live from washington. this is bbc news. the us president summons congressional leaders to the white house, amid warnings the country could fail to meet its debt obligations as early asjune. chaos in france, as may day protests turn violent. widespread anger again over plans to raise the pension age to 64. a hollywood writers�* strike looms as the deadline for a deal with the union approaches. hello. we begin tonight in washington, where the us debt ceiling fight is heating up, with both sides showing no

room for compromise yet on an issue that impacts the global economy. us treasury secretary janet yellen says the us could run out of cash byjune 1st, prompting president biden to call a meeting with the top leaders in congress next week. in a letter to the leaders today, yellen warned: speaker mccarthy responded to yellen in a statement, saying: the republican—controlled house passed a debt ceiling bill last week that includes steep spending cuts. senate democratic majority leader chuck schumer announced a process to pass a clean bill with no cuts just hours ago. meanwhile, a little relief in the banking sector. wall street giantjp morgan chase took over the troubled first republic

bank in a $10.6 billion deal brokered by regulators. they seized first republic early on monday, after efforts to rescue the bank fell through over the weekend. the failure of the bank is the second—largest in us history, and the third in the country since march. samira hussain has more. as of monday, first republic customers turning up at their bank are in fact customers ofjp morgan chase. the signs above will soon change. first republic had been under pressure since the collapse of silicon valley bank and signature bank two months earlier. last week, it revealed depositors had removed $100 billion in the space of a few months. investors were convinced it was about to fail. riding to the rescue of america's financial system the boss of america's biggest bank, jamie dimon. he says the turbulence in the banks is nearly over. this is getting near the end of it and hopefully it helps

stabilise everything. i think all the regional banks, they actually had some pretty good results. the american banking system is extraordinarily sound. first republic is the biggest us bank failure since 2008. it invariably brings back memories of the collapse of lehman brothers and bear stearns and the global financial crisis that followed. industry experts say the causes this time are very different. it's about two things, it's about the speed with which interest rates had to be hiked and the monetary excess which really preceded it, which is quite different to what happened in say 2007. for the biden administration, the iith—hour rescue is a win. all depositors are protected, and taxpayers are not on the hook. these actions are going to make sure the banking system is safe and sound, and that includes protecting small businesses across the country. despite assurances that the banking system in the united states is safe, three lenders have failed

in less than two months, and as the us economy seems to teeter towards a slowdown, there are fears here on wall street that more banks could fail. samira hussein, bbc news, new york. to sudan now, where the united nations warns that the escalating humanitarian disaster could force more than 800,000 people to flee. here you see the capital of khartoum, where, despite promises of a ceasfire, fighting continues, making it difficult for foreign nationals to leave. as people attempt to flee in the masses, a us ship from port sudan arrived today in the port ofjeddah in saudi arabia. among the 300 evacuees on that ship, 100 were us citizens. as for british nationals, the final evacuation flight from port sudan over the red sea has left. those unable to leave by plane are taking boats. the british government recently estimated that around 4,000 britons were stuck in sudan. 0ur paul adams has been following the situation from nairobi.

the evacuation of foreign nationals from sudan does continue, largely now form port sudan, where people are able to lead by ship to push the red sea, and also by plane. britain now says it has evacuated more than 400 people altogether. but form —— from all sudanese people are on the move. the un estimates 50,000 have crossed sudan's borders into egypt, chad, south sudan and ethiopian, and as many as 75,000 people are thought to be internally displaced, fleeing the fighting in khartoum and in darfur, to places where they feel more safe. the un is warning it could get a whole lot worse, with the head of the unhcr saying today as many as 800,000 people could be on the

