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let's go back to my colleague sumi somaskanda who was close to the bridge.he people missing, those six individuals. it does appear they were all construction workers who were all construction workers who were on the bridge at the time fixing potholes, we were told. that's right and we have heard from both the governor and other state officials that the bridge itself was fully up to code, there were no concerns about the actual infrastructure of the bridge. it was about 1:30am infrastructure of the bridge. it was about1:30am in infrastructure of the bridge. it was about 1:30am in the morning local time, and so these workers were evidently fixing potholes, which is not completely unusual at that type of hour. it is also a time of day when you wouldn't have that heavier traffic crossing the bridge. i'm going to step out of the shop so we can see the shot behind me which is that bridge still of course, half of it are still standing on the other part where the ship is in the middle of it. just to note the people that are missing, it is interesting to say that act
let's go back to my colleague sumi somaskanda who was close to the bridge.he people missing, those six individuals. it does appear they were all construction workers who were all construction workers who were on the bridge at the time fixing potholes, we were told. that's right and we have heard from both the governor and other state officials that the bridge itself was fully up to code, there were no concerns about the actual infrastructure of the bridge. it was about 1:30am infrastructure of...
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live now to baltimore and my colleague sumi somaskanda. maryam, thank you very much.south of where that bridge collapsed. you can see just over my right shoulder that ship literally wedged into the bridge where it hit the bridge and collapsed into these icy waters. to give you an idea, it's infinitely windy, about 7—8 celsius. water is icy and murky, making operations which we now know i've been going on for 12 hours, even more difficult. there was a press conference in the last 10—20 minutes from the national transportation safety board, who told us there are more people who are coming in nautical operations boards, were looking into the record of the bridge and left structural engineers and bridge experts on board. that on top of the massive coastguard presence and helicopters we've seen. many taking part in this. we know that the president earlier has also been commenting on this terrible tragedy, saying that there will be federal aid. all that is needed for helping in these operation and rebuilding this critical bridge. but so many questions remain unanswered at t
live now to baltimore and my colleague sumi somaskanda. maryam, thank you very much.south of where that bridge collapsed. you can see just over my right shoulder that ship literally wedged into the bridge where it hit the bridge and collapsed into these icy waters. to give you an idea, it's infinitely windy, about 7—8 celsius. water is icy and murky, making operations which we now know i've been going on for 12 hours, even more difficult. there was a press conference in the last 10—20...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. a united nations air—bridge is beginning to bring aid into haiti. efforts are continuing to form a transitional body to lead the country, following after the resignation of prime minister ariel henry, but violence and shortages are wreak havoc but violence and shortages are wreaking havoc amid the power vacuum. it's been over two weeks since a jailbreak triggered a state of emergency in the caribbean nation, with few resources for the police to properly fight back. and now, caught in the middle, are hundreds of thousands of people, made homeless by the fighting, amid dire shortages of food. the first group of us citizens evacuated from haiti are back on american soil, having been flown to miami in a charted plane. however, most haitians, of course, cannot leave. they are living in a country where gangs remain in control of much of the capital. the bodies of at least a dozen people were discovered in a wealthy suburb of port—au—prince on monday, amid fighting with machete wielding mili
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. the biden administration is warning that a supreme court decision to allow a texas law on migration to take effect will damage american border security. on tuesdayjustices refused to block an order that would let state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lowerfederal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. mexico's government says it will not accept migrants who texas state officials try to deport under the law. in a statement, the mexican foreign ministry said: "mexico patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i asked him what impact this ruling will have. for the time being, it allows texas to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. the biden administration is warning that a supreme court decision to allow a texas law on migration to take effect will damage american border security. on tuesdayjustices refused to block an order that would let state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a...
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i'm sumi somaskanda.on, tuesday, including in some states that will be vital to victory in november. both former president donald trump and current presidentjoe biden have alreaday wrapped up their parties�* presumptive nominations, and according to our media partner, cbs news, both are projected to rack up more states, winning illiinois, kansas and ohio. mr trump is also projected to win florida. earlier in the day, he voted in his home state of florida. former first lady, melania trump, was by his side. she's been largely absent from his campaign so far. voters are also choosing their parties nominees for congressional races — control of the house and senate are also on the ballot in november. one key contest is in ohio, where democrats are hoping to hold onto their sole senate seat in the state. republican voters chose the trump—backed candidate, bernie moreno, to square off against the democratic incumbent senator, sherrod brown.
i'm sumi somaskanda.on, tuesday, including in some states that will be vital to victory in november. both former president donald trump and current presidentjoe biden have alreaday wrapped up their parties�* presumptive nominations, and according to our media partner, cbs news, both are projected to rack up more states, winning illiinois, kansas and ohio. mr trump is also projected to win florida. earlier in the day, he voted in his home state of florida. former first lady, melania trump, was...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you so much forjoining us. another six years in power is almost all but certain for russia's vladimir putin, as the country is in the midst of voting to choose its president. mr putin faces no serious opposition — with his rivals dead, in prison, or in exile. acts of protest have taken place across russia, including incidents involving dye being poured into ballot boxes and fireworks being set off at the polls. yulia navalnaya — the widow of putin's most vocal, late critic, alexei navalny — has called on kremlin opponents to go en masse to the polls at noon on sunday to protest the election. she's urged the west not to recognise what will be putin's fifth term as president. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow with more. russia's democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. and at polling station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. democracy in action, right? not quite. realistically, only one man can win this. vladimir putin! the man who's been on russia's p
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you so much forjoining us. another six years in power is almost all but certain for russia's vladimir putin, as the country is in the midst of voting to choose its president. mr putin faces no serious opposition — with his rivals dead, in prison, or in exile. acts of protest have taken place across russia, including incidents involving dye being poured into ballot boxes and fireworks being set off at the polls. yulia navalnaya — the widow of putin's most vocal,...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. the us supreme court is allowing texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. the law lets state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lower federal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i asked him what impact this ruling will have. for the time being it allows texas to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that really asserts, it's almost an unprecedented state role in enforcing border immigration, which is a federal responsibility. i should which is a federal responsibility. ishould note that this issue, the merits of it are still pending before a lower court so there
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. the us supreme court is allowing texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. the law lets state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lower federal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations...
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let's get the latest from our chief presenter sumi somaskanda. who has been watching it all unfold there. so, in california, no surprises. that's absolutely right, sally. to give you an idea of where we are, we have been taking in the evening and watch party at the university of southern california with a bunch of students and community members who came to see the results come across. as you said, but donald trump, joe biden sweeping victory here, that is exactly what was expected. we know for donald trump in particular the state was important, 169 gop delegates up for grabs, he has taken those with him on his march toward securing the nomination. what is interesting to see is a lot of the issues we have heard from voters here in california and where we were previously, in arizona, a battleground state, reflect what we saw in exit polls coming out from super tuesday. voters are worried about the economy, cost of living, and they worried about immigration. we are spoken young voters about the two issues and herfrom quite young voters who said they
let's get the latest from our chief presenter sumi somaskanda. who has been watching it all unfold there. so, in california, no surprises. that's absolutely right, sally. to give you an idea of where we are, we have been taking in the evening and watch party at the university of southern california with a bunch of students and community members who came to see the results come across. as you said, but donald trump, joe biden sweeping victory here, that is exactly what was expected. we know for...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.urt decision to allow a texas law on migration to take effect will damage american border security. 0n tuesdayjustices refused to block an order that would let state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lowerfederal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. mexico's government says it will not accept migrants who texas state officials try to deport under the law. in a statement, the mexican foreign ministry said: "mexico patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i asked him what impact this ruling will have.
