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that to you, and sumi somaskanda would be back.anish police say that "all evidence suggests" the remains are those of jay slater. the teenager was on holiday on tenerife and had been at a music festival on the island. he then went to a house several miles away — the last time he was seen. the body has been found not far away near the village of masca. police say he may have suffered an accident or fall, as our correspondent danny savage reports. this is the area of tenerife where jay slater was last seen alive. mountainous terrain where he'd ended up at an airbnb after a night out. it's not farfrom here where human remains have now been found, along with his clothes and possessions. jay was 19 years old, and had been holidaying with friends when he vanished last month. a huge search was launched for him by the authorities on the island. drones were sent into the air to assist mountain rescue teams, but the official search was eventually called off when no trace of him was found. they now believe he could have fallen in the steep, i
that to you, and sumi somaskanda would be back.anish police say that "all evidence suggests" the remains are those of jay slater. the teenager was on holiday on tenerife and had been at a music festival on the island. he then went to a house several miles away — the last time he was seen. the body has been found not far away near the village of masca. police say he may have suffered an accident or fall, as our correspondent danny savage reports. this is the area of tenerife where...
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i'm sumi somaskanda.tre stage again on the second day of the nato summit in washington. us presidentjoe biden announced that denmark and the netherlands had begun sending f—16fighterjets to ukraine as part of a new air defence to counter russian aggression. the prime minister of hungary reaffirmed its position as the only country that's opted out of participating in nato�*s mission to assist ukraine. and in his diplomatic debut as british prime minister, sir keir starmer arrived in washington wednesday for talks with ukrainian president zelensky at the summit. it's sir keir�*s first foreign trip after winning the uk elections by a landside with the newly elected our correspondent helena humphrey reports. all eyes in washington have been on the declaration, setting out the pathway for ukraine to join the defensive alliance, and the word that kyiv will concentrate on now is that pathway, according to the declaration, is irreversible. the language says as long as ukraine meets the conditions
i'm sumi somaskanda.tre stage again on the second day of the nato summit in washington. us presidentjoe biden announced that denmark and the netherlands had begun sending f—16fighterjets to ukraine as part of a new air defence to counter russian aggression. the prime minister of hungary reaffirmed its position as the only country that's opted out of participating in nato�*s mission to assist ukraine. and in his diplomatic debut as british prime minister, sir keir starmer arrived in...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. good to have you with us.n monday, the democratic party will select its presidential nominee by online vote, with the possibility of a virtual rollcall though taking place as soon as august one if the harris is the only candidate. the date comes as democrats to flee back, harris officially kicked off a presidential campaign, just a day after president biden announced he would drop his election bid, endorsing his vice president to replace him on the party ticket. it's been a busy 2a hours for the vice president. cbs news estimates kamala harris as the support of the majority of democratic delegates. the rollcall vote is expected in early august. delegates from at least 27 states have released statements for the delegates endorsing harris, but until they cast their vote, harris, but until they cast theirvote, it harris, but until they cast their vote, it isn't binding. harris has also shattered fundraising records, raising $81 million in the 2a hours sincejoe biden announced his exit from the race on sunday. tha
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. good to have you with us.n monday, the democratic party will select its presidential nominee by online vote, with the possibility of a virtual rollcall though taking place as soon as august one if the harris is the only candidate. the date comes as democrats to flee back, harris officially kicked off a presidential campaign, just a day after president biden announced he would drop his election bid, endorsing his vice president to replace him on the...
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i'm sumi somaskanda, welcome to our show.here in washington to kick off the nato summit. a central topic during the gathering will be the war in ukraine and the possible path to nato membership for the country. a short while ago, ukrainian president vladimir zelensky emphasised the need for more air defence and security to help his forces counter russia's deadly airstrikes and reduce civilian casualties. us presidentjoe biden vowed to aid ukraine against those attacks, announcing plans to supply new air defences to ukraine in an opening speech at the summit. the us along with other nato allies will send at least four patriot systems according to a newjoint agreement. mr biden also sent this warning to russian president vladimir putin on the alliance's growing strength. all we allies knew, before this war putin thought nato would break. today nato is stronger than it has ever been in its history. when this senseless war began, ukraine was a free country.
i'm sumi somaskanda, welcome to our show.here in washington to kick off the nato summit. a central topic during the gathering will be the war in ukraine and the possible path to nato membership for the country. a short while ago, ukrainian president vladimir zelensky emphasised the need for more air defence and security to help his forces counter russia's deadly airstrikes and reduce civilian casualties. us presidentjoe biden vowed to aid ukraine against those attacks, announcing plans to...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.l meet on tuesday to discuss a russian airstrike that left kyiv�*s main children's hospital in ruins monday. diplomats say the request was brought by britain, france, ecuador, slovenia and the us. the strike is part of a barrage of missile attacks on cities across ukraine — killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 1110. these are live pictures from kyiv, where rescuers have worked through the night to search for victims under a partially collapsed wing of the facility. medical staff and emergency services have been trying to clear the rubble by hand to find survivors. hospital officials told ukrainian television that 20 children were being treated from the hardest hit ward. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky called the strike "deliberate" and has vowed to retaliate. russian officials denied targeting the hospital, claiming it was hit by fragments of a ukrainain air defense missile.
