hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. we begin with breaking news out of the us — donald trump's campaign team has released a statement saying the former president is �*safe�* after gunshots were fired in his vicinity�*. no other details have been provided and it's not clear how close the incident was to mr trump. however, one us report has suggested that two people exchanged gunfire outside — his golf club in west palm beach, florida, and that a �*person of interest�* has been detained. security was tightened around the republican presidential nominee after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally injuly, in which he was shot in the ear. a spokesperson for the secret service said the organisation was investigating a �*protective incident�* involving the former president.

a statement from the white house reported that the president and vice president had been briefed about the incident. we will show you these light pictures that we have coming in from palm beach in florida. you can see law enforcement officers out on the streets. this is a developing story. the information we are getting from trump�*s team is that there were gunshots outside the president, the former president�*s golf club in palm beach. we also understand the secret service is investigating situation. are waiting for a statement as well, a press conference from the county sheriff�*s office there in west palm beach. updating the country and i imagine the world as we are watching here as well on this

developing situation that is happening in that area. but once again is news from trump�*s campaign team that they were gunshots fired in his vicinity but that he is safe. let�*s speak to former secret service agent barry donadio. thank you forjoining us. took us through your thoughts as you hear of this developing story from palm beach in florida. thank you again for having me. i have heard two stories. i have heard we had shots potentially fired from outside the perimeter of the golf course and i have also heard that the sound was possibly on one of the holes prior to where former president trump was going to be playing golf and was detected by secret service agents and at some point we will find out more. i also had

heard shots were fired, i am not quite certain if the secret service returned fire or not or local law enforcement. i also have heard that there was a firearm used which is an ak—47. but as a large calibre weapon and she can hit targets out to 800 metres with that. we understand _ 800 metres with that. we understand the _ 800 metres with that. we understand the security around the former president has really been stepped up following that assassination attempt back in july. took us through the changes that have happened through the past few months. i imagine they would assign more resources and that every roof will be covered, certainly since the last incident. they would be increased communications, probably more oversight and more leadership, higher leadership, maybe even a deputy director level almost on every event. the stakes are

high right now for the secret service. with this campaign, there is a lot of tension in there is a lot of tension in the political world here in the united states, so i would think all across the board, more resources, probably increased, not only for former president trump but i would be willing to bet for the president and vice president paris as well. we have a statement that has come in from the vice president kamala harris. she says... "i have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former president trump and his property in florida, and i am glad he is safe. violence has no place in america." i guess that is a very important statement for the country as you say they�*re in midst of these election campaigns. midst of these election camaians. , ~' campaigns. absolutely. ithink no matter— campaigns. absolutely. ithink no matter what _ campaigns. absolutely. ithink no matter what side _ campaigns. absolutely. ithink no matter what side of- campaigns. absolutely. ithink no matter what side of the - no matter what side of the aisle in politics you are on,

all of us agree there is no room for violence in politics whatsoever. everybody has a right to have their candidate does make it safe, whoever their preferences, and that is their preferences, and that is the job of the secret service, thatis the job of the secret service, that is what they do.- the job of the secret service, that is what they do. thank you very much- _ let�*s speak to our north america correspondentjenny kumah. shejoins us from she joins us from washington. i guess it is important to remind viewers that are very little details we have in terms of has happened in west palm beach. but what can you tell us so far? ~ . . but what can you tell us so far? ~ ., ., ., ., , ,, far? we are waiting for a press conference _ far? we are waiting for a press conference from _ far? we are waiting for a press conference from the _ far? we are waiting for a press conference from the palm - far? we are waiting for a press i conference from the palm beach sheriff county office of hopefully we will have some more official details. but we do understand from our news partners cbs that one person is in custody. a weapon has been removed. but no motive has been determined at this time and the

fbi is leading this investigation. we have had an e—mail through from donald trump. he reiterates that he is safe and he says that gunshots were in his vicinity, but he wants to clarify before rumours start spiralling out of control, that he is ok. he says nothing will slow him down and he will never surrender. we also heard from the white house, there has been a statement from the president and vice president, who say they have been briefed on what has happened and they are relieved to know that he is safe. ~ ., ., ., ., safe. we have also had reaction from the white _ safe. we have also had reaction from the white house, - from the white house, mentioning the reaction they are from presidentjoe biden and vice president kamala harris as well. we and vice president kamala harris as well.— and vice president kamala harris as well. we have, and this comes _ harris as well. we have, and this comes just _

harris as well. we have, and this comes just two - harris as well. we have, and this comes just two monthsl this comes just two months after the shooting in pennsylvania. donald trump�*s here was wounded then and one man died and two people were injured. this resulted in a number of investigations. there were a number of questions around his security detail. and security details have been improved, enhanced. for example now when he gives speeches there is a bus shelter in front of him. but that�*s a moment we don�*t know the specific details behind what has happened today. we understand it was at his golf resort. we don�*t know whether the shooting was targeted at him or at other people, so we await further details from the press conference, which we should have shortly.— have shortly. thank you. we will bring — have shortly. thank you. we will bring you _ have shortly. thank you. we will bring you once - have shortly. thank you. we will bring you once again - have shortly. thank you. we will bring you once again the light pictures that we have

