israel's military says it has now "completed the dismantling" of hamas' military framework in northern gaza. and three years since supporters of donald trump stormed the us capitol, we'll reflect on what happened onjanuary 6th — a date that still divides america. hello, i'm helena humphrey. it's good to have you with us. us transportation investigators are now searching for the cause of an emergency on board a boeing 737 max 9 airplane after a window and section of fuselage blew out in mid—air. us regulators have ordered the grounding of more than 170 of the boeing planes and safety checks are continuing in multiple countries. the alaska airlines flight had 177 people on board friday when it was forced to make an emergency landing. no—one was injured.

the uk and european air safety authorities have also implemented inspection orders. in the last hours, boeing has issued this statement: passengers have spoken about how close some onboard came to being in danger. the bbc�*s graham satchell reports. pictures taken by a passenger on board flight 1282 not long after take—off. look closely and you can see a hole in the side of the plane. it looks like a window panel has been blown out. this is the pilot talking to air traffic control. more pictures, again taken by passengers, show the full extent

of the damage in what was a terrifying experience for those on board. all ofa sudden, i heard, like, a big bang and i didn't know exactly what was going on but i look up and the oxygen masks were hanging from the ceiling and then, i look to my left and there's this huge chunk — part of the airplane — just, like, missing. there was a kid in that row who his shirt was sucked off him and out of the plane and his mother was holding on to him to make sure he didn't go with it. this is the latest incident involving boeing's best—selling model that was launched back in 2015. in october 2018, a 737 max operated by indonesian airline lion air crashed shortly aftertake—off, killing all 189 on board. five months later, in march 2019, an ethiopian airlines 737 max was involved in a similar crash, killing all 157 passengers. that incident led to all boeing

737 maxes being grounded by the us regulator, the federal aviation administration, for the next 20 months. after this latest incident, alaska airlines grounded all 65 of their 737 max 9 fleet for inspection, a quarter of them being given a clean bill of health tonight. just 20 minutes after take—off, flight 1282 made an emergency landing back at portland international airport in 0regon. tonight, the us federal aviation administration has ordered the temporary grounding of 171 boeing 737 max 9s as investigators try to work out exactly what happened. boeing said it will cooperate with any investigation. graeme satchell, bbc news. for more, i spoke earlier to politico's aviation reporter 0riana pawlyk. 0riana, thank you so much for being with us here on the bbc. what more do we know about what might�*ve happened to cause part of a plane to blow out mid—air?

so, right now, we know that investigators are looking at the cause as to why a panelled—over door ended up, as you just said, blowing out mid flight. we that know the flight took off from portland international airport. it reached about 16,000 feet. the pressurisation issue, as the fa called it, occurred and it had to return instead of heading to california. many social media videos showed how that panelling had been missing and luckily, there were no passengers seated right next to the area where the blow—out was, but you can be sure that investigators are going to absolutely look into this, whether it was the speed, the altitude or whether there was something wrong with the manufacturing of the aircraft that led to this panel blowing off mid flight. i mean, thankfully, as you say, no—one was injured but some really dramatic video there on social media. is there a sense there, though, that this could've been worse? absolutely. you already hear from us lawmakers who are sitting on multiple committees of transportation saying that they want an investigation here. they want to know that it's

safe for the flying public to take some of these aircraft and, as we know, the faa this afternoon called for a grounding of roughly 170 of these aircraft until inspections can be done and whether or not this panelled door — which, again, was not in operational use but it was there, it's behind the wings — to whether or not this door blew off for any reason — forfaulty mechanics, for anything that the manufacturer did wrong here — and, of course, as we know, boeing has absolutely been in the hot seat here before for some of its manufacturing issues — especially with the 737 max family, as we saw in 2018 and 2019 of the two back—to—back fatal crashes that required the faa to stand down the fleet of aircraft first. it has very much been in the spotlight — in the hot seat, as you say. i mean, what kind of questions will this latest incident, do you think, raise now for boeing? absolutely. i mean, it's going to be whether or not there was enough

