joe biden has now won enough delegates to secure the democratic nomination for us president. the uk calls for answers from israel, after a bbc report shows medical staff in gaza's nasser hospital being beaten and humiliated by israeli troops. protests in haiti's capital — following the prime minister's resignation there are hopes that a transitional council will be appointed within days. as thailand celebrates national elephant day, we'll hear from a conservationist about the significance of the day. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. we start with breaking news from the united states. president biden will be the 2024 presumptive democratic nominee after winning the georgia primary and amassing the 1,968 delegates needed

to win the nomination. former president donald trump is expected to clinch the republican nomination as well. it will mark the first presidential rematch in more than 70 years. david willis told me what we can expect. and of course, these candidates need the required number of delegates to secure their party's nomination — 254 democratic delegates were up for grabs tonight in three separate primaries, and our partner network here in the united states, cbs news, is predicting thatjoe biden has won the primary in the state of georgia, which pushes him over the line — he needed 1968 delegates in order to clinch the democratic nomination.

and as i say, that does appear to have happened with that victory in georgia. now a short time ago, joe biden�*s campaign issued a statement in which he was quoted as saying, "i'm honoured that the broad coalition of voters representing the rich diversity of the country have put theirfaith in me once again to lead the party and our country at the moment when the threat donald trump poses is greater than ever." and a statement from the democratic national committee, the leader there said, "america has spoken, todayjoe biden has become the presumptive democratic nominee for president of the unites states of america," steve. there's also no doubt over who biden will face, with donald trump on course to secure the republican nomination. but this is a rematch in that much of america

didn't want? you're absolutely right, and there are four republican primaries also taking place today and donald trump is expected to get the number of delegates that he needs to be formally registered as his party's nominee. of course this won't be formally conferred upon either of these two men until their national conventions, which take place injuly and august. but you are absolutely right, it is a rematch — and that is something that the polls have suggested the majority of americans do not want to see. a lot of people of course believe that 77 and 81 respectively, donald trump and joe biden are simply too old. they want to see new faces, and indeed a recent poll suggests that four out of five people questioned believe thatjoe biden is simply too old, at 81, to hold elective office again. but this is the way it's been

looking for quite some time, and we are now in for quite a protracted general election campaign. these two parties having sorted their nominees it would appear very early in the game, steve. speaking of those concerns over their age. we heard earlier from a congressional hearing that special council robert hur stood by his report that raised questions over biden�*s memory. any fallout from that? as you can imagine, both parties somewhat miffed by that report — the republicans because robert hur decided not to bring charges againstjoe biden, because there were memory issues, he said. and democrats, because they believe it was an attempt by robert hur, who was appointed by donald trump originally, to smear their candidate going into this crucial election in november. it is odd that a report of this kind can antagonized members of both parties,

but robert hur appears to have done it with his report into the alleged retention of classified documents byjoe biden. it's worth pointing out as well that donald trump is also facing similar charges, and indeed he's also facing a charge of obstructing the fbi and its inquiries in that regard, steve. david willis that, our north american correspondent. there's been a strong international response to a bbc investigation highlighting the treatment of palestinian medical staff by the israel defense forces at a hospital in gaza last month. medical staff have told the bbc they were detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital duties after a raid at nasser hospital. they've said, that some detainees were stripped, kept in stress positions for several hours, or had muzzled dogs set upon them. israel says it took over the hospital in khan younis

last month, believing hamas fighters were based there. several israeli hostages, who've been released, say they were held on the premises. israel maintains any abuse of detainees is strictly prohibited. 0rla guerin reports from jerusalem. you may find some of the detail distressing. not for the first time in this war, israeli soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees. but these are medical staff detained after the israeli army overran the nasser hospital, in khan younis. most are still being held. for weeks, the medics had witnessed israel's advance as it closed in around the hospital. the fighting in khan younis was fierce. thousands of people who had sought refuge in the grounds, fled underfire. even a hospital wasn't safe.