coming in from palm beach in florida. this is close to the former president donald trump�*s golf club there. as you can see there, but enforcement officers. we are waiting for a statement from the west palm beach county sheriff�*s of his updating the country on the incident there, at around 2pm incident there, at around 2pm in florida. we have also heard from the secret service saying that they are investigating a protective incident involving trump that took place shortly before 2pm. we have also have statements in from the white house and the vice president kamala harris saying they are glad the former president is safe. poland is set to declare a state of disaster, as extreme flooding extends across parts of central and eastern europe. the inundations have been triggered by storm boris — with torrential downpours

forecast to continue until at least the end of monday. at least five people have died in romania, one person drowned in poland, while in austria, a fire fighter died tackling the floods there. several people remain unaccounted for in the czech republic. some parts of poland have faced the worst flooding in almost three decades and a bridge collapsed in this historic polish town near the czech border. polish prime minister donald tusk earlier confirmed his government will declare a state of natural disaster. this will give poland access to eu resources including aircraft, medical stockpiles and field hospitals. these are some of the latest pictures we�*ve had from the czech army showing their rescue operation in some of the worst hit parts of the country. they have been winching people to safety in helicopters in the north—east of the czech republic around jesenik — the mountainous spa town is totally cut off. houses have been swept

into a raging river. let�*s speak to professor miroslav trnka — a climate scientist at the global change research institute of the czech academy of sciences. he joins us from the south—east czech republic. just tell us your reaction as you see these devastating floods unfolding not only in the czech republic but also romania, poland and other parts of eastern and central europe. first of all sadness because we lost lives. also sadness because there are still people unaccounted for. at the same time it is a relief that this event was forecast early, and i has been quite some time for

preparation that has been used. of course unfortunately that work in the parts of the country, the onset of the floods was slower, but the north—east was hit as he said in around the mountains, there was a downpour, particularly heavy, and because the mountains are partly deforested, it is also a mountain standing against the wind, a lot of water vapour, it enhances the rainfall on the site. this affects combine and unfortunately we see the devastation we see quite a lot of people there have been comparing these floods the historic floods— comparing these floods the historic floods back in 1997. how do you _ historic floods back in 1997. how do you think _ historic floods back in 1997. how do you think these - historic floods back in 1997. how do you think these two events compare? helen low, professor, can you hear us? none of the floods are the same

as the early one.— as the early one. continue, please- _ as the early one. continue, please- yes. _ as the early one. continue, please. yes, i— as the early one. continue, please. yes, i can - as the early one. continue, please. yes, i can hear- as the early one. continue, | please. yes, i can hear you. as the early one. continue, i please. yes, i can hear you. i said that _ please. yes, i can hear you. i said that you _ please. yes, i can hear you. i said that you cannot - please. yes, i can hear you. i said that you cannot really i said that you cannot really compare two blood events, but 1997 was really a summer flood. this one was unseasonably late step september already. the one difference is that in 1997 the floods came into relatively saturated soil. this time at least in parts of the country we were lucky, because we were emerging from the first drive, so we had some reserve in the soil. but overall it is an event that is going to be remembered, especially in the north—east area. remembered, especially in the north-east area.— north-east area. what do you think about _ north-east area. what do you think about the _ north-east area. what do you think about the response - north-east area. what do you | think about the response from the authorities, of course as you said there was a warning that this was going to happen.

i think the rescue services at doing all they can. the government has learned the lessons of the floods of 1997 and have used it already in 2002 and 2013, and this is not the other example. unfortunately the authorities cannot be everywhere, a lot also on personal responsibility of the people and in some cases unfortunately it is an extreme event, so disaster happens and if you are in a bad time and a bad place, but as the other issue. . ~ bad place, but as the other issue. ., ~' , ., , bad place, but as the other issue. ., ~' ,, , . let�*s go back to our top story this hour — donald trump�*s campaign says the former us president is safe after gunshots were fired in his vicinity. local officials in the florida city of palm beach say the shooting took place in the grounds of mr trump�*s golf course while he was present,

but the intent was unknown. it isn�*t clear how close the incident was to mr trump. let�*s speak to another former secret service agent, robert mcdonald. thank you forjoining us on the programme. what is your reaction as a hear of the news coming out of palm beach today? good evening. very nice to be with you. here we go again. i think we need to get a lot more information to see the specifics of what happened here. there seems to be a lot of interest if this was an attempt or an incident directed attempt or an incident directed at the former president, as we had about eight weeks ago in pennsylvania. a lot going on here as we move into the home stretch of the election period here in the states. {iii stretch of the election period here in the states.— here in the states. of course we know _ here in the states. of course we know the _ here in the states. of course we know the secret - here in the states. of course we know the secret service i here in the states. of course l we know the secret service is present on the scene. talk us through what the officers will be trying to do at the moment

just in the immediate aftermath of this incident. than of this incident. an investigation - of this incident. an investigation like l of this incident. fifi investigation like this is basically a reconstruction of the past and they are going to work backwards from the initial point of incident here, whether it was bullets that were heard orseen it was bullets that were heard or seen to be shooting towards the former president or in the vicinity, work their way back, see if we have someone in custody, sought to begin to find out what is going on with them, are they having some health issues, mental health issues, drug issues, are they having beef with somebody? they will need to put together a lot of pieces of the puzzle here to see exactly what happened, why it happened and again as an offshoot of butler pennsylvania on july 13 how to offshoot of butler pennsylvania onjuly 13 how to make sure these types of things don�*t continue to happen to a poor president trump. irate continue to happen to a poor president trump. we understand there were _ president trump. we understand there were other— president trump. we understand there were other teams - president trump. we understand there were other teams on - president trump. we understand there were other teams on the i there were other teams on the ground. we know the local police officers were also there. howeverthey police officers were also there. however they be working together and with that level of confusion as they try to understand what happened today? not at all. the secret service

