helicopter in washington. a result is expected on a divisive immigration law in germany — with the far—right afd party expected to play a crucial role in the outcome. they'll be freed on saturday. before we go to washington to the latest on the crash on get the latest on the crash on wednesday want to show wednesday i want to show these coming live from the wednesday i want to show these corr the live from the wednesday i want to show these corr the german the 5 l! fi; if??? e“? e if 71??? that genie??? fif'éfgfflfiféfi’ that result is due a immigration

the german parliament in the few minutes we believe. has a huge has of a huge has of because amount of controversy because the man tipped to be the theman tipped tc: be the is the'men tipped tp be the is next the'meh tipped td he the is next leader is to rely on support from ' fright; 7' 7 ” 5 �*right, alternative j �* right, alternative fur the far right,—alternetive f�*dr party. of deutschland party. lots of critics that a firewall critics saying that a firewall has that postal has been breached, that postal convention political do not on �*work parties do not rely on or work with the far will be with the far right. we will be back for that very soon and i be bringing you the on 7 there! in the potomac river after the collision for more than 20 years. a preliminary report

into what happened will nationals and two russian figure skating stars. news, at the time of the crash there was only one air traffic helicopter was flying too high. he says it was far above the 200 foot limit, adding,

next week. let's take a look at a pair of video clips in which we can from a camera inside a car, we can see an explosion very close to reagan national airport. on the left side approaching the american airlines airplane, us us up to date on recovery efforts. those recovery efforts. 0bviously they will take some to �* both the

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of two perso on that the work of two people on that not only coordinating night, not only coordinating the civilian aircraft but also talking in talking with helicopters in. the and calls eleg- and then the close calls heard about. we have seen in the past where something in the past where there was runway there was some runway and we even 24 hours before the heards’a’éshoars before the there was a plane collision there was a plane that to divert its feee ree fe e�*eef if; 63935. they iree ree fe e�*ee�* 5 egg??? they would iiree ree fe e�*ee�* f; eeee�*e they would helicopter was a 7777wasa7b7it7777777777 7 7777w7a7s7a7b7it77777 777to 7 7777wa7s7ab7it77777 to its _pproach. 777??? 7 7 7777 777 7 approach. so many planned approach. so many being looked at even facters beiha leehedsat eee'e'ee ....,.,.,..,,.a.,.,. see facters beihg leehedsat evens," ~ ~ , ~ see those facters beiha leehedsat evens," ~ ~ , ~ see those recovery we see those recovery efforts still continuing, some still continuing, braving some difficult conditions in the river. pilot, kit darby, who has flown both civilian as well as military planes around reagan airport. he described the unique challanges this airspace faces. it's one of our few airports

that are slot constrained . the airport can handle. we know that it's busy. pretty much all the time. so with that in mind, other- than busy airspace, the runways this was a smaller plane that can handle a short runway. . i was flying slightly larger - planes and it was a challenge to land on these short runways. there are three military bases around this airport, _

we have law enforcement in the washington area, l security in the washington area _ yes. i was looking at that this| morning and last evening as you get nearer the airport. altitude is 200 feet. or higher and that's a problem. so there is a corridor-

you are supposed to stay in. you in direct conflict _ with this aeroplane approaching this runway which is turning and descending to land - on runway 33. planes will operate on the same frequency but that military the air traffic control tower and the plane and helicopter, line of investigation? our country is short of 3000 eight traffic controllers. - at this particular airport . they are supposed to have

to combine frequencies. in this case the airport - is busy enough that we have separate frequencies— for helicopters and aeroplanes. adequate helicopter reports the traffic and site, - says he will manoeuvre behind him so nothing regular there. i what is lost is the - situational awareness. the aeroplane being - on a different frequency so a lack of _ situational awareness. i don't think they simplyl never saw the helicopter. but there are many other targets out there and - this could be a case - where the helicopter had was looking at it.

