tv Newsday BBC News September 16, 2024 12:00am-12:30am BST
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hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the us where the fbi says they're investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination against donald trump. this is a developing story we've been following for the last few hours, for the very latest, let's cross live to washington and my colleague lucy hockings. we are starting to get more details about what the we are starting to get more details about what the fbi we are starting to get more details about what the fbi are calling an attempted assassination attempt on the former president donald trump. lots of details coming into us at the moment, shots were fired in his vicinity when he was
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playing golf. this is at one of his golf courses near palm beach in florida. it's understood what happened was that the fbi, not the fbi, the secret service were there at the time, of course the trouble with him at all times, there is a heightened sense of security around donald trump at the moment after that previous assassination attempt. they were ahead of him on the golf course and they spotted a gun barrel poking out from the bushes just ahead of where he was playing, that alerted them to where the suspect was, there were gunshots then, when they opened fire on the suspect, he then fled the scene in a car. a witness saw the man flee in a black nissan which was later pulled over by a sheriff and the suspect arrested. it was incredible that witness had the wherewithal to not only take a photograph of the car, but to note the registration number as
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well and it really helped the police when they were trying to track down the suspect. four things spiralled out of control as donald trump put it, he put out a statement where he said, i am safe and well. you said before rumours of spiral out of control, i want you to hear this first: i am safe and well. we can show you the moment we are secret service people surrounded the suspect, it has been released in the last few hours or so. he was detained by martin county sheriffs office, on the northbound interstate i95 following an alert that told officers to be on the lookout for this particular vehicle seen leaving the golf course in palm beach county. apparently the witness was brought to the car show and the suspect to confirm who the
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person was. lots of details from local police agency, the fbi and secret service as well. let's have a listen to the palm beach county sheriff whose explaining how this all unfolded. at 1:30pm, a call come out — shots fired — called in by the secret service. because we are in constant contact with them all the time, we were notified of that and we had units that immediately sealed up the area. fortunately we were able to locate a witness that came to us and said, "hey, i saw the guy running out of the bushes, hejumped into a black nissan and i took a picture of the vehicle and the tag, which was great. we had that information. our real—time crime centre put it out to the licence plate readers, and we were able to get a hit on that vehicle on i95 as it was heading into martin county. we got a hold of martin county sheriff's office, alerted them,
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and they spotted the vehicle and pulled it over and detained the guy. after that, we took the victim — i'm sorry, the witness that witnessed the incident — took, flew him up there, and he identified the person that he saw running out of the bushes that jumped into the car. now, in the bushes where this guy was is an ak—47 style rifle with a scope, two backpacks which were hung on the fence that had ceramic tile in them and a go pro which he was going to take pictures of. those are being processed right now. the secret service agent that was on the course did a fantastic job. what they do is, they have an agent that jumps one hole ahead of time to where the president was at, and he was able to spot this rifle barrel sticking out of the fence and immediately engaged that individual, at which time the individual took off _ so that's what we know about the investigation. we have somebody
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in custody right now. it is a potential suspect, we got a little bit more work to do on it, but as we usually do, as soon as we decide we are going to book them into the countyjail, and the charges he is going to be booked into, we'll get those to you and we get a picture of him and we'll get you his background. there are the latest from the sheriffs — there are the latest from the sheriffs office. we've also heard from vice president kamala harris. in a short statement, she said that she had been briefed on the incident. she has expressed relief over the safety of her opponent. she says, �*violence has no place in america'. a phrase that will be discussed a lot over the next few days, for sure, after what we have witnessed in the last few hours. let's speak to cbs correspondent cristian benavides who is outside west palm beach.
