the first presidential debate between kamala harris and donald trump is officially set for september 10 — according to abc news, which will televise it. the confirmation came after republican nominee, former president donald trump, said he had agreed to three possible debate dates in september. he spoke during a rare news conference at his florida home. trump's democratic rival, vice president kamala harris, continued to tour through us swing states seeking to build on fresh momentum in the race after president biden dropped out. new polling shows ms harris has gained ground against mr trump in a nationwide survey of likely voters — taking a 6% lead. the poll by marquette released on thursday found that the vice president leads the former president 53% to 47%. that's among people who expressed a strong interest in voting.

the margin of error is four point seven points. a similar poll conducted in may showed a much tighter match—up between mr trump and the then—presumptive democratic nominee, presidentjoe biden. the pair were tied at 50% each. however donald trump claims his campaign's internal polls show him leading in key battleground states. he also cited his continued support among white males and certain black and hispanic voters. the former president saying he believes the momentum is actually with the republican party. the only —— honeymoon period is going to end. she has a convention coming up, it is about policy, not about her. i think she is incompetent. because i watched her, she destroyed california, san francisco, everything she touched has turned to bad things. i'm not going to used foul language. everything she touches turns bad, she is incompetent. meanwhile, vice president

kamala harris and her running mate, minnesota governor tim walz, wrapped up their visit to michigan on thursday. they voiced support for organised labour at a union hall in detroit, speaking to members of the united auto workers. all the uaw originally backed presidentjoe biden�*s re—election campaign, but when he ended his bid last month, the union later endorsed ms harris. ms harris drew similarities between unions and her campaign saying both support working—class americans. you know what you stand for, you know what you stand for, you know what to fight for. we know what we stand for and we stand for the people. we stand for the dignity of work. we stand forfreedom. we for the dignity of work. we stand for freedom. we stand for justice. we stand for equality. so we will fight for all of it. i'm joined in the studio by robert costa, chief election & campaign correspondent at our us partners cbs news. trump also addressed something joe biden said in an exclusive besides the confirming of a

debate on september ten, not a whole lot of these coming out of that press conference. was this about donald trump trying to break through the new cycle and bring attention back to his campaign?— campaign? former president donald trump _ campaign? former president donald trump insisted - campaign? former president donald trump insisted he - campaign? former president donald trump insisted he is| campaign? former president i donald trump insisted he is not recalibrating his campaign but his actions show he is addressing the new entrant into the race. vice president harris and her running mate minnesota governor tim walls, is often from president donald trump and attempted dive into the news cycle, not having a rally but answering reporter questions and he talked about issues including the transfer of power. spoke with president and in our conversation expressed alarm about whether there would be peaceful transfer of power if tropical losers. trumpets is that there would be peaceful transfer but added a caveat of sorts and said i want to make sure it is an honest and fair election. what that exactly means we'll have to see in the months ahead. we means we'll have to see in the months ahead.— means we'll have to see in the months ahead. we have a clip of donald trump — months ahead. we have a clip of

donald trump responding - months ahead. we have a clip of donald trump responding to - months ahead. we have a clip of| donald trump responding to that question. this is part of your exclusive interview with joe biden that will air in full exclusive interview withjoe biden that will air in full on sunday but let's play the clip of donald trump responding to that question. pare of donald trump responding to that question.— that question. are you confident _ that question. are you confident they - that question. are you confident they will. that question. are you confident they will be | that question. are you | confident they will be a peaceful transfer of power in january 2025? if peaceful transfer of power in january 2025?— peaceful transfer of power in january 2025? if trump wins, no, i january 2025? if trump wins, no. i am _ january 2025? if trump wins, no. i am not _ january 2025? if trump wins, no, i am not confident - january 2025? if trump wins, no, i am not confident at - january 2025? if trump wins, no, i am not confident at all. | no, i am not confident at all. i mean. _ no, i am not confident at all. i mean. if_ no, i am not confident at all. i mean, if trump loses i am not confident — i mean, if trump loses i am not confident. all the stuff about if we — confident. all the stuff about if we lose it will be a bloodbath, the storm election, look_ bloodbath, the storm election, look at — bloodbath, the storm election, look at what they are trying to do now — look at what they are trying to do now in_ look at what they are trying to do now in the local election districts— do now in the local election districts with people, the votes _ districts with people, the votes. putting people on placement they can count the votes — placement they can count the votes. you cannot love your country — votes. you cannot love your country only when you win. that was the clip _ country only when you win. that was the clip from _ country only when you win. that was the clip from your _ was the clip from your interview not of donald trump responded but imagine how he responded but imagine how he responded and joe biden should have. when we face each other one—on—one. how are republicans responding to these concerns many democrats are raising but

