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as they struggle to find food in a changing climate. ♪ >> welcome to world news america. a showdown over foreign aid looming after a bipartisan group of senators approved a $95 billion dollar package for israel, ukraine, the indo pacific and humanitarian efforts. the next stop is the house, but it is unsure if they will vote on it after the house speaker mike johnson dismissed it. president biden called on a houseboat. pres. biden: i urge house -- speaker johnson to bring it to the floor immediately. there is no question of a senate bill was put on the floor in the house of representatives, it would pass. it would pass. for republicans in congress who think they can oppose funding for ukraine and not be held

accountable, history is watching. history is watching. history is watching. failure to support ukraine at this critical moment will never be forgotten. >> let's take a look at the bill. it allocates $95 billion in aid for america's national security interest. $60 billion is earmarked for kyiv, $14 billion for israel, $10 billion for humanitarian efforts including gaza, and the rest for other allies. not all democrats praised the bill. some criticize the measure because of concerns over supporting iael's offensive in gaza. tuesday's supplemental is a stripped down version of the $118 billion package voted on last week after criticism from former president trump and mr. johnson. zelensky applauded passage of

the bill writing, for us in ukraine, continued u.s. assistance helps save human lives from russian terror. it means life will continue in our cities and triumph over war. we have more on the view from kyiv. president zelenskyy who said it brings peace closer to ukraine and talks about this deal helping prosperi of americans and the free world, not just for ukraine. he talked about it boosting confidence inside ukraine itself. everyone knows it is not a done deal, just one step on the way declaring that aid package for ukraine. people here think it is critical. i have heard pundits, experts, analysts telling me it would be catastrophic for ukraine if this aid package is not past -- passed.

it is not just about helping ukraine keep taxes and inflation down, it is critically, money for military assistance. it is about buying ammunition and weaponry to keep defending itself. it comes at a precarious time for this country when fighting on the front line is fierce, but not advancing. ukraine is holding russian forces back, but inot able to take new territory. it is desperately low on ammunition. a senior source in the ukraine telling me in one of the hottest spots on the front line, ukrainian forces are outmanned eight to one and outgunned eight to one. ukraine really needs american support. >> talks taking place in egypt to try and organize a cease-fire between israel and hamas. senior intelligence officials

from the u.s., egypt and israel and the qatari prime minister attended. ose conversations were productive, but there were no significant rate through's. officials say a sticking point is how many palestinian prisoners will be released for israeli hostages. reporter: there have been talks which have continued in egypt today to bring about some sort of cease-fire. a lull in the fighting for maybe six weeks or so in which hostages taken by hamas on october 7 can be released and some palestinian prisoners in israel would be released as well. hard to ascertain how much progress is being made in these talks. america seems to think it is moving in the right direction. over the past few weeks israel and hamas are very far apart on crucial elements to any possible cease-fire deal. the israeli defense forces tonight released a video.

they say this shows the leader of hamas in gaza in the days after the october 7 attacks. he is said to be underground in the underground tunnel unit of khan yunis including family members and children. this video is four months old but is reallys art -- israelis are trying to say this is the man responsible for the atrocities october 7, and show a reminder to the world why their military operation continues despite growing international criticism. host: for more i spoke to a former senior german intelligence officer in the middle east. he helped coordinate negotiations between israel and hamas in 2011. we see mediators in cairo pushing for an agreement to stop

the war and lead to the release of hostages, but if you lookt the previous cease-fire agreement israel rejected it is because of what they say was what would need to be in this agreement for both sides to move forward? guest: there will have to be either a comprehensive solution for hostage releases which i consider as being pretty ambitious, or at least a partial one on one side and on the others, a partial cease-fire and release of palestinian security prisoners in israel. these are three elements possibly. in the end, if you look at the comprehensive result, you will have to decide whether the leaderip of hamas in gaza will remain there or not. they will try to insist staying

there. in view of their military situation, deteriorating likely, it will be hard for them to persist in that. host: if we look at what might be in the details, when you were part of that agreement, we saw more than 1000 palestinians -- palestinian prisoners released in exchange. with that type of agreement be possible after the attack we saw from hamas on october 7? gerhard: for me, it looks unlikely. but that depends on the dynamics between both sides and influence of the mediators from both parties. i would not exclude a substantial number of palestinian prisoners to be released, at least in the end.

