israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu prepares to address the us congress as hundreds of activists protest against his visit. eighteen people have died after a plane crashed during take—off in the nepalese capital, kathmandu. officials say the pilot has been taken alive from the wreckage and — is being treated in hospital. a public inquiry in new zealand finds some 200 thousand children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years. and this is the scene in taiwan as the country prepares forfor the imminent arrival of typhoon gaemi. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.

welcome to the programme. we start in the us — where in the first major speech of her white house campaign, vice president kamala harris has described november's election as a choice between freedom and chaos. speaking at a democratic party rally in the crucial swing—state of wisconsin — she said that as a former prosecutor she'd "dealt with predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers and cheaters who broke the rules". she told cheering supporters that she "knew donald trump's type". in a financial boost to her campaign — the vice president's team say they raised more than 100 million dollars in the immediate aftermath ofjoe biden's announcement that he wouldn't be seeking re—election. and a new opinion poll — conducted in the days after biden's exit from the race — shows the vice president with a small lead over donald trump — 44 percent to his 42 percent. with all the latest — here's david willis.

music: freedom by beyonce. under new management. it tookjust over 30 hours for kamala harris to garner the support she needs to head the democratic presidential campaign. she is now her party's nominee in everything but name. beyonce herself approved the use of this track, freedom, as part of the kamala harris campaign, one of a slew of celebrity endorsements, george clooney among them. her presence has electrified the residential race. she told supporters in the swing state of wisconsin that donald trump would take the country backwards, and went on to compare his record as a convicted felon with her background as a public prosecutor. in those roles i took on perpetrators of all kinds. 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. cheering. she is calling it a people—powered campaign, one her supporters believe could carry her all the way to the white house. super excited about kamala. i've been following her for many years. i think she's the perfect candidate to run against trump. i do think she can win. i think she will get the votes that maybe biden couldn't have got, or maybe trump won't get. there is only one old| man in the race now, and it's notjoe biden.

we have a vibrant candidate and this will be a great election, and i- expect kamala harris to be elected president of the united states. - the man to whom kamala harris owes her stunning elevation returned yesterday to the white house. joe biden has spent the best part of a week in isolation suffering from covid. tonight, in a televised address, he will tell the american people why he decided to step aside, leaving his deputy to wage the shortest election campaign in modern american history. are you ready to get to work? cheering. do we believe in freedom? cheering. do we believe in opportunity? cheering. do we believe in the promise of america? cheering. and are we ready to fight for it? cheering. and when we fight, we went! —— and when we fight, we win! abortion rights and gun control are among the issues that will dominate her campaign. having raised more than $100 million since sunday, kamala harris has injected new life into the democrats' once flagging presidential campaign.

david willis, bbc news, washington. more senior democrats have thrown their support behind kamala harris to be the party's nominee for president. the senate majority leader chuck schumer and house minority leader hakeem jeffries said they "proudly" endorsed kamala harris — afterjoe biden ended his bid for re—election. president biden — who had been isolating with covid — has now returned to the white house and is due to give an address from the oval office later — to discuss how he'll spend his remaining months in office. cbs news correspondent, jarred hill is in new york for us. the campaign is reporting record numbers of fundraising, in the past couple of days, since she was named by president biden as his endorsed candidate for this position here. talking about $100 million injust a matter of two days. that showcases that there is a significant amount of interest in vice president kamala harris as someone at the top of this ticket, she is seen as someone with a different type of energy

from president biden, significantly younger. we know that was a concern for a lot of voters in the months and weeks ahead of his departure from this race. the question will be whether she can maintain this momentum, continue building this momentum to both a victory at the democratic national convention where she will be named the formal non—a as well as to the white house in november. —— nominee as well as to the white house in november. the latest opinion polls conducted after president biden pulled out of the race shows that kamala harris is narrowly ahead of trump but crucially within the margin of error here. i think it is important to frame this as there is this margin of error. according to this writer is a plus boat which was conducted on monday and tuesday, harris is leading 2% over former president trump but there is a 3% margin of error with this. the harris campaign will likely tap