move if the fighting worsens. that is a sharp increase in the estimated numbers of people who could be on the move in the near future. could be on the move in the nearfuture. meanwhile, the near future. meanwhile, the international community nearfuture. meanwhile, the international community is trying to mobilize its relief efforts. we have seen aid arriving in the form of medical equipment, supplied by the red cross, into port sudan, and the un humanitarian envoy, martin griffiths, is now in the region. he was in nairobi during the course of the day. he is trying to organise and co—ordinate a relief effort to get aid, which is going to start to arrive in places like port sudan, to where it is badly needed. that means primarily to khartoum. in order for that to happen successfully, there does need to be a proper cessation of hostilities, and we are still not seeing ceasefires holding properly. a lot of shelling and gunfire in khartoum, parts of the city have had significant

blackouts, while other parts seem to still be ok. the un and the international community as a whole need the warring parties to allow this aid in, food, medicalsupplies, water, food, medical supplies, water, if it's food, medicalsupplies, water, if it's to avert this looming humanitarian disaster. turning to the war in ukraine, the white house estimates that more than 20,000 russian troops, half of them wagner mercenaries, have been killed in the battle for bakhmut in eastern ukraine over the past five months. national security council spokesmanjohn kirby said another 80,000 russians were wounded in attempt to make significant gains in the donbas region. mr kirby did not disclose details on how the us calculated those numbers and did not provide information on ukrainian casualties in bakhmut. the bbc has been unable to independently verify these figures. the battle for this small city has become a focal point for both sides over the last ten months. these reports come as ukraine recovers from its second russian rocket attack in three days. this is the city of pavlohrad, in the eastern dnipro region.

that's where there was the most significant damage. russian military commentators said that the targets were warehouses storing military equipment for a ukrainian counter—offensive. local authorities say 34 civilians have been injured, including five children. ukraine's military says it shot down 15 of the 18 cruise missiles that had been fired. 0ur hugo bachega has more. this was the second major air strike by russia in three days as military activity seems to be intensifying ahead of a much—anticipated ukrainian counteroffensive. the ukrainian military said 15 of the 18 cruise missiles that had been fired by russia were intercepted by the country's air defence, including all missiles that were fired at the capital, kyiv, where the air raid alert sounded at around 4am this morning. now, the city of pavlohrad, a logistics hub in the central dnipropetrovsk region, was attacked. we've seen pictures

of widespread damage in that city, and the local officials said an industrial facility was hit, dozens of buildings were damaged and more than 30 people were injured. now, russian commentators said military targets were hit in this city. now, this happens as the ukrainians say they are finishing their plans for a major counteroffensive after receiving military support from western countries, an offensive in which they will try to take back territory that's now under occupation. may 1st, known as may day, is international workers day. across the globe, it's been marked by a mix of celebrations, protests, and strikes. let's take a look. this is the danish capital, copenhagen, where people celebrated with their families and friends, while in turkey, thousands gathered for the labour day rally in istanbul, 14 days before turkey's historic elections. supporters for turkey's opposition party, also known as labour party, came out with slogans

and folk dances. in france, demonstrations over the pension reforms intensified across the nation. 300 people were arrested and more than 100 police officers were injured during may day protests, according to french officials. violence broke out in paris, lyons, and nantes, where vehicles and businesses were set on fire. the government estimated that 780,000 people turned out nationwide to demonstrate. 0ne union put the figure at three times that. the bbc�*s nick beake followed the day's events from paris. this day of protest is now drawing to a close in paris but there have been demonstrations across the country today, as part of may day protests. it was the unions who organised this today. it's all focused on the recent pension reform that has gone through, people are very angry about this. talking to people, they are angry that president macron used his executive powers

to bypass parliament. we saw violence in this particular spot, with tear gas used. there was a fire at a nearby building which of firefighters had to attend. in other french cities, there have been disturbances. police were out in force, 5,000 officers in the capital. you can see quite a lot of them remain, even of them remain, even as it seems people are going home now. the big question is, will this violence today, this show of political will on the part of so many people, translate to anything? will there be any u—turn from the french government when it comes to this pension reform, boosting the retirement age from 62 to 64? there's no sign of any concession from the government as it stands. so today has come and gone, there have been protests across france, and for now, no discernible change to the direction that president macron is trying to take the country. around the world and across

