i'm in delaware where president biden has been isolating with covid—19, but he is expecting to leave today, addressing the nation tomorrow. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is in washington preparing to address a joint meeting of congress tomorrow amid pressure to reach a ceasefire deal. british equestrian star charlotte dujardin pulls out of the olympics, over a video showing an �*error ofjudgement�* during a coaching session. let's start with breaking news out of the us. the head of the us secret service kimberly cheatle says she plans to quit following security lapses in the run up to the assassination attempt on donald trump. in a tense appearance before a congressional committee on monday,

cheatle described the attack as the service's most significant operational failure in decades. president biden said he is grateful to kimberly cheatle for her career in public service and said, he plans to appoint a new director soon. these are the pictures from yesterday. you will remember that really hostile and brutal questioning of her again and again, asking forfactual questioning of her again and again, asking for factual answers, but so often getting angry and frustrated at some of the responses. a short while ago, i asked our correspondent if her ragged resignation was absolutely in love but to build following all of that. it was so combative, can cheatle was accused by the committee of stowe mother,

and remember, accused of stonewalling, and remember the calls for her to go were bipartisan, sing bipartisanship on the hill is rare, but she said constantly when she was called on to resign that she was the best person for thejob, that the investigation was still under way into what happened at donald trump's rally. and whilst that was happening she would not stand down. but i was saying yesterday while we were covering it on air that her position was becoming increasingly untenable. for the last nine or...nine days before she appeared at the hearing, there were constant calls for her to step down. at the republican national convention, which we attended last week, she was there and she was confronted very angrily by many republicans who were demanding to know what happened, why did the secret service not deliver? why did they fail to protect the former president donald trump? she kept saying that she would not

be resigning and that she was coming to the hearing to explain herself. but it was always going to be a very hostile hearing, which it was. there were always these calls for her to resign. they weren't going to go away. in the end, it appears, just to confirm, they are saying she does plan to step down from her position as director of the us secret service. it's been only two days since joe biden announced he was pulling out of the presidential race — but kamala harris�* campaign for the white house is building momentum. yesterday, she announced that she had enough support to secure the democratic party's presidential nomination. today, she'll be in the critical swing state of wisconsin, making her case to be commander—in—chief directly to voters for the first time. ms harris has already been clear about her agenda. on monday evening, she visited

what had beenjoe biden�*s re—election campaign headquarters in delaware, to rally the staff who will now be working for her. her message there, that she'll continue to push for gun control and protection for reproductive rights. and president biden hasjust announced that he will speak to the nation on wednesday evening at 8pm local time from the oval office. it'll be his first public remarks since he announced on sunday that he was not seeking to run for the white house again. let's go live to delaware and our correspondent ione wells. this will be the first glimpse of the players don't we have seen in five days, and the first glimpse since that dramatic announcement on sunday. since that dramatic announcement on sunda . . �* , �* , since that dramatic announcement on sunda. . �*, �*, ., since that dramatic announcement on sunda . . �*, �*, ., ., sunday. that's right. it's going to be a hue sunday. that's right. it's going to be a huge moment, _ sunday. that's right. it's going to be a huge moment, the - sunday. that's right. it's going to be a huge moment, the first - sunday. that's right. it's going to - be a huge moment, the first moment he is seen in public again. it's likely to be broadcast around the world, and likely the defining image

of his resignation. like you said, it took a lot of people by surprise that he chose to make that statement while he was isolating here in delaware, has a written statement on social media. all we have heard from him in the last couple of days has been a post on social media. he joined that event with kamala harris at the event at hq in delaware, and have had some snippets of audio from him but we have not seen him since he decided to resign. there is an increased security presence at the moment here and the row is abrupt offered the area where his homies. we are expecting he will leave very soon, and he has said he will address the nation tomorrow at 8pm, and that's when we will hear more from him about his decision to set step aside. he from him about his decision to set step aside-— step aside. he has said he will be clear about _ step aside. he has said he will be clear about what _ step aside. he has said he will be clear about what lies _ step aside. he has said he will be clear about what lies ahead - step aside. he has said he will be clear about what lies ahead and l step aside. he has said he will be | clear about what lies ahead and for how he will finish the job for the american people. i suppose that is really important in terms of a

