and authorities in russia say they've killed four inmates after a rebellion that left four prison guards dead. hello, i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. police in germany are searching for a man suspected of stabbing three people to death at an outdoor festival. the attack happened on friday night in the western city of solingen, near cologne, which was holding a street party to mark its 650th anniversary. three people were killed and four others seriously wounded. police say the motive behind the attack is unclear, and are asking people to share any information they might have, particularly photos and videos of the attack. the local police force is advising locals to be cautious. a spokesperson told reporters it's not clear if the suspected attacker still poses a threat.

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nomination, before switching to run as an independent. mr kennedy had been running on a message of economic populism, as well as criticism of the two major parties. and since the covid—i9 pandemic, he became known for his anti—vaccine stance. in the past few hours, mr kennedy appeared on stage with former president donald trump. mr trump said kamala harris�*s swift rise to the democratic nomination is further evidence of the supposedly rigged system that robert f kenneder ran against. while robert f kennedy jr was never likely to win the presidency, his candidacy and support could still have an impact on the election outcome. a recent poll from reuters and ipsos shows him at 4% voter support, behind kamala harris�*s 42% and donald trump's 37%. mr kennedy saw his polling numbers drop significantly once vice president harris replaced presidentjoe biden at the top of the democratic ticket. but supporters of mr kennedy could be a factor should

they choose to follow his endorsement of former president trump. mr kennedy's announcement comes a day after kamala harris officially accepted the democratic nomination for president on the final night of the democratic national convention. to understand where things stand as we reach the end of a significant week for the 2024 race, i've been speaking to political strategists, republican mark terrill and democrat ameshia cross. ameshia, coming off the back of a long week, very much i think the feeling across the board that it was an energetic convention for the democrats. of course the question now is what has harris got to do to maintain it? do you think she can? absolutely. i think she absolutely will. harris knows that she is just a few months out of election day, she knows there is a lot of ground work to be done in the battleground states. she is investing time there. her campaign has worked

diligently to ensure their fundraising capacity keeps shattering goals so they are able to spread out offices across states that will decide this election. also a lot of demographic mapping, they have invested in a digital campaign strategy and tv ads to take place over the labor day weekend. september 1st and beyond. it is the largest campaign we have ever seen. she is going to be in the battleground states employing the surrogates who have been on the campaign, many sitting governors, some senators as well. individuals who really know the lay of the land and can speak to various aspects of what the american dream happens to be, economic inclusion. we know in walz there is such a great capacity as a vice president candidate and choice. harris has been able to expand the map way beyond the wildest

dreams ofjoe biden at this point and i think she will continue to do so, marching on towards november. matt, your thoughts on that — do you think the trump campaign has managed to successfully pivot from trying to counter a candidate likejoe biden to harris now? look, i think the dnc convention, both conventions have energised bases. there is no question in my mind that the gop base is fired up. the democrat base is fired up. it comes down to about 100,000 give or take swing voters. they will decide this election. for former president trump, he needs to be laser focused on the economy, inflation, border security and crime. and notjust talking about president biden on those issues, but drawing a contrast between his record on those issues and vice president harris's record on those issues, in years past.

this election is going to be about a handful of issues, those core issues that drive this election, that will make or break it. that is what former president trump needs to focus on between now and november. talking about some of those issues, ameshia, you will have seenjd vance talking about crime. donald trump has been at the border. the criticism from some of the republican party is kamala harris needs to put more flesh on the bone when it comes to her policies. she needs to grant a sit—down media interview, for example. what do you make of that as a strategy, do you think she should do that? i think kamala harris is working through what the policy strategy is, she has talked at length about the economic agenda released before the beginning of the dnc. it included housing opportunity for first—time buyers. expanding child tax credits. lowering the price of prescription drugs. an american economy that was inclusive and representative of the american dream, which has become a nightmare

