and the united states pulls off one of the biggest upsets in cricket history — beating pakistan in a t20 world cup match in dallas. hello. i'm mark lobel. donald trump has been speaking at a campaign appearance in the swing state of arizona — his first since his criminal conviction forfraud. addressing the cheering crowd inside the dream city megachurch in phoenix, mr trump said his recent court case in new york was "rigged" and the charges against him were "fabricated." the former us president said he would terminate all of what he called mr biden�*s "open border" legislation on day one if reelected as president and begin deportations

of illegal migrants. less than five months from now and we're going, and i'll tell you what — we have to change the system. we have to straighten out what's going on in these courts. we got a rigged deal going, this whole country, and we've got to do it. and those appellate courts have to step up and straighten things out, or we're not going to have a country any longer. but we're going to win the great state of arizona, and we're going to tell crooked joe biden, "you're fired — you're doing a lousy job, the worstjob — the worst president in history. joe, you fired!" our correspondent emma vardy, was at that rally in phoenix and gave us this update there were several thousand people queuing outside this building in extreme temperatures. and infact, over1,000 people didn't get in. some people were taken to hospital by emergency services. but for the people who did make it inside this event, the energy is very high,

the volume is very high. they're clearly also relishing the opportunity to show what they think of trump's recent criminal conviction. there are people here wearing his police mugshot on t—shirts, holding his mugshot on placards, saying "never surrender". and, as you say, when trump took to the stage, he didn't waste much time in hitting out at the judge in new york and calling it a rigged trial. now, of course, arizona, a key battleground state — it was won by donald trump in 2016, narrowly turned blue for the democrats byjoe biden in 2020 — so both sides know this is a must—win state, being particularly seen as a must—win state for those who want to get the keys back to the white house. but, of course, away from here, it's the undecided swing voters who are likely to make all the difference as to which way this state goes.

some i talk to this morning say, "look, we don't feel enthusiastic about either candidate this time round." it's not a very popular rematch betweenjoe biden against donald trump, according...suggesting — the polls are suggesting. and those i spoke to said they voted in many elections their whole lives but don't even know if they're going to go out and vote. so yet more evidence that perhaps it is which side gets its vote out most successfully that is really going to be the deciding factor of this election. i'm nowjoined byjill abramson — who's an author, academic and the former executive editor of the new york times. if swing voters are now centrestage and a lack of enthusiasm is the issue, i guess centrestage and a lack of enthusiasm is the issue, i guess both centrestage and a lack of enthusiasm is the issue, i guess both candidates centrestage and a lack of enthusiasm is the issue, i guess both candidates need centrestage and a lack of enthusiasm is the issue, i guess both candidates need to be the answer to that riddle. did donald trump do enough at the rally? what did you think of it? , ., , the rally? what did you think ofit? my ., the rally? what did you think ofit? , . y ., of it? this rally was not about swin: of it? this rally was not about swing voters. _ of it? this rally was not about swing voters, this _ of it? this rally was not about swing voters, this was - of it? this rally was not about swing voters, this was a - of it? this rally was not about swing voters, this was a rally| swing voters, this was a rally put on by turning point usa, an extreme right—wing group in the us and this was donald trump talking to his base, feeding his base the same red meat he

always does, i am talking about rigged judicial proceedings and rigged judicial proceedings and rigged elections and saying that we are losing the country. we didn't hear one word new and what got attention in the speech was the use of curse words and explosives —— expletives, and this was not a message for swing voters, it was emotive for trump voters. you said he'd mention the rigged judicial proceedings. do you think donald trump could be successful in his appeal? i am loath to predict _ successful in his appeal? i am loath to predict what - successful in his appeal? i am loath to predict what will - loath to predict what will happen in terms of his appeal. you know, thejury found him unanimously guilty of all of

the accounts involved in this trial in new york. and he can appeal. and maybe he'll be successful. i've no idea, really. successful. i've no idea, reall . ., ~ ,, really. he was talking issue wise about _ really. he was talking issue wise about the _ really. he was talking issue wise about the southern - really. he was talking issue - wise about the southern border and an reducing energy costs and an reducing energy costs and going againstjoe biden�*s favouring of electrical vehicles and also suggesting a running mate will be announced at a conference coming up a few days after his sentencing. what does he need to secure victory? excuse me? what do you think he needs to secure victory, what does a strategy have to be? he has to does a strategy have to be? he: has to turn out his base and make inroads into president biden�*s constituencies which produces victory last time which was a very narrow victory. black voters, latino voters, young voters, post

