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from both england and spainfans. hello. welcome to bbc news. donald trump has arrived in milwaukee to attend the republican national convention, where he'll be formally confirmed as his party's candidate for the presidential election in november. the former president said he considered delaying the trip after the attempt to assassinate him on saturday, but he could not allow a shooter to force a change in his schedule. at a rally in pennsylvania on saturday with just over 2a hours to go before the convention, donald trump was grazed by a bullet fired from the rooftop of a nearby shed. the secret service coordinator for the convention said her team was confident about the security plans for the event and was ready to go. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from milwaukee.
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it is worth mentioning security was going to be tight at the rnc. this has been designated a special security event and officials have said there is no real operational changes happening here. it is always... like i said, a very secured event. we do understand the secret service will ban guns in federal spaces within the convention. inaudible an open carry state, which allows people to carry guns with them, but there is a soft perimeter outside the federal jurisdiction where they cannot really control that. earlier our team went down to a park which is not so far from the convention centre. there were probably a few dozen donald trump supporters from different parts of the us and on the
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grass, there was this huge post of donald trump and a board set “p of donald trump and a board set up which said, get well soon, and lots of people coming to sign it. people gathered, they prayed and i stopped and spoke to a lot of the donald trump supporters there and the expressed shock at what had happened and they said to me if anything is galvanised they support even more donald trump, they were going to vote for him anyway. in that has. now they will rarely come out and vote for him. a lot talked about how they felt the atmosphere, the toxic political atmosphere, had contributed to what had happened. in terms of the donald trump supporters here they are very excited about the convention, excited he is here and for them, what happened at the rally solidifies their support for him. president biden has addressed the american people
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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 called the attack on trump deplorable. let's take a listen. a former president was shot, an american citizen killed while exercising his freedom to choose the candidate of his choosing. we must not go down this road in america. we have travelled before throughout our history. violence has never been the answer. whether it is with members of congress and both parties being targeted and shot or violent mob attacking the capitol on january the sixth. law enforcement professionals as i speak are investigating those questions. tonight i want to speak
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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 go down this road in america we have travelled 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 let's speak to our correspondentjenny kumah. she's in pennsylvania where that attempted assassination took place. bring us up to date on the investigation. and what went wrong. i am in butler and we are about half a mile from where the attempted assassination happened and actually in the last half hour, they have removed a cordon around this area. this has been for the past 2a hours also a live investigation, a crime scene. ——0rso. details have
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emerged about the shooter. the fbi have said they think he was a lone operator but they are looking into if anyone else was involved. they are trying to get a sense of the motive behind it, so they're looking at social media, an online presence. it has also emerged he was a member of a gun club for about a year. the gun he owned was legally owned by his dad. it isjust owned was legally owned by his dad. it is just not clear if he was given that gun or if he had the gun with permission or if he had taken it without permission. we have spoken to some people that knew the shooter and they have said that he was very good at school, got good grades and he did really well at government classes. the investigation continues looking
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into the motive. earlier today president biden spoke about the fact there would be an independent review into what happened here and also into the republican convention. i am standing a short distance away and behind me a tribute has been set up. there are signs talking about broken hearts, people have laid flowers in tribute to the man that was killed. he was in his 50s... sorry, he was 50 and a volunteer fire worker. we understand he shielded his family from the shot, so there have been tributes paid across the political spectrum, community leaders praising him and we have had a bit of an update in terms of the two people injured at the event. they are said to be stable in