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.l meet on tuesday to discuss a russian airstrike that left kyiv�*s main children's hospital in ruins monday. diplomats say the request was brought by britain, france, ecuador, slovenia and the us. the strike is part of a barrage of missile attacks on cities across ukraine — killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 1110. these are live pictures from kyiv, where rescuers have worked through the night to search for victims under a partially collapsed wing of...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ering of palestinian civilians, and says she conveyed that message to israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in a white house meeting thursday. in a signal of the change of tone that might come if she's elected in november, the vice president told reporters that while she would continue to affirm israel's right to defend itself, she said it was time to end the "devastating" war and get a hostage deal done. in remarks after the meeting, ms harris, the presumptive democratic presidential candidate, described her conversation with mr netanyahu as "frank". and amid tense protests coinciding with mr netanyahu's visit to washington, dc, she concluded her remarks with a call for unity. it is important for the american people to remember the war in gaza is not a binary issue. however, too often the
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ering of palestinian civilians, and says she conveyed that message to israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in a white house meeting thursday. in a signal of the change of tone that might come if she's elected in november, the vice president told reporters that while she would continue to affirm israel's right to defend itself, she said it was time to end the "devastating" war and get a hostage deal done. in remarks after the meeting, ms harris, the...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ato summit in washington. us presidentjoe biden announced that denmark and the netherlands had begun sending f—16fighterjets to ukraine as part of an new air defence to counter russian aggression. the prime minister of hungary reaffirmed its position as the only country that's opted out of participating in nato�*s mission to assist ukraine. and in his diplomatic debut as british prime minister, sir keir starmer arrived in washington wednesday for talks with ukrainian president zelensky at the summit. it's sir keir�*s first foreign trip after winning the uk elections by a landside with the newly elected our correspondent helena humphrey has been speaking to world leaders at the summit today, she shared this update. all eyes in washington have been on the declaration, setting out the pathway for ukraine to join the defensive alliance in the word that kyiv will concentrate on now is that pathway,
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ato summit in washington. us presidentjoe biden announced that denmark and the netherlands had begun sending f—16fighterjets to ukraine as part of an new air defence to counter russian aggression. the prime minister of hungary reaffirmed its position as the only country that's opted out of participating in nato�*s mission to assist ukraine. and in his diplomatic debut as british prime minister, sir keir starmer arrived in washington wednesday for talks with...
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iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. running nearly an hour. he touched on a number of world issues, including china. mr biden says he and chinese president xijinping have had an open line of communication since the chinese balloon incident over the us last year. speaking about vladimir putin, president biden said he had no good reason to speak to putin until the russian president changes his behaviour. he also spoke about his own prospects for re—election, saying he was prepared to deal with world leaders for years to come. now, a future american policy is up to the american people. this is much more than a political question. it�*s more than that. it�*s a national security issue. don�*t reduce this to the usual testament that people talk about — issues of being a political campaign, it�*s far too important. it�*s about the world we live in for decades to come. every american must ask herself or himself, "is the world "safer with nato?" are you safer?
iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. running nearly an hour. he touched on a number of world issues, including china. mr biden says he and chinese president xijinping have had an open line of communication since the chinese balloon incident over the us last year. speaking about vladimir putin, president biden said he had no good reason to speak to putin until the russian president changes his behaviour. he also spoke about his own prospects for re—election, saying he was...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.sidential nominee. with the possibility of a virtual rollcall though taking place as soon as august one if the harris is the only candidate. the date comes as democrats to flee back, harris officially kicked off a presidential campaign, just a day after president biden announced he would drop it election bid endorsing his vice president to replace him on the party ticket. it's been a busy 2a hours for the vice president, receiving the endorsement from a number
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.sidential nominee. with the possibility of a virtual rollcall though taking place as soon as august one if the harris is the only candidate. the date comes as democrats to flee back, harris officially kicked off a presidential campaign, just a day after president biden announced he would drop it election bid endorsing his vice president to replace him on the party ticket. it's been a busy 2a hours for the vice president, receiving the endorsement...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.he us congress for the first time in nearly a decade. members of both the house and senate attended thejoint session. however, there were several notable absences by democrats including former house speaker nancy pelosi and vice president harris who presides over the senate. mr netanyahu received a warm welcome in the chamber with several standing ovations led by republicans. 0utside, thousands protested against his visit and israel's war in gaza. the israeli prime minister dismissed protesters as "iran's useful idiots." mr netanyahu defended israel's military campaign against hamas — painting it as a fight for his country's survival. he laid out a day—after plan, saying israel will retain security control of gaza for the immediate future. he called for gaza to be demilitarized and deradicalized after the war, but for the territory to be under civilian palestinian control. prime minister netanyahu also thanked us presidentjoe biden for his backing throughout the war, but called for mor