dobbs decision women are critical and trumpets going to slice into —— trump is going to try and slice intojoe biden�*s support. i think he's got a tight road. support. i think he's got a tight road-— support. i think he's got a tight road. support. i think he's got a tiuht road. �* , :, tight road. joe biden needs to do what? _ tight road. joe biden needs to do what? where _ tight road. joe biden needs to do what? where does - tight road. joe biden needs to do what? where does he - tight road. joe biden needs to| do what? where does he need tight road. joe biden needs to i do what? where does he need to find the energy from? he do what? where does he need to find the energy from?— find the energy from? he needs to net find the energy from? he needs to get those _ find the energy from? he needs to get those constituencies - to get those constituencies excited to go out and vote for him and so far that also looks like a tough road for him. i am sad that his remarks in normandy got so little attention. it was the 80th anniversary of d—day and president biden gave a very good speech about ukraine are on the role of democracy in the world and what world war ii was fought over and here we are talking about the same old, same old message from donald trump. same old message from donald trum -. :, y

same old message from donald trum. :, y :, :, :, trump. lovely to have you on the programme. _ well, its five months to the us election but just four weeks until people go to the polls here in the uk. and later today the first of the bbc�*s prime—time election debates takes place — a seven—way contest between the biggest parties in great britain. it follows the debate on tuesday between the two main party leaders — the prime minister rishi sunak and the labour party's keir starmer. nick eardley from bbc verify has been looking at the participants and some of the issues they'll be debating. yes. it's a big one tonight. seven parties taking part. a quick reminder who they are conservatives, labour, lib dems, snp, greens, reform. lots for us to fact check

and scrutinise tonight. but ijust wanted to remind you of some of the contentious claims that have dominated the week so far and why you should be aware of them. this was the most contentious claim from tuesday's debate the prime minister's claim that under labour tax will go up £2,000. that statement, though, is misleading. the 2000 firstly, is over four years. it's about £500 a year. it's also based on political assumptions. some of them are dubious. labour have said they won't put up income tax, national insurance or vat, but labour have a dubious claim of their own. this one that there's a £71 billion gap in the conservative spending plans. the problem is that's based on the assumption that the conservatives will do things that they've said they won't, like scrapping national insurance in the next few years. so if either of these claims tonight, it is fair to be sceptical. now we don't know for sure what is going to come up this evening, but the cost of living is an issue the parties have been talking about a lot on the campaign trail. we've all felt the impact of rising prices. but here's a piece of context

worth knowing for tonight. living standards will be lower at the end of this parliament than they were at the start of this parliament. that is not normal. another important piece of context. the economy has started growing a bit in recent months. the prime minister is keen to talk about that. but overall, in the past couple of years, it's been pretty flat and because of that flat growth experts, some of them anyway, are warning that we're likely to see a spending squeeze for whoever becomes the next government. so there's a question tonight — will the parties explain what they're going to do about that and where they're going to prioritise money? we also heard a lot in the last debate on tuesday about this — record levels of immigration. tonight, we'll actually have more opinions on that issue. nigel farage's reform party wants net migration to be zero. other parties taking part tonight, like the snp, say that immigration

is a good thing. but these are the numbers you need to know as context — on legal immigration on legal immigration first. net migration. that's the difference between the number of people coming into the country and the number of people leaving. it was a record high in 2022. as you can see, it started to come down a bit and is expected to fall further. that's legal migration. illegal immigration, small boats crossings. they reached a record high in 2022. they were down a third or so in 2023. but look at that down there. that's 2024 so far. and so far, that is higher than it's ever been at this stage of the year. we'll hear tonight what the party solutions might be. now there is plenty of other stuff that could come up. we'll be here tonight with the bbc�*s team of fact checkers looking over what said. and we'll have a lot more tonight and into tomorrow.

and a reminderfor viewers in the uk that we'll be building up to the bbc�*s election debate — featuring representatives from the seven biggest parties in great britain — all day today on bbc news. and then of course the the main event is on bbc one, bbc iplayer and with signing on the bbc news channel from 7.30 tomorrow evening. more officers are today joining a large search and rescue operation on the greek island of symi for the television presenter michael mosley — who has gone missing while on holiday. his wife raised the alarm after he failed to return from a hike on wednesday lunchtime. simonjones has the latest. in the scorching greek sunshine, the searches are continuing — both on land and from the air — trying to find out what has happened to michael mosley. this picture — along with an appeal for information — was posted on a local facebook group. greek police say michael mosley was with his wife on st