into just a week ago they were tied, so they will potentially see this as a sign that there is this momentum going forward. we are still waiting to hear from president trump and that is expected to happen later today. tonight, 8pm eastern time here in the united states we are going to be hearing from president biden, from the white house, his first on camera appearance and address to the american public not only since he made the announcement that he will be leaving the rice but also since he was essentially hold up at his home in delaware because he had covid—19. we are expecting a statement that will both cover his reasoning for leaving the race, what he plans to do with the rest of his term in office because he still has about six months, and then potentially

tapping into politics here, what he sees as the future of the democratic party with his vice president kamala harris now presumed to be to be potentially the nominee for the democratic party. cbs news correspondent, jarred hill in new york. the line coming in from the kamala harris campaign is as of tuesday evening, their team had raised $126 million since being endorsed by president biden, so those are some lines coming in from the kamala harris campaign regarding the funds they have managed to gather in the us. meanwhile — israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington — preparing to address a joint meeting of congress later. it's his first trip to the us since the attack by hamas on october the 7th — and follows months of war and un—successful ceasefire negotiations. mr netanyahu is due to meet

president biden on thursday. ahead of his address to congress, police are scaling up security measures — with fencing around the capitol building protests against mr netanyahu's policies have already begun. hundreds ofjewish demonstrators staged a sit—in at the capitol to protest against the war in gaza and were later removed by police. 0ur correspondent tom bateman has more well, as we showed up in this part of the building, there was still around 100 or so protesters on the floor of the rotunda here, some of them being led away by that stage but others still here. the us capitol police had arrived in force by that point. they were cuffing them behind their backs, pulling people up and taking them away to be processed, being arrested one by one and moved outside of the building. one of the protesters i spoke to said that there were 500 americanjews from all over the us that had come here explicitly to protest benjamin netanyahu's visit. now, when he is here in this joint address to congress, his message will be around what he will call israel

being the indispensable ally in the middle east to the united states and also to thankjoe biden for his support over the war in gaza. but it is that very support that has led to this deep sense of division, notjust within the democratic party but, of course, across the united states, as we will see protest over the visit come to the very heart of washington. 0ur correspondent tom bateman. in the uk — police have arrested a 24—year—old man on suspicision of attempted murder after a british army soldier was stabbed near a barracks in kent. the soldier — who was in uniform at the time — was airlifted to hospital, where he's in a serious condition. the home secretary yvette coopper has described the attack as "shocking and appalling". officials say they do not

believe it was terrorism. we can say the ao—year—old soldier who was attacked yesterday evening has been suffering from serious injuries and is in hospital at the moment. he was airlifted out of here. people have described what happened last night saying there was a lot of activity, helicopters, one person describing hearing a scream and a woman running out of a house trying to protect the man who was attacked. we understand from the army that the man who was attacked was a soldier and the bbc has understood that he was wearing uniform at the time of the attack. the home office has said this morning they are not treating this as a terror —related incident. we've also been getting political responses, hearing from the defence secretaryjohn healey who had put out a statement saying it is shocking to hear of an attack on a british soldier in kent and his thoughts are with the soldier and his family who deserve privacy at

this difficult time. on behalf of the government, we wish him a swift recovery. we also heard from the police that a 24—year—old local man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and we are likely to hear more from the police later today but at the moment, as you can see behind me, there is a police presence here, a police cordon in the street where the attack took place at both ends stopping the traffic going through and people i've spoken to this morning in chatham in kent, a military area, are in shock and completely flabbergasted by what happened yesterday evening at around 6pm. just down the road, 100 metres down the road, is the barix which are the headquarters for the royal school for military engineers so this place really is steeped in military history and many people are concerned, very concerned, about what happened yesterday.

heavy rain and gusting winds are hitting taiwan as it braces itself for the full force of typhoon gaemi — which is set to be the strongest storm to hit the island in eight years. flights have been cancelled, financial markets closed, and people given the day off work. winds of up to 150 miles per hour are expected. gaemi has already caused flooding in the philippines and is forecast to hit china later this week. these are live pictures from taiwan — as the country braces for the typhoon. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes is in taipei — he gave us this update.

that is yilan county. it is hard to say at this stage as we understand it— has now come ashore on the east coast, north—east coast of taiwan, 50 miles away from where i'm standing, so over there, over the mountains behind me here, they are already experiencing very destructive winds, i've seen recent video taken in the last hour with gusts that look like they are well over 100 mph in the streets of yilan, a city on the other side of the mountains. 0n the east coast. we have had reports of lots of trees being brought down. we have had reports of one death, someone on a motorcycle and a tree very sadly came down and take them and killed them. dangerous to be on the east coast of taiwan already this afternoon. the storm will move across the island later today

and into tonight and indeed it is expected to come right down over the top of the capital year in taipei, you can see the conditions here, raining heavily, gusts of wind but this is expected to get a lot stronger in the next couple of hours. how are people preparing as this typhoon lands in taiwan now? here in taipei and the cities of taiwan, people are basically hunkering down, they are used to typhoons, they come through here several times a year on average, this is a big one but they are mainly staying at home, we've been out on the streets this afternoon, a few people walking around, people mainly being told to stay at home and off the streets basically because of the danger from windblown objects. the realfearfrom this storm is not so much from the wind but the amount of rain it is bringing with people saying it could be over 1000 millimetres of rain falling across the central mountains tonight and that amount of rain is very likely to unleash landslides

and flash flooding so it is really the people up in the mountains, the central mountains of taiwan are very high and there are remote towns and villages up there were people have been told to take refuge in local evacuation centres, schools, buildings like that well they will be safer tonight and many people are now evacuating to those places. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes in taipei. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

in the middle east — the united nations says more than 150,000 people have fled khan younis in southern gaza since monday. the israeli army issued an evacuation order for parts of the city and reduced the size of al—mawasi — a designated humanitarian zone, claiming it was being used by hamas fighters. the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, said eighty per cent of the gaza strip was now either under an evacuation orders or labelled a no—go zone.

our special correspondent fergal keane has this report — and a warning there are distressing images throughout. so many escaping, in such a small place. chased by the war, in the heat and fear of 2a hours in khan younis. a place of encounters such as these. iman is running with a child. not for a doctor — the child is past that — but to a mortuary. "who can accept that their son will be like that," he asks.

"whose fault is it their family is blown up?" the idf is back, fighting in khan younis, because hamas is resurgent here. urban war, where nowhere is safe. to the south, in rafah, hamas attacking israeli armour. hit and run, from inside houses. the days of war are now in their hundreds. and each day in khan younis, a breaking point for someone. the shattered hospital system is struggling with new wounded. before the war, sami aged four, and his sister, sila, who is seven. here they are now, in nasser hospital. sila's legs are paralysed. sami has severe abdominal injuries. translation: the situation has been very difficult for me, _ with one child in intensive care

and the other outside. i asked an ally of israel's prime minister to respond to international concern about the plight of wounded children in gaza. the priority for me, in parallel to humanitarian aid that i allow, is to bring back my hostages, including a baby. thejewish bibas children, four—year—old ariel, one—year—old kfir, were taken hostage with their parents by hamas. there are conflicting reports about whether they have survived. you neverask us, i mean, how does israel feel? how does israel live with the fact that two little boys, we don't even know where they are? it's always about the kids on the other side. so i will tell you something, if you really care about the kids on the other side, make sure that israel wins the war and hamas does not reign in gaza. at nasser hospital, iman

leaves the mortuary, bearing the shrouded child to his grave. before night comes on, to cover the grieving and the dead. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. breaking news from nepal, where at least 18 people have been killed when a plane crashed during take—off from the capital, kathmandu. the saurya airlines flight was carrying 17 company employees and two crew on a test flight to the tourist destination of pokhara. the plane's captain survived and has been taken to hospital. nepal police spokesperson dan bahadur karki confirms that 1a —— earlier, sanjaya dhakal from bbc nepaljoined us with the latest. this morning, around 11:15am local time, an airline carrying 19 people on board immediately crashed after take—off from the international

airport in kathmandu. according to the civil aviation authority of nepal... 18 dead bodies have been recovered according to officials and the captain has been rescued and taken to a nearby hospital. further details are awaited. how much of a concern as airline safety there in nepal? just last year 72 people were killed in another crash in the country so how concerning as airline safety there? it is a big concern in nepal, this is the fourth fatal accident in five years and in the last 80 years, nearly 70 accidents have happened and that has taken nearly 900 lives, so this is a very big concern, the issue of airline safety. what are we hearing from the authorities there are any country? —— in the country? for the time being, there is no official word, just that it happened immediately after take—off and this particular aircraft was carrying maintenance test flight and that it was heading to the western city of pokhara.