supposed closing off one of the attack planes from the republicans which is that he should stand down immediately. == which is that he should stand down immediately-— which is that he should stand down immediatel. . , ., , immediately. -- attack plans. he has been wanting — immediately. -- attack plans. he has been wanting to _ immediately. -- attack plans. he has been wanting to take _ immediately. -- attack plans. he has been wanting to take his _ immediately. -- attack plans. he has been wanting to take his time - immediately. -- attack plans. he has been wanting to take his time and - been wanting to take his time and making sure that when he does is strong enough to do so. as you say, the republicans have already been reeling out this attack on him which is that is if he is not fit enough to be president next term, why he is the carrying on as president now? even though the elections in november, he will still be in office untiljanuary till the next until january till the next president untiljanuary till the next president is inaugurated. he has said that he plans to stay on, but i think those calls will continue from the republican party as they are having to ship their attack lines, not only about him saying he should resign as president now, but also shifting attack lines and kamala harris. they have been saying today

and trying to draw connections between her and joe biden, accusing her is responsible for what they see as his government's failures. we will see a lot more rhetoric from the republican party about issues like migration for example. they have already accused her of being joe biden's migration sire. she wasn't a desire of any kind, but she wasn't a desire of any kind, but she was put in place in diplomatic efforts in races like guatemala and el salvador and honduras where people were migrating to the us, but not necessarily as far as such. we are going to see these attack lines in the days and weeks to come now that she hasn't secured enough democratic delegates to vote for her to ensure she has a pretty clean race ahead of her now. we to ensure she has a pretty clean race ahead of her now.- to ensure she has a pretty clean race ahead of her now. we will talk a . ain race ahead of her now. we will talk again later — race ahead of her now. we will talk again later this _ race ahead of her now. we will talk again later this hour _ race ahead of her now. we will talk again later this hour if _ race ahead of her now. we will talk again later this hour if we - race ahead of her now. we will talk again later this hour if we see - again later this hour if we see movement from the president. thank you very much for now. let's speak

to rick wilson, former republican strategist and co—founder of the lincoln project which campaigns against donald trump. welcome to the programme. we spoke the day after that disastrous debate and you are pretty supportive at that stage of joe biden. you have now endorsed kamala harris. is she the best person to take on and win against donald trump? it is person to take on and win against donald trump?— donald trump? it is vital that the democratic _ donald trump? it is vital that the democratic party _ donald trump? it is vital that the democratic party have _ donald trump? it is vital that the democratic party have a - donald trump? it is vital that the democratic party have a nominee donald trump? it is vital that the - democratic party have a nominee that can go out and go toe to toe with donald trump and i think that harris is the one person who has been vetted thoroughly in a national campaign, and she is going to be able to post up against trump i think very quickly because she is younger, more agile, smarterand think very quickly because she is younger, more agile, smarter and the ability to go out there and make a strong case very quickly that this race is not about policy or politics. it is a pure framing about the preservation of the rights and liberties of people in this country.

in the face of what donald trump as promised. just in the face of what donald trump as romised., , ., , ., , in the face of what donald trump as romised. , ., , ., , . ., promised. just to be really clear, in our promised. just to be really clear, in your view. _ promised. just to be really clear, in your view, what _ promised. just to be really clear, in your view, what are _ promised. just to be really clear, in your view, what are her - promised. just to be really clear, l in your view, what are her principal strengths and weaknesses do you think? , . ., ., strengths and weaknesses do you think? , u, ., ., , think? every candidate who enters the presidential _ think? every candidate who enters the presidential race, _ think? every candidate who enters the presidential race, enters- think? every candidate who enters the presidential race, enters newl the presidential race, enters new territory they've never entered before. she's been a vice president candidate so she has seen some of the elephant as they say, but not all of it. you cannot predict what there is going to be. as for her strengths, she has three things that are really important right now that we need to look at. the first dishes agile and fast on her feet and understands how to talk, speak, communicate, connect. all of those things are really important. she does that in a way that is broader than the base that donald trump enjoys in the country. she can talk to around the different demographic spectrum in america many that dominant trump ignores, vilifies a