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the names of the next three israeli hostages to be they're 0fer calderon, dual american israeli israel in return will free 90 prisoners. time in united nations facilities belonging and denied access

to medical treatment. 0ur correspondent wyre davies explained more about the conversation betwen british—israeli hostage sir keir starmer in that, call. he invited her to the uk once she had recovered from her lengthy ordeal, but she apparently gave him details of her captivity in gaza. facility or un facilities

belonging to her. distribution centres and so forth. so the un has several buildings across gaza, many of which were used by families who had been bombed but also obviously we know by hamas and other so in the sense that hamas were using some but it is interesting at the very least to hear that some of the hostages say they were in this case, emily say they were held in un buildings. alive, to be given access again to treatment

in response to these claims from emily, the un has said that it is disturbed to hear, if true, that the captives were held in un premises and they would investigate further. and we're also hearing reports that the rafah crossing might be opened tomorrow. exactly that is located. well, rafah is the crossing between gaza and egypt to the south of gaza. a very important crossing that has been closed for some time now, and the opening of the reopening. part of the ceasefire agreement.

that the ceasefire agreement is holding, does partially reopen, it will be partially manned by eu personnel. palestinians or wounded palestinians will be so that reopening, partial reopening of the rafah crossing was a very, quite a key part of stage one of the ceasefire agreement. and where are those three hostages who are due to be freed on saturday? yeah. look, most of the hostage releases so far have from israeli jails, people coming back to the arms

but it's going to be very difficult, i think, who was just ten months old. otherfamily members are no longer alive. at a time, i think for a lot of reflection over the price in the last few moments the german parliament has rejected an opposition draft law on policy. tidhtehihd immigration. policye ,.,, e ,, ,, c c. , has been tightening immigration. policye w, e ,, ,, c c. a has been hugely this has allbeen hugely because it was

that 77 7that7f7rie7dfi7ch 7 77 that friedrich merz who thought that friedrich merz who is due or thought to the is due or thought to be the next german �*was next german chancellor was to on the support the 7 the far 7 the far afd, go to 7 777 7777 go to our let's go straight to our correspondence who is in berlin. geddis up—to—date tell tastes—j�*s“? note in the dramatic scenes in the bundestag. it dramatic scenes in the bundestag.— bundestag. it was a ferocious debate. bundestag. it was a ferocious debate- it's — bundestag. it was a ferocious debate. it's very _ bundestag. it was a ferocious debate. it's very rare - bundestag. it was a ferocious debate. it's very rare to - bundestag. it was a ferocious debate. it's very rare to see l debate. it's very rare to see such fierce interventions come almost to the level of insults between parties. is between parties. this is because this matters in because this really matters in it's all about whether eerrhahys lt�*s atl; abeut "le�*le invite the far right in or you invite the far right in or whether you keep them out in z -:= :-—= cold and don't with german politics. the them in german politics. the so—called reason so—called firewall. the reason why the conservative leader's bill was so controversial is that he effectively would have relied on the far right. we now �*that relied on the far right. we now �* that attempt has relied on the far right. we now �*that attempt has now ==

= -= this is real 7 77 as; 7r7eal7blow7 7 77 7t7h7is7is7 7r7eal7blow7for failed. this is a real blow for friedrich merz party is friedrich merz whose party is leading the polls and think leading the polls and i think it that it it shows that it potentially as ggdermines his attempts to as it: on migration he puts it; enact it he puts it; en—migfetien— , ,, ,, ., . it shows he puts it; ah—rsaigratiers , ~ ~ ~ , it shows the because itsshowsthe majority parliament does not agree in parliament does not agree his tactic. what we have with his tactic. what we have over today and all week is ferocious debate about what a ferocious debate about what party is all the conservative party is all about. this is a party that is trying to find its way after years of being led the years of being led by the centrist chancellor angela a nd centrist chancellor angela and manage. friedrich merkel and manage. friedrich merz merkeland manage. friedrich merz has responded by shifting the party to the right. he was trying this bill to trying with this bill to win over and lower over right—wingers and lower them back, those them back, potentially those who are about voting who are thinking about voting for a? by talking tough

for the afd, by talking tough on migration. this tactic has worked in parliament and if not worked ianarliameht and if look at it is not you look at polls it is not clear whether it will work at the ballot box either. he has a today eelitieell�*g’e'ttdait'ife , . �* members of conservative conser7vative party did not his conservative party did not the line because it was a vote z— vote and i'm sure we'll named vote and i'm sure we'll get information about that get more information about that because the conservatives are split migration. the split on migration. the former chancellor merkel intervention yesterday an intervention yesterday calling the tactics of merz wrong which is unusual. and i think what very unusual. and i think what we're is the ase'fe seeing is the trying ase'fe eee'rhg ie the trying decide conservatives trying to decide which way they're to go 272222; theele7ction7 7 7 7 in the election campaign because we have an election in three weeks' time and there is to play for. three weeks' time and there is _ to play for-- everything to play for. it's been a dramatic _ everything to play for. it's been a dramatic day in it's 7 to parljament. it's going to be interesting to get the really interesting to get the readout of who has voted and how they have voted and readout of who has voted and hov support ve voted and readout of who has voted and hov support for loted and readout of who has voted and hov support for loted ant merz the support for friedrich merz away. of

