of her agency's worst security failures in decades. and deadly as strikes hit southern gaza as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu travels to washington for high—level meetings. i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. good to have you with us. on monday, the democratic party will select its presidential nominee by online vote, with the possibility of a virtual rollcall though taking place as soon as august one if the harris is the only candidate. the date comes as democrats to flee back, harris officially kicked off a presidential campaign, just a day after president biden announced he would drop his election bid, endorsing his vice president to replace him on the party ticket. it's been a busy 2a hours for the vice president. cbs news estimates kamala harris as the support of the majority of democratic

delegates. the rollcall vote is expected in early august. delegates from at least 27 states have released statements for the delegates endorsing harris, but until they cast their vote, harris, but until they cast theirvote, it harris, but until they cast their vote, it isn't binding. harris has also shattered fundraising records, raising $81 million in the 2a hours sincejoe biden announced his exit from the race on sunday. that is the largest fundraising haul by a candidate in a 24—hour period in the 2024 campaign. on monday, harris rallied staff at the delaware campaign headquarters with a surprise call by the president, who's at home recovering from covid — he is expected to return to washington on tuesday. mr biden in his first public event since his announcement said he is not going anywhere and vowed to be fully engaged in campaigning. i know this is how do you to hear, but it was the right thing to do. i know it is hard because you have poured your

heart and soul into me, helping me when the nomination, then going on to win the presidency. but you have an amazing team. we have a great — i think we made the right decision. kamala harris said a donald trump when would push the country backwards. in the days and weeks ahead, i, together with you, will do everything in my power to unite our democratic party, unite our nation, and to win the election. as many of you know, before i was elected as vice president, before i was elected as a united states senator, i was the elected attorney general of california, and before that was a courtroom prosecutor. in those roles, i took on perpetrators of all kinds. laughter, applause and cheering

predators who abused women. fraudsters who ripped off consumers. cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. so hear me when i say i know donald trump's type. and in this campaign, i will proudly, i will proudly put my record against his. iamjoined by i am joined by frank glanced. good to have you on bbc news. i would like to get your take on the news we had from campaign headquarters talk about the need for unity but also discussing her record as a prosecutor. discussing her record as a prosecutor-— discussing her record as a rosecutor. , ., , , prosecutor. the phrase unity will be used _ prosecutor. the phrase unity will be used by _ prosecutor. the phrase unity will be used by both - prosecutor. the phrase unity i will be used by both campaigns and neither of them truly mean it. they will talk about unity

and within 30 seconds they will bash the other side, bash the other side's supporters. it is the way politics are in american 202a. what i find fascinating and really stunning is how much money she raised in the 24—hour period. i always knew that she had core support among younger women and the african—american community and people of colour. her supports register the financial communities. and she is bringing in small dollars, large contributions, and everything in between. she is going to be so well funded, as will trump, that we may spend as much as $2 billionjust will trump, that we may spend as much as $2 billion just to win the four or in this case 6% that are undecided and basically three key states. in sylvania, michigan, wisconsin. and her message is a tune to

people who feel ignored, forgotten and left behind. —— pennsylvania. so is donald trump's message. they are trying to appeal to the same people, but with a different approach. it people, but with a different approach-— approach. it is fascinating, frank, if — approach. it is fascinating, frank, if you _ approach. it is fascinating, frank, if you compare - approach. it is fascinating, frank, if you compare the l frank, if you compare the messaging. looking at what voters actually want, it is hard to get a sense of what voters want in terms of polls right now. what do we know about how voters feel about kamala harris? i’m about how voters feel about kamala harris?— about how voters feel about kamala harris? i'm not going to duck the question, _ kamala harris? i'm not going to duck the question, but - kamala harris? i'm not going to duck the question, but i - kamala harris? i'm not going to duck the question, but i can - duck the question, but i can answer what voters want. they want someone who — the most important voter segment are people who are now calling the paycheck to paycheck voter. they most likely to be double—haters, disliking the democrat and republican. they