more details are awaited and we are seeing images of the emergency services response. how has events unfolded on the ground? immediately after take—off is when it happens at the rescuers were there immediately and the rescue operation is almost over. they were there in minutes. a public inquiry in new zealand has found a third of all children, young people and vulnerable adults in state and religious care over the past 70 years experienced some form of abuse. the report described the scale of the abuse as "a national disgrace" , with 200,000 people affected. victims told the inquiry they'd been raped, sterilised or given electric shocks, among other abuses.

earlier, we heard from the former deputy prime minister 0ur sydney correspondent katy watson has been giving us some clarity on this report. 2300 survivors came forward, 133 days of public inquiries, it was a 3000 page final report which reportedly weighed 1a kilos, so this was an extensive report, the highest level of inquiry that is in new zealand so it was a serious, six year inquiry that has come out with shocking findings, a national disgrace as the report has said.

but reaching whale has capsized the boat and sent to people flying into the water. video shows how a humpback whale suddenly appeared out of the water before flipping over a small boat, that was 23 foot. two people can be seen falling into the ocean as the huge mammal terms they are about upside down. those incredible pictures there. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. for many of us today, it's going to be dry with variable amounts of cloud and some sunny spells. high pressure is dominating our weather, but we do have some fronts bumping into it. they are fairly weak fronts, so they're bringing in a bit more cloud and also some light rain generally to the west. but there will be some heavier rain through the afternoon across parts of wales and also south—west england. and as temperatures rise in eastern england, we could catch the odd shower.

but a lot of us will stay dry. temperatures 1a to 25 degrees. that 25 will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine, but not quite as warm where we've got the cloud and the rain. now, through this evening and overnight, the cloud and rain push from the west towards the east. it will be heavy at times across the far north of scotland, and we're importing some humid air, so you'll notice that it will be quite an oppressive night, with temperatures falling away to between 11 and 16 degrees. so that's how we start the day tomorrow. the weather front, first one pushing towards the east. then we've got a second one coming in which is going to bring in a bit more rain. and the rain will turn heavier with that one across the english channel, the channel islands, some southern counties of england, into the far south—east, possiblyjust a little bit further north into central southern england, but a lot of dry weather for many parts of the country, but further showery rain coming in across scotland and also

northern ireland through the day. on friday, any early cloud will move away from the south—east. then for most it's going to be another dry day with lengthy sunny spells, but some showers, especially so in the north and the west, where they could be heavy. but as temperatures rise once again we could see another few showers just here and there. they'll be the exception, though, rather than the rule. friday into saturday, you can see this high pressure ridge trying to build in, but we could also see a front coming in from the west bumping into that. and that will bring in some showery rain across parts of northern and western scotland and northern ireland. for southern scotland, england and wales, largely dry, some sunny spells, but again some afternoon showers popping up here and there. temperatures 15 to 22 degrees. so down just a touch. but as we head on into sunday, high pressure will firmly be in charge. we're looking at a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, but some showers in the north—west.

this is bbc news. the headlines... here in the uk, seven mps are suspended from the labour party, after rebelling against the government on an amendment to scrap the two—child benefit cap. the king's two state bentleys will be converted to run on biofuel within the next year, as part of a wider

sustainability push. and in an exclusive interview — janet jackson tells the bbc how she taught herself to dance. the uk's new foreign secretary, david lammy, has arrived in india for talks with ministers and business leaders, promising a reset in the countries' relationship. the foreign secretary says india would be �*an indispensable partner�* in efforts to grow britain's economy and tackle climate change. he hopes to move negotiations forward for a post—brexit free trade deal, which have dragged on for two years. 0ur diplomatic correspondentjames landale is in delhi and told me more about this visit. the economy is the fundamental purpose of this visit simply because labour's domestic priority in the uk is to grow the british economy and to do that it simply needs to do