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

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

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

three or four storeys." in israel, too, families and anguish. their loved ones trapped in tunnels in gaza. they need to be released now. this weekend, they have been pleading with their government to do a deal to bring the hostages back home. ofer is a very warm person. you can see his smile — he is a family person. he has four children, lovely children. how hard is this time for the family? this wait must seem endless. it is like hell, you know. we are in some kind of loop since the 7th of october. we are living this day every day again and again. we have only one goal all these days — to bring him back alive to his family, to his children.

this is the only thing that matters. but there will be no homecoming for ofer or any of the israeli hostages without a ceasefire. and no respite for mothers like rania burying their children in gaza. on sunday, us vice president kamala harris was in selma, alabama to mark the 59th anniversary of bloody sunday — when civil rights demonstrators were attacked by police officers on the edmund pettus bridge. in her opening remarks, she echoed president biden�*s friday statement calling for an immediate ceasefire, and said that the killing of palestinians trying to get food from an aid convoy on thursday was a tragedy. they're expected to discuss a humanitarian truce as well as reducing palestinian civilian casualties and increasing deliveries of aid.

ange we saw hungry, desperate people approach food trucks, simply trying to get food for their company after weeks of no aid reaching northern gaza. and they were met with gunfire and chaos. our hearts breakfor the victims of that horrific tragedy and for all the innocent people in gaza who are suffering from what is clearly a humanitarian catastrophe. joining me live is marc ginsberg. he's a former white house middle east adviser in thejimmy carter administration and a former ambassador to morocco. us vice president kamala harris speaking today in alabama — she called for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. that is echoing the statements ofjoe biden this week. what did you make of her speech, and the timing of it,

just one day before she will meet with benny gantz at the white house? we have a lot of moving parts here and part of the problem is that the biden administration has to deal with the domestic equation involving the president standing with his own party which is condemned to a large extent on the left. his handling of this crisis. at the same time, you have a prime minister in israel who acts harmless about the plight of gazans in a humanitarian catastrophe so the administration wants to support israel as best it can, but at the same time mr netanyahu's has made it almost politically as well as from a military point of view almost impossible for the biden administration to accomplish the objective of supporting israel militarily but also pushing israel in a

place where it seems to refuse to go. iii place where it seems to refuse to no. , ., ., place where it seems to refuse toao. ., ,.,, to go. if you add the pieces up and ou to go. if you add the pieces up and you take _ to go. if you add the pieces up and you take president - to go. if you add the pieces up| and you take president biden's and you take president biden�*s comments and he stated optimism for a ceasefire, you add that together with today hearing from carmela harris, is this seeming to you to be a new pressure campaign on the part of the us to really push for a humanitarian ceasefire? there is no doubt — humanitarian ceasefire? there is no doubt that _ humanitarian ceasefire? there is no doubt that the _ is no doubt that the administration, the biden administration, the biden administration, has recognised that it can no longer sit on the sidelines and let prime minister netanyahu dictate the terms of humanitarian relief for gazans, just like the israeli public is disgusted with the prime minister's management of the conflict as well as the hostage situation. evidence of the enormity of the situation is taking place in israel. so, you have the comments on both sides yearning for some sort of respite in the

war because it does not seem likely that before ramadan the israelis either will accomplish the objective of destroying or decapitating the leadership of hamas, and at the same time the return of hostages is merely a symptom of the broader issue inside israel where the israelis, after months of conflict, are asking themselves where is the beginning and middle and end to where they are engaged in a conflict that their leadership promised would come to an end long before the current day. we come to an end long before the current day-— current day. we have been heafina current day. we have been hearing that _ current day. we have been hearing that is _ current day. we have been hearing that is optimism . current day. we have been - hearing that is optimism around the potential ceasefire negotiation. a much optimism is that around these discussions of a truce? i that around these discussions of a truce?— of a truce? i think we should be, of a truce? i think we should be. based — of a truce? i think we should be, based on _ of a truce? i think we should be, based on the _ of a truce? i think we should be, based on the tea - of a truce? i think we should be, based on the tea leaves| of a truce? i think we should i be, based on the tea leaves we are hearing out of well as the discussions discussions in cairo and in europe and among