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hospital. they are said to be stable in hosital. . ~ , ., they are said to be stable in hosital. . ~' , ., ., ., let's talk more about the political fallout. let's speak to terri bimes, teaching professor in the charles and louise travers department of political science at uc berkeley. it's been about 36 hours now, give or take. how are americans recovering from the shock? i think most americans are stunned about this attack and most americans are saddened that political violence has become more prominent in the united states. we have had several attacks from the kidnapping attempt of the governor of michigan to someone bursting into nancy pelosi �*s house and hitting her husband with a hammer. it is sad. i
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think most americans do not approve of political violence and wish that things would calm down. , . . , and wish that things would calm down. , . ., , ., down. there is clearly a security _ down. there is clearly a security impact - down. there is clearly a security impact and - down. there is clearly a - security impact and reviews are procedures surrounding prominent people in politics. what about the political impact? is attuned —— too soon to say what impact this would have on this presidential race all future campaigns? fix, have on this presidential race all future campaigns? a good question- _ all future campaigns? a good question. one, _ all future campaigns? a good question. one, i— all future campaigns? a good question. one, i don't- all future campaigns? a good question. one, i don't think | question. one, i don't think there will be a big bang for president trump. i think most people have already decided who they will vote for on the 2024 election. if you are already going to vote for president trump, this will solidify your vote for president trump. if you were going to vote for president biden, this probably will not change your mind. this probably will have an impact on
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the margins. inaudible another consequence of this attempt is that it has quite on the talk about talk about facing president biden with another nominee. i have not heard much about that today. it is nominee. i have not heard much about that today.— about that today. it is worth notin: about that today. it is worth noting as — about that today. it is worth noting as well _ about that today. it is worth noting as well that - about that today. it is worth noting as well that the - about that today. it is worth i noting as well that the weapon involved was an ar—is, a highly controversial weapon in the united states and in the wider debate about gun safety and this time used on a republican presidential candidate. will it reopen the gun safety debate as we head into this... deep into the selection? i we head into this... deep into the selection?— the selection? i do not think it will make _ the selection? i do not think it will make any _ the selection? i do not think it will make any changes - the selection? i do not think| it will make any changes with the gun control. when president reagan was assassinated... when president reagan... an attempt on his life was made, he changed his views about gun control and came out for the
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bill brady gun violence reduction act and i don't think we will see donald trump all of a sudden take a stand against the second amendment. thank you for “oininu the second amendment. thank you forjoining us- _ the second amendment. thank you forjoining us. sure. _ the second amendment. thank you forjoining us. sure. goodbye. - the news about the assassination attempt on donald trump instantly flooded both mainstream and social media. but within minutes of the attack, the word "staged" was trending online as conspiracy theorists cast doubt on the shooting. here our disinformation correspondent marianna spring. i think perhaps it didn't come as much of a surprise there was as much of a surprise there was a huge way of this information, speed collision hate mainly because this is the first attempted assassination of a former us president we have ever witnessed in the social media eight. it came from all sides of the political spectrum. i think what surprised me was how mainstream a lot of the conspiracy theory rhetoric became, been recommended to people's feeds and the average person was
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getting involved. in terms of what was shared, there were a lot of people suggesting building on legitimate concerns about alleged security failings and suggesting something is not right here, but then they took it a step further saying maybe it a step further saying maybe it was staged and pointed real pictures and saying something was not right and it must be set up. lots of those people were anti—donald trump supporters and their posts reached million. there were some suggesting it was a shady cabal, a group of people, the deep state, who did this on purpose, the cia did it. there is no evidence to support any of these ideas but they did not stop spreading quickly across x in particular and it was there it felt like an earthquake where political supporters on either side were doubling down in the record chambers pushing out this kind of content and the rest of us were left scrabbling around trying to work out what was going on. the bbc contacted x and they did not get back to us. one other
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piece of breaking news. we had president biden telephoned former first lady melania trump on saturday to speak about the assassination attempt on her husband the night before. moloney trump also described the shooter as a monster. that is one other piece of breaking news. we know that president biden contacted former president donald trump himself in the aftermath of the attack. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.