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.urt decision to allow a texas law on migration to take effect will damage american border security. 0n tuesdayjustices refused to block an order that would let state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lowerfederal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.o bring aid into haiti. efforts are continuing to form a transitional body to lead the country, following after the resignation of prime minister ariel henry, but violence and shortages are wreaking havoc amid the power vacuum. it's been over two weeks since a jailbreak triggered a state of emergency in the caribbean nation, with few resources for the police to properly fight back. and now, caught in the middle, are hundreds of thousands of people, made homeless by the fighting, amid dire shortages of food. the first group of us citizens evacuated from haiti are back on american soil, having been flown to miami in a charted plane. however, most haitians, of course, cannot leave. they are living in a country where gangs remain in control of much of the capital. the bodies of at least a dozen people were discovered in a wealthy suburb of port—au—prince on monday, amid fighting with machete wielding militias,
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.o bring aid into haiti. efforts are continuing to form a transitional body to lead the country, following after the resignation of prime minister ariel henry, but violence and shortages are wreaking havoc amid the power vacuum. it's been over two weeks since a jailbreak triggered a state of emergency in the caribbean nation, with few resources for the police to properly fight back. and now, caught in the middle, are hundreds of thousands of...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.at the us—mexico border remains in doubt, after a federal appeals court issued an order effectively blocking texas from implementing one of the toughest immigration laws in the us. that happens just hours after the us supreme court allowed texas to carry through with the measure. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. president biden�*s administration is challenging the law, known as sba, saying it is unconstitutional. the president will visit the lone star state on thursday. with 2.5 million people illegally entering the us via the southern border last year, immigration is one of the most polarising issues in american politics. and mexican president lopez 0brador is pushing back against the law.
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.at the us—mexico border remains in doubt, after a federal appeals court issued an order effectively blocking texas from implementing one of the toughest immigration laws in the us. that happens just hours after the us supreme court allowed texas to carry through with the measure. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. president biden�*s administration is...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ion laws in the country. the law lets state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lower federal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i asked him what impact this ruling will have. for the time being it allows texas to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that really asserts, it's almost an unprecedented state role in enforcing border immigration, which is a federal
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ion laws in the country. the law lets state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lower federal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. patrick...
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i'm sumi somaskanda, live from baltimore with the latest what's happening on the ground.fore impact. we will bring you the latest. hello, i'm ben brown, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out
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i'm sumi somaskanda live in los angeles we are looking at how immigration is impacting the debate. washington. you're very welcome. welcome back to the bbc�*s super tuesday special coverage. it's a big night for frontrunnersjoe biden and donald trump as they continue to lock in wins in order to secure the democrat and republican presidential nominations. and we have a major announcement to start the hour. our partners at cbs news project that former president trump will win the republican primary in the state of minnesota. let's look at where things stand at this hour, and with that win, mr trump has now claimed victory in nine states, arkansas, maine, 0klahoma, north carolina, followed by tennessee, texas, virginia, alabama and colorado. meanwhile, presidentjoe biden has won 11 states, including all of those won by trump, plus massachusetts and vermont.
i'm sumi somaskanda live in los angeles we are looking at how immigration is impacting the debate. washington. you're very welcome. welcome back to the bbc�*s super tuesday special coverage. it's a big night for frontrunnersjoe biden and donald trump as they continue to lock in wins in order to secure the democrat and republican presidential nominations. and we have a major announcement to start the hour. our partners at cbs news project that former president trump will win the republican...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. travel to israel on friday, a previously unannounced stop on his current trip to the middle east. mr blinken was in saudi arabia, wednesday, for discussions on what the us calls "an architecture "for lasting on what the us calls "an architecture for lasting "peace". it's his sixth visit to the region since the start of the war in gaza. blinken�*s trip to tel aviv comes as relations have soured between us president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. in a phone call on monday, mr biden again urged mr netanyahu to change course on his plans for a ground invasion of the packed southern city of rafah, where more than 1.4 million palestinians are sheltering, displaced by the war. on wednesday, mr netanyahu again rejected those warnings, saying he's already approved the plan. the bbc�*s mark lowen has more from jerusalem. it is a plan that has drawn international condemnation and warnings of atrocities that could take place there. he said that he has approved the operationa
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. travel to israel on friday, a previously unannounced stop on his current trip to the middle east. mr blinken was in saudi arabia, wednesday, for discussions on what the us calls "an architecture "for lasting on what the us calls "an architecture for lasting "peace". it's his sixth visit to the region since the start of the war in gaza. blinken�*s trip to tel aviv comes as relations have soured between us president biden...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.he us—mexico border remains in doubt after a federal appeals court issue in order to effectively blocking texas from implementing one of the toughest immigration laws in the us. that happened just hours after the us supreme court allowed texas to carry through with the measure. rustling the us what is already a federal crime and violators are usually handled as civil cases by the court system. joe biden�*s system is challenging to all known as before, thing is unconstitutional. the will visit the state on a thursday. there are 2.5 million people illegally entering the us via the southern border last year and immigration is one of the most polarising issues in american politics. the mexican president is pushing back against the controversial law. translation: iii against the controversial law. translation:— against the controversial law. translation: if they intend to do deportations, _ translation: if they intend to do deportations, which - translation: if they intend to do deportation
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.he us—mexico border remains in doubt after a federal appeals court issue in order to effectively blocking texas from implementing one of the toughest immigration laws in the us. that happened just hours after the us supreme court allowed texas to carry through with the measure. rustling the us what is already a federal crime and violators are usually handled as civil cases by the court system. joe biden�*s system is challenging to all known as...