qatar, either chipped, united states, israeland qatar, either chipped, united states, israel and hamas indirectly, i think both sides have come to the realisation that with ramadan quickly approaching that a respite from the conflict would give at least some of the parties an opportunity and i am referring to the united states, egypt, qatar and jordan to figure out along with the palestinians — and they begin putting in place and they begin putting in place a framework that would at least give the israelis let alone the gazans some respite from their own fear and apprehension about what lies ahead. we have to understand irrespective of what we see going on with the israeli government, the israeli public is extraordinarily apprehensive and worried about their own security and of course that does not in any way, shape orform mitigate course that does not in any way, shape or form mitigate the fear factor the gazans themselves have about the endless conflict they are

having to endure. we endless conflict they are having to endure. endless conflict they are havin: to endure. ~ ., ., having to endure. we have about 40 seconds _ having to endure. we have about 40 seconds left. _ having to endure. we have about 40 seconds left. i— having to endure. we have about 40 seconds left. i want _ having to endure. we have about 40 seconds left. i want to - having to endure. we have about 40 seconds left. i want to look . 40 seconds left. i want to look ahead here now. if a ceasefire is not agreed in the coming days, how difficult do you think it will be for aid organisations, many of which have pulled out of gaza, to operate and pull the necessary supplies and, given what we saw this week and the mass cord around the aid convoy? well, this is a terrible _ around the aid convoy? well, this is a terrible situation. . this is a terrible situation. hamas no longer is in control of these convoys. the israeli defence forces have not been trained in humanitarian relief. these aid organisations are desperately needed, but at the same time, the gazans themselves are desperate for themselves are desperate for the relief and so these convoys have got to be protected. you just cannot have a repeat of the horrific incident that occurred. there is going to have to be some international security force that is going to

protect the drivers and the convoys from desperate gazans and that is the real dilemma at this point. and that is the real dilemma at this point-— this point. mark ginsburg, former ambassador - this point. mark ginsburg, former ambassador to - this point. mark ginsburg, - former ambassador to morocco and also the president of the coalition for a safer web, we appreciate you joining us. thank you for having me. iran is yet to announce its official results for the election but there are still some early indications from state media about turnout. turnout is historically low after several reformists boycotted the election. it does but it looks like conservative hard—line parties have won parties have won the most seats. the bbc�*s caroline davies was given rare permission to report from inside the country and has been speaking to people there. iran is yet to announce its official results for the election but there are still some early indications from state media about turnout. this is one of the state newspapers.

here it says the turnout is at 41% across the country, and here, in the capital tehran, it is at 24%. now, these figures have not been finalised yet but if these are correct, 41% is thought to be a historically low turnout for iran during these parliamentary elections. it is difficult to get a sense here in iran about exactly how many people are feeling. many people don't want to speak to foreign media, particularly on camera. but we were able to speak to a few about what life is like in the country at the moment. translation: conditions are really hard here. - we don't have income. we don't have work. the cost of living is high. elections happened on friday. do you think that might change anything? translation: no, i i don't have any hope. there has been a lot of elections but the situation hasn't really changed. translation: the value of our currency keeps - going down on a daily basis, which is causing inflation and puts a lot of pressure on the iranian people. but the security situation is good. it is stable. iran's authorities have given no indication

