erik and lyle menendez have been recommended for re—sentencing more than 35 years after killing their parents, in a move that could be the first step towards their release. a warning from the un — cut carbon emissions or be on track to miss global warming limits by a �*catastrophic�* margin. hello, i'm catriona perry. you're very welcome. we start in the middle east — where efforts to re—start negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza continued on thursday. us secretary of state antony blinken is in doha for meetings with qatari leaders. he said that israeli and american negotiators will travel to doha in the coming days for fresh ceasefire talks. a hamas official — speaking after talks with egyptian mediators

in cairo on thursday — told the french news agency afp that the group is ready to stop fighting if israel commits to a ceasefire deal. speaking alongside qatar's prime minister a little earlier, secretary blinken said he hopes to find a diplomatic resolution to the war in the wake of israel's killing of hamas leader yahya sinwar — whom he described as a central obstacle in previous negotiations. the fact he is no longer with us means we can move forward to an agreement. our state department correspondent tom bateman is following the story from doha. he sent this update. the question now is what is going on with the hamas leadership. the americans say

sinwar walked away from a deal that he wasn't engaging and for many weeks, they will be trying to establish with the qataris is there a negotiating partner for these mediated talks. we know that hamas for example have said there is now a five—man leadership council that they might keep the identity of the next leader a secret for security reasons. that doesn't bode well for progress in trying to hammer out this deal. before this moment, mr blinken had been in riyadh, hadjust moment, mr blinken had been in riyadh, had just flown from saudi arabia, talking to muhammad bin salman, the crown prince there. that is very much about the post—war plan for gaza. the saudis still want and the americans are still pushing for this wider normalisation deal between the saudis and israel which would be dangled as a prize to the israelis to try and engage with the diplomatic process in the long term. but really, the diplomatic track on all of this

is in a mess because of what is going on with hamas, because of the israeli military assault in the israeli military assault in the north of gaza and mr netanyahu appearing to show that there is a lack of interest frankly in diplomacy and much more in the military path and that is what mr blinken is trying to do, pull the israelis back towards trying to get a deal but at the moment, all of that and the chance of any breakthrough in even getting discussions back up even getting discussions back up and running seems very slim. let's now look at the humanitarian challenges. secretary blinken announced washington will send an additional 135 million us dollars to palestinians in gaza and the occupied west bank for humanitarian assistance. it comes as a hospital in central gaza says an israeli airstrike on a school killed at least seventeen people, including children. israel's military said it targeted a hamas command and control centre embedded in the nuseirat refugee camp.

the hamas—run civil defence agency in gaza says more than seven hundred palestinians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced since israel launched a renewed military operation in the north of the territory. speaking in qatar, secretary blinken said the us is closely watching israel's activities beyond its northern border. israel is continuing military action against what it says are hezbollah targets in lebanon. lebanese media report there were 17 israeli strikes on southern beirut overnight. the israeli military says hezbollah has launched more than 30 rockets at northern israel. meanwhile — world leaders at an international conference in paris on thursday pledged a billion dollars to ease the humanitarian crisis in lebanon. a million people there — a sixth of lebanon's population — have fled their homes to escape israeli raids. i've been speaking to mara rudman, former deputy envoy and chief of staff for the office of

the special envoy for middle east peace at us department of state. she gave me her assessment of the ceasefire efforts. iam i am hopeful that progress can be made, i think it is critical that these conversations happen and i think expectations need to be modest. but still tremendously important to have these parties talking with one another and to have egypt and qatar and the united states showing their common goal in terms of mediation and that is what is happening now. secretary blinken has also announced this additional 135 million us dollars for palestinians in gaza and the west bank in humanitarian assistance. during his trip to the middle east over the last few days, will he have received assurances from israel that that aid would actually be let into gaza and permitted to move

around the country, that is a problem we have been hearing from aid agencies? 50. problem we have been hearing from aid agencies?— from aid agencies? 50, having m self from aid agencies? 50, having myself administered - from aid agencies? 50, having myself administered us - myself administered us assistance in a role that i had at the us agency for international development, administered assistance into gaza and the west bank during times of conflict that didn't compare to the current one. i know it is challenging. it is challenging from all sides, not just from the israeli side but also from what hamas does, how it interferes and what it is doing to hold up aid to its people. what i have read about secretary blinken, i read his comments very closely, it is clear he discussed this with the israelis when he said that he felt there was progress being made but much more needed to occur and he said that as well i believe when he announced the 135 million which i should note brings the total of us assistance during this time to over $1 billion. find time to over $1 billion. and when those _ time to over $1 billion. and when those talks _ time to over $1 billion. and when those talks are - time to over $1 billion. and when those talks are going on with the humanitarian situation looking to have the hostages