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.he us congress for the first time in nearly a decade. members of both the house and senate attended thejoint session. however, there were several notable absences by democrats including former house speaker nancy pelosi and vice president harris who presides over the senate. mr netanyahu received a warm welcome in the chamber with several standing ovations led by republicans. 0utside, thousands protested against his visit and israel's war in gaza. the israeli prime...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.tial race in an oval office address on wednesday. the address marked the first timejoe biden has spoken publicly since he announced he was dropping out of the race just three days ago. he made the decision while in self—isolation with covid—19 at his home in delaware, following days of political fallout after a poor debate performance against former president trump in june. the 81—year—old president said the decision to step aside was a matter of defending democracy. i believe my record as president, my leadership in the world, my vision for america's future all merited a second term but nothing, nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy. that includes personal ambition. so i have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.tial race in an oval office address on wednesday. the address marked the first timejoe biden has spoken publicly since he announced he was dropping out of the race just three days ago. he made the decision while in self—isolation with covid—19 at his home in delaware, following days of political fallout after a poor debate performance against former president trump in june. the 81—year—old president said the decision to step aside was a matter of defending...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. great to have you with us.f the convention following a dramatic opening session where donald trump received a hero's welcome and tapped ohio senator j.d. vance as his running mate. today is -- today's main convention program is getting underway. we are expecting speeches from several of trump's former rivals including former south carolina governor and former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, the last of trump's rivals to drop out of the 2024 race. we will also here from florida governor ron desantis and senator marco rubio who had been floated as a possible vice presidential pick, as well as entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy. that will be interesting. our north america correspondent is on the convention floor for us today. very good to see you. what are you expecting to see from these former rivals of trump speaking on stage tonight? reporter: i think we expect to see a full endorsement of the man that both of them once tried to challenge. if you remember seeing me in the heat of the republican pr
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i am sumi somaskanda. it is great to have you with us today. it is day three of the convention. is "make america strong again." focusing on u.s. national security and foreign policy. donald trump took a walk-through of the stadium, inspecting the stage where he will address the republican party on thursday for the first time as their 2024 nominee. days after surviving an assassination attempt as well. later today, his running mate, j.d. vance, is set to make a speech accepting the party's nomination for vice president. he gave the media a preview this afternoon. >> it is time to get rid of the corrupt biden-harris regime that has broken this country, that has ruined its reputation in the world, and most importantly, has made a basic middle-class life less affordable for our citizens. let's bring donald trump back to the white house. sumi: let's go to our north america correspondent who is on the convention floor for us. good to see you. i know the music is pretty loud. but if you can give us a sense of what things are like, i know this speech by j.d. vance is highly anticipated.
i am sumi somaskanda. it is great to have you with us today. it is day three of the convention. is "make america strong again." focusing on u.s. national security and foreign policy. donald trump took a walk-through of the stadium, inspecting the stage where he will address the republican party on thursday for the first time as their 2024 nominee. days after surviving an assassination attempt as well. later today, his running mate, j.d. vance, is set to make a speech accepting the...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. the war in ukraine took centre stage again on the second day of the nato summit in washington. us presidentjoe biden announced that denmark and the netherlands had begun sending f—16fighterjets to ukraine as part of a new air defence to counter russian aggression. the prime minister of hungary reaffirmed its position as the only country that's opted out of participating in nato's mission to assist ukraine. and in his diplomatic debut as british prime minister, sir keir starmer arrived in washington wednesday for talks with ukrainian president zelensky at the summit. it's sir keir�*s first foreign trip after winning the uk elections by a landside with the newly elected our correspondent helena humphrey reports. all eyes in washington have been on the declaration, setting out the pathway for ukraine to join the defensive alliance, and the word that kyiv will concentrate on now is that pathway, according to the declaration, is irreversible. the language says as long as ukraine meets the
i'm sumi somaskanda. the war in ukraine took centre stage again on the second day of the nato summit in washington. us presidentjoe biden announced that denmark and the netherlands had begun sending f—16fighterjets to ukraine as part of a new air defence to counter russian aggression. the prime minister of hungary reaffirmed its position as the only country that's opted out of participating in nato's mission to assist ukraine. and in his diplomatic debut as british prime minister, sir keir...
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. —— sumi somaskanda.ly behind kamala harris after presidentjoe biden announced he's ending his re—election bid while endorsing her as the new democratic nominee for the 2024 us presidential election. in a post on x, vice president harris, said: a source has told the bbc that following the endorsement, vice president harris has been making calls to key democratic officials, lawmakers and governors to secure support. this follows president biden�*s announcement, where he said:
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. good to have you with us.nee by online vote, with the possibility of a virtual rollcall though taking place as soon as august one if the harris is the only candidate. the date comes as democrats to flee back, harris officially kicked off a presidential campaign, just a day after president biden announced he would drop his election bid, endorsing his vice president to replace him on the party ticket. it's been a busy 2a hours for the vice president. cbs news estimates kamala harris as the support of the majority of democratic delegates.
