and passengers on a round—the—world cruise left stranded in belfast for three months after their voyage was beset by delays. we start newsday in the united states and a big moment for vice president kamala harris. the democratic presidential nominee's given her first major tv interview since replacing joe biden in the race for the white house. but appearing alongside her running mate, tim walz, she's been attacked for not giving a solo interview, with republicans claiming she's dodging scrutiny. our north america editor sarah smith has the latest from washington. hi! on the road — kamala harris is criss—crossing the key state of georgia. hi! no wonder she's smiling, with opinion polls moving in her direction and her campaign is going very smoothly — so far.

a serious tv interview will be a bigger test. in this preview clip, ms harris is asked about recent policy u—turns and whether voters can trust her. the most important and most significant aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is my values have not changed. in this memorable interview three years ago, she was asked why she hadn't personally visited the southern border. we are going to the border, we've been to the border, so this whole thing about the border, we've been to the border, we've been to the border. you haven't been to the border. and i haven't been to europe. i mean, i don't understand the point you're making! donald trump will certainly be watching. he seems convinced that ms harris will again perform badly on tv. she's barely competent, and she can't do an interview. but i look forward to the debates. i promise to be a president for all americans, you can always trust me...

after a very successful convention in chicago, democrats are delighted with how well kamala harris is performing — much better than many expected. four years ago, she took on mike pence in the vice—presidential debates. mrvice president, i'm speaking, i'm speaking... and kamala harris will debate donald trump on television next month. joe biden�*s debate against mrtrump ended his campaign. these events can make a huge difference to the election. look... if... we finally beat medicare. kamala harris is currently enthusing her supporters, but forced outside of these friendly environments, she will face much tougher tests. our correspondent jenny kumar is in washington. she explained what the stakes

were why is this interview so significant and what is she likely to say?— significant and what is she likel tosa ? , , , likely to say? the republicans have been _ likely to say? the republicans have been piling on _ likely to say? the republicans have been piling on the - have been piling on the pressure saying it is a0 days since kamala harris took over the top of the presidential ticket and she has not put herself forward for media scrutiny. they have marked the fact this interview is being done alongside her running mate, tim walz, and not live, it is pre—recorded and up until now the media opportunities have been very choreographed and this has worked well for the democrats. they have been doing well in the polls and we saw at the dnc a huge amount of enthusiasm and energy. we have had some sense of what was said in that interview, a couple of

clips released, and one of them mentioned that kamala harris would be open to having a republican serve within her administration that she felt she should be a president for all, so this will counter or attempt to counter the attacks labelled... have been labelled by the republicans as being an extreme communist from the left. so, this is an opportunity for voters to find out more about what she stands for and how she will achieve it. ., ., , �* it. the whole interview hasn't been released _ it. the whole interview hasn't been released yet, _ it. the whole interview hasn't been released yet, but - it. the whole interview hasn't been released yet, but we . it. the whole interview hasn't l been released yet, but we have a flavour, as you describe, of what we can expect in it. this is seen a big test for her credibility, isn't it?- credibility, isn't it? yes. most certainly. - credibility, isn't it? yes. most certainly. another| credibility, isn't it? yes. . most certainly. another clip released what to do with her changing her mind on policy

positions and she explains she still had the same values, so one of the lines of attacks from the republican says she has flip—flopped on particular issues, so this interview has been done in response to try to clarify where she stands on those key issues, but the republicans have very much been pushing the line she has been running scared and she has not put herself forward for reasonable scrutiny, so tonight the opportunity for voters to see what she says about what she is going to do and more detail about how she will do it and perhaps to see a little bit on that relationship with tim walz. but perhaps the real test will be with the tv debate in a couple of weeks with donald trump and we saw how in tune that was a consequential moment and this unprecedented presidential race. quite the rollercoaster _ presidential race. quite the rollercoaster over - presidential race. quite the rollercoaster over the -