that they are concerned by this low turnout figure. in fact, some have already started calling these elections a success. but throughout the course of our reporting here, it has been clear that many people in iran don't feel engaged with politics, and didn't feel like they wanted to vote because they didn't think anything was going to change. turning to the us elections and a developing story right here in washington. nikki haley has just cliched her first win in the race for the us republican nomination for president. she won the washington dc primary with more than 62% of the vote, taking all of the district's delegates. she'll need those to get closer to the nomination. the win in dc will be welcome news to haley's campaign as she heads into super tuesday this week where 15 states and one territory will vote. ms haley will need to do well there to have a shot. but her republican rival — former president donald 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 sunday 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 race. "why did she keep fighting? what is she doing?" when 70% of americans say they don't want donald trump orjoe biden, yes, iam don't want donald trump orjoe biden, yes, i am going to keep fighting. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at a major story we are following in the uk. the chancellor says he wants to find a way to bring down the uk's tax burden, but insists he'll do it in a way that's responsible. jeremy hunt will set out the government's tax and spending plans on wednesday. he was speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg. we've always said, and we've been very consistent, that we would only cut taxes in a way that was responsible and prudent. and if i may say, i think the most un—conservative thing i could do would be to cut taxes by increasing borrowing, because that's just cutting

taxes and saying that future generations have to pick up the tax bill. i won't do that. but i do want, where it's possible to do so responsibly, to move towards a lower tax economy, and i hope to show a path in that direction. the labour party says that even if the government cuts some taxes, people will be worse off because of the compounding impact of 14 years of conservative governments. those interviews taking place in the uk on sunday. you're live with bbc news. authorities in ukraine's southern port city says that the death toll from a russian drone raid in odesa on saturday has risen to 12. five children were killed in the strike on a residential building. the youngest was four years old. sunday was declared a day of mourning in odesa. residents came together

to create a makeshift memorial with candles, flowers and toys. translation: innocent people died when they went to bed to sleep. they did not wake up. it was horrible. i saw how they retrieve the people. later, when i saw people who had just gone to bed, small children, they were so young. translation: i they were so young. translation: ,., ., translation: i feel sorrow. sorrow, translation: i feel sorrow. sorrow. and _ translation: i feel sorrow. sorrow, and probably- translation: i feel sorrow. sorrow, and probably some i translation: i feel sorrow. - sorrow, and probably some anger too. sorrow, and probably some anger too i_ sorrow, and probably some anger too lam — sorrow, and probably some anger too. i am angry that the russians look at all of this while _ russians look at all of this while the whole world looks at how we — while the whole world looks at how we are dying and they don't put any— how we are dying and they don't put any effort into helping us. and towards the russians, i only— and towards the russians, i only feel— and towards the russians, i only feel anger. just anger. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky said the casualties could have been avoided if ukraine had the weapons and ammunition it needs to defend itself. on sunday, mr zelensky implored

the international community for aid, and said history will look back on this moment. translation: the main thing that is needed _ translation: the main thing that is needed is _ translation: the main thing that is needed is political- that is needed is political will to provide the level of supplies that is needed to help. if this does not happen it will become the most shameful page in history where america or europe will lose to russian planes all fighter jets. this should not be encouraged by weak decisions or by delays in supplies or decisiveness. russian officials reported shooting down 38 ukrainian drones sunday over crimea, the peninsula that was illegally annexed by russia in 2014. a blast was reportedly a fuel depot. —— a blast was reported near a fuel depot. in retaliation for russia's invasion, ukraine has become known to target russian sites, notably oil facilities. meanwhile, in moscow, people have been queueing for a third day to pay

their respects at the grave of the russian opposition leader alexei navalny. his funeral was on friday, following his death in prison days earlier. a steady and constant stream of people have in recent days brought flowers to add to the mound of blooms placed at the burial site. the tributes to mr navalny come just two weeks before an election in which president vladimir putin is certain to secure another term in office. several russian opposition figures have either been imprisoned, killed or have fled abroad. yet, this weekend, navalny supporters have been seen throwing flowers over the wall of the cemetery after it closed, chanting his name. us college basketball star caitlin clark has become the all—time points scorer in division one basketball — men's or women's — breaking a 54—year—old record set by the late pete maravich, known as pistol pete. clark, who plays for iowa, entered sunday's game needing just 18 points to pass the previous record of 3,667 by maravich. she didn't mess around,

