welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai reporting live from singapore. the top stories this hour... israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu asks for forgiveness for not saving hostages — but insists a deal with hamas won't be reached if israel loses control of the philadelphi corridor between gaza and egypt. translation: i am begging for our translation: i am begging for your forgiveness _ translation: i am begging for your forgiveness that _ translation: i am begging for your forgiveness that we - translation: i am begging for your forgiveness that we did - your forgiveness that we did not succeed in bringing them home alive. we were very close, nearly there. the final stretch of the race to the white house. kamala harris and joe biden hold their first campaign event since the president ceded his nomination. warnings from the german chancellor are you ready to fight? are you ready to win? are you ready to elect kamala harris our next

president of the united states of america? venezuela accuses the us of piracy — as they confiscate president maduro's plane — claiming it was bought illegally. we start this hour in the middle east, where the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has asked for forgiveness from israelis for not being able to bring back alive the six hostages who were found dead in gaza on saturday. we were very close he said — we were nearly there. but in a televised address, mr netanyahu remained defiant in his demand that israeli troops must continue to control the philadelphi corridor in the south of gaza — something hamas has rejected. the philadelphi corridor along the egypt—gaza border has emerged as a primary sticking point in gaza ceasefire talks. mr netanyahu said it's a life

line for hamas, their oxygen and it will determine israel's future. earlier hundreds of thousands of israelis have joined protests and a general strike demanding that mr netanyahu immediately agree a ceasefire deal to ensure the remaining hostages are freed. president biden has said that a final deal for the release of hostages held in gaza is very close — but he told reporters that he didn't think benjamin netanyahu, was doing enough to secure an agreement. meanwhile, britain will immediately suspend 30 arms export licenses out of the 350 it has with israel because there is a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. israel's protesters and their prime minister are old acquaintances. calls for a hostage deal have brought long established opponents onto the streets, but the shooting of six hostages in a gaza tunnel last

week has broadened this movement, they say. and the mass demonstrations in tel aviv last night were a turning point. i think the news of the six hostages, the fact that they were alive and murdered right before they could have been saved, that broke it. after last night's mass protest, people are back on the streets again. there are growing public and political demands on israel's prime minister to make a deal, but benjamin netanyahu, protected by his parliamentary majority, isn't listening. tonight mr netanyahu defied anyone to ask him to compromise now. these murderers executed six of our hostages, they shot them on the back of the head. that's what has changed. and now after this we are asked to show seriousness, we are asked to make

concessions? what message does this send hamas? it says killed more hostages, murder more hostages, you'll get concessions. mr netanyahu isn't listening, but then much of the country isn't protesting. the one—day general strike today, largely unobserved, even in left—leaning tel aviv. these protests are part of the well—established opposition to israel's prime minister, analysts say, and so far little threat to him. i think that netanyahu knows better than i do. the best thing is to let it play as a safety valve. to do some ventilation, and let people say, "we hate you, you are a murderer, enough is enough." two of the protest�*s most vocal activists were not in the street today,

but in the cemetery — parents of a hostage, burying their son. for 23 years, i was privileged to have the most stunning honour to be hersh's mama. i will take it and say thank you. ijust wish it had been for longer. tonight they carried the burden of their prime minister through israel's streets. empty coffins waited with responsibility. but mr netanyahu is used to public protests. his speech tonight became instead at the defence minister, the us president. their demands for a deal much harder to ignore. tonight injerusalem, the demonstrations began again. those demands may be harder to ignore. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. drjon alterman is director of the middle east program at the center for strategic and international studies he

told me what he makes of pm netanyahu address to the press. i think the main point of the speech was to reiterate his his claim that there is no way for israel to have security unless it is in the philadelphia corridor. what i am hearing from all the people attached to the negotiations is the us has said israel doesn't have to be there physically, because the us will be on the egyptian side of the border. there will be technology. there are ways to work around this without antagonising the egyptians, who under treaty don't have the israelis right on the border. and the israelis can always move in if they need to, as indeed they did move into philadelphi in a matter of hours. i think the defence minister thinks this is reasonable. the head of mossad, the intelligence agency, seems to think that's a reasonable bridging proposal, and netanyahu is insisting it is completely inadequate. and the question people are asking is, is that a mistake injudgement

