and endorses herfor president. we have doors to knock on, we have people to talk to, we have phone calls to make and we have an election to win. prime minister blames the opposition for the violence that has killed 150 people. that's our top focus.

she made herfirst pitch to be the party's new presidential nominee afterjoe biden pulled out of the candidacy on sunday. she said that democrats had work to do but that they would win november's us election. have a listen. so, in the days and weeks ahead, i, together with you, will do everything in my power to unite our democratic party, to unite our nation and to win this election. as many of you know, before i was elected as vice president, before i was elected as united states senator, i was the elected attorney—general, as i've mentioned, of california, and before that, i was a courtroom prosecutor. in those roles, i took on perpetrators of all kinds... laughter applause ..predators who abused women, fraudsters ripped off

consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. so hear me when i say, i know donald trump's type. cheering and in this campaign, i will proudly... was talking about donald trump's criminal record she also highlighted her career as prosecutor and district attorney. with more analysis, here's our chief presenter sumi somaskanda from washington. this really felt like something of a homecoming for kamala harris. of course, these are campaign headquarters in delaware, wherejoe biden has his home. it is really his oasis, a place where he has gone to seek retreat as well and where he made that momentous decision. but you saw the welcoming

embrace at campaign headquarters, and that is so critical for kamala harris because we know since sunday's bombshell announcement from president biden that she has been on the phone with democrat lawmakers, she's been on the phone with party leaders, she's been trying to shore up support behind her candidacy. that is, at least for those who were on hand — fully behind her. that really stood out to me. something else she said as well is, "the baton "is now in our hands," and that was very much a reference to some of the points that she made about some of the lawmakers who came before her who paved the way for black americans, who paved the way for women like her as well to reach the level that she has. so she very much is trying to embrace that language and, of course, has all of that support behind her — the support of the president, the support of some of the most prominent figures in the democratic party right now, bill and hillary clinton as well, and it looks like kamala harris, with this

first address to that campaign headquarters, is looking ahead to the next few days. she said just at the end, "in the next 106 days, we have work to do. "are you ready to get to work?" this is really setting the path for what we are going to see in the coming days from kamala harris. it's also return to the offence earlier in the days. before kamala harris made her speech here is a north american editor, sarah smith. when a group of athletic champions visits the whiteout it is not usually broadcast live on tv. but kamala harris who is welcoming ben is now the centre of attention. she is expected to soon take over as the democrat's presidential candidate, now thatjob biden has stepped aside and endorsed her. i has stepped aside and endorsed her. . , ., , , ., her. i am first-hand witness at every day _ her. i am first-hand witness at every day our _ her. i am first-hand witness at every day our president - her. i am first-hand witness at every day our president joe - every day our presidentjoe biden fights for the american people and we are deeply, deeply grateful for his service to our nation. ice deeply grateful for his service to our nation.— to our nation. joe biden had never looked _ to our nation. joe biden had never looked more - to our nation. joe biden had never looked more frail - to our nation. joe biden had never looked more frail nor| never looked more frail nor elderly than the last time we

saw him, going home to recover from covid and to make the biggest decision of his life. hold—up at his beach house in delaware, with a tiny number of his most trusted advisers, they examine fresh party polling data and late on saturday started drafting his resignation letter. senior staff on the biden campaign got 1—minute's notice on sunday afternoon before he noticed he was stepping aside. today, glowing tributes from the very people who have been trying to push out. we people who have been trying to ush out. ~ ., ., , ., push out. we owe a debt of gratitude — push out. we owe a debt of gratitude to _ push out. we owe a debt of gratitude to president - push out. we owe a debt of| gratitude to president biden for his tremendous leadership and am also thankful for the incredible partnership that he has had for the last 3.5 years to the vice president kamala harris. . . ., ., , to the vice president kamala harris. . m, ., , ., ., harris. kamala harris got a call from — harris. kamala harris got a call from the _ harris. kamala harris got a call from the president - harris. kamala harris got a call from the president on | call from the president on sunday morning, saying he was going and backing her to take over. political momentum swung behind her so fast it would give you whiplash. the party's biggest names rush to endorse