always works in concert with other state, local and federal partners put up the secret service relief works by itself with respect of protecting poor president trump or others. the fact that other entities were in and around the area and are able to be there at the very inception of this investigation only helps the process move forward so that we can get some answers in real time. just forward so that we can get some answers in realtime._ answers in real time. just talk us through — answers in real time. just talk us through the _ answers in real time. just talk us through the pressure - answers in real time. just talk us through the pressure that l us through the pressure that has been on the secret service following that assassination attempt back injuly. following that assassination attempt back in july.- attempt back in july. very tou~h attempt back in july. very tough time _ attempt back in july. very tough time for _ attempt back in july. very tough time for the - attempt back in july. very tough time for the secret| tough time for the secret service. some epic failures took place onjuly 13. service. some epic failures took place onjuly13. i think they are trying to find their sea legs on how continue to work there no fail mission every date with all the different protect teas of the secret service and now again especially in the home stretch of the election season, they came out of postjuly 13 taking care of the republican national convention as well as the democratic convention. they are right in the middle now of the united nations general assembly in new york which meets every

year, secret service takes care of 150-200 year, secret service takes care of 150—200 world leaders not going to new york in september every year and then they have the home stretch into the election so are very busy time for the secret service making sure that they are dotting their eyes and crossing the teas and making sure their protective platforms and methodologies are being worked to the very best that they can. we�*re just waiting to hear from the west palm beach county sheriff�*s office. they will be holding a press conference in about 10 minutes. what would you be looking for when it comes to press conference? i would like to see a little bit of clarity is what taxi happened here. we are only about two hours and 20 minutes into the situation. i think we will get some answers but i think the fact this is an ongoing investigation will only lead the police and secret service to be very vague and very general in the information they are putting out at this point. they are putting out at this oint. . ~ they are putting out at this oint. ., ~' ,, they are putting out at this oint. ., ~' y., ., they are putting out at this oint. ., ,, ., , , .,~ point. thank you for speaking to us here — point. thank you for speaking to us here on _ point. thank you for speaking to us here on bbc— point. thank you for speaking

to us here on bbc news. - point. thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news. of. to us here on bbc news. of course, a reminder that we are expecting that press conference from the west palm beach county sheriff�*s office. that will be happening in about 10 minutes�* time. this will be the first official press conference following that shooting that happened. gunshots we understand that were fired outside the former president donald trump�*s golf club and palm beach. we will bring you that here on bbc news, so do stay with us. to the middle east now, and the israeli military has rejected claims by the houthis in yemen that a missile they fired towards central israel early on sunday was a hypersonic weapon. the missile, launched from yemen, fell in an open area, after israeli air defence systems failed to destroy it. there were no casualties. a spokesman for the houthis said the operation involved what he called a new hypersonic missile, which travelled more than 2000 kilometres in less than 12 minutes.

israel�*s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the houthis will pay a heavy price for launching the attack. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has the latest on this attack. this is an interesting attack. as you say, it didn�*t cause any damage, but it does not appear to have been intercepted by israel�*s extremely sophisticated and multilayered air defence system. in fact, the israeli army in its statement said that there had been multiple efforts to shoot it down. it appears to have broken up, and the damage caused on the ground seems to have been caused by israel�*s own interceptor missiles. the question is, how did a ballistic missile fired from yemen reach israel, so far into israel, the furthest any yemeni ballistic missile has reached, without being intercepted ? the yemenis, in a statement this morning, the houthi rebels say that they fired a new type of hypersonic missile. they say that it travelled more than 2,000km in 11—and—a—half minutes.

now, there have been claims in the past that the yemenis either had or were developing such missiles. and clearly, if such a thing has been proven today, then that is an additional challenge for the israeli military, as it figures out how to deal with this occasional threat. as for mr netanyahu, well, he has, as you say, threatened retaliation, and he has said, in his words, those who need a reminder in this matter are invited to visit the port of hudaydah. that is a reference to israel�*s extremely dramatic air attack on the port of hudaydah back at the end ofjuly, which caused a huge fire in an oil storage depot and was designed to be a major signal by the israelis to the houthis not to launch any further attacks against israel.

sir keir starmer is facing criticism for breaking parliamentary rules, by failing to declare gifts of clothing to his wife from a labour donor. the prime minister has now registered the items received by lady starmer, but he didn�*t do so on time. tony bonsignore, has this update. according to the sunday times, lord alli covered the cost of a personal shopper and clothes for the pm�*s wife, victoria starmer, both before and after the general election. according to the rules, you�*re supposed to declare these things within 28 days — but that didn�*t happen. downing street say they thought they had followed the rules, but after updated advice had declared further items. now, why does this matter? first, the source of these donations. lord alli is a huge donor to the labour party. he�*s also bought accommodation, clothes and glasses for the pm worth tens of thousands of pounds.