presidential race. quite the rollercoaster over the last l presidential race. quite the i rollercoaster over the last few weeks in american politics. thanks so much, jenny, for keeping us up to speed. douglas herman tells me why he thinks kamala harris has brought tim walz along for his first major walz along for his first ma'or interview.�* interview. there is a long history in _ interview. there is a long history in the _ interview. there is a long! history in the presidential campaigns of having the ticket has a pair in announcements and in interviews, both republican party and democratic party have done it for years. this is to qtac politics trying to distract from the real issues and this is parfor the course, nothing unusual. candidates and tickets have done this throughout the years and especially on introductory interviews and first round of interviews, that is pretty much parfor interviews, that is pretty much par for the course, so interviews, that is pretty much parfor the course, so i don't make much of the republicans doing that. if make much of the republicans doing that-— doing that. if it is nothing to steer statement, _ doing that. if it is nothing to steer statement, what - doing that. if it is nothing to steer statement, what are l doing that. if it is nothing to l steer statement, what are the main issues kamala harris and tim walz will want to talk about and what issues will they want to avoid? i about and what issues will they want to avoid?— want to avoid? i think they

want to avoid? i think they want to avoid? i think they want to talk _ want to avoid? i think they want to talk about - want to avoid? i think they want to talk about their . want to avoid? i think they - want to talk about their values and experiences because that is what will inform their policies but i think it is important they talk through the rationale for why there are running what they will do on the economy and how they will be better than donald trump and y and those are the kinds of things these interviews are designed to draw out but important to get a sense of the person. these outpost the country has yet to see kamala harris and tim walz together, a little bit, a couple of times on the trail and convention, but this will be the first time sitting down together and revealing a little more about that candidacy and what they are all about, why they are running and what they will do, so this is an important interview for them in terms of setting the stage and the bar for what they will focus on as presidential administration. kamala harris record with high—pressure interviews is mixed. we saw a clip earlier which did not paint her in the best light. what does she need to do to

increase voter confidence? do what she increase voter confidence? drr what she has been doing. she has had an unprecedented rollout, probably the best you could imagine for the speed with which she has been thrust into the spotlight so she would have to project a sense of confidence and ability to do thejob and the confidence and ability to do the job and the ability to understand the issues to talk about them in a way that connects with people and the values and priorities they bring to the table and there is a lot of talk being made about which policy priority will get this and that in which detail but ultimately the voters generally make their decisions on how they feel about a candidate, how they believe they will act rather than on specific single issues. there are single issue voters but for the most part voters make an more informed choice and encounter the whole person rather than just a single

policy. china's commitment to rather thanjust a single policy. china's commitment to a goal of the stable, healthy and sustainable china us relationship remains unchanged. its principal and handling the relationship based on neutral respect, peaceful coexistence and win—win cooperation remains unchanged. its position on safeguarding the sovereignty and security interest remains unchanged and

its efforts to carry the traditional friendship between the chinese and american people remains unchanged. mr sullivan held a press conference after his meetings — where he emphasised the most important aspect of the us/china relationship. the most important thing, and a core part of my extended engagement with director wong — notjust here, but in multiple meetings dating back to the beginning of last year — is overall responsible management of this relationship so that competition doesn't veer into confrontation or conflict. that is ongoing work, and being able to reach the end of president biden's administration with the relationship on a stable basis, even though we have areas of difference and areas of difficulty, this is something we will work towards. 0ur china correspondence laura

bicker has more. the first, i would say, is the fact that there's going to be a call between president xi and president biden in the coming weeks. that could lay the groundwork for one final meeting between the two. mr sullivan, during the press conference when pressed by one of my questions, said, "look, there are opportunities for the two to meet, and it's very possible that they will." so that's one last meeting between the leaders of these two superpowers before president biden leaves the white house. and that kind of secures his legacy, i think. i think he wants to be known as someone who has tried to bring alliances across asia together and work with china where possible, where diplomacy is possible. i think the second thing that's come out of it is that jake sullivan has been the first biden aide to meet with a top military general here in china. to the middle east, where the world health organization says israel and hamas have agreed to several three—day pauses in fighting to enable