against what the defence minister and the intelligence chief says? or is it because netanyahu just really doesn't want to make a deal? my sense is it's more likely the first than the second, but the second is certainly possible. and what's your sense of the reaction that we've seen on the streets, then, in protest against how netanyahu has been handling things? how representative do you think it is of israel more broadly? you know, i think when it comes to the lives of israelis, israelis have always felt that the goal of the jewish state is to preserve jewish lives. and when it seems to be a decision of the state that leads to israel's enemies killing israeli jews, that that that strikes israelis in a very different way. i don't think anybody knows where this is going to go, whether it's a real inflection point in criticism of netanyahu for not negotiating to free more hostages. but it might be.

my sense is that the american announcement that we're going to make a last and final deal is not really intended to message netanyahu so much as it's meant to message the israeli public that if you're going to move and change netanyahu's calculus, now is the time to do it. well, you say that the us president, joe biden, has said that he thinks netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a hostage deal. again, i think that's a message to the israeli public. i think from from what i've seen, biden has tried to to work quietly and privately with netanyahu since the beginning of this conflict. the solution set is not to try to find ways to put more pressure on netanyahu. i think the solution set, as i see the administration reading it, see the white house reading it, is we changed

the political calculus in israel, and netanyahu doesn't respond to us, but he has to respond to the israeli public. israel is a democracy. president biden is back on the campaign trail, alongside his vice president and democratic presidential nominee, kamala harris. the pair kicked—off the final sprint of the election, that traditionally begins on labour day — which is today in the us. they've been appearing at a local union hall in pittsburgh. it's the first time mr biden joined kamala harris on the campaign trail since dropping out of 2024 race — singing her praises, touting her as a leader who would support workers. she'd be a historic prounion president. folks, we've got one more job to do together. let me ask you. are you ready to fight? crowd: yes! are you ready to win? crowd: yes! are you ready to elect kamala harris the next president of the united states? and, in the process, are we ready to make donald trump a loser again?

yeah! i've never been more optimistic about america. we have to remember who we are. we are the united states of america. there is nothing, nothing, and i mean this from the bottom of my heart, there is nothing beyond our capacity! kamala harris took the stage immediately after — returning the president's praise. i have spent more time with this extraordinary human being when the cameras were not in the room, when the stakes were high, when the heat was intense, and joe biden has always stood with the workers of america and labour unions of america. always! our correspondent peter bowes has been follwing events from los angeles. he spoke about the significance of seeing president on stage with the vice president. essentially whatjoe biden is doing is handing over the torch in a very public way to kamala harris on stage together. he

said as he was introducing kamala harris he said this woman knows what she's doing, as he was addressing a room full of union leaders, rank and file union members on labour day and as they walked onto stage together a little bit earlier, he held kamala harris's hand high as if to say, "over to you" this is your candidate now to your audience and we heard really quite a familiar campaign type speech from joe biden celebrating as he sees it his successes over the last three and half years, especially as they apply to jobs coming to america's middle class, to the infrastructure bill, which he certainly sees and, let harris sees as one of theirjoint big successes and improving america's infrastructure and crucially jobs for those union members in the audience. the jobs for those union members in the audience.— the audience. the german chancellor _ the audience. the german chancellor has _ the audience. the german chancellor has urged - the audience. the german - chancellor has urged mainstream parties not to lend support to

the far right alternative —— the german chancellor, olaf scholz has urged mainstream parties not to lend support to the far—right alternative for germany party or afd, which he called extremist. his warning came after their recent electoral success, something he described as worrying and said the party was dividing society. the afd�*s co—leader alice weidel said voters in thuringia and saxony had given her party a "very clear mandate to govern". ben wellings, associate professor of politics and international relations at monash university. in melbourne. he told me why the far—right movement has gained momentum globally in recent years globally, i think there is a mistrust of government, and i think that has come about because of the way that the economy is not serving people in the the lower socio economic groups. um, you know, short term, uh, employment, insecure employment, the lack of prospects that, um, are felt in certain places where perhaps a welfare state had been in existence and welfare states are coming under strain.