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we've heard from the sheriff with a detailed response but there has been a lot of praise notjust there has been a lot of praise not just for the secret service, but also for this witness who managed to take a photo of the suspect because my car and quickly alerted police. what other details do we have about the actually found at the scene? . , ., ,. , scene? lucy, at the scene they found an _ scene? lucy, at the scene they found an ak-47 _ scene? lucy, at the scene they found an ak-47 style _ scene? lucy, at the scene they found an ak-47 style rifle - scene? lucy, at the scene they found an ak-47 style rifle in i found an ak—47 style rifle in the bushes, along with that two backpacks and apparently a go pro camera that was also there. quite a troubling scene especially when you think about the fact this individual was able to get within 300—500 yards of the former president, secret service agent was apparently chewables ahead of where the former president was golfing and was able to stop this individual and apparently engaged with him. the individual at that pointjumps individual at that point jumps from individual at that pointjumps from the bushes out into the street and thank goodness for the witness who noticed what was going on, took a picture, apparently, a black nissan and
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of the licence plate and that is how they are ultimately able to pull that vehicle over on i-95, a to pull that vehicle over on i—95, a major interstate here. the individual was heading north as he was heading into one county over, one jurisdiction over but they were able to pull him over. at that point, we understand that the witness was brought over and identified him as the man he yet seenjump out identified him as the man he yet seen jump out from the bushes. at this point cbs news has confirmed the identity of the split suspect. he is in his 50s, ryan wesley routh and no stranger to law enforcement at this point law enforcement have not released the churches he will face but certainly a troubling incident and a second assassination attempt on former president donald trump. just two months ago but so what happens in butler pennsylvania. in fact of the secret service had since said they stepped up the type of security of the former president has in reaction to what happened
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there. , ., , ., there. very worrying that there will be lots _ there. very worrying that there will be lots of _ there. very worrying that there will be lots of discussions - will be lots of discussions about the security around the donald trump at the moment. he has released a statement saying, he is safe and well, quite defiant in that statement as well. is the area where you are in that part of florida in lockdown now, how are they controlling the scene? 50 lockdown now, how are they controlling the scene? so far this area _ controlling the scene? so far this area has _ controlling the scene? so far this area has been _ controlling the scene? so far this area has been on - controlling the scene? so far this area has been on lock. this area has been on lock down, we are right across the street from the golf course, just give you a sense, there are checkpoints you have to go through to get to where the media currently is. this is the entrance to the golf course. all that we have seen around here is law enforcement vehicles. certainly this area and a lockdown. just to be clear this is about five minutes away from his estate mar—a—lago his permanent residence which is on palm beach island, to go over a bridge to get there, the former
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president often golfs here this is his golf course a troubling incident and certainly the secret service because of their efforts that they made, they were able to spot this individual, the individual ran and thankfully that witness was able to get a picture of that licence plate, identify it and when he is brought over to get a look at the suspect, is able to id him as the man who ran out from the bushes. fix, to id him as the man who ran out from the bushes.- out from the bushes. a huge amounts _ out from the bushes. a huge amounts of _ out from the bushes. a huge amounts of praise _ out from the bushes. a huge l amounts of praise everywhere out from the bushes. a huge - amounts of praise everywhere at the moment as people respond to what happened for the secret service and particularly for the agent who spotted the ak—lfl in the bushes ahead of donald trump and where he was golfing. what kind of security detail does he have at the moment? has been peeped up considerably since the last assassination attempts?— since the last assassination attemts? ,, . ,, . attempts? the secret service said they had _ attempts? the secret service said they had up _ attempts? the secret service said they had up to _ attempts? the secret service said they had up to his - said they had up to his security. it is not the level
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thatis security. it is not the level that is of president biden, they said so at the press conference. they said perhaps if you were the president they would have shut down the golf course because he is a former president of the level security is different. we have seen stepped up security particularly given what has happened in butler pennsylvania, but obviously this is a heated campaign season. the rhetoric it certainly has not tempered. so it is something troubling in american politics right now and we will have to see how this investigation pans out. again the suspect in this case, we know that he is his 50s, already identified as ryan wesley routh and apparently had been known to know —— known to law enforcement or had some previous encounter with law enforcement in the past. we 'ust had enforcement in the past. we just had that _ enforcement in the past. we just had that confirmation through to cbs news to the colleagues that the suspect is
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named ryan wesley routh reportedly in his late 50s and as was said, he is known to the police. so lots of questions tonight about the security around the former president donald trump particularly as it is now the second attempted assassination attempt in the past few months and on my way here i spoke to a few people on how they felt on this news. people in the building where i'm staying, the taxi driver, just asking them what they thought. there was this a real feeling that despite the fact that vice president harris has said violence has no place in our society, absolutely condemning what has happened, lots of people are feeling now with the increase in gun crime in this country and what we are seeing with the political divisions here that this perhaps is a new normal for people here in the us. studio: thank you so much, now we have a name.