a possible peaceful transfer of power? a possible peaceful transfer of ower? ~ . . a possible peaceful transfer of ower? . ., ., ., a possible peaceful transfer of ower? ., ., ., ., power? we are at a fascinating crossroads _ power? we are at a fascinating crossroads in _ power? we are at a fascinating crossroads in the _ power? we are at a fascinating crossroads in the campaign - crossroads in the campaign because president biden in the race for so long that he was putting democracy front and centre and still is in his arguments and in our conversations. he is a former president donald trump is a photo democracy and won't accept the election result if he loses. you see from vice president harris, not abandonment at all of the fighting argument or by the strategy but trying to reassert the biden coalition. the images of her today showed off her alongside shaun bailey of the uaw, he was one of the key stakeholders for biden �*s constituency. i went with president biden to michigan earlier this year. what did we do? spent a lot of time with sean vendy because vice president harris knows the union photo in the choice, philadelphia, pittsburgh, milwaukee, georgia, the self, they need to, her and governor wells if she wants to win the selection and she knows they

have temptation to many of these parts of the country to listen to former president trump especially his argument on the economy, inflation, trade and immigration. that is what we have _ trade and immigration. that is what we have also _ trade and immigration. that is what we have also seen - trade and immigration. that is| what we have also seen donald trump vice president electjd vance. what about his work on animals, attacking military record saying he was never in combat and also attacking his record in minnesota after the black lives matter protest following the killing of george floyd. saying he let minneapolis burn. do you think these criticisms could break through? these criticisms could break throu~h? ~ , . .,, through? midwestern nice as the ersona through? midwestern nice as the persona democrats _ through? midwestern nice as the persona democrats i _ through? midwestern nice as the persona democrats i have - through? midwestern nice as the| persona democrats i have spoken with at the highest levels want the refrain that comes across when people see governor wells, a voters who don't have any idea but, they want to see someone folksy, a former school teacher, someone who served his country in uniform. at the same time there is tradition of

progressive politics in states like minnesota, you think about hubert humphrey, walter mondale, this has been a bastion of the progressive side of the democratic party for a long time. governor wells doesn't come directly out of the chain of political ideology. it is certainly affiliated with it would the former labour party in minnesota and you see in him someone was potentially vulnerable to being defined as someone of the left by republicans and their advertising. his story and personality, it is going to be reassured democrats add to voters in battleground states we think he is just one of us, somebody comes from an everyday background, this is a pretty political moment the democrats, they have a limited time to define themselves because trump will be on the attack.— will be on the attack. thank ou is will be on the attack. thank you is also _ will be on the attack. thank you is also being _ will be on the attack. thank you is also being with - will be on the attack. thank you is also being with us. .

hospitals in texas will soon have to determine if their patients are in the us legally, after the state's republican governor issued an executive order. governor greg abbott, says the new rule is intended to help texas cope with the economic burden of illegal immigration. hospitals will be required to compile data on discharges and emergency room visits by people living in the us illegally, and keep track of the cost of caring for them. the texas government intends to claim a reimbursement from the us federal government. in a statement, mr abbott said "texas will hold the biden—harris administration accountable for the consequences of their open border policies, and we will fight to ensure that they pay back texas". mr abbott's order instructs hospitals to tell patients this data collection will not affect their care. israel says it is will send negotiators to a meeting aimed at reaching a gaza hostage release and ceasefire deal. the three mediating countries — the us, qatar and egypt will host a new round of talks either in cairo or doha on the 15th of august. an israeli delegation will be