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some breaking news from the world of football now. you might be obsessed with euros if you are living in europe but there are other tournaments under way. american argentina have beaten colombia one —0, the game going to extra time for them to win a record 16th koper america title. these are
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live pictures coming to us of celebrations under way in the argentinian capital, bonus ivs, after that 16th koper america victory. nobody has won it more than argentina. the night is young there as well. closer to home... the england men's football team has once again missed on glory at the euros after spain beat them 2—1 in the 2024 final. here's how spanish fans, gathered in the german capital, berlin, reacted to the result. (cheering). england captain harry kane described it as disappointing. england fell at the final hurdle for the second—straight european championship. our sports editor dan roan has this assessment of the match. this was uncharted
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territory for england. never before had its men's team contested a major final on foreign soil. now for those fortunate enough to be in berlin, a chance to witness history. they've got to bring it home now. ijust can't believe we are here in berlin. it's written in the stars. we rode our luck— throughout the tournament. it's happening, i it's coming home. here in a venue of epic proportions, greatness beckoned. in what could be his final game in charge, the manager and his players ?arrived for a date with destiny. england! could they be the ones to secure a first major title since that iconic day, 58 years ago, in this, the game of their lives? standing between them and glory, the team of the tournament so far. in a first half that lacked any rhythm, phil foden's effort on the stretch was england's only shot on target. spain's young wingers have taken these euros by storm and straight after the restart, they combined to devastating
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effect. commentator: it's going to go over to williams now! _ lamine yamal finding nico williams, who finished with aplomb. a stunned england would have to come from behind for the fourth match in a row. quickly, it could have been worse. he was suddenly on the ropes. but as he has done so often here, gareth southgate made changes. captain harry kane off, for the semifinal hero ollie watkins. the competition's youngest scorer, yamal, teenager, going close to extending the lead. but resilience has been a theme of england's campaign and so it proved once again. oh, yes! ice cold precision from palmer. substitute cole palmer has made an impact from the bench throughout the tournament. never quite like this. but spain are the euros' top scorers and with extra time looming, oyarzabal broke english hearts.
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and not long left for england to do anything about this one. was another opportunity about to slip away? a desperate england then came agonizingly close a desperate england then came agonisingly close to a last—ditch equalizer. headed off the line and it is wide. declan rice and marc guehi with close—range chances, but spain survived. england were out of time. this an all—too—familiar feeling. having lost the last euros final, success had once again proved truly elusive. worthy winners spain crowned champions for a record fourth time. the long and painful wait continues. dan roan, bbc news, berlin. the streets of berlin were teeming with spanish and english fans. bbc sport's olly foster was among them. england fans in the tens of thousands outnumbering the spanish hugely, but spain very,
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very worthy winners here, winning all seven of their matches over the past month and the most important match, the final against england at berlin's iconic stadium, which is about six miles away from us on the other side of the brandenburg gate and some of the fans, the spaniards, you can hear them chanting in the night in poland and that will go on for a long time as they become record for time winners of the european championship, winning 2—i, an unheralded hero mikhail cabal scoring in the 87th winning —— minute, and again as you are saying, throughout the knockout stages england pushing their luck, coming from behind each time, but spain scoring that critical sake that saw them go on to lift the trophy. mikel oyarzabal. gareth southgate,
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oyarza bal. gareth southgate, 102 oyarzabal. gareth southgate, 102 matches in eight years in charge, very likely that will be his last game in charge. the fa would like to stay on but he almost walked away after they got knocked out the quarter—finals of the world cup two years ago. he has worked wonders with this english team, picking them up from the roy hodgson regime when they got beaten by iceland to championships ago and the disastrous spell. it was sam that stepped up and got them to a world cup final and took them to back—to—back european championship finals but they are the first team to lose back—to—back european championship finals. he is the first manager to lose 2 euros finals and that will really hurt this england team and gareth southgate, so expect there to be changes there but what a turnaround for spain, beaten by morocco in the last 16 at the world cup, sacking their coach, stepping up from
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their coach, stepping up from the under 21 is. the spanish federation in turmoil last year. rememberthe federation in turmoil last year. remember the sexual harassment case against their president. he had to step down, but against all that, this young team that has been shaped and crafted have been absolutely magnificent. taking the temperature _ absolutely magnificent. taking the temperature in _ absolutely magnificent. taking the temperature in berlin, - we sent our reporter sergi forcada is in mataro, the home town of the spanish teenage star lamine yamal. he has been chosen as the best young player atjust i7 he has been chosen as the best young player at just 17 and kerry is an icon. young player at 'ust 17 and kerry is an icon. thousands of eo - le kerry is an icon. thousands of peeple have _ kerry is an icon. thousands of people have been _ kerry is an icon. thousands of people have been following i kerry is an icon. thousands of. people have been following the final here. —— here. there are smaller celebrations ongoing across the country including sporadic fireworks. spain has become the first nation ever to win the euros for a full—time
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and on monday once back in madrid there will be a reception by the king of spain and the prime minister and that will be followed by a big parade in the spanish capital in madrid. the people here of this coastal town, this moment is particularly special. many recall personal anecdotes of your male's early days and they say they have been watching him play on a concrete field 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. —— yamal. needless to say, england fans are disappointed. for the second time in a row, their dreams have been dashed at the euro final. those watching the match in london were in a dejected mood.