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poland is set to declare a state of natural disaster, as extreme flooding extends across parts of central and eastern europe, and torrential downpours are 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. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has the latest from south—west poland. the river is raging through nysa, close to bursting its banks and putting everything in its path under huge pressure. in the town centre, streets have already disappeared under floodwater — just about passable for those determined to struggle home.
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but the level is rising fast. a few miles away, things are even worse. we couldn't reach glucholazy. the family who sent us this video were trapped in their home, as the local mayor declared the town was drowning. that's true for a large part of southwestern poland — at the foot of the mountains, after the torrential rains of storm boris. there is a giant rescue operation already under way, but residents are being warned to get out before the waters reach their towns, not to risk waiting. in a school that's now a shelter, people are safe but disorientated. they took what they could. now they worry about everything they've left behind. translation: with the wind, with the rain, man won't win. | you can put out the fire, but you can't do anything else. the most important thing is that we are alive. the rest doesn't matter.
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across the border in the czech republic, there have been dramatic rescue scenes, too. soldiers and emergency workers winching people to safety. it is treacherous for everyone involved. this man made it to shore. but across central and eastern europe, these floods have already cost lives. and the danger is not receding. in nysa, soldiers have been drafted in too, in this case to rescue the rescuers. we've just turned a corner here in nysa and found this scene, which shows just how serious things are here. the military have just rolled in to try and rescue a fire truck, and firefighters, and another military truck that's trapped in the water here. and that used to be a road. now it's impassable, even for ambulances trying to evacuate the local hospital. and everyone here has been warned that
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eight people have drowned while trying to cross the channel from france to england. their rubber boat was overloaded, with more than 50 people on board including eritreans, sudanese, syrians and iranians. it comes as sir keir starmer prepares to meet his italian counterpart, giorgia meloni, on monday. the two leaders are expected to discuss illegal migration, and to see what lessons can be learned from italy's scheme of sending migrants to albania. so far this year 45 people have died trying to make the journey across the channel. that's the highest number since 2021 and nearly four times last year's figure. the boat got into difficulties off the french town of ambleteuse and was driven onto rocks where it came apart. the rocky shore made the french
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rescue effort difficult. simonjones has the latest. the channel has claimed more lives. this is what remains of the flimsy dinghy that took to the water in the early hours with the aim of getting to the uk. most of those on board had no life jackets. among the dead are people from eritrea, sudan, syria, afghanistan, egypt and iran. translation: it is a | devastating death toll, as we mourn the loss of eight lives. the vessel departed from near the town of wimereux, with 59 people on board. it quickly ran into trouble and appears to have crashed directly on the rocks. survivors were offered emergency treatment on the quayside near to the spot from which the boat had departed, dangerously overloaded with its human cargo. so far this year, at least 45 people have died attempting the crossing. that is almost four times the number for the whole of last year. many drowned,
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others were crushed. the government has reiterated its determination to smash the gangs organising the crossings. it's awful, it is a further loss of life. i sat with the prime minister, the home secretary, the attorney—general and others at the national crime agency, actually looking at the awful rubber dinghies that people are coming across the channel with, discussing how we go after those gangs. but the shadow home secretary says it was a big mistake for the government to scrap the conservatives' plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. we have seen fatalities of illegal channel crossings going up, we have seen the numbers going up, because the very first action of this labour government was to scrap an international partnership which was deterring migrants. we know this because those migrants told us so.