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i am sumi somaskanda in washington. stay with us.: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. bdo. accountants and advisors. cunard is a proud supporter of public television. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ amna: good evening. geoff bennett is away. on the newshour, a ruling in former president trump's georgia election interference case allows the district attorney to
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ sumi: i am sumi somaskanda in ♪ washington and this is "bbc world newsedical staff in gaza being beaten and humiliated. two ships certain missions into getting more aid to the people of gaza. and gang violence groups haiti one day after the prime minister resign.es his intention to sumi: welcome to "world news america." israel says an american citizen thought to have been held captive by hamas was killed on october 7. he also held israeli citenship and was a soldier serving in the israeli defense forces. he is believed to have been one of six citizens held by hamas. his family campaign for his release including in a meeting with u.s. president shows the sort o structure u.s. military plans to construct. 1000 troops will be involved in the effort, which joe biden announced in a state of the union address thursday. tom baden was envisioned as the ship departed. tom: they will be on a 30-day trip to get to shore off the coast of gaza. you can see there are some of these vessels that will be heading out. you can see a vicle on one of these over to my left, a
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thanks forjoining us.militant group operates. yoav gallant issued the warning hours after air strikes on hezbollah in both syria and lebanon. the israeli military said they killed the deputy commander of hezbollah�*s missiles unit. meanwhile — israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has agreed to send officials to egypt and qatar in the coming days for a new round of talks on a possible ceasefire in gaza. injerusalem, there is an uneasy calm, as palestinians
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thanks forjoining us.militant group operates. yoav gallant issued the warning hours after air strikes on hezbollah in both syria and lebanon. the israeli military said they killed the deputy commander of hezbollah�*s missiles unit. meanwhile — israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has agreed to send officials to egypt and qatar in the coming days for a new round of talks on a possible ceasefire in gaza. injerusalem, there is an uneasy calm, as palestinians
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before that, prime minister kallas spoke to my colleague, sumi somaskanda, about russia's elections,n ukraine and more. prime minister, thank you so much forjoining us here in the studio today. i want to start with the fact that russians are voting in an election that many consider to be neither free norfair and it will very likely secure another term for vladimir putin and russia. what does that mean for you and europe? i refuse to call it election. why they are playing this game, calling it an election, this is another question. it is to undermine actually our democracies and elections, saying that you have elections, we have elections. we know this is not an election butjust an appointment once again for putin. so what does it really change? in the short—term, probably nothing. after the reappointment there is going to be probably some difficult decisions that we are going to see on the russian side, for example, the mobilisation, probably also trying to raise taxes or getting some income to fund the war machine because of their budget which is in a very poor state and they can't
before that, prime minister kallas spoke to my colleague, sumi somaskanda, about russia's elections,n ukraine and more. prime minister, thank you so much forjoining us here in the studio today. i want to start with the fact that russians are voting in an election that many consider to be neither free norfair and it will very likely secure another term for vladimir putin and russia. what does that mean for you and europe? i refuse to call it election. why they are playing this game, calling it...
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my colleague sumi somaskanda sat down with him and asked about some of the most pressing questions beforeest legal authority. justice breyer, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what impact do you believe overturning of the constitutional right to an abortion has on the country? it would have a lot of different impacts, and we wrote an awful lot of words where we said, for example, you think when you overturn this that you are overturning the whole problem of abortions over to legislators? and you will never have to hear in this court another case involving abortion? i think there are two coming along quickly, one just started, and we said in dissent, that is not what will happen, in dissent, you will get more cases than ever and it will create a mess, i think that is a fair way to put what we were talking about. i want to ask your perception about the court, it's something you said you were concerned about. according to a poll from the marquette law school released in february, 40% of adults approve of the supreme court actions, 60% disapprove, do you think that matters? yes, but, you k
my colleague sumi somaskanda sat down with him and asked about some of the most pressing questions beforeest legal authority. justice breyer, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what impact do you believe overturning of the constitutional right to an abortion has on the country? it would have a lot of different impacts, and we wrote an awful lot of words where we said, for example, you think when you overturn this that you are overturning the whole problem of abortions over to legislators? and...