nicholas beach on wednesday lunchtime when he decided to go for a walk. a sighting was reported at pedi. he then failed to return. he didn't have his phone with him. what can science tell us about getting a better night's sleep? some people think of sleep as a luxury... michael mosley, who's 67, has been on our tv screens for more than two decades, talking about health and science. apparently, this is the easiest and most reliable way to find out. a presenter known for getting stuck in. i've got this list of the things that i'm allowed on my new diet. he would often focus on diet and exercise. he's a regular on the one show — last night's programme opened with the presenters sharing the feelings of many viewers... lots of us concerned to hear that our friend michael mosley has gone missing whilst on holiday in greece, and our thoughts are very much with his wife clare and the rest of his family at this worrying time. we hope for more positive news.

..and his disappearance is the front page story on the daily mail, where he's a columnist. the search is proving to be challenging, covering rugged terrain. the police, firefighters, a sniffer dog and volunteers are involved. all the rescue teams of the island are looking to find him. with drones, they are going to all the islands. as concerns for michael mosley grow, police say more officers willjoin the search today, as an extreme heat warning for the island is issued. simon jones, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news now the un children's fund says more than 30 children were among the victims of an attack on a village in central sudan on wednesday.

the assault — in which over 100 people died — has been blamed on the paramilitary rapid support forces. the british tech tycoon, mike lynch, has been cleared of fraud charges in the us over the eleven billion dollar sale of his software firm to the computer group hewlett—packa rd. a jury in san francisco found him not guilty on all counts. we'll have more on this in business later in the programme a british woman who says she's the inspiration for the stalker character in the hit netflix show baby reindeer has sued the company for more than $170 million. fiona harvey's lawsuit says the show�*s claim that it is a true story was "the biggest lie in television history"

the white house is calling on israel, to publicly release the names

of the 20 to 30 hamas fighters, it says it was targetting, in an airstrike on a school being used as a shelter in gaza. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees, says the attack was "horrific," and more than 35 people are thought to have died. israel says it was a "precision strike," aimed at the fighters operating from inside the school, in the nuseirat refugee camp. while israel does frequently release names of those it's targetting, it's rare for america to push for such transparency. with me is mohammed taha from bbc arabic america's questioning of the attack is unusual and underlines their frustration with israel's continue operation in gaza but what is the significance of the latest us intervention. it’s the significance of the latest us intervention.— us intervention. it's really important _ us intervention. it's really important the _ us intervention. it's really important the us - us intervention. it's really important the us want - important the us want clarification about the attack on the school that left 35 people dead and a lot of them are children and this is new,

of course and we saw previously israeli attacks on school in the north or khan younis or on schools and other hospitals in the south down the attack that made it out of service and we saw the attack on the aid cues in gaza and we saw the attack on the world central kitchen aid workers and all of these attacks, most of them, israel will say they are targeting hamas members and it's interesting to see the us asking for names.- interesting to see the us asking for names. that is the context. _ asking for names. that is the context, with _ asking for names. that is the context, with unwra - asking for names. that is the context, with unwra are - asking for names. that is the i context, with unwra are acting without prior warning that nine individuals were named as hamas is people they had targeted reports of 1a children kill so there will be a lot of focus

and it won't go away and this will be seeing a lot of attention in i'd verifying the facts. it attention in i'd verifying the facts. , :, , ~ attention in i'd verifying the facts. y :, :, facts. if they ask for the names they _ facts. if they ask for the names they will - facts. if they ask for the names they will press . facts. if they ask for the l names they will press and facts. if they ask for the - names they will press and ask for them. names they will press and ask forthem. benjamin names they will press and ask for them. benjamin netanyahu said that israel killed 6000 hamas members and they gave a handful of names of them and the pressing on this above would amount further pressure on israel not to attack schools and hospitals without knowing exactly what they are attacking.— exactly what they are attacking. exactly what they are attackina. :, :, :, :, attacking. there are a dozen or so countries — attacking. there are a dozen or so countries calling _ attacking. there are a dozen or so countries calling on - attacking. there are a dozen or so countries calling on both - so countries calling on both sides to reach a ceasefire deal. sides to reach a ceasefire deal w sides to reach a ceasefire deal . , sides to reach a ceasefire deal. :, , :, :, , deal. how is that going? it is interesting — deal. how is that going? it is interesting and _ deal. how is that going? it is interesting and this - deal. how is that going? it is interesting and this was - deal. how is that going? it is interesting and this was a - interesting and this was a joint statement from many european countries including the uk asking for the deal to go ahead. the head of the cia went to cairo to try and find