0ne nurse was shot inside an operating theatre through a window. another person shot at the main entrance. the hospital was under siege. then, on february 15th, after giving warnings, israeli tanks rolled in. inside, utter chaos. patients rushed from collapsing wards. israel says it found hamas weapons and medication, which it says supports accounts from israeli hostages that they were held here. in the idf�*s own footage, you can see hospital patients detained outside in their beds and wheelchairs with their hands zip—tied. and this was the treatment

for medical staff. at least 49 of them forced to leave their posts and remove their surgical clothing. israel says it was searching for concealed weapons and that among the 200 arrested at nasser were terrorists posing as medics. dr amira azoulay had remained at nasser throughout the siege. before israel's incursion, she risked her life to save others as people were shot inside the grounds. later, she witnessed what happened to her fellow doctors at the bar. translation: it was tough for us to see how the doctors who had bravely stayed at the hospital despite the dangers, were stripped and beaten. their hands were tied behind them, and they were left in the sun for hours. dr ahmed sabah is one of very few medics

to have since been released. he shows the positions they were forced to adopt for hours and says they were also tortured. his hand was broken by an israeli soldier, he says, and muzzle dogs were set on him. translation: they forced us to kneel down _ with our eyes blindfolded. there was a pit in the ground and we thought they would execute us, we said our prayers, but they were just intimidating us. the hospital manager who dealt with the israelis during the raid says with so many staff detained, patients died. translation: eight doctors and 15 nurses were left - treating 250 patients. you can imagine the level of care we could give with no water or electricity in the hospital

at that point. during this time, 13 patients and injured people died. israel says any abuse of detainees is against idf orders and is strictly prohibited. the bbc investigation into how israeli troops treated staff and patients at nasser hospital was raised today in the house of commons and the house of lords. the foreign secretary now calling for answers. these are very disturbing pictures and reports that have come out from this hospital and we need to get to the bottom of what exactly happened. and we need answers from the israelis about that. and when we have those, then it'll be easier to comment. in washington too, questions are being asked about the bbc investigation. has the us raised it with israel? i have only seen the report. i don't know if we have raised it, but i would expect

that we would as it's the type of cases that we often raise with them to seek more information and to make clear, as we always have, that any detainees should be treated in strict compliance with international humanitarian law. the israeli army says it operated within nasser in a precise and focused manner, and it provided equipment enabling the hospital to function and to treat patients. but with the war continuing, and more than a0 medics still detained or missing, the hospital has been closed for weeks. 0rla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. you can read more about the bbc investigation into events at the nasser hospital on our website. you can also find it on the bbc news app. the united states says it expects a transitional council to be in place in haiti over the next two days as the violence—ridden country

is left without a leader. it will be tasked with nominating a new prime minister following the resignation of ariel henry on monday. gangs which control much of the haitian capital, bringing misery to its inhabitants, had demanded he step down. but they still appear to be blocking access to port au prince, as before, and people are running out of food. plans to deploy a multinational security force have been put on hold. 0ur correspondent, will grant, was on the haiti border. he told me more about the plans to deploy a multinational security force, being put on hold. well, it seems that there were real hopes, particularly from the americans, and also from the nations of caricom — the caribbean community — that there would be quite a quick deployment, at least of part of the 1,000 officers and personnel expected to make up this international force led by kenyans — the kenyan force would be at the forefront of it. but quite clearly, it's running into difficulties

after the kenyan foreign ministry said that it didn't intend to put police on the streets of port—au—prince, as it put it, without a sitting administration. so, i think the idea that things would move quickly after ariel henry's recent resignation are clearly not the case. it's going to be a little time before there can be agreement on exactly the makeup of a transitional council, and of course, when the international force can make it to haiti. but, of course, you also have the gangs and their opinion, and their control of the capital city. and if they're not happy with what's going on, and the idea of an international force, and a decision being made about haiti from the outside, well, they mayjust dig in their heels even further. yes, that does beg the question then, if the prime minister has stepped down, as the gangs had demanded that he do, who does that leave in charge? and how will this transition of power to whoever it be managed?

——it be, be managed? who will even be managing that transition? well, ostensibly, he's in charge until this transitional council is formed — but of course, he's in puerto rico, and there's no real sign of him making it back. his life would doubtless be in danger even if he tried to do so again. so he's clearly not in charge, and nor is there a transitional council in place. the idea is that it would be made up from different parts of the political spectrum, from civil society, from the church. but arranging all those parts together and kind of settling on them is extremely difficult in a country as violent and polarised as haiti. the names that do come up are contested hotly and very, very passionately, and with violence by the other side. so, yeah, it is an extremely difficult situation that'll take some time to iron out. and in the meantime, haiti remains in something of a political vacuum. yeah, so tell us a bit then about the inevitable humanitarian situation that we've been seeing, given the violence and the breakdown of basic services and health care.

well, it's horrendous, quite honestly. i mean, i think it's at a level only seen since the immediate aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. we know that schools are closed, that hospitals are unmanned, that doctors have fled for days and are very, very wary of going back for fear of their lives, that bodies aren't being picked up from the streets by staff at morgues, and arejust rotting in the streets. we know that one of our journalists that we work with in port—au—prince went into a hospital, and there were dead bodies there that hadn't been moved away. so, yeah, the picture is extremely bleak and difficult. and, of course, trying to eke out a living and a life in the middle of all that is very, very hard, businesses are shuttered. those who are venturing out say it's extremely dangerous — they're having to run the gauntlet of the gangs as they try to either go to the market or get supplies, or try to sell something, or carry out their daily lives. it is an extremely

difficult picture. and will, we've gotjust 20 seconds left with you, could you tell us what you're looking out for next that will sort of give us an indication as to which way the events in haiti will go? well, my question, i think, is whether or not the gangs will accept anything. if we're going to hear from the gang leader, jimmy cherizier, saying, you know, "ok, for now, there's a ceasefire," so that some form of stability could come back and the airport reopens. but so far, there's no real sign of that at all. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines: the white house national security advisor has announced $300 million in aid for ukraine as a stopgap measure while a much larger package remains stalled in congress. jake sullivan said it would help with pressing needs, including artillery rounds. the spokeswoman for the late russian opposition leader alexei navalny has said his aide leonid volkov has been attacked at his home in the lithuanian capital, vilnius. kira yarmysh said

someone had broken mr volkov�*s car window, before spraying him with tear gas and hitting him with a hammer. eight years after the western balkan countries applied to join now sees new leaders expected to announce whether to move forward at a summit next week in brussels. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's ta ke let's take a look at stories making news in the uk. downing street has called the comments allegedly made by the conservative donor, frank hester, about the mp, diane abbott, "racist and wrong". mr hester has insisted the remarks had nothing to do with gender or skin colour. he's reported to have made made them in a private meeting in 2019. two people have been released on bail, after police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes, from a funeral parlour in hull.

detectives say they're investigating a truly horrific incident, and families are understandably distraught and heartbroken. officers say they've received more than a thousand calls from concerned members of the public. nhs england has confirmed that puberty blockers will no longer be routinely prescribed to children at gender identity clinics. the drugs, which pause the physical changes of puberty, will now only be available as part of clinical research trials. the government welcomed the "landmark decision" which, it said, had been taken in the best interests of children. you're live with bbc news. thailand is celebrating national elephant day. these are live pictures, where a food and vegetable feast is

happening. in 1998 the government declared march the 13th a day dedicated to the conservation of its elephants. lek chailert is the founder of the save elephant foundation. she rescues elephants that have been mistreated and looks after them at elephant nature park in chiang mai. she told me more about why the day is important. in thailand, that is because we have both wild and captive elephants, and also elephants have helped us a lot for society, or even for the economy. the government and many animal—lovers want the elephant to get recognition. so that's why we pushed for this day to be the thai elephants day, to bring elephants as important. and today, the elephant is symbolic of our country. so that is why we started to have these things. i can see there's an elephantjust behind you. can you tell us a bit more about the park you're in? how many elephants are there, are they all rescued elephants?

well, at elephant park, we have 125 today. we rescued them from every industry, like an industry, street begging, from the tourist industry. and so we have — more than 70% is the elephant. we rescue them here to give them better homes, and also retire them from the work. and could you tell us a bit about the elephant that's right behind you? what's his story? this isjenny. jenny, we rescued from street begging. and a car hit her on the motorway. she was injured — even today, she don't walk properly, because her back leg is damaged. and so, every day now, when she walks, she can't walk properly because her bone is fragile. so she cannot do more like other elephants, like a teenage elephant can do.

so what advice would you give tourists that are visiting thailand, that may see elephants that are sort of at various tourist places, whether they're on the streets or in circuses? yeah, you know, i think we have so many things that we can use for entertainment, that we can enjoy to watch them and see them act free. and no need to go to ride them, or no need to go to bring them to enjoy from the circus. i think is the only way that is to look at them in freedom, it's much, much better. and tell us a bit about your connection with elephants, and why they're so important to you. you know that is elephant is very, very smart and intelligent when they know that people love them, they trust. and to us, they feel us like a family, and i feel them like a family too. so i trust them, because if i stay close to them, am i afraid or not? i think i feel safe.