but that is open to the dynamics. we cannot judge from outside. host: what about the situation on the ground when it comes to the war? we see the u.s., u.n., countries, warning of a possible israeli ground incursion in gaza where you have more than 1.4 million people sheltering. what impact does that have on negotiators? gerhard: that is a scenario now. israel will try to be credible in its ambition to wage a ground offensive to rafah. as you know, they try to offer a plan, building tent cities at the coast, the mediterranean, to get civilian people out of the battle zone. they will do so in order to demonstrate, we are going to do

it, finally, if hamas does not surrender. we, the israeli side, are not stopping now. that is one thing. it is putting pressure by creating a credible military posture. as credible as possible. we should not overlook the underground damage of the war. we should not forget the idea has collected a substantial portion of battlefield intelligence which aids the idf to operate in a much more targeted way underground. they possibly have now a good idea of the tunnels. host: the larger question is, we have seen israel say they want to defeat hamas, on the other hand, have hostages released. in a recent israeli operation,

two hostages were saved, but dozens were killed. how contradictory or conflicting do you think these aims are? the military push, but attempt to get more than 100 hostages free? gerhard: if you think you can do it all in one, it is contradictory. but if it is in a phased process, what is happening here. this rescue operation is a singular event. it had been planned for days if not weeks. they had an idea there was one place you can find two hostages. whether that can be repeated, i cannot know, but it is not likely. they will try to have this mixture of violent pressure on one hand and giving a way out.

the ultimate question for hamas leadership is gaza, where will we be in two to four weeks time? still underground in gaza? they cannot do much in military terms anymore, they are cornered. the question is, how to go into a new phase. host: thank you so much for joining us on bbc news. gerhard: thank you. host: as we mentioned, this comes as the united nations, u.s. and other countries are warning israel of the consequences of launching a ground invasion in the gaza city of rafah. about 1.5 million people are crammed into the border town. the u.n. called for agencies to cooperate with its efforts to evacuate civilians from a war zone. the u.n. says israel has not provided details for any plan to evacuate civilians from rafah

and would not participate in any quote, "forced evacuation." the secretary-general says any operation in rafah would be catastrophic. more than 28,000 people in gaza have been killed since the attacks in october. among them, health workers and paramedics. four days after the attacks on october 7, a local journalist again filming the international red cross and red crescent society at work, many volunteers. since then, we have followed one of them, a father of three and a paramedic for over 20 years. israeli defense forces said, any and untrue.rget them is baseless we have this report. a warning, there are distressing images throughout the story. [bombs, sirens] reporter: the moment the israeli

airstrikes begin, paramedics begin their work. [sirens] [speaking another language] reporter: many of the paramedics' families have fled to the south of gaza. >> [speaking another language] reporter: on 27 october, israel

cut off all communication and fuel supplies. without phones, there are no calls to the ambulance service, leaving the team waiting in the dark. [explosions, sirens] >> [speaking another language] reporter: he uses a radio transmitter to let his family in the south know that he is alive. >> [speaking another languag

reporter: rami then went to the south to be with his family, but he recently returned to paramedic duties in the north. 339 health workers have been killed while carrying out their work in gaza. the israeli defense force says any claim they target red crescent or medical workers is baseless and untrue and they act in accordance with international law.