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. good to have you with us.nee by online vote, with the possibility of a virtual rollcall though taking place as soon as august one if the harris is the only candidate. the date comes as democrats to flee back, harris officially kicked off a presidential campaign, just a day after president biden announced he would drop his election bid, endorsing his vice president to replace him on the party ticket. it's been a busy 2a hours for the vice president....
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.esidential race. we're moments away from president biden delivering an oval office address to the nation — his first public remarks since announcing his exit from the 2024 presidential race and endorsing his vice president, kamala harris, to replace him as the democratic party's nominee. mr biden is expected to give a defence of democracy, discuss what he hopes to accomplish in the remaining six months of his term in office, and why he ultimately chose to back out of the race with a little more than 100 days until the us general election in november. in an excerpt of the speech released by the white house, the president will say, "i have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. that is the best way to unite our nation." mr biden is the first sitting president to not seek a second term in office since lyndonjohnson stepped out of the race during the vietnam war in 1968. ms harris was back on the campaign trail on wednesday in indianapolis, addressing black
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.esidential race. we're moments away from president biden delivering an oval office address to the nation — his first public remarks since announcing his exit from the 2024 presidential race and endorsing his vice president, kamala harris, to replace him as the democratic party's nominee. mr biden is expected to give a defence of democracy, discuss what he hopes to accomplish in the remaining six months of his term in office, and why he ultimately chose to back out...
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somaskanda!ast and a little radio programme called the today programme, justin webb. hi, justin. hi there! so, sumi, i mean, just give us... i mean, there's so much we could catch up on, but give us some of the sort of major developments on the timeline since we last did an episode of newscast on sunday. so much, as you said, has happened. so there was the assassination attempt on donald trump at that rally in pennsylvania. all of the questions that have been asked about how this could happen,...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.plomats say the request was brought by britain, france, ecuador, slovenia and the us. the strike is part of a barrage of missile attacks on cities across ukraine, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 140. in kyiv, rescuers worked to search for victims under a partially collapsed wing of the facility. medical staff and emergency services have been trying to clear the rubble by hand to find survivors. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky called the strike "deliberate" and has vowed to retaliate. russian officials denied targeting the hospital, claiming it was hit by fragments of a ukrainain air defense missile. our correspondent james waterhouse has more on devleopments from kyiv. frantic desperation on a kyiv summer morning.
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.plomats say the request was brought by britain, france, ecuador, slovenia and the us. the strike is part of a barrage of missile attacks on cities across ukraine, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 140. in kyiv, rescuers worked to search for victims under a partially collapsed wing of the facility. medical staff and emergency services have been trying to clear the rubble by hand to find survivors. ukrainian president volodymyr...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ala harris says she will not be silent on the suffering of palestinian civilians and says she conveyed that message to israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in a white house meeting thursday. in a signal of the change of tone that might come if she's elected in november, the vice—president told reporters that, while she continues to affirm israel's right to defend itself, was time to end the "devastating" war and get a hostage deal done. it is time for this war to end, and end in a way where israel is secure, all the hostages are released, the suffering of palestinians in gaza ends, and the palestinian people can exercise their right to freedom, dignity, and self—determination. there has been
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ala harris says she will not be silent on the suffering of palestinian civilians and says she conveyed that message to israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in a white house meeting thursday. in a signal of the change of tone that might come if she's elected in november, the vice—president told reporters that, while she continues to affirm israel's right to defend itself, was time to end the "devastating" war and get a hostage deal done. it is time...
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i'm sumi somaskanda, welcome to our show. european and north american leaders are gathered here in washington to kick off the nato summit. a central topic during the gathering will be the war in ukraine and the possible path to nato membership for the country. a short while ago, ukrainian president vladimir zelensky emphasised the need for more air defence and security to help his forces counter russia's deadly airstrikes and reduce civilian casualties. us presidentjoe biden vowed to aid ukraine against those attacks, announcing plans to supply new air defences to ukraine in an opening speech at the summit. the us along with other nato allies will send at least four patriot systems according to a newjoint agreement. mr biden also sent this warning to russian president vladimir putin on the alliance�*s growing strength. all we allies knew, before this war putin thought nato would break. today nato is stronger than it has ever been in its history. when this senseless war began, ukraine was a free country. today, it is still a f
i'm sumi somaskanda, welcome to our show. european and north american leaders are gathered here in washington to kick off the nato summit. a central topic during the gathering will be the war in ukraine and the possible path to nato membership for the country. a short while ago, ukrainian president vladimir zelensky emphasised the need for more air defence and security to help his forces counter russia's deadly airstrikes and reduce civilian casualties. us presidentjoe biden vowed to aid...