and it follows allegations of cronyism after it emerged lord alli was given a temporary downing street security pass. eyebrows have also been raised over whether the prime minister is right to take donations for things like this, particularly given his promise to clean up politics. the foreign secretary, david lammy, has said that most prime ministers rely on donations for clothing, so they look their best when they represent the uk. but the conservatives are calling for a full investigation into the links between lord alli and the prime minister. next to the war in ukraine. the foreign secretary, david lammy, says "careful discussions" are taking place about whether ukraine will be allowed to fire long—range western missiles into russia. ukraine has repeatedly urged britain and the united states to let it use weapons like the british storm shadow missile, to hit targets in russia. mr lammy told bbc news today more talks involving the united states will take place later this month.

this request from president zelensky for long—range missiles is a long—standing request he�*s been making for well over a year. what is important is that allies are able to come together with president zelensky and ukrainians to assess what is needed now and given the advances in kursk, their desire to keep provost, clearly ukraine has taken back half of the territory that russia took in the donbas region, again a major advance, we want to put ukraine in the strongest position going forward. i can�*t tell you operationally on air what we will or won�*t do, and i particularly won�*t do that at a time when russia is buying ballistic missiles from iran and escalating further. but please understand this is under careful discussion with the ukrainians, as we assess what they need as they head into that winter.

a reminder of our top story this hour. donald trump�*s campaign says the former us president is safe after gunshots were fired in his vicinity. local officials in the florida city of palm beach say the shooting took place in the grounds of mr trump�*s golf course while he was present, but the intent was unknown. it isn�*t clear how close the incident was to mr trump. the white house says president biden and security was tightened around the republican presidential candidate after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally injuly, in which he was shot in the ear. the white house says president biden and vice—president kamala harris have been briefed about the incident. they say they are relieved to know he has not been injured. the quote from kamala harris, i

have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired form president trump does property in florida and i�*m glad he is safe. violence has no place in america pulls up we are waiting for a press conference to begin there in palm beach and the local police. we will bring you that here on bbc news. hello. sunday�*s really brought out a mixture of weather. in the south, we�*ve had some sunshine, temperatures reached 20 degrees, quite pleasant for the time of year. across northern ireland, the weather brightened up through the afternoon, but we also had a couple of bands of rain across the uk, one across england and wales, and a heavier pulse of rain that worked its way into scotland as well. with this weather front, as it pushed into lancashire, things turned rather murky for a time. certainly a lot of low cloud associated with that front. the front in scotland clears away very quickly overnight, but the one in england and walesjust sinks southwards, where it could still be bringing an odd patch of damp weather, an odd bit of drizzle through the night. quite mild underneath that strip of cloud,

but for most of the uk, it�*s quite a chilly night, with temperatures dropping well down into single figures. now we�*ve still got trouble ahead, with storm boris continuing to bring torrential rain into central europe. it�*s going to be days before these floods ebb away. for the uk, we get this area of high pressure building through monday, and that�*s going to be around for most of the week ahead, bringing some fine weather. the main hazard for us is that we could see some mist and fog patches, and i think monday morning, we�*re probably going to start off with mist and fog across the north and west of the uk, with some poor visibility here. the fog won�*t last very long, the september sun is still pretty strong and so through the day, most areas will brighten up with plenty of sunshine to look forward to. and the temperatures running quite close to average really at this time of year. average in edinburgh is 17 celsius, average in london is 20 celsius, so 21 celsius is a squeak above. heading into tuesday, the area of high pressure is going to reorientate a little bit, sending some slightly milder air northwards. a weak weather front, meanwhile, could bring a zone of cloudier weather with a few patches of rain across the northern isles, but otherwise it�*s another fine

and dry day, with mist and fog patches clearing sunny spells to look forward to, and rising temperatures — we�*re up to 21 degrees in glasgow, 21 celsius for london as well. by wednesday, again, if you do see some mist and fog patches, they�*re most likely across the north and west of the uk. probably a bit too much in the way of breeze for that across east anglia and southeast england. continuing to get a little bit warmer with top temperatures up to 22 celsius in northern areas of scotland, 20 celsius for western counties of northern ireland, but up to 2a celsius towards parts of southeast england, which is warm for the time of year. and we�*re going to hang on to this dry and relatively sunny weather really through most of the rest of this week. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines... donald trump is said to be safe after two people exchanged gunfire outside his florida golf club. the secret service is investigating the incident. the investigating the incident. president and vice president the president and vice president say they are relieved to know the former president is safe. a rubber boat taking migrants across the channel from france to england has sunk off the french coast, killing eight people. 45 migrants have now died in the channel this year. heavy rain is still lashing parts of central and eastern europe and has killed at least five people in romania, and one

each in austria and poland. and los angeles is gearing up for tv�*s big night — as the 2024 emmy awards take place later today, with shows like baby reindeer and the bear among the frontrunners. hello, i�*m catherine byaruhanga. let�*s return to our top story this hour — donald trump�*s campaign says the former us president is safe after gunshots were fired in his vicinity in florida. this is live in palm beach — we�*re expecting a press conference on this in the next few minutes. local officials in palm beach say the shooting took place in the grounds of mr trump�*s golf course while he was playing golf. us media reports quoting police sources say the secret service opened fire at a person thought to have had a weapon.

