i'm helena humphrey. it's good to have you with us. us speaker of the house mike johnson is reportedly considering legislation to sanction the international criminal court, a day after the court requested arrest warrants for the israeli prime minister and defence minister over accuastions of war crimes. arrest warrants were also issues for three hamas leaders, including yahya sinwar. the us denounced the icc�*s decision. speaking at a senate foreign relations committee hearing, us secretary of state antony blinken was critical of the move, and said the decision will only draw out the war in the middle east. the extremely wrong—headed decision by the icc prosecutor yesterday, the shameful equivalents implied between hamas and the leadership of israel, i think that only complicates the prospects for getting such an agreement.

we will continue to forge ahead to do that, but that decision, as you've said, on so many levels, is totally wrong—headed, and we'll be happy to work with congress, with this committee, on an appropriate response. those comments from the us secretary of state came as he faced criticism from democrats and republicans over the administration's israel policy. as he began his testimony, mr blinken was interrupted by protestors, who called him a war criminal, and accused him of being involved in genocide. medical workers in israel have told the bbc that palestinian detainees from gaza are routinely being kept shackled to hospital beds, and forced to wear blindfolds and nappies. israel's army has said that restraints are only used when there's a security risk. this report, from our

middle east correspondent lucy williamson, contains some details and images you may find distressing. sufiane abbuseleh survived months of war unscathed. he left military detention in israel permanently disabled. a taxi driver from khan younis, released without charge, after weeks of interrogation. his return soured by sadness. translation: my leg got infected and turned blue l and soft as a sponge. after seven days, they took me to the military hospital. they operated twice to clean the wound, but it didn't work. afterwards, they took me to a public hospital, where the doctor gave me two options — my leg or my life.

neither israel's army nor health ministry responded to these allegations. there is growing concern over the medical care of guards and detainees in israel. there is growing concern over the medical care of gazan and detainees in israel. classed as unlawful combatants, even before interrogation, doctors say they are kept shackled and blindfolded, including during hospital treatment. allegations have centred on a new field hospital at the military base. one senior medic there says patients are kept blindfolded and in nappies, with all four limbs handcuffed to the bed. the army, not me, they create the patient to be dependent, 100%, on you, like a baby. you are cuffed, you are with diaper, you need the water, you need everything. it's dehumanisation of them. the army told us that the need to handcuff detainees in the medical facility was examined individually and daily and that cutting was done when the security risk required it.

diapers, or nappies, it said, were only for those patients with limited movement. the doctor told us these measures were applied to all patients without assessment, even those who couldn't walk. if they can't stand on their legs, why are they shackled? i can't answer this. this is stupid. the hamas attacks on the 7th of october left israel's hospital staff treating captured fighters, alongside their israeli victims. many current detainees are released without charge, but the complex feelings of some medics remain. two medics told us painkillers had been withheld, causing what one described as an unacceptable amount of pain. this man, who we are calling yoni, described a case he said took place in a public civilian hospital. his words have been voiced by an actor. i have knowledge of one case where the painkillers

were used selectively during a procedure. if you put together that someone is undergoing an invasive procedure, which involved even incisions, and the patient doesn't know about that, and is blindfolded, then the line between treatment and assault thins out. treating guards and captives on military sites was meant to resolve doctors�* ethical dilemmas, but those dilemmas remain. the moment our hospital at state oman closes, one told me, we will celebrate. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the first ever trial of a former us president is nearing its end, as donald trump's defence team rested its case on tuesday. closing arguments in the historic hush money trial are set to begin next tuesday. then, the jury will begin weighing the evidence

on whether mr trump illegally covered up a payment to adult film star, stormy daniels. the former president faces 3a felony counts of falsifying business records. he has pleaded not guilty. ned the topic has the latest. the defence offers their case, and donald trump decides not to take the stand. trumps�*s lawyers wrapped up their case early on tuesday, after calling two witnesses. donald trump had previously said he would testify in his own defence, but doing