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with more analysis, here's our chief presenter sumi somaskanda from washington.s really felt like something of a homecoming for kamala harris. of course, these are campaign headquarters in delaware wherejoe biden has his home of israel his oasis, a place where he has gone to seek or treat as well and where he made that momentous decision, but you saw the welcoming embrace at camping headquarters, and that is so critical for kamala harris because we know that since sunday's bombshell announcement from president biden that she has been on the phone with democrat lawmakers, she's been on the phone with party leaders, she's been trying to share her up support behind her candidacy, and what we saw there headquarters is a party thatis there headquarters is a party that is at least for those who are on hand fully behind her. that really stood out to me. something else she said as well is, did baton is now in our hands, and that was very much a reference to some of the points that she made about the lawmakers who came before her who pave the way for black americans, who
with more analysis, here's our chief presenter sumi somaskanda from washington.s really felt like something of a homecoming for kamala harris. of course, these are campaign headquarters in delaware wherejoe biden has his home of israel his oasis, a place where he has gone to seek or treat as well and where he made that momentous decision, but you saw the welcoming embrace at camping headquarters, and that is so critical for kamala harris because we know that since sunday's bombshell...
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my colleague sumi somaskanda caught up with him — and asked him about his experience. grabbed his ear, and then looked at his hand, i immediately knew that something was bad, because everybody started yelling, "active shooter, get down, get down, get down!" and i mean, i get chills now saying it, because it's still raw. so when he went down, iran around to the side of the stage and just tried to keep taking pictures. and it turns out that, while he he was speaking, i actually had the shutter down — and when he was being shot at, i had the shutter down. so i was capturing moments at 20 frames a second. after the president was whisked away and taken to the ambulance, i was taken to a hold in a tent, because we were in a crime scene. so i had to move into an enclosed tent. and so i was sending pictures of the president pumping, you know, that fist to that picture of him doing that. and then i thought, "oh my gosh, i think i was taking pictures," you know, because, you know, adrenaline, my heart's pounding and shaking and i'm looking through the camera. and i was like, "oh
my colleague sumi somaskanda caught up with him — and asked him about his experience. grabbed his ear, and then looked at his hand, i immediately knew that something was bad, because everybody started yelling, "active shooter, get down, get down, get down!" and i mean, i get chills now saying it, because it's still raw. so when he went down, iran around to the side of the stage and just tried to keep taking pictures. and it turns out that, while he he was speaking, i actually had...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. in an oval office address to the country, us president joe biden explained why he decided to exit the us presidential race in an oval office address on wednesday. the address marked the first timejoe biden has spoken publicly since he announced he was dropping out of the race just three days ago. he made the decision while in self—isolation with covid—19 at his home in delaware, following days of political fallout after a poor debate performance against former president trump in june. the 81—year—old president said the decision to step aside was a matter of defending democracy. i believe my record as president, my leadership in the world, my vision for america's future all merited a second term but nothing, nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy. that includes personal ambition. so i have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation, it is a best way to unite our nation. mr biden also praised the work and white house record of vice president kamal
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. in an oval office address to the country, us president joe biden explained why he decided to exit the us presidential race in an oval office address on wednesday. the address marked the first timejoe biden has spoken publicly since he announced he was dropping out of the race just three days ago. he made the decision while in self—isolation with covid—19 at his home in delaware, following days of political fallout after a poor debate performance against former...
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i'm sumi somaskanda in washington. stay with us. hello there.at this time of year generally between 18 and 23 degrees. just take a look at the next few days — temperatures below par for the time of year, all due to the direction of the wind and the amount of cloud we're going to see. now, let's take a look at the pressure chart a little more detail, and explain further. we've got this high pressure out to the west but circulating around that high, the wind direction comes in a clockwise fashion and so, that means a northerly wind. it'll continue to drive in plenty of cloud across exposed east coasts, maybe thinking enough for a spot or two of drizzle as we go through the day, and perhaps a few sharp and thundery downpours breaking out across south wales and south west england. best of the sunshine, perhaps, on friday will be across parts of southern scotland and northern ireland. brisk northerly wind, particularly out on those exposed east coasts. temperatures will struggle — mid—teens — but we could see highest values of 20 degrees in western s
i'm sumi somaskanda in washington. stay with us. hello there.at this time of year generally between 18 and 23 degrees. just take a look at the next few days — temperatures below par for the time of year, all due to the direction of the wind and the amount of cloud we're going to see. now, let's take a look at the pressure chart a little more detail, and explain further. we've got this high pressure out to the west but circulating around that high, the wind direction comes in a clockwise...