her, including the great power behind the throne, nancy pelosi. no credit or candidate who might have run against her had emerge, they are supporting her instead. i’m had emerge, they are supporting her instead-— her instead. i'm excited to fully endorse _ her instead. i'm excited to fully endorse vice - her instead. i'm excited to l fully endorse vice president harris for the next president dominic of the united states. the vice president is smart and strong which will make her a good president but she is also kind and has empathy, which can make her a great president. kamala harris ran for the nomination four years ago againstjoe biden and other. dropping out early after a poor campaign. if she did have to compete again now in a quick contest, it could help her to prove herself if she can demonstrate political skills and acumen. es, demonstrate political skills and acumen.— demonstrate political skills and acumen. a lot of people would like — and acumen. a lot of people would like to _ and acumen. a lot of people would like to see _ and acumen. a lot of people would like to see a - and acumen. a lot of people would like to see a mini - would like to see a mini primary. that is the process. find out if you have the strongest candidate, whether kamala harris or another could

rise to that level at that everyone could get behind. donald trump's newly appointed running mate is trying out the latest running attack, claiming kamala harris has been lying and covering up forjoe biden�*s health. and covering up forjoe biden's health. , , , ., health. every single person who saw comics _ health. every single person who saw comics or _ health. every single person who saw comics orjoe _ health. every single person who saw comics orjoe biden - health. every single person who saw comics orjoe biden knew i health. every single person who| saw comics orjoe biden knew he saw comics orjoe biden knew he was not capable of doing the job and for three years they said nothing until he became political deadweight stomach thatis political deadweight stomach that is not a way to run a country, to run a political party, that is an insult to voters. ~ , party, that is an insult to voters. m ., , party, that is an insult to voters. m . , party, that is an insult to voters. a . , voters. ms harris has already inherited the _ voters. ms harris has already inherited the formidable - voters. ms harris has already i inherited the formidable biden, harris infrastructure travelling to delaware to meet the team. donations flooding and, more than $4 million in 24 hours. she has not quite secure the nomination yet but she is getting ready to take on donald trump. lesnarspeak getting ready to take on donald trump. lesnar speak to lily colinjoining us from milwaukee. think of your time and stay on bbc news. kamala harris in the last 24 yards has

been getting plenty of backing from democrats to run for office. to those who are unfamiliar with the complexities of us politics, what is a process that now needs to be follows that we're ahead to?— ahead to? well, somewhat different from _ ahead to? well, somewhat different from the - ahead to? well, somewhat - different from the westminster system that you all have. we have these conventions that transpire every four years where the candidates who have run in the primary�*s, and this is new since the 19705, are put into nomination at the party convention and that is what we saw all last week in milwaukee here, with republican convention, and the delegates, who come from all of the states as well as the us possessions, ca5t as well as the us possessions, cast their votes for the people who have run in those primary�*s. what we will be seeing in august in chicago, which is where the democrats hold the convention, is that

biden has at this point released is delegates and has put his support behind harris and the delegates them5elve5 and the delegates themselves will ca5t and the delegates themselves will cast ballots to formalise the nomination for likely, although not a given, vice president kamala harris. if it is not a given _ president kamala harris. if it is not a given but _ president kamala harris. if it is not a given but likely scenario, what other possible scenarios could we be looking at? ,. ., at? other possible scenarios would be _ at? other possible scenarios would be that _ at? other possible scenarios would be that other - at? other possible scenarios would be that other people | would be that other people would be that other people would be that other people would be nominated at the convention and that delegates would vote for a variety of different options. but most of the candidates who had sort of maybe hinted that they might run if this happened, ifjoe biden decided to step out of the race, mo5t biden decided to step out of the race, most of them have come and supported and endorsed kamala harris. so it is unlikely that we would see challenges from a lot of the

people who would otherwise consider running. in people who would otherwise consider running.— people who would otherwise consider running. in terms of republicans. _ consider running. in terms of republicans, how— consider running. in terms of republicans, how are - consider running. in terms of republicans, how are they i republicans, how are they looking at this and will they try to frame the5e looking at this and will they try to frame these developments to their advantage?— to their advantage? yes, they are trying _ to their advantage? yes, they are trying to _ to their advantage? yes, they are trying to frame _ to their advantage? yes, they are trying to frame them - to their advantage? yes, they are trying to frame them to i are trying to frame them to their advantage and are making an argument among others that this is somehow undemocratic or in violation of laws, i think that's what the speaker of the house 5aid that's what the speaker of the house said earlier today or yesterday. but becausejoe biden has not been formally nominated there is no nominee thatis nominated there is no nominee that is changing at this point in that context, but this is what a lot of republicans are starting to argue in terms of the process itself or the democrats.— the process itself or the democrats. ~ ., democrats. we will leave it there, democrats. we will leave it there. but _ democrats. we will leave it there, but thank _ democrats. we will leave it there, but thank you - democrats. we will leave it there, but thank you very l democrats. we will leave it - there, but thank you very much for your thoughts and perspective on what we are looking at donna ahead to as we continue to track the5e

looking at donna ahead to as we continue to track these very significant developments leading up to the us election. let's also understand a little more on the political fallout from president biden'5 decision not to run again. joining us now —i5t not to run again. joining us now —istjulia manchester who is joining us now —istjulia manchester who i5joining us now. thank you for your time today. we're getting some newlines coming in a short back that the democratic national committee chairman 5aid democratic national committee chairman said the democrats will deliver a nominee by the seventh of august, as early as next week's topic in the last 24 hours, how have things started looking for kamala harris? , they have been looking really fantastic for kamala harris over the last 24 hours. i would say this is a complete 180 from where democrats were last week. last week we were talking about how the republican party gop convention in milwaukee, wisconsin were so unified and wi5con5in were so unified and jubilant compared to democrats, who are having a lot of infighting in disarray, disagreement over who would

lead their party going forward. however, we know that now kamala harris has takenjoe biden'5 stop dominic spot at the top of the ticket, democrats are coalescing behind her. ,, . , democrats are coalescing behind her. ,, ., , ., , democrats are coalescing behind her. ,, .,, ., j~:: her. she has raised over 80 when million _ her. she has raised over 80 when million dollars - her. she has raised over 80 when million dollars after. when million dollars after entering the race at the top of the ticket yesterday. she has received notable endorsements from a number of governors for example, who are thought to be potential replacements for biden if he stepped down. it does not seem at this point if we will see a credible challenger against kamala harris. we see delegates, lawmakers, donors are all galvanising behind her. also said they were _ galvanising behind her. also said they were committed to a fair and open nomination process. could you explain what proce55. could you explain what they will look like? you make this process would include delegates who are chosen and the delegates decide which candidate they want to go to. if there were to be a challenge

to harris, i think under these rules a challenger would be welcome to make their case. we don't really expect that at this point. what i thought was interesting was that on that call the chairmanjamie call the chairman jamie harrison did call the chairmanjamie harrison did not mention kamala harrison did not mention kamala harris by name. that tells me they are trying to make this not look like a coronation of sorts, make it look as 5ort5, make it look as democratic a5 5ort5, make it look as democratic as possible and make it be as democratic a5 democratic as possible and make it be as democratic as possible and leave room for challenges there despite fact that the party, for what it's worth, is very much behind harris at this point. if kamala harris wins the nomination, who other hopeful5 to her running mate the voice ye—lim good question. have been a number of names floated today. a number of those names were also floated to replace biden should he drop out, but all of these potential dp hopeful5 have all backed harris. will start with josh