breaking the record in the first half before going on to finish the game with 35 points. clark announced thursday that she would enter the 2024 wnba draft, where she is the overwhelming favourite to be the numberi pick. earlier, i spoke with nancy armour, a usa today sports columnist, for more on ms clark's big moment. nancy, it is greater happy here. what did you make of today's game and watching caitlin clark make history? you know, personable, _ caitlin clark make history? ym. know, personable, any time an athlete does something historic, it is cool to watch it, but to see what this represents four women's basketball and women's sports overall, it is impressive, amazing. she has been a game changer and just watching the reaction today, it is a watershed moment for women's

sports. i watershed moment for women's sorts. ., , ., watershed moment for women's sorts. .,, ., ., ., sports. i was going to ask if ou sports. i was going to ask if you could — sports. i was going to ask if you could put _ sports. i was going to ask if you could put this _ sports. i was going to ask if you could put this into - you could put this into perspective a bit. she breaks pistol pete maritz�*s record and she is the top scoring player in men's and women's college basketball history, but what does that mean? —— pete maravich. i does that mean? -- pete maravich— does that mean? -- pete maravich. ., maravich. i wrote something the other day and — maravich. i wrote something the other day and it _ maravich. i wrote something the other day and it is _ maravich. i wrote something the other day and it is not _ maravich. i wrote something the other day and it is not the - other day and it is not the record so much that matters — jump record so much that matters — jump ahead and we're not going to remember. you will have to google it to remember who the all—time scoring in college basketball is. but it is what this represented. the enthusiasm and adjust the rockstar atmosphere that has been around clark all season. with the exception of the first two games of the year, every single game she has played has been sold out. tickets today was the most expensive ticket everfor was the most expensive ticket ever for a women's college basketball game. ratings, iam sure, will be bonkers, through the roof for several of her

last games. someone posted a picture on social media of someone working out in a gym in dallas, a man, wearing a caitlin clarkjersey. this is not something we have seen in the past and i don't want to oversell it by saying it is a watershed moment, but it is. it is not — when there were conversations about her breaking maravich's record, we did not hear "oh, the women's game is not any good." it was "well, maravich played before the three—point shot and when freshmen could not play." it was a discussion on basketball terms, which again, we have not seen that before. she is going to go to the pros. ticket sales for the wnba games featuring — she is likely going to be drafted by the indiana fever, ticket sales for those games are off the charts. wow. wow. is a phenomenon, and i wrote the other day that she is

always compared to maravich or steph curry but i think she is more akin to michaeljordan. he became an icon and a cultural phenomenon. is caitlin clark — i don't want to put pressure on her. she is only 22 and still in college. does she have that kind of aura about her when she does go a little bit beyond the game of basketball? i does go a little bit beyond the game of basketball?— game of basketball? i think without question _ game of basketball? i think without question she - game of basketball? i think without question she has i game of basketball? i think. without question she has that aura. like i said — sold out arenas. she had a nil deal with nikkei and pretty much every athletic company is lining up to throw money with her at this point. —— nike. she had deals with state farm, gatorade. when you get her into the pros it will drive an audience to the wnba more than that league has ever had before and like i

said, the conversations around her, the conversations about what she has been doing is something we have never seen in women's sports before. there was a beautiful letter written in the minneapolis paper yesterday from a father who had taken his daughter to see her play on thursday night and he basically said "you have made me a better father because you have given me a way to connect with my daughter." i posted that and somebody responded and said "i don't have a daughter but this has given me a way to talk to my son about women's sports and why it is important they have the same opportunities as men." we have never had those conversations before. we have never even entertained those conversations before. so, the fact that it is already happening and she is not on a national stage, a professional stage, the sky is the limit for what she can do and how much of an impact she can make. and how much of an impact she can make-— can make. briefly, if you don't mind, can make. briefly, if you don't mind. just _ can make. briefly, if you don't mind, just talking _ can make. briefly, if you don't mind, just talking about - can make. briefly, if you don't mind, just talking about her . mind, just talking about her actual game on the court briefly — she has the range we talk about with someone like

