoing treatment for cancer. catherine made the deeply personal announcement herself in a video message. it comes after she had stepped back from public life to take time to recover after undergoing abdominal surgery injanuary. catherine says that although it was thought at the time that her condition was non—cancerous, tests had found cancer had been present and she is in the early stages of a course of preventative chemotherapy. here's that very personal message, filmed at windsor earlier this week. i wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you personally for all the wonderful messages of support and for your understanding whilst i've been recovering from surgery. it has been an
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and then we have a number of delegations heading to washington, dc. yoav gallant is going to be speaking to mr austin but also a second israeli team, heading to washington, dc. what's on that agenda? i mean, this all comes after the visit of the us secretary of state, antony blinken, last week. and certainly it's a big ongoing effort by the us here to reach out to those in the israeli government it feels it can talk to. they include the defence minister who will also be, we understand, talking about us military help that's needed for the ongoing war in gaza. but there's pressure being exerted by washington to try to stop israel from going ahead with what it says it plans to do to have a major military offensive in rafah in the very south of the gaza strip. and certainly one of the close advisers of the israeli prime minister will be among those going to meet different officials in washington. washington has said it cannot support such an operation because you have such dire humanitarian consequences that could result real harm to civilians. you now ha
and then we have a number of delegations heading to washington, dc. yoav gallant is going to be speaking to mr austin but also a second israeli team, heading to washington, dc. what's on that agenda? i mean, this all comes after the visit of the us secretary of state, antony blinken, last week. and certainly it's a big ongoing effort by the us here to reach out to those in the israeli government it feels it can talk to. they include the defence minister who will also be, we understand, talking...
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amber phillips is a politics reporter for the washington post. she told me what the outcome in dc could mean for nikki haley. if she wins this district here in washington, dc, i don't know if we could even say she's won a state before she drops out. and i feel like that's the main question everyone's asking is this week could be decisive for donald trump and winning the primary. and it's possible. nikki haley, even if she does well here in washington, dc where there's more more elite republicans and liberal republicans, she might not win an actual state at all in this primary and she might have to drop out by tuesday or wednesday. yeah. and given that, in what way do you think this result could be decisive? i mean, hasn't she pretty much already lost anyway? is there anything she could do to change things around at this point? no, short of an absolute political world turning upside down on its head, there's nothing she can do right now. and the reason this week is likely to be decisive is because more than a dozen states vote on one day — on tu
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the package, reported by the washington post and reuters, comes despite growing calls for us military aid to be linked to changes in how israel conducts the war. it's just days after the un's top court, the international court ofjustice, ordered israel to allow the unimpeded flow of food aid into gaza. israel says un allegations that it's blocking aid are "wholly unfounded". israeli media have published reports of plans to establish an all—arab peacekeeping force in gaza to facilitate the delivery of aid. the defence minister yoav gallant is said to have made progress on the plan during his visit to washington. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has agreed to send officials to egypt and qatar in the coming days for a new round of talks on a possible ceasefire in gaza. in the past 2a hours, both the uk and the us military have airdropped food supplies into gaza. our bbc middle east correspondent lucy williamson, was on the us plane. aid drops into gaza are expensive, inefficient and increasingly controversial. these ready—prepared meals from the us army are being flown
the package, reported by the washington post and reuters, comes despite growing calls for us military aid to be linked to changes in how israel conducts the war. it's just days after the un's top court, the international court ofjustice, ordered israel to allow the unimpeded flow of food aid into gaza. israel says un allegations that it's blocking aid are "wholly unfounded". israeli media have published reports of plans to establish an all—arab peacekeeping force in gaza to...