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my colleague sumi somaskanda has been speaking to evan's co worker at the wall streetjournal, paul beckettdoing. it's really hard for him, but we're so proud of him. he's very resilient and he is working really hard to stay strong. he worries about us. we try to make sure that he knows that we're doing well. and he even recently sent women in his life some bouquets for international women's day, march 8th, which was really nice. paul, i want to ask you, his detention was extended for a fifth time this week. what can you tell us about that? it's a pattern we've seen since start of this. every two or three months, the russians produce him in court and ask for more time to investigate. we haven't seen any evidence through that whole process. now it's been extended for another three months, which means we don't know when there will be a trial. so really it's pretty foggy when you look forward and thatjust increases the urgency of bringing him home and increases the urgency of the us and russian governments and any other government that can be helpful figuring out a way to get him back. and pau
my colleague sumi somaskanda has been speaking to evan's co worker at the wall streetjournal, paul beckettdoing. it's really hard for him, but we're so proud of him. he's very resilient and he is working really hard to stay strong. he worries about us. we try to make sure that he knows that we're doing well. and he even recently sent women in his life some bouquets for international women's day, march 8th, which was really nice. paul, i want to ask you, his detention was extended for a fifth...
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she told my colleague sumi somaskanda that the world should not ignore frightening messages from presidentave to take everything seriously, what he says. he has been threatening with the nuclear war for quite some time. but it has only been words. he is very good at sewing fear in our societies and really listening what we are afraid of giving you the fears that you have, ok, you are afraid of nuclear war so i will give out this kind of signal, and the public goes oh, no! we can't do that! it is a trap. a trap of self deterrence because if we are afraid, then we start to self deter, and thatis we start to self deter, and that is what vladimir putin wants. we also won't have to think what he is afraid of and he is afraid of going to war with nato, and he does not want that. and we don't want that, either. ., ., , that. and we don't want that, either. . ., , , ., ., either. that was the estonian prime minister. _ the uk defence secretary, grant shapps, had to abandon a trip to the southern ukrainian city of odesa last week, after he was warned moscow had gained knowledge of his travel plans.
she told my colleague sumi somaskanda that the world should not ignore frightening messages from presidentave to take everything seriously, what he says. he has been threatening with the nuclear war for quite some time. but it has only been words. he is very good at sewing fear in our societies and really listening what we are afraid of giving you the fears that you have, ok, you are afraid of nuclear war so i will give out this kind of signal, and the public goes oh, no! we can't do that! it...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thanks forjoining us. we begin the programme in the middle east — where the israeli defence minister says that israel will pursue hezbollah wherever the iran—backed militant group operates. yoav gallant issued the warning hours after air strikes on hezbollah in both syria and lebanon. the israeli military said they killed the deputy commander of hezbollah�*s missiles unit. meanwhile — israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has agreed to send officials to egypt and qatar in the coming days for a new round of talks on a possible ceasefire in gaza. injerusalem, there is an uneasy calm, as palestinians mark easter and ramadan. our international editor jeremy bowen reports. injerusalem, where tension — and worse — are normal, there is always the consolation of religion. this ramadan, many of those ending a day of prayer at the aqsa mosque were palestinian israelis, around a fifth of israel's population. israel, citing security, restricts access to jerusalem for palestinians from the occupied west bank. ju
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thanks forjoining us. we begin the programme in the middle east — where the israeli defence minister says that israel will pursue hezbollah wherever the iran—backed militant group operates. yoav gallant issued the warning hours after air strikes on hezbollah in both syria and lebanon. the israeli military said they killed the deputy commander of hezbollah�*s missiles unit. meanwhile — israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has agreed to send officials...
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they spoke with my colleague sumi somaskanda earlier.russian assets currently frozen around the world. some could be accessed to help pay for ukraine's defence and economy at the moment. how much support is there in washington for such an approach? it there in washington for such an a- roach? , there in washington for such an approach?— approach? it is not the first time when _ approach? it is not the first time when i _ approach? it is not the first time when i am _ approach? it is not the first time when i am in - approach? it is not the first - time when i am in washington, talking aboutjustice, talking talking about justice, talking about talking aboutjustice, talking about accountability, and talking about restoration of international world order. and compensation or reparations for the damage caused by russian aggression, as a significant component of restoring justice. and you know that peace formula of president zelensky it also includes .7, restoration of justice. when we speak about russia's duty to make reparation, we understa
they spoke with my colleague sumi somaskanda earlier.russian assets currently frozen around the world. some could be accessed to help pay for ukraine's defence and economy at the moment. how much support is there in washington for such an approach? it there in washington for such an a- roach? , there in washington for such an approach?— approach? it is not the first time when _ approach? it is not the first time when i _ approach? it is not the first time when i am _ approach? it is not the...
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my colleague sumi somaskanda sat down with him and asked about some of the most pressing questions beforeauthority. justice breyer thank you forjoining us on bbc news, what impact do you be overturning of the constitutional right to an abortion has had on a country? it right to an abortion has had on a count ? ., ., ., ., , ., country? it would have a lots of different impacts, _ country? it would have a lots of different impacts, and - country? it would have a lots of different impacts, and we - country? it would have a lots of| different impacts, and we wrote an awful lot of words where we said for example, you think that when you overturn this that you are overturning the whole problem of our portions over to legislators and you will never have to hear in this court another case involving abortion? i think there to coming along quickly, onejust started, and we said in this sense, that is not what will happen, you will get more cases than ever and it will create a mess, i think that is a fair way to put what we were talking about. i want to ask your perception about the court, it's some
my colleague sumi somaskanda sat down with him and asked about some of the most pressing questions beforeauthority. justice breyer thank you forjoining us on bbc news, what impact do you be overturning of the constitutional right to an abortion has had on a country? it right to an abortion has had on a count ? ., ., ., ., , ., country? it would have a lots of different impacts, _ country? it would have a lots of different impacts, and - country? it would have a lots of different impacts, and we...
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and you can watch more of that interview between kaja kallas and my colleage sumi somaskanda in the comingermarket chains, sainsbury�*s and tesco, have been hit by technical issues. sainsbury�*s apologised to customers, after the vast majority of its online grocery deliveries didn't happen today. tesco also cancelled a number of online orders. our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. 0rdering online for delivery to your door has become a popular way to get the weekly shop in, but sainsbury�*s admitted it couldn't fulfil the vast majority of orders placed for today. it blamed a technical error relating to a software update overnight. and after customers took to social media to express their frustration, the ceo wrote a personal letter. simon roberts said... services at some physical stores, like this one, have also been affected with disruption to click and collect and customers unable to use contactless payments. although sainsbury�*s confirmed people have still been able to use chip and pin and, of course, cash. separately, britain's biggest supermarket chain, tesco, said technica
and you can watch more of that interview between kaja kallas and my colleage sumi somaskanda in the comingermarket chains, sainsbury�*s and tesco, have been hit by technical issues. sainsbury�*s apologised to customers, after the vast majority of its online grocery deliveries didn't happen today. tesco also cancelled a number of online orders. our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. 0rdering online for delivery to your door has become a popular way to get the weekly shop in, but...
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earlier my colleague, sumi somaskanda spoke to its founder, chefjose andres.na ask you, open answers on its way, 200 tons of food and medicine as we mentioned, getting aid to people on the ground has been difficult so who's going to distribute the aid and how?— who's going to distribute the aid and how? well, i want to remind everyone _ aid and how? well, i want to remind everyone that - aid and how? well, i want to remind everyone that they i aid and how? well, i want to i remind everyone that they have been there now for many weeks, months, we have more than 65 kitchens, we've been able to do around 350,000 home meals a day, we are trying to build 100 kitchens in total, we've been able to bring more than 11100 trucks into gaza, to have the needs of our kitchen, obviously, more is needed. the north has been very difficult to reach, it was a truly military disaster has been happening and for us, the idea of this route and opening the possibility of bringing food into the beaches of gaza was because we were trying to reach the north in any way we could, that's
earlier my colleague, sumi somaskanda spoke to its founder, chefjose andres.na ask you, open answers on its way, 200 tons of food and medicine as we mentioned, getting aid to people on the ground has been difficult so who's going to distribute the aid and how?— who's going to distribute the aid and how? well, i want to remind everyone _ aid and how? well, i want to remind everyone that - aid and how? well, i want to remind everyone that they i aid and how? well, i want to i remind everyone...
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i'm sumi somaskanda.ollapse. two people have been rescued, one is still in hospital, as the authorities continue to search the water. and i'm ben brown in london with the rest of the day's news, including... ..shares in the company behind donald trump's truth social soar as it debuts on the stock market. the head of the bbc�*s as the licence fee needs to be reformed to be more affordable for people on lower incomes. and brazilian winger viniciusjunior says viniciusjunior says he feels "less and less" like playing football because of the racist abuse he has suffered in spain. the head of the bbc�*s as the licence fee needs to be reformed to be more
i'm sumi somaskanda.ollapse. two people have been rescued, one is still in hospital, as the authorities continue to search the water. and i'm ben brown in london with the rest of the day's news, including... ..shares in the company behind donald trump's truth social soar as it debuts on the stock market. the head of the bbc�*s as the licence fee needs to be reformed to be more affordable for people on lower incomes. and brazilian winger viniciusjunior says viniciusjunior says he feels...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you so much forjoining us.l but certain for russia's vladimir putin, as the country is in the midst of voting to choose its president. mr putin faces no serious opposition — with his rivals dead, in prison, or in exile. acts of protest have taken place across russia, including incidents involving dye being poured into ballot boxes and fireworks being set off at the polls. yulia navalnaya — the widow of putin's most vocal, late critic, alexei navalny — has called on kremlin opponents to go en masse to the polls at noon on sunday to protest the election. she's urged the west not to recognise what will be putin's
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you so much forjoining us.l but certain for russia's vladimir putin, as the country is in the midst of voting to choose its president. mr putin faces no serious opposition — with his rivals dead, in prison, or in exile. acts of protest have taken place across russia, including incidents involving dye being poured into ballot boxes and fireworks being set off at the polls. yulia navalnaya — the widow of putin's most vocal, late critic, alexei navalny — has called...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.ue hezbollah wherever the iran—backed militant group operates. yoav gallant issued the warning hours after air strikes on hezbollah in both syria and lebanon. the israeli military said they killed the deputy commander of hezbollah�*s missiles unit. meanwhile, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has agreed to send officials to egypt and qatar in the coming days for
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.ue hezbollah wherever the iran—backed militant group operates. yoav gallant issued the warning hours after air strikes on hezbollah in both syria and lebanon. the israeli military said they killed the deputy commander of hezbollah�*s missiles unit. meanwhile, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has agreed to send officials to egypt and qatar in the coming days for
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that's all from us for now, i'm sumi somaskanda. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there.dnesday, we saw a temperature of 19 celsius in charnwood in surrey, making this the warm spot of the day, but also the highest temperature in england so far this year. things are set to change, though, for the end of the week into the weekend — colder air moving in behind this low pressure system will extend across all areas. it'll feel very different to how the week's begun. but still some mild air for england and wales on thursday, much windier with outbreaks of rain. scotland and northern ireland, thanks that area of low pressure, gusts up to 60 mph for the northern and western isles. a bit of sunshine here and there. for england and wales, rather cloudy, some sunshine at times. we're still in the mild air mass here. so, given some sunshine, could see temperatures up to 16 or 17 degrees again, but it will be cooler across the north with a stronger winds. as you move through thursday night, the cooler air and this band of rain, a cold front will sing southwards across england and wal
that's all from us for now, i'm sumi somaskanda. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there.dnesday, we saw a temperature of 19 celsius in charnwood in surrey, making this the warm spot of the day, but also the highest temperature in england so far this year. things are set to change, though, for the end of the week into the weekend — colder air moving in behind this low pressure system will extend across all areas. it'll feel very different to how the week's begun. but still some mild air...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. people are still missing after a cargo ship ploughs into a critical bridge, causing it to collapse. two people have been rescued, one is still in hospital, as the authorities continue to search the water. and i'm ben brown in london with the rest of the day's news, including... ..shares in the company behind donald trump's truth social soar as it debuts on the stock market. the head of the bbc�*s as the licence fee needs to be reformed to be more affordable for people on lower incomes. and brazilian winger viniciusjunior says viniciusjunior says he feels "less and less" like playing football because of the racist abuse he has suffered in spain. the head of the bbc�*s as the licence fee needs to be reformed to be more welcome to our programme live here from baltimore. you can just see you canjust see behind my right shoulder, those images on the bridge that were impacted by the massive cargo ship, causing it to collapse into the water. the people who were on the bridge to plunge into t
i'm sumi somaskanda. people are still missing after a cargo ship ploughs into a critical bridge, causing it to collapse. two people have been rescued, one is still in hospital, as the authorities continue to search the water. and i'm ben brown in london with the rest of the day's news, including... ..shares in the company behind donald trump's truth social soar as it debuts on the stock market. the head of the bbc�*s as the licence fee needs to be reformed to be more affordable for people on...
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i'm sumi somaskanda in baltimore, a city reeling from an "unthinkable tragedy" on the river. a city reeling up on the world today — after hearing rival arguments, two ministers quit rishi sunak�*s government. we'll have the latest from westminster. welcome to the world today, an hour of international news from the bbc. "an unthinkable tragedy" is how the mayor of baltimore has described the collapse of the francis scott key bridge in the city.
i'm sumi somaskanda in baltimore, a city reeling from an "unthinkable tragedy" on the river. a city reeling up on the world today — after hearing rival arguments, two ministers quit rishi sunak�*s government. we'll have the latest from westminster. welcome to the world today, an hour of international news from the bbc. "an unthinkable tragedy" is how the mayor of baltimore has described the collapse of the francis scott key bridge in the city.
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we will be live with sumi somaskanda in california in a moment.rom san ysidro, the border crossing near san diego. tell us about the significance of a victory in california for delegates. as you have said step to this is the largest native delegates are donald trump marching towards securing the combinations and this is a state but we are seeing a lot of candidates spend a lot of energy looking at immigration as well. that is one of the reasons why we wanted to come here and the introduction and we are seeing some of the patterns of immigration shift away from texas where we saw dueling images in the current presidentjoe biden and donald trump visiting the border last week to arizona where we were a few days ago and california with the immigration patterns changing, we wanted to get away from the politics of washington and get an idea of how it's impacting border communities in the region. take a look at what we found. it isjust the region. take a look at what we found. it is just before dawn. just another day at the southern border. a group of mi
we will be live with sumi somaskanda in california in a moment.rom san ysidro, the border crossing near san diego. tell us about the significance of a victory in california for delegates. as you have said step to this is the largest native delegates are donald trump marching towards securing the combinations and this is a state but we are seeing a lot of candidates spend a lot of energy looking at immigration as well. that is one of the reasons why we wanted to come here and the introduction...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. we begin with primary voting in the 2024 us presidential election, tuesday, including in some states that will be vital to victory in november. both former president donald trump and current presidentjoe biden have alreaday wrapped up their parties�* presumptive nominations, and according to our media partner, cbs news, both are projected to rack up more states, winning illiinois, kansas and ohio. mr trump is also projected to win florida. earlier in the day, he voted in his home state of florida. former first lady, melania trump, was by his side. she's been largely absent from his campaign so far. voters are also choosing their parties nominees for congressional races — control of the house and senate are also on the ballot in november. one key contest is in ohio, where democrats are hoping to hold onto their sole senate seat in the state. republican voters chose the trump—backed candidate, bernie moreno, to square off against the democratic incumbent senator, sherrod brown. a top is
i'm sumi somaskanda. we begin with primary voting in the 2024 us presidential election, tuesday, including in some states that will be vital to victory in november. both former president donald trump and current presidentjoe biden have alreaday wrapped up their parties�* presumptive nominations, and according to our media partner, cbs news, both are projected to rack up more states, winning illiinois, kansas and ohio. mr trump is also projected to win florida. earlier in the day, he voted in...