steph curry. i was watching the highlights and she was draining them from well beyond the three—point line. do you think that turning pro her game will translate? it is not always guaranteed that a major college star can become that kind of star can become that kind of star when they go pro.- star can become that kind of star when they go pro. that is a treat star when they go pro. that is a great question. _ star when they go pro. that is a great question. she - star when they go pro. that is a great question. she might l star when they go pro. that is l a great question. she might not be able to shoot as easily as she does in college, but i think one of the things that gets so overlooked about her game is her passing. she had one pass today and just — my mouth dropped open. yes, she is going to be going up against the best defences night in and night out. it will probably be a bit of an adjustment. i think she will be a great pro. will she will be a great pro. will she be this level in the professionals? that is hard to predict. professionals? that is hard to redict. ,, , ., ., predict. she is one of those -la ers predict. she is one of those players wear _ predict. she is one of those players wear when - predict. she is one of those players wear when she - predict. she is one of those players wear when she is i predict. she is one of those| players wear when she is on predict. she is one of those - players wear when she is on the court, you cannot take your eyes off of her. nancy armer, sports columnist with usa

today, thank you forjoining us to talk about it. today, thank you for “oining us to talk about it._ to talk about it. thanks for havin: to talk about it. thanks for having me- _ before we go, some folks in utah returned home to an unusual, and unpleasant suprise. this video shows a tumbleweed swarm overtaking a neighborhood in eagle mountain. it was driven by high winds, which also brough down trees in the area. talk about the wild west. those are all tumbleweeds there. hello. we did have a bit of spring sunshine around on sunday, but the clear skies are lasting through the night. the winds are fairly light, too, so temperatures are really dropping. it's going to be quite a chilly start to your monday morning — could be a touch of frost and some mist and fog patches. they should clear away. there'll be a bit more rain moving into the southwest later on in the day, but for most of us, it's going to be a fine,

bright, chilly start. some fog, perhaps the vale of york, the welsh marches, central, southern england as well — that clearing away by around the middle of the morning. there's the rain that's going to push into the southwest of england into wales by around about lunchtime. a few splashes of rain arriving across northern ireland later in the afternoon. but generally further north and east, you should stay dry for a good part of the day and temperatures will range between around 7—i2 degrees. now, moving into monday evening, that's when the patchy rain pushes its way further eastwards across parts of england, eastern scotland as well, tending to fizzle out a bit as it does so. it'll be another fairly chilly night as we head into tuesday morning for some parts of wales, central and southern england as well, but not as cold as the current night. now, as we move through monday night into tuesday, then this area of low pressure, this weather front continues to drift its way eastwards, but it's tending to fizzle out. so, i think early tuesday, we are likely to see a bit of cloud and patchy light rain for eastern england and eastern scotland. once that clears away, sunny spells for most. a little bit more cloud and a few showers in the west around some of these irish sea coasts. but reasonably light winds, temperatures not doing too badly — up to around

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

more pressure on oil prices as producers agreed to keep cutting production. and policy makers in china prepare to meet — we look at how economic challenges might impact the national people's congress. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. let's start with oil.

the world's biggest producers have agreed to extend production cuts for an additional three months. opec plus members led by saudi arabia and russia agreed to continue to cut oil by 2.2 million barrels each day. this puts pressure on prices already feeling the heat from the attacks in the red sea. saul lavonic from mst marquee says the meeting has sent a strong signal. i think a degree of expanding the cuts was expected but at expansion and stronger cuts for russia is actually something stronger than perhaps consensus in the market was. and what you are seeing is it really is a very strong signal from opec plus was only a matter of several weeks ago,

unified opec plus group d are particularly after and also