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the recent deaths have not diminished the desire of many to get to the uk. yesterday more than 1000 people attempted the crossing, 800 were brought to dover. bigger boats and bigger numbers mean there is real pressure on the government to stop the crossings and stop more loss of life at sea. hearings into the loss of the titan submersible — which imploded during a dive to the wreck of the titanic — are set to get under way on monday. five people were killed in the incident — which occured injune last year. the hearings will take place over two weeks in charleston, south carolina — and are aimed at determining the cause of the accident. the purpose of this administrative hearing is to uncover the facts surrounding the incident. we are charged to also detect— also detect misconduct or if there is any _ also detect misconduct or if there is any detection - also detect misconduct or if
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there is any detection of. also detect misconduct or if there is any detection of a l there is any detection of a criminal act we would make a recommendation to the department ofjustice but the main focus of the hearing is to find the facts and make recommendations to ensure it does not happen again. it's one of television's big nights later with the emmy awards taking place in los angeles. shows including hits like baby reindeer and the crown are vying for recognition. emma vardy has the latest from the red carpet in los angeles. the red carpet is really heating up now — it has gotten incredibly busy with all of the star sweeping income all hoping they will be walking away with an emmy this evening. for the brits, tonight they are hoping to do pretty well. in the running we have slow horses come the spy drama starring gary 0ldman, a series which has become more popular now with american audiences as well as us audiences and now getting recognition with it's emmy nomination tonight, invest drama
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emmy nomination tonight, in best drama among with others. but other competition for some other british drummers as well. the crown is in its sixth and final series but some nominations for its final series of that royal drama so it will be competing with slow horses. the other one that everyone was talking about a few months ago and set the internet on fire was a baby reindeer. this was an almost overnight success that show that people had not heard much of and all of a sudden itjust created so much intrigue. it was about an obsessive stalker and about sexual abuse and what happened in the aftermath of that series going on netflix was the audiences tried to start doing internet detective work trying to work out who the real life characters were that this show show was based on — the show claimed to be a true story. as a result of all of that fall out there is legal battles going on, but tonight they are hoping to do well on the red carpet
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and enjoy their success. so we will have to see how those british shows do against some of the big american hits. they really did take on a life on beyond the screen as well. tell us about shogun. is it a surprise, given it is mostly injapanese? that's right. that has been a bigger hit for american audiences rather than in the uk, but it's got the most emmy nominations for the evening of the shows you expect them to walk away with a clutch of those, those stars coming in behind us with some beautiful dresses tonight on the red carpet and of course this is not the night to take away with prestige but it is rubbing shoulders with people and all of the publicists running around trying to get their actors in front of the camera crews and get them onto the american networks to raise their profile as well. so a lot going on tonight, notjust the awards and the parties afterwards, but an important moment
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for a lot of people walking down this red carpet. the scottish government, looks set to agree a deal to host the commonwealth games in 2026. last year the australian state of victoria, withdrew as hosts due to rising costs. 0ur correspondent katrina renton has more details from glasgow. the venues behind me were synonymous with glasgow 2014. it was a summer to remember. global stars like sprinter usain bolt came here, but in recent years the commonwealth games has struggled to get countries excited about hosting it. now, the state of victoria in australia pulled out of 2026, saying the costs outweighed the benefits. now it was suggested that glasgow could rescue the games, with a scaled back version making use of existing venues and infrastructure. but there were concerns that a smaller games with fewer sports and venues would carry a reputational risk, as well as a financial one. but there have now been two key developments. on friday, australian authorities promised a multi—million pound investment for glasgow and we also understand that the scottish government believe they have
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assurances from the uk government that they will not have to use public funds. £100 million has already been pledged by the commonwealth games federation. now tonight, a source close to the talks told bbc news that if they remain satisfied that the public purse will not have to be opened, confidence is rising that tomorrow's meeting could bring the news that the games may well be heading back to glasgow. you have been watching newsday. before we go, a reminder of our top story: donald trump says he is "safe and well" after what the fbi says "appears to be an attempted assassination" on the former president at his florida golf course. multiple officials have told the bbc�*s us partner, cbs news, that the suspect�*s name is ryan wesley routh. he is reportedly in his late 50s. a secret service agent spotted an ak—47—style weapon poking out of bushes on the golf course about a hole ahead of where mr trump was playing, and engaged the suspect. this is the moment when security services surrounded the suspect.