so would have opened him up to potentially damaging questions from prosecutors. it is no surprise that he opted not to. butjurors cannot hold that against him, as the burden is on prosecutors to prove their case. thejudge will remind thejury of that. trump's fifth amendment right that he can't be compelled to be a witness against himself. trump, speaking to reporters, said his team put up a great case. he was joined in court today by a large number of republican politicians and his eldest son. don junior said his father didn't testify because there is absolutely no reason and no justification to, calling the trial a scam. now that both sides have rested, they will spend the long weekend preparing their closing arguments to the jury. meanwhile nearly a dozen trump allies pleaded not guilty. rudy giuliani pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges on his alleged efforts to help the former president overturned the state's 2020 election result. ten others are accused of posing as election officials and attempting to falsely cast arizona's election results to falsely declared mr trump is the winner of the 2020 election. similarfake election. similar fake electoral cases are election. similarfake electoral cases are being pursued in michigan, georgia and nevada. ispoke pursued in michigan, georgia and nevada. i spoke to an rodney davis, former republican congressman for illinois. a

warm welcome to you both, thanks as ever for being back with us. stephanie, i would like to begin with you. the trump hush money trial, donald trump hush money trial, donald trump won't be testifying, not something uncommon we should take for criminal defendants, but of course all this while he had been dangling that possibility. are you at all surprised that donald trump appeared to resist? i surprised that donald trump appeared to resist?- surprised that donald trump appeared to resist? i am not. he always — appeared to resist? i am not. he always says _ appeared to resist? i am not. he always says he _ appeared to resist? i am not. he always says he is - appeared to resist? i am not. he always says he is willing l appeared to resist? i am not. | he always says he is willing to testify, and i thinkjustin very rare cases his lawyers have allowed him to do so. i do think that talks a lot about how this is a political effort, but really it appears that he is the only one who is using this trial for politics. to interview his vice president candidates, to identify liberal republicans will show up and support him, to raise money for his campaign and to attack his political opponents, and none of that is too much of a surprise these days. i of that is too much of a surprise these days. i want to touch on _ surprise these days. i want to touch on your _ surprise these days. i want to touch on your words - surprise these days. i want to

touch on your words there, i touch on your words there, saying it using this for politics. rodney, what do you make of the fact that we have seen some prominent republicans go to manhattan, stand outside the courthouse and call this trial a sham? casting doubt on thejudicial system. trial a sham? casting doubt on thejudicialsystem. do trial a sham? casting doubt on the judicial system. do you think that's appropriate? i find it interesting many republican candidates, especially those pining to be president trump's vice presidential nominee are going back— presidential nominee are going back i— presidential nominee are going back i think it sets a terrible precedent for the future of our country. — precedent for the future of our country, but at the same time the trial— country, but at the same time the trial itself is a trial the trial itself is atrial that_ the trial itself is a trial that has been put forth at the state — that has been put forth at the state level for charges that should _ state level for charges that should have been federal charges through the federal election committee, that they and the — election committee, that they and the doj decided against prosecuting. so i do think the trial_ prosecuting. so i do think the trial is— prosecuting. so i do think the trial is questionable in and of itself— trial is questionable in and of itself but _ trial is questionable in and of itself but at the same time i also — itself but at the same time i also find _ itself but at the same time i also find it very disturbing

that— also find it very disturbing that many republicans are actually using the trial as the opportunity to show support. stefanic— opportunity to show support. stefanic of your thoughts on that? ~ ., that? well, i do find it regretful— that? well, i do find it regretful that - that? well, i do find it regretful that so - that? well, i do find it regretful that so many that? well, | do find it - regretful that so many elected officials are using the judicial system in this trial to campaign, and also to attack our institutions. i think the american people deserve better than that from their electeds. i mean, talking about trust in institutions right now, if we take a look at what has been happening in arizona, also in georgia, michigan, nevada for example, these fake elector cases, which are now piling up, stephanie, do you think that is registering with voters? i think voters are dealing with the day—to—day issues that they have to try to manage, getting their kids to practice and to school and putting food on the

table so they are not really. but at the end of the day they should see that around the former president there is a lot of people who play fast and loose with the rules, whether it was to create fake business documents, to cover up hush money payments, or to put forward a slate of fake electors after the secretary of state of arizona, as well as the other states had certified the other states had certified the electors for that state. they were trying to create confusion in the last election. rodney, your take, do you think voters care?— voters care? no, they don't. that shows _ voters care? no, they don't. that shows because - voters care? no, they don't. that shows because the - voters care? no, they don't. l that shows because the more indictments that come towards donald — indictments that come towards donald trump, the more controversy, the higher his polling numbers seem to go. right — polling numbers seem to go. right now, if the election were held _ right now, if the election were held today, donald trump would win in_ held today, donald trump would win in a — held today, donald trump would win in a landslide, and he recognises this, his team

recognises this, his team recognises this, his team recognises this, but i don't think— recognises this, but i don't think the _ recognises this, but i don't think the biden campaign or the biden— think the biden campaign or the biden administration recognises that they are part of a problem. they are not addressing the major issues that— addressing the major issues that most voters care about. they— that most voters care about. they are _ that most voters care about. they are not addressing our border— they are not addressing our border surge, they are not addressing inflation, and stephanie is correct. most americans do not live, eat and breathe — americans do not live, eat and breathe politics like we do, and — breathe politics like we do, and they— breathe politics like we do, and they are just not paying attention right now, and what they— attention right now, and what they are — attention right now, and what they are paying attention to is driving — they are paying attention to is driving them towards donald trump — driving them towards donald trump in _ driving them towards donald trump in the next election, rather— trump in the next election, rather than away.— trump in the next election, rather than away. rodney, on that point. — rather than away. rodney, on that point, you _ rather than away. rodney, on that point, you mentioned - that point, you mentioned inflation has been some encouraging data there when it does come to the economy, though. ijust wonder if does come to the economy, though. i just wonder if you think that could boost biden as we head into november, one of course that is something donald trump had been speaking about often. ~ , ., often. well, it will depend on how low the _ often. well, it will depend on how low the inflation - often. well, it will depend on how low the inflation rate - how low the inflation rate does _ how low the inflation rate goes. remember it spiked, and then— goes. remember it spiked, and then having a slight regression is not — then having a slight regression is not helped that most

americans are looking for, and as long — americans are looking for, and as long as— americans are looking for, and as long as interest rates for home — as long as interest rates for home ownership and borrowing continue — home ownership and borrowing continue to stay at higher rates _ continue to stay at higher rates compared to the last administration, that gives donald _ administration, that gives donald trump the ability to campaign on what he can do better— campaign on what he can do better when it comes to the economy, and polling right now clearly— economy, and polling right now clearly shows the republicans have — clearly shows the republicans have a — clearly shows the republicans have a simple majority when it comes— have a simple majority when it comes to — have a simple majority when it comes to those who feel they can do— comes to those who feel they can do better on the economy. stephanie, your thoughts on that? ~ 4' stephanie, your thoughts on that? ~ ~ ., ., that? well, i think inflation numbers — that? well, i think inflation numbers are _ that? well, i think inflation numbers are a _ that? well, i think inflation numbers are a macro - that? well, | think inflation - numbers are a macro economic numbers are a macro economic number and they mean things to elected officials in washington but they don't mean much to the average american who goes into average american who goes into a grocery store. i got to listen to a focus group recently, and they can tell me how much a head of cabbage cost just a few years ago and how much it cost today, how much a gallon of gasoline costs, and until those inflation numbers flow down to actually having an impact on the prices people pay at the grocery store, at the

gas station, it is not going to have a positive effect that it needs to have, and unfortunately when you are president, you own the economy. stephanie, briefly, then hopefully over to rodney, with regards to the post we saw, using the language, unified reich today, how much of a nightmare with that language feature campaign today? the interesting — feature campaign today? iie: interesting thing is feature campaign today? "iie: interesting thing is that feature campaign today? i“i;a: interesting thing is that trams have always been able to have their dog whistle but do it with a way of plausible deniability, they have said it was an accident. i do think it was an accident. i do think it was an accident it is a reflection that too many conservative sites carry too much anti—semitic language that you could sweep it up and accidentally posted. i accidentally posted. rodney? i think the trump _ accidentally posted. rodney? i think the trump campaign - accidentally posted. rodney? i. think the trump campaign needs to he _ think the trump campaign needs to he a _ think the trump campaign needs to he a lot — think the trump campaign needs to be a lot more disciplined in what — to be a lot more disciplined in what they— to be a lot more disciplined in what they post. i think it is indicative _ what they post. i think it is indicative across the political spectrum, most republicans and democrats are too quick to hit