shapiro, pennsylvania governor. hear 5omeone elected in 2022, former attorney general, former prosecutor, similar background to harris in that regard. north carolina governor, roy cooper, also former prosecutor and former attorney general, who has a background too. antisera, governor of kentucky, a democrat able to win and very republican—dominated state. and of course at western arizona you have senator mark kelly has been floated. here 5omeone seen as a bit more moderate than a5 a bit more moderate than other democrats and someone who won in a swing state. what all of these men have in common is that they have won in swing states or republican leaning states or republican leaning states and able to successfully reach outside of the democratic fold to appeal to voters and we know that is going to be needed going into november. going back to what kamala harris said a little while back in delaware, where she talked about donald trump's criminal record while also talking about her credentials as a prosecutor and

district attorney. from donald trump's point of view, how is the contest change now from trump ver5u5 biden to possibly trump ver5u5 biden to possibly trump ver5u5 biden to possibly trump ver5u5 kamala harris? it trump versus kamala harris? it has strange big—time because before we saw trump making the argument in the contrast with biden, that trump wa5 argument in the contrast with biden, that trump was the energetic candidate and biden was, to use trump words, sleepy joe, not mentally or physically with it, according to trump and republican. he is using the debate for example to make that argument. now that kamala harris is at the top of the ticket, 5he harris is at the top of the ticket, she is seen as someone who is a lot more energetic than president biden, 5he who is a lot more energetic than president biden, she is younger, 5he than president biden, she is younger, she is said to have a pretty big pole on the youth vote and the young vote in this country. exciting variou5 key constituencies within the democratic party, including women and people of colour, african americans for example. so, she definitely bring5 african americans for example. so, she definitely brings a lot more energy to the ticket and we are seeing in real—timejd

vance, trump's vice presidential pick and trump recalibrate their messaging but on that note of kamala harris making the contrast that she is the prosecutor, trump i5 making the contrast that she is the prosecutor, trump is quite literally the convicted criminal, expect to see that more. in terms of her vice presidential picks, i'm curious to see whether she will look at those former attorneys general tho5e former attorneys general like josh tho5e former attorneys general likejo5h shapiro and roy cooper to see if they also further make that case on the ticket. butjulia manchester, a pleasure to heavy on the programme. thank you your thoughts. programme. thank you your thoughts-— programme. thank you your thou~hts. �* ., ., . thoughts. around the world and across the _ thoughts. around the world and across the uk, _ thoughts. around the world and across the uk, this _ thoughts. around the world and across the uk, this is _ thoughts. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc - across the uk, this is bbc news.

at least 70 palestinians have been killed and more than 200 wounding by israeli shelling

and air strikes on areas ea5t and air strikes on areas east of khan youni5. it comes after the israeli military once more i55ued evacuation order5, meaning civilians are again playing and looking for safe refuge. is two maccabees ho5tage5 held captive in gaza over seven 0ctober attacks hostages held captive in gaza over seven 0ctober attacks have died. the idf says the bodies are still being held by hamas and circumstances surrounding their deaths are being examine. all of this as benjamin netanyahu makes his way to washington, where he was due to meet president biden and ed joyce, address a joint session of congress. paul adams is monitoring the developments from jerusalem. this is the fourth time benjamin netanyahu has gone to washington to address a joint session of congress. some of those previous visits have been controversial. i think this one will probably be the most controversial yet. first of all, the world is seeing fresh scenes of palestinians fleeing an israeli military onslaught. it's one that's going to bring new misery to the city of khan younis, which was devastated late

