broadcasting live from milwaukee, wisconsin. president biden has addressed the american people in a prime—time televised speech from the oval office calling for unity and urging the nation to lower the temperature in our politics, he said, following an assassination attempt against donald trump on saturday. president biden called the attack on donald trump deplorable adding that we cannot and must not go down this road in america. let's listen to some of what the president said. yesterday's shooting at donald trump's rally in pennsylvania calls on all of us to take a step back. take stock of where we are, how we go forward from here. thankfully, former trump is not seriously injured. i spoke to him last night and i am grateful he is doing well, andjill and i keep him and his family in our prayers.

we also extend our deepest condolences to the family of the victim who was killed. corey was a husband, a father, a volunteer firefighter and a hero sheltering his family from the bullets. we should hold his family and all those injured in our prayers. earlier today i spoke about an ongoing investigation. we do not know the motive of the shooter yet, we do not know his opinions or affiliations. we do not know whether he had help or support or if he communicated with anyone else. law enforcement professionals as i speak are investigating those questions. tonight i want to speak to what we do know. a former president was shot, an american citizen killed while simply exercising his freedom to support the candidate of his choosing. we cannot and must not walk down this road in america we have travelled it before in history. violence has never been the answer, whether it is with members of congress of both parties being targeted and shot

or a violent mob attacking the capitol onjanuary 6 or a brutal attack on the spouse of the former speaker of the house nancy pelosi. misinformation and intimidation on election officials, or the kidnapping plot against a sitting governor. or an attempted assassination on donald trump. there is no place in america for this kind of violence, for any violence ever. period. no exceptions. we cannot allow this violence to be normalised. the political rhetoric in this country has gotten heated. it is time to cool down. former president donald trump has arrived here in milwaukee to join the republican national convention. he said that while he considered delaying the trip he could not allow a shooter to force a change in his schedule. it was just over 2a hours ago

at a rally in pennsylvania the donald trump was grazed by a bullet that came from a government on the rooftop of a nearby shed. as shots rang out, mr trump put his hand to his ear before dropping to the ground. a secret service sniper returned fire killing the attacker who has been identified by the fbi as 20—year—old thomas matthew crooks. on the eve of this republican national convention here in milwaukee the secret service says there will be no change to its security plan. fill" says there will be no change to its security plan.— its security plan. our plan is based on — its security plan. our plan is based on continuously - its security plan. our plan is - based on continuously monitored information and we are confident in the plans we have and we are moving forward with those plans. in and we are moving forward with those plans-_ and we are moving forward with those plans-— those plans. in his first interview _ those plans. in his first interview since - those plans. in his first interview since the - those plans. in his first- interview since the attempt on his life he told the washington newspaper that he has completely rewritten the speech he is planning to deliver here at the rnc. former us president said his brush with death prompted him to change strategy. instead of a speech

focused on criticism of the record ofjoe biden, donald trump says he now plans to appeal for national unity. joining me now to discuss this is henry barber veteran rnc member and former mississippi congressmen. on cue forjoining us here at the rnc. on the point the donald trump said today how he has rewritten the speech he will deliver here on thursday night, what do you expect to hear from thursday night, what do you expect to hearfrom him? i expect to hear from him? i think we will hear an emotional speech. when you think about how close he came to dying, it is a serious thing, of course. and i think we will hear his heart and from his heart we will hear about how the country does need to come together and i think that sort of tone, him stepping up to the plate and reaching out to americans and being more inclusive than sometimes donald trump may be, i think it is a very good thing for him politically. i think it is going to appeal. 82% of

americans wanting new president and i think by changing his tone, it will be a political benefit to that, even if it is not the reason why he is doing it. he said in the interview that he thinks _ it. he said in the interview that he thinks what - it. he said in the interview. that he thinks what happened it. he said in the interview- that he thinks what happened to him and how he is going to frame it in his speech here will change the course of the campaign. do you agree with that? i campaign. do you agree with that? 4' campaign. do you agree with that? ~ u, campaign. do you agree with that? ~ ~ that? i think it can. and i think president _ that? i think it can. and i think president biden - that? l think it can. and || think president biden said that? l think it can. and | - think president biden said the right things, that we cannot let violence win in our country. sometimes from terrible trials good things can happen. and so i think that president biden and president trump are coming maybe to some agreement over such a heinous act, that this is not the sort of thing that can happen in our country and that we need to come together as americans. i am encouraged by that. the discourse in this country is so