oversight here, whether there was a slip in the manufacturing process, again, why inspectors didn't catch it first before it went into service. this is a very new aircraft. alaska airlines only accepted it in october, a few short weeks ago. so, whether or not, you know, how many flights it's made, what it's done, why it didn't get the proper inspection, perhaps, before it actually conducted these flights over the last several weeks and, again, why this is happening on the back end, as opposed to the front end, of some of these — this oversight. at least 11 people, including five children, have been killed in a russian missile strike in eastern ukraine, according to local officials. at least six houses were destroyed in the city of pokrovsk, which sits around 80 kilometres from the front line of fighting. a raid on the city in august left nine people dead and more than 80 injured. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, has more. this eastern town of pokrovsk — it's not a big place.

before the full—scale invasion, around 60,000 people lived there. but, gradually, people have been returning to their homes, despite officials saying, look, it's not safe because of the constant shelling and missile attack that it is at risk of. you know, we were there a few months ago and you certainly get a sense of how close you are to the fighting. it's where civilians and soldiers rub shoulders. nevertheless, we have this reported attack now where the russians are accused of using the types of missiles used in air defence systems, where they're launched from the ground, on pokrovsk and the surrounding area. several houses have been destroyed, we're told, and we're seeing rescue teams sifting through the rubble. it's a very prevalent threat for pokrovsk. last august, there was a bombardment which saw nine people killed around the town's main hotel and restaurant and i think this is the reality now for settlements close to the front line.

so, rescue teams are going to continue trying to find anyone who may have survived. president zelensky, in his evening address, has said, look, russia needs to know that these attacks will be met with consequences. this week, we've seen ukraine launch drone attacks across the border into russia in response to moscow's biggest aerial bombardment of ukraine, so he's appearing more confident in wanting to respond to the constant missile attacks that russia launches against ukraine. 0ur correspondent reporting from kyiv, james waterhouse. the israeli military says it has "completed the dismantling" of what it calls hamas's military framework in northern gaza after three months of fighting. an israel defense forces spokesman said about 8,000 militants have been killed and tens of thousands of weapons seized. he said israel was now focused on dismantling hamas in the centre and south of gaza. the hamas—run health authorities say more

than 22,000 people — most of them women and children — have been killed in gaza since the war. on friday, the un called gaza "uninhabitable". nearly half of the territory's population is now displaced and faces food, water and medical shortages. meanwhile, on saturday, us secretary of state antony blinken met turkish president recep tayyip erdogan at the start of a week—long regional tour aimed at stopping the conflict from widening. we have an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading and a big part of the conversations we'll be having over the coming days with all of our allies and partners is looking at the steps that they can take, using the influence and ties that they have, to do just that — to make sure that this conflict doesn't spread. second, we'll be looking at what we can do to maximise the protection of civilians, maximise humanitarian assistance getting into them, and also to get hostages out of gaza.

for more on secretary blinken�*s visit to the region and the latest on the war in ukraine, i spoke with barbara starr, senior fellow at the usc annenberg center and long—time pentagon correspondent. barbara, as ever, great to see you. thanks for being on bbc news. now, we know that us secretary of state antony blinken is back touring the region once again. it comes at a time that we've from hezbollah, saying that it has launched a barrage of rockets into northern israel. how concerned will washington be about the prospect of this conflict spreading further, do you think? i think they are going to be very concerned and i think the concern is growing by the day when they see what hezbollah is doing and so, blinken has a full plate as he tours the region. he needs to try and see what can be done to get any escalation between hezbollah in northern israel—southern lebanon, get that under control and still, of course,

the main issue, gaza — the israelis talking about this significant withdrawal — at this time, at least — of idf israeli troops from gaza. but gaza is still a tragedy for the people there. it is really beyond fathom. there's lack of food, lack of water, lack of medical care, lack of shelter. winter is in full force in that particular region. and the hostages — i mean, we're not hearing much about that. one can only assume that the secretary of state is talking to everybody about trying to restart some effort to get all of the hostages out and, in particular, american hostages out and americans who the us believes still may be trapped in gaza and simply unable to get out.