so these things are common across where neoliberal economies are in place and to some extent are moribund. uh, without actually an alternative being in place. and i think in those kind of situations, speaking very broadly, voters are turning to other parties who are expressing, um, ways of doing things differently now, whether that's directly about the economy or, uh, about another issue such as immigration. these seem to be the common elements of support for far right, radical right and alt right parties. and elaborate if you can, and help us understand better the type of person that these far right movements seem to attract. well, ok, if i take a little bit of a, you know, over the last 30 years, you know, 30 years ago, we might have thought that they might appeal to former communist voters, former socialist voters, but also socially conservative

people on the more, extreme right of the political spectrum. but of course, they've been broadening their appeal. and some of this has come, we see, um, more, more female leaders, um, possibly more female voters, uh, in, in france. possibly more female voters. ——in france, we know that younger voters were voting for the far right rassemblement national. and, and i think that there's just a sense that the two there's a squeeze on the centre parties, the centre left right and the centre parties in representative democracies, and these two parties are losing votes to smaller parties, which are which are gaining in popularity because they are saying something different to, if you like, the centrist consensus, so that not necessarily all of those voters will, um, see themselves as far right voters, um, and they won't even see

the parties that they're voting for as far right, which is sometimes, as in france and germany, kind of official designations. but they might see themselves as part of an alt right movement or, or or in the case of, um, sarah wagenknecht�*s movement in germany, movements that blend elements of left and right and cast their appeal to socially conservative but but economically more left leaning voters. so it's a it's a changing picture. um, it's not the picture of 30 years ago. and it's it's a lot, um, more broaderand socially diverse group. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

prosecutors in venezuela have ordered the arrest of the opposition presidential candidate for refusing to testify in a criminal investigation. edmundo gonzalez, who's

been in hiding for over a month, failed to respond to three summons to give evidence about an opposition website which published detailed results of the disputed presidential election. the united states says it's seized a plane used by the venezuelan president nicolas maduro. he's also wanted in the us on drug trafficking charges has repeatedly accused america of meddling in his country's affairs in an attempt to remove him from power. the department forjustice said that the i3—million dollar aircraft — described by officials as venezuela's air force one — was seized in the dominican republic and transferred to florida. it said the plane had been illegally purchased in violation of sanctions and smuggled out of the united states. today, we've seized a venezuelan owned aircraft predominantly used by venezuelan president nicolas maduro, in violation of us sanctions and other matters that we're looking at into the aircraft. so this plane was predominantly utilized by nicolas maduro on numerous state visits.

it's traveled to numerous countries on state visits with nicolas maduro. it's been utilized for a lot of official business for the venezuelan government. i'm joined now by our latin america correspondent will grant. we will get to the plane and just a moment, but first, help justa moment, but first, help us just a moment, but first, help us understand what's been going on with this arrest warrant for edmundo gonzales?— on with this arrest warrant for edmundo gonzales? yeah, i think it is a serious _ edmundo gonzales? yeah, i think it is a serious ramping _ edmundo gonzales? yeah, i think it is a serious ramping up - edmundo gonzales? yeah, i think it is a serious ramping up of- it is a serious ramping up of political tensions in venezuela. we are talking about the man who stood against nicholas maduro, the man who the opposition say that they have the polling data that shows a very clear margin of victory. people opposition figures already call president elect in venezuela who say that that he won by essentially two votes elect in venezuela who say that he won by essentially two votes to one. now, the idea that he's to one. now, the idea that he's beenin to one. now, the idea that he's beenin to one. now, the idea that he's been in hiding since the been in hiding since the electoral council in venezuela electoral council in venezuela which is loyal to president which is loyal to president maduro found president maduro maduro found president maduro to be the winner. well, to be the winner. well,