for many americans trying to reach the middle class and stay there. with that said, i think vice president harris will definitely have a sit down with the media. there is no rush to do so because she is doing what she needs to do right now on the ground. people have to understand, this is the most truncated presidential campaign the american electorate has ever seen. the work in establishing her narrative and reaching out to the people in battleground states that will decide this election, the work she has to do in expanding, we know she has expanded the base already, we are talking moderates, conservatives, there were conservatives at the dnc who spoke on behalf of those against the policies of donald trump. she is putting a sticking point on things like immigration. we have to remember, donald trump killed three immigration bills that were designed by republicans. if he really cared about immigration, the republican party really cared,

they wouldn't have waited to get a call from donald trump to upend those because they didn't want to give the biden administration a win. you care about it no matter who is in office. let's touch more on the message you were talking about her delivering. it has clearly been a feeling of 2008 vibes, the idea of hope, and donald trump's message is more akin to america and its best days being behind it. as a strategist, how do you interpret that? what do you think of it? do you think it's the right message from donald trump? look, the election is about the future. trump's message right now, talking about the vision for the future of the country. he needs to be laser focused on the core issues. not just today but what people's lives will look like tomorrow, particularly on affordability, the cost of housing, fuel, food and health care. border security, which under

biden and harris you have had far more surges at the border than under former president trump when he was president. and crime, those are the core issues that will drive the race. the candidate that loses this race... candidate who makes it about the american voters will be the candidate who wins the election. right now, what former president trump is doing with his campaign is getting focused notjust on the day—to—day rallies but on the upcoming debates. on the day—to—day rallies but on the upcoming debate. there are few moments left in the campaign to shift the race. the rfkjr endorsement may be one of those moments, but the debate in september is critical. being laser focused in that debate about the core issues of affordability, border security, crime, he needs to focus on his record versus vice president harris's record on those issues. 0n the debate, ameshia, what kind of performance do you expect from kamala harris? i expect her to come out strong. kamala harris is going

to prosecute the case, for lack of a better term. she understands who donald trump is, she understands the pathway that he designed for america, project 2025. she understands he wants to take america back. she will talk about what progress looks like moving forward, and why we don't need a campaign of regression, a campaign of hate. we need a campaign of hope, that is going to be showcasing an america where everybody has an opportunity, notjust the rich and the few. she is going to be able to have that conversation and she has the advantage of seeing trump debate multiple times. also the way he debates women, there is a stark contrast with the way he handles women in power than he does everyone else. the fact he is running against a black woman and he does not respect her. ameshia and matt, many thanks to you both.

four guards were killed during a prisoner revolt at a maximum security prison in southwestern russia. russian special forces killed four rebelling inmates during a mission to rescue hostages. russia's federal penitentiary service says eight prison workers and four convicts were taken hostage and the siege began during a disciplinary commission meeting. the bbc was unable to verify images like this one, showing one of the prisoners walking around the penal colony, armed with knives. during the attack, the insurgents took to social media where they indentified themselves as militants for the so—called islamic state. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg sent this update from moscow. this happened in a prison called ik i9, a maximum—security penal colony in russia's volgograd region. i say maximum—security, but somehow four inmates managed to arm themselves with knives and go on the attack. so, they attacked prison staff and, having done so, they released pretty gruesome mobile phone footage showing prison officials

lying in pools of blood. we believe at least four prison staff were killed. the attackers identify themselves as islamic state militants. they said they've taken hostages, too. russian special forces were deployed to the scene and later stormed the prison and ended the siege. all four armed convicts were shot dead. i remember something similar happening just over two months ago, in another prison in rostov on don. again, islamic state militants took hostages in a pretrial detention centre. russian special forces stormed the facility, ending the siege. us presidentjoe biden announced a new military aid package for ukraine worth $125 million on friday. in a call, mr biden reaffirmed to ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky the us's "unwavering support for the people of ukraine". the anouncement comes after indian prime minister narendra modi met president zelensky