and barbara, while all of that goes on with those multitude of issues, of course, the war in ukraine continues as well. i do want to touch on it because we are seeing now increasing reports that the administration here in the united states may be looking at switching attention away from the idea of a total victory against russia and more of a negotiated settlement which could see essentially some ground being given up to ukraine. that's something that washington has denied at the moment. but what do you make of those reports? do you think there is the prospect of that being considered? i think that thought, that strategy, has basically been lurking in the background since day one. is there some negotiated settlement? now, of course, ukraine, the leadership there, zelensky, is adamantly opposed to that because that means giving over his territory to the russians and a very

great sense that putin would not stop there and would continue his march for even more and more territory in ukraine and come up right against nato's eastern flank, so i think there's still a good deal of opposition to that, but what is the way ahead? again, it's, in a way, very much like the israelis in gaza. is there a full victory to be had against russia, like the israelis with hamas? a full victory against russia, very unlikely. right now, what you hear a lot of talk — us officials talk about is this is an election year in the united states. putin is exquisitely aware of that. he knows that there are many in the us congress that are opposed to further aid to ukraine, he knows the election is coming, he knows it is possible donald trump could be re—elected — nobody knows — and putin will keep the war going, the us believes, right now, at least

through the election and see what he can do, what he can negotiate, how he can regroup after that. for the ukrainian military, a tough winter ahead. we've seen all this week russia launching massive barrages against ukraine and ukraine, a good deal of concern it may soon start running low on some of the weapons it desperately needs. well, both of those conflicts very much, of course, in the portfolio of the us secretary of defense lloyd austin, who we now know was hospitalised for five days this week. we only learned that on friday. that's something that has been making waves, hasn't it, barbara ? it has. may i say first off, everybody wishes secretary austin a full recovery and best of health. that said, it is extraordinary that a secretary of defense in the united states would be in the hospital — walter reed hospital here in the washington area —

for all of these days and nobody would know about it. the secretary of defense in this country is one of the key top two or three national security officials that must be available at all times to brief the president on any contingency, on any crisis. now, there is a deputy secretary of defense, kathleen hicks. she is very capable. doesn't really answer the question. secretary austin is a very private person. i'm sure — i'm absolutely sure he wanted to maintain his health privacy. but he is a public figure, he is a top figure and there is reporting out tonight here in washington that even some members of congress and members of the national security council did not know for several days that the secretary of defense was in the hospital. that's unprecedented. there's going to be a lot of questions. all right, well, tonight, we will leave it there but barbara starr, senior fellow at the usc

annenberg center and long—time pentagon correspondent, as always, great to talk to you. thank you. polls have opened in bangladesh after a day of violence on the eve of the country's general election. at least fourteen polling stations have been set on fire. a police spokesperson said the damage was minimal and should not impact voting. prime minister sheikh hasina is trying to gain a fourth straight term in office. bangladesh's chief election commissioner has described the violence as an attempt to sabotage the vote. the main opposition bangladesh nationalist party is boycotting the election and has called on the public not to vote. international observers including the un have said the poll is taking place in a repressive environment. today marks three years since a violent mob of donald trump's supporters breached the us capitol. after claiming for weeks, without evidence, that the election was rigged — mr trump rallied thousands of his supporters outside the white house, before encouraging them to

march to the capitol. on that same day, congress was in session to certify joe biden�*s 2020 election win, but members were forced to temporarily evacuate after the mob breached the complex. three years on, americans continue to reflect on the violence that marred the nation's capitol. among them, hundreds of capitol and washington dc police officers. one of them, dc police officer michael fanone, almost died fighting back the rioters. he sat down with my colleague catriona perry. former washington police officer michael fanone, thanks very much for joining us on this day. this day, three years ago, you were very badly injured — you suffered a heart attack, a brain injury, how are you now? i mean, i would give myself a clean bill of health. unfortunately, ifell like the same cannot be said for — for the state of our country. and how do you mark a day like this? you know, i never really go into — or at least i haven't