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let's cross live to milwaukee, and speak to our colleague sumi somaskanda.starting to fill up ahead of the day's agenda. let's talk about nikki haley first. she called donald trump unhinged the primaries. how will she be received tonight? that clip you just play takes me back to a bitterly cold new hampshire injanuary back to a bitterly cold new hampshire in january where back to a bitterly cold new hampshire injanuary where we were covering the primaries. at that point, nikki haley was the last major challenger of donald trump. we saw her in new hampshire taking a sharp attack against donald trump, starting to become more pointed in her criticism but donald trump was angry calling her bird—brain and he was furious that she did not concede after iowa staying in the race. fast—forwa rd to after iowa staying in the race. fast—forward to about a few weeks ago when nikki haley said she was endorsing donald trump, as you mentioned already releasing her delegates to him. and after saturday, deciding she is going to come here and speak. i don't know exactly what th
let's cross live to milwaukee, and speak to our colleague sumi somaskanda.starting to fill up ahead of the day's agenda. let's talk about nikki haley first. she called donald trump unhinged the primaries. how will she be received tonight? that clip you just play takes me back to a bitterly cold new hampshire injanuary back to a bitterly cold new hampshire in january where back to a bitterly cold new hampshire injanuary where we were covering the primaries. at that point, nikki haley was the...
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. —— sumi somaskanda.re tracking new developments here in washington as several top democrats rally behind kamala harris after presidentjoe biden announced he's ending his re—election bid while endorsing her as the new democratic nominee for the 2024 us presidential election. in a post on x, vice president harris, said: a source has told the bbc that following the endorsement, vice president harris has been making calls to key democratic officials, lawmakers and governors to secure support. this follows president biden�*s announcement, where he said: in a separate post, he said: the 81—year—old president — currently in isolation while recovering from covid — was under increasing criticism since a poor debate performance against his republican opponent donald trump in latejune. a number of democrats called for president biden to end his campaign. democratic donors also threatened to pull funding. former president trump reacted on truth social, saying: our news partner cbs news has also gotten some reaction
. —— sumi somaskanda.re tracking new developments here in washington as several top democrats rally behind kamala harris after presidentjoe biden announced he's ending his re—election bid while endorsing her as the new democratic nominee for the 2024 us presidential election. in a post on x, vice president harris, said: a source has told the bbc that following the endorsement, vice president harris has been making calls to key democratic officials, lawmakers and governors to secure...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. the united nations security council will meet on tuesday to discuss a russian air strike that left kyiv�*s main children's hospital in ruins monday. diplomats say the request was brought by britain, france, ecuador, slovenia and the us. the strike is part of a barrage of missile attacks on cities across ukraine, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than m0. in kyiv, rescuers worked to search for victims under a partially collapsed wing of the facility. medical staff and emergency services have been trying to clear the rubble by hand to find survivors. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky called the strike "deliberate" and has vowed to retaliate. russian officials denied targeting the hospital, claiming it was hit by fragments of a ukrainain air defense missile. our correspondent james waterhouse has more on devleopments from kyiv. frantic desperation on a kyiv summer morning. people helping with bare hands at ukraine's largest children's hospital. even for a war—hardened cit
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. the united nations security council will meet on tuesday to discuss a russian air strike that left kyiv�*s main children's hospital in ruins monday. diplomats say the request was brought by britain, france, ecuador, slovenia and the us. the strike is part of a barrage of missile attacks on cities across ukraine, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than m0. in kyiv, rescuers worked to search for victims under a partially collapsed...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.n monday, the democratic party will announce its presidential nominee. with the possibility of a virtual rollcall though taking place as soon as august one if the harris is the only candidate. the date comes as democrats to flee back, harris officially kicked off a presidential campaign, just a day after president biden announced he would drop it election bid endorsing his vice president to replace him on the party ticket. it's been a busy 2a hours for the vice president, receiving the endorsement from a number of top democrats including bill and hillary clinton and former house speaker nancy pelosi. she has also shattered fundraising records, raising $81 million in the 2a hours sincejoe biden announced his exit from the race on sunday. it is the largest fundraising haul by a candidate in a 2k hour period in the 2024 campaign. on monday, they rallied stuff at the delaware campaign headquarters with a surprise call by the president who's at home recovering from covid and is expected to
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.n monday, the democratic party will announce its presidential nominee. with the possibility of a virtual rollcall though taking place as soon as august one if the harris is the only candidate. the date comes as democrats to flee back, harris officially kicked off a presidential campaign, just a day after president biden announced he would drop it election bid endorsing his vice president to replace him on the party ticket. it's been a busy 2a hours...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. the us vice—president kamala harris says she will not be silent on the suffering of palestinian civilians and says she conveyed that message to israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in a white house meeting thursday. in a signal of the change of tone that might come if she's elected in november, the vice—president told reporters that, while she continues to affirm israel's right to defend itself, was time to end the "devastating" war and get a hostage deal done. it is time for this war to end, and end in a way where israel is secure, all the hostages are released, the suffering of palestinians in gaza ends, and the palestinian people can exercise their right to freedom, dignity, and self—determination. there has been hopeful movement in the talks to secure an agreement on this deal. and as ijust told prime minister netanyahu, it is time to get this deal done. anti—war protesters were gathered outside the white house for the meeting. tom bateman was there. well, it was another d
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. the us vice—president kamala harris says she will not be silent on the suffering of palestinian civilians and says she conveyed that message to israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in a white house meeting thursday. in a signal of the change of tone that might come if she's elected in november, the vice—president told reporters that, while she continues to affirm israel's right to defend itself, was time to end the "devastating" war and get a...