in kyiv, and urged him to hold talks with russia to end the war. mr modi said he would act as a friend in his efforts to establish a truce. it comes after he made a trip to neighbouring poland on thursday. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake sent the latest on prime minister modi's visit from kyiv. both prime minister modi and his host president zelensky have hailed today as being a really historic one. certainly we've seen over the course of the past two and a half years lots of western leaders coming to kyiv to show their support, but what the ukrainians are saying today is that this visit represents support from further afield, specifically the indian leader and the asian powerhouse that he controls. a very different story from six weeks ago when a lot of people here in ukraine were really upset to see mr modi visit vladimir putin. in moscow, there was this warm embrace between the two men that came on a day when more than a0 people in ukraine were killed by a barrage

of russian missiles. one of these missiles hit the main children's hospital here. i think no coincidence that first on the list of places for mr modi to visit today was this new art installation that doubles up as a memorial to the 570 children who were reported to have been killed since the start of russia's full—scale invasion back two and a half years ago. after that moment, mr modi said that his heart was filled with grief for the people he described as martyrs, those who had been killed. and shortly after that, he talked about this personal pledge he was making, playing some sort of role he hoped in bringing about peace between ukraine and russia, saying he was prepared to try and start a process in which there would be negotiations. talks aimed at achieving a ceasefire in gaza are ongoing in egypt, and will reportedly continue into a third week. president biden spoke over the phone

with egypt's president abdel fattah el—sisi on friday about the negotiations. us officials are deeply involved. cia director bill burns is currently cairo. his trip follows that of the us secretary of state antony blinken. israel is continuing to hit gaza with deadly raids. palestinian medics on friday said multiple people were killed as israeli forces shelled jabalia, in northern gaza. people there said they were hit while fleeing the area due to idf evacuation orders. there was no immediate comment from israeli authorities people remain in desperate need of food and water. food is being rationed in refugee camps where growing numbers of people are sheltering. hamas has refused to directly take part in the current round of talks. the group accuses israel of negotiating in bad faith. 0ur middle east correspondent wyre davies sent us this update from jerusalem. very few definite solid details coming out of the continuing talks in cairo, but perhaps

that is no bad thing because perhaps it demonstrates those representatives in cairo are serious about trying to get a ceasefire. we know in the last 2a hours, us presidentjoe biden made a direct call to benjamin netanyahu. the word is mr biden tried to put pressure on the israeli prime minister to agree to some sort of compromise, where israeli troops would partially withdraw from southern gaza, if not fully withdraw, in the event of a ceasefire. that had been one of the big sticking points getting in the way of an agreement. we have not heard directly from israel during these talks, but we understand from some israeli news sources that some progress has been made on those difficult issues. although it must be said that hamas officials have told the bbc earlier that they didn't see any signs of progress in the talks. of course, hamas are not directly involved in the talks. american officials are there, israeli officials and egyptians are there, but hamas apparently

being informed indirectly by the egyptian authorities. all of this as fighting continues, and israel has continued to bomb targets in gaza over the past day. the israeli airforce said it attacked a former school that was allegedly being used by hamas as a command and control centre, but again civilians are said to have been killed, because hundreds of civilians use schools as shelters having been forced out of their homes. israel has also attacked hezbollah sites and targets in southern lebanon. but again reports on the ground in southern lebanon say civilians were killed as well. all of this comes as there is a worsening humanitarian crisis in gaza itself. the un has confirmed reports that a young child, a young baby has contracted polio in gaza and has been partially paralysed. this is a critical issue because polio is a serious and highly infectious disease.

