live from new york. the white house rescinds a memo authorising a freeze grants and loans. senators grill president trump's pick to lead a heated confirmation hearing. and at least 30 people have been killed thank you for being with just one day after widespread public backlash, the white it comes after a judge temporarily halted the order after a lawsuit was filed. but the white house says

this is not a rescinding zurcher explains. this the latest situation. the point that the press secretary was making and determine which ones do not comport with donald trump's but that blanket, that blanket ban, that blanket freeze to the press secretary's comments and said, "look, nothing has really changed. seems to agree with them.

and aid programmes stand? well, right now they are... might contravene what donald trump wants, should be frozen. an ongoing review, and as soon as they find something, any kind of a programme that goes against donald trump's the defence department to prepare a facility at guantanamo bay to hold,

to detain terrorism suspects following the september 11 attacks. more from washington. immigration raids have been visibly stepped up the american people. the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to guantanamo. and tough...

every aspect of american government is being radically robert kenneder brings a lot of controversial baggage scepticism. it is a medical condition in his throat that gives i support the measles vaccine. i support the polio vaccine. or discourages people from taking either of those vaccines.

reservations about robert kenneder go beyond just vaccines. many republicans are worried about his staunch support for abortion rights or his battle against food additives kennedy, has gone public on why she believes because bobby himself is a predator. his basement, his garage, his dorm room were always and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. the bbc has approached robert kennedy for comment. i'm going to let him

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his rherehly; rbyeefifiepeaple; even his fa m ily nerehly; rbyeefinepeaple; even his family will stop he fiefieefe ef e'e fefi'l’if iiif'uefee he is before fiefieefe ef e'e fefi'l’f ie'uefee he is before health well, he is before the health committee in the senate tfimm'ttcc “1515 ecfieic so there'll be a lot and back and more grilling and back and forth there, no doubt. dennis doubt. for her death. mm , , kucinich. _ forth there, no doubt. dennis kucinich, thank— forth there, no doubt. dennis kucinich. _ forth there, no doubt. dennis kucinich, thank— forth there, no doubt. dennis kucinich, thank you _ forth there, no doubt. dennis kucinich, thank you for - forth there, no doubt. dennis| kucinich, thank you forjoining here on bbc 7 e e forth there, no doubt. dennis kucinich, thank you _ forth there, no doubt. dennis kucinich, thank you for - forth there, no doubt. dennis| kucinich, thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. here on bbc news. i e —, us here on bbc news. always a pleasure. _ us here on bbc news. always a kucinich, thank you for “oining us here on bbc news._ kucinich, thank you for “oining us here on bbc news. always a pleasure. _ us here on bbc news. always a pleasure, thank _ us here on bbc news. always a pleasure, thank _ us here on bbc news. always a pleasure, thank you. _ earlier in the day, pleasure, thank you. _ earlier in the day, president trump signed president trump signed the laken riley act into law. the laken riley act into law. it's the first piece of legislation he has signed since re—entering the white house just over a week ago. the law mandates the detention the law mandates the detention and deportation of undocumented and deportation of undocumented people accused of theft and violent crimes before they are convicted. the measure passed the measure passed a republican—controlled senate a republican—controlled senate immigrant rights advocates. the law is named for the law is named for laken riley — a—22 year—old laken riley — a—22 year—old killed by an venezuelan killed by an venezuelan national who was in the us national who was in the us illegally. laken's familyjoined president

where he blamed past trump at the ceremony, immigration policy for her death. for her death. he trespassed across our southern border in 2022 and was apprehended by border control, but under the cruel

to roll back federal grants, aid and other welfare programmes. there's massive waste in the federal government, and they give the states a lot of money, to be sure, but the memo that came out yesterday that everyone's of pulled back on that. the court negated their ability to stop funding, but they didn't want the court to go so far to say,

the hood , " right? "you can't do the audits". and i think that's where it's going. approaching a0 soon enough. i owe as a taxpayer. so somewhere, somehow, this country is going to have change some systems and they're taking the first steps at that. but that, actually, that has to happen. that's not politics, that's maths. and we owe this money. we've just borrowed way beyond our means. and it's a first step of getting things under control. now just to ask you about something else, because president trump has continued this dizzying pace of action since he took office a week and a half ago or so. has already come out to rail against.