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will vernon in washington. _ such as michigan. will vernon in washington, thank _ such as michigan. will vernon in washington, thank you. - the us drop come as a united nations team visiting gaza's biggest hospital has found that many palestinans who were injured as lorries were delivering aid on thursday, were wounded by gunshots, some to their upper bodies. there have been international calls for an investigation into the incident. from jerusalem, our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. how were so many people injured? were they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede? gaza's shifa hospital treating just some of the survivors, and now, for the first time since thursday, first—hand testimony from the un. this hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. we have seen people with gunshot wounds we have seen amputees, and we have seen children as young as 12. these events cannot be allowed to go on. jehad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. "were the soldiers firing deliberately?" he is asked. "yes, with tanks, soldiers, ai
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hello, i'm caitriona perry live in washington. welcome back to the bbc�*s super tuesday special coverage. it's been a big night forfrontrunnersjoe biden and donald trump as they've locked in wins in their quest for the democratic and republican presidential nominations. let's take a look at the tallies now, and mr trump has claimed victory in states including alabama, arkansas, colorado, maine, massachusetts, minnesota, north carolina, oklahoma, tennessee. plus texas, virginia and california. meanwhile, president joe biden has won all of those won by trump, plus vermont and utah. mr trump took the stage to address supporters at his mar—a—lago club to celebrate his primary victories. well thank you very much, they call it super tuesday for a reason. this is a big one. we watched our country take a great beating over the last three years full. nobody thought a thing like this would be possible, we would not have russia attacking ukraine, we would not have israel being attacked, we had no inflation, inflation is destroying the
hello, i'm caitriona perry live in washington. welcome back to the bbc�*s super tuesday special coverage. it's been a big night forfrontrunnersjoe biden and donald trump as they've locked in wins in their quest for the democratic and republican presidential nominations. let's take a look at the tallies now, and mr trump has claimed victory in states including alabama, arkansas, colorado, maine, massachusetts, minnesota, north carolina, oklahoma, tennessee. plus texas, virginia and california....
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washington described the conversation as businesslike. it comes amid a deepening rift between the two leaders over the war in gaza. us national security adviser, jake sullivan, said the president stressed the need to get more humanitarian aid into gaza. president biden is also reported to have voiced deep concerns over israel's plans to carry out an assault in the southern city of rafah, where around half of gaza's population is currently sheltering. the key goals israel wants to achieve in rafah can be achieved by other means. on the gold today, president biden asked benjamin netanyahu to send a team composed of military officials to washington in the coming days to hear us concerns about israel's rafah planning and provide an alternative approach to secure the egypt— gaza border without a major ground invasion. the eu's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, has said that israel is using starvation as a weapon of war. a new un backed report has warned that 1.1 million people in gaza, around half the population, are experiencing "catastr
washington described the conversation as businesslike. it comes amid a deepening rift between the two leaders over the war in gaza. us national security adviser, jake sullivan, said the president stressed the need to get more humanitarian aid into gaza. president biden is also reported to have voiced deep concerns over israel's plans to carry out an assault in the southern city of rafah, where around half of gaza's population is currently sheltering. the key goals israel wants to achieve in...
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that's a large numberfor somewhere like washington. this part of the us is not somewhere that has a particularly substantial number of russians living here. and several of the people in that queue, lots of them actually left russia after the war in ukraine broke outjust over two years ago. many of them leaving russia either to escape repression or mobilisation, orjust because they didn't feel comfortable staying in a country that unleashed this war on its neighbour. but outside the embassy it was certainly a very colourful spectacle. there were banners and flags and placards. they had assembled a stage where people were giving speeches. and i got chatting to one of alexei navalny�*s closest aides, worked with him for many years. she told me alexei navalny, were he alive today, of course he died in that arctic penal colony last month, if he were here to see this today she said he would be so happy to see the number of people who had turned out not only in russia but abroad as well to register their protest vote against vladimir putin.
that's a large numberfor somewhere like washington. this part of the us is not somewhere that has a particularly substantial number of russians living here. and several of the people in that queue, lots of them actually left russia after the war in ukraine broke outjust over two years ago. many of them leaving russia either to escape repression or mobilisation, orjust because they didn't feel comfortable staying in a country that unleashed this war on its neighbour. but outside the embassy it...
