just minutes ago beat the san francisco 49ers. we'll recap some of the biggest moments. hello, i'm helena humphrey. witnesses in rafah say israeli forces have launched dozens of air raids on the city, where one and a half million palestinians are sheltering. the israeli military confirmed it conducted a series of strikes. two hostages were rescued by israeli special forces in an operation in rafah. the israel defence forces says fernando simon marman and louis harare in good physical condition. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says more than 50 people were killed in the overnight assault. it comes after us

presidentjoe biden urged israel's prime minister to ensure troops prioritise the safety of palestinian civilians in rafah. the palestinian red crescent says there have been �*violent�* attacks across the city, some near its headquarters. residents told the bbc that israeli military helicopters and boats were involved. the white house says mr biden told benjamin netanyahu sunday by phone that israel needed a "credible and executable plan" to protect civlians in rafah, before israeli ground troops enter but speaking to abc, mr netanyahu defended the potential military offensive. the areas that we have cleared north of rafah, plenty of areas there, but working out a detailed plan to do so, and thatis detailed plan to do so, and that is what detailed plan to do so, and that is what we detailed plan to do so, and that is what we are detailed plan to do so, and that is what we are doing detailed plan to do so, and that is what we are doing up detailed plan to do so, and that is what we are doing up to now, we are not cavalier about this, this is part of our warfare that to get sibeles out of harms way and it is part of hamas effort to keep them in harms way. hamas effort to keep them in harms way-— hamas effort to keep them in harms way. those who say we should not _ harms way. those who say we should not enter _ harms way. those who say we should not enter rafah - harms way. those who say we should not enter rafah are - should not enter rafah are basically saying lose the hamas

there. rafah has become the last refuge for many palestinians fleeing bombardment elsewhere in israel's four—month war against hamas, since the group's attack on october 7th. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk and us. conditions inside rafah are already dire — with food, water, and fuel shortages. president biden is not the only one condemning the looming israeli offensive there. many of israel's allies, including the uk and eu, have expressed their concern for the safety of civilians in rafah. before news of the latest strikes, our middle east correspondentjeremy bowen sent this report on what gazans are facing. at the southern end of gaza, this is the heavily guarded border fence with egypt. for palestinian refugees, there is no further to go. laila abu mustafa fled here with her two handicapped daughters. ——laila abu mustafa fled here with her two daughters. getting on for 1.5 million palestinian civilians have been

forced into southern gaza, living in dreadful conditions. now, israel says it will attack this area, claiming it will find a safe haven for civilians in one of the most dangerous places for them on earth. "every day," laila says, "we've been on the run. "i can't carry my daughters. we are not moving again". in israel, which feels a world away. the prime minister's allies are backing his demand for total victory. history isjudging us. and if we don't eliminate i mean, hamas, if hamas or a terrorist entity continues controlling a territory beside israel, whether in the north or in the south, then i mean, we haven't done our moraljob towards our population. at israel's parliament injerusalem, strains of war are showing. an mp who supported the genocide case against israel has been accused of treason and faces expulsion. defending oneself doesn't give one the right to kill other people, especially innocent civilians.

it's very clear. everybody, myself and my comrades, we were, of course, totally against the terrible carnage that hamas carried out. but we said from the beginning that the solution and is not retaliation, is not revenge, and it's not war. so what is it? only a political solution. and the strain of war here in northern gaza — no police, no law and order, food convoys attacked. it's even worse in the south, with looters threatening to paralyse the entire aid operation. we've seen it growing over the last weeks. and i think as the situation, people become more desperate. as opportunities appear, we see the attacks on these trucks, the attacks on vehicles, and now the attacks on drivers. and so it's become a very lawless area for people then to operate and for us to operate in that, it's impossible, actually. we can't get into gaza's

chaotic, desperate tent cities to check israel's claims that hamas is stealing the food. the un says it's young men not in uniform, mostly unarmed. president biden has told israel once again it must not attack here in rafah unless it keeps civilians safe. one question — is israel listening? jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. for more on this, i wasjoined by retired coloneljoe buccino, who served as as spokesperson to the us central command and was deployed several times to the mideast. we have been hearing about that phone call between biden and netanyahu, calls from the president for protection of civilians in rafah if that offensive does go ahead. do you think netanyahu will heed that call and if he doesn't, what do you think we could potentially see between the relationship between the us and israel? i do not think he will heed

the call, nothing has worked, none of the pressure has worked, none of biden�*s urging has worked or secretary blinken�*s urging has worked and i don't think it will amount to much, the money will continue to flow, the aid will continue to flow and i think this town here in dc will continue to support israel. i do not think anything will change with regard to this situation. so despite the criticism we've seen growing in recent weeks, including president biden saying he believed that in some cases this operation had been, quote, over the top, you don't believe that there are any concrete steps that washington might take, for example in military aid? i don't think they will, it's too far gone. i think in the region, the entire region is looking at the united states and really questioning america's values and strategic interests and questioning whether in the eyes of the united states, the suffering of the

palestinians is of the same value as the suffering of israelis. if the suffering of a palestinian child is of the same value as an israeli child. i think there is a lot of questions that will continue in dc i don't think anything is going to change and i don't think biden will be able to move netanyahu from his position, he hasn't been able to yet and i don't think the aid is going to stop unfortunately. let me ask you this, what the white house is calling for now is for protection of these civilians despite the fact that doesn't appear to be any clear place for them to go, the united nations has said that. is there a way that this operation targeting hamas in the south can be carried out in a safer more targeted way? there is a way to do it, and right now, as most of america is watching the super bowl, israel is bombing rafah in a pretty indiscriminate manner. 600,000 children are there, so there will be a lot of dead children. right now, this is the way this

war has been adjudicated, it's being done with american support, american funding and for the most part, american weapons. however, there is another way. if you think about this past week, the united states, we took out a militia leader in baghdad on a busy street, in traffic, a guy was driving a car, we just killed the one guy, we didn't even damage any other cars, using a precision drone. israel has that same capability, they have precision drones and precision guided missiles, they have ai —based targeting, they have the same level of intelligence that we do, in fact they strike inside iran with these precision capabilities. they could have adjudicated the war in this way and they haven't done so. why not? because i think they want to level gaza, they want to completely eradicate hamas. if you think about hamas, it is more, it has grown to be more than the military arm

of gaza, it is the police of gaza, the trash collection, the water services, the education. there is also a social function if you think about the right of return, there is a social protest movement. so hamas has grown into every aspect of life in gaza and if you want to eliminate hamas, which is what netanyahu said all along, you have to kill a lot of people indiscriminately. one final question, with the prospect of this operation, as you say, those air strikes which are under way, what does this also mean further hopes, if any, of any further deal to get more hostages out? i don't know because i think that it's hard to keep hostages alive. at this point we are talking about taking waste, putting food in, it will be very hard and i think it will be even harder when the ground offensive goes in. thank you so much, colonel.

us presidentjoe biden has rebuked donald trump for his comments suggesting he would encourage russia to attack members of the nato alliance that hadn't paid thier defense dues. in a statement, president biden said: the ex—president�*s comments during a rally in south carolina on saturday, prompted a backlash. republican challenger, nikki haley, accused him of supporting russian aggression. some trump supporters are saying he has

a point about other nations not paying their way. but nato's treaty guarantees mutual defense of member states if one is attacked. for more, the bbc�*s frank gardner sent this report. we're still nine months away from the us presidential election, but already the man who wants to be back in the white house has been accused of encouraging russia to attack nato countries that don't pay enough for their defence. have a listen. one of the presidents of a big country stood up, said, "well, sir, if we don't pay and we're attacked by russia, will you protect us?" i said, you didn't pay? you're delinquent? he said, "yes, let's say that happened." no, i would not protect you. in fact, i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. you've got to pay. you've got to pay your bills. but not everybody does. here are the countries in green that do meet the nato requirement to spend at least 2% of their gdp on defence. the uk passes the test, but a lot of others don't. here in red are all those nations from nato that are not meeting their commitment. trump's point is, why should america pay for those countries that won't pay their way? but nato's chief has been quick to put out this statement of reassurance. any suggestion that allies