last year, but also is likely to cause panic and destruction in the neighbouring humanitarian zone — israel's self—declared humanitarian zone — of al—mawasi, where huge numbers of displaced palestinians are sheltering. israel says it has to go back there because hamas is operating inside the zone. but it's likely that mr netanyahu's visit will coincide with another grim milestone in this long war. the palestinian death toll is fast approaching 40,000. there was also, as mr netanyahu was getting ready to go to washington, a reminder for israelis of the price that they are paying for this long war. the israeli military announced that two israeli hostages, alex dancyg and yagev buchshtab, both taken on october the 7th, are now known to be dead. their bodies are still being held by hamas, and some reports suggest that at least one of them was probably killed by israeli gunfire. and of course, scores of other

hostages remain in captivity inside the gaza strip. now, mr netanyahu, on previous visits to washington, has from time to time been treated as something of a hero, but this is going to be difficult. protests are going to follow him wherever he goes, and the war in gaza has strained relations withjoe biden absolutely to breaking point. mr netanyahu's probably more popular among republicans than democrats when it comes to congress. but when it comes to donald trump, another man who benjamin netanyahu hopes to meet while he's in washington, well, he's no longer thought to be much of a fan either. let's ta ke let's take a look at other stories and headlines as well. the director of the us secret service has been questioned by a congressional hearing into the attempted assassination of donald trump. kimberley cheatle has faced course to reserve after mr trump was injured in a

campaign rally earlier this month. questions have been asked into how the shooter was not identified sooner. at least six people have died after a gunman opened fire in a care home in croatia. five people were killed in the home while another person died later in hospital. several people were also injured and four remain in critical condition. the suspect fled the scene and was later arrested at a cafe. a court in russia has sentenced a russian—american journalist to 6-.5 russian—american journalist to 6—.5 years in prison after a secret trial. the man, who works for radio free europe, radio liberty, had edited a book that contain criticism of russia's war in ukraine. detention has been condemned by human rights groups, us officials and seven western governments. police in greenland have arrested a prominent anti—wiring environmentalist under an international warrant issued by japan. forwatson's international warrant issued by

japan. for watson's campaign group said his ship had docked in greenland to refuel. the group said it was on the way to intercept a japanese whaling vessel operating in the north pacific. motten 150 vessel operating in the north pacific. motten150 people have beenin pacific. motten150 people have been in bangladesh following days of violence. the prime minister has said a nationwide curfew imposed on friday night will be lifted as soon as a security situation improves. he blamed the opposition for the outbreaks of violence during protests against quotas in governmentjob. all businesses and offices have been close since saturday, when the curfew took hold. 0ur south asian correspondent reports and i should warn you though are distressing images coming up. a third day of troops on the streets. a strict curfew, a near blackout of communication. bangladesh's government is using all its might to control public anger. over the past week, students marched on the streets

against quotas in public sectorjobs forfamilies of veterans of the 1971 warfor independence, accusing the government of nepotism. shooting but the protests became about more than just that issue, after a violent crackdown by the police and paramilitary. in this video — verified by the bbc — a young man, injured but alive, left on the streets by security forces. he died later. outside a dhaka hospital, shahida begum, the aunt of 16—year—old imam hussain who succumbed to gunshot injuries. "my nephew was an innocent child. "why did they kill him in such a brutal way?", she cried. nahid islam, one of the protest leaders, told the bbc�*s bengali service that he was

tortured by the police. translation: i was blindfolded and taken from my home. - i was interrogated and then beaten badly with iron rods. at one point, ifainted. hundreds have been injured in what many describe as the worst violence they have seen. translation: three | of my friends are dead. see, there are bloodstains on my hand. why are my hands coloured with the blood of my brothers? bangladesh's government has denied it cracked down on unarmed students. yesterday, most of the quotas were scrapped by the supreme court. for now, students have suspended their protests, but they want this curfew to end and justice for those who have been killed. yogita limaye, bbc news.