the uk, this is bbc news. 1400 competitors. 46 teams. from 18 european countries. all coming together in birmingham for the lgbtq+ union cup tournament.— for the lgbtq+ union cup tournament. , ., , . tournament. this has coincided with the 200th _ tournament. this has coincided with the 200th anniversary - tournament. this has coincided with the 200th anniversary of. with the 200th anniversary of rugby. to bring this international tournament to the west midlands where rugby was born is really special. the event was _ born is really special. the event was originally - born is really special. the event was originally meant to have been hosted here by the birmingham bulls four years ago but was postponed due to covid. 0rganisers say it was important to include a women's tournament as well. ., , .

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tell us your core demands. essentially, what it all boils down to is fair compensation for the work we are doing to create very profitable tv and films for streamers and broadcast networks. whether that's getting residual payments on episodes that aired on netflix and other streamers, that we are not getting any share of those profits, to other abuses such as the mini room, which is a new strategy that the streamers have used in the last ten years, during peak tv, to essentially pay writers the bare minimum forthe minimum amount of hours. it's about getting compensation back to what it used to be before the streaming revolution. how has streaming affected the writers' pay? essentially, as the rise

of streaming and pay—tv occurred, the studios changed how the shows were made. it was no longer 22 episodes broadcast series that were able to provide a middle—class and stable lifestyle to writers, instead its six or eight episodes where writers are working ten to 20 weeks out of a year for a season of tv. and with the loss of residual pay, when episodes went to streaming as opposed to broadcast tv, it's gone from a stable middle class lifestyle to a very unstable almost a gig economy, and that's what the strike is about, if we have to strike, but hopefully we will reach an agreement by midnight. i understand one of the issues is the use of ai. how has ai changed the writing process? that's a great question. it's very early to say. all i can say is the writers

i know, we are big proponents of ai and we use it to help with our writing already, even in the nascent stage. we just want to make sure the studios don't impinge on our rights and copyright, and used ai services, let's say, to reproduce a writer's work in their own network without the writer's consent. and for them to have a share in the creation of content with al. it's early days, the strike in 2007 it was about internet rights and getting a share of media on the internet, wejust want to make sure we are not abused by new technologies. you said you are hopeful a deal is reached, but if not, people are worried about their favourite shows. how will this impact our viewing? if we strike starting tomorrow, the first thing the viewers will see at home is the loss of late night tv, shows likejohn 0liver, seth meyers, snl. those will all probably go off air very soon

because the writers will not be able to write each night's episodes. also a lot of broadcast tv, a lot of beloved shows like ncis. they should be writing right now for a return in a couple of months, but it the strike happens, shows will be indefinitely delayed. and very quickly, do you think a strike is imminent or a deal will be reached, what are you hearing? i sincerely hope a deal will be reached, it always comes down to the 11 hour, so i'm confident we can get there in the next few hours. the uk's royal college of nursing says its members will continue to campaign for a better pay deal, and that tuesday's planned talks with the health secretary appear to be a foregone conclusion. health unions are meeting ministers and leaders from the country's national health service, to discuss the dispute that's led to thousands of nurses

in england walking out on monday. presidentjoe biden met with president of the philippines at the white house earlier. mr biden reaffirmed his commitment to the philippines�*s security and said that the two nations have maintained a deep friendship over the years. before the meeting, president ferdinand marcoer said he agreed to talks with china about fishing rights in the south china sea. the filipino government has been locked in a bitter dispute over territory with beijing. a florida government body allied with governor ron desantis filed a countersuit against disney, escalating the legal battle between the conservative governor and the entertainment giant. bbc�*s north america correspondent anthony zurcher takes an in—depth look at the disney versus desantis saga. desantis versus disney. it's been going on for a year. disney has had a theme park in florida since 1971, it's one of