the post— democrats are too quick to hit the post button, rather than taking — the post button, rather than taking a _ the post button, rather than taking a look closely at what they — taking a look closely at what they are _ taking a look closely at what they are retreating or reposting. this is another example of that, and i personally see how undisciplined the trump effort is, even — undisciplined the trump effort is, even when he was president, when _ is, even when he was president, when it— is, even when he was president, when it comes to social media posts — when it comes to social media posts i— when it comes to social media posts. i was in marine one with him _ posts. i was in marine one with him one — posts. i was in marine one with him one day— posts. i was in marine one with him one day when he made a great — him one day when he made a great post about the hero dog that chased down al—baghdadi and the — that chased down al—baghdadi and the kids of afghanistan during _ and the kids of afghanistan during that fight.— and the kids of afghanistan during that fight. around the world and — during that fight. around the world and across _ during that fight. around the world and across the - during that fight. around the world and across the uk, - during that fight. around the | world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now a look at another story making headlines. the the conservative mp, craig mackinlay, will return to parliament on wednesday, after losing his hands and feet to sepsis. he was given just a 5% chance of survival when he was rushed to hospital, last september, and put into an induced coma as his organs began to fail. now back home, and using prosthetic limbs, he's been speaking to our political correspondent helen catt. within about half an hour, i went this very, very strange

blue. you went blue? yes, my whole body, top to bottom, ears, everything, blue, and that is, i can't remember the full name of it, but it's called a septic shock. dic is when you're having a very severe septic event, and they knew what it was, and they pretty much immediately put me into an induced coma. there were discussions happening about these arms and legs, because by then, they had turned black. craig's hands and feet were amputated in december. he plans to campaign for faster access to his types of prosthetics and raise awareness about sepsis. you're live with bbc news. myanmar is in the grip of a war, largely forgotten by the outside world. rebel forces there are fighting an intense battle against the military regime. the country's transition to democracy was cut short, three years ago, by a military coup. people took to the streets in protest but were met by a brutal crackdown. in october, several disparate rebel groups united to form

a single, nationwide insurgency, which has now conquered large swathes of territory. the fighters, known as the kndf, are presenting the myanmar military with the biggest threat to it's to its rule in years. the united nations says the civil war has left thousands dead, and forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their homes. press freedom in the country is restricted, but the bbc�*s quentin sommerville spent a month with the rebels in karenni state, at theirjungle bases, and on the front line. a revolution is rising across myanmar. hidden from the world by its remoteness, few countries are more isolated, few conflicts more unseen. we spent a month with the insurgents, on back roads and jungle tracks in karenni state, where they are winning against the army. they've driven the military out

of most of their territory. but main roads are mined, and we're still in range of army warplanes, so we have to take the long way round. a steep opposition hilltop, above one of the last four military bases remaining in the state. gunfire. theirsniper, can they see us from here? yeah, sniper can see. sniper men can see here. the insurgents come with a message, a chance to surrender for the soldiers in the base below. they started firing at me, and mortar bombing. we cannot start yet, we already prepared our loudspeaker. but it's easy, no problem,

we will start soon. this man defected to the resistance, after 12 years with the army. he says he speaks the soldiers' language. for now, they don't appear to be listening. there are 80 men still holding out in the base below. cease fire! cease fire, please! translation: i do not wish to fight against you, - because i think of you as my brothers. i'm fighting against the system. we have surrounded you. this is your last chance. all of your lives will be spared. i will not let you die. few of these young fighters expect he'll be successful. so the men there... explosion. ..as you can hear, they still have plenty of weaponry, despite the fact that they've been stuck in that base for a month. so these men have sent their message. they've had their response. it doesn't look like they're surrendering today,

so they're withdrawing. sometimes, i think the world has forgotten about us. they concentrate on ukraine and also israel, and after that, they forget us. it's a war from another age, with close—quarter combat, and casualties run high. the karenni nationalities defence force has taken its fair share. their leader, maui pho thaike, seen here, has led from the front, and paid the price. more than 350 of our brothers and sisters already sacrificed their life. more than 200 sacrificed for their body parts. at the same time, as you see this morning, hundreds of people are willing to join with us, and willing to fight against the burma army.

so those are our friends. it's a slow and ferocious conflict. in shan state, at this base, a counteroffensive against the kndf. mortars start landing around us. none of these fighters have body armour or helmets, and neither do we, so we head for the only available cover. there's another one. so that's, i think, three shells have come in, in the last five minutes, and you really get the sense of what this conflict is about, because that is a professional, professional military over there, firing artillery, firing mortars. these men are irregulars.