can't speak to in the way that i think she can. the other thing is she's kryptonite to donald trump. she will bring out all of his west behaviours. she's a woman, she is an african—american american, she is a prosecutor. these are all triggers for donald trump that are going to —— for donald trump that are going to bring out behaviours that are unappealing. the kind of attacks they are launching on her now having to do with his citizenship and her ethnic background, her sexuality, history, those are already backfiring women voters in this country. she will end up making donald trump so angry and crazy that he will show people what he is, and if he shows people what he he loses. let me ask you briefly about the republican strategy. do you think they have worked out what the strategy is if the candidate is

kamala harris? no. because there are already murmurings that perhaps they got it wrong with the vice president pick. got it wrong with the vice president ick. ., , got it wrong with the vice president . ick. ., , , ., got it wrong with the vice president ick. ., , ,., ., pick. that is something that is certainly bubbling _ pick. that is something that is certainly bubbling up - pick. that is something that is certainly bubbling up out - pick. that is something that is certainly bubbling up out of. pick. that is something that is | certainly bubbling up out of the campaign right now. there are a run of recriminations inside the stuff in the team, where they are trying to blame other people. were you picked vance, not me. those folks are having a very nervous moment. that's particularly because susie wales and the two most senior members of trump's campaign are going to val went to alberta just a few days before joe going to val went to alberta just a few days beforejoe biden made his decision. in trump world, it sounded like they were taking a victory lap. they were picking up the curtains for their offices in the white house. it was boastful and arrogant. and they didn't have a plan b to run against anyone other than joe

and they didn't have a plan b to run against anyone other thanjoe biden. they have spent over a year spending every bit of political and media capital they have framing the race thatjoe biden is old, donald trump is vigorous, joe biden is weak and donald trump are strong. they did not have a plan b. i think you will see some changes in the junk campaign in the immediate future. i think they said a while ago that whoever party would replace their 80—year—old candidate would win this election. they said that back in january. do you expect donald trump to debate with, harris? i january. do you expect donald trump to debate with, harris?— to debate with, harris? i think he will chicken _ to debate with, harris? i think he will chicken out. _ to debate with, harris? i think he will chicken out. he _ to debate with, harris? i think he will chicken out. he said - to debate with, harris? i think he will chicken out. he said he - to debate with, harris? i think he will chicken out. he said he will. will chicken out. he said he will not do anything that isn't fair, which means he will only go on fox. he wants the comfort of friendly hosts and rupert murdoch staffers to question him. and so, by saying that he is already done it, he is a

chicken by saying he will not debate in an objective forum. if i were trump, i can't blame him for doing that. he got the greatest strength and political look in history with the catastrophic debate thatjoe biden turned in about a month ago. if donald trump walks into a debate with kamala harris and there is a single moment where he looks old, shaky, not as fast, not as tentative, not as clever, that narrative flip will destroy him in that moment. the narrative flip will destroy him in that moment.— narrative flip will destroy him in that moment. ., ,., ~ ., that moment. the final point, i know that moment. the final point, i know that ou that moment. the final point, i know that you have — that moment. the final point, i know that you have pulled _ that moment. the final point, i know that you have pulled extensively - that moment. the final point, i know that you have pulled extensively in l that you have pulled extensively in so many different issues surrounding all of this. is the best bit of advice for people watching around the world for listening to poles and seen what they have said about kamala harris and joe biden over the months of the present day, is the best advice forget about all that because we are into completely new

territory now? we because we are into completely new territory now?— territory now? we are into an election that _ territory now? we are into an election that is _ territory now? we are into an election that is unique - territory now? we are into an election that is unique in - territory now? we are into an - election that is unique in american political history and in a political climate that has never been so divided. women in america where there is a sense on this in the centre, and on the left, the individual rights and liberties are individual rights and liberties are in grave danger of the things like project 2025, the rsc platform etc. that is driving politics in this country away from normal policy debates ending to an end a very emotional space right now. both sides have a very high degree of emotional engagement with the outcome, and i think you are going to see a race like nothing we've ever been in before. i've been in politics for 37 years and have never seen anything close to this anywhere in the world. so, it's going to be a very exciting and probably terrifying races we go forward. great to talk to you. thanks for