there to �*to finalize the details and implement the framework agreement�*. hamas has yet to confirm if its representatives will attend. the group named yahya sinwar its new political leader this week, days after ismail haniyeh was killed in iran's capital tehran in an attack it blames on israel. a senior us official said there's no expectation that an agreement would be signed by next week, given tensions over the assassination of haniyeh. iran has promised to retaliate against israel over the attack. israel has not commented on haniyeh's death. israel and hamas have competing conditions for a truce. hamas wants a permanent end to the war, but israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says its military operations in gaza will only end once hamas is defeated. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke to time reporter eric cortellessa in his first exclusive interview since october 7. my colleague caitriona perry asked eric how bullish mr netanyahu has been in his approach. i think he is bullish on continuing the military mission

to destroy, smack�*s military and governing capabilities, to remove it from power. i think he believes the idf can still take out the last remaining battalions, smack has ended the mastermind of the october seven attack, head of hamas, after he was assassinated,. i think he is going full throttle ahead on the mission he outlined of removing, smack from the gaza strip. removing, smack from the gaza stri -. . removing, smack from the gaza stri . _ ., ., , . removing, smack from the gaza strip. that was much opposition to his handling _ strip. that was much opposition to his handling of _ strip. that was much opposition to his handling of the _ strip. that was much opposition to his handling of the war- strip. that was much opposition to his handling of the war in - to his handling of the war in israel and in particular to relation to what is perceived as his failure to bring the israeli hostages foreign, does he take that criticism on board? ., , ., board? he does not. he dismisses _ board? he does not. he dismisses it _ board? he does not. he dismisses it out - board? he does not. he dismisses it out of- board? he does not. he| dismisses it out of hand. board? he does not. he i dismisses it out of hand. a board? he does not. he - dismisses it out of hand. a lot of allegations he is prolonging the war for of allegations he is prolonging the warfor adding new conditions on hostage

negotiations as one senior israeli official told me, to not have to reach a ceasefire that would result in the return of hostages because that would end the war and potentially lead to snap elections that could result in his ousting. the way the prime minister described it to me is he does not want to have a deal that would not allow israel to continue its need to remove hamas from the gaza strip. he feels the price of october seven where we,000 hamas terrorists stormed israel's southern border and killed more than 1200 innocents, the price of that attack on israeli soil and on israeli innocence is hamas loses gaza. that is why he believes israel can restore its deterrence in the region in order to fend off future tax from other hostile adversaries.

many also lay the blame at his feet, that he presided over a colossal intelligence failure and he asked whether he would apologise for that. what did he say? apologise for that. what did he sa ? . ~ ., , apologise for that. what did he sa? ,, say? the backdrop of this is ten months _ say? the backdrop of this is ten months into _ say? the backdrop of this is ten months into the - say? the backdrop of this is ten months into the war - say? the backdrop of this is| ten months into the war and benjamin netanyahu had not to date apologise for october seven. never expressed remorse for what happened on his watch. he only apology issued was for social media posts blaming security chiefs for failing to foil the attack. i asked him why have you not apologised to israelis? his first answer is they are in the middle of a war, they can't go through this and i said would you do it now? he said i am sorry deeply that something like this would happen. in a lot of ways it was the first time he expressed any remorse for the fact this happened while he was presiding as prime minister, intelligence failures, security failures.

this was really a first since october seven. israeli forces continued to bombard gaza on thursday, killing at least 15 people in two schools that were being used as shelters for displaced people. the israeli military said its forces took steps to reduce the risk of harming civilians. meanwhile, the humanitarian challenges in gaza are mounting. the world health organisation says it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to gaza, for an urgent immunization campaign following the complete collapse of the sanitation system. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. sir keir starmer says police forces should remain on high alert, as they continue to deal with the aftermath of a wave of unrest in england and northern ireland. on thursday he chaired a third meeting with law enforcement officials and said there's "no doubt" that rapid sentencing, as well as a major police presence across the country, "acted as a deterrent," to prevent widespread violence. northern ireland's first minister, michelle o'neill, has condemned the continuing violence in belfast, and says there's no place

for racism in society. on wednesday police officers came under attack in the east of the city. the stormont assembly has been recalled from summer recess, to discuss the crisis. police made 22 arrests in total, with 15 people charged. the family of a retired doctor have issued an urgent appeal after he went missing in the french pyrenees. tom doherty, who is 67, from st albans, was hiking and camping when his family lost contact with him on tuesday. he sent them messages asking for help and told them he had fallen and could not move. members of his family have flown out to join the search. you can find more on those stories on our website. you're live with bbc news. provocation" as ukrainian troops continue a cross border vladimir putin is accusing ukraine of a "major provocation" as ukrainian troops continue a cross border offensive into russia's kursk region. nearly 1000 ukrainian troops with tanks and armoured vehicles began the incursion on tuesday, in what appears to be the largest assault on russian soil since the war began.