more than 600,000 children in gaza to be vaccinated against polio. it comes after a baby contracted the first confirmed case of the disease in 25 years in the palestinian territory. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, stressed that these pauses did not amount to a ceasefire. lucy williamson reports. born a month before the gaza war began, abdul rahman has played a role in pausing it — something world leaders have struggled to do. earlier this month, abdul rahman was diagnosed with polio — the first case in gaza for 25 years. the family, nine children in all, live in a camp in central gaza, displaced multiple times this from their home in the north. the constant moving disrupted his vaccinations. his mother says others in the camp are afraid and stop their children playing with them. translation: the virus stopped his progress. i he stopped sitting, stopped walking, stopped crawling and stopped moving. i want him to be treated. he wants to live and walk like other children.

abdul rahman's diagnosis has raised fresh alarm over conditions in gaza's camps. the phased pause in fighting will allow medics to vaccinate more than half a million children in stages across the territory. but the conditions that caused this crisis are worsening, say aid organisations, and their solutions are not straightforward. due to the insecurity, the damage, the road infrastructure and population displacement, but also based on our experience with this kind of campaign globally and worldwide, the three days might not be enough to achieve adequate vaccination. israel's prime minister was clear that this was not a ceasefire. the war has so far been resistant to both diplomacy and disease, but preventing another layer of tragedy is seen as one small victory. what the eu's foreign policy chief called a drop of hope

in a sea of despair. lucy williamson, bbc news, jenin. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

you are live with bbc news. the death toll from israel's military operation in the occupied west bank is rising. palestinian sources say 17 people have been killed. israel says it's a counter—terrorism operation but the united nations has called for an end to it, saying the israeli military are only �*fuelling an already explosive situation. among the dead are eight people in the city ofjenin — where israeli forces have moved onto the streets. armoured bulldozers have been deployed. there are also reports that a man was hit and killed by sniperfire in his home in the nur shams refugee camp.

that's near tulkarem, where the israeli military they killed five palestinian fighters who had hidden in a mosque, including their leader muhammed jabber. deaths have also been reported in the city of tubas. it comes as israeli forces fight on two other fronts — against hamas in gaza, and hezbollah, along the lebanon border. our middle east correspondent jon donnison is injenin and sent this update. this israeli military operation does seem to be ongoing. it's been quite a lot quieter here today injenin, but since yesterday, eight palestinians have been killed, including one this morning. and just in the last few hours, we heard a couple of loud explosions as well as some fairly prolonged bursts of gunfire. now, israel says that it is carrying out counterterrorism operations against palestinian militants. it says those groups are funded by iran. palestinians see this as an aggression and an escalation. and certainly getting intojenin this morning was pretty difficult. all the major roads had been blocked off

by the israeli army, bar one, and we spoke to local palestinian taxi drivers who said that israeli soldiers had been firing at palestinian cars. and then when you get here, i mean, this is normally a vibrant, bustling city, and today the streets are absolutely deserted, all the businesses are shuttered up. so it is having a big impact on the lives of ordinary palestinians. the new zealand's maori king has died after heart surgery. the role is mostly ceremonial —— ceremonial. in recent months the king has co—ordinated national unity talks for maori in response to the centre—right government policies. the former right —— prime minister has led tributes to him, describing him

as an advocate for fairness, justice and prosperity. the king has said he was profoundly saddened to learn to of the death of the king. he said he had the greatest pleasure of knowing the king for decades. he was deeply committed to forging a strong future for maori and aotearoa, carrying out the role that wisdom and compassion. the uk government is considering tighter restrictions on smoking outdoors as part of a drive to phase out tobacco. smoking could be banned in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants, outside hospitals and sports grounds. in the uk, smoking is currently prohibited in enclosed public places, workplaces, and on public transport. and since 201a, it's been against the law to smoke in a car which is carrying children. the new measures it would —— would apply in england. wales said it would support the bill.