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it there in washington for such an a- roach? , there in washington for such an approach?— approach? it is not the first time when _ approach? it is not the first time when i _ approach? it is not the first time when i am _ approach? it is not the first time when i am in - approach? it is not the first - time when i am in washington, talking aboutjustice, talking talking about justice, talking about talking aboutjustice, talking about accountability, and talking about restoration of international world order. and compensation or reparations for the damage caused by russian aggression, as a significant component of restoring justice. and you know that peace formula of president zelensky it also includes .7, restoration of justice. when we speak about russia's duty to make reparation, we understand that it does not depend on russia, on its consent, it is in accordance with international law, that russia must make reparations. unfortunately, russia is not it's useless to believe that they will ever make reparations. that's why we lawyers and state officials have to find ways and mechani
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they are, indeed, blooming in washington dc. i can confirm. i am caitriona perry. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. friday was a day of sunny spells and passing showers, as those shower clouds started to collapse down late in the day, we had some pretty still conditions there in the highlands. temperatures in scotland, northern ireland and wales generally quite close to average, but across large parts of england, in contrast, it was very mild, 17 degrees in east anglia, six above average for the time of year. now the showery conditions on friday were caused by this area of low pressure that's working out of the way now. it will be bringing some heavy snow to parts of sweden and norway into saturday. get a quiet ridge of high pressure, a weather window, if you like, ahead of the next system that's working in off the atlantic. what all that means is over the next few hours, increasingly, the skies will tend to clear. and what that means is we'll see temperatures drop like a stone. and heading into the first part of saturday morning, there'll be quite a wide
they are, indeed, blooming in washington dc. i can confirm. i am caitriona perry. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. friday was a day of sunny spells and passing showers, as those shower clouds started to collapse down late in the day, we had some pretty still conditions there in the highlands. temperatures in scotland, northern ireland and wales generally quite close to average, but across large parts of england, in contrast, it was very mild, 17 degrees in east anglia, six above...
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live from washington, this is bbc news. tensions between the us and israel are exposed after the un security council passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. the us and uk accused china of a sweeping cyber—espionage campaign that allegedly impacted millions. donald trump gets a victory in one civil case while thejudge gets a victory in one civil case while the judge in another matter since the date for his first criminal trial. hello. i'm katrina perry. you are very welcome. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has cancelled a scheduled trip to the us for two of his advisers after the us did not veto a un security council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between hamas and israel. the us abstain from the vote, allowing the resolution to pass after numerous failed attempts. the resolution also requires the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages stop the us says it is disappointed by the cancelled visit as a separate visit by israel's defence minister, who is already in was
live from washington, this is bbc news. tensions between the us and israel are exposed after the un security council passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. the us and uk accused china of a sweeping cyber—espionage campaign that allegedly impacted millions. donald trump gets a victory in one civil case while thejudge gets a victory in one civil case while the judge in another matter since the date for his first criminal trial. hello. i'm katrina perry. you are very...
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bringing you the latest here in washington. the senate has only a few hours to pass a critical bill that would avert a us government shutdown. if it doesn't, the federal government will be forced to stop most non—essential functions. earlier, the house of representatives approved a $1.2 trillion spending bill, but it still needs to be approved by the senate before midnight in washington. that's less than three hours away. we will continue to monitor that story for you throughout the night. and before we go, let's recap our top stories — gunman have killed at least 60 people at a theatre outside moscow. russian authorities say more than 100 others were injured. russia's national guard is searching for the gunmen, who have yet to be identified. ukraine has denied any involvement. that's all from us for now. i'll be back in 30 minutes with more. more on the situation in moscow as well as here in washington. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. for the start of this weekend, it's going to feel like we've stepped back int
bringing you the latest here in washington. the senate has only a few hours to pass a critical bill that would avert a us government shutdown. if it doesn't, the federal government will be forced to stop most non—essential functions. earlier, the house of representatives approved a $1.2 trillion spending bill, but it still needs to be approved by the senate before midnight in washington. that's less than three hours away. we will continue to monitor that story for you throughout the night....