a local sheriff said police stopped a vehicle and arrested a man suspected of involvement. security was tightened around the republican presidential candidate after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally injuly. he was injured in his ear. these are live pictures we have coming in from palm beach, and we are waiting for that press conference to start shortly by the local county sheriffs office. a former secret service agent says law enforcement is getting different sets of information on the situation so far. {iii information on the situation so far. ., , ., , �* far. of her two stories. i've heard that _ far. of her two stories. i've heard that we _ far. of her two stories. i've heard that we had - far. of her two stories. i've heard that we had shots i far. of her two stories. i've| heard that we had shots but initially fired from outside the perimeter of the golf course, and i�*ve also heard that it was possibly on one of the holes prior to where mr

trump was going to be playing golf and was detected by a secret service agent. i�*d also heard shots was fired, i�*m not certain if the secret service returned fire or not, or local law enforcement. i�*ve also heard there was a firearm used, which was an ak 4012 —— ak—47 — a long—range weapon, you could hit targets well up to 100 metres away.— hit targets well up to 100 metres away. hit targets well up to 100 metres awa . ~ , ., metres away. we understand the security around _ metres away. we understand the security around the _ metres away. we understand the security around the former - security around the former president has really been stepped up following that assassination attempt back in july. just talk us through the changes that happened over the past few months. . == changes that happened over the past few months. ._ past few months. . -- 800 metres- — past few months. . -- 800 metres- i— past few months. . -- 800 metres. i imagine - past few months. . -- 800 metres. i imagine they - past few months. . -- 800 i metres. i imagine they would assign more resources, i imagine every roof would be covered since the last incident. there would be increased communications, probably more oversight and more leadership, higher

leadership, maybe even a deputy director level, almost on every event, the stakes are high right now for the secret service with this campaign year, there�*s a lot of tension in the political world here in the united states. so i would think all across the board, all resources not only for donald trump, i would resources not only for donald trump, iwould be resources not only for donald trump, i would be willing to bet for the president and vice president harris, as well. we have a statement that's come in have a statement that�*s come in from the vice president, kamala harris, who says, "i�*ve been briefed on reports of shots fired nearformer president trump in his property in florida, i�*m glad he is safe. she goes on to say, "violence has no place in america" — i guess that�*s a very important

statement for the country in the midst of these elections campaigns. the midst of these elections campaigns-— the midst of these elections camaians. �* , ~' campaigns. absolutely, ithink no matter— campaigns. absolutely, ithink no matter which _ campaigns. absolutely, ithink no matter which side - campaigns. absolutely, ithink no matter which side of- campaigns. absolutely, ithink no matter which side of the . no matter which side of the aisle you are on in politics, i think all of us agree there�*s no room for violence in politics whatsoever. everybody has a right to have their candidate safe, however their preferences, and that�*s the job of the secret service, that�*s what they do. of the secret service, that's what they do.— of the secret service, that's what the do. . ., ., �* what they do. once again, we're 'ust what they do. once again, we're just waiting _ what they do. once again, we're just waiting for _ what they do. once again, we're just waiting for this _ what they do. once again, we're just waiting for this press - just waiting for this press conference to get under way, this will be a press conference by the palm county sheriffs office. of course they were president on the scene —— present on the scene as the incident unfurled in florida. we are waiting to hear a statement from them. and just to remind you of some of the top lines we are getting. a local sheriff said police

stopped a vehicle and arrested a man suspected of involvement in this incident. we are also hearing from us media reports quoting police sources saying a secret stash the secret service open fire on a person thought to have had a weapon outside the former president�*s golf club. we will bring you that press conference as soon as we get it. earlier i spoke to robert mcdonald. get it. earlierl spoke to robert mcdonald.- get it. earlierl spoke to robert mcdonald. here we go aaain. i robert mcdonald. here we go again. ithink— robert mcdonald. here we go again. i think we _ robert mcdonald. here we go again. i think we need - robert mcdonald. here we go again. i think we need to - robert mcdonald. here we go again. i think we need to getl robert mcdonald. here we go | again. i think we need to get a lot more information to see the specifics of what happened here. there seems to be a lot of interest if this was an attempt or an incident directed attempt or an incident directed at the former president as we had about eight weeks ago in butler, pennsylvania. boy, a lot going on here as we move into the home stretch of the election period here in the states. ,, . ,, . , states. the secret service is - resent states. the secret service is present on _ states. the secret service is present on scene, _ states. the secret service is present on scene, they - states. the secret service is present on scene, they say l present on scene, they say they�*re investigating. just

talk us through with the officers will be trying to do at the moment, just in the immediate aftermath of this incident. pm immediate aftermath of this incident. �* , ., ., ~ incident. an investigation like this is basically _ incident. an investigation like this is basically a _ this is basically a reconstruction of the past. they�*ll be working backwards from the initial point of incident here, whether it was bullets that were heard or seen to be shooting towards the former president, or in the vicinity, work their way back, see if we have someone in custody, start to begin to find out what�*s going on with them? are they having mental health issues, drug issues? are they having a beef with somebody? they�*ll need to put together a lot of pieces of the puzzle here to see exactly what and why it happened, and again, as an offshoot of butler, pennsylvania, how to make sure these types of things don�*t continue to happen to donald trump. continue to happen to donald trum. �* , ., trump. and we understand there were other _ trump. and we understand there were other teams _ trump. and we understand there were other teams on _ trump. and we understand there were other teams on the - trump. and we understand there i were other teams on the ground, were other teams on the ground, we know that the local police officers were also there — with