before we go, a yellow alert has been issued for the villa rica volcano in chile following recent seismic activity. one of chile's most active volcanoes located in the south of the country. local authorities are monitoring the volcano at all times to keep the population updated through official channels. reported on sunday, produced 21 tremosine 75 minute. scientists say no imminent risk of eruption of the volcano but the situation might change in the coming da 5. . �*, . ., days. that's all for the moment. _ days. that's all for the moment. you - days. that's all for the moment. you can - days. that's all for the moment. you can find | days. that's all for the - moment. you can find much days. that's all for the _ moment. you can find much more on the bbc website as always. thank you so much for watching. to stay on with bbc news. hello. for those who saw not a huge amount of sunshine on monday, there's certainly a greater chance over the next couple of days. tuesday and wednesday,

looking sunnier by and large, a lot of dry weather around, a few isolated showers. some of the dampest conditions will actually be around first thing on tuesday. through the night, into tuesday morning, this is the weather system which will be bringing outbreaks of rain or drizzle across england and wales. it does mean a lot of cloud. it also means a very warm and humid start to the day. temperatures at around 14 to 17 degrees for some across the south, but it's here where the cloud will be its thickest, some rain or drizzle, bit like we saw on monday. the odd heavy burst, south midlands, south—east, but it's clearing away a good deal quicker than on monday, and sunshine further north and west will develop a bit more widely as we go through the day. a few isolated showers possible, a bit of a breeze down the eastern coasts, but it's around some of the coastal seas, some of the sunniest conditions during the afternoon, especially to the north and the west. and temperatures of 19 to 24 degrees are bang—on average for this stage in the year. now, as we go into tuesday evening and overnight, we start with some clear skies. varying amounts of cloud, though, or pushing in from the west, stopping it from getting too chilly, but overall,

a fresher night to take us into wednesday compared with what we see into tuesday morning. now, wednesday, there will be a bit more cloud around. that cloud will thin and break. there will be some sunny spells for many, the cloud tending to be thickest towards the west, especially as we go through the day. some showery bursts of rain, a little bit of drizzle in places, too, isolated light showers further east. many, though, again, a dry day on wednesday and starting to feel a bit more humid once more. and that humidity will last into wednesday night, but by thursday, weather systems starting to push their way in off the atlantic a lot more cloud generally speaking, so it's almost as if we're back to monday. lots of cloud to begin with. there will be outbreaks of rain around. some of the heaviest could be across southern counties through the day, spreading their way eastwards. some of the brightest conditions, probably across the north—east of scotland and then later into the west of ireland. temperatures down on what we've seen through recent days. thursday night and into friday, though, that rain gradually clears, lingering longest towards the south—east and the channel islands. could be there first thing friday morning. it will shift out of the way. good, long, sunny spells for many on friday, a scattering

of showers. showers most likely, though, across the north and the west of the country. and temperatures very pleasant in the sunshine too. we'll see one or two showers around on saturday, but overall through the weekend, it's turning drier and warmerfor most.

it's my intention to go out and win this nomination, and to win. kamala harris, the united states vice president, makes herfirst campaign pitch

to be the democratic party's new presidential committee. new presidential nominee. and the chief executive of airbus talks about the challenges facing europe's aerospace giant. hello, and welcome to business today. i'm arunoday mukharji. the us vice president camilla harris has launched his her pitch to become the new aquatic presidential nominee afterjoe biden pulled out of the weekend.— biden pulled out of the weekend. ,, . , , . weekend. she delivered a speech in the last hour _ weekend. she delivered a speech in the last hour to _ weekend. she delivered a speech in the last hour to party - in the last hour to party campaign staff added event in delaware. in campaign staff added event in delaware. , . delaware. in the days and weeks ahead i, together _ delaware. in the days and weeks ahead i, together with _ delaware. in the days and weeks ahead i, together with you, - ahead i, together with you, will do everything in my power to unite our democratic party, to unite our democratic party, to unite our nation and to win this election.— this election. and is part of those efforts, _ this election. and is part of those efforts, donations i this election. and is part of. those efforts, donations have

been pouring in and collectively have raised over $100 million. kamala