will not defend each other, he says, undermines all our security, including that of the us, and it puts american and european soldiers at increased risk. well, these are tense times for nato. the war in ukraine is still raging. russia is ramping up its military production lines. it aims to win. that's making countries like poland and the baltic states worry that when that war is over, they might just be next. so frankly, the last thing nato wanted now was a potential future us president saying if some members are attacked, he just might not come to their defence. for more on the political fallout after trump's comments, i spoke to our correspondent, will vernon. to begin, talk us through the reaction to those comments. the white house has called these comments by mr trump appalling and unhinged. it accuses him of encouraging

invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes. i think mr trump's words will be very worrying for a lot of european allies especially those on nato's eastern flank, as we know they are more vulnerable to russian aggression. european leaders reportedly were already very nervous about the prospect of a second trumpet presidency. to date on nato secretary general sought to send a message of reassurance to allies. he said any attack on nato will be met with a united and forceful response. we know that this is the first time donald trump ——we know that this isn't the first time donald trump has taken aim at nato. is this an issue that could potentially appeal to voters? yes, we have heard comments like this from trump many times before. he is a notorious sceptic of nato and of other international alliances. whilst he was in office, he was criticised for heaping praise on vladimir putin, for calling nato obsolete and unnecessary strain on american resources. but i think we should remember

that is comments were made at a campaign rally, they will play well to many of his supporters. many of his backers are isolationists, they don't believe that america should be sending billions of dollars abroad to countries like ukraine to fight wars which in their opinion have nothing to do with the us. it is interesting that all this is coming as the senate has advanced aid to ukraine. how significant is that to think? that's right, and sunday session the senate proceeded with a procedural vote on that bill that would grant a round of $60 billion of us military aid to ukraine, so that moves that build one step ahead but of course, it still has to go to the us house of representatives so i think it could be quite difficult to get a bill passed. president biden has called on congress repeatedly to pass that crucial legislation but some republican lawmakers have been pushing back on that. this comes at a very sensitive

time in the war in ukraine. kyiv says its forces do not have enough ammunition or enough weapons, and president zelensky has called repeatedly on the us to pass that legislation to grant ukraine that much—needed aid. will vernon, thanks a lot. meanwhile, finland has elected its first new president since the nordic countryjoined nato. in a close runoff election, voters chose alexander stubb of the center—right national coalition party to lead the country. he defeated the liberal green party member pekka haavisto, who conceded on sunday night. mr stubb is the country's

former prime minister. he is a strong supporter of ukraine and holds unfriendly views about russia, which borders finland. the president—elect says finland will have no political relationship with its eastern neighbor. it was russia's invasion of ukraine that convinced finland to join the nato alliance, after decades of choosing not to join it to avoid angering russia. the pentagon says us secretary of defense lloyd austin has transferred his duties to his deputy, as he receives hospital treatment "for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue". the 70—year—old underwent surgery for prostate cancer in december. he was later hospitalised for complications from the surgery. he was criticised for not alerting the white house and keeping his cancer diagnosis secret. labour's candidate in the forthcoming rochdale by—election has apologised for remarks he made about israel during a local meeting. in a secret recording obtained by the mail on sunday, azhar ali reportedly said that israel had allowed the deadly attack by hamas on 7th october. mr ali now says his claims were "deeply offensive, ignorant, and false". the mother of brianna j—eye has

described the murdered teenager ——the mother of brianna ghey has described the murdered teenager as "unique and joyful", as a vigil was held to mark a year since she was killed. brianna, who was transgender, was stabbed 28 times by scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe. they were recently sentenced to 22 and 20 years respectively. king charles has attended church in sandringham in his first public outing since buckingham palace announced his cancer diagnosis. the king waved to members of the public as he walked outside st mary magdalene church with his wife, queen camilla. on saturday, the 75 year old monarch thanked the public for their "support and good wishes". you're live with bbc news. the second and third largest political parties in pakistan have agreed to work together to form a coalition government, after a general election provided no clear winner. the move is likely to anger supporters of the jailed former prime minister, imran khan. independent parliamentary candidates affiliated with khan's pti party won the most seats — and courts are now hearing legal challenges. our correspondent caroline

davies reports from rawalpindi. two sides are claiming victory in pakistan, but there is still no new government. both need more seats to get a majority. this is part of imran khan's pti party's plan — protests like these in karachi. accusing the authorities of rigging the vote, they are challenging them in court and on the streets. this is the road outside the election commission here in rawalpindi, and a few hundred protesters have gathered. this is not a mass level at the moment, but the idea is it keeps pressure up while the pti try to work out what to do next. in the crowd was aftab alam from oxford. this country has been in this situation for the last decade, and it's been going on like this. imran khan is the only hope now for this country to get out of this mess. why did you want to come down here today? it's just to aid our peaceful protest that we need to have a respect for

the people's mandate. the people have shown their desire, they want imran khan. meanwhile, imran khan's political rival nawaz sharif is publicly looking for alliances. today, his brother met bilawal bhutto from the ppp to start formal discussions about forming a government. the two parties previously ruled together after ousting imran khan in a vote of no confidence. will they join up again? as the political wrangling continues, frustration is growing among the many imran khan supporters. just over an hour and a half into the protest in rawalpindi, suddenly the mood turned and a decision was made. so we have just been pushed back by a cloud of tear gas that was used on the crowd of protesters that were outside. they're now being completely dispersed. you can see the reaction

of everybody behind me as well. pakistan has already faced months of political instability with no answer yet to who will lead the country. caroline davies, bbc news, rawalpindi. let's turn to some important news around the world. world marathon record—holder kelvin kiptum has died in a traffic accident, a kenyan athletics official confirmed to the bbc. he was killed alongside his coach on a road in western kenya. in last year's chicago marathon, the 24—year—old athlete finished the race in two hours and 35 seconds to set a new record. two off—duty law enforcement officers killed a woman who opened fire at the houston megachurch led by celebrity pastorjoel osteen, sunday. two people were injured, including a child who was with the shooter. the kansas city chiefs are super bowl champions for the second year in a row.

the game ended 25—22 in overtime. the 49ers looked like the stronger team in the first half. they took a io—nil lead in the second quarter on a trick play touchdown to star running—back, christian mccaffrey. but the chiefs found ways to claw their way back into the game... including a field goal from 57 yards, which broke the super bowl record of 55 yards that was set by the 49ers kicker earlier in the game. the game would go into overtime, tied 19—19... and the chiefs emerged as super bowl champions. joining me from las vegas is cbs news correspondent danya bacchus. that was down to the wire? down to the wire, and, of course, chiefs fans and 49er fans

waiting to see what would happen. he went through all the major highlights with patrick mahomes throwing down that touchdown pass to win the game, making them the super bowl champions. again, during the game, it was a low scoring game, it was a low scoring game, the first half was pretty low scoring, the second half started to pick up and everyone here, usually when you are watching the super bowl, you really hope for some good football and that happened towards the end of this game, going into overtime with a cheap spelling it out. find going into overtime with a cheap spelling it out. and for the cheats. _ cheap spelling it out. and for the cheats, that _ cheap spelling it out. and for the cheats, that means - cheap spelling it out. and for the cheats, that means a - the cheats, that means a history making performance, doesn't it?— history making performance, doesn't it? . , , doesn't it? -- the chiefs. yes, they become _ doesn't it? -- the chiefs. yes, they become the _ doesn't it? -- the chiefs. yes, they become the first - they become the first back—to—back super bowl champions in decades with this win today. they are definitely making history here in las vegas. making history here in las veras. �* ., ., ., ., vegas. and i do have to mention that half-time _ vegas. and i do have to mention that half-time show. _ vegas. and i do have to mention that half-time show. i _ vegas. and i do have to mention that half-time show. i think - that half—time show. i think this one will go down as a

pretty epic one, don't you think? i pretty epic one, don't you think? , ~' pretty epic one, don't you think? , ~ ,., think? i definitely think so. usher had _ think? i definitely think so. usher had semi-special- think? i definitely think so. i usher had semi-special guest usher had semi—special guest joining him on stage. alicia keys came out, not to mention the fact that he had a live band performing with him. also performing in roller—skate. it was a jam—packed 30 minute show that he fit his 30 year career into, so it was amazing to see what songs he pulled from his catalogue and how he was able to put that all in what many are believing a spectacular show. i are believing a spectacular show. ~' ., , show. i think the roller-skate with the bit — show. i think the roller-skate with the bit that _ show. i think the roller-skate with the bit that sealed - show. i think the roller-skate with the bit that sealed it - show. i think the roller-skate with the bit that sealed it for| with the bit that sealed it for me. we have to talk about another music legend because of course there in the stadium, you are there in the stadium, taylor swift, much has been made about that effect —— that effect in the run—up to this. was it palpable? effect in the run-up to this. was it palpable?— was it palpable? you could definitely _ was it palpable? you could definitely feel _ was it palpable? you could