obviously hasn't wanted to obviously hasn't wanted to venture out since then. this is a significant ramping up of the pressures they are and raises the very real possibility of his arrest in the coming days and weeks which would again potentially throw venezuela into more political turmoil on the streets.— into more political turmoil on the streets. when it comes to maduro himself, _ the streets. when it comes to maduro himself, what- the streets. when it comes to maduro himself, what we - the streets. when it comes to | maduro himself, what we need the streets. when it comes to - maduro himself, what we need to know about why the us is coming down so hard on the regime and in case using a plane? i down so hard on the regime and in case using a plane?— in case using a plane? i think the plane _ in case using a plane? i think the plane really _ in case using a plane? i think the plane really needs - in case using a plane? i think the plane really needs to - in case using a plane? i think the plane really needs to be| the plane really needs to be seen as a symbol. it's not about the plane itself, its about the plane itself, its about the plane itself, its about the message that the americans, that the us government feel it out to seize it. what they are saying is look, you can't take a plane through a shell

look, you can't take a plane through �* wealth, for your and your wealth, for your family's wealth if you are in violation of the us sanctions on venezuela. and of course as you mention in your introduction he is also facing a whole slew of charges, including drug trafficking and corruption in the us as well. thank you very much. we will leave it there. our latin america correspondent getting us up to speed with events there. smartphones have become a way of life, but concerns are growing about the impact social media could be having on children. bbc panorama has been investigating how teenagers can be harmed by what's recommended on their feeds, with violent and misogynist content being shown to some boys. 0ur disinformation and social media correspondent marianna spring has more. we're about to spend a week we're about to spend a week with social media—obsessed with social media—obsessed teenagers kia and josh. teenagers kia and josh. start with your phone. start with your phone. as concerns grow about what kids see online, as concerns grow about what kids see online, we've asked them to give we've asked them to give us to follow the whole thing. up their smartphones up their smartphones

for a week, and they've allowed for a week, and they've allowed us to follow the whole thing. we're giving both teenagers an emergency brick phone, with no internet access. so, this is your new phone. what?! the more time kids and adults spend on smartphones, the more money the social media companies can make. are views and likes prioritised over safety? they use computer systems called algorithms to recommend stuff they think we might like, based on the preferences of other users like us and, also, what we show an interest in. it's all to keep us coming back. but some of the content that can keep us gripped can also be harmful. kai is 18 and into boxing and martial arts. he says he's been served violent and misogynistic content on tiktok and instagram reels since he was 15, but he doesn't want to see it. it's like you just scroll, you know, you get video after video, it could be a dog, and then next minute, it's just someone getting run over or a car crash or something like that. it kind ofjust stains your brain and it's all you think

about for the rest of the day. like, i've tried, like, putting the little not interested thing, but then three videos later, you'll get another one. kai says his feeds look very different from those of girls he knows the same age. why is that? andrew kwong worked on user safety for tiktok until 2022. he and a colleague decided to check out what people were seeing, including some i6—year—olds. he was alarmed at what he says some teenagers were being recommended. if you're a female, - a 16—year—old, who lives in london, they're just usually interested in the pop singers, | the songs, make—up, - whereas it's very different for teenage boys — so stabbing, knifing type of content, - sometimes sexual content and, of course, mostly with - the misogynistic sort of controversial hate | content as well.