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he was detained on interstate 95. the sheriff's department said in a facebook post that it stopped a vehicle based on an alert to "be on the lookout" from palm beach county, and it shared photos of the detainment. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. well, we've seen plenty of sunshine throughout the weekend, also a few outbreaks of rain for some, but that is the last of the wet weather that we'll see for quite a few days yet, because for much of next week, it's looking dry and settled. high pressure dominant, more sunshine and it will feel warmer by day and milder by night too. just watch out for the possibility of some rather murky mornings, with mist and fog patches developing, especially developing, especially where the winds stay light. where the winds stay light. now, here's that area now, here's that area of high pressure building of high pressure building in from the south—west. in from the south—west. it's centred more or less right it's centred more or less right over the uk as we head over the uk as we head through monday, deflecting through monday, deflecting these low pressure systems out these low pressure systems out towards the north and the west. towards the north and the west. now, as we head into monday now, as we head into monday morning itself, there'll morning itself, there'll be some mist and fog, be some mist and fog,
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particularly for north—west particularly for north—west england, south—west scotland, perhaps. england, south—west scotland, perhaps. it's milder towards it's milder towards the south with that legacy the south with that legacy of cloud for a while. of cloud for a while. coolest out towards the north coolest out towards the north and the east, but a whole range and the east, but a whole range of temperatures as we start of temperatures as we start off the day. off the day. now, the mist and the fog now, the mist and the fog will readily lift and clear will readily lift and clear as we head through the morning, as we head through the morning, and there'll be plenty and there'll be plenty of sunshine around, lots of blue skies. of sunshine around, lots of blue skies. high cloud turning high cloud turning the sunshine hazy at times. the highlands, temperatures the sunshine hazy at times. more of a breeze out towards more of a breeze out towards the far south and the east. the far south and the east. we could see one or two very we could see one or two very isolated showers for kent, isolated showers for kent, but it's still unlikely. but it's still unlikely. more cloud for northern ireland more cloud for northern ireland later on through the day later on through the day and temperatures in the high and temperatures in the high teens, the low 20s. 21 celsius for parts of central and eastern england — it's close to the seasonal average. and then on tuesday, well, we could see any mist and fog, really, across parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire, teens, the low 20s. down through the east midlands, more of a north—easterly wind for east anglia, south—east england here and a bit more in the way of cloud for north—west scotland. but with a south—westerly wind blowing, then,
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artifical intelligence is reshaping the media landscape. we find out how with the boss of the wall street journal just ahead. and boeing faces yet another setback, as thousands of workers go on strike in seattle and portland. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. we welcome to our studio today the head of one of the world's top business publishers, almar latour of the wall streetjournal. the company has moved adroitly away from ticker tape to newspapers to online subscriptions. it is now, like other major media, looking at how artificial intelligence
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will change the media industry. let's speak to almar for more about this. thank you coming into studio and speaking to me. what's the main thing to understand about the media landscape and where we see it in 2024? ., ., ,~ landscape and where we see it in 2024? ., ., , .,, in 2024? the media lansky was under intense _ in 2024? the media lansky was under intense pressure, - in 2024? the media lansky was under intense pressure, for - under intense pressure, for many different angles. the big battle that hangs over everyone is to the righ ability of media. there are some noise out there, so much information, that good information is hard to come by. good information, facts, that takes resources, it takes effort to establish facts, to do that kind of high—value reporting, and they are not many news organisations left that have the resources to do that. we counter subs lucky that. we counter subs lucky that we are in that position. if we look at the us, perhaps, for some stories when this comes into play, i want to get your reaction about what we have seen in the last few
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