election up. ashat that election coming up, what do you think this result does to his ambitions to be the next chancellor? he to his ambitions to be the next chancellor?— chancellor? he is still way ahead in _ chancellor? he is still way ahead in the _ chancellor? he is still way ahead in the - so - chancellor? he is still way ahead in the - so his l chancellor? he is still way - ahead in the - so his party ahead in the polls so his party traditionally the largest m- party and it has been for a while. it is polling around while. it is polling at around the for him is 30%. the difficulty for him is who is going to work with that is where it tricky. the is where it gets—triceys—the— . .. , ~ will really whether gggstion will really bewhether whole very messy, very this whole very messy, very difficult over migration difficult debate over migration has helped or harmed the far right afd because if it boosts the of the afd and id the number of the af!) ahd id at this in parliament look at this mess in parliament this week and think just get777 77 just get it parties just can't get it together, then it's going to eat into the of the eat into the support of the mainstream parties because even if no other party will work if he other oartyaaillasoric— , the afd it means there are with the afd it means there are votes to go around with fewer votes to go around with party is and what it another party is and what it means is even if merz means is even if friedrich merz does become chancellor, which looking at the poll looking at the cell numbers esau, now looking at the cell numbers " ” ' " ” ' now he looking at the bell numbers " ” ' " ” ' now he is more likely to right now he is more likely to do all of schultz, even if

it is, if he has to cobble together a difficult coalition with partners he want together a difficult coalition wi work tners he want together a difficult coalition wi work with . he want together a difficult coalition wi work with or a want together a difficult coalition wi work with or maybe want together a difficult coalition wi work with or maybe a want coalition7 which is three—way coalition which is we have and which is 11mm mm unstable, it's going to make as very difficult. he government very difficult. he might chancellor aseigsaaaasfiu , ,, 7777itts7n7077t77777 7 77 77 it7's7n7ot7 7 77 7 good 77 77 it7's7n7ot7 7 77 7 good for 77 77 it7's7n7o7t7 7 77 7 good for 7him but it's not much good for him if it's very difficult government to because governmentto lead'because has got big challenges germany has got big challenges ahead and needs a unified ahead and needs'a unified and strong to deal quite strong government to deal with those challenges. hoes f any-s worried you think germany's partners, particularly in the what 7 what is 7 what is happening fffe et: fef s 777,7(hey they ha77ve because traditionally they have looked to germany is one of the hitters of the block but big hitters of the block but especially now with donald in the white house there trumpln theta/bite: house there talk of tariffs and so on. really depends on what sort it really depends on what sort of coalition we end up with. we have the election in three will have the election in three we will the weeks, wew'rll get the results but then it will straightaway but then it will a good month or two form a coalition. form7a coalition. so 7 form a coalition. so we

77 for7m7a7coal7ition7. so7we will 77 77 ' tgfgrm a coalition, so we will a period nggrm a coalition, so we will a period of that what people are going to be is what people are going to be looking at. what we have seen this week is on one hand this week is on the one hand the good news for the mainstream parties is that a bill was not passed with the belt) afd bill was not passed with the help afd so that means help of the afd so that means that firewall is still relatively strong. bad news is this whole process this week has been to watch, it's been messy and pretty unappetising 2.2: of insul7t7s 7 of insul7t7s thrown7around. will be difficult than it will be more difficult than everfor the it will be more difficult than ever for the other to ever for the other parties to—we: "mice: a everfor the other parties to ~ ~ ~ ~~ a coalition after form a happy coalition after—mm: : :: election. form a happy coalition afterwm— , ~ election. that is what § egrggg needs. it needs a coalition government unified coalition government which knows what it's doing. has . ——— ”n e 77537577 7 the this has been the difficulty, it was three different parties pulling in directions i think whatever the colour and i think whatever the colour of the next government, whether of the next coer�*mer�*t bathe ~ ., , ~~ led by of the aa” caeameat hethe ~ ., , ~~ led by the centre—right of the centre—left, what most people in europe would like and in germany is at the