are do whatever because they are do whatever because they are sceptical and cynical. these double—hater voters don't like donald trump's persona, even though they agree with his policies, and they don't like harris' policies even though they approve of her persona. that is point number one. point number two is that they want three things out of the selection. they want someone who means what they say, says what they mean, and does what they say. they want someone with a meaningful, measurable track record of results, and they want someone with a detailed plan of action, because, in the end, this campaign is about the future, not about the past. and donald trump will be drawn into attacking herfor doing nothing as vice president. she will be drawn into attacking him for being lewd and abusive when he was a president, and both are a mistake. the public is looking

to the next four years, not the last four years, as they make their decision.— last four years, as they make their decision. frank, with the mar: ins their decision. frank, with the margins are — their decision. frank, with the margins are tight, _ their decision. frank, with the margins are tight, how- their decision. frank, with the margins are tight, how do - their decision. frank, with the margins are tight, how do you see kamala harris performing in groups that you just mentioned, where president biden saw his vote living in — black latina voters? vote living in - black latina voters? , ~ ., �* voters? they think that biden is too old _ voters? they think that biden is too old and _ voters? they think that biden is too old and trump - voters? they think that biden is too old and trump to - voters? they think that biden is too old and trump to read. | is too old and trump to read. with harris they have somebody they can be passionate about. her selection will increase young women voters in their 20s and 30s. the second group obviously as african—americans obviously as african—america ns and obviously as african—americans and their big question is do younger, black males, do they vote for her based on identity politics, or do they continue to stay, a third of them, stay with donald trump, based on attitudes and attributes in character traits? that is important in the states of georgia and north carolina. in

terms of voters that may switch, i will be watching very carefully organised labour union voters, the union leadership is by the democrats 85 or 90%. the rank—and—file, other than teachers unions and government units dominate unions, a split almost 50—50 between trump and biden. —— government unions, are split. this is why donald trump had a three or 4% lead onjoe biden. if harris can windows voters back, she absolutely has a shot, which i do believe that she does. —— when those voters back. but she is starting a few bowes—lyon. back. but she is starting a few bowes-lyon-_ bowes-lyon. frank, great to have your— bowes-lyon. frank, great to have your analysis. - bowes-lyon. frank, great to have your analysis. thank i bowes-lyon. frank, great to| have your analysis. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. —— but she is starting a view votes behind. us secret service director kimberly cheadle testified before an

oversight committee. she answered questions about her team security failures that allow the government's open fire on former president trump at a rally in pennsylvania about a week ago. the gunmen killed one person and injured three others including mrtrump, the 20—year—old was shot dead by agents. ms cheadle faces calls to resign by republican and democratic lawmakers in the days following the assassination attempt but she says that she will stay in her role. on july 13, we failed. as a director of the united states secret service, i take full responsibility for any security lapse of our agency. we are fully cooperating with ongoing investigations. we must learn what happened and i will move heaven and earth to ensure that an incident likejuly 13 does not happen again. earlier, i spoke to charles moreno, a former secret service agent and security expert. well, ithink, unfortunately, because of some missteps by the agency, not being out there right away

to talk about this and reassure the american people that the former president another protectees under the services preview were going to be safe and at the agency was going to do everything in their power to make sure that that stayed the case. this i think there was a pr fail on the part of the agency, and when you don't show up to speak about this, two things are going to happen — other people are going to speak for you, not with the knowledge that you possess, and you're going to end up with some of these conspiracy theories that we're hearing running wild right now. so two things need to happen — the secret service needs to be more transparent with the american people, and these investigations for the now need to be finished up and finished up quickly. 0k. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now to some stories making headlines. an 11—year—old girl has been left without a family following a crash that killed the parents and two sisters as well