released as well, it is unclear at this point whether hamas will have any representative at those talks. is there a point to the talks without a hamas representative there?- to the talks without a hamas representative there? let's be clear, representative there? let's be clear. the _ representative there? let's be clear. the way _ representative there? let's be clear, the way these _ representative there? let's be clear, the way these talks - clear, the way these talks occur, the united states cannot speak directly with hamas. israel generally doesn't. the united states is precluded by law from doing so. the qataris and the egyptians speak with the hamas leaders, the united states speaks with israel and the qataris and the egyptians and the americans speak quite a bit with one another in real time. what i understood it's that egypt have had some initial conversations with hamas and coming out of that conversation that hamas did release some sort of statement saying they were willing to proceed with talks which wasn't clear at the time of secretary blinken�*s press conference earlier today with the qatari prime minister. the district attorney of los angeles has announced

that the brothers, erik and lyle menendez — convicted of murdering their parents in 1989 — should be resentenced. it follows a renewed focus on the case — in which the brothers argued they'd been sexually and physically assaulted by their parents. that claim was dismissed during the initial trial, but new evidence could confirm the claims. this latest development means the brothers, now in their fifties — could soon walk free. our los angeles correspondent emma vardy reports. this 911 call in 1989 sparked a murder case which gripped the world. brothers erik and lyle menendez, aged 18 and 21, claimed they had found the bodies of their parents, shot dead in their beverly hills mansion. but they later admitted carrying out the killings themselves. they are in court with their attorneys and the people they represented.

during their trial, which was televised, the brothers said they'd been physically and sexually abused by their father, and argued it was manslaughter. at the time, they were not believed, and were eventually convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. but last year, new evidence was revealed which backed up the brothers' claims of abuse, and there were calls from some family members for them to be released. lyle and erik have already paid a heavy price. discarded by a system that failed to recognise their claim. they have grown, they have changed, and they have become better men, despite everything that they've been through. today, the district attorney for la recommended that the brothers should be given a lighter sentence, which means they could now walk free. we are going to recommend to the court that the life - without the possibility of parole be removedl and that they will be l sentenced for murder. under the law, since _

they were under 26 years of age at the time that the crimes occurred, they would - be eligible for- parole immediately. erik and i killed our parents together, so... i'd say that makes us pretty close. erik and lyle menendez recently gained widespread attention once again, with two netflix series made about the brothers' story, now seen as a case which, had it been held with society's modern understanding of abuse, may have had very different outcome. emmy vardy, bbc news, los angeles. let's go live to los angeles and speak to our correspondent peter bowes. peter, bowes. what happens next, how will peter, what happens next, how will this re—sentencing work? this is a recommendation to a court so it is now up to a judge what to decide next, to do next and it really is up to thejudge how to proceed. it is very likely there could well be

hearings and the district attorney indicated that he had colleagues in the prosecutors office who disagreed with his decision today and he said that they were free, if they chose, to oppose the decision and possibly appear during any future court hearings. so it is a little bit unclear as to how it is going to proceed but it may not be a simple fact that now it is going to move to a judge to rubber—stamp this decision and then go to a parole board, they could well be some opposition because, not just in the prosecutors office, but there are others including in the family. last week, there was a news conference with family members say they supported a decision of a presentencing but there are other family members, presentencing but there are otherfamily members, including other family members, including the otherfamily members, including the brother of kitty menendez, the brother of kitty menendez, the mother who was murdered, who opposes the release of the brothers. so it may not necessarily be straight forward from here. necessarily be straight forward from here-— from here. there has been a

mention _ from here. there has been a mention of— from here. there has been a mention of extra _ from here. there has been a mention of extra evidence i mention of extra evidence coming forward which has spurred a lot of the review of the case, do we know what that extra evidence is or are we likely to learn about it? yes, we do. there _ likely to learn about it? yes, we do. there was _ likely to learn about it? yes, we do. there was a - likely to learn about it? yes, we do. there was a letter . we do. there was a letter written by erik menendez, the younger of the two brothers, that has come to light and it was a letter he wrote some months before the killings took place and it was a letter to his cousin, writing about the sexual abuse that he said he had suffered at the hands of his father. that is one piece of new evidence. there is also a claim by a of new evidence. there is also a claim bya member of of new evidence. there is also a claim by a member of the boy band menudo from the 1980s who claims he was also abused by jose menendez. there are two separate pieces of evidence that may well support the argument of the defence at the time that sexual abuse played a big part in the decision of the boys, as they were then, to murder their parents.-