certainly in germany is at the very least a government which what it's doing and is knows what it's doing and is going to stop arguing and get moving because economy moving because the economy to get there is needs to get moving, there is lots of reforms that need to happen and lots of bread—and—butter issues which this ferocious until this quite ferocious debate over the past month migration . migration. that is we re were concerned about and voters were concerned about and so it may well be that we get back to those bread—and—butter economy issues and stop talking about ., ~ , ., , about migration. thank you very much. about migration. thank you very much- i might _ about migration. thank you very much. i might be _ about migration. thank you very much. i might be back- about migration. thank you very much. i might be back in - about migration. thank you very much. i might be back in a . much. we might be back in a while to find out how various and parties have people and parties havevoted. to recap, that breaking people and parties havevoted. to rec german breaking people and parties havevoted. to rec german parliament has news, the german parliament has an opposition draft rejected an opposition draft law on tightening immigration and follows days of and that follows days of because of the and that follows days of b and ;e of the and that follows days of b and the f the conservatives and the conservatives and the conservative leader wanting to cooperate with merz wanting to cooperate with the far right stay with us the far right afd. stay with us on bbc news.

hello. really to move the weather on. so what you've seen this morning where you live, you'll probably have this afternoon. best the cloud breaks — north—east scotland, tonight will keep extensive cloud around and some mist and fog around coasts and m western coasts and hills and if western coasts and hills and if we do keep any clear for we do keep any clear spells for any length time you might any length of time you might see a touch of frost but otherwise many areas h7overing temperatureshovering above tomorrow a lot freezing. tomorrow expect a lot cloud to start the day with of cloud to start the day with morning mist and and morning mist and fog and drizzle. quite murky around western coasts and hills with

reluctant to the fog reluctant to play. the breeze up in northern u nless scotla nd unless scotland and ireland unless scotland and here the will be thick here the cloud will be thick to bring of enough to bring patches of reign. nothing heavy or persistent just a bit of persistent butjust a bit of mild across the west. dampness. mild across the west. temperatures are best or temperatures are best six or and seven for eastern scotland and eastern england. saturday night we will see whether front of the atlantic 7 77 of7the7atl7a7ntic7 77 this moving of the atlantic and this bring some heavy rains in ireland in west northern ireland in west scotland. as this front continues to push eastward on running into high sunday it's running into high pressure and so going to pressure and so it's going to weaken significantly. by the weaken significantly, by the it gradually trickles its time it gradually trickles its way into wales and west of england just bit light england justsa bit of light and drizzle. better reign and drizzle. better chance �*seeing sunshine on chance of seeing sunshine on sunday for east anglia and south—east england it south—east england and it up south—east england and it up in northern should brighten up in northern and western scotland. ireland and western scotland. between seven and temperatures between seven and 9 into next we 9 degrees. into next week we are going to see some further are goingsto seesome further another slow—moving csgngescéhatlsedau-jne;e a... rm e front comes csgngescéhatlmdau-flceze essss sm se front comes in cottages, aaathedau-jne; se ems sm se front comes in monday weather front comes in monday tuesday bringing outbreaks and tuesday bringing outbreaks reign but will

of reignsbut that will fissle before it reaches eastern out before it reaches eastern areas of england. and then high—pressure builds from high—pressurebuilds from onwards and this wednesday onwards and this looks like it's going to bring quite a lengthy of dry quite a lengthy spell of dry and sunny weather certainly for quite a lengthy spell of dry anc rest iy weather certainly for quite a lengthy spell of dry anc rest of weather certainly for quite a lengthy spell of dry anc rest of the ther certainly for quite a lengthy spell of dry anc rest of the week ertainly for quite a lengthy spell of dry anc rest of the week butinly for quite a lengthy spell of dry anc rest of the week but this or the rest of the week but this high pressure last even around over the but turning dryer by

this is bbc news, the headlines... the recovery operation resumes after the collision between a passengerjet and an army helicopter in washington, 41 bodies have been recovered so far. and other media. back to our top story now, and black boxes have been recovered at the scene of a passenger plane and helicopter crash in washington, are just two probe how the accident occured. the board will present an initial report in 30 days.