the un wants a pause in the fighting notjust to stop the fighting itself but so they can get more polio vaccines into gaza and can administer those vaccines. israel says it has already allowed hundreds of thousands of vaccines in, but the un says there must be a pause in the fighting so the vaccines can be given to the children, especially, who need them. the world health organization has declared mpox an international health emergency, as a new strain of the virus rapidly spreads across parts of africa leading to a surge in infections. now the head of the world health organization has said that plans to control the mpox outbreak will require at least $135 million over the next six months. in an address to who member states, dr tedros said the outbreak could be controlled but it required a comprehensive and coordinated international response. earlier the organisation told its partners they could start buying mpox vaccines before it approves them, to speed up distribution.

the democratic republic of congo, the centre of the mpox outbreak, is expected to receive its first doses next week, donated by the us and japan. my colleague carl nasman spoke with anne rimoin, a professor of epidemiology at the ucla fielding school of public health. the head of the who announcing this plan to combat the spread of mpox, what do you make so far of the international response? far of the international re5ponse?_ far of the international response? far of the international resonse? , , _ response? the response by the international— response? the response by the international community - response? the response by the international community to - response? the response by the| international community to date has been very important. first, we had a declaration by the africa cdc declaring a regional emergency, now the who, a public health emergency, which has alerted all these countries to be looking for cases. we have seen a few cases here and there of mpox, in particular sweden. it's a good idea to be

able to get in front of it. we should have learned at this point from the outbreak in 2022 that we saw spread around the globe. and from covid—19, an infection anywhere is potentially an infection everywhere. betterto potentially an infection everywhere. better to get in front of it, and to get vaccines in place, yet public health messaging in place, better surveillance and diagnostics.— better surveillance and diagnostics. better surveillance and diaanostics. ~ . ., , diagnostics. we heard a bit about those _ diagnostics. we heard a bit about those vaccines - diagnostics. we heard a bit about those vaccines and i diagnostics. we heard a bit i about those vaccines and the way they are starting to change the restrictions on getting them out to the public. do you think right now the vaccines are making it to the people who need them fast enough, and mainly natures in africa where the outbreak has been centred? vaccines have already been available in high resource settings, like the united states, the uk, europe. we saw how great they were at mitigating the outbreak we had in 2022—2023. the democratic republic of the congo and adjacent

countries have not had access to these vaccines, they have not been available in the global south in general. some regulatory hurdles to get through, so it's not just that these vaccines were withheld from africa. there were several steps to be able to get them approved to be used locally. but those hurdles have been cleared. now it's how do we get enough vaccine into these places as fast as we can, and get them into key risk groups? one of the big problems you have is it's notjust about buying vaccines and handing them to the drc government — there are a lot of logistics getting these vaccines into arms. it requires cold chains, keeping the vaccines at a certain temperature until the point they are given to an individual. all of the materials to get those vaccines into arms, training people to be able to give the vaccines. and sensitising the public so they will be willing to get these vaccines.

in addition, you have remote rural areas which are hard to deal with in general when you look at vaccines. my team and i have been working on just regular vaccine preventable diseases like measles and getting them into rural areas is hard. but also you have vulnerable populations, people doing sex work, men who have sex with men, who are maybe not willing in particular in african context, they may be hard to reach and hard to be able to get the vaccines to as well. a lot of challenges here. many speed bumps to get them to people. in sweden a couple of days ago. a case detected in thailand. a couple of other suspected cases. are we on the verge of seeing this virus spread more widely? if we do,

could we see some of those travel restrictions or quarantines in place that we saw during the covid pandemic? two different questions. the first thing i'm going to say, upfront, this monkeypox virus or mpox, this is not like covid, so we are not talking about the same thing here. this is not a pathogen primarily spread through the air. in fact, it is spread through very close contact or sexual contact. so those restrictions are necessary at the beginning of the pandemic in the world are not relevant to an outbreak of mpox. we have vaccines. we have public health messaging. we have all the tools in place to be able to get our hands around this and be able to prevent additional spread. around this and be able to prevent additionalspread. now, as we talk about that issue, i think we can put that aside and say, hey, these are very

