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face-to-face meeting between president biden and china's president xi. caitriona: hundreds more earthquakes reported in thailand. eruption remains high. hello and welcome to world news america. i am caitriona perry. u.s. national security council spokesman john kirby's as new u.s. intelligence shows a hamas command centre located under the al-shifa hospital in the gaza strip, but he says the u.s. is not support an airstrike on the hospital, and patients must be protected. medical staff of the hospital say a mass grave has been drug -- has been dug for patients to die after they ran out of fuel. 200 people have been barry, died

when vital hospital equipment stopped working due to power cuts and fuel shortages caused by the offense against hamas. hamas is a terrorist organization by the u.s. and other governments, according to them. israel's defense minister claims hamas has lost control of the northern gaza strip. as israel's retaliatory attacks continue, thousands of people in gaza face the nice intents during torrential rains. the world health organization says this is adding to the suffering. i have been speaking to bbc correspondent nick beake for an update. the hospital is no longer

functioning but israel continuing with his position to say there are hamas fighters. what can you tell us? nick: throughout the day, caitriona, information has been trickling out, grim news to be honest with you. we heard from various doctors and throughout the day reports of the number of people who have been buried there in this mass grave has escalated, one doctor telling the bbc today that more than 200 people, their bodies have now been placed in there, and among the dead are children. israel maintains at this hospital, the biggest in the territory, there is in fact this hamas command-and-control center, dug in there and coordinating operations. in the past, they have put forward illustrations of this. this evening, the israeli case is being bolstered by the white house that has that it has seen intelligence that hamas does

indeed have a base under the al-shifa hospital, that there is a common network under which weapons can be stored and hostages can be kept. caitriona: what is the latest on the evacuation of patients there? we seen tiny newborn babies out of incubators, huddled on a bed . nick: they have conducted a safe corridor, where they can go to the south of gaza, because israel is telling palestinians to do that, to move from the north to the south they say they are not firing at the hospital and are certainly not shooting at civilians. we have heard reports from medics and one charity, doctors without borders, who says their surgeon has treated three people in the past 24 hours for gun, shotgun injuries, certainly bullets from cyprus, and they believe it is israeli forces who did that.

-- from snipers, and they believe that israeli forces did that. a lot of people are early fighting to venture out of the hospital. caitriona: all the while, the hunt goes on for the hostages. briefly, is there any update to that? nick: no, rumors have been swirling was again that there may be some progress on this. we know qatar is involved in this, some decisions being bandied about. israel is clear that the only point at which it will stop fighting, it will, you know, pause in its operation is when all the hostages are achieved. some of the families here saying the israeli government are not doing the right strategy here. they want the hostages to be brought back and then the hamas commanders, they want the campaign against them to be intensified once their loved

ones are back safe. caitriona: ok, nick beake in israel, thank you for that. doctors working at the al-shifa hospital deny there is not around command center there. fighting continues between the israeli military and hamas around the hospital. israeli tanks has surrounded the facility. there have been reports of explosions nearby. the u.k. and the u.s. have appealed to the israeli military to show restraint around al-shifa, but israel insists it is only fighting against hamas. ola deering has more. -- orla guerin has more. orla: the sounds of battle rang out in gaza city good hard to imagine these were once bustling streets. israel is pushing forward, despite international concern about the cost. it's forces closing in on key

targets. posing for photographs inside the hamas parliament in gaza city. its troops are now at the gates of al-shifa hospital. president biden says the hospital must be protected. inside, thousands of civilians are sheltering alongside hundreds of patients, according to the hospital director. these pictures, taken last month, show a functioning neonatal intensive care unit. but now, these premature babies are packed together for warmth, due to power shortages. and in the ground, so many decomposing bodies that a mass grave has been dug. doctors say the hospital itself is now a house risk.

-- health risk. >> this body has been in the hospital for more than five days now. 140 people within the hospital area. we are sure all kinds of infections will be from that one. orla: just across the gaza border inside israel, we join or the old trucks volunteers today, confronting the darkest harbors. they are still -- horrors. they are still searching for fragments of human remains coming here inside bomb shelters where israelis fled in terror last month for masked gunmen. research has just begun here, but already the team have found human remains. this difficult, painstaking work is continuing everyday. dna tests are continuing, funerals are still being held here for israel, october 7 hasn't ended, it is an ongoing

national trauma. what you find here could bring in answer to some families? >> yes, sure. this is my belief. we want to bring those families the announcement about their loved ones. orla: of course, it is the last thing that they want to hear, that they are gone. >> yes, definitely. it is the last thing they want to hear, but they want to hear something. orla: the volunteers themselves get counseling to cope with what they see. orla guerin, bbc news, on the israel-gaza border. caitriona: as this war rages on the middle east, around the world, there have been major pro-palestinian and pro-israeli protests. in washington, the president of israel and refugees join tens of thousands of people who show their support for the people of israel. our north america correspondent sent this response --