as two motorcyclists. shane roller, partner and two daughters died in a crash involving a car and a motorbike in yorkshire. the government has announced changes to migration policy, saying that all asylum seekers who arrive in the uk will be processed to the analysis including those who've arrived through a regular means. it has already announced the scrapping of the previous government's plan to deport some migrants to rwanda. in parliament on monday, the home secretary called the scheme a shocking waste of taxpayer money. prime minister sir keir starmer has announced a new body, skills england, to reduce reliance on what the government calls an overreliance on foreign workers. he says the aim of the organisation is to develop training plans for sectors that are currently reliant on overseas workers but the agency is expected to take up to a year to set up. sir keir starmer acknowledged his approach would not provide a quick fix. you are watching bbc news. the gaza health ministry says that at least 70 palestinians have been killed by israeli shelling

and airstrikes in eastern khan younis on monday. the israeli military issued new evacuation orders for people in the area shortly before. thousands of palestinians have once again fled, looking for somewhere to take refuge. a spokesman said the region had become dangerous with hamas militants and the israeli militant would act forcefully. the spokesman advised residents were evacuated to unitarian zone in al—mawasi but it's a little over a week since they experience multiple israeli airstrikes are killed at least 90 displaced people who are sheltering in tents. meanwhil, israeli officials say two hostages taken to gaza by hamas during the attack on the seventh of october have died. the idf says the bodies of these two are still being held by hamas. paul adams said this from jerusalem. this is the fourth time benjamin netanyahu has gone to washington to address a joint session of congress. some of the previous visits

have been controversial. i think this will be the most controversial yet. first of all, the world is seeing fresh scenes of palestinians fleeing and israeli military onslaught. it will bring new misery to the city of khan younis, devastated 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 palestinians are sheltering. israel says it has to go back because hamas is operating inside the zone. it is likely that mr netanyahu's visit will come alongside another grim milestone in the war. the palestinian death toll is fast approaching 40,000. mr netanyahu, as he was getting ready to go to washington, has a reminder of the israeli

price being paid for the poor, with two israeli hostages both taken on october seven now known to be dead. their bodies are still being held by hamas. 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 being treated as somewhat of a hero. but this time this will be difficult. protests will follow him wherever he goes. the war in gaza have strained relationships withjoe biden absolutely to breaking point. mr netanyahu is probably more popular with republicans and democrats when it comes to congress, but when it comes to donald trump — another man who benjamin netanyahu hopes to meet while he is in washington — well, he is no longer thought to be much of a fan, either. mr netanyahu has now arrived in washington. this week he is set to meet

president biden and vice president biden and vice president harris and address both chambers of congress. mr netanyahu said that israel would be the strongest ally of the united states in the middle east, regardless of who was elected president in november. barbara plett—usher looks at how people in the region are reacting to his visit to washington. "no deal, no travel" says the sign. there was a steady drumbeat of protest before the israeli prime ministerflew to washington. demanding that he focus all his attention on the hostage deal. he has no reason to be in washington, dc, talking politics, when he should be at home solving our problems. we have a lot of problems — first and foremost, the hostages need to be brought back to their homes.

chanting and drumming benjamin netanyahu is under a lot of pressure. many israelis blame him for policy failures that allowed the attacks and many are angry that he hasn't taken responsibility. there are problems, too, with israel's most important relationship. president biden declared unwavering support for israel after hamas' brutal attack. artillery strike but he has grown alarmed at the cost of benjamin netanyahu's drive for total victory. the desolation of gaza has triggered a domestic backlash against mr biden. the scale of destruction, the mounting deaths of palestinian civilians. here, people fleeing the latest israeli military operation in the city of khan younis. 70 were killed, said the hamas—run health ministry. the prime minister insists that this is working, despite the ceasefire talks. just before visiting the us, he visited troops in gaza.