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paul adams in washington there. 0ur washington correspondent, will vernon, told us more on the progress made regarding a ceasefire deal. well, we've been hearing from a us administration official who was speaking to journalists a little earlier, and this official said, referring to that potential ceasefire deal, that there is a deal on the table, a framework deal, this official said the israelis have more or less accepted it. but he also said the talks are ongoing and a deal is not done until it is actually done, and this official did not want to create expectations one way or the other, but the us is doing everything they possibly can. now, president biden, several days ago, said he expected a deal to be in place, a ceasefire deal, by monday. it appears that has now slipped. yesterday during a meeting with the italian prime minister, giorgia meloni, mr biden said he did not think it would happen by monday. but again, the us was working very hard to agree that deal. now, this potential agreement is something that the us secretary of state, antony blinken, several other us officials, hav
paul adams in washington there. 0ur washington correspondent, will vernon, told us more on the progress made regarding a ceasefire deal. well, we've been hearing from a us administration official who was speaking to journalists a little earlier, and this official said, referring to that potential ceasefire deal, that there is a deal on the table, a framework deal, this official said the israelis have more or less accepted it. but he also said the talks are ongoing and a deal is not done until...
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what's in it for washington when it comes to | it for washington when it comes to this meeting because how much influence does benny gantz have in israel? it’s influence does benny gantz have in israel? �* , . . . influence does benny gantz have in israel? �* , . ., ., ~ israel? it's clear that the biden adminstration _ israel? it's clear that the biden adminstration is _ israel? it's clear that the biden adminstration is giving - israel? it's clear that the biden adminstration is giving full- israel? it's clear that the biden - adminstration is giving full backing to benny gantz and they want to see the back of netanyahu because he harms the interests of peace and american interests and they are also watching public opinion polls and seeing the earth there are elections today in israel, gantz is the most likely candidate to become prime minister, so this is in preparation but also sending a scientific israeli people, you should move on to new leadership because the current leadership does not serve your interest. current leadership does not serve your interest-— your interest.
what's in it for washington when it comes to | it for washington when it comes to this meeting because how much influence does benny gantz have in israel? it’s influence does benny gantz have in israel? �* , . . . influence does benny gantz have in israel? �* , . ., ., ~ israel? it's clear that the biden adminstration _ israel? it's clear that the biden adminstration is _ israel? it's clear that the biden adminstration is giving - israel? it's clear that the biden adminstration is giving...
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will vernon in washington, dc. we also heard from sarah rainsford in the ukrainian capital kyiv and vitaliy shevchenko, the russia editor for capital kyiv and vitaliy shevchenko, the russia editorfor bbc monitoring. thank you all very much. let's speak to mikhail zygar, a russian—born journalist, filmmaker, and author of all the kremlin's men: inside the court of vladimir putin. mikhail zygar, thank you for being with us. good to get you on the programme. we have heard about these protest votes. noon against putin demonstrations could notjust in russia but around the world. are these people demonstrating thinking that these protests might actually make a difference? it is that these protests might actually make a difference?— make a difference? it is hard to tell. it is hard _ make a difference? it is hard to tell. it is hard to _ make a difference? it is hard to tell. it is hard to tell _ make a difference? it is hard to tell. it is hard to tell if - make a difference? it is hard to tell. it is hard to tell if
will vernon in washington, dc. we also heard from sarah rainsford in the ukrainian capital kyiv and vitaliy shevchenko, the russia editor for capital kyiv and vitaliy shevchenko, the russia editorfor bbc monitoring. thank you all very much. let's speak to mikhail zygar, a russian—born journalist, filmmaker, and author of all the kremlin's men: inside the court of vladimir putin. mikhail zygar, thank you for being with us. good to get you on the programme. we have heard about these protest...
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that's all from the team here in washington. i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you for watching and stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we are marking the spring equinox, and for some parts of the uk, wednesday will bring some spring warmth, just as tuesday did in parts of lincolnshire. 17 degrees, with some hazy sunshine in some relatively mild air. now, as we head through the next few days, we are going to start to see a change. the wind direction will change. we will get into north or northwesterly winds, and that will bring a much colderfeel, in time for the weekend, but not just yet. a mild start to wednesday, with extensive cloud cover, some mist and murk and some hill fog, and some outbreaks of rain. now, in many locations, the rain will turn increasingly light and patchy through the day, and for some, it will brighten up. in fact, if we see some hazy sunshine in the south—east of england, temperatures could climb to 18 degrees, but parts of south—west england, wales, the midlands, eastern england, are likely to stay grey, with some bits and p
that's all from the team here in washington. i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you for watching and stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we are marking the spring equinox, and for some parts of the uk, wednesday will bring some spring warmth, just as tuesday did in parts of lincolnshire. 17 degrees, with some hazy sunshine in some relatively mild air. now, as we head through the next few days, we are going to start to see a change. the wind direction will change. we will get into north or...
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now, when it comes to those reports in the washington post and reuters about arms transfers worth billions of dollars being made from the us to israel, these are listed as 1,800 2,000lb bombs, 500 500lb bombs and 25 f—35 fighterjets. most of that already approved by the us congress. but the palestinian foreign ministry in the west bank has come out accusing the biden administration of holding contradictory positions here because, of course, the news of these weapons transfers comes at a time when we have been hearing washington raising more and more concerns about the high numbers of civilians being killed in gaza. with famine looming in much of gaza, the second ship carrying supplies has left cyprus for the territory. while both the uk and the us military have airdropped food supplies into gaza. 0ur bbc middle east correspondent lucy williamson, was on the us plane. aid drops into gaza are expensive, inefficient, and increasingly controversial. these ready prepared meals from the us army are being flown more than 1,000 miles from a us airbase in qatar. there's plenty of food just a shor
now, when it comes to those reports in the washington post and reuters about arms transfers worth billions of dollars being made from the us to israel, these are listed as 1,800 2,000lb bombs, 500 500lb bombs and 25 f—35 fighterjets. most of that already approved by the us congress. but the palestinian foreign ministry in the west bank has come out accusing the biden administration of holding contradictory positions here because, of course, the news of these weapons transfers comes at a time...
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kamala harris will meet with israeli war cabinet member benny gantz at the white house on monday as washington seeks to reach a deal for a temporary ceasefire and increase the flow of aid to gaza. a us official said today the framework for a deal that would establish a six—week ceasefire in gaza is in place with israel's agreement and depends on hamas agreeing to release hostages. but the violence continues. at least 13 palestinians, including a medic, are reported to have been killed by an israeli air strike near a hospital in rafah. the idf said it had carried out a precision strike in the area of the hospital that targeted militants from the islamichhad group. and a united nations team visiting gaza's biggest hospital has found that many palestinans who were injured as lorries were delivering aid on thursday, were wounded by gunshots. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has the latest. how were so many people injured? were they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede at gaza's shifa hospital? the un says there's evidence of both. this hospital is treating more than 200 people that wer
kamala harris will meet with israeli war cabinet member benny gantz at the white house on monday as washington seeks to reach a deal for a temporary ceasefire and increase the flow of aid to gaza. a us official said today the framework for a deal that would establish a six—week ceasefire in gaza is in place with israel's agreement and depends on hamas agreeing to release hostages. but the violence continues. at least 13 palestinians, including a medic, are reported to have been killed by an...
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leonid volkov, currently in washington, dc, a very warm welcome to hardtalk. thanks for the invitation. you've had, what, roughly three weeks to process the death of your political boss, alexei navalny. tell me, what are your overriding feelings right now? well, i still can't believe it, frankly. there is a deep, bleeding hole in my heart.
leonid volkov, currently in washington, dc, a very warm welcome to hardtalk. thanks for the invitation. you've had, what, roughly three weeks to process the death of your political boss, alexei navalny. tell me, what are your overriding feelings right now? well, i still can't believe it, frankly. there is a deep, bleeding hole in my heart.
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earlier, i wasjoined by politico's washington reporter daniel lippman. first of all, what would normally be, you know, big headlines — we have the two presumptive nominees on both sides — democrat and republican — but it's basically what we expected. donald trump and joe biden with a rematch looking very certain. does anything change now that essentially this is official? well, both candidates are now going to focus more on their general election, try to move to the middle, traditionally. donald trump doesn't often do that because he wants to focus more on his base, but he's going to have to try to get some of those nikki haley voters. 1 in 7 republican voters during the primary said that they did not want to vote for trump, they were not planning to. so even though trump is ahead in the polls, he needs to try to appeal to them and say, "hey, i'm not going to mess with democracy — i'm just a traditional conservative here. i want to bring back america first," like he did in the first administration. do you seejoe biden trying to potentially attrac
earlier, i wasjoined by politico's washington reporter daniel lippman. first of all, what would normally be, you know, big headlines — we have the two presumptive nominees on both sides — democrat and republican — but it's basically what we expected. donald trump and joe biden with a rematch looking very certain. does anything change now that essentially this is official? well, both candidates are now going to focus more on their general election, try to move to the middle, traditionally....
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israel's defence minister faces tough words in washington, as the rift over the gaza conflict grows deeper. thailand has become the first south—east asian country to pass a marriage equality bill, paving the way for same—sex marriage. and, check your passport — the message to millions of britons planning a trip to europe to avoid being caught out by a ten—year rule. hello i'm nicky schiller. come to the programme. welcome to the programme. we start this hour in the us city of baltimore. six people still missing after a container ship brought down a key bridge are now presumed dead. the coast guard said it had suspended its search and rescue operation and now will focus on a recovery mission. these are live pictures from the scene, where it is 6am local time. as you can see, there is poor visibility and debris from the bridge in the water, are making the recovery efforts extremely challenging. the focus is now turning to the investigation into what went wrong, with a team of transportation safety experts hoping to board the stricken ship and recover its data recorder. the vessel is
israel's defence minister faces tough words in washington, as the rift over the gaza conflict grows deeper. thailand has become the first south—east asian country to pass a marriage equality bill, paving the way for same—sex marriage. and, check your passport — the message to millions of britons planning a trip to europe to avoid being caught out by a ten—year rule. hello i'm nicky schiller. come to the programme. welcome to the programme. we start this hour in the us city of baltimore....
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where justice announced it was cancelling meetings in washington. wherejustice needs diplomatic efforts to try to bring about a ceasefire? me diplomatic efforts to try to bring about a ceasefire?— diplomatic efforts to try to bring about a ceasefire? we can say that there is a real _ about a ceasefire? we can say that there is a real strain _ about a ceasefire? we can say that there is a real strain between - about a ceasefire? we can say that there is a real strain between the l there is a real strain between the us and israel, washington is as well because �*5 closest ally. it has an impact, the fact the israeli prime minister called off meetings between two of his top advisers and us officials this week. they were meant to discuss possible alternatives that the white house is putting forward to a full—scale israeli military offensive in rafah and the very south of the gaza strip, something as well has been assisting it needs to carry out against hamas battalions it says are there, but the un says it cannot support such a thing because of th
where justice announced it was cancelling meetings in washington. wherejustice needs diplomatic efforts to try to bring about a ceasefire? me diplomatic efforts to try to bring about a ceasefire?— diplomatic efforts to try to bring about a ceasefire? we can say that there is a real _ about a ceasefire? we can say that there is a real strain _ about a ceasefire? we can say that there is a real strain between - about a ceasefire? we can say that there is a real strain between the l there is a...
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let's speak to our washington correspondent — will vernon. what's the latest we're hearing from the white house, then?— the white house, then? we've been heafina the white house, then? we've been hearing from — the white house, then? we've been hearing from the _ the white house, then? we've been hearing from the us _ the white house, then? we've been hearing from the us administration l hearing from the us administration official who speaking to journalist a little bit earlier. there's a deal on the table, a framework deal with this official said the israelis have more or less accepted it, but he also said the talks are ongoing and also said the talks are ongoing and a deal isn't done until it's actually done and this official didn't want to create expectations one way or the other, but the us is doing everything they possibly can. now, president biden, several days ago, said he expected a deal to be in place, a cease—fire deal by monday, it appears that has now slipped. yesterday during a meeting with the italian prime minister georg
let's speak to our washington correspondent — will vernon. what's the latest we're hearing from the white house, then?— the white house, then? we've been heafina the white house, then? we've been hearing from — the white house, then? we've been hearing from the _ the white house, then? we've been hearing from the us _ the white house, then? we've been hearing from the us administration l hearing from the us administration official who speaking to journalist a little bit earlier. there's...