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this is bbc news. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington preparing to address a joint meeting of congress on wednesday. he arrived in the us on monday at a moment of political flux, withjoe biden's withdrawal from the presidential race. the pair were due to meet tomorrow, but that has been delayed until thursday. it comes as the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says at least 70 people were killed and 200 others injured by israeli shelling, and air strikes, in eastern areas of khan younis. the israeli military said there had been "significant terrorist activity and rocket fire" from the area. thousands of people there have fled

including some who were in an area previously designated as a humanitarian zone. meanwhile in israel, many of the hostage families are angry mr netanyahu has gone to washington, without having secured a deal to free hostages still being held in gaza. former israeli prime minister ehud olmert says benjamin netanyahu's visit to washington is theatrics. he believes enough is enough, with further military action in gaza brings no benefit. this is a theatrical show, nothing more than that.

i don't think that congress now is particularly attuned to hear what the israeli prime minister has to say, and if at all, if they are anxious to hear something they're probably anxious to hear that the prime minister agreed to a deal that the feeling amongst many israelis is that when it comes to a choice between his personal convenience and personal political interest, and the interest, national interest and the possible saving of the hostages, who would prefer throughout the last few years... he would prefer throughout the last few ears... , would prefer throughout the last few ears... ., ,_ years... he says applying the pressure _ years... he says applying the pressure maximises - years... he says applying the pressure maximises the - years... he says applying the - pressure maximises the chances, and i know you don't agree with that position. alongside the hostages, we see the humanitarian safe zones, what is happening there, what happened in khan younis, the death

of 70 plus palestinians, on that side of this conflict, the human suffering, have you got to the point that you think enough? let suffering, have you got to the point that you think enough?— suffering, have you got to the point that you think enough? let me make this very clear- _ that you think enough? let me make this very clear. i _ that you think enough? let me make this very clear. i said _ that you think enough? let me make this very clear. i said six _ that you think enough? let me make this very clear. i said six months - this very clear. i said six months ago that it was enough, so certainly now, my very clear—cut position, enough is enough. we have reached a point where any further military action in gaza does not bring any benefits, any advantages to the state of israel. it only cost the lives of israelis soldiers and palestinian civilians and both something we are opposed to. we have to stop it and reach an agreement with hamas for the return of the hostages. israel has to pull—out from gaza. palestinian military force has to come in instead of

israel to make sure that hamas will not regain its dominant position in gaza. this is the strategy we have to adapt. i'm afraid that the palestinians are not yet ready for it, and i have to admit, and a side ina it, and i have to admit, and a side in a very clear and simple way, the israeli is not ready for it, and both are to be blamed for the lack of end which is bringing so much misery and so much suffering to so many people. the world health organization is warning it's "extremely worried" about a possible polio outbreak in gaza. its regional head says many people are living in shelters with just one toilet for 600 people and little access to safe drinking water. traces of polio were found in sewage

samples collected from two sites in gaza a month ago. the israeli military said on sunday that it had begun vaccinating its soldiers. dr hamid jaf—ri is the director of polio eradication for the world heath organisation's eastern mediterranean region. we are very worried. as it is, polio is a public health emergency of international concern and the international health regulations. and this detection of polio in two separate parts of gaza is worrying because the conditions for polio virus to take off and paralyse children are optimal, the virus is transmitted through faecal contamination, the overcrowded settings, these are ideal conditions for the virus to circulate and paralyse children. we are also worried about the outbreak then spreading beyond gaza into other parts of the region and other, neighbouring countries.

what can you about it, though, given the limited access you have? first, we are on the ground now. with who, unicef and unrwa, working with the ministry of health, to do a proper risk assessment so that establishing our ability to track the virus, restoring surveillance or detection systems for the virus, looking at any children who get paralysed, that they are detected and reported and investigated, establishing a regular sampling system similar to one that detected the virus in the first place, and then we are assessing what kind of vaccination is possible. we certainly need to do mass vaccination campaigns to stop this outbreak. we will have to implement multiple rounds of vaccine with the oral polio vaccine, which the global polio eradication initiative will deploy,

and we are assessing what the feasible options are to deliver the vaccine to as many children as fast as possible. if you cannot do a lot for the majority of those things, what is the potential here in times of danger? first, potential, of course, for children right now, we have not detected, a paralytic case has not been reported but if this virus continues to circulate and vaccination rates have declined because of the decimation of the health system, less than half of health clinics and health centres that offer vaccines are no longer functioning, we will... and immunisation rates are declining. we will see paralysis in children, and further spread beyond gaza into the region, as i mentioned.

