and united airlines finds loose bolts during inspections of its boeing 737 max jets. it comes after a section of an alaska airlines flight fell from the sky. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. america's top diplomat anthony blinken arrived in israel on monday night in an attempt to prevent the war between israel and hamas from escalating into a regional conflict. his visit comes as a leading military commander for the iran—backed hezbollah group was killed by an israeli drone attack in southern lebanon. our correspondent wyre davies has been to the israeli kibbutz of kfar giladi near the lebanon border. the frontier communities of northern israel are like ghost towns. more than 80,000 people have been evacuated because of the border war between israel

and hezbollah. people have been killed, houses and property damage. this businessman and civil defence member has stayed to help his community. the scenery is beguiling but this border has always been volatile. this is one of the most beautiful parts of israel, a very desirable place to live, but thousands of people and businesses have been forced to leave here because of shelling coming from hezbollah positions just across the border. and it's notjust the short—term prospect of a wider war that people are worried about and why they won't return. it's what will happen in the long—term as well. absolutely. it's not only me. 85% of the population in israel, this is what they are demanding. from our government, it's to take care of hezbollah here, to demolish the threat here in southern lebanon. last month we filmed just across the border in lebanon in those frontier villages.

they are being hit daily by israel because it says hezbollah is hiding in communities to launch rockets and sophisticated weapons. thousands of people have left these areas too, and many have been killed. there's loss on both sides of the border. and two high—profile assassinations have significantly raised the stakes in this border conflict. an air strike in beirut killing hamas�*s number two last tuesday and now a senior hezbollah commander, wissam al—tawil, targeted, it is also believed, by israel. iam not i am not allowed to go inside none of this is good news for those trying to make a living near the front line. this man can't bring in his valuable avocado crop. i am not afraid. most of the people are not afraid but they are looking for solution — army and diplomatic together. you can't make just the army go

inside to make a war and finish it, no. diplomacy was given little chance today as israel carried out some of the heaviest bombing so far along its northern border, and with a devastating war in gaza and these developments in the north, the challenge for the us secretary of state antony blinken, arriving in israel tonight, seems almost impossible. wyre davies, bbc news, northern israel. the death of wissam al—tawil is the latest escalation linked to the war in gaza. israel's military did not comment on his death but said it had hit hezbollah targets in response to cross—border attacks. tensions spiked between after hamas�* deputy political leader saleh al—arouri was killed in a drone strike in beirut on tuesday. israel has not confirmed nor denied its responsibility in that attack. a day later... no matter where they are, including in gaza

where human rights group said the humanitarian situation is worsening with millions display. worsening with millions disla . , ., display. there must run health ministry says... _ i spoke with stephen rapp, former us ambassador—at—large for war crimes issues for global criminaljustice. we are seeing strikes that are killing hamas and hezbollah leaders and we are hearing from the israelis at their campaign is shifting somewhat towards targeted assassinations. what you make of this?— you make of this? there are questions — you make of this? there are questions of _ you make of this? there are questions of law _ you make of this? there are questions of law and - you make of this? there are questions of law and there l you make of this? there are l questions of law and there are questions of law and there are questions of law and there are questions of whether this is wise in terms of maintaining a limitation on the gaza operation. but in terms of law, the question as always, is it a legitimate military target? and certainly a commander of a military course that is actually involved in that attack against israel, or any other party, can be

appropriately attacked and targeted fertility and they can be done under the laws of war, certainly within the battlefield area, the bigger question is whether it can be donein question is whether it can be done in a third country. if i could jump _ done in a third country. if i could jump in _ done in a third country. if i could jump in there and ask you... that is indeed the question... what if those attacks are carried out in a third country?— third country? under international - third country? under international law - third country? under international law it i third country? underj international law it is possible to take action against an imminent threat. that presents itself from the territory of a third country, provided that country is unwilling or unable to do anything to suppress that threat. and in such an operation it is stated it has to be extremely limited and proportionate to the threat that that individual or commander present. 0bviously commander present. obviously this is controversial dutch countries don't want attacks on