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said moscow needs to feel the consequences for the invasion of ukraine. local leaders in regions adjacent to kursk, in both russia and ukraine, have urged residents to evacuate for their safety. bbc�*s ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv with more. we're hearing a lot of claims from russian officials that this attack has been stopped, but the fact that fighting is going into its third day suggests otherwise. vladimir putin held a meeting today with the governor of kursk, where he announced that any residents forced from their homes from this attack will be awarded 10,000 roubles — that equates to around $115. and military officials across the border are being politically in ukraine, there's a bit of smugness going on, i think. you heard president zelenskyy tonight not directly reference the assault, but he said he praised his troops

for using surprise to achieve results. and i think what we are seeing with ukrainian forces reportedly ten kilometres across the border, where, according to one mp, they are in charge of a major gas hub. we are seeing this attack turn into something more, and we're seeing ukraine drawing russian forces, crucially, where they are demonstrably being pulled from parts of the front line inside ukraine. this amounts to the most audacious ukrainian counteroffensive we have seen since the full—scale invasion. the white house, interestingly, is saying it's seeking more information on the attack. we don't think any agreements have been broken between ukraine and the us in terms of striking targets inside russia. you're certainly not going to hear washington speak outwardly in support of this attack. but for now, the consensus among western allies is that ukraine is acting within the confines of defending itself. earlier i spoke to dr evelyn farkas, former deputy assistant secretary of defence

for russia and ukraine. do you think this fighting marks a new chapter in this war? it marks a new chapter in this war? , ., ., ., marks a new chapter in this war? , ., ., , war? it is a little too early to tell. war? it is a little too early to tell- it _ war? it is a little too early to tell. it seems - war? it is a little too early to tell. it seems like - to tell. it seems like ukrainians are determined to boost the morale of their forces, boost the morale of their people to maybe kind of reset the negotiating table. is that we have the american elections coming up so they might be thinking about hedging their bets and trying to make sure they are ready for a future negotiation. i don't know whether they can hold this line. it is a little bit too early to say exactly what it means. ., ., , ., means. from what i understand from what _ means. from what i understand from what you _ means. from what i understand from what you were _ means. from what i understand from what you were sent, - means. from what i understand from what you were sent, you l from what you were sent, you think this finding could be more symbolic in messaging to the international community and also for troop morale and actually having a strategic aim? , , , actually having a strategic aim? , , �* actually having a strategic aim? _ �* ., aim? possibly. i'm not ruling out strategic _

aim? possibly. i'm not ruling out strategic aim _ aim? possibly. i'm not ruling out strategic aim but - aim? possibly. i'm not ruling out strategic aim but i - aim? possibly. i'm not ruling out strategic aim but i thinkl out strategic aim but i think thus far it has been not clear from the outside watching how they're going to achieve a strategic objective given fact they are now stretching their own lines of defence and already were pretty stretched. as they move into this new offensive position which was quite daring, they stretch their lives and now have to defend what they have. they seem to be interested in keeping this territory rather than making excursion and running back over the border which we saw earlier this year, a move conducted by ethnic russians working to help ukraine. russians working to help ukraine-— russians working to help ukraine. ,, , ukraine. when you say keeping this territory, _ ukraine. when you say keeping this territory, that _ ukraine. when you say keeping this territory, that would - this territory, that would signify a major escalation, wouldn't it? in signify a ma'or escalation, wouldn't it?— signify a ma'or escalation, wouldn't it? ., , , wouldn't it? in a sense. i will not aet wouldn't it? in a sense. i will not get alarmist _ wouldn't it? in a sense. i will not get alarmist about - wouldn't it? in a sense. i will not get alarmist about it. - wouldn't it? in a sense. i will| not get alarmist about it. the russians have gone in and annexed ukrainian territory so if the ukrainians go and these russian territory in order to

