eve i’ ever and has a inevitable process ever and has a phase _ inevitable process ever and has a phase unfortunately _ inevitable process ever and has a phase unfortunately for - inevitable process ever and has a phase unfortunately forjoe - inevitable process ever and has a. phase unfortunately forjoe biden, it is unfolding _ phase unfortunately forjoe biden, it is unfolding on— phase unfortunately forjoe biden, it is unfolding on global— phase unfortunately forjoe biden, it is unfolding on global stage. - welcome to the programme. president biden tonight heads to the swing state of michigan to try to boost his election campaign. he's still facing calls to drop out of the presidential race, after more mistakes at a news conference last night. we'll hear from our correspondent at the rally. also coming up, talks on a ceasefire in the war in gaza are understood to have come to an end, without an agreement. three us states will soon have automated vending machines selling ammunition. and we meet the team hoping to map the wreck of the titanic in more detail than ever before. we start with us presidentjoe biden. he's arriving in michigan, where he'll hold a campaign rally, hoping to shore up support. he needs it after this. his appearances at the end

of the nato summit. a couple of slip ups has lead to more calls for him to step aside in the presidential race. biden is 81—year—old. he's facing questions over his age and ability to serve another term. let's look at the slip—up. first, he called president zelensky president putin. and now i want to hand over to the president of ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. ladies and gentlemen, president putin. applause president putin? you've got to beat president putin! president zelensky. i am so focused on beating putin, we've got to worry about it. anyway... mr president. i am better. you are a hell of a lot better. then, within the first few minutes of the press conference itself, biden called his vice president, kamala harris... ..vice president trump. what concerns you have about vice president harris's ability to beat donald trump if she were at the top of the ticket? look. i wouldn't have picked vice president trump to be

vice president if i thought she was not qualified to be vice president. so let's start there. number one. the fact is that the consideration is that i think i am the most qualified person to run for president. i beat him once and i will beat him again. let's bring in brian stelter, author and media commentator. these two latest slip—ups. what is your assessment? this these two latest slip-ups. what is your assessment?— your assessment? this is what is auoin to your assessment? this is what is going to haunt — your assessment? this is what is going to haunt president - your assessment? this is what is going to haunt president biden l your assessment? this is what is. going to haunt president biden for as long as he is in office or as long he is campaigning for election. it contributes to this defection from his own democratic party. we are up to about 20 elected officials, members of congress, who have called for him to step aside. one in the last hour or so confronted biden directly on a zoom call. 50 this crisis is not going

away. i do think that two—week period of health biden between the debate and the press conference, we will look back and view that as one period of time why this crisis erupted. we are heading towards and perhaps more prolonged chapter. the concern for him does not abate. you are an exnert _ concern for him does not abate. you are an exnert in _ concern for him does not abate. you are an expert in media and also narratives, those slip—ups, you could argue, if they had been made other times throughout the last couple of years, would have gone largely unnoticed if someone else had made them. we all make slip—ups. they were not have anywhere near the significance. but now that narrative is set, it is very difficult to change it?— is set, it is very difficult to chance it? . , ., , change it? that is not the media's fault. i change it? that is not the media's fault- i know _ change it? that is not the media's fault. i know there _ change it? that is not the media's fault. i know there is _ change it? that is not the media's fault. i know there is a _ change it? that is not the media's fault. i know there is a lot - change it? that is not the media's fault. i know there is a lot of - fault. i know there is a lot of media criticism there these days, especially from biden voters who are frustrated the media is not talking enough about donald trump. that will

begin in as few days. this crisis is biden's creation. this is a result of his own debate, what appears to be a president who has diminished over time, who is more frail over time. yes, the salience is now raised all the way to the top and now people are watching their every moment because we have to accept the reality that being the american president is in part a performance. no matter what graph you have a policy, no matter how much you have mart of the world stage, it is also a performance. watching biden, many people see different things. you might focus on the stumbles but the people he needs to convince to vote for him in november other people who are paying attention to his stumbles and are worried about his fitness for office. ~ . . ,., and are worried about his fitness for office. ~ . . , ,, for office. what about the process is ste -|n~ for office. what about the process is stepping aside? _ for office. what about the process is stepping aside? do _ for office. what about the process is stepping aside? do see - for office. what about the process is stepping aside? do see it - is stepping aside? do see it happening, the convocations of it?