polarised it is quite nasty at times and we have seen that in the campaign ads. president trump and president biden making these remarks calling for unity. how will that be received by people? many people speaking here today are very, very upset about what happened. no question about it. there is anger and angerfrom the no question about it. there is anger and anger from the left and angerfrom the right, there are people on the left you probably have not said the right things in response to this as well as people from the right. but i will say that leadership matters. and i think thatis leadership matters. and i think that is where donald trump setting the tone that we can overcome this if we will come together, much like americans did after 9/11. i think that can really change this race and we will see into or three weeks and they hold to that? i will say it is encouraging to me and i think americans will find it encouraging to see donald trump leading in that way and

president biden following suit. do you think donald trump and the other speeches that we will hear here will lessen their focus on joe hear here will lessen their focus onjoe biden and his agent capacities and so on and focus more on donald trump himself and the republican policies? himself and the republican olicies? . , , ~ policies? perhaps. ithink we will still hear _ policies? perhaps. i think we will still hear some _ policies? perhaps. ithink we will still hear some contrast. | will still hear some contrast. the campaign business contrast is really important in your message so i think donald trump being strong, joe biden being weak, donald trump �*s first administration being successful, joe biden being a failure particularly when you think about the inflation and open border, it is hard not to talk about those things because people do care about results. but i think you can talk about issues in a serious way. there issues in a serious way. there is a respectful that can still appeal to voters and grow our numbers so i think it can be a positive development and it is a tricky balance but it can be done and i hope it is done. the

other point _ done and i hope it is done. the other point we _ done and i hope it is done. the other point we are watching out for this week is through the vice presidential pig is going to be. do you have any thoughts on that? ii i to be. do you have any thoughts on that? ., ., , , on that? if i had to guess i would say _ on that? if i had to guess i would say governor - on that? if i had to guess i would say governor burgin| on that? if i had to guess i - would say governor burgin from north dakota. i think he comes in as a steady hand, the least disruptive, least focused on trying to put a campaign together for 2028 as soon as he is announced. and i think those are things that would serve donald trump well if we are able to succeed in november. even that there has been this attempt on the life of donald trump do you voters will pay more attention to who the vice president is? i more attention to who the vice president is?— president is? i think both with the ace president is? i think both with the age of _ president is? i think both with the age of joe _ president is? i think both with the age of joe biden _ president is? i think both with the age of joe biden and - president is? i think both with the age of joe biden and with | president is? i think both with | the age of joe biden and with a the age ofjoe biden and with a bullet coming within millimetres of taking donald trump �*s life, absolutely. this vice presidential pick could be the most important vice

presidential pick and may the last 50 years. presidential pick and may the last 50 years-— last 50 years. thank you so much for — last 50 years. thank you so much for coming _ last 50 years. thank you so much for coming to - last 50 years. thank you so much for coming to speak i last 50 years. thank you so i much for coming to speak with us here on bbc news and i am sure we will speak to you later in the week as well. for more on all of these issues i have also been speaking to a hoover institution fellow who worked on presidential campaigns for mitt romney and marco rubio. you're making your way now to the convention as well. what is the reaction amongst rank—and—file republicans to what happened to former president trump yesterday? i think the reaction of republicans is one of shock and sadness, of a feeling that we have now seen yet another norm broken in our recent politics. and so i think that we also have a great resolve among many republicans who are already quite supportive of donald trump but it will be an interesting shift among those republicans who may have been more sceptical about donald trump, people who supported nikki haley for example during the primary process in 202a.

i hearfrom more and more of these republicans that the assassination attempt on the former president and his reaction to it are things that have driven them to support the former president. i think you will see a level of unity this week that we always expected to see at some level but i think it has been taken to a new degree because of the horrific events of yesterday. in the past you have spoken about how you are not a fan of donald trump and you said you did not vote for him in 2016 or 2020. have you had your view changed on him at all? it definitely bears significant consideration because what you realise is that in some ways we will figure out what the motivations of the attacker were, they were certainly misguided and the deeply problematic but what you

realise is that this is going to be a choice in this election that americans have between president biden and former president trump, two very different visions of the world and two different postures towards american strength. i am not prepared to say that i will change my mind but i will say that it has given a lot of republicans and a lot of independents and probably some democrats some pause as they think about who they may support in the election this year. this there has been an appeal for calm discourse from both parties now is that possible even how polarised and passionate the political rhetoric is? america has seen deeply divided times and for between 1963 with the assassination ofjohn f kennedy in 1981 with the assassination attempt on president ronald reagan we saw several attempted or successful assassinations