have some chip to use to negotiate, i think that is within their right. so long as they are fighting according to they are fighting according to the laws of war. they can take prisoners of war, attack military targets. they can take territory if they believe that helps them achieve the ultimate objective which is peace and the solvency of the ukrainian state and people.— the solvency of the ukrainian state and people. what impact do ou state and people. what impact do you think — state and people. what impact do you think is _ state and people. what impact do you think is having - state and people. what impact do you think is having on - state and people. what impact| do you think is having on towns villages along the border? if this in the continuous going forward. i this in the continuous going forward. .., this in the continuous going forward. ., , ., forward. i can only imagine it is traumatising _ forward. i can only imagine it is traumatising civilians - forward. i can only imagine it is traumatising civilians and i is traumatising civilians and it is not even the sanne cant of trauma ukrainians have felt because the russians have deliberately attacked civilians. in this case ukrainians are not deliberately attacked civilians, they are attacking military targets and season territory. nevertheless, it is a hard chip for the

russian people and i think ukrainians would like the russian people to feel some hardship because they can put pressure on this government and the water. ~ . �* , pressure on this government and the water. ~ ., �* , ., ., pressure on this government and thewater. ., �*, ., ., . the water. what's lot of aspect of this because _ the water. what's lot of aspect of this because the _ the water. what's lot of aspect of this because the state - of this because the state department says it supports decree using donated us weapons for this incursion because this is where some russian attacks have originated from, this area. do you think there is concern in washington about the prospect of his escalating further, if the ukrainians are pushing further into russian territory? pushing further into russian territo ? , pushing further into russian territory?— territory? there is always sta . e territory? there is always stage of— territory? there is always stage of escalation - territory? there is always stage of escalation but i territory? there is always l stage of escalation but you have to balance that with the risk ukrainians could lose the war and how catastrophic that would be, notjust for ukraine but for all of nato, europe and frankly the world because china is watching as well. the risk is watching as well. the risk is manageable, bearable, there has to be more pain and pressure inflicted upon the kremlin. ukrainians seem to be

trying this approach now. this could bring — trying this approach now. this could bring the _ trying this approach now. this could bring the war _ trying this approach now. this could bring the war home to some russians who until now have not at all had this conflict actually affect their lives. does that matter in russia if public opinion shifts? it russia if public opinion shifts? . ., russia if public opinion shifts? _, ., ,, russia if public opinion shifts? .,~ ., shifts? it could make a difference. _ shifts? it could make a difference. you - shifts? it could make a difference. you never. shifts? it could make a i difference. you never know exactly how this will play out because citizens could become enraged and same rate, i need to defend my country. but my sensesis to defend my country. but my senses is based off russian history and the fact that people russia don't have an innate kind of fear or hatred or animosity towards ukrainian people. my sense is if they start to realise the kind of war the government have been waiting on their behalf they are more likely to say let's make peace, i don't want to be bothered and chased out of my home and what for? ukrainians are not our enemies. muhammad yunus says his priority is to restore law and order in the country

after being sworn in as leader of bangladesh's interim government. mr yunus succeeds former prime minister sheikh hasina, who fled bangladesh after weeks of anti—government demonstrations in which hundreds of people were killed in clashes with security forces. a nobel peace laureate, mr yunus has the backing of student protest groups and the military. during a ceremony in dhaka on thursday, he said he would support and protect the constitution. the bbc�*s samira hussein has the latest from bangladesh's capital, dhaka. last week they were on the streets demanding the government step down. today they flocked to the airport to welcome the man they believe will lead them to a stable future, nobel laureate muhammad yunus. how do you feel? i feel good. i am back, there is a lot of work to be done. people are excited, they know that something, new opportunities have arrived. what is your message for people here? discipline. discipline, hard work and get it done.