correspondent no me a call -- nomia iqbal sent this report. nomia: tens of thousands of people turned out in support for people in gaza. today, tens of thousands showing support for israel. taking part, high-profile lawmakers, including the new speaker of the house, the publican mike johnson, and he was joined by democrats, chuck schumer, and hakeem jeffries. >> we are here united, democrat and republican, house and senate, today, we stand with israel. >> there are few issues in washington back in so easily bring together leaders of both parties and both chambers, but the survivor of the state of -- the survival of the state of israel and their people unites all americans. nomia: we were at the front of the stage, and there were many

young jewish americans holding posters of the israeli hostages, saying "bring them home," and that has been one of the other messages of the rally. families of the hostages have been in attendance, giving speeches. also, many jewish american students from high-profile universities and colleges are here to callout what they say is a rise in anti-semitism on some campuses across america. there were a small group of counter protesters made up of rabbis, and there was a bit of a standoff with other people here, but police have cordoned them off, and generally they have kept this rally pretty much peaceful. caitriona: for the latest on the israel gaza war, you can go to our website, at bbc.com/news, for the latest update and analysis from our correspondents around the world. in this though, the aipac summit is getting underway. the form is meant to be focused on free trade and sustainable development, bringing together

almost every country on the pacific rim. a lot of the attention is on tomorrow's meeting between u.s. president joe biden and chinese president xi jinping. president biden has arrived in san francisco and was greeted by california's governor gavin newsom, but before traveling back, he spoke to supporters about what he wanted from tomorrow's meeting. pres. biden: to get back on a normal course of corresponding, being able to pick up the phone and talk to one another, being able to make sure our military still have contact. we can't take, as i told you, we are not trying to decouple from china, but what we are tried to do is change the relationship for the better. caitriona: we can go to stanford cisco now and speak to our reporter, helena humphrey. what can we expect from the big stomach -- from the a aipac summit? helena: on the face of it, this

is a trade summit, and the talk is striking more deals, particularly at a time when global growth is looking pretty sluggish after the pandemic, about 2.9 percent projected the next year, according to the international monetary fund. that is when they will be talking about, but of course all eyes very much will be on this meeting tomorrow between president biden, who, as you say, has arrived here, and a chinese leader, xi jinping, at a time of real tensions. much of that started with then house speaker nancy pelosi's trip to taiwan, which is self governed, sparking the ire of beijing. we then solve the downing of an alleged chinese spy balloon, which had been drifting across u.s. territory from coast-to-coast we saw allegations china has been hacking the emails of commerce secretary gina raimondo, and

even as recently as a few weeks ago, washington making moves to severely tamp down on exports of sophisticated chips needed to make advanced technologies to china. those are personal issues between the china and the u.s., but you take a look at global context as well, we've got the continued invasion by russia into ukraine, we got hamas' attack on israel, both of which beijing has refused to condemn, instead having policy leaving it more open to strategic partnerships with the global south, for example, so a lot to talk about from both sides here. caitriona: are we likely to see the beginning of a breakthrough in the u.s.-china relationship? helena: i think expectations are pretty low right now. it is more talking, once again, when it comes to the military front, the army can talk to each other if there is an altercation over the south china sea. we seem close calls between both

u.s. and chinese aircraft of late. there's collaboration when it comes to ai, the bank topic right now, china very advanced in that regard, perhaps a commitment so that ai is not used in nuclear arsenal, for example, and also when it comes to that question of fentanyl, when it feels personal incident in cisco right now when you do see so many people suffering from a drug -- in san francisco right now, when you do see so many people suffering from that drug. certainly both countries can do with breathing room right now. low economic growth in china and also for the united states heading into the presidential election, we want to show that it has a sure footing and special relation with china. caitriona: helena humphrey and emphasis oh, thank you. here are some of the warning signs ahead of what experts say isn't imminent volcanic eruption

could a spike in seismic activity in the peninsula of thailand led authorities to evacuate the area. a nine mile underground river of magma has not hit the surface but experts warn it will be soon get our jessica parker sent this report. jessica: we were just in brenda vic, the evacuated town, with an escort by the authorities come and what was happening is residents are being taken to the air homes and very small groups under supervision, and band they had to get right out of their house as soon as possible come up with themselves in the car, and then go. and we were taken back out of the understanding we might be allowed to go closer and have a look at where the damage has occurred from one of the earthquakes. but just as we were about to go back in, suddenly there was a bit of a commotion, and we were

told the whole area was being evacuated. a stream of cars, those that were in those that were in grindavik. clearly something caused concern, so we have to leave the area now along with everybody else. caitriona: members of the sag-aftra actors union has started working -- voting on a tentative agreement with hollywood studios that ended the 100 18-day after strike. the agreement was announced last date, overpay and industry guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence. the new contract includes both immediate and gradual compensation increases for performers. studios will have to obtain a performer's informed consent before creating or using a digital replica of an actor ambassadors who work on