definitely feel it. _ was it palpable? you could definitely feel it. and - definitely feel it. and throughout this entire week, many people were wondering if she was going to be able to make it here, especially after her concert injapan, and she did. many people were excited to see her. on the big screen, inside the stadium, and i am sure getting glimpses of her during cutaway shots while they were watching at home. they are saying that in the month that taylor swift has been associated with the nfl that it has increased the brand value by $122 million, it has seen a rise in female viewership of almost 15% in certain demographics so the taylor swift effect is definitely being felt, notjust here in las vegas but all across the united states. i las vegas but all across the united states.— united states. i think a lot more little _ united states. i think a lot more little girls _ united states. i think a lot more little girls will - united states. i think a lot more little girls will be - more little girls will be tuning in. thank you for joining us. ivory coast have been crowned

champions and defeated nigeria to— one in the africa cup of nations. the host came back from 1—0 down in the second half. they defied odds to make the later stages. they lost to group stages before sacking their manager and only narrowly qualifying for the knockout stage. they went on to win matches three late goals. at the final whistle, chaotic scenes ofjoy broke out across the ivory coast. you are watching bbc news, i'm helena humphrey, thank you for your company, i see you soon, goodbye for now. hello there. sunday was a drier day for many of us, but we've still got a number of flood warnings on rivers in scotland and england together with saturated ground. and there's more rain to come over the week ahead. but we start the week with a mixture of sunshine

and showers and we've got some showers around at the moment. they're moving their way eastwards, particularly around that area of low pressure, some heavier ones in the north. and it's colder air that we're seeing, so temperatures are close to freezing in quite a number of places. the heavier showers to begin with in scotland and northern england, one or two further south but they're fading away in the morning, moving out of the way, and then it gets dry for a while with some sunshine. but then the showers return and they're focused across northern ireland and western scotland with some snow over the higher parts of scotland, stronger winds here, the odd shower possible for western parts of england and wales, but many places will be dry with some sunshine, and seven to ten degrees. that's near normal, really, for this time of the year. showers will continue on monday night, close to that low in the north. and if we look to the southwest for shrove tuesday, this is where the next change in the weather is going to come from. heading into tuesday, though, those heavier showers continue in scotland, particularly in the north. some sunshine, but perhaps only briefly because the cloud is going to increase quickly. and with that weather front coming in, we've got these outbreaks of rain and drizzle moving into england and wales, perhaps towards northern ireland as well. but if anything, temperatures

could be a little bit higher on tuesday, so around nine to 11 degrees. but there are higher temperatures to come by the middle part of the week. now, this weather front coming in from the southwest heads northwards, takes rain northwards overnight and into wednesday. and then following on from that, we trace the winds all the way back down to the south, drawing in some mild air, some higher temperatures, but bringing in a lot of cloud. and we've got showers or longer spells of rain. so wetter weather through northern ireland and scotland, some wetter weather in southern parts of england and wales. and whilst there may be a bit of sunshine in other areas, we're going to see some showers. so rain's never too far away, but those temperatures are continuing to rise. could make 13 degrees in belfast on wednesday and 1a in norwich. very mild for this time of the year. we start the week on a chillier note, though, with some sunshine but also some showers. and then from the middle part of the week, we see thicker cloud, outbreaks of rain and those temperatures will be rising.

welcome to hardtalk from new york city, i'm stephen sackur. americans are bracing themselves for a rerun of trump versus biden in the coming presidential election.

now, that is a matchup that many americans have little enthusiasm for. but what is the alternative? well, my guest today wants to be that alternative. cornel west is a writer, an academic, a civil rights and an anti—war activist. he's launched his own bid for the presidency, and while he's unlikely to win, could it be that his presence will tip the balance in a tight race? cornel west, welcome to hardtalk. well, thank you so very much, and it's always a blessing to be in conversation with you, my brother. well, it is great to talk to you.

now, america, and the world, they know you as a philosopher,