they're a strong alliance, a ragtag of rebel groups, and they've had a lot of success, but they've taken on a professional army. and that army is edging closer. beyond these banana trees, the military are crawling through the undergrowth. so you see now, it's not safe. so better we go back, and later we can decide again, and we can come back any time. all right, let's go. let's go. let's go, but fast. the kndf are used to sneak attacks, but this is unexpected. let's go, let's go. let's get out of range. go, go, go. so it looks like, as we arrived here, the military squad was coming in, and they've been training their guns on this area. the commander said it's not safe, we have to get out of here, so we're going to head back to the second line, which hopefully is out of range of their weapons. go, go, go, go. directly ahead of us, a fresh mortar strike.

they're narrowing in on the vehicles. bleep. that's another one, just landing behind us. just keep driving, philip, fast as you can. it seems like they're trained on the road. just checking to see if there are other vehicles that made it. behind us, more near—misses. 0h, bleep! bleep. go, go, go. bleep. you know, very quickly, they have a drone. so it's dangerous. they have drones following us. you don't have enough ammo to mount the assaults that you need to take these final bases. the military rulers in this country have everything. how are you going to defeat that advantage? they have the artillery, they have the aeroplanes, they have the mortars.

we do have enough heart. we do have enough morale. we do have enough humanity. that's the way how we're going to defeat them. even though we don't have physical material, and not enough, but this is enough. # i am a soldier and i'm pushing on... their ranks have never been stronger, their victories never greater. # i am a warrior and this is my song... their ballot box failed them. their peaceful protests were met with force. so they're taking the fight to the military. myanmar�*s new revolutionaries are on the march. # if that don't bring you fear, i swear you'll fear. # these marching feet...

quentin sommerville, bbc news, karenni state, myanmar. you are watching bbc news. i am helena humphrey in washington, dc. thank you for your company. our colleagues in london take overfrom here. good night. hello, thanks forjoining me. we had some wet weather today, but wednesday, for some of us, will be a wash—out, persistent rain, heavy at times on the way, and it's starting this evening. now, here's the forecast. it has already been quite wet in east anglia and the south—east. the rain will spread into the midlands in the night, it'll merge into the peak district, and then spread into northern england by the early hours of wednesday morning. it could reach eastern parts of wales, too, but scotland and northern

ireland, apart from a few showers here and there, actually looking generally dry. so, tomorrow's forecast, then — this is the morning, a widespread area of rain. we'll zoom in and see what is happening around 3 orltpm, and by that stage, i think the heaviest of the rain will have cleared east anglia, the south—east, and along the southern counties, blustery winds and occasional showers. so, here's that persistent rain from the midlands, wales, the north of england, pretty much, well, almost everywhere. that rain isjust nudging into southern scotland, more showery, though, across the highlands. but look at northern ireland — escapes most of the rain — if anything, that rain should reach you later in the afternoon, probablyjust into the east of northern ireland. now, this is an area of low pressure that's parked itself in the north sea, and that weather front will just spiral around the centre of the low,so in some areas, will keep falling in the same place for a couple of days, so really a substantial amount of rainfall is possible.

now, by thursday, the rain will be, well, not quite as heavy, and it will be more patchy, but i think a lot of cloud, and at least a chance of encountering some rain on thursday. the best of the weather in the south, the south—east, as well as east anglia — in fact, in norwich, london, portsmouth, plymouth, it could actually end up being a fairly bright, if not sunny, day, but cool. now, how much rain are we going to get? well, through wednesday and thursday, a lot. these teal colours, across the pennines and generally northern england, could indicate as much as a0 or 50 millimetres of rain, but the met office is suggesting that, in some spots, in the extreme case, we could have as much as 100 millimetres of rain, or more, and that will lead to some flooding. now, here's the good news — as we head towards the end of the week, and into the weekend, the weather will slowly settle down. there are indications that, as we go through the weekend, into bank holiday monday, we are going to have primarily dry and bright weather, with just a scattering of showers. so some good news for you there. bye— bye.

voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. barely a month goes by without new data illustrating the scale of the climate emergency confronting us. records are being consistently broken, be it in the warming seas, the melting ice caps or average global temperatures. at the same time, worldwide greenhouse gas emissions

are still rising. my guest isjim skea, chair of the un's intergovernmental panel on climate change. a recent poll of international climate scientists pointed to growing despair. are we humans bungling our chance to avert disaster? jim skea, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for the invite. it is great to have you in this studio. let's start with a blunt first question. is it time for the international community to junk this idea that there's any

possibility of limiting worldwide temperature rise to below the 1.5 degrees