in the past, two anniversaries — gone into it with any particular plans. itjust seems to kind of play out the way that it plays out. tomorrow, i am doing an early morning interview, and then the rest of the day's mine, i'll probablyjust go spend time with my family. donald trump, we have to say, maintains his innocence through all of this. the events of january 6 came — those protests on that day came from a belief from a lot of people that the election had been somehow stolen, of course, buoyed up by the remarks donald trump was making, refusing to accept the outcome of that election. given we are still a long way from election day, but it would look at this point like it will be a rematch between president biden and donald trump — notwithstanding what will happen between now and november. are you concerned something similar may happen to have this year should donald trump lose again or refused to accept the outcome of the election?

i'm not concerned. and i will tell you why. because i am convinced something is going to happen. in fact, i think even that statement is disingenuous in that we have seen a continuation of politically inspired violence in the aftermath of january 6. i mean, obviously nothing to the same scale that we all witnessed at the capitol that day. but we've seen attacks perpetrated against law enforcement, against the fbi, threats made to, you know, elected officials, threats made to judges, really anybody that opposes maga and the former president draws his ire, and, you know, he knows that simply mentioning them leads to his followers attacking them, threatening them. you know, these — these — i wouldn't even call them

dog whistles, anymore. these are overt threats. he knows exactly what he's doing. so what can be done? do you have hope for the future? i don't know if i would call it hope. i — ifeel as though the department ofjustice, other institutions that are charged with protecting our democracy are doing theirjob. within the confines of their authority. but ultimately, it's every american�*s responsibility to preserve democracy and ensure it exists for future generations in this country. i think that's, you know, in a way, we have all become complacent to our own success. we haven't seen our democracy challenged in this way in a very long time. we certainly haven't seen that threat come from within. so i think it's important that every american — you know, especially our newer

voters, you know, those who may not have been old enough at the time of the january 6 attack to fully appreciate what took place. and again, i turn to the president, joe biden, to set the tone and to help educate those americans as to what's really at stake here. 0k, we'll leave it there for the moment. thank you so much for speaking with us, we really do appreciate that. former washington, dc police officer michael fanone, thank you forjoining us. yes, ma'am. thank you for having me. extreme weather has hit europe and the us. in the uk, water levels have started receding after widespread flooding. heavy rain caused major rivers to overflow on friday. officials say about 1,000 homes have been damaged. flooding has also drenched parts of germany. thousands of people — including firefighters and relief workers — are working to defend flood barriers against the weight

of water, following relentless rainfall in recent weeks. and in the us, a massive winter storm is sweeping across the country. the east coast is seeing a mix of snow and freezing rain. the state of pennsylvania is among eastern regions seeing snowfall. and a strong storm has hit fort lauderdale, florida on saturday evening. this footage is from social media showing what looks like a tornado moving through the city. no injuries have been reported. it's an epic work that will span 18 metres. a new national war memorial will be installed in washington dc later this year — and one foundry in gloucestershire has played a key part. the extraordinary work of art has taken pangolin foundry in stroud, a town in south west england and american sculptor sabin howard around 10 years to create, as amanda parr reports. a depiction of one soldier's journey through the great war and a creative

journey like no other for the team here at pangolin. the american sculptor, sabin howard, searched the world for a foundry he trusted and he discovered it in stroud. as you can see, the casting has come beautifully, really sharp detail. i'm really happy with that. it's been a decade in the making. the process has been astonishing. actors with clothes from the period flew from the states to pose before this rig of cameras. 3d images were then made up in foam and clay and sent back to the us for the sculpting, from life, each figure taking hundreds of hours. and then they've been shipped back to stroud to be cast in bronze. the project of a lifetime. how's the work going? how's the modelling? this week, one more day, next week, five days and then four days. so that's total of ten days of sculpting. and we're finished 60 feet and 25 tonnes. what a project.

