could have you with us. taking aim at his predecessor, former president donald trump. he came out on stage in detroit to chanting of don't you quit, and spoke for nearly a0 minutes amid continued scrutiny over his fitness to run. many in his own party have turned on the president, calling for him to bow out of the 202a race, after new gaffes at the nato summit and lingering panic from his poor debate showing. but mr biden remained defiant, proclaiming once again he will be the democratic party's nominee and will win the election against donald trump. i am the nominee of the democratic party, the only democratic party, the only democrat who has been donald trump ever, and i'm going to

beat him again.— beat him again. cheering i know him. _ beat him again. cheering i know him. donald - beat him again. cheering i know him. donald trump beat him again. cheering | i know him. donald trump is beat him again. cheering - i know him. donald trump is a loser! drum set if he wins he will be a dictator on day one. he means it, folks. we are not going to let that happen, over my dead body will happen. cheering 0ur correspondence in tawfik is at the biden rally in michigan. presidentjoe biden will be very pleased with his performance at this rally. he got through his speech, caffeine free, and really fat off the energy of the crowd here, some of his most ardent supporters here in detroit —— gaffe free. he rift with them, crack jokes gaffe free. he rift with them, crackjokes but stayed on message, again defiant, saying everyone is talking about whether he will stay in the race or not, he said he absolutely would, and not only that, he would defeat donald trump. he also laid out the case for what's at stake in their selection, and also went over his record, calling donald

trump a threat to democracy, a loser, and someone who is unhinged and would lay out an agenda that would threaten women's rates, that would take the economy back into a state where it would benefit billionaires and hurt everyday americans. he said it was important to also speak about not only what you are against but what you are for, he started to lay out what his term in office in the first hundred days would try to achieve, everything from making roe versus wade the law of the land again to protecting social programmes like social security and medicare, and just speaking to some of his supporters who were here in this room, who were here in this room, who were raucous at times, shouting four more years, shouting lock him up when it came to donald trump, and even urging joe biden in their chanting, don't quit, they say they are confident he can remain at the top of the ticket for democrats. joining me live,

lindy lee, who serves —— previously worked on the american asian outreach team forjoe biden. just to begin with, what did you make of that press conference last night wrapping up the nato summit? i was really impressed by his mastery of foreign policy. can you imagine trump talking about munition strategy? biden dived right into the intricacies of foreign policy in the way that only he can, this is his do main,, his forte, he is known to be a gaffe machine throughout his life, even when he was younger, but i think what we need to focus on is the substance, and he, under his leadership, nato expanded, finland of all countries joined, so yesterday i thought was a success for the president, and stamped the haemorrhaging that we saw throughout the week from members of congress. figs throughout the week from members of congress. as we know, members of congress. as we know. we _ members of congress. as we know. we live _ members of congress. as we know, we live in _ members of congress. as we know, we live in a _ members of congress. as we know, we live in a social-

members of congress. as we l know, we live in a social media world now, and things like expansion, finlandjoining expansion, finland joining unfortunately don't expansion, finlandjoining unfortunately don't really make sound bites. instead what do are those gaffes, the confusion of names and so on. so do you think that could still damage him staying in this race when ultimately that is what is going to be clipped up and going to be clipped up and going around the world, the confusion of those names? i completely understand confusion of those names? i completely understand what you're saying and i think right now the media and much of the world are on a hunt for gaffes, so they won't listen so much for the policy or the legislation, they will listen for the moment he stumbles, so i think it is pivotal for the president to do everything he can to avoid those moments, and i don't know how he can, ijust don't know. you know, ageing and slowing down, it is an inevitable process everyone has to experience. i actually have tremendous compassion for him, i am not focusing much on the speeches and the gaffes, so