their own soil. it most happens when that country does not control its own territory or where the armed group is essentially supported by political leadership of the country or that political leadership is too weak to counted that for.- leadership is too weak to counted that for. israel is continuing _ counted that for. israel is continuing to _ counted that for. israel is continuing to bomb - counted that for. israel isj continuing to bomb gaza. counted that for. israel is - continuing to bomb gaza. with cindy us president call this an indiscriminate bombing campaign. we have seen the un and other international organisations accusing israel of collective punishment of civilians in gaza. is this campaign — does it constitute a war crime? campaign - does it constitute a war crime?— campaign - does it constitute a war crime? weather particular actions constitute _ war crime? weather particular actions constitute war - war crime? weather particular actions constitute war crimes i actions constitute war crimes is a legal question and it depends upon the target and it does not depend unnecessarily what the outcome of the attack was. there is in conflict always situations in which innocent civilians are killed unintentionally, and particularly that happens when

the conflict is fought and built up urban areas. law requires however that the attacking force distinguish between military and civilian targets, that it only goes after the military target or if there is a possibility of civilian loss it is maximises the maximum precautions to prevent it and any sort of civilian loss of life that can't be prevented through precaution — ijust want can't be prevented through precaution — i just want to can't be prevented through precaution — ijust want to be clear that sometimes seeing it is impossible to give a satisfactory answer when one would like to know yes or no. when there is loss of life it is tragic, it inflames a population. it alienates them for ever, has diplomatic repercussions around the world and certainly the kind of guidance at the inspiration, us

administration is giving is solid on the door to make sure that every attack, everything that every attack, everything that occurs is consistent with the law, but also to look at the law, but also to look at the political and human repercussions, which go outside the law but can affect the possibility of ever having a lasting peace in this region. we will have to leave it there. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. us defence secretary, lloyd austin, was still in the hospital monday, a week after he was admitted to intensive care for an undisclosed illness. the pentagon says he has returned to full duties. however, the secrecy of austin's hospital stay has raised concerns about transparency problems from the nation's top security establishment. here's what we know so far. on december 22nd, austin had an elective medical procedure while on leave, returning home the next day. the secretary was admitted to the intensive care unit at walter reed medical center on new year's day after experiencing �*severe pain'.

on january 2nd, austin transferred his authority to deputy defence secretary kathleen hicks, but it would not be until three days after his hospitalisation that the defence department officially notified hicks and the white house national security council of austin's hospitalisation. four days after austin's visit, the pentagon notified congress and the public. 0njanuary 6th, austin released a statement taking full responsibility for the delay, saying he �*could have done a betterjob' of informing the public. president biden is not considering firing the defence secretary, according to reporting by the bbc�*s us partner cbs. nebraska congressman don bacon told the bbc why he believes the top us defence official failing to communicate a serious hospital stay poses a national security risk. it was a failed judgement by the secretary of defence as a minimum. to be out of action for three days where the white house did not know he was unavailable for any kind of

emergency, controlling communications, and that is own deputy did not know he was really unavailable. she was on vacation in puerto rico. it is a terrible mistake injudgement and i want tojust a terrible mistake injudgement and i want to just relay the importance of this dash are used to work with nuclear weapons and russian and china have weapons today that can strike our country, indeed all of our allies, within 15 minutes. we have to have a very confident nuclear command and control capability and have to know where that chain of command is that at an all—time. and for the president do not know who the number two person in the chain of command for the military, with the president being number one, that is a disaster. united airlines technicians have discovered loose bolts on the door plugs of several of its grounded 737 max 9 jets during inspections ordered by the federal aviation administration. airlines began inspecting over 100 boeing 737 max 9 jets

on monday after an explosive depressurisation accident occurred over the weekend, with the door plug blowing out just minutes after takeoff. investigators have also revealed that alaska airlines had placed restrictions on the boeing plane in the days before the accident, preventing it from making long—haul flights over water. and after days of searching, investigators said they have now found the missing section of the plane. iam i am excited to announce that we have found the door plug. thank you bob. bob, iwill we have found the door plug. thank you bob. bob, i will not give you bob's last name but he contacted us with two photos of the door plug and said he found it in his backyard. we're going to go and pick that up and make sure we begin analysing it. a number of personal items have also been found from the flight, including a working apple iphone.

despite falling more than 16,000 feet, the phone was discovered in a bush, perfectly intact, not even a cracked screen. it was left open on a baggage receipt for that alaska airlines flight. 21 people have been injured in a major gas explosion at the sandman hotel in fort worth, texas. as you can see, the explosion caused extensive damage to the hotel. authorities said one person was in critical condition and two are in serious condition. we have a lot of things going on with social media right now that have a lot of people concerned. there is a smell of gas in the area and there were windows and things blown outside of the structure. right now, through our investigation, it looked like cities some type of gas leak. we have not confirmed that yet at this time. but i do want to make sure that everybody knows there is a smell of gas here in

downtown, we're not sure if the smell gas was caused from the explosion or the fire itself or if that is what caused the explosion. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at a major story out of the uk. bond will stay on in a caretaker role until a successor is name. political commentators say emmanuel macron is under pressure to overhaul his government before the election. especially after protests after pension reform. france beckenbauer, id recogniser at the best dependable time has died at the age 78. e1 the world cup is and lifted the trophy again as manager in 1990. as a player, e1 the... from being the world's bass player twice. a neo—nazi who killed 17 seven people... to end his prison isolation. he appeared in court

on monday at the prison where he is serving his 21 year sentence. norway's presents as he must be separated from other presidents over security concerns. he killed... shot dead 69 people at a summer youth camp. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at a major story out of the uk. idris elba is calling on the british government to immediately ban the sale of certain knives and machetes. the actor says such actions could help prevent further deaths among young people. elba has teamed up with victims' families to launch a campaign to address the increase in serious knife crime. it isa it is a nationwide issue and the government needs to just look at it as an issue that is not proportionally black, is not proportionally black, is not london. the highest crime rates are in the midlands right now. we really need to think about this outside the colour of our skin. about this outside the colour of ourskin. i'm not about this outside the colour of our skin. i'm not here is a celebrity, i'm here as a human

being, as a parent. as part of the "don't stop your future" campaign, piles of neatly folded clothes were laid across london's parliament square to represent those who've died from knife crime. police figures for england and wales show that around 2a7 people lost their lives due to knife crime in the year ending lastjune. the number of people treated for stabbing injuries from black, asian and "other ethnicities" was far higher than for white patients. you're live with bbc news. we're less than a week away from the first republican presidential contest of 2024 in the us state of iowa on monday, followed by new hampshire the week after. it's the final stretch for the candidates left in the race, all hoping to prove themselves. most of the attention has been focused on the three leading in the polls, former president donald trump, former un ambassador nikki haley, and florida governor ron desantis. polls put trump way out in front, with haley and desantis vying for second.

let's take a look at where things stand with our panel: leigh ann caldwell, washington post live anchor and co—author of the early 202, and david weigel, political reporter for semafor. we have ron desantis as nikki haley delivering the final words to voters and starting campaigning again. what are the messages that they are trying to get across in these final days? to get across in these final da s? , ., , ., days? there is a television advertisement _ days? there is a television advertisement message i days? there is a television l advertisement message and days? there is a television - advertisement message and then the message on the campaign trail as well and what they are trying to do is draw contrast with each other. nikki haley has some very positive type ads running on the airwaves right

now. and ron desantis is trying to draw contrast with ronald trump. what is happening on the campaign trail is not necessarily indicative of what the people of iowa are thinking right now. if you look at the poles stop the poles is showing that donald trump is way ahead despite the fact that he spent just half of the amount of money that nikki haley and ron desantis has in the state but this is going to be a race of expectations. donald trump is leading so much in the poles right now that if it is a close race then perhaps things open up race then perhaps things open up the nikki haley or ron desantis.— up the nikki haley or ron desantis. ~ ., , desantis. with donald trump so far ahead. _ desantis. with donald trump so far ahead, what _ desantis. with donald trump so far ahead, what are _ desantis. with donald trump so far ahead, what are the - desantis. with donald trump so far ahead, what are the other i far ahead, what are the other candidates battling for? it is a aood candidates battling for? it is a good question _ candidates battling for? it 3 a good question because they are getting asked about it and they have shifting answers. 0ne

they have shifting answers. one month ago ron desantis he was saying to nbc news he was going to win iowa and his new message is he needs to do worry well he thinks he is going to do very well. and then competing for delegates in the long run. same thing with nikki haley. if she can win iowa she didn't say yes so they are competing for second place. if dissenters doesn't come in second place he falls to third in iowa after being endorsed by the governor after building this great organisation. they would be a call from him from donors, a lot of republicans who invest in his campaign to get out of the race and that will affect the race and that will affect the competition in new hampshire and new hampshire is the only state, if you look at this map and look at the next few weeks of voting, new hampshire is the only state thatis hampshire is the only state that is close at all. nikki haley is very popular with candidates in new hampshire and she is polling and single digits of trump and some around 15 points. iowa is more about who can come in second place

and does that narrow the field? it is going to be very interesting to watch. i want to ask you about president biden and the democrats messaging. we saw biden delivering a campaign speech in south carolina courting black voters. those black voters in south carolina was so critical to his victory in 2020 and that is one of the reasons the democrats move their first primary to that state so leigh ann, if you look at his messaging, he is trying to galvanise those voters but i think we have a recent cbs poll we can bring appearfrom this weekend showing 59% of those asked disapprove of the job weekend showing 59% of those asked disapprove of thejob he is doing thejob asked disapprove of thejob he is doing the job at the moment he is making a plea to save democracy. that is his message. is it working? it democracy. that is his message. is it working?— is it working? it is too early to tell if — is it working? it is too early to tell if it _ is it working? it is too early to tell if it is _ is it working? it is too early to tell if it is actually - to tell if it is actually working or not. president biden is obviously struggling in the poles. it is something that is completely evident and the head poles in battleground states, he has tied or even sometimes

slightly behind donald trump in those poles so president biden is going to have to work to ensure that his coalition of voters which as you mentioned includes black voters who were instrumental in giving him the democratic nomination in 2020 and helping him to win the presidency as well, to make sure that black voters, young voters, suburban women voters, come out to vote for president biden and this message of democracy the biden campaign saysis democracy the biden campaign says is a winning message, especially when donald trump becomes more front and centre and to voters' mines but the question is are voters going to vote on threats to democracy or the economy? they tend to usually vote on the economy so

economic factors are going to bejust as important economic factors are going to be just as important than a feeling that democracy is at stake. ., ., , ., stake. dave, i want to get your messages — stake. dave, i want to get your messages well _ stake. dave, i want to get your messages well because - stake. dave, i want to get your messages well because i - stake. dave, i want to get your messages well because i do . messages well because i do think this is going to be a win for a biden campaign? think this is going to be a win fora biden campaign? it think this is going to be a win for a biden campaign?- for a biden campaign? it was more winning _ for a biden campaign? it was more winning than _ for a biden campaign? it was more winning than most - for a biden campaign? it was - more winning than most expected in 2021— more winning than most expected in 2022. democrats over performed especially with turnout among college—educated voters _ turnout among college—educated voters that are swinging their wax — voters that are swinging their way. they did very well and that — way. they did very well and that changed their calculus about— that changed their calculus about how much of this can be there — about how much of this can be there message in 2024. if you vote _ there message in 2024. if you vote undemocratic very as to when — vote undemocratic very as to when this— vote undemocratic very as to when this thing they for most people — when this thing they for most people discredit donald trump because — people discredit donald trump because ofjanuary six and everything else the president has been talking about and if the economy recovers to the extent, _ the economy recovers to the extent, you have actually seen as the last month of data stop numbers— as the last month of data stop numbers of people saying the economy is getting worse or that— economy is getting worse or that they are pessimistic about the future. those numbers have been _ the future. those numbers have been moving in for the first time — been moving in for the first time really in 18 months. that

is the — time really in 18 months. that is the democratic hope, maybe the fin— is the democratic hope, maybe the fin comes in and lowers rates — the fin comes in and lowers ratesiust_ the fin comes in and lowers ratesjust like the fed. —— at the — ratesjust like the fed. —— at the fed~ _ ratesjust like the fed. —— at the fed~ it— ratesjust like the fed. —— at the fed. it will be the servitude of we're going to tie donald — servitude of we're going to tie donald trump to january six and the way— donald trump to january six and the way he — donald trump to january six and the way he conducted himself as president— the way he conducted himself as president and also the economy. i president and also the economy. i am _ president and also the economy. i am sure — president and also the economy. i am sure will come back to this conversation in the near future. thank you both so much forjoining us tonight. moving on to some other news now. brazil is celebrating democracy in the capital city of brasilia, one year on from the january 8 riots that shook the nation. last year, following unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, thousands of right—wing protesters stormed brazil's congress, attacking the presidential palace and the supreme court. they called for a coup and demanded the military overthrow left—wing president luiz de silva

days after he took office. more than 2,000 people were arrested in the aftermath. then—presidentjair bolsonaro is now under investigation by the country's supreme court for allegedly masterminding the riots, something he denies. at ceremonies in the capital, president lula said the country must never forget january 8 2023. translation: if the coup attempt had been successful, much more than glass, furniture, works of art and historical objects would have been stolen and destroyed. the sovereign will of the resilient people that was expressed at the ballot box would have been stolen and democracy would have been destroyed. 0ur south america correspondent ione wells is at a pro—democracy rally in sao paulo with more. there was a loud and passionate protest taking place today in the centre of sao paulo to mark the centre of sao paulo to mark the one—year anniversary since voters of the former right—wing president —— supporters of the former right—wing president

j—alert bolsonaro hit the conquest, presidential palace and supreme court. —— gyre bolsonaro. many people here strongly condemn those rioters last year and the former president also narrow as well saying that they should never be forgiven. ecuador�*s president has declared a country—wide state of emergency after the boss of the powerful los chinelos group escaped from a maximum security prison. daniel noboa announced the 60—day order on monday, a day after adolfo macias villamar, also known as fito, escaped. more than 3000 soldiers and police are now looking for him. the state of emergency allows the security forces to carry out search and rescue operations without a warrant. the country will also be under a curfew. finally, a private company's mission to the moon may have fallen short. us—based astrobotic says a propulsion system

of its robot lander is faulty. the peregrine mission one took off earlier on monday from cape canaveral, florida. its aim was to become the first american mission in half a century to make a controlled landing on the moon. but shortly after takeoff the engineers noticed the spacecraft was struggling to maintain a stable lock on the sun and that means the solar was not receiving a constant supply of sunshine to recharge the on—board battery. mission astrobotic engineers has been working on alternatives to make the most of the mission. thank you for watching, i'm sumi somaskanda. stay with us here on bbc news, hello. the week has got off to a cold start. some of us even got to see some snow on monday. tuesday will be another cold day, but it should be largely dry with a bit more in the way of sunshine. high pressure is in charge

of the scene right now, centred across the north of the uk, where you can see the ice above squeezing together further south. well, that shows quite a strong wind. and where you're exposed to that wind, it is going to feel very cold indeed through the day ahead. a widespread frost and some icy stretches through tuesday morning. fog could also be an issue in the northern half of the uk, especially in the north of scotland, where some of that fog could linger for a good part of the day. this area of cloud across the south west of england producing some wintry showers, more cloud rolling in across the eastern side of scotland and northeast england through the afternoon. again, that could bring some wintry showers. most places, though, dry with some spells of sunshine. temperatures on the thermometer, three, four or five degrees. but when we factor in the strength of the wind, particularly across southern areas, these are the feels—like temperatures, including that wind chill, it will feel subzero for many. now, as we head through tuesday night, clear skies for the most part, although more cloud rolling in across scotland and northern england. that may hold the temperatures up to some degree, but for the majority, it is going to be a cold night.

temperatures dropping below freezing in many locations. so quite a widespread frost to take us into wednesday. again, there will be some spells of sunshine, but we will see more cloud filtering its way in from the north east, affecting scotland, northern england, perhaps getting into the midlands, wales, maybe even northern ireland through the day. best of the sunshine down towards the south. still feeling quite cold, but notice those temperatures not quite as low further north. we will have some slightly less cold air feeding in around ourarea of high pressure, the high, slightly changing shape, so that's what will be bringing some slightly less cold air, but also more in the way of cloud. so thursday and friday, generally quite cloudy but not quite as cold. temperatures getting up to around 7—8 degrees, around the seasonal average. however, as we go through the weekend, it looks like this cold front will slip its way southwards and that will reintroduce some cold air from the north. as that cold air floods its way southwards, well, it will bring the chance of snow showers as we head through next week. bye for now.

new questions emerge about the safety of boeing 737 max planes as a airlines conduct inspections following

a mid—flight incident. plus, ces, the world's biggest knowledge the fair is just getting under way. we are on the ground in vegas to tell you all about the latest trends. welcome to asia business report with me, mariko 0i. we begin this morning with boeing because its shares have fallen by more than 8% on wall street. as it continues to reckon with the fallout from a midflight incident. boeing 737 max 9s operated by alaska airlines. as we told you on newsday, there are renewed questions about the safety of the plane and there's in order to grant dozens of aircrafts that remain in effect. the plane maker has now put out a statement promising to help airlines address any findings that result from the inspections. erin delmore has

more from new york. after a panel blew off a boeing 737 max 9s jet