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they had hoped for glory to bring football home once again, but it was not to be. let's speak to uche amako, sports journalist for the telegraph. what's your take on how the game went? i things spain probably deserved it and they played more confidently. england struggled to cope with their aggressiveness. england players did not rise to the occasion, unfortunately, especially one of the players who came up early in the second half which showed how much they were struggling. what lessons are there for england? i think something that has been an issue for them in past tournaments, they need to be better at kicking the ball. we saw how well spain managed to move the ball and regain possession from england and heard them afterwards and england kept giving the ball away and putting themselves under pressure, having to run around and they were exhausted by the end because they couldn't keep the ball and play
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any chances for themselves. put into context the strides made by england under gareth southgate. this has been dressed up as a final but england has been in there two tournaments in a row. surely this is a level of success? it surely this is a level of success?— surely this is a level of success? it is but it's all about winning. - success? it is but it's all about winning. i- success? it is but it's all about winning. i think i success? it is but it's all i about winning. i think given the quality and talent available to southgate many will feel it was a failure, which is why it is probably likely he will leave in the next few weeks.- likely he will leave in the next few weeks. but gareth southgate _ next few weeks. but gareth southgate is _ next few weeks. but gareth southgate is nonetheless i next few weeks. but gareth i southgate is nonetheless very celebrated. he did not clinch a title but he has made great strides. put it into context if this is indeed his last tournament, last game, put in the context the strides england has made under his management. there is no doubt inaudible
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been brilliant for english football, brought a level of pride and success and appreciation back to english football. —— southgate. he was struggling at one point before he arrived. they were in the doldrums after 2016 but now a great set of players which she has managed to help bring through and hopefully his successor, should he decide to leave, can take forward and play a winning brand of football that will help them in the future but southgate can be extremely proud of what he has accomplished with the english football team.— football team. briefly, if you wanted to — football team. briefly, if you wanted to stay _ football team. briefly, if you wanted to stay on, _ football team. briefly, if you wanted to stay on, would i football team. briefly, if you | wanted to stay on, would you wanted to stay on, would you want him to stay on? i wanted to stay on, would you want him to stay on?- wanted to stay on, would you want him to stay on? i think it would be _ want him to stay on? i think it would be difficult. _ want him to stay on? i think it would be difficult. we - want him to stay on? i think it would be difficult. we have i would be difficult. we have seen enough of him, and at the moment, it hasn't been enough to get england over the line, which is where they ultimately want to be. which is where they ultimately want to be— which is where they ultimately want to be. ~ ., ., want to be. ok. we will have to leave it there. _ want to be. ok. we will have to leave it there. thank _ want to be. ok. we will have to
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leave it there. thank you i want to be. ok. we will have to leave it there. thank you for i leave it there. thank you for joining us. 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
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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 — 14 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
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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 24 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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after a dramatic weekend, donald trump goes to milwaukee to accept the republican nomination for president. how will markets react to this and the attempt to assassinate him? also coming up: free lunches in copenhagen. how tourists are being rewarded for being kind to the environment we explore the technology that could one day bring mountain biking to the paralympic games. i'm really upset. i'm really upset. i'm gonna say one thing... i'm never gonna eat
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gazpacho again. it's cold soup. who eats cold soup? and it's heartbreak for england as their euro hopes are dashed. we'll hear from an advertising boss about the positives of reaching a major championship final welcome to business today. i'm tadhg enright. north we start in the united states where it's been a dramatic weekend in the race for presidency. today is the start of republican national convention in milwaukee where electors will formally select their nominee to be the next president of the united states. it's no big surprise — president trump will be officially crowned and his running mate announced. the significance of the event has been underlined by the attempt to assassinate him on saturday. today we get the first opportunity to reflect on how the markets have reacted to the latest events. let's explore that now with jane foley, head of fx strategy at rabobank.
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