much the policies, and that's what matters, and whether or not we will actually have a republic after november. you have expressed _ republic after november. you have expressed respect for his legacy, and a lot of other members have said that, but still, we think you need to leave the race. do you think these calls will stop, do you think he will heed them? actually ten minutes ago i was just visited by a member of congress who is a dear friend of mine, and i think the nato pressure and the michigan rally today have really given people pause. i do know that the former speaker nancy pelosi was asking people to pleasejust hold off until nato week is overjust hold off until nato week is over just out of hold off until nato week is overjust out of respect to the presidency of what he is doing with ourforeign allies, presidency of what he is doing with our foreign allies, but after the nato press and the michigan rally today i think a lot of people are seeing that biden is just not going to leave, and the more that he has publicly humiliated and publicly humiliated and publicly pushed, the deeper he will dig in. this is a scranton

jail, i am will dig in. this is a scranton jail, iam here in pennsylvania, and scranton is known as being gritty and resilient —— scrantonjoe. so thejoe biden i know, i was in a phone call with him on monday with a small group of donors. i thought i was speaking with maryland governor weighs more but the presidentjoined the line. there was definitely a surprise, and he answered our questions, and he definitely gave us a robust performance. but i do understand there are definitely serious concerns that the rest of the campaign is going to be like biden gaffe watch, everyone is going to be on the hunt for the next stumble. on the hunt for the next stumble-— on the hunt for the next stumble. ., , ., ., stumble. so are you hearing from some _ stumble. so are you hearing from some democrats - stumble. so are you hearing from some democrats who i stumble. so are you hearing - from some democrats who think in light of that, though, potentially this could be the moment for him to step out of the race because i guess the concern is among some in the party that if they don't do it soon enough, eventually there is the potential of him than losing to donald trump? that is

their concern.— their concern. right. iam reminded _ their concern. right. iam reminded of _ their concern. right. iam reminded of the - their concern. right. iam reminded of the area - their concern. right. iam reminded of the area of. their concern. right. i am i reminded of the area of ken starr during the clinton administration, and the axiom during that era was every day you are not dead is another day that you are winning. so basically every day that you manage to stay in the race and not get booted out is another triumph for you, because at a certain point, once you reach the convention august 19 it becomes improbable to take you out. so i think what is happening here is people are running out the clock. because at some point there is just nothing you can do, and every day he stays, every day he survives is basically a triumph. survives is basically a triumph-— survives is basically a trium - h. , ., survives is basically a triumh. , ., , , triumph. lindy lee, who serves as the woman _ triumph. lindy lee, who serves as the woman co-chair - triumph. lindy lee, who serves as the woman co-chair for - triumph. lindy lee, who serves as the woman co-chair for the l as the woman co—chair for the democratic national committee, thank you for being with us and sharing your perspective. thank ou so sharing your perspective. thank you so much- — ajudge in new mexico has dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges, brought against hollywood actor, alec baldwin. this was the moment baldwin realised the case

was being dismissed. you can see a clearly emotional reaction. he was on trial for his involvement in the death of cinematographer, halyna hutchins, who was killed by a bullet fired from a prop gun that mr baldwin was using, while filming a scene for the film, rust, in 2021. alec baldwin's defence attorneys successfully pressed for an immediate dismissal, after accusing the prosecution of burying evidence. here's our correspondent, emma vardy, who has been following the trial closely. this trial has really taken an unexpected turn, a day of courtroom drama here. it emerged earlier today that this box of bullets, this new piece of evidence, had emerged from a box of bullets that had been given to police in recent months, but that hadn't been disclosed to the defence. the prosecution had essentially said it wasn't connected with the case, it got filed under a completely separate case, and thatis completely separate case, and that is what was being argued in court today. now in this box of bullets it is alleged that was supplied by the ammunition

supplier to the movie set of rust, they were mixed up but between live rounds and dummy rounds, and this cast a lot of doubt on the trial and the events leading up to the shooting. previously, the armourer in the film carr rust, she has already been convicted for involuntary manslaughter. it was alleged she was the person who had mixed up the bullets, and that is how a live round ended up in the gun being used by alec baldwin, but the emergence of this new piece of evidence cast doubt on all of that argument, so after a lot of legal arguments today, a lot of legal arguments today, a lot of toing and froing, one of the unexpected things that happened was the lead prosecutor put herself on the stand, said she would testify under oath, to give an explanation as to why this wasn't disclosed, and then eventually the judge dismissed the trial. it means alec baldwin is essentially a free man now. this case can't be put to him again. very emotional scenes in court and he just left in tears after hugging his legal team and his wife.