common ground and still israel orfinding difficult to go ahead because of the threats of the ministers and his government to make that collapse and also hamas found it difficult to accept because it difficult to accept because it does not include a permanent ceasefire or fall israeli withdrawal from gaza ceasefire or fall israeli withdrawalfrom gaza but the us is trying to give assurances to both parties that hamas would not be in power and to haouas in the second phase of the plan that there will be negotiations on which might lead to a permanent ceasefire. the people in gaza suffering who are watching the negotiation closely with the hope of ending their suffering. 50 closely with the hope of ending their suffering.— their suffering. so those discussions _ their suffering. so those discussions are - their suffering. so those i discussions are continuing.

scientists say climate change could threaten the food supply of antarctic whales. sea ice is declining at an alarming rate — and researchers say humpback whales hold clues about the effect that's having on the marine ecosystem. 0ur science correspondent victoria gilljoined a research mission, led by the wildlife charity wwf, which is carrying out health checks on humpbacks whales around the antarctic peninsula. delving into the lives of antarctica's giants. we're with a team of wildlife scientists studying humpback whales up close. that is pretty amazing, to be able to see them under the water! the researchers have special permits to check the health of whales in this part of antarctica. the climate is shifting in the antarctic peninsula faster than anywhere else in antarctica. scientists want to know what impact rising temperatures and other pressures — like tourism and fishing — have on wildlife here. 0h! and they have a surprising way of finding that out.

so is that a weapon? no, it's not a weapon, it's a tool. that tool allows natalia to take whale tissue biopsies. a tube on the end of each arrow takes just a tiny nick... ..out of each animal's body. the sample is three centimetre, something like that, for an animal, you know 16 metres long. so it's essentially a mosquito bite. well, it clearly didn't bother them very much because they're hanging around the boat. analysing this tissue can reveal if a female humpback is pregnant. in years that we have low seas, then the following year, you have lower pregnancy rates, and that's as good as it gets in, like, you know, getting to know the environment and getting to know the effects of all these conservation threats on the animals. this is what the whales and many other animals here feed on — antarctic krill. swarms of them thrive here because they eat algae that lives in sea ice. so researchers want to know if this crucial marine food supply is decreasing as rising temperatures melt the ice.

and they're using another scientific tool. oh, this is fantastic! the social, intelligent giants work together to catch krill inside a net of bubbles. as well as recording their behaviour, scientists use the drone to work out the whales' weight. from the drone, we're measuring how fat it's becoming over the season, and that's really important because some populations around the world are getting skinny because they're not getting enough to eat because of climate—change impacts. gb's coming up on the left, mom's pooping. 0ne quick health check on this environment is to examine what's coming out of the animals that depend on krill. liquid gold! is that what i think it is? is exactly what you think it is, and it smells exactly like you think it would. it's whale poo. whale poo. yeah. by keeping a check on its gigantic residents, researchers hope to understand how to protect this fragile wilderness for all the wildlife here. victoria gill, bbc news,

in the antarctic peninsula. some exciting news in the world of sport. the united states have pulled off one of the biggest upsets in cricket history by beating pakistan in a t20 world cup match in dallas. the hosts pushed pakistan to a tiebreaking super—over in which the cricket heavyweights faltered. the pakistani cricket captain was gracious in defeat. i mean, yeah, we've beaten pakistan. you know, it's a big achievement. and and the world cup itself is a big achievement. so, yeah, i would say it's a big day for team usa and i would say not just for us for the usa cricket community top. now, let's speak to tom blow — deputy sports editorfor the mirror us, and who has been covering the match from new york. what a match and what does it mean in cricket folklore? e,

mean in cricket folklore? massive badge for the us and unexpected but not too much of a shock because team usa have developed in the last few years and they have stuart law and corey anderson has played for new zealand in the 2015 world cup so they've got experience there and they've got some exciting young players like aaron jones exciting young players like aaronjones who hit 94 not out and he performed again today, so it's not a massive shock but are definitely a big shock and it's going to go down in history as the first big usa when in a world cup. the game was tied right _ when in a world cup. the game was tied right at _ when in a world cup. the game was tied right at the _ when in a world cup. the game was tied right at the end, - when in a world cup. the game was tied right at the end, so . was tied right at the end, so take us to the super over and what happened. 50. take us to the super over and what happened.— take us to the super over and what happened. so, yeah the usa batted first, _ what happened. so, yeah the usa batted first, and _ what happened. so, yeah the usa batted first, and aaron _ what happened. so, yeah the usa batted first, and aaron jones, - batted first, and aaronjones, he is the main man at the minute for america, he was the one who got a lot of their runs, about 19 one who got a lot of their runs, about19 runs, so one who got a lot of their runs, about 19 runs, so that was a competitive score and pakistan didn't chase it down