and more children paralysed. so this outbreak has to be stopped immediately. in terms of the timeline, the window of opportunity, what would you describe, how long does the world have to react to this to stop some of those eventualities? so i think we need to deploy the vaccine within the next couple of weeks, and ideally, we would have a ceasefire that would allow us to reach all the children in gaza underfive years of age. and we will need to repeat that at least three times to be sure that we can stop this outbreak. and if ceasefire cannot be obtained, we have experience in the polio eradication programme of days of tranquillity, so that there was a cessation of hostilities during the days that children were being vaccinated against polio. charlotte dujardin, britain's joint—most decorated female olympian, has pulled out of the the paris olympics after a video emerged

showing her "making an error of judgment". the six—time medallist said she is under investigation from the international federation for equestrian sports and will "withdraw from all competition while this process takes place". the 39—year—old also said she was under investigation from the british federation. in a statement, charlotte dujardin said, "i am deeply ashamed and should have set a better example in that moment." the bbc has not seen the video in question and it is currently unclear what the nature of the investigation is. we will have more detail on that story on bbc website and in the sports bulletin in a moment or two. hello, there. we are seeing some warm sunshine today, particularly across northern ireland, western scotland and around some coastal areas as well. if we look further out to sea, though, looming large

on the earlier satellite picture, this area of cloud here, which will head our way for tomorrow, so there may not be quite as much sunshine. but ahead of that we have this nose of high—pressure extending from the azores, meaning most places will be fine and dry. earlier on today we did have a lot of cloud across south—eastern parts of england, giving some showers as well, but those have gone and as it brightens up here, it is getting warmer. we could reach 22 or 23 through the midlands, and a pleasant 22 in the central belt of scotland. could be one or two showers around, though, even by late afternoon, particularly over the pennines. those will tend to fade away during the evening, and overnight i suspect it will be dry, cloud coming and going, probably more cloud coming into western areas later on in the night. and these are the temperatures first thing on wednesday morning. so we're starting at 11 or 12. and there will be some sunshine at times on wednesday. it could be quite hazy, mind you. as we bubble up the cloud, there's the risk of one or two showers for eastern parts of england. out to the west, though, that cloud will thicken to bring a little light rain or drizzle to northern ireland and perhaps the western side of scotland, wales and the south—west. so these areas will be

a little cooler than today but towards the east and south—east in particular, those temperatures are likely to reach 25, maybe even 26, depending on the amount of sunshine. then as we head into thursday, it gets a little bit messy. we've got this tangle of weather fronts coming our way. nothing particularly well organised. the showery bursts of rain now and again, and a lot of cloud around. maybe later in the day, it's western and southern areas that will turn a little wetter. but as you head into the eastern side of england and eastern scotland, it may be drier here and those temperatures will be into the low 20s on thursday. things simplify themselves by the time we get into friday, because that weather front will be moving away. it's going to be clearing away eventually from south—eastern parts of england but rain is not too far away from here for much of the day. otherwise, there will be some decent spells of sunshine but where we have stronger winds in the north—west, this is where we will see a few showers coming into northern ireland, northern and western scotland. temperatures back to 18 in the central belt,

and 22 or 23 in the south—east.

this is bbc news, the headlines the head of the us secret service quits after admitting security lapses after the attempted shooting of donald trump.

the bbc director general confirms morejob cuts — and apologises for the alleged mistreatment of contestants on strictly come dancing, as the annual report is published. the uk government announces — that it's not renewing the contract for the use of the controversial bibby stockholm barge , which has been used to house asylum seekers. a police officer has been stabbed in the chest at frankland prison, in durham. he's been described as conscious and talking. keeping an eye on the situation in delaware, ione wells is there, we are expected to see for the first time in five days since that dramatic announcement on sunday, expecting to see the first pictures ofjoe biden as he heads back to washington, but we will keep on that but we can look at all the sports

headlines with gabbing.