translation: the military pressure they exert, - here, right on hamas' throat, helps us uphold ourjust demand and advance a hostage exchange deal. mr netanyahu's political opponents say it was a mistake for congress to give them a platform. the man does not represent israel. he lost the trust of israelis, and it kind of sends a wrong signal to israelis — probably a wrong signal to netanyahu himself, when the american congress invites him to appear as if he were saving us. applause no matter how strained relations, the us remains centre stage in israel. mr prime minister, remind those members of congress what israel has been through. the former us ambassador addressing a rally for the hostages, with a message for mr netanyahu. i'd hope that the prime minister understands

the anxiety of many members of congress and he addresses those anxieties in his speech — including what is doing on humanitarian issues, what is doing to make sure this articulate, as i said in my speech, it's not with the palestinian people, it's with hamas. the political turbulence in washington creates uncertainty, but not about this — israel needs america and america and many others need a ceasefire. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, jerusalem. ahead of netanyahu's visit, the committee to protect journalists, along with seven other human rights and press freedom organisations, are calling for president biden to press mr netanyahu on journalists killed in gaza and restrictions on media entering the territory. the group's letter to the white house and

congressional leaders asks the us to ensure that israel seizes the killing ofjournalists, allows immediate and independent media access to the occupied gaza strip and takes urgent steps to enable the press to report freely. now, the cpj says 108 journalists and media workers have been killed in gaza since the conflict began and that unprecedented number ofjournalists have been arrested, often without charge. earlier i spoke to gypsy guillen kaiser. i'd like to start with a question. 108 journalists and media workers killed. can you tell us how many of these journalists and media workers have been killed? have they been caught in the line of fire? well, as you know, all of gaza is under siege, and so it is certainly a dangerous place generally but i should say the intensity and swiftness of the killing mirrors the siege that the population is under. journalists are civilians and they must be protected

and allowed to work. and what we are seeing is as the palestinian press corps is decimated, what it means is it creates a void of information that allows for mis and disinformation, the spreading of propaganda, for unverified things to get out there and to take hold before anyone is able to independently verify. now, what is really crucial, here, is that international media, israeli journalists, palestinian journalists, outside of gaza are all banned from entering gaza to report the news. and this is really unprecedented. that is a key thing that we think can change tomorrow. 0k. if president biden presses for it. if he presses it. let me come back to one point —

israel says it isn't deliberately targeting journalists, that it is waging its campaign against hamas in gaza. and that journalists have u nfortu nately been killed. what is your response to that? we know for certain that israel has a long—standing pattern ofjournalists killed without any accountability. and that predates this war. we actually published a report after the killing of a very well—known journalist where we showed that 20 journalists had been killed in 20 years without any accountabilities, at the hands of the idf — the israel defence forces. so this predates this war. first of all. second of all, there are two journalists that israel itself has stated that the idf targeted them. and claimed that they were terrorists. and a third journalist, who was killed in southern

lebanon, was with a group of journalists that came underfire, the others injured, and he was killed, he worked for afp, and that was under is really fire, —— israeli fire, although they were wearing press insignia. most journalists killed were wearing press insignia. a curfew in bangladesh will be lifted as soon as the security situation gets under control. the students want the government to implement a court order before the call of their demonstrations. more than 150 have been killed in a week of violence and over 500 arrests include some leaders of the main opposition bank s nationalist party. the proposed scheme made a third ofjobs.

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. that is our programme at this hour. don't forget you can head to our website, bbc.com/news, for all the news of the crisis in bangladesh and the developments here in the us as well. i am sumi somaskanda in washington. thank you for watching. stay with us. 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 1a 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 2a 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 will bring 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.

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welcome to hardtalk. i'm mishal husain. my guest today, here in london, is an israeli—born architect who wants to change his chosen profession. he works in what he calls forensic architecture, where details of buildings and physical spaces — and their destruction — are used to highlight abuses and persecution. is he right to see architecture as political — a way in which human beings can oppress as well as create? eyal weizman, welcome to hardtalk. your organisation is called forensic architecture. let's begin with you telling us what the essence of it is. what is it about?

forensic architecture is an organisation that provides architectural evidence in international forums,