host: a new study in the scientific journal nature communications says polar bears may be at risk of starvation during arctic sea ice free periods when they need to seek food on land. the findings based on studies of 20 polar bears show they may struggle to cope with shorter ice freezes. they are a threatened series due in part to assuring king sea ice. victoria gill has more. reporter: a polar bear's view of the world. this remarkable footage captured with color cameras scientists fitted to 20 polar bears during three summer weeks in arctic canada. the bears foraged, swam and socialized. but what this glimpse into their lives during those summer months where there is no sea ice to hunt from and they spend time inland is, they are unable to

find enough to eat. >> the bears exhibited a diversity of behaviors when summering onshore. some spent the entire time resting, others were active and looking for food like dairies and birds. 19 to 20 bears lost weight. reporter: a part of the arctic where temperatures are rising more quickly than elsewhere, scientists say it is a snapshot of a warming future. this large male bear was lucky enough to stumble upon a dead whale and gained weight. the rest lost about one kilogram every da these are predators that specialize in hunting on the sea ice. they use it as a platform to pounce on seals. on land there is no food that contains as much fat as their favorite marine prey. as they face longer summers

without that ice, they will struggle to feed themselves. victoria gill, bbc news. host: thousands of indian farmers marching on the capital after the government rejected their calls for state support. the farmers are determined to bring protested the streets of delhi, saying ministers are failing to take their demands seriously. farmers in italy, germany, spain and others also protesting, european climate change rules which they say threaten their livelihood. the scene in india is more violent and it could escalate as protesters reach the boundaries of delhi. reporter: india's capital has become a fortified city. massive blockades and security, neighboring states cut off from new delhi. noxious fumes quickly sperse crowds. these are india's farmers.

who are heading towards delhi, demanding minimum pricing for their crops and better financial protections. >> see how peacefully the farmers are marching? yet police are dropping teargas canisters from dros hovering in the sky. reporter: barricades will not stop farmers from having their voices heard. this is one of the main highways that connects delhi to these northern states. normally these would be full of cars, but you can see there are barricades over here filled with mud. you can see i heavy police presence. if you go further you can see concrete barriers, barbed wire. this is repeated on every major thoroughfare that connects delhi to these northern indian states. an indication how seriously the

government is taking these protests. lessons learned from the last time farmers demonstrated. then, the government was caught off guard. this time, they are ready. host: let's look at other helines. a landslide at a mine in eastern turkey trapped at least nine people underground. footage shows a huge rock fall where workers were believed to be based. 400 rescuers as well as the army and police have been sent to the scene. the company that runs the mine describes it as a painful incident. they have started an investigation. thunderstorms complicating efforts to put out wildfires in the australian state of victoria. storms knocked over transmission towers, leaving half a million people without electricity. authorities urged several rural communities to evacuate homes due to catastrophic fires fanned by high temperatures and high

winds. the temperatures the worst since deadly wildfires years ago. a major winter storm blasting the u.s., some areas reporting up to 15 inches of snow and there are flood warnings in place for the northern mid-atlantic and southern new england coast. several hundreds of flights have been delayed or canceled and schools in new york and boston were either closed or had students attend remotely. despite that, voting is underway to fill the house eat report -- left by republican george santos. he was ousted over allegations of fraud. the race pits thomas suozzi against mazi pilip. republicans are looking to protect a slim majority in the house of representatives. in the u.s. the annual inflation rate has fallen from three point sent -- 3.1%, but prices are going up faster than expected.

inflation is not fully under control and that will make it more difficult to the u.s. central bank to cut interest rates. u.s. markets had their worst day since march 2023. before we go, a rare discovery. 1700 years after a chicken laid an egg, liquid has been discovered. it is thought to be the only one of its type in the world. duncan kennedy. went to take a look reporter: when something is this old, this delicate and this unique, it requires a lot of care and a steady hand. >> here it is, absolutely. reporter: a protective box. >> a 1700 year old egg. it is ridiculously fragile. reporter: so fragile it cannot be touched or exposed to air. it is thought to be the only

intact egg ever discovered from roman times. >> it is a once-in-a-lifetime discovery intentionally. it is astonishing to have it in the museum collection. it is preserved for the future for research for everybody. reporter: the egg was discovered in wet peat that helped preserve it. it may have been an offering to the gods. a ct scanned shows the pink coloring some type of liquid, possibly a yolk and white. >> finding an intact roman egg is amazing, but with liquid contents as well, how amazing is this? >> if we can safely extract the contents, that opens up a range of analyses. reporter: it will not be easy removing that liquid in what has been quite an egg-ceptional

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