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my colleague sumi somaskanda caught up with him and asked him about his experience.is i looked — he looked and went like this i looked at _ he looked and went like this i looked at his _ he looked and went like this i looked at his hands. - he looked and went like this i looked at his hands. i- he looked and went like this i- looked at his hands. i immediately knew— looked at his hands. i immediately knew that — looked at his hands. i immediately knew that something _ looked at his hands. i immediately knew that something was - looked at his hands. i immediately knew that something was bad - looked at his hands. i immediately- knew that something was bad because everyone _ knew that something was bad because everyone started — knew that something was bad because everyone started shouting _ knew that something was bad because everyone started shouting active - everyone started shouting active shooter, — everyone started shouting active shooter, get— everyone started shouting active shooter, get down, _ everyone started shouting active shooter, get down, get- everyone
my colleague sumi somaskanda caught up with him and asked him about his experience.is i looked — he looked and went like this i looked at _ he looked and went like this i looked at his _ he looked and went like this i looked at his hands. - he looked and went like this i looked at his hands. i- he looked and went like this i- looked at his hands. i immediately knew— looked at his hands. i immediately knew that — looked at his hands. i immediately knew that something _ looked at his hands....
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sumi somaskanda is there for us.er. it absolutely will be and i should sayjust it absolutely will be and i should say just first of all the anticipation has been building through the course of this convention. you get the sense for the delegates that there is a yearning to hear donald trump speak again. you saw the images on monday night when he surprised many people and arrived here with that bandaged ear and and arrived here with that bandaged earand pumped his and arrived here with that bandaged ear and pumped his fist in the year. we heard we go in the crowd and he has been here every evening since and has been flanked by his family and has been flanked by his family and closest allies. a quick note on his family, we do anticipate it is possible that his wife melania trump and daughter i bank a tramp could also attend today but as to what donald trump will actually say, each day has a theme. they focused on the economy and emigration, the banners todayis economy and emigration, the banners today is make america g
sumi somaskanda is there for us.er. it absolutely will be and i should sayjust it absolutely will be and i should say just first of all the anticipation has been building through the course of this convention. you get the sense for the delegates that there is a yearning to hear donald trump speak again. you saw the images on monday night when he surprised many people and arrived here with that bandaged ear and and arrived here with that bandaged earand pumped his and arrived here with that...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ne remains at the forefront of discussion amongst world leaders on the second day of the nato summit in washington. us presidentjoe biden announced that denmark and the netherlands had begun sending f—16fighterjets to ukraine as part of an new air defence to counter russian aggression. it's another step forward on what's being described as an irreversible path towards nato membership. alternately, the prime minister of hungary reaffirmed its position as the only country that's opted out of participating in nato�*s mission to assist ukraine. and in his diplomatic debut as british prime minister, sir keir starmer arrived in washington wednesday for talks with ukrainian president zelensky at the summit. it's sir keir�*s first foreign trip after winning the uk elections by a landside with the newly elected prime minister confirming he would continue the uk's government policy to allow ukraine to use its long—range weapons in its war with russia. our correspondent helena humphrey has been s
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ne remains at the forefront of discussion amongst world leaders on the second day of the nato summit in washington. us presidentjoe biden announced that denmark and the netherlands had begun sending f—16fighterjets to ukraine as part of an new air defence to counter russian aggression. it's another step forward on what's being described as an irreversible path towards nato membership. alternately, the prime minister of hungary reaffirmed its position as the only...
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let's cross now to washington and speak to our tea presenters sumi somaskanda.her campaign headquarters. things have been moving incredibly quick over the last 24 hours?— been moving incredibly quick over the last 24 hours? they really have, and if ou the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look— the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at _ the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at the _ the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at the video - the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at the video and - the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at the video and the | and if you look at the video and the rapturous applause that kamala harris received at the campaign headquarters, it felt like something of a homecoming of course delaware is not kamala harris's come, that is where joe is not kamala harris's come, that is wherejoe biden has his beach home wherejoe biden has his beach home where he has been the last few days, where he has been the last few days, where he has been the last few days, w
let's cross now to washington and speak to our tea presenters sumi somaskanda.her campaign headquarters. things have been moving incredibly quick over the last 24 hours?— been moving incredibly quick over the last 24 hours? they really have, and if ou the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look— the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at _ the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at the _ the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at the video -...