i'll correspond and has been to the north of england, where businesses could be affected. , our correspondent, danny savage has been to the north of england to hear from smokers, non—smokers, and businesses which could be affected. we all know smoking is bad for our health, but plenty of people still choose to do so. so what about the latest idea to restrict it, ban it in pub gardens and outdoor restaurants in england and possibly elsewhere in the uk? we showed the prime minister's views to people in a pub garden. over 80,000 people lose their lives every year because of smoking. that's a preventable death, it's a huge burden on the nhs, and of course it's a burden on the taxpayer. so what do they think? we're all sat having a drink in the sunshine here in york. some people lit a cigarette, and instantly you smelt it. and you don't want to do that? i personally don't want to do that, and i have to say that i'm anti—smoking. unless you're banning it full stop, there needs to be places for people to have a smoke. but whilst we're eating, i don't particularly want to smell it. i think it's ludicrous,

personally... - simon runs the pub — and six others. i think it's another restriction - on hospitality - trying to survive. it's going to impact our sales, | and it takes away the freedom of choice for people - who want to do something outside, where it's ok for them. - smoking was banned in enclosed public spaces across the uk about 17 years ago. now it could be potentially stopped out here too, which will please many but frustrate some people. sophie has smoked for ten years and isn't convinced the plan will work. people will just stop going to them businesses to drink in. they'll go somewhere where they can smoke or...? yeah, they'll just stay at home or go to their gardens and do it for cheaper. chris wants to give up, and this might help. discouraging the youth from partaking, that's nothing but a good thing. whether that's going to stop them starting in the first place or not, i don't know. in york, local bylaws already forbid smoking in these outdoor seating areas. so they can't smoke sitting there? no. but they can literally come

the other side of the barrier here, stand here and smoke perfectly legally? yeah. policing it can be difficult, though. people try and hide it from us, like they'll stick their cigarette down here, but you can literally see the smoke and you can smell it. and obviously it is a restaurant as well, that's kind of like why we don't allow it, it makes sense to not allow it as well because people are eating, there's kids eating. health authorities say there is no safe level of exposure to second—hand smoke. making it more difficult to light up in public could be on the cards. danny savage, bbc news, york. now to a round—the—world cruise ship that has been stranded in belfast for three months. the three—year trip was supposed to begin at the end of may, but has been delayed by gearbox and rudder problems. some passengers haven't been able to leave belfast at all — and the weather there has come as a bit of a shock. sara girvin has been speaking to passengers. it's billed as the global cruise adventure of a lifetime... this is our only opportunity to live on a ship.

..taking in a25 destinations, including more than 100 tropical islands. but so far, those on board are yet to leave the first port of call — not—so—tropical belfast. holly has been docked in the city since may with her cat captain for company. he's used to the yachting thing. he lived on a boat in the winter and he's a trouper. he's wonderful. he's raring to go. belfast has provided passengers with highs and lows. well, the worst by far is the weather. i feel so sorry for you all. i have had to buy vitamin d for the first time in my life. you know, florida, we don't need that. the best thing, the people here have all been supportive. i'm willing to wait as long as it takes. the passengers are trying to stay positive, despite their extended stay in belfast. sure, we've been frustrated at times,

but really it's all been part of the adventure. it's been amazing to learn a new country, a new culture, all the food, all the drinks. so i've enjoyed getting to know it. all the guinness! it's hoped the ship will finally launch next week. what are you looking forward to the most now? departure. they laugh. at least they've still got the sense of humour.— at least they've still got the sense of humour. south korea's constitutional _ sense of humour. south korea's constitutional court _ sense of humour. south korea's constitutional court has - sense of humour. south korea's constitutional court has said - constitutional court has said they have not done enough to decide what constituted emissions. the climate change activists named an embryo as their lead plaintiff. the government had said they had not outlined of —— how they had planned to get to carbon neutrality by 2030 and ordered it to work on a scheme. in 2020