for more, my colleague carl nasman has been speaking to criminal defence attorney and legal analyst, rachel fiset. it is the best possible thing that could happen to a defendant in this case. and alec baldwin's team showed that there was evidence that they should have been given and they were not. and a prosecutor has a very high standard to give exculpatory evidence, meaning evidence that is bad for the case and possibly good for the defence, and when they don't meet those ethical duties, this is exactly what can happen. along with sanctions and a host of other things, so really, the evidence that was not provided was so central to the case that the judge thought this case could not fairly proceed as a result of that evidence not being given to the defendant. i actually wanted to ask you, how crucial was this evidence to the case? well, we will actually never know. it's the fact that it could have been crucial to the case.

we will never know. what they were, it was evidence of other live rounds on the set, the prosecution says it was not relevant at all, because it was not the same exact type of bullet that was used in ms hutchins' death. however, the defence never had a chance to test that, they never had a chance to understand how those live rounds got on the set, and without being able to prepare their defence with all of the evidence, the case is dismissed because they, we would never know. we don't know if that was the absolute crucial evidence or if it was irrelevant, but it was relevant enough to the central issues that the judge found it a dismissible case. and just to reiterate, just to clarify here, thejudge dismissed the case with prejudice.

what exactly does that mean? i'm assuming now that that will mean this case is essentially done. the case is done. they cannot retry a case against alec baldwin. it's dismissed with prejudice, as a sanction for the prosecutorial misconduct of not turning over that evidence, over that evidence. and how common is that kind of ruling? do we see this very often in a criminal case? i have seen it in my own criminal cases. it has happened, we've had cases dismissed based on prosecutorial misconduct. but it is not supposed to happen. the prosecutors are supposed to be ethically carrying out their duties. they have a lot of power, being representatives of the government and having

the ability to put people injail, and so they are held to this high standard of having to turn over all the evidence. so it is not, it is not super... it is not super common, it is not a common occurrence, because most prosecutors are abiding by those duties but when they don't, the sanctions and the consequences are very harsh. obviously, as you said, we will never know exactly how this trial would have unfolded, but you have been tracking this trial closely. how did it seem to you, and how difficult was this case for alec baldwin's team to defend? i think alec baldwin's team was doing a very good job in the defence of this case. i would say they were likely winning as of this point in the trial. there were some missteps that were being shown by the investigation and the prosecution, and, frankly, alec baldwin can always rely on the fact that he was told the gun was not loaded, and, as an actor, he simply is carrying out duties of other people's vision.

on monday, thejudge ruled he could not be, his role as a producer could not be introduced into the case, which was a very big win for the baldwin team. so going forward, really, the odds were looking more and more in his favour, as this case progressed. i guess the next question is, and, of course, we are seeing those emotional reactions from alec baldwin and his family in the courtroom, but you know, what comes next and what comes next for everybody who was involved in this tragic shooting on that set? will this affect any other cases or is this just one that will affect alec baldwin himself? well, i do believe that ms gutierrez—read, the armourer that has already been convicted, will be filing appeals. 0ne willjust be simply based on this new evidence, that came in allegedly