the state's largest private employers. in 2022, disney came out against legislation controlling how public school teachers talk about gender and sexual identity. that led to republican lawmakers are stripping disney of its self governing authority, a power the company had had for more than 50 years. we the company had had for more than 50 years.— the company had had for more than 50 years. we are certainly not auoin than 50 years. we are certainly not going to — than 50 years. we are certainly not going to bend _ than 50 years. we are certainly not going to bend the - than 50 years. we are certainly not going to bend the need - than 50 years. we are certainly not going to bend the need to i not going to bend the need to woke executives in california. the move gave more power to desantis who appoints members of a board that governs the company's 25 acres.- of a board that governs the company's 25 acres. there is a new sheriff — company's 25 acres. there is a new sheriff in _ company's 25 acres. there is a new sheriff in town. _ company's 25 acres. there is a new sheriff in town. before . new sheriff in town. before that, new sheriff in town. before that. disney _ new sheriff in town. before that, disney gave - new sheriff in town. before that, disney gave itself - that, disney gave itself control until 21 years after the last living descendant of king charles iii dies, that's going to be a long time. desantis has suggested new taxes and tolls on disney, and even building a state prison next to the theme park. now the corporate giant is suing desantis accusing him of government retaliation. what started as a presidential hopeful trying to show he is

taking on woke corporations has escalated. bill taking on woke corporations has escalated. �* u, taking on woke corporations has escalated. �* u, _ taking on woke corporations has escalated. �* , escalated. all i can say is that story's _ escalated. all i can say is that story's not _ escalated. all i can say is that story's not over- escalated. all i can say is that story's not over yet, | that story's not over yet, buckle up, there's going to be more coming down the pipe. to the tech world now, the man widely seen as the godfather of artificial intelligence has quit his job at google, warning of the dangers of ai. dr geoffrey hinton's pioneering research on deep learning and neural networks has paved the way for current ai systems like chatgpt. but in an interview with the new york times, dr hinton said he is worried that al technology will flood the internet with misinformation. google responded in a statement saying... "we remain committed to a responsible approach to ai". which is the existential risk of what happens when these things get more intelligent than us. but recently, i came to the conclusion that the kind

of intelligence we are developing is very different from the intelligence we have. we are biological systems. these are digital systems. the big difference is, with digital systems, you have many copies of the same set of weights, the same model of the world... these copies can learn separately but share their knowledge instantly. it's as if you had 10,000 people and whenever one person learned something, everybody automatically knew it. and that is how the chatbots can know so much more than any one person. you have said yourself, we don't exactly know yet how the human brain works. so how do we know that what you've just described does indeed eclipse human intelligence? we don't know. and right now, what we are seeing is things like gpt—4 eclipses people in the amount of general knowledge it has, by a long way. in terms of reasoning, it's not as good, but it does already do simple reasoning. given the rate of progress, we expect things to get better quite fast.

so we need to worry about that. right now, they are not more intelligent than us, as far as i can tell. but i think they soon might be. and you can hear that full interview with dr geoffrey hinton in the next hour. fashion luminaries and celebrities have come together at metropolitan museum of art for the annual met gala in new york. serena williams and a feline dressed jared leto there. the gala is co—hosted by anna wintour and a host of celebrities, including dua lipa and roger federer. this year, the met gala pays tribute to the late designer karl lagerfeld, who famously designed for chanel and fendi for decades before passing away in 2019. we are just days away from the pomp and pageantry of king charles�*s coronation. royalfansjohn and sky are already camping out along the procession route in central london.

and of course, with a new monarch comes a new menu for the popular street parties that are held across the uk. coronation quiche is the official dish for the big day. fiona lamdin's been lucky enough to do some taste testing. in the royal kitchen, it's all about coronation quiche right now. seven decades after coronation chicken was created for queen elizabeth, her son has opted for this savoury tart which is bursting with spinach and broad beans. this has been baked before and cooled so that when we put the filling in, it's not going to get soggy. and for some top tips, we headed to this bakery in central london. how much cheese? two handfuls of that. 0nly halfway, because when you transfer it to the oven, you don't want to tilt it. 0therwise, what's going to happen? all the egg mix is going to come over and then the quiche is going to stick to the bottom of the pan and make it soggy. do you think quiche is a good choice for a coronation? but for the ultimate coronation feast, there's so much more

than just quiche on the menu. we discovered all sorts of dishes being prepared in one of london's most prestigious hotels. and nine floors down in their basement, these are the kitchens. they are vast and they've got 120 chefs. so we're going tojust brown the rack like this. sizzling. you hear that sizzling? so it has a bit of colour. his asian—style roast rack of lamb has been chosen by the palace for people to serve at their street party. there's nothing better in this country than british lamb. so i thought i would do a british lamb with a mixture of east and west flavours, which is a great reflection about where this country has come since the last coronation. cheers to our new king. so that's the main course sorted. what about pudding? chef adam handling's strawberry and ginger trifle is next. there's nothing more british than a beautiful

strawberry trifle. and i think it always has a memory with all of us. so i'm doing a take on it, but using pretty much all parts of the uk in this one iconic little dish. well, we've decided to bring adam's trifle on a bit of a taste test. and who better to ask than the women of the wi? all keen wi members, elaine has invited her friendsjeannie and sylvie to the tasting party. the truffle is really rich. i love it. i love the flavours, i like the textures. would quite like a little bit of alcohol in the bottom. it's squelchy. it's rich. it's very provocative, actually. and jeanie's had a go at the coronation quiche. will you be making this on coronation day? absolutely. if it's good enough for the king, it's good enough for me. so, all sorts of ideas for a coronation feast fit for a king.

looks delicious. we'll have full coverage of the coronation on saturday. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. bank holiday monday did not feel the same everywhere. in wales, it was the warmest day of the year so far, 19.7 celsius in cardiff, very close to 20 celsius. compare that with just 6 celsius across many parts of shetland, some cold arctic air digging its way down from the north. behind this strip of cloud here, a very weak weather front, but that will still be with us into tuesday in the form of this band of cloud, which will be slung across many parts of the uk to start the day. underneath this cloud, some spots of rain and drizzle. through the day, the south west of england should see some sunshine, albeit with some fog around the coasts. wales, the west midlands

brightening up too, northern ireland as well, although there is the chance of catching a shower. more cloud further north and east, although northern scotland should stick with some brighter skies. it will be rather chilly across some northern and eastern parts, whereas out towards the west, say western counties of northern ireland, we could be looking at 18—19. through tuesday night, more cloud will topple its way across northern ireland into western scotland with the odd spot of rain. the clearest of the skies and the lowest of the temperatures will be found across eastern england. some places in east anglia getting close to freezing. but into wednesday, it will be southern parts of england, wales, the midlands, east anglia that see the best of the sunshine. more cloud for northern england. northern ireland cloudy at first, although it should brighten up a little here. for scotland, the cloud will produce some spots of rain, particularly up towards the north west. temperatures between 10—16 celsius. the breeze strengthening in the south later with the odd shower down towards the far southwest. and for thursday, we will see more widespread showery weather pushing its way northwards across a good part of england and wales,

into northern ireland. something a little bit drier but rather cloudy across scotland. and with this keen easterly breeze coming in off the chilly waters of the north sea, if you're spending your day along the east coast, it will feel really rather cool. and even further west, not as warm as it has been, 17 celsius the high for london. now into next weekend, it's another bank holiday, it is the coronation weekend, of course. and this is not great news if you were hoping for dry weather, because we've got low pressure in charge, a frontal system pushing in from the west. so that brings at least the chance for some rain at times. we'll firm up on the details, and we'll keep you up to date.

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