of political leaders including the brother of former presidentjohn f kennedy, robert f kennedy. so america has been put through periods of deep division and deep challenge and we have made it through those periods of time. i would like to think that this event would help to galvanise some level of unity in people but there are certain things beyond the bounds of what our politics can support. political violence is certainly one of those things, and assassination attempt against the former president is in some ways the worst of that. i want to say, katrina when you think about yesterday's event, while it was horrific in the attack on donald trump, you also have an american who died expressing his point of view, attending a political rally and really an innocent victim of this crazed shooter. so this is the kind of thing that americans need to focus on, the reality ofjust how far we have come, in a bad way i would argue, because of our political dialogue and the heat in our political system.

and just a quick question for you, you worked on marco rubio's presidential campaign in the past and his name is on the shortlist on who donald trump may unveil as his potential pic. do you have any inside knowledge for us on that? i do not. the only person who knows the pick is donald trump at this point and i think we will find out soon. we will find out tomorrow. were he to choose marco rubio i think he would choose someone who brings a lot to the ticket, someone who has great experience in us national security issues, who would be a very attractive surrogate for the former president and presumptive republican nominee but he has good people to choose from and like you i will be waiting to hear that person is tomorrow. do you think president trump has made the final decision given the events of the last 21t hours and will they affect that? i don't know.

we heard different things about his selection processes. he spoke about how he wants someone who will be loyal, someone who will be able to continue his legacy, he want someone who will be able to help him electorally. it is hard to see who checks all those boxes. senator rubio is certainly a great pick and many people have spoken about the governor of north dakota. someone who i think would be a tremendous resource to the ticket and a tremendous vice president were he to be elected. so i don't know if the events of last night would alter the calculus of president trump but i look forward to seeing who he picks and what that campaign will hold. authorities say that a motive in the assassination attempt has not yet been identified. let's update you on what we do know so far. thomas matthew crooks lived about one hour drive from the site of the rally in the town of bethel

park. our correspondent has been speaking to his neighbours and former classmates. this ordinary suburb of pennsylvania woke to news that one of their own tried to kill donald trump. 20—year—old thomas crooks lived here with his parents, now being told their son was dead. the fbi and state police raided in the darkness, trying to work out what motivated him and whether he acted alone. how does it make you feel, knowing that...? he's on the street? yeah. how anybody else would feel. you know, as far as... i trust the neighbourhood, i trust the people. there's never been anything happening that brought the police down here. he rode my son's school bus. so what happened ? tell me what you were told. they said that the state police came to the door and told us that we had to evacuate, that there was a state of emergency and they said there's a bomb on the street.

the police haven't confirmed a report that explosives were found in the family home, but it's known that crooks followed a website about guns and detonations. the fbi is searching the house. they've been here through the night. a key question for them will be over any motive and whether crooks's politics played any role. records show that he was a registered republican, but he also gave $15 to a progressive or liberal campaign group on the dayjoe biden was sworn into office. in his high school yearbook, crooks appears as a smiling teenager. one former classmate is baffled about what switched for this once diligent student. he was always getting good grades on tests, everything like that. he was very passionate about history. but it was nothing out of the ordinary. he was a nice kid and i had never had an experience with him where i was, like, he isn't nice. he was always nice and i was always friendly to him. america's suburbs were always set to decide this coming election.

now, fear and angry division is deepened, not because of the ballot box, but because of the barrel ofa gun. tom bateman, bbc news, bethel park, pennsylvania. let's cross now to butler in pennsylvania where the attempted assassination on former president donald trump took place and we can speak to our correspondent. what is the mood like there among the people of mark butler today? —— butler today? people of mark butler today? -- butler today?— butler today? many people feel that what happened _ butler today? many people feel that what happened yesterday i that what happened yesterday was a dark moment for this town. this morning they woke up town. this morning they woke up to experience a place very different to the one they woke up different to the one they woke up to yesterday morning. we are actually just up to yesterday morning. we are actuallyjust beyond the actually just beyond the cordoned, actuallyjust beyond the cordoned, there is a police vehicle behind me and they are

marking the boundary of the active crime scene. the town has been full of the world media today so it is been a different place but obviously what happened yesterday has left them feeling shocked. people feel a sense of disbelief. sunday church services have been and local police held a service and called for prayers of unity here. i spoke to someone who was a trump rally campaigner at the rally yesterday and he outlined vividly what happened the moment the shots rang out while he and his family fell to the ground in shock and disbelief. they are still trying to work out in their heads, still trying to come to terms with what happened here. and they feel it is really sad that this is a place that probably no—one is ever heard of but because of this being the site of an attempted