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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
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...
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here in washington we have our very own cherry blossom season. blooms officially reached stage five on friday — the final step before peak bloom. butjust like japan, washington's trees are also impacted by climate change — particularly an iconic one named "stumpy". local media reports that stumpy and 158 other trees will be cut down later this year in an effort to repair dc�*s sea walls. rising sea levels and temperatures have caused frequent flooding and decay to the tidal basin, submerging cherry blossom trees' roots. but not to worry — the national park service says that 274 cherry trees will be replanted when the repairs are finished. thank you so much for watching bbc news- _ thank you so much for watching bbc news. check— thank you so much for watching bbc news. check out _ thank you so much for watching bbc news. check out our- bbc news. check out our website. hello again. friday was a day of sunny spells and passing showers, as those shower clouds started to collapse down late in the day, we had some pretty still conditions ther
here in washington we have our very own cherry blossom season. blooms officially reached stage five on friday — the final step before peak bloom. butjust like japan, washington's trees are also impacted by climate change — particularly an iconic one named "stumpy". local media reports that stumpy and 158 other trees will be cut down later this year in an effort to repair dc�*s sea walls. rising sea levels and temperatures have caused frequent flooding and decay to the tidal...
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there have been calls for washington to reduce its military support, or to link it to changes in israel's conduct of its military campaign in gaza. in a separate development, the united nations has warned the targeting of its peacekeepers is unacceptable, after three un observers were wounded by an explosion in southern lebanon. the lebanese prime minister has condemned what he called the �*targeting' of un forces. 0ur correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. a shell exploded near these un military observers while they were on a foot patrol in southern lebanon, along the blue line, which divides that area from the north of israel. now, unifil, the peacekeeping mission in that area, says it's investigating the cause of the blast. but this is an area where israeli forces and the lebanese armed group hezbollah regularly exchange fire. we've seen an increase in tensions in that whole area in just the past few weeks, and that has really raised fears about further escalation related to the war in gaza. now, when it comes to those reports in the washington post and reuters about arms transf
there have been calls for washington to reduce its military support, or to link it to changes in israel's conduct of its military campaign in gaza. in a separate development, the united nations has warned the targeting of its peacekeepers is unacceptable, after three un observers were wounded by an explosion in southern lebanon. the lebanese prime minister has condemned what he called the �*targeting' of un forces. 0ur correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. a shell exploded near these un...
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professor maynard is here in washington to meet with lawmakers. and israel's prime minister could soon be doing the same. republican us speaker of the house mikejohnson will invite benjamin netanyahu to capitol hill to address congress. speakerjohnson didn't provide a timeline on when that may be, but said they are trying to work out schedules. police in haiti say they've killed one of the country's top gang leaders. they say ti greg, the head of the delmas 95 gang, was killed near port—au—prince on thursday after escaping prison in a jail break earlier this month. he ran a gang which controlled an area on the outskirts of the capital. meanwhile, the head of the united nations children's agency, unicef, says it is unable to get enough aid into haiti and that "many, many people" are suffering serious hunger and malnutrition. helicopters bringing aid from the dominican republic are beginning to arrive. but with the airport and sea port in port—au—prince still closed, far more is needed each week. 0ur central america and caribbean corresponde
professor maynard is here in washington to meet with lawmakers. and israel's prime minister could soon be doing the same. republican us speaker of the house mikejohnson will invite benjamin netanyahu to capitol hill to address congress. speakerjohnson didn't provide a timeline on when that may be, but said they are trying to work out schedules. police in haiti say they've killed one of the country's top gang leaders. they say ti greg, the head of the delmas 95 gang, was killed near...