his positive message cannot disguise the fragile moment bangladesh finds itself in. weeks of deadly protest forced the country's autocratic prime minister to resign. hundreds died in the unrest. several more were injured. and that same government wanted to imprison mr yunus. now he makes a triumphant return as interim leader. an incredible amount of security for mr yunus. the people here elated that he has finally arrived in bangladesh. they are putting their hopes for the country's future in his hands. we dream for a democratic country where no leader, no leader can be a dictator. we are the generation of z and we know that we can raise our voice, and we know how best to lead our country. a moment decades in the making. but for this woman, bangladesh's moment of hope has

come at an unbearable cost. her 17—year—old son died in the protests. translation: i could not understand why such i a thing happened. i thought someone might have hit him in the head. i never believed that he would be shot. she finds some comfort in knowing her son would be happy. this change in government is what he wanted. tonight, a new era of government begins. mr yunus and his colleagues will hope the support of the people they enjoy for now endures. samira hussain, bbc news, dhaka. two american astronauts, originally sent into space for eight days, could end up at the international space station for more than eight months. barry wilmore and sunita williams began their mission from earth in earlyjune — but their boeing starliner spacecraft encountered

problems, and now the pair stranded aboard the iss. nasa says they have not made a firm decision on next steps yet. but they hope to bring back the two astronauts back on starliner. if that doesn't work another plan is to attach the two astronauts to a separate spacex mission that is due to launch to the iss in september, and then return them with that mission in february. that would be a big blow to boeing, which has been competing with spacex. earlier this week, nasa used a spacex rocket to deliver food and clothes to the international space station. three, two, one, ignition. and lift—off of starliner and atlas 5. it was expected to be a short stay at the international space station for butch wilmore and sunita williams. but the test pilots for boeing's new starliner are in for a longer trip than they bargained for. eight days could turn into eight months because their capsule has been deemed unsafe to return to earth.

hello there. we did have a lot of cloud through thursday afternoon, and with that came drizzle, some heavier outbreaks of rain across northern portions of the uk — for example, here in stirling. with that rain, some low cloud and misty conditions. the air�*s actually been very humid. the humidity caused by southwesterly winds brought in by a warm sector. cold front out in the atlantic is going to be spreading fresher air in from the west over the next few hours, and with that, drizzle will tend to ease away from scotland, northern ireland, northern england and wales, eventually leaving the rather humid airto start the day on friday across east anglia, south—east england, where there could well still be a few patches of drizzle, a bit of mist around, too. but that lot should clear out of the way quite quickly, and then we're looking at those fresher conditions spreading across all of the uk. ok, there could be some patches of cloud at times across england and wales, won't be completely gin—clear sunny skies, and there will be some showers, particularly for western scotland, one or two possible for northern ireland and north wales. but there will be a lot of dry weather through the afternoon

and plenty of pleasant, warm spells of august sunshine. now, for the weekend, we have weak weather fronts pestering england and wales, bringing a rather mixed weather picture here. cloud will vary through the day. it will tend to come and go. there could be a few patches of rain, but equally some warm spells of sunshine. the sunniest weather, though, will be further northwards for scotland, northern ireland, northern england. could be a few showers, though, for western scotland once again. temperatures widely climbing into the low to mid—20s, so again it's going to feel warm in that august sunshine. but then, for some of us, it gets hot on sunday. the reason? well, we get this ridge in thejet stream. that encourages air to descend over parts of the uk, and that boosts temperatures. now, the hottest weather on sunday will always be across parts of england and wales. to the northwest, we're going to have to watch this area of potentially heavy, thundery rain. it could get into northern ireland and western scotland through the day, so it certainly won't be hot and sunny absolutely everywhere, but it will be pretty humid for most of us. and in the sunshine across england and wales, yes, you do have hot weather, high 20s to low 30s. sunday night and into monday, quite extensive, heavy and thundery outbreaks of rain across the uk. could cause some localised surface

waterflooding issues, but towards the south—east and probably parts of east anglia, it's another hot day — temperatures peaking somewhere between 30—33 celsius before those temperatures drop away again as we head into tuesday. bye for now.

delta air lines set to lose $550 million because of last month's crowdstrike outage. and singapore's new prime minister promises to stabilise the cost of living as the citystate marks its 59th birthday. hello and welcome to business today. i'm suranjana tewari. let's begin in the us where delta air lines says disruptions caused by the recent global software outage and subsequent flight cancellations cost it a whopping $550 million. the us carrier says it is pursuing legal action against crowdstrike and microsoft. here is bbc�*s michelle fleury in new york. delta air lines said it was reimbursing its customers for cancelled flights and providing compensation the form of cash and skymiles — its loyalty rewards programme. today we found out the pricetag. in a filing with regulators,

the carrier said those costs