stay with them better than i stay beside the street, because these elephants will never do any harm. even their background, they come from abuse, and they also fear humans. but when they arrive here, they know that we give love to them and we care for them, and they trust us. so i just think our strong bond come from, first, we provide them love and care. so they receive that, and they know that. a quick look at other stories in the headlines. i remain god has revealed that social media influences and rotate his brother can be extradited to the uk after the trial in romania and. —— court. they were detained over allegations of rape and human trafficking. lawyers for ghislaine maxwell have argued that she should be set free

under the terms of a previous deal with federal prosecutors. the socialite was found guilty of helping disgraced financier jeffrey epstein sexually abuse young girls. she was sentenced to 20 years in prison injune 2022. when you think of surfing, hawaii or california might spring to mind — surely not the river severn in south west england. well, kayakers, paddleboarders and surfers from across the world, have been drawn to the severn bore tidal wave, described as the greatest ride on earth. phil mackie was there. this is a bucket list experience if you're a hardcore surfer. dodging each other and avoiding a mouthful of muddy water is a small price to pay for the experience of a lifetime — even if you do get wiped out. the severn bore happens when there's a high spring tide and the wave it creates funnels upriver. i'm 67 injune, i reckon i'm the oldest boy in here.

it's so rare, even the oldest hands are drawn back. it's because you're surfing the wrong wave up a river, inland, isn't it? and this is the one to do. it's great. i must go, because i'm going to miss that one. richard was on a body board, some were in kayaks... laughter. ..some on surfboards. others had brought their paddle boards. it's the experience, it's the anticipation, it's, i don't know, waking up at the crack of dawn. it's like a stupid adventure and quite surreal as well. here we are, first thing in the morning, waiting for some wave to appear out of nowhere. there's nothing else like it. well, not everyone has been able to catch the waves that they wanted to, but this is one of the great sights that you can see in this country, and the first daytime five—star bore on the severn for a long time. thousands lined every available viewing point, including lots of first—timers. i really like when the surfers go on it and it carries them down the river. one day, will that be you?

no! laughter. there's even time to ride the bore more than once. the river is windy but the road is straight, so you can drive a few miles up river, get back out of the car and back into the water. there were hazards aplenty. gilles, who is on the blue board, had come all the way from canada. it's just one of those natural phenomenons. it's kind of like last shot in the game, too — you get one chance at it and then that's it. and howard and nick's second ride was a success. it got up really quite steep and i said, "this is going to be great," and then itjust picked up high and threw me straight off. it's the biggest i've seen it. five star, then? i'd say so, yeah. now, it's going to be board back on the roof and back in the car. and off they went for a third time. phil mackie, bbc news, gloucestershire. when you have the bug, you just have to keep going. that is it for us here on bbc news.

hello there. after a very wet february, the rain has continued to fall during march, particularly across south east england. here, it's been much wetter than average. we've seen two inches of rain, 50 millimetres in some places — and that's more than the average march rainfall, and we're not even halfway through yet. it is looking a bit drier for the south—east in the next few days, but there is rain elsewhere. and we'll see a spell of milder conditions in the next few days. that's because the air is coming all the way from a long way south, up across the uk. in between these two weather fronts here — and it's this second one here that's focusing the rain as we head into wednesday. now that is stumbling its way across scotland and northern ireland, heading into northern england and north wales. there'll be some sunshine following to the north, but the winds picking up, bringing some gales in northern scotland and some showers. and for england and wales, there's going to be a lot of cloud again. still some damp, drizzly, low cloud across western coasts and hills. further east, with the brighter

skies, temperatures could reach 15 celsius, and we'll be double figures in scotland and northern ireland. now, that area of low pressure bringing that windy weather in northern scotland will pull away overnight, so things do calm down. and those weather front start to move northwards, back into scotland and northern ireland. here, it will be a little bit chilly first thing on thursday morning, but again, a very mild start for the rest of the uk. we've got that rain moving northwards into scotland and northern ireland. some sunshine for the north of the country, but we will see further showers coming into wales, western parts of england, some eastern areas of england, and particularly south east england and east anglia may well be dry. and we should get a bit of sunshine here, so 16—17 celsius not out of the question. things are a little cooler still across scotland and northern ireland. that weather front, then, does move northwards, taking rain across more of scotland. the low pressure then driving that system sits across the uk. that weather front will be out of the way for friday. things will be turning a little bit cooler. windy weather actually through the english channel, and we'll see showers coming into england and wales —

some of these could be heavy and thundery. bit of snow over the scottish mountains, otherwise it's rain, sinking southwards here, a northerly wind pushing down — that'll introduce cooler air. but we still could see 13 celsius across some south—eastern areas to end the week.

could tiktok get banned in america? us laws makers get forced to remove a bill on the biggest market. if successful, new legislation would force the chinese owner to find a new non—chinese owner. tiktok is facing the most serious threat yet in america. this wednesday, lawmakers in the house from the natives are said to vote on a new bill which could result in a ban on popular up in the us. warren has more than 170 million users. michelle fleury has more from new york. time may be running out for tiktok and its largest market, the us. if successful, new legislation would force the chinese owner to find a new

non—chinese owner. 0rface removal from us app stores.