not pulling punches. we're going to pull out every stop we can to make sure that the, notjust migrants, but the criminals, that's what he's going after. what he's going after. notjust illegals, but illegals that have committed crimes, they're the top priority. they're the top priority. there's well over there's well over a million of them here. we're going to deport a million of them here. them and send them back to their own countries. to their own countries. and what we saw with colombia just a few days ago was colombia saying, "oh, we're not going to take our own citizens back. we're not going to take our own criminals back". now, they quickly capitulated. now, they quickly capitulated. but what trump is saying is, but what trump is saying is, in those cases where we may in those cases where we may have a country here or there have a country here or there or everywhere that for some reason we can't get them a backstop to make sure or everywhere that for some deported, we at least got we're going to get them out of our cities and out of our streets, and make sure of our streets, and make sure that our communities are safer. that our communities are safer. and if the last major resort is to put them at guantanamo bay, so be it. and at the end of the day, most americans will be like, "huh? "yeah, 0k. "yeah, 0k. these are people that are committing crimes every single day. so for the most part, that is really is supported here in the united states.

and if if this has to be and if if this has to be a backstop to make sure our streets are safer, then so be it.

in a crush at the kumbh mela festival in northern india. the kumbh mela is one of the world's biggest religious festivals and up to 100 million people

the hospital looking for her family. we didn't know we would be stuck behind so many

to bathe in the holy waters. instead, many were whisked away, injured or worse. just over this way is the main bathing area, and there was such a crush of people that they came over this way and, as ever in this kind of a crowd, one person

in the last hour, the israeli military said it carried out an air attack in the northern part of the occupied west bank against what it said were "armed terrorists." the bbc has not independently confirmed the details — but these are pictures purporting to show the incidentfrom the town the incidentfrom the town of tamoun, showed chaotic of tamoun, showed chaotic scenes, and damaged buildings. israel has increased its military operations for more than 100 palestinian in the occupied west bank in recent days, particularly in and around the city ofjenin — just to the north of the latest incident. the latest incident. meanwhile, three more israeli meanwhile, three more israeli hostages are set to be released hostages are set to be released

on thursday in exchange on thursday in exchange for more than 100 palestinian prisoners, according to local advocacy groups. it comes as israel's defence minister said his country's troops will remain in thejenin refugee camp even after their raid in the occupied west bank is finished. israel's military is on the eighth day of security operations there, accompanied by helicopters, drones, and armoured vehicles. their bombardment in the area has forced residents to flee from jenin. wyre davies has more from jerusalem they are arbel yehud, a 29—year—old who was abducted from a kibbutz near the gaza border on the 7th of october, and agam berger, a 20—year—old military observer also taken from the military base near the gaza border. they're due to be released along with an 80—year—old

of them who were abducted from the kibbutzim where they worked on the day of that hamas attack, when thousands of armed hamas gunmen streamed will also be released from israeli jails. they're said to include about 30 women and children. palestinian west bank, according to israeli media they will be exiled either to egypt or neighbouring arab countries.

earliertoday, hamas said that a delay in aid israeli officials have not spelt out how new legislation will be enforced there and in the occupied west bank. the un relief and works agency, or unrwa, supports some israeli—annexed east jerusalem. for a transitional period. mr al—sharaa, whose islamist hts—led forces ousted former been authorised to form a temporary transitional

council until a permanent constitution is decided. the new state army. to 11 years in prison following a conviction on foreign governments and newjersey businessmen. the 71—year—old spent over 18 years in the senate before resigning last august. baby athena was born weighing four pounds five ounces but is said to be healthy and doing well.

that's it for the i would be back shortly with would be'beek: enertly with thank you would be'beek: shortly with thank you for watching. hello there. it's looking like thursday is going to be the sunniest day scotland and northern ireland, but it will stay largely dry most places starting dry with plenty of sunshine. through the afternoon, could see a bit of fair weather majority will stay dry. to around 6—8 or nine degrees through the afternoon. so that's how thursday's shaping up. thursday night and into friday, so a bit of a fly in the

into higher pressure, leaving a legacy of cloud. where we could see ten degrees. starts to build back in. inroads where it will be windier here, but it looks like central and eastern areas will hold on to the dry weather and see the best of the sunshine, especially towards the southeast. towards more eastern and southeastern areas. sunday we start to see this weather front move in,

sunshine and it will brighten up to the west of it. as we head into next week, although there will be a few night into tuesday, high pressure, i think,

a fragile ceasefire is still in place in gaza. over 117,000 palestinians,

proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the west