suitable, and doesn't allow extreme violence or misogyny. meta, which owns instagram, says it's introduced over 50 different tools, resources and features, including for parental supervision and reducing sensitive content for teens. media regulator 0fcom will oversee a new law to force social media companies to verify kids' ages and stop them recommending harmful content. tends to be a minority of them that get exposed to the most harmful content. what we know, however, is that once you are exposed to that harmful content, it becomes unavoidable. the week without smartphones is over. it's overwhelming, checking everyone's messages. i feel better when i'm notjust scrolling and scrolling, like, l endlessly for hours. 0ur phones are here to stay. now the pressure's on to make sure kids can use them more safely. marianna spring, bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... bangladesh says urgent support from the international community is needed to manage

outbreaks of waterborne diseases after last week's devastating floods left fifty dead and millions without clean water. health officials have requested emergency drugs to prevent diarrhoea and skin diseases. 5,000 cases of illness and injuries were recorded last week in flood—affected areas. brazil's supreme court has backed a decision to shut down the social media platform x in the country for failing to comply with its orders. x was banned in brazil on saturday after it ignored a deadline to appoint a new legal representative. the company has been resisting orders to block dozens of accounts accused of spreading disinformation in brazil. a british endurance swimmer is thought to have set a new world record for the fastest female swim across lake geneva. 31—year—old sam farrow completed the 45 miles in 22 hours and 48 minutes, though the time is yet to be ratified.

she said a large part of her achievement was keeping her thoughts positive. i was just looking down the length of the lake and ijust rememberfeeling a complete sense of calm. at ten hours, i actually felt really good, so really smooth, had loads of energy left. i remember thinking, right, just race the sun, see how far you can get before sunset because the more you get done before sunset, the easier it's going to be going into the night. the last 15k i was in agony. i just trying to appreciate where i was. it was pitch black, the water was beautiful, still, calm, like glass and i was just trying to tell myself how lucky i was to be there. 4am in the middle of lake geneva, my best friend's on the boat watching me. so ijust put my head down and kept turning until my hand touched the bottom. and then, yeah, got to my feet, managed to get out onto the beach, stood up and just collapsed into a pile. i've never felt such relief to be on dry land.

that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. whether we like it or not, september is the month where we transition from summer into autumn, and we're already seeing the first signs of that. we had a warm southerly, a humid feel, and 30 degrees on the 1st of september, but already a northwesterly flow is driving fresher air across the country. by the middle part of this week, temperatures will revert back to where they should be at this stage in the year, generally from 16—21 celsius. monday brought a day of heavy rain across scotland in particular, and that's easing away, but still a trail of showers which will lingerfor quite some time during tuesday. so we're going to start off across the midlands with one or two isolated showers — these could become more frequent as they drift east, heavy and thundery into the afternoon across eastern england. south west england, wales south west england, wales and northern england, and after a lovely start and northern england,

dry, settled and sunny, dry, settled and sunny, and after a lovely start across scotland, it will cloud over with some showery outbreaks of rain into the west and to parts of northern ireland. here, 14—18 degrees the high, but we could see 23 in east anglia — and that's 73 fahrenheit. now, as we move through tuesday evening into the early hours of wednesday morning, the showers across england and wales will tend to fade. we'll have a cluster of showers just pushing in across northern ireland, and we could have a coolish night in scotland. low single figures perhaps likely in rural areas, so a particularly fresh start here first thing on wednesday morning. high pressure is trying to build in, but we've got this weak weather front toppling across the high, and that could be a little bit of a nuisance. a band of cloud,a few scattered showers east of the pennines running down towards the southeast. not that much rain on it. a little bit of showery rain into southern scotland and northern ireland, but on the whole wednesday will be a day of sunny spells, scattered showers, and once again those temperatures ranging from 14—21 celsius.

drifting down into france, and it could merge with another spell of wet weather pushing up from the near continent. all—in—all, that could lead to quite an unsettled weekend across central and southern england. but for scotland it looks drier and brighter as high pressure lingers longer.

the us presidential nominee makes an important announcement at her latest election rally about the future of us steel. and how aston martin hopes to beat the competition with the return of an iconic name. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. it is a holiday in the united states for labour day but vice president kamala harris and president joe biden are working — they've been speaking at a campaign rally in the battleground state of pennyslvania. the vice president has opposed a $14.9 billion takeover of us steel corp by japan's nippon steel in her remarks. vice president harris said that us steel should remain in domestic hands, and commited to always have the backs of american steel workers.

that position mirrors that ofjoe biden, who said back