streaming projects will earn a compensation bonus in addition to traditional residuals. i spoke to union president fran drescher and chief negotiator duncan. fran and duncan, thank you both for joining us. your board has passed this agreement by a large margin, recommended a yes vote to members. how did you manage to broker a deal that is being described as the biggest in your industry? fran: well, we knew that this had to be a seminal contract. we knew we were at a crossroads historically, where we needed to throw a battle on this while pony and start throwing in the reins before it got so ahead of us that it would be out ahead of our grasp. i think we were in for a rude awakening, because they had never really dealt with folks

like myself and duncan in the positions we hold today. and it is a very different kind of leadership. we were very clear on what we needed and really were never inseminated. caitriona: duncan, the remaining battle lasts for the next three weeks. is there a chance they could be rejected by the membership i? duncan: you never want to predict, but it was approved by an 6% margin by our national board and recommend that our -- and 86% margin by our national board, and they recommended approval i think our members will respond to it. there's a lot of it are members. protections are strong. . is it perfect? no. no negotiated delivery is. but it accomplishes what we set out to accomplish, and i think

our members will respond to that. caitriona: one of the more controversial elements of the deal is around ai and protections for your members as ai continues to evolve. it has been criticized for making some provisions to allow for performers. how do you justify making those protections for sympathetic performers? are they taking real jobs at some level from real people? fran: we prefer to call them synthetic fakes. nothing can be done without the consent of our members, so that is a triumphant change from from an industry that was just doing whatever it pleased. and now we have put barricades up around ai to protect our members, and to call a future upon which we can build and strengthen the contracts as ai

continues to change and evolve. we are also going to meet twice a year, so that we both keep our fingers on the pulse of advancements and together intended to lock elbows and go to washington to pursue federal regulation against piracy. caitriona: can you fully protect people's images? i mean, already there is a counterfeit black market for things like merchandise and so on. but can you truly always protect the image of your members? duncan: i think it is important not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. this is something that fran has said to our committee and to our members. we have dramatically advanced protection for our members from the misuse of their image and likeness without their consent by any employers in this business. and we are actively advocating for public policy protections to

cover things that might happen outside of the scope of our contracts. so, you know, is there yet a perfect framework for protection iagono. what are we working in that direction? absolutely. this is an example of future progress toward achieving that result. fran: a lot of people don't realize that when a performer gives consent to have a digital double in a particular project that they were hired to work on, that cannot be used for any other project. it is on a project-by-project basis, so this paranoia that they are going to be digitally duplicated forever once they have given consent once is a misnomer, and it is misinformation that, sadly, is being spread amongst some of our members. caitriona: can you trust employers to always abide by that consent on a project by project basis? duncan: that's why we have a

robust contract enforcement operation, you know, do we trust that companies need it when they make a commitment? yes. do we also believe someone might violate that? yes. we have a whole infrastructure designed to keep an eye out for those violations and to address them, when and if they ever happen. caitriona: if we just move on to looking at another part of the deal, then, there are protections around intimacy coordinators and outgoing requests for actors to have to appeal new or in revealing attire in auditions. . given all that has going on in the industry in recent years, the #metoo movement is someone, fran, how common were these practices that you had to put these protections into the deal? fran: well, you know, you have to start recognizing that power concedes nothing without demand. it never has and it never will. frederick douglass said that. i live by that wisdom very

closely to do so once, you know, we realize that this industry for a long time accepted the notion of the casting couch, which, in and of itself is horrible, by today's standards committee is important to put protections in not just for women but men as well from predators and also from producers that may want to take advantage of a situation. and it is something that was very much in the zeitgeist, and we met the moment. caitriona: ok. we leave it there for the moment, fran and duncan, thank you so much for joining us on bbc news. duncan: thank you. fran: our pleasure. thank you. caitriona: the royal family celebrant his majesty's king charles' 75th birthday on tuesday with pomp and circumstance but also the launch of a new project. ceremonial gun salutes were

fired, including a 41-gun salute for the king and london's green park. the public service exemplifies the king's birthday engagement. the king launched his food project in the midst of tackling the dual problem of food need and food waste. the campaign aims to connect surface food with food banks and charities. . i am caitriona perry. thank narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪

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wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff. it's to die for. now you won't miss a thing. this is the way. the xfinity 10g network. made for streaming. amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett. on the newshour tonight. fighting rages around hospitals in gaza as civilians shoulder the burden of war and negotiations for release of hostages continue. amna: newly-elected house speaker mike johnson faces his first major challenge, to keep the government open as a shutdown deadline looms and. geoff: we speak exclusively with treasury secretary janet yellen about countering china's global influence ahead of a meeting between presidents biden and xi.