it'll be america's first ever national memorial to the first world war, and some very well known us citizens have lent their support to the project. it captures the dignity of the mission that the people who fought in that war were carrying in their hearts, the trauma that they endured and the legacy that they left behind. and the monument is...just breathtaking. while its creation has been complex, its narrative will be compellingly simple — one soldier's journey and a young nation coming of age. it's been said this work of art could become the greatest memorial bronze of the modern age, and one gloucestershire foundry will have played no small part in that achievement. amanda parr, bbc news. a woman in her nineties has been found alive injapan six days after a devastating earthquake there. emergency workers pulled her

from the rubble of a two—storey building in the town of suzu. she's now receiving treatment in hospital. more than 120 people have been confirmed dead from the earthquake. 200 others remain missing. and finally, india's first solar observation mission has reached its final destination. the spacecraft — the aditya—l1 — reached its spot in space, from where it will be able to continuously watch the sun. it had been travelling toward the sun for four months covering 1.5 million kilometres — that's around 932,000 miles. it will remain in position to conduct in depth observations of the sun for the next five years. you are watching bbc news, i'll have more at the top of the hour. goodbye for now. hello there. flooding still, of course, a concern for many, although the rain has now largely eased and the number of flood warnings is continuing to steadily drop.

but there are still plenty of them in place. so do take a look at the details on those on the bbc weather website. of course, it's a lot drier now than it has been recently. we're set to keep that dry weather as we head through the next few days. it's certainly feeling colder. temperatures closer to the seasonal average, frost and fog forming through the overnight periods. also some icy stretches with the ground so damp, too, and the high pressure is set to stick around as we head into next week. it's just blocking all of these atlantic systems pushing in from the west. so we should stay dry and settled with some showers perhaps towards the east. and we're starting off sunday morning with quite a widespread frost, although temperatures a little higher, just above freezing where we keep the layers of cloud, fog lingering on for much of the morning yet again. it's going to be very slow to lift and close some very dense patches out there. the sunshine very weak at this time of year, not doing too much to burn it back. but there will be a lot of sunshine around across scotland, northern england and northern ireland. sunny spells for england and wales, but always cloudier towards these north sea facing coasts with quite

a noticeable northeasterly wind blowing a few showers onshore at times, but wintry over the north york moors and perhaps over the downs of kent. but these will be the days highs — two to six degrees celsius, although in the north easterly wind it's going to feel a good few degrees colder than that. and it's more of the same as we head into monday. perhaps the breeze picking up a little across east anglia and the south east of england as we head through the day. so feeling colder once again, but some sunny spells around again. any fog could linger on for much of the morning, even into the afternoon, temperatures between three and five degrees celsius. but once again, i think some places could possibly feel subzero in exposure to that brisk northeasterly wind. it will be windier through the channel as well. and then into tuesday, we'll see more of a wind developing towards the south of england. and this will allow the cloud to break up a little more. so more in the way of sunshine probably. but again, highs of only three to 6 degrees celsius, some fog and some low cloud further north.

and here's the outlook for our capital cities as we head through the rest of the week. temperatures will rise a little as we head into thursday and friday. it's still looking mostly dry. bye— bye.

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after this programme. misty copeland made history as the first black woman to become a principal dancer at the prestigious american ballet theatre. we had the absolute thrill of meeting her onstage at lincoln center in new york. hi! hi. i'm katty. thank you so... it's so...! oh, my god. i'm so happy. so lovely to meet you. does everybody who meets you who used to do ballet stand automatically in first position? 0h! is that like a giveaway? and so you have. so i have. and i've been doing it... you know what's weird, preparing for... i find myself all day standing in first position again. it's been so many years. makes you stand up straight. it's so good for you. no, i... thank you for doing this. i'm so thrilled. i'm happy, so am i. i actually when i was about 13, i applied to the royal ballet

school in london and i didn't get in, which was just as well,