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we can go live now to my colleague sumi somaskanda who's at the republican convention in milwaukee.re has been a lot of anticipation building up to this moment that donald trump will take the stage. as he said, the first time since that attempted set assassination in pennsylvania. we got a little bit of a preview that's been talking a little bit about what we can expect from donald trump is talking about a new golden age for america if he were to win a second term. if you will talk about america standing at home and abroad, he will talk about prosperity for american families and resurgence of cities and communities. those are the talking points we've received from the republican national committee. we also heard from donald trump's daughter in law who has been speaking to us media here and she says we can expect a softer donald trump. remember, we know that donald trump. remember, we know that donald trump has himself said he completely wrote his speech to talk more about unity, about unifying americans, and that unity is something we've witnessed all week here, we can certainly say
we can go live now to my colleague sumi somaskanda who's at the republican convention in milwaukee.re has been a lot of anticipation building up to this moment that donald trump will take the stage. as he said, the first time since that attempted set assassination in pennsylvania. we got a little bit of a preview that's been talking a little bit about what we can expect from donald trump is talking about a new golden age for america if he were to win a second term. if you will talk about...
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i'm sumi somaskanda, welcome to our show.mphasised the need for more air defence and security to help his forces counter russia's deadly airstrikes and reduce civilian casualties. us presidentjoe biden vowed to aid ukraine against those attacks, announcing plans to supply new air defences to ukraine in an opening speech at the summit. the us along with other nato allies will send at least four patriot systems according to a newjoint agreement. mr biden also sent this warning to russian president vladimir putin on the alliance's growing strength. all we allies knew, before this war putin thought nato would break. today nato is stronger than it has ever been in its history. when this senseless war began, ukraine was a free country.
i'm sumi somaskanda, welcome to our show.mphasised the need for more air defence and security to help his forces counter russia's deadly airstrikes and reduce civilian casualties. us presidentjoe biden vowed to aid ukraine against those attacks, announcing plans to supply new air defences to ukraine in an opening speech at the summit. the us along with other nato allies will send at least four patriot systems according to a newjoint agreement. mr biden also sent this warning to russian...
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let's go to milwaukee and speak to our colleague sumi somaskanda who will be following events for ust the four days of the convention. just explained our international viewers if you would what is going on here. , , ., viewers if you would what is going onhere. , , ,, ~ ., on here. this is a process i know ou on here. this is a process i know you know _ on here. this is a process i know you know very — on here. this is a process i know you know very well _ on here. this is a process i know you know very well but - on here. this is a process i know you know very well but you - on here. this is a process i know you know very well but you are l you know very well but you are seeing in those pictures, this is something you see at a convention and it is essentially the official nomination of donald trump to represent the republican party in the presidential race and what they are doing is going state—by—state, each state has a group of delegates representing them in each state will present the delegates to a candidate and as you said, no surprise, donald trump in the primaries earlier thi
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to our programme. the us vice president kamala harris says she will not be silent on the suffering of palestinian civilians, and says she conveyed that message to israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu in a white house meeting thursday. in a signal of the change of tone that might come if she's elected in november, the vice president told reporters that while she would continue to affirm israel's right to defend itself, she said it was time to end the, quote, "devastating" war and get a hostage deal done. in remarks after the meeting, ms harris, the presumptive democratic presidential candidate, described her conversation with mr netanyahu as "frank" and, amid tense protests coinciding with mr netanyahu's visit to washington, dc, concluded her remarks with a call for unity. it is important for the american people to remember the war in gaza is not a binary issue. however, too often, the conversation is binary. when the reality is anything but. so, i ask my fellow americans to help encourage efforts
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we can speak to our colleague sumi somaskanda and cbs political director fin gomez.you for being with us. let's start with adam schiff, he is probably the most senior of the democrats so far and askjoe biden to stand aside, how significant will it be? it is ask joe biden to stand aside, how significant will it be?— significant will it be? it is very significant- — significant will it be? it is very significant. i— significant will it be? it is very significant. iwill— significant will it be? it is very significant. i willjust - significant will it be? it is very significant. i willjust give - significant will it be? it is very significant. i willjust give a i significant. i willjust give a quick caveat we are expecting donald trump to be on stage doing a walk—through injust a trump to be on stage doing a walk—through in just a few minutes. if you or any commotion that is what is happening behind usjust to give an idea of what is happening here at the convention centre in milwaukee. but it is very significant. adam schiff is a leading voice in the democrat party close
we can speak to our colleague sumi somaskanda and cbs political director fin gomez.you for being with us. let's start with adam schiff, he is probably the most senior of the democrats so far and askjoe biden to stand aside, how significant will it be? it is ask joe biden to stand aside, how significant will it be?— significant will it be? it is very significant- — significant will it be? it is very significant. i— significant will it be? it is very significant. iwill— significant will...