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president biden and by the former president trump and by many senior community leaders for the man who lost his life so tragically. for the man who lost his life so tragically-— for the man who lost his life so tragically. now let's have a look at some _ so tragically. now let's have a look at some other _ so tragically. now let's have a look at some other news. - so tragically. now let's have a look at some other news. the j look at some other news. the england men's football team has again missed out on glory at the euros after spain won 2—1 and the 2a final in the capital berlin. jubilation there from spanish fans with the england and hurricane said the result for his team was disappointing. england fell at the final hurdle the second straight european championships. our correspondent is in the hometown of the spanish style. the party is over now

where the spanish sensation yamal comes from. he has been chosen as the best young player in the euros at 17 and here he is an icon. thousands of people have been following the final here and the main event has now ended. smaller celebrations ongoing across the country including a sporadic fireworks. spain has become the first nation ever to win the euros for a fourth time and once they arrive back in madrid there will be a reception from the king of spain and from the prime ministerfollowed king of spain and from the prime minister followed via big parade in the spanish capital madrid. forthe parade in the spanish capital madrid. for the people here in this coastal town this moment is particularly special. many recall personal anecdotes of the early days of yamal and many say they have been watching him play on a concrete field back on the day when he was a young child. tonight this place is notjust celebrating a victory for spain but also

honouring the journey of one of their own, a young talent who has brought immense pride to their town. the american actress yamal doherty has died. she was 53 and diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. last year she had a brain tumour removed. our entertainment correspondent looks back on her life. beverly h ills beverly hills 90210 for a whole generation represented the height of 90s glamour. and at ace heart of the charismatic occasional bad girl brenda. shannen doherty was a child star. with an early appearance on little house on the prairie. you like it here don't you?

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family. as always you can keep up—to—date with all of the day's news on our website. thank you for watching, stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we are very nearly halfway throuthuly, and the month so far has been decidedly cool — and for some of us, very wet indeed. there is some heavy rain in the forecast for the week ahead, but it is likely to turn drier and warmer, at least for a time. in the short term, though, it is this area of low pressure that is swirling its way in from the southwest, and this frontal system, which is going to generate some very heavy rain across the south of the uk during monday. further north, many places getting off to a fine start with some sunshine, but let's zoom in — some heavy thundery downpours for the channel islands, turning very wet across southern england, southwest england and also wales likely to see some particularly heavy rain through the day, which could give rise

to some localised flooding and some transport disruption. that cloud spilling its way northwards, all the while across the midlands, north wales, eventually into northern england. northern ireland not doing too badly — some sunny spells but increasing amounts of cloud. sunny spells and just one or two showers across scotland, although it could stay quite grey and quite murky up towards the far north — 11t degrees there for lerwick. but come further south, a fairly warm feel, particularly for these north sea coast where it has been so cool over recent days. temperatures getting up into the low 20s. now, that wet weather continuing to spill its way northwards, across parts of england and wales, as we go through monday night into the first part of tuesday morning, something a little bit drier and clearer out towards the west. and that rain will linger for parts of northern england down into the midlands, east anglia as we go through the day on tuesday. further west, though, we will see some spells of sunshine, albeit with some scattered heavy showers. and temperatures on tuesday, well, it's not going to feel too bad if you get yourself into some sunshine. typically high teens, low 20s celsius, but perhaps a little bit cooler than that where the rain lingers for any length of time.

now, as we move into the middle part of the week, this area of high pressure will tend to build. and that means actually on wednesday, a lot of fine weather around. some spells of sunshine, just one or two showers here and there. the frontal system is likely to bring rain into northern ireland later in the day, but ahead of that it is going to be pretty warm. in fact, temperatures down towards the southeast corner could well get to 2a or 25 degrees. now, that drier and warmer weather will hold on for some of us as we head through the end of the week. but generally the further north and west you are across the uk turning unsettled again, turning cooler as well.

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