after her conviction, but it does come a new evidence can lead to an appeal and an entirely new trial. so this could very much affect her case and how, whether she is sentence, carries out her sentence. so this is a very big deal there. i think alec baldwin's team will likely seek sanctions against the prosecutors. there will be an investigation, an internal investigation at the new mexico da's office, as it relates to inquiring why there was this misconduct, what the intentionality was in it, so those prosecutors could be facing other sanctions besides this as well. ukraine's president volodomyr zelensky has continued to push for us support, after the conclusion of the nato summit. mr zelensky was in the us state of utah on friday, speaking to the national governors association. in his speech, he described russia's invasion as a "battle "between good and evil",

and thanked americans for their support. it comes after that three—day nato conference, that was dominated by pledges of support to ukraine, including what nato leaders have called an "irreversible path" to future ukrainian membership. "path" to future ukrainian membership. it's unclear when it will be offered full membership. nato countries pledged a collective $a3 billion of military aid to ukraine in the coming year. this includes air defence support, as well as f—i6 fighterjets for the first time. somejets are already on their way from europe, according to the us secretary of state. the us also announced it will deploy long—range missiles in germany, starting in 2026, to deter russian aggression. it will be the first time since the cold war, and the move has angered russia. its defence minister andrei belousov intiated a phone call on friday with us defence secretary lloyd austin. they discussed lowering the risk of "possible "escalation" over the war in ukraine. meanwhile, ukrainians are still reeling from this

week's deadly russian air strikes that killed dozens of civilians, including children at a children's hospital in kyiv. 0ur ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse sent this report. 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 sight 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. 0nce—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—i6 fighterjets 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. talks to reach a ceasefire in gaza between israel and hamas have ended without an agreement, officials said on friday. mediators discussed the terms of a truce proposal in doha

and cairo this week. the two sides did not reach a consensus, despite hamas abandoning its condition of a permanent ceasefire to allow an agreement to be reached. but us presidentjoe biden said both sides have agreed to a basic outline. he said, in a statement, "six weeks ago i laid out "a comprehensive framework for how to achieve a ceasefire "and bring the hostages home. "there is still work to do and these are complex issues, "but that framework is now agreed to by both "israel and hamas. "my team is making progress and i'm determined to "get this done". 0ur gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf has been following the developments from istanbul. he gave this update. 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. a senior palestinian official himself involved in the negotiation both in cairo, and told the bbc that the talks has

failed, the mediators spent a lot of time trying to bridge the gap between the two sides, the gap between the two sides, the israeli side and hamas, and put an end to nine months of war, but the effort failed tonight, with the hamas official telling the bbc that they accuse the israeli prime minister mr benjamin netanyahu of sabotaging the ceasefire talks. they say it is for his own interest, he doesn't want this deal to go ahead. haven't held back from the israelis —— we haven't heard back from the israelis yet but this is what they are accusing hamas of sabotaging the ceasefire talks. this news was very sad and very frustrating, the news, for about 2.3 million people in gaza, who are suffering for the last nine months from this war, and they were hoping that an agreement could have brought an end to the war but

not this time. a new expedition to survey and photograph the wreck of the titanic has set off from rhode island in the us. it's the first commercial mission to the site since last summer, when five people died when their submersible imploded. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has been given exclusive access to this latest mission and reports from providence port. instantly recognisable, the most famous shipwreck in the world, the titanic. lying 3,800m beneath the waves, she attracts as much attention today as when she sank more than 100 years ago. now this ship is heading off on a new expedition, getting ready for a three—week—long visit to the wreck. the crew will be using underwater robots to make the dive. the team here want to study the titanic in more detail than ever before, so this robotic sub is packed with high—tech gear. it is covered in cameras to scan and image the wreck in the highest resolution,

and there's a bit of kit called a magnetometer, which will allow them to peer beneath the sediment to see what's there for the very first time. every time people go out, the things that they always go to are the bow and the stern. personally, i'm looking forward to spending a lot more time out in the debris field, to look at all of the little bits and bobs that are out in the sand, this little pile to this pile, to that pile, and there's an extraordinary amount of material out there. they thought the titanic was unsinkable. but after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage, nearly 1,500 people lost their lives. rms titanic inc owns the salvage rights and have recovered thousands of items. they'll be looking for artefacts to retrieve on a return visit, but some say the wreck should be left untouched. the majority of people who see titanic as a gravesite, they think of titanic, and all they think of is death. but when i look at titanic, i see so much life in that ship. we see unbelievable stories that we can bring back.

this is the first expedition to return to the titanic since the titan submersible disaster last year. yeah, this plaque shows the latitude and longitude of the wreck. and ph's nickname. he was known as mr titanic. for the crew, it's a chance to remember theirfriend, ph nargeolet, one of the five people who died on the sub. he was supposed to be leading this voyage. he was a very special man, very generous in his imparting of knowledge of what he knew about the titanic. everybody misses him. we miss hisjoie de vivre, his happy, outgoing way of looking at things. to leave something down there is a mark of respect for ph. the ship's now on its way to the north atlantic. the crew need good weather and a bit of luck for their ambitious plans. if successful, the dives are a chance to reveal some of the many secrets titanic still holds. rebecca morelle, bbc news, providence, rhode island.

your watching bbc news. i am helena humphrey in washington, dc. thanks for your company. more world knows hull news for you at the top of the hour. goodbye for now. hello. if you like cool weather with lots of clouds, then the weekend may be perfect for you, but be careful what you wish for. it may end up being a little too chilly, with the rain and the wind off the north sea, and for many of us, actually, the weekend is looking quite mixed at the moment. at the moment, on the satellite picture, we have clouds circling the uk. this cloud here is responsible for the damp weather, and you can see the outbreaks of rain there across many eastern parts of the country. but earlier on in the night, we will have had some clear

spells out towards the west, and 7am temperatures, around 11 to 13 degrees, with lower values earlier on in the night. so a lot of cloud to start the day, wherever you are, but soon, sunny spells will be developing out towards the west and in some central areas. showers will develop, too, across wales, southern england, some in northern ireland, but here, along the north sea coast, layers of cloud, outbreaks of rain. there's a weather front there, and it's going to feel quite chilly. look at that. ia in aberdeen, ia in newcastle, no higher than about 15 in hull, and out towards the west, perhaps temperatures not even making 20 celsius, even where the sun does come out. now, here's sunday. we still have that low pressure circling in the north sea here, with that breeze out of the north, outbreaks of rain from time to time, but i think, for many of us, actually, sunday is going to be a drier, brighter day, and as a result, the temperatures will be a little bit higher. a good day, i think, overall, for wimbledon on sunday, and it's looking hot and sunny in germany, as well, for that football match. now, let's have a look at the forecast, then,

for sunday evening. if you're planning to spend it outdoors, perhaps in your garden, looking mostly dry across most of the uk. here's a look at the forecast for monday now. surprise, surprise — a weather front sweeps in from the south west. it'll bring outbreaks of rain, potentially heavy showers at times, even some thunderstorms possible, but this time, i think eastern areas should hang on to the better weather, and because there's going to be a bit of a change in the wind direction, so coming in from the south, the temperatures will be typically in the low 20s. how about the outlook? well, next week, again, a mixed bag in the north of the country, but further south, there are hints, tentative hints, that things are going to be turning a little bit warmer. that's it. bye— bye.

voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. in discovering the world's culture, we travel the globe meeting artists to find out what their work tells us about where they're from. i'm nikki bedi, and my passion in life is exploring people and places through their arts and culture. as an arts presenter, i've had the privilege of bringing artists' stories and their work to audiences across the globe.

i'm in cappadocia, central turkey, 700km from istanbul. this area is a dynamic creative hub. come with me as we discover the world's culture in turkey. this is cappadocia, a region with landscapes that look truly otherworldly as a result of volcanic activity millions of years ago and then, over time, wind and water erosion. the locals call them �*fairy chimneys'. you may have your own idea of what they look like. the soft rock has been hollowed out through the centuries to provide shelter and settlement but this region isn'tjust about fairy chimneys.

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