at a level of confusion as they try to understand what�*s happening today? irlat try to understand what's happening today? not at all, the secret — happening today? not at all, the secret service _ happening today? not at all, the secret service always - happening today? not at all, i the secret service always works in concert with other state, federal and local partners. the secret service rarely works by itself with respect to protecting donald trump and others. the fact the other entities in and around the area were able to be there at the very inception of this investigation only helps the process move forward so we can get some answers in real time. and just talk us through the pressure there has been on the secret service following that assassination attempt back in july. jul. 3 jul. ., ,~/ july. it's been a very tough time for — july. it's been a very tough time for the _ july. it's been a very tough time for the secret - july. it's been a very tough | time for the secret service. some epic failures took place on 13july, i think they�*re trying to find their sea legs on how to continue to work there no failed mission every day with all the different protective use of the secret service, and especially in the home stretch of the election season — they came out of 13 july taking care of the national republican convention,

as well as the democratic convention, there right now in the middle of the un national assembly, the secret service takes care of 150—200 world leaders that going to new york in september every year. then the home stretch into the election. so a very busy time for the secret service making sure they dot their eyes come across their teas, and make sure there are protective platforms being worked to the very best they can. find platforms being worked to the very best they can.— very best they can. and we're 'ust very best they can. and we're just waiting — very best they can. and we're just waiting to _ very best they can. and we're just waiting to hear _ very best they can. and we're just waiting to hear from - very best they can. and we're just waiting to hear from the l just waiting to hear from the west palm county sheriffs office, they�*ll be holding a press conference in about ten minutes — what will you be looking for when it comes to that press conference is a low i�*d like to see a bit of clarity as to what actually happened here. again, we are only two hours and 20 minutes into the situation, so i think we will get some answers, but the fact that this is an ongoing investigation will lead the police to be very vague in the police to be very vague in the information they are putting out at this point.

former secret service agent robert mcdonald. let�*s speak to our north america correspondentjenny kumah. what do we know? have we learned any more details was yellow we�*ve heard about more detail from cbs, details was yellow we�*ve heard about more detailfrom cbs, our news partners about more detail from cbs, our news partners— news partners here, on what's re orted news partners here, on what's reported to — news partners here, on what's reported to have _ news partners here, on what's reported to have happened. i news partners here, on what's i reported to have happened. they are reporting that a male with are reporting that a male with a high—powered rifle was seen near the golf resort. he was pointing the rifle at the golf course where donald trump was located at the time. us secret service agents are reported to have engaged the suspects in firing multiple shots, and the suspect attempted to flee. there also reporting that a person is in custody, but we do not know what the motive is,

and the fbi is leading the investigation. so we understand that this happened around 2pm local time, and this was at donald trump�*s golf resort in palm beach. we understand it�*s being reported that the actual resort was partially shut down, and that the secret service agents were near donald trump at the time of the shooting. we�*ve had an e—mail through from donald trump, saying that he is safe. we understand no one else was injured, we�*ve also heard from the white house, from the vice president and president saying that they�*ve been briefed and relieved to know donald trump is safe. kamala harris has also tweeted from her personal twitter account, saying there is no place for violence in america. is no place for violence in america-— is no place for violence in america. �* g , , america. and jenny, 'ust remind us of the context _

america. and jenny, 'ust remind us of the context of _ america. and jenny, just remind us of the context of all _ america. and jenny, just remind us of the context of all this - - us of the context of all this — of course there was that assassination attempt against the president back injuly as well. the president back in july as well. .,. , ., the president back in july as well. , ., ., , the president back in july as well. , ., ., ., well. exactly two months ago re well. exactly two months ago pretty much. _ well. exactly two months ago pretty much, there _ well. exactly two months ago pretty much, there was - well. exactly two months ago pretty much, there was an i pretty much, there was an attempted assassination attempt on donald trump. he was at a rally in butler, pennsylvania. the person who fired the shots was shot, but he managed to fire a number of shots —1 person was killed, two people were seriously injured, and donald trump�*s year was wounded. now that incident led to a number of investigations, a number of questions as to how the shooter was able to get as close as he did, and questions around donald trump�*s security detail. since then, we understand that there have been enhanced security arrangements for donald trump�*s rallies — for donald trump�*s rallies — for example, he now has a glass

screen around him whenever he delivers a speech outside. this is happening in the context and the backdrop to that. we are expecting more official details because there�*s lots we still don�*t know, but a press conference is due in the next hour or so, conference is due in the next hour orso, and conference is due in the next hour or so, and hopefully we will get some more official details on the incident that happened today.— details on the incident that happened today. jenny, thank ou, or happened today. jenny, thank you. or north _ happened today. jenny, thank you, or north america - you, or north america correspondent there. north of here will stop down. we stopped the vehicle that the sheriffs office and asked all law enforcement to look for. we had a vehicle description with a tag note. we mobilised on the interstate, martinez picked up the vehicle, we followed for a bit and were able to contain it using some of our bigger