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live to washington and our correspondent will vernon. good afternoon, will. what has the secretary of state been saying? fix, secretary of state been saying? short time ago, we received a statement from the us secretary of state, anthony blinken. in that, he said the united states strongly condemns yesterday's deadly terrorist attack in moscow, expressing deepest condolences to the loved ones of all those affected. he added that washington stands in solidarity with the people of russia and condemns terrorism in all its forms. obviously, relations between the us and russia are the worst they have ever been, so i think this message of condolences and support, very intentionally targeted, sent to the russian people specifically, as they mourn the victims of this brutal attack. interestingly, you point out, as you say, the message to the russian people, and this comes off the back of comments by washington yesterday that it had warned russia of a potential attack by the islamic state group. tell us more about that? ., �* , ~ state group. tell us more about tha
live to washington and our correspondent will vernon. good afternoon, will. what has the secretary of state been saying? fix, secretary of state been saying? short time ago, we received a statement from the us secretary of state, anthony blinken. in that, he said the united states strongly condemns yesterday's deadly terrorist attack in moscow, expressing deepest condolences to the loved ones of all those affected. he added that washington stands in solidarity with the people of russia and...
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washington calls for an immediate surge in aid deliveries to gaza, after the un security council voted in favour of an immediate ceasefire. for the first time russia's president putin admits that radical islamists carried out the deadly attack in moscow. and, new zealand, the us and britain accuse china of a large cyber espionage campaign that targeted millions. hello, i'm sally bundock. good to have you with us. the united states has called for an immediate surge in desperately needed aid to gaza, just hours after the first un security council vote in favour of a ceasefire. the israeli government has responded angrily to washington's abstention in monday's security council vote which allowed the resolution to pass. israel's prime minister has cancelled meetings between israeli and american officials, suggesting a growing rift between the two allies. here'sjohn sudworth. please raise their hand. this time, for the first time, none of the five permanent security council members used their power of veto. abstention? instead, the us only abstained. after multiple failed attempts, a resolu
washington calls for an immediate surge in aid deliveries to gaza, after the un security council voted in favour of an immediate ceasefire. for the first time russia's president putin admits that radical islamists carried out the deadly attack in moscow. and, new zealand, the us and britain accuse china of a large cyber espionage campaign that targeted millions. hello, i'm sally bundock. good to have you with us. the united states has called for an immediate surge in desperately needed aid to...
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patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i asked him what impact this ruling will have. for the time being it allows texas to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that really asserts, it's almost an unprecedented state role in enforcing border immigration, which is a federal responsibility. i should which is a federal responsibility. ishould note that this issue, the merits of it are still pending before a lower court so there is a legal battle that is far from over. you said this is unprecedented, the challenge, there has been division over this issue, where do you see this heading next? i think it is an issue that will continue winding up of the highest court, because these legal issues are profound and they get out the fundamental delineation between the state and federal governments and their unique powers in our constitution. so i think it will continue to be a political issue but it's also good to continue to be a legal issue that continues to work his way back up to the highest court in the land, the us supreme court, whether related to the stor
patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i asked him what impact this ruling will have. for the time being it allows texas to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that really asserts, it's almost an unprecedented state role in enforcing border immigration, which is a federal responsibility. i should which is a federal responsibility. ishould note that this issue, the merits of it are still pending before a lower court so there is a legal battle that is far from...
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live from washington, this is bbc news: police in baltimore say six people are presumed dead after a bridge collapsed and are moving to a recovery effort. at this point we do not believe that we are going to find any of these individuals still alive. the us supreme court appears skeptical in a case to limit the use of abortion pill mifepristone. and a moscow court extends the detention of wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich. hello. i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome. the us coast guard says six people still missing after a container ship brought down the francis scott key bridge in the city of baltimore are now presumed dead. at a press conference earlier, coast guard officials told reporters they are now moving from a rescue to a recovery mission. these are live pictures of the scene where poor visibility and debris in the water are making those efforts extremely challenging. the missing are reported to be construction workers who were working on the bridge when the collapse happened. these are live pictures of the scene where poor lighting and debris in the water ma
live from washington, this is bbc news: police in baltimore say six people are presumed dead after a bridge collapsed and are moving to a recovery effort. at this point we do not believe that we are going to find any of these individuals still alive. the us supreme court appears skeptical in a case to limit the use of abortion pill mifepristone. and a moscow court extends the detention of wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich. hello. i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome. the us...