different things. i understand there is a gut reaction, gosh, and infectious disease, do we have to go back to the same measures? absolutely not relevant. your other question was, are we going to see further spread? an infection further spread ? an infection anywhere further spread? an infection anywhere is potentially an infection everywhere, as i said. sexual networks, they are very diverse and wide, alongside travel, it means we will probably see other cases. we have different types circulating, and they all have different implications here. the one we see in the drc, which has the highest case fatality rate, but still reasonably low, in kids, really is only spreading in central africa. 0ne b, very low case fatality rate, that is spreading sexually. we have only seen one case of this, in sweden, so far. so i think everybody to take it a little bit a piece at a time and

understand that it's bit a piece at a time and understand that its complex. a volcano has erupted in iceland for the sixth time since december. these are live pictures of the eruption, in the southwest of the country — as you can see there lava is spewing into the air. the icelandic meteorological office said the eruption began on thursday following a series of earthquakes. the nearby fishing village of grindavik was evacuated. it is not known how many people were in the area because most of its nearly 4,000 residents left in november. thanks for your company in washington, our colleagues in london take overfrom washington, our colleagues in london take over from here. have a good day. hello there. the weather's looking very mixed this weekend. yes, there will be some rain at times, temperatures a bit disappointing, but things are set to warm up as we push into next week, especially for england and wales. so, we will have some rain around at times this weekend, mainly across northern

and western areas, though for saturday, it's the south which will bear the brunt of some of the wettest of the weather. will be quite mild to begin saturday in the south, a bit cooler further north where we have more clear skies. but outbreaks of heavy and persistent rain affecting much of the channel islands into central and southern england, southeast wales, up into the midlands and across into eastern and southeast england. we have a met office yellow warning for the far southeast of england because we could see in excess of a couple of inches of rain here. that could lead to some localised flooding, some standing water on the roads. has been very dry across the southeast, though, for all of august. so this is very much needed rainfall — a good drink for the gardens, but it will be very wet through the morning. eventually, it clears out into the afternoon and we should see sunshine and some heavy, maybe thundery, showers moving in, too, but it does brighten up elsewhere across the country. it's a bright day from the word go with sunshine and showers, but disappointing temperatures —16—18 celsius. that is below par for the time of year. saturday night's dry, quite cool, chilly for many, single digits across the board, but it will be turning a bit milder, wetter and windier out

west as the next weather system starts to make inroads for sunday, and you'll see more isobars on the chart so it will be a breezy, blustery day on sunday, with most of the rain in the north and the west. so, quite a wet day, i think, for northern ireland, increasingly so for scotland, northern and western england and wales, maybe a few showers getting into the midlands. but i think the southeast quadrant tending to stay drier, closer to high pressure to the south, so could be up to 20 degrees given some brightness, but rather cloudy skies and again disappointing further north — mid—teens. that system moves away during sunday night into monday. it's a bank holiday monday for many. a ridge of high pressure will start to build in a bit stronger across the south, so i think england and wales largely dry. we should see some sunshine around, but another area of low pressure will bring more of a breeze, cloud, outbreaks of rain to the far west of the uk, but temperatures responding up to 23 degrees in the south. and that's the sign of things to come. for this upcoming week, it looks like summer will make a return, especially for england and wales, where it could be very warm

indeed, with one or two spots in the southeast perhaps touching the 30 celsius mark.

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the american people deserve a leader who tells the truth, a leader who does not respond with hostility and anger when confronted with the facts. she's a chameleon. whatever anybody wants her to be, that's what she is. kamala harris. when i am president, we will continue our fight for working families of america. she is leading the democrats' campaign for the white house. do we believe in the promise of america? crowd: yeah! christians have to stand up and stop her from radicalising america. born in california, she's risen fast. we did it, joe! a mother from south asia, she has a father from jamaica, she's married to a jew — doesn't get a whole lot more diverse than that. she is progressive, but she'sl progressive and she is tough.

when we fight, we win!