vehicles we use for specialised stops. we got the vehicle stopped and since then, the fbi and secret service have responded to the scene. it does appear that we certainly have the vehicle involved in the incident at mar—a—lago, and we have the suspect they were looking for. now the fbi and secret service will take over the investigation. 50 secret service will take over the investigation.— the investigation. so what's the investigation. so what's the process _ the investigation. so what's the process with _ the investigation. so what's the process with that, i the investigation. so what's the process with that, nowl the process with that, now you�*ve identified this vehicle? did you take them into custody or is that all going into the hands of the secret service and the fbi? brute hands of the secret service and the fbi? . ., , ., ., ~ the fbi? we initially took them into custody — the fbi? we initially took them into custody until— the fbi? we initially took them into custody until the _ the fbi? we initially took them into custody until the arrival. into custody until the arrival of the federal authorities. the search of the vehicle, looking for any weapons that might be in there, will be up to the federal authorities and the us attorney general. bud federal authorities and the us attorney general.— federal authorities and the us attorney general. and what was it like, stopping _ attorney general. and what was it like, stopping him? _ attorney general. and what was it like, stopping him? i- attorney general. and what was it like, stopping him? i know. it like, stopping him? i know you were out looking for him, every law enforcement agency around this area was — what was that process like for you here in martin county? i that process like for you here in martin county?— that process like for you here in martin county? i missed the sto - , in martin county? i missed the sto, i in martin county? i missed the stop. i was _

in martin county? i missed the stop. i was on _ in martin county? i missed the stop, i was on the _ in martin county? i missed the stop, i was on the way - in martin county? i missed the stop, i was on the way home, | stop, i was on the way home, and we heard on the radio. we knew we had a bolo, be on the lookout for someone who had opened fire on the president of united states. there is no more dangerous situation than that. we were completely locked on and ready to go, we had the vehicle flagged, we stopped it. of course god for bid had there been a gunfight, we are ready to engage. thankfully, because of good tactics, getting him out of the vehicle and coming back to us, we were able to stabilise the scene without any further violence.— further violence. that was the martin county _ further violence. that was the martin county sheriff- further violence. that was the martin county sheriff there. i martin county sheriff there. you can follow all the very latest updates on our life page, that�*s on the bbc news website, as well as the bbc news app. and we are getting much more reactions, and of course, developments they are in the united states. once again this is the live picture we have coming in from the palm beach county sheriffs office

where we are expecting a statement by the authorities there, and that will be in the next few minutes. local officials in palm beach say the shooting took place on the grounds of mr trump�*s golf course while he was playing. us media reports quoting police sources saying the secret service opened fire at a person thought to have had a weapon. a local sheriff said police stopped a vehicle and arrested a man suspected of involvement. security was tightened around the republican presidential candidate after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally back injuly. we�*ve also had some statements in from the white house which said that both the president, joe biden, and vice president, kamala harris, had been briefed on the reports of the gunshots. we�*ve also had a two week coming in from the personal

account of kamala harris, saying she�*s been briefed on the report of gunshots fired near mr trump the report of gunshots fired near mrtrump on his the report of gunshots fired near mr trump on his property in florida, and is glad he is safe. "violence has no place in america," she said. and of course, we continue to follow developments they are — there�*s been a statement that�*s come in from donald trump, this is a personal statement from the president following that incident earlier. he writes...

this is a statement from donald trump reacting to the gunshots fired outside his golf club in florida. and just to remind you of that statement coming in from the former president, saying that he will never surrender. he said he wanted people to hear it from him before rumours started spiralling out of control. he said that he was safe and thanked people for their support. so of course, this is breaking news coming in from the united states — it started off with a statement from the trump campaign, saying that the former president was safe following gunshots in his vicinity, and that was outside his florida golf club. and of course, the information that we have coming in from local

authorities is that an individual has been detained following the incident, and that now the fbi and secret service are investigating the incident. former secret service agent barry donadio says law enforcement says he is getting different sets of information on the incident so far. i�*v e i�*ve heard two stories. i�*ve heard that we had shots potentially fired from outside the perimeter of the golf course, and i�*ve also heard that the incident was on one of the holes where mr trump would be playing golf, and was detected by secret service agent stashed the assailant. we will find out more. i also heard that shots were fired — i�*m not quite certain if the secret service returned fire or not, or local law enforcement. i�*ve also heard there was a

firearm used, which was an ak-47, that is firearm used, which was an ak—47, that is a large calibre weapon and you could hit targets while out to 800 metres with that rifle. we understand the security around the former president has really been stepped up following that assassination attempt back in july. just talk us through the changes that happened over the past few months. i imagine they would assign more resources, i imagine every roof would be covered since the last incident. there would be an increased communications, probably more oversight and more leadership, higher leadership, maybe even on a deputy director level, almost on every event, the stakes are high right now for the secret service with this campaign year, there�*s a lot of tension in the political world here in the united states. so i would think all

across the board, all resources have increased not only for donald trump, but i would be willing to bet for the president and vice president harris, as well. we have a statement that�*s come in from the vice president, kamala harris, who says, "i�*ve been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former president trump in his property in florida, i�*m glad he is safe." she goes on to say, "violence has no place in america" — and i guess that�*s a very important statement for the country in the midst of these elections campaigns. absolutely, and i think no matter which side of the aisle you�*re on in politics, i think all of us agree there�*s no room for violence in politics whatsoever. everybody has a right to have their candidate safe, whowever their preference is, and that�*s the job of the secret service,

that�*s what they do. reminder that we continue to follow the story across the bbc, and we have a life page on our website at the moment. you can also access it on the bbc news app with all the latest developments. and a reminder of some of the reporting that we have coming in from our partners, cbs, confirming that a suspect is in custody after being shot at by us secret service officers. according to the sources speaking to cbs, the sources speaking to cbs, the incident began when a male with a high—powered rifle was seen near the golf course. now we can take you to palm beach where we are hearing a statement now from local police officers there. let�*s have a listen.