and they ended up coming short in the end and it was a very tense ending because of a super over it will always be tense and it's great for the neutrals to see and anyone watching at home it was a brilliant spectacle. property quite nerve—racking for the players involved but in the end it was quite comfortable in the super overfor quite comfortable in the super over for the quite comfortable in the super overfor the us to quite comfortable in the super over for the us to get over the line and savour the moment and enjoy. line and savour the moment and en'o . ~ :, :, line and savour the moment and en'o . ~ ., ., ., line and savour the moment and en'o . ~ :, :, :, ~ line and savour the moment and en'o . ~ ., ., ., . enjoy. what a moment. when you think of american _ enjoy. what a moment. when you think of american sport, - enjoy. what a moment. when you think of american sport, you - think of american sport, you think of american sport, you think of american sport, you think of baseball, american football, you don't think of cricket. could this catch on because of this? i cricket. could this catch on because of this?— cricket. could this catch on because of this? i don't think so because — because of this? i don't think so because i— because of this? i don't think so because i think _ because of this? i don't think so because i think this - because of this? i don't think so because i think this world | so because i think this world cup is very much aimed at creating a tv audience around the world and the games here, the world and the games here, the ones in new york, i know this was not played in new york, but in dallas, but the games in new york are all at 1030 in the morning so they are being shown live in india at eight o'clock at night and a lot of the games are going under the radar. nothing is

really comparing to the nba finals for the first game tonight and the nhl as well. for england fans, if pakistan are wobbling, does it help the england prospects? reading so i think england will be confident anyway but it's always great to see a shock and it's always interesting but i don't think it will be a big impact on england's hopes. hello there. all week the weather story has been stuck in repeat. it's been cool and showery to the far north—west — further south we've seen some sunshine and we had that on thursday, a maximum of 20 degrees with some sunny spells and lighter winds in london. but further north in shetland, a brisk west to north—westerly wind at times, sharp showers, just a maximum of ten celsius, 50 fahrenheit. now, we're going to see more widespread rain to start the day on friday with this weather front sinking its way south and east. it'll be clearing scotland during the morning rush hour, leaving a trail of sharp showers following on behind. there's our weather front moving out of aberdeenshire, across the scottish borders,

leaving northern ireland as well. so there will be a little more in the way of drier, brighter weather for northern ireland as we go through the day. starting off fine and sunny once again across england and wales. the cloud will develop as we go into the afternoon. there'll be a few isolated showers ahead of that front, but the front will think its way steadily south and weaken as it moves into northern england and north wales. sunny spells, blustery showers accompanied by that brisk west wind in scotland making it feel once again disappointingly cool forjune — 11 to 14 celsius at the very best. highest values in the south and east once again, 19 or 20 celsius. so as this weather front continues to sink its way steadily south, the cooler air will always sit in place across scotland and perhaps northern fringes of northern ireland. with cloud sinking south to begin with on saturday morning we mightjust start off with double digits, but that means it is going to be a cloudy start across the midlands, stretching down into south wales with outbreaks of light showery rain. that will push its way into the south and east during the afternoon. sunny spells, blustery showers, particularly across north and west facing coasts,

so stuck in a rut. and again, those temperatures, similar values to what we've seen all week, 11 to 14 celsius in the north, perhaps 17 or 18 in the south and east. that will push its way into the south and east during the afternoon. sunny spells, blustery showers, particularly across north and west facing coasts, so stuck in a rut. and again, those temperatures, similar values to what we've seen all week, 11 to 14 celsius in the north, perhaps 17 or 18 in the south and east. don't expect that much in the way of significant change as we move into sunday. again, the wind direction, in fact, strengthening. more showers to come. high pressure is desperately trying to build, but it is going to keep us waiting, so no significant change for the second half of the weekend either. best of the sunshine likely for england and wales.

heading home — british tech tycoon mike lynch is "elated" after being cleared of fraud charges in a us trial. jobs, jobs, jobs — all eyes on the latest us numbers today and how they could influence the next all important interest rate call. and can fish farms really be sustainable? we take a look ahead of world 0ceans day. welcome to business today, i'm mark lobel.

we start in the us, where the british tech tycoon