it is incredible that so many democratic, political veterans and strategists and donors are all calling for this to happen. of course, if it does happen, biden is going to deny it right up into the moment it happens. what we will continue to watch for our vice president harris and how visible she is, and how she is being betrayed. we will watch the further defections from the democratic party, from lawmakers because the truth is, there are a lot more lawmakers who are worried about biden in private. that will continue for weeks to come, i think. that will continue for weeks to come, ithink.— that will continue for weeks to come, i think. ,, ., . come, i think. stay right there and we will get — come, i think. stay right there and we will get your— come, i think. stay right there and we will get your thought _ come, i think. stay right there and we will get your thought on - we will get your thought on something we will talk right now which is going into the world of the hypothetical. so what happens if president biden ends his re—election campaign? vice president kamala harris is seen as the top candidate. we're going to look at one of the more unusual sides

of her popularity for some people. as the washington post is reporting, she's being embraced online by progressive content creators, with users re—posting odd or awkward public moments, saying they show her as relatable. let's take a look at one of the memes that went viral last year. everything is in context. my mother used to... she would give us a hard time sometimes and she would say to us, "i don't know what's wrong with young people." "you think you just fell out of a coconut tree?" laughs. you exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you. taylor lorenz is a tech reporter for the washington post — she's been covering this story. and brian stelter is still with us. before we get onto the broader issue of kamala harris, just talk us through what exactly is going on with clips like that online? basically, she has been turned into a meme. people find how wacky,

nonsensical quotes really relate and funny. she has got this kind of raucous love that people love and people always say she's like a favourite aunt, who is a bit zany and simply more relatable and funny than biden right now. i can and simply more relatable and funny than biden right now.— than biden right now. i can see that but how much _ than biden right now. i can see that but how much of— than biden right now. i can see that but how much of that _ than biden right now. i can see that but how much of that transfer, - than biden right now. i can see that but how much of that transfer, is i but how much of that transfer, is this just a niche call nor the internet or is there something wider though? internet or is there something wider thou~h? ., , ., . internet or is there something wider thouh? ., , ., ., . though? no, it is not a niche corner. though? no, it is not a niche corner- l _ though? no, it is not a niche corner. ithink— though? no, it is not a niche corner. i think it _ though? no, it is not a niche corner. i think it started - though? no, it is not a niche i corner. i think it started almost ironically. you had a lot of big former bernie supporters accounts joking about her but now, everyone is saying they love her. especially among jens ed, you're seeing a lot of fan cams. is excitement that the party will put someone they can actually rally behind. when you talk

to these young voters, they don't want to get behind biden. he has never resonated with them, they felt like they were compromising with him in 2020. and just someone like kamala harris is exciting. d0 in 2020. and just someone like kamala harris is exciting. do you know anyone _ kamala harris is exciting. do you know anyone that _ kamala harris is exciting. do you know anyone that has _ kamala harris is exciting. do you know anyone that has been - kamala harris is exciting. do you i know anyone that has been coconut pilled? it know anyone that has been coconut illed? , . . know anyone that has been coconut illed? , ., ., ., know anyone that has been coconut illed? , . . ., , pilled? it is amazing to see the shift about _ pilled? it is amazing to see the shift about the _ pilled? it is amazing to see the shift about the vice _ pilled? it is amazing to see the shift about the vice president l pilled? it is amazing to see the| shift about the vice president in the last— shift about the vice president in the last couple of weeks. the last three _ the last couple of weeks. the last three plus — the last couple of weeks. the last three plus years, she has been underestimated, widely criticised and by— underestimated, widely criticised and by the right—wing media, demonise. but there has been a shift in the _ demonise. but there has been a shift in the conversation about kamala harrie _ in the conversation about kamala harris. definitely a more positive confirmation under way when people take stock— confirmation under way when people take stock of the possibility that she may— take stock of the possibility that she may become president. in this incredible — she may become president. in this incredible landscape, where republicans are calling for biden to be removed and kamala harris become

president _ be removed and kamala harris become president. that might seem like a very unlikely scenario but we are on the cusp— very unlikely scenario but we are on the cusp of— very unlikely scenario but we are on the cusp of the first woman president, women of colour. she has 59, president, women of colour. she has 59. she _ president, women of colour. she has 59. she is _ president, women of colour. she has 59. she is not — president, women of colour. she has 59, she is not a young person but complied — 59, she is not a young person but complied to — 59, she is not a young person but complied to biden and trump, she is a breath— complied to biden and trump, she is a breath of— complied to biden and trump, she is a breath of fresh air. 85% of americans say biden is too old for a second _ americans say biden is too old for a second term. with that in mind, someone — second term. with that in mind, someone like kamala harris would seem _ someone like kamala harris would seem like — someone like kamala harris would seem like a welcome change of pace and that— seem like a welcome change of pace and that is— seem like a welcome change of pace and that is partly why she is going viral online — and that is partly why she is going viral online-— and that is partly why she is going viral online. taylor, away from the memes, viral online. taylor, away from the memes. is — viral online. taylor, away from the memes, is what _ viral online. taylor, away from the memes, is what brian _ viral online. taylor, away from the memes, is what brian was - viral online. taylor, away from the l memes, is what brian was referring to, talking about this growing realisation and people entertaining different scenarios, what are your thoughts on kamala harris as the candidate, taking on donald trump? i candidate, taking on donald trump? i think she will be able to leverage a lot of young people and turn out the vote, especially among jens dee, who resonate with her. a lot of progressives, who have not always got on board with more centrist

candidates, show that they are willing to support her. i think she willing to support her. i think she will be subject to relentless attacks because she is a woman, a woman of colour, she is from california which they love to demonise, so she will have a challenging battle. i don't think it is a sure thing but it seems like at least if you judge by the internet, she has a lot better shot than biden right now. she has a lot better shot than biden riahtnow. ~ , she has a lot better shot than biden riahtnow. , . she has a lot better shot than biden riahtnow. ~ , . ., right now. absolutely fascinating to net both of right now. absolutely fascinating to get both of your — right now. absolutely fascinating to get both of your thoughts. - right now. absolutely fascinating to get both of your thoughts. thank i get both of your thoughts. thank you, both. really interesting stuff. joe biden is in the air right now, due to land for that campaign rally. as and when he does, we will cross over to the us for that. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

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ukraine now. one of its most difficult weeks since the start of the full scale russian invasion two and a half years ago. more than a0 people were killed in missile attacks across the country, which also hit a children's hospital. president zelensky appealed to his western allies not to restrict the use of weapons they donate, which stops them being deployed against targets inside russia. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. rocket. on monday, in a matter of hours, missiles overwhelmed ukraine's normally well—defended capital. and it's what they hit which made this one of the worst aerial assaults in this war. this is kyiv�*s children's hospital, where some of the patients were being treated for cancer. it was a site which drew worldwide attention and western condemnation. russia denied targeting civilian areas, but evidence to the contrary is mounting.

and this was an attack which wasn't confined to one place or one hospital. cities across central and eastern ukraine were targeted. ia people lost their lives here, and it took three days to find them from under the rubble. once lived lives exposed by blown—away walls. the country is paying a mounting human cost. five doctors in a kyiv clinic died in one of the strikes this week. as nato leaders gathered in washington, president zelensky couldn't contain his emotion. it's so difficult and... to lose children. and of course, you know, you see these people, you see parents and when their children are dying or dead. so it's... you want to kill

putin at this moment. in the absence of battlefield progress, highlighting russian atrocities is kyiv�*s most potent weapon. sizeable western offerings have followed, including financial aid, the delivery of f—16fighterjets and much—needed air defence systems. but ukraine got only a fraction of what it was after. in the centre of the capital, thousands of flags mark ukraine's fallen. it has long wanted nato membership and, after years of promises, no—one has ever said when, because of russia's ongoing invasion. and that takes us to the heart of ukraine's unknowns. can it withstand more attacks on its infrastructure? are the current levels of military aid enough to carry it to victory, or will enduring defiance get it through? all questions brought to the fore by missile strikes which shocked the world. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.

16 students are reported to have died, after a school in central nigeria collapsed, and many more are trapped in the rubble. rescue operations are ongoing as witnesses can hear shouts for help. parents are said to have joined the search for their children at the saint academy injos north district. it is not immediately clear what caused the collapse, but residents say it came after three days of heavy rains in plateau state. as we mentioned earlier, president biden will be hoping to rally support behind him at a campaign rally in michigan in a few hours' time. let's go live to nada tawfik, our north america correspondent, who's there for us. is the president in the air? is he there? ., �* , ., ., , there? joe biden is going to be s-ueakin there? joe biden is going to be speaking here _ there? joe biden is going to be speaking here in _ there? joe biden is going to be speaking here in just _ there? joe biden is going to be speaking here in just a - there? joe biden is going to be speaking here in just a few- there? joe biden is going to be l

speaking here in just a few short hours. of course, this is all part of his effort to get out to key battleground states, so—called blue wall. last week, he went to pennsylvania, wisconsin and today he is here yet again in michigan. it is a state he won by 150,000 votes in 2020 after donald trump retook the states from democrats in 2016, the first time democrats have lost in the state since the 805. trump had won by less than 10,000 votes. so this time around, enthusiasm is key forjoe biden among some key groups in the state. of course, detroit, one of the largest cities, and so joe biden said himself in a press conference last night that he needs to get out there and reassure voters that he does have the stamina and the mental abilities to run and when

to serve for anotherfour the mental abilities to run and when to serve for another four years. all of this coming as more democrats are coming out, using a phrase, pass the torch. telling joe biden it is time torch. telling joe biden it is time to step aside. i can say that as we came into the school ground, the school here in michigan where the rally will be held, there was an elderly gentleman holding a sign, saying, pass the torch. he said he won't vote for donald trump but after five decades of voting for democrats, he can't bring himself to vote forjoe biden either. he thinks he is not fit to serve and has called instead for democrats to get behind an open convention, to have candidates be able to build up excitement in the base and convinced the base who would be the best candidate to take on donald trump. just as you are talking there, just getting reports that another

representative has publicly called onjoe representative has publicly called on joe biden representative has publicly called onjoe biden to end his election bid. confronted him via meeting on friday and told him it was time for someone else to lead. i don't know if the details of this rally were public, but i am just wondering, do we know the format? will the president be answering questions, will he be meeting voters or is this very much more formal and scripted with? i very much more formal and scripted with? ., very much more formal and scripted with? ~ .. very much more formal and scripted with? ,, u, , . very much more formal and scripted with? ,, , . ., very much more formal and scripted with? ,, , . . ., with? i think we can expect a more scri ted with? i think we can expect a more scripted event. _ with? i think we can expect a more scripted event. it _ with? i think we can expect a more scripted event. it is _ with? i think we can expect a more scripted event. it is set _ with? i think we can expect a more scripted event. it is set up - with? i think we can expect a more scripted event. it is set up like - with? i think we can expect a more scripted event. it is set up like a i scripted event. it is set up like a more typical rally withjoe biden coming up on a stage, likely to be reading from a prompt with the crowd below him. we can expect some of his most ardent supporters to be here. i did have a chance to speak with other voters around detroit and i think what is really interesting is that while there are some voters who do have affection forjoe biden,

ultimately for many of them, they would be ok if somebody else was at the top of the ticket. for them, the key is making sure to beat donald trump. especially when i spoke with younger democrats, they were very concerned about his ability to beat former president trump. i think that is certainly at the top of the mind of voters, of the biden campaign, to see how these next few days will shape out. i think from here on out, every eventjoe biden will be at will be highly scrutinised. so that is something he is keenly aware of as he takes the podium later today. thank you so much for that. we will speak with the a bit later as the president arrives there. here, a man has been jailed for life, and must serve at least 15 years, for planning to kidnap, rape and murder tv presenter holly willoughby. thejudge described gavin plumb's crimes as "depraved and vile," while the jury were told his actions

had a catastrophic impact on her. charlotte gallagher's report contains details you may find distressing. police! stay where you are! the moment gavin plumb was arrested. he's an obsessive loner. you are under arrest for conspiracy to kidnap. who? holly willoughby. she is a fantasy of mine, a fantasy of a lot of guys. he plotted to turn his depraved fantasies into reality. caller number four. the target of his obsession, one of the uk's best—known tv personalities. just hours earlier, holly willoughby had presented what would be her last episode of this morning. see you tomorrow. a5 later that day, police told her of plumb's arrest over his plans to kidnap, rape, and murder her. metal cable ties, two sets of handcuffs... he had assembled a kidnap kit, bought chloroform and researched holly's movements.

thejudge said plumb's plans were sadistic, brutal, and degrading. he was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years in prison. you intended to harm her husband and her children as part of your plan. you attempted to recruit several people to help you. you discussed in hideous and revolting detail the prolonged sexual violence that you intended to inflict on ms willoughby once you abducted her and had her under your control. holly willoughby didn't ever attend court but the prosecution said the offences had changed her life, both personally and professionally. he is not a fantasist, he is a calculating sexual predator who has spent his adult life seeking to inflict violence on women. it cannot be right that men like gavin plumb are able to join online forums where they freely vent their hatred towards women and girls and plot to cause them harm. this isn't the first time plumb has targeted women and teenage girls.

he has convictions for attempted kidnapping and false imprisonment. maria was his first victim. he tried to kidnap herfrom a train. when i look at men, i very often do that quickjudgment, so what level of danger are they? and that is all men? when you see a man you think, "is this person dangerous to me?" yes. how do you feel about gavin plumb now when you think about gavin plumb? he is nothing in life and it makes him, in a way, more dangerous. you know, a person who has nothing to lose. holly is just one of plumb's victims. she was saved by the actions of police here and in the us, who uncovered his plan. plumb will now spend years in prison, away from the women and girls he is a danger to. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. turning to the middle east, and talks being held to try to negotiate a ceasefire in the war in gaza are

understood to have come to an end without agreement. they were being held in doha and cairo. our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf has more from istanbul. very sad news for the people in gaza who were like, you know, watching the news of the ceasefire talks for the last three or four weeks between cairo and doha. and the unfortunate news for them today that the talks ended without any result. you know, the americans were, high—level americans were involved. the qatari prime minister met with the israeli, head of the mossad and with the egyptian intelligence chief. so, very big names were involved, trying to, you know, get this deal going forward and done with. we heard in the last two or three hours from the senior official who was close monitoring and in some stages he was involved in the talks itself. he said that hamas was willing

to give more concessions and they were soft in their position, and they were very flexible in order to do the deal. but he himself, quoting hamas, saying that it was mr netanyahu and israel which not willing to accept the ceasefire. we understand that there was about three or four main obstacles and points. one of them is the people who are displaced from the north in the south and the issue of the permanent ceasefire, which i think hamas officially dropped this line. and they said, "we can accept, like, a deal without a permanent ceasefire." the other issue, which was serious and it was discussed in cairo today and yesterday, is the philadelphi corridor, the border between gaza and egypt, which israel always accused hamas of using under a underground tunnel to smuggle weapons into gaza. and israel want to make sure that any deal will not allow

hamas to do so again. so there was a lot of scenarios discussed in cairo, according to a senior egyptian official... stay with us. this is bbc news. hello there, good evening. it's been cloudy and cool today across the uk, with temperatures for most of us below the seasonal average. some brighter skies — best towards the west — but it's helped to trigger off some showers, and some of those showers heavy and thundery, especially in southwest england. now, as we head through the weekend it's more of the same again tomorrow — it's cloudy, it's cool, some brighter skies, but also some showers, too. it will be feeling warmer on sunday, especially in the south, with more sunshine around. but always cloudier for these eastern coasts, including tonight. some showers across parts of east anglia drifting down towards central, southern england, as well.

cloudy towards the east coast, some clearer skies further west — but there will be plenty of mist and some hill fog developing into tomorrow morning. so, it's a cloudy, damp, buta mild start to tomorrow morning. now high pressure remains out in the atlantic — it drifts a little further northwards as we head through saturday. low pressure still spiralling away in the north sea. it's developing more of a northeasterly wind as we head through saturday, so more of those showers just coming onshore, and even more, i think, through the day on sunday, too. but it's cloudy towards eastern areas. the best of the sunshine will tend to be across southern england into wales, perhaps the western highlands, northern ireland, northwest england, too, seeing some sunshine. watch out for some showers that will also develop — they'll melt away into the evening. temperatures, again, disappointingly low for the time of year, just 14—19 celsius. and on sunday, with low pressure, remains out in the north sea again. we will see more showers across parts of northern england, down through southeastern scotland. there'll be more in the way of sunshine, though, further west, again, across western scotland, down through england and wales, and we'll see some

higher temperatures, too. any showers, any cloud should melt away into the evening to leave us with a dry and a fine end to the day. now further east, in germany for the euros final on sunday evening, then, well, it's looking dry — some thunderstorms there at the moment of course, but it will be drying out. temperatures generally in the low—to—mid—205. now, as we head through into the start of next week, well, it's not too long before we see our next area of low pressure drifting from the southwest, but because we're drawing in a south—westerly wind, then the air will turn a little warmer. so, temperatures will be rising, here's the outlook for our capital cities — still rather unsettled with some showers, and possibly some longer spells of rain at times, but a bit drier for most. bye— bye.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. automatic vending machines for ammunition — they're coming to three us states. time for the sport. let's head to the bbc sport centre. hi, tolson. haj, lewis, thank you very much indeed. sunday's men's final at wimbledon will be a repeat of last year's decider, with defending champion

carlos alcaraz and seven—time winner novak djokovic facing each other again. both had fairly comfortable semifinal wins earlier, as our reporter chetan pathak tells us. so, here we go again, just like last year, novak djokovic will have to beat carlos alcaraz if he is to win a roger federer equalling eight wimbledon singles title. in the first semifinal of the day, alcaraz was up against daniil medvedev and, like when they played each other 12 months ago, it was medvedev who made the strongest start and edge to the first set on a tie—break. but alcaraz is well used to coming from behind and his superior shotmaking showed thereafter. he comfortably took the next three sets to make it back to back finals at wimbledon stop so if you have kept hold of this title, but one man who has is novak djokovic who at 37 is as focused and determined as he has ever been. up against italian 22—year—old lorenzo musetti, there was not too much the 2a time grants i'm jumping was not too much the 2a time grants i'mjumping had to was not too much the 2a time grants

i'm jumping had to worry about. djokovic had knee surgery only a matter of weeks ago,