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president is now safe following an incident, and the fact that gunshots were fired outside his golf club in the united states in florida. we have some more reports coming in from our us partners, cbs — they say that according to their sources, the suspect was in a tree line armed with an ak—47 rifle. the armed with an ak—47 rifle. the armed suspects were spotted on the edge of the course by a member of former president trump�*s us secret service team, two holes from where the president was golfing. the suspects fled the scene after he was engaged by a secret service agent with multiple gunshots. the suspectjumped gunshots. the suspect jumped into gunshots. the suspectjumped into a car. the secret service noted the licence plate number. a car with the same licence

plate number was stopped in a martin county north of the golf course, and one individual was taken into custody. it�*s unclear if it�*s the gun man, but it�*s believed to be. law enforcement questioning that individual now. an ak—47 style weapon and scope has been recovered at the scene by the golf course. the fbi is leading and the us assisting the investigation. this is reporting coming in from our partners, the cbs news channel, which has been following developments there. and again, they say the suspect had fled they say the suspect had fled the scene after he was engaged by secret service agents with multiple gunshots. and here is a statement on those developments from the martin county sheriff, william snyder, speaking a short time ago.

north of here shut down. north of here will stop down. we stopped the vehicle that the sheriffs office and asked all law enforcement to look for. we had a vehicle description with a tag note. we mobilised on the interstate, marked units picked up the vehicle, we followed for a bit and were able to contain it using some of our bigger vehicles we use for specialised stops. we got the vehicle stopped — since then, the fbi and secret service have responded to the scene. it does appear that we certainly have the vehicle involved in the incident at mar—a—lago, and we have the suspect they were looking for. now the fbi and secret service will take over the investigation. so what�*s the process with that, now you�*ve identified this vehicle? did you take them into custody, or is that all going into the hands of the secret service and the fbi? we initially took them into custody nand held

them until the arrival of the federal authorities. the search of the vehicle, looking for any weapons that might be in there, will now be up to the federal authorities and the us attorney general. and what was it like, stopping him? i know you were out looking for him, every law enforcement agency around this area was — what was that process like for you here in martin county? i missed the stop, i was on the way home, and we heard on the radio. we knew we had a bolo, be on the lookout for someone who had opened fire on the president of united states. there is no more volatile and dangerous situation than that. we were completely locked on and ready to go, we had the vehicle flagged, we stopped it. of course god forbid, had there been a gunfight, we were ready to engage. thankfully, because of good tactics, getting him out of the vehicle and coming back to us, we were able to stabilise the scene without any further violence. that was the martin county sheriff there.

i want to remind you of the reporting we have coming in from our us partners, cbs, on this incident at the trump golf course in florida. they say the suspect involved in the incident was in the tree line armed with an ak—47 rifle. they go on to say that the arm suspect was spotted on the edge of the course by a member of trump�*s secret service advance team. two holes away from where the present was golfing. cbs says the suspects fled the scene after he was engaged by secret service agent with multiple gunshots. secret service is noted the licence plate number, a car with the same licence plate number was stopped in martin county. we

hear from william snyder there north of the golf course, one individual was taken into custody. it�*s unclear if it is the gun man, but it is believed to be. law enforcement are questioning that individual now. an ak—47 style weapon and scope has been recovered at the scene by the golf course. and a reminder that we also have a statement that�*s come in from donald trump following the incident earlier today. he writes, "there were gunshots in my vicinity but before rumours start spiralling out of control... that�*s a statement coming in from donald trump following that incident. that press

conference is beginning in palm beach, let�*s take a listen. rules of the road like we always talk about ahead of the time. we will give you — when i say we, we have a representative from the fbi, the secret service, the state attorney�*s office — we will give you everything we have, everything. so when we get done, think about your questions, because we won�*t take a lot. keep them to the information you heard, don�*t get into what—ifs and because of this. we won�*t go there, all right? give that in mind and we will be good. so here we go. 1:30pm this afternoon, a call came in from a secret service about shots fired. because we are in constant contact with them all the time, we were notified of that and we had units here that immediately sealed off the area.

they said, i saw the guyjump out of the bushes, went into a black nissan, i took a picture of the vehicle and the tank, which was great. we have that information, our real—time crime scene, put it out to the licence place readers and were able to get ahead on that vehicle on the i95 as it was headed into barton county. we had the whole of martin county sheriff�*s office, alerted them, and they spotted the vehicle and they spotted the vehicle and pulled it over. they detained the guy. after that we took the victim, the witness, that witnessed the incident, blew him up there, and he identified the person he saw running out of the bushes and jumped into the car. in the bushes where this guy was, is an ak—47 style rifle with a scope, to backpacks which were

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