one south korea made a legally binding commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 5.a% every yearfrom carbon emissions by 5.a% every year from 2023, carbon emissions by 5.a% every yearfrom 2023, a carbon emissions by 5.a% every year from 2023, a target they have so far failed to meet. now before we go, let's bring you stunning images from the natural world and had been shared by the natural history museum as part of its wildlife photographer of the year competition take a look. this jaguar with a caiman in its jaws was captured in the pa nta nal wetlands in brazil, by british photographer ian ford. this stoat was seen "dancing" over the snow in france. the image was taken by manuel grandio, who called it twist and jump. and a colourful david bowie spider was photographed carrying an egg sack in the cameron highlands in malaysia. it was taken by lam soon tak. this year's competition received more than 59,000 entries from photographers

all over the world. the winners will be announced on 8 october. thanks forjoining me. i will have plenty more business news on business today. goodbye for now. hello there. despite a few sharp showers in the far north of scotland, thursday was a perfect late summer's day. in fact, quite a rarity for august because we had sunshine topping and tailing the country. yes, it was glorious at times. now, it's likely that we're going to keep that quiet theme for the next few days, despite a little bit of early morning mist and fog around exposed west coasts, an the whole, there'll be a lot of sunshine to start the day on friday. —— on. cloud will develop as we go through the afternoon, but nevertheless the temperatures will start to pick

up quite nicely. we're looking at 15—19 degrees in scotland, maybe highs of 2a degrees across southeast england — that's 75 fahrenheit. high pressure stays with us into the start of the weekend. it is starting to pull its way north and east, and that will allow more of an easterly flow and this weak weather front could trigger a few sharp showers. so a little more cloud across southern england and a brisk easterly wind making it feel a little fresher on exposed coast. so west will be best for sunshine and despite that brisk westerly wind — which will be noticeable — in some shelter, it will still feel quite pleasant. so for western scotland we could see highs possibly of 22 degrees, that's going to be a similar value to the london area, with the cloud and the risk of a few isolated showers. on to sunday — our area of high pressure continues to move towards norway, and that's going to allow the wind direction to change once again, this time more to a south—easterly. so that will tap into some very warm air across the near continent, so it will feel increasingly hot and humid

and much of eastern england seeing more sunshine and more warmth on sunday. there will be some cloud furtherwest, but later on in the day that humidity could trigger a few sharp, thundery downpours into the southeast. temperatures, though, likely to peak at 26 celsius. so if you've got plans for sunday evening across southern england, keep abreast of the forecast, the subject potential for change. and then as we go into next week, it looks likely that low pressure will start to centre itself to the far north and west. a lot of uncertainty for the detail, but it does look likely that this settled story that we've been singing for the last couple of days will change to something a little bit more unsettled.

the dow hits a record—high as the world's largest economy grows by a larger margin than expected. plus... # you're going to be the one that saves me. the reunion many have been waiting for and its impact on the uk. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. let's begin in the united

states, the latest data shows the world's largest economy grew by 3% in the second quarter which was higher than initially thought, meanwhile, few americans filed for unemployment benefits last week and the dowjones industrial average to close at a record high. the bbc has more from new york. the dow hit a fresh record—high on thursday following robust economic data. americans filing forjobless claims last week came in lower than expected at 231,000, and us gdp for the second quarter was revised upwards to 3% from the previous 2.8% rating. now, a big part of that was down to consumer spending, as it drives two thirds of the us economy. the stronger advances and key categories included spending on health care, housing and utilities and recreation. that offset and downgrades and other categories, like exports and private inventory investment. spending is being supported in part by wage gains,