murder their parents. peter bowes in — murder their parents. peter bowes in la. _ murder their parents. peter bowes in la, thank- murder their parents. peter bowes in la, thank you - murder their parents. peter bowes in la, thank you for | bowes in la, thank you for that. a new report suggests countries are far from reaching global climate targets. that's according to the united nations environmental programme. a global warming limit of1.5 degree celcius above pre—industrial levels was set in 2015 — to ward off catastrophic effects of climate change. but the un now warns world temperatures are on course to rise by 3.1 degrees above pre—industrial levels this century — twice that target set a decade ago. the warning comes just weeks before world leaders gather in azerbaijan for the international climate summit c0 p29. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. this is the emissions gap, the gap between emissions as they are now, and the cuts that need to be made in order to keep climate change, you know, as much under control as we can hope for. and as you say, what it's saying is that emissions aren't falling. in fact, they're rising. they rose by over 1% last year. so that's between �*22 and 2023. and they say at the current trajectory, the current course we're on, as you say,

would take us to an increase in temperatures by the end of the century of between 2.6 degrees and 3.1 degrees. now, that would be an enormous impact on the world's climate system. remember, back in 2015 at the paris conference, the world agreed, the countries of the world agreed to try and keep the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 celsius. now, scientists say there is no safe amount of climate change, but they say that 1.5 degree limit should avoid the worst effects of the droughts, the heat waves, the floods, the sea level rise, the collapse of ecosystems that we can expect from climate change. as you say, this warning comes ahead of the next big un conference, which is going to be in baku, in azerbaijan in a couple of weeks. and what the un is saying, "look, it isn't too late yet, but we're getting pretty close to that point," is what the un is saying, and it's saying there needs to be a massive effort by all the countries

of the world to ramp up their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. but it says that needs to be led by the rich countries. the rich countries need to lead the way, and they need to begin doing that as soon as possible. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories. the chancellor, rachel reeves, has said the government will change its self—imposed rules on measuring debt, so more money can be freed up for more investment in this month's budget. the shadow chancellor, jeremy hunt, says increasing borrowing will mean interest rates stay higher for longer — punishing people with mortgages. police are reopening an investigation into a crash at a school in south london last year, which killed two eight—year—old girls. theirfamilies had previously been told that the driver of the car — which ploughed into their playground — would not be charged, because she had suffered an epileptic seizure. the victim's parents were critical of the

first investigation. the uk's drug safety regulator is asking doctors to look out for signs that people who are not obese may be misusing weight—loss jabs. the medicines regulator says the drugs do have side effects and should only be used for treating obesity and diabetes. it follows reports of some people who are not obese becoming sick after using the jabs. the regulator says while most side—effects are mild, some can be serious. you're live with bbc news. the us election is at a fever pitch with just 12 days to go. republican presidential nominee donald trump has just finished a rally in arizona and is now on the way to nevada while his democratic rival kamala harris is in georgia. there are campaign events happening in five us swing states today — highlighting their importance in the race for the white house. trump kicked off his rally with intense rhetoric about immigration.

we are a dumping ground, we are like a_ we are a dumping ground, we are like a garbage can for the world _ like a garbage can for the world. that is what has happened, we are like a garbage can _ it's the first time i've ever said that. every time i come up and talk about what they've done to our country i get angrierand angrier. first time i've ever said garbage can but you know what? it's a very accurate description. these are the scenes live in clarkston, georgia. tyler perry currently addressing the crowd there who have already heard a couple of songs from bruce springsteen and they are awaiting former president barack obama and they are also of course awaiting kamala harris herself to take the stage, she has also been asked about the issue of immigration today.

speaking to reporters, she turned the topic back on donald trump, pointing to the bipartisan immigration bill that the former president reportedly derailed for political reasons. take a listen. i will tell you that my highest priority is to put the resources into ensuring that our border is secure, which is why i have been very clear, i'm gonna bring it back up as president that bipartisan security bill and make sure that it is brought to my desk so i can sign it into law. the biggest issue we have right now is that donald trump and stood in the way of what would have been has stood in the way of what would have been a proven part of the solution to the bigger problem, which is we have a broken immigration system in america and we need to fix it. i've been speaking to our correspondent samira hussain at that harris rally. some era, we should say this is one of those rallies where the democratic party is bringing out its star power tonight, what is the mood like, what are voters waiting on there? —— samira. voters waiting on there? -- samira. , . ., , ., samira. there is certainly a lot of excitement _

samira. there is certainly a lot of excitement building l lot of excitement building right now, we are actuallyjust waiting for bruce springsteen to take the stage and he is just another big name that has taken the stage over the evening, we heard from the actor samuel ljackson and we have also heard from spike lee, both of them talking about getting out to vote and just how important it is for people to vote. remember, we are so close to election day, that is really going to be a big push from both candidates and their 1542 00:19: