also coming up on newsday... "britain's schindler".o who rescued hundreds ofjewish children from the nazis — is commemorated — with his own street. it's 6am in singapore, and one 1am in poltava in ukraine — where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. ukraine's defence ministry says at least 51 people have been killed, with 219 injured. the attack occured at a military communications institute, in the central eastern part of the country. these images verified by the bbc show the aftermath of that attack. the country's defence ministry says people were hit as they headed to bomb shelters. emergency workers are trying to rescue survivors from the rubble. president zelensky vowed to hold those responsible to account for the attack. (biv) nick beake is at the scene, and has just sent us this report, which contains some distressing images... the missiles tore through the ukrainian military academy at nine o'clock this morning, just as lessons were starting, levelling huge parts of the complex and killing dozens insta

you are watching newsday on bbc news.rst day injakarta in indonesia at the start of an historic and ambitious trip to the asia—pacific region. indonesia is the world's most populous muslim—majority country and the vatican says the focus of the trip is inter—faith harmony. he was welcomed to jakarta by refugees and orphaned children at a reception at the city's papal diplomatic mission. the 87—year old has reduced his travel in recent years due to health problems, but this twelve—day trip is his longest as pontiff. as well as visiting indonesia, he will also travel to papua new guinea, east timor and singapore. he is set to travel nearly 33,000 kilometres during the trip. and he is scheduled to attend more than a0 events. jonathan had is following the indonesia stop of the two. he continuing — indonesia stop of the two. he: continuing a long—standing policy of the vatican of upholding the best possible relations with the country in ways is a marvel of multifaith tolerance. indonesia does have the largest muslim population

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai reporting live from singapore. the headlines: israel launches air strikes on southern lebanon, as hezbollah�*s leader vows punishment after a wave of explosive device attacks killed dozens of people. the bbc reveals the former boss of the luxury department store harrods — the late mohamed al fayed — has been accused of rape by five female ex—employees. a team of scientists say it's "beyond reasonable doubt" the covid pandemic started with infected animals sold at a market, rather than a laboratory leak. can china play a peace—brokering role in myanmar�*s ongoing civil war? we have a special report from the chinese border with myanmar. and as polls show kamala harris and donald trump neck—and—neck in the us presidential race, we're in michigan, one of the crucial swing states. we start in the middle east, where israel has launched fresh air strikes in southern lebanon, in what security sources there say is some of the most intense bombing since the start of the gaza war in october. and these are the latest pictures

also coming up on newsday... "britain's schindler".s — is commemorated — with his own street.

and be back shortly with newsday, bye for now. hey, i'm lola with the catchup.ael, a new system for scotland's youth offenders, and pharrell�*s life in lego. the uk is suspending 30 export licences for military equipment to israel. it comes as protests continue in israel calling for the government to secure a hostage release deal with hamas after the bodies of six hostages were recovered from gaza. here's a family member of hostage keith siegel. we are demanding our government to sign a hostage deal and save the hostages while they still can be saved. foreign secretary david lammy addressed the house of commons on that arms embargo. for certain uk arms exports to israel, there does exist a clear risk that they might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law. 97 captives remain unaccounted for in gaza, where the hamas run health ministry says more than 40,000 people have died since october the 7th. scotland has passed a new law that bans children being sent to prison. all under—18s have been removed from young offenders

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai.ebanon. hospitals are again overwhelmed. in my past 25 years in practice, i never removed as many eyes as i did yesterday. meanwhile, israel's defence minister declares the start of a "new phase" of the war with a focus on the northern front against hezbollah. a ukrainian drone attack — is reported to have triggered an earthquake—sized blast, at a russian ammunition depot. we have a special report from somalia — one of the world's poorest countries — as it deals with climate change and conflict.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai.njured at a high school shooting in the us state of georgia — a 14—year—old boy has been charged with murder. washington accuses moscow of using social media influencers to interfere with the upcoming presidential election. the final report into one of britain's worst ever residential fires has been published — seven years after 72 people died in the grenfell tower disaster. the pope will meet religious leaders in indonesia as he visits southeast asia's largest mosque — we'll be live injakarta. welcome to bbc news. we start in the us where four people have been killed and nine others injured

welcomed newsday.tempt on former president donald trump. lots of details coming to

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai, reporting live from singapore.�*s leader vows punishment after a wave of explosive device attacks killed dozens of people. the bbc reveals the former boss of the luxury department store harrods, the late mohamed al—fayed, has been accused of rape by five female ex—employees. a team of scientists say it's "beyond reasonable doubt" the covid pandemic started with infected animals sold at a market, rather than a laboratory leak. can china play a peace—brokering role in myanmar�*s ongoing civil war? we have a special report from the chinese border with myanmar. and as polls show kamala harris and donald trump neck and neck in the us presidential race, we're in michigan —

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai.trike on a ukrainian city this year, killing at least 51 people. a pregnant woman and six children are among the dead, after a small boat capsizes in the english channel. in all 12 people perish. mongolia plays host to vladimir putin, ignoring an international arrest warrant for the russian leader. we'll discuss why he's made the visit. �*britain�*s schindler�* — the hero who rescued hundreds ofjewish children from the nazis is commemorated with his own street.

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai, reporting live from singapore.sks for forgiveness for not saving hostages, but insists a deal with hamas won't be reached if israel loses control of the philadelphi corridor between gaza and egypt. translation: i am translation: iam begging translation: i am begging for your forgiveness translation: i am begging for yourforgiveness that we translation: i am begging for your forgiveness that we did not bring them home alive. we were very close. nearly there. the final stretch of the race to the white house. kamala harris and joe biden hold their first campaign event since the president ceded his nomination. an arrest warrant has been issued for venezuela's opposition leader for refusing to testify in a criminal investigation. and a british endurance swimmer claims a new world record for the fastest female to swim across lake geneva.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai.across israel, demanding a hostage release deal with hamas. unions call a general strike for monday. the protests follow the recovery of the bodies of six hostages held by hamas in the gaza strip. they should have come back alive, they could have come back alive. we need a deal now. germany's far—right afd party is on course to win its first regional election since the second world war. pope francis sets off on a tour of asia beginning with a visit to indonesia, the world's most populous muslim—majority country. and the sinking of the titanic: exclusive footage reveals more about the wreck�*s slow decay. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. trade unions in israel have called for a general strike on monday to try to force the government to reach a hostage release deal with hamas. it comes as the israeli army says it's recovered the bodies of six hostages who were taken during the attacks of 7 october. the families of hostages had pushed for the s

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm steve lai with your top stories.d on suspicion of attempting to assassinate donald trump. cellular data shows that the subject was in the vicinity of the golf course roughly 12 hours before the engagement with the united states secret service. the former bbc news presenter huw edwards is given a six—month suspended prison sentence for accessing images of child abuse. wreckage of the titan submersible seen on the seabed for the first time, as the final messages are revealed of those who died. and the long—awaited hearing gets under way into manchester city's alleged breaches of premier league financial rules. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the white house says president biden has spoken the suspect arrested after an apparent second assassination in two months on the life of donald trump has appeared in court in florida. he was detained after secret service agents opened fire on a golf course where the former president was playing. they spotted an assault rifle in bush's a

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines... hundreds more, in a fresh wave of attacks across lebanon. hospitals are again overwhelmed. in my past 25 years in practice, i never removed as many eyes as i did yesterday. meanwhile, israel's defence minister declares the start of a "new phase" of the war with a focus on the northern front against hezbollah. a ukrainian drone attack — is reported to have triggered an earthquake—sized blast, at a russian ammunition depot. we have a special report from somalia — one of the world's poorest countries — as it deals with climate change and conflict. the entire country has emitted as much carbon dioxide

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore — i'm katie silver — the headlines.ore than 57 million people us secretary of state, antony blinken, and the british foreign secretary, david lammy visit kyiv — mr blinken said they'd been hearing how to better help ukraine defend itself. thousands are evacuated from the vietnamese capital, as the red river surges to its highest level in two decades, flooding the streets. a new statue in memory of the late queen and prince philip receives a mixed reception, we'll hear from a sculptor about the challenges of capturing that likeness. welcome to bbc news — thanks forjoining us. initial polls in the united states suggest vice—president kamala harris outperformed donald trump in the presidential debate. but few expect tuesday's encounter to significantly shift the balance of what's expected to be a tight race. ms harris received another boost on wednesday with

some good news before we end this edition of newsday.ings they were restored by a foundry in northern france where they were first cast. the head of the restoration project said the bells were the voice of the cathedral and their return was a sign of rebirth. they'll be installed alongside the olympic bell, rung by winning athletes this summer, and their peal will again be heard when notre dame is reopened to the public in december. that's all for now. stay with bbc news. hello, a cold friday morning. it is going to feel fresh when you step out of the front door. in fact, a touch of frost possible almost anywhere in the uk, certainly a ground frost and even an air frost in some areas. from the motion of the cloud, you get a sense of where the air has come from, all the way from the arctic, and spread across many parts of western and even central europe. but high pressure is now building across the uk, which means light winds and lots of sunshine from the word go, and of course clear skies through the early hours, just one or two showers

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai reporting live from singapore. the top stories this hour... not saving hostages — but insists a deal with hamas won't be reached if israel loses control of the philadelphi corridor between gaza and egypt. translation: i am begging for our translation: i am begging for your forgiveness _ translation: i am begging for your forgiveness that _ translation: i am begging for your forgiveness that we - translation: i am begging for your forgiveness that we did - your forgiveness that we did not succeed in bringing them home alive. we were very close, nearly there. the final stretch of the race to the white house. kamala harris and joe biden hold their first campaign event since the president ceded his nomination. warnings from the german chancellor are you ready to fight? are you ready to win? are you ready to elect kamala harris our next president of the united states of america?

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines: exploding walkie—talkies kill at least 20 people and injure hundreds more, in a fresh wave of attacks across lebanon. hospitals are again overwhelmed. in my past 25 years in practice, i never removed as many eyes as i did yesterday. meanwhile, israel's defence minister declares the start of a "new phase" of the war with a focus on the northern front against hezbollah. a ukrainian drone attack — is reported to have triggered an earthquake—sized blast, at a russian ammunition depot. we have a special report from somalia — one of the world's poorest countries — as it deals with climate change and conflict. and we speak to a professor of japanese history about how accurate the hit series shogun is. we start this hour in the middle east, where at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a new wave of attacks in lebanon — this time it's walkie talkies that have been detonated. the latest blasts come just 2a hours after pagers used by the armed group hezbollah

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai reporting live from singapore.ws punishment after a wave of explosive device attacks killed dozens of people. the bbc reveals the former boss of the luxury department store harrods — the late mohamed al fayed — has been accused of rape by five female ex—employees. a team of scientists say it's "beyond reasonable doubt" the covid pandemic started with infected animals sold at a market, rather than a laboratory leak. can china play a peace—brokering role in myanmar�*s ongoing civil war? we have a special report from the chinese border with myanmar. and as polls show kamala harris and donald trump neck—and—neck in the us presidential race, we're in michigan, one of the crucial swing states.

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai reporting live from singapore. the headlines.missiles — more than five hundred and sixty people have been killed in two days. appealing to world leaders at the un security council, president zelensky warns that russia's war in ukraine cannot be calmed by talks. russia is commissioning to make committing crimes and this war cannot be combed by talks. action is needed. sir keir starmer lays out his �*long—term project�* for the uk — setting out the �*trade—offs�* that he says the country must face. we must build a new britain — built from that age—old spirit of creativity and enterprise. the pride and ambition of working people. and, a �*succession�* style battle to decide the heir of the murdoch empire wraps up. but who will be the chosen one?

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm st. the headlines.s—border fighting in southern lebanon. president biden meets president zelensky at the white house after announcing fresh military aid for ukraine. a doctor who worked for a doctor who worked for mohammed al fayed denies carrying out intrusive sexual health checks on female staff did you carry out std testsi on harrods staff members? no. i did not. multiple women have told the bbc that she did carry out intimate checks. the metropolitan police say that 90 women have come forward over two decades of serious sexual offence allegations against al fayed. prosecutors charged the mayor of new york with five counts of criminal offences including bribery.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver. the headlines.ill be in direct conflict with russia if it allows ukraine to strike russian territory with western—made long—range missiles. donald trump is not taking part in a second presidential debate against his democratic rival kamala harris. it's another small step, as a billionaire businessman becomes the first non—professional astronaut to walk in space. from here, earth sure looks like a perfect world. a football competition has captured the attention of an entire nation. and taylor swift sweeps up at the video music awards, becoming the most decorated solo artist in the ceremony�*s history. hello and thanks for joining us on bbc news. president putin says the us and european countries will be directly participating in moscow's conflict with ukraine if they lift restrictions on kyiv using long—range missiles to strike russian territory. he said this would change the nature of the conflict,

thanks forjoining me here on newsday. i'll see you soon on business day. bye for now. hello. with that came plenty of sunshine. for example, here in capel curig, and just to the south in ceredigion, we had the day's highest temperature — up to 22 degrees in the warmest spots. now, you'll notice a bit more in the way of clouds towards the north west, and indeed, over the next few hours could see some splashes of rain work into shetland for a time. quite breezy conditions here. watch out for a few mist and fog patches over the next few hours forming across parts of north west england, wales, the west midlands and southwest england, too. visibility could drop down to about 100m in the densest of those fog patches. so, it's quite a chilly start to the day, with temperatures down at around five degrees in the coldest spots. the high pressure, though, is here to stay for the next few days. now, starting off on tuesday, a bit of rain clearing away from shetland, might see a few patches of cloud across east anglia first thing, but it should brighten up with some sunshine here, and an

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines...ate of georgia after four people are killed and nine injured in a shooting at a high school. washington accuses moscow of using social media influencers to interfere with the upcoming presidential election. the final report into one of britain's worst ever residential fires has been published — seven years after 72 people died in the grenfell tower disaster. a new maori monarch will be announced ahead of kiingi tuheitia's funeral.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines...war in the middle east as cross—border attacks between israel and his brother intensify. we are going to do everything we can to keep a wider war from breaking out. we are still pushing hard. sri lanka's presidential election has been won by a left—wing anti—corruption candidate in a political shift for the nation. how two recent security breaches involving former us president trump — including one in pennsylvania in which he was shot — have sparked a whole new wave of disinformation and hate. and a previously unknown composition by wolfgang amadeus mozart has been performed in the german city of leipzig where it was discovered.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai.arrives in spain — claiming asylum. he tells his supporters "we will continue to fight". jordan launches an investigation into the killing of three israelis at a border crossing to the occupied west bank. typhoon yagi rips through northern vietnam — leaving at least 21 people dead and more than 229 others injured. and — fireworks light up the night sky — bringing the paralympics — and paris�* summer of sport — to a close. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the venezuelan opposition leader, edmundo gonz lez, has arrived in spain where he's been granted political asylum. this was his plane landing at a military base near madrid. he left venezuela after taking refuge in the spanish embassy in caracas.

you're with newsday, live from singapore, i'm st. the headlines.ades of troops are headed for the border. the un says more than ninety thousand people have been displaced since monday — as a result of israeli strikes. diplomatic efforts are underway at the un to try and prevent a wider war in the middle east. hell is breaking loose in lebanon. as a tour of the assembly yesterday, we should be alarmed by the escalation. lebanon is at the brink. voting ends in the second phase of elections in indian—administered kashmir — the first election in ten years. and a zoo in finland will return two giant pandas to china eight years early — find out why later on the programme.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines... explosion.eously in people's hands and pockets across the country. hospitals have been overwhelmed with casualties — at least 200 people are in a critical condition. hezbollah says israel is to blame. in france — a man accused of drugging his wife, so he and 50 other men could rape her — admits all the charges against him. the rapper and producer sean �*diddy�* combs pleads not guilty — after being charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. a new home for the commonwealth games in 2026. glasgow is confirmed as the host city. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start this hour in lebanon where least nine people have been killed and almost 3,000 injured — according to the health ministry — after hand—held pagers used by hezbollah, simultaneously exploded across the country. the pagers are used by the armed group to communicate with each other. a ten—year—old child is among the dead. hezbollah fighters, medics and iran's envoy to beirut are also amon

north sea—facing coasts, but towards the north and the west, there'll be some brightness welcome to newsdaysive with air strikes on yemen, hitting power plants and a sea port, in response to missile attacks on israel by the iranian—backed houthis. in the last hour, there's been another israeli strike on the lebanese capital, beirut. these are the latest pictures from the scene. more than 50 people were killed on sunday. but among those caught up in the violence are children and families — we report from a hospital in the bekaa valley. well, within the last few seconds, we have had a strike. we heard the plane in the air. then we felt the impact. the windows here shook, they rattled. and it's an indication of how nowhere here is safe. kemi badenoch walks into a row over maternity pay, as the tory leadership contenders vie for support at the party conference in birmingham. austria's far—right freedom party is holding its lead as votes are counted in sunday's general election. the american country singer, song writer and actor, kris kristofferson has died aged 88.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai.s take to the streets across israel, demanding a hostage release deal with hamas. unions call a general strike for monday. the protests follow the recovery of the bodies of six hostages held by hamas in the gaza strip. they should have come back alive, they could have come back alive. we need a deal now. germany's far right afd party is on course to win its first regional election since the second world war. pope francis sets off on a tour of asia beginning with a visit to indonesia, the world's most populous muslim—majority country. and exclusive footage reveals more about the wreck�*s slow decay. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. trade unions in israel have called for a general strike on monday — to try to force the government to reach a hostage release deal with hamas. it comes as the israeli army says it's recovered the bodies of six hostages who were taken during the attacks of 7th october. the families of hostages had pushed for the str

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai, reporting live from singapore. the headlines: israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, asks for forgiveness for not saving hostages, but insists a deal with hamas won't be reached if israel loses control of the philadelphi corridor between gaza and egypt. translation: i am translation: iam begging translation: i am begging for your forgiveness translation: i am begging for yourforgiveness that we translation: i am begging for your forgiveness that we did not bring them home alive. we were very close. nearly there. the final stretch of the race to the white house. kamala harris and joe biden hold their first campaign event since the president ceded his nomination. an arrest warrant has been issued for venezuela's opposition leader for refusing to testify in a criminal investigation. and a british endurance swimmer claims a new world record for the fastest female to swim across lake geneva. in a criminal investigation. and a british endurance swimmer claims a new world record for the fastest female to swim across

you have been watching newsday.e 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. 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

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i�*m steve lie with your top stories. 12 hours before the engagement with the united states secret service. the former bbc news presenter huw edwards is given a six—month suspended prison sentence for accessing images of child abuse. wreckage of the titan submersible seen on the seabed for the first time, as the final messages are revealed of those who died. and the long—awaited hearing gets under way into manchester city�*s alleged breaches of premier league financial rules. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the white house says president biden has spoken to donald trump and conveyed his relief that he is safe after a second assassination attempt. earlier, the acting director of the us secret service said the former president was being provided with the "highest level of security." ronald rowe said the swift action of secret service agents helped foil the latest threat to mr trump�*s life. the suspect, ryan routh, has been charged with firearm offences. sarah smith has more from

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines: four killed and nine injured at a high school shooting in the us state of georgia — a 14—year—old boy has been charged with murder. washington accuses moscow of using social media influencers to interfere with the upcoming presidential election. the final report into one of britain's worst ever residential fires has been published — seven years after 72 people died in the grenfell tower disaster. the pope will meet religious leaders in indonesia as he visits southeast asia's largest mosque — we'll be live injakarta. welcome to bbc news. we start in the us where four people have been killed and nine others injured in a shooting at a school in georgia, 50 miles north—east of atlanta. police have named a m—year—old, colt gray, as being the suspect of killing two of his fellow students, and two teachers, at apalachee high school. one eyewitness who lives across from the school described what he saw. crazy, like it, it looked like. i didn't really pay attention at first, i w

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai reporting live from singapore. the top stories this hour... israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu asks for forgiveness for not saving hostages — but insists a deal with hamas won't be reached if israel loses control of the philadelphi corridor between gaza and egypt. translation: i am begging for our translation: i am begging for your forgiveness _ translation: i am begging for your forgiveness that _ translation: i am begging for your forgiveness that we - translation: i am begging for your forgiveness that we did - your forgiveness that we did not succeed in bringing them home alive. we were very close, nearly there. the final stretch of the race to the white house. kamala harris and joe biden hold their first campaign event since the president ceded his nomination. warnings from the german chancellor are you ready to fight? are you ready to win? are you ready to elect kamala harris our next president of the united states of america? venezuela accuses the us of piracy — as they confiscate president maduro's plane — claiming it was bough

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines...nside a londonjail — to report on the consequences of overcrowding. police in the us state of georgia release a picture of the 14—year—old suspected of shooting four people dead at his high school. president biden's son, hunter, has pleaded guilty in a tax evasion case against him. the ugandan 0lympian, rebecca cheptegay, has died after being set alight by a former boyfriend. herfamily accuse kenyan police of failing to respond to warnings that her life was in danger. we start this hour in the uk, where from next week,

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines.ides since 2006. the lebanese health ministry says that over 490 people have been killed. harrods investigates whether current staff were involved in any of the rape and sexual assault allegations against the former owner, mohamed al fayed. prosecutors say the suspected gunman, arrested near donald trump's golf course, wrote a letter saying he planned to assassinate the former president. the inquiry into 0ceangate�*s titan sub�*s implosion reveals the company's ceo dismissed safety concerns — from a former operations director — in a heated exchange before the accident. and — a space capsule carrying two russian cosmonauts and an american astronaut has returned safely to earth, in a record—breaking mission.

welcomed newsday.e in washington, dc where the fbi is investigating a second assassination attempt on former president donald trump. lots of details coming to us in the past few hours about what happened but shots were fired quite close to the former president. he was playing golf with a friend at one of his golf clubs and there were shots fired. this is at a palm beach golf course and we had a news conference room at secret service officers saying that they were ahead of the president and they spotted an ak-47 president and they spotted an ak—47 rifle poking up out of the bushes and then they took aim at that suspect. the president was some way back, the former president, at the time, obviously the attacker then dropped the weapon and tried to get away in a car and rather remarkably, lots of praise for a witness who actually saw this happen and took a photo of the suspect and his car stop he was then pursued by the local police and stopped and we have had just from us media confirmation of the name of

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines..lenced with the taliban's new law — saying their voices cannot be heard in public. we are like dead bodies moving around. we can't talk. we cannot do anything. super typhoon yagi leaves a trail of destruction across northern vietnam, with more than 60 people reported dead. the voice behind the mask — james earljones, the american actor who voiced darth vader and mufasa, has died at the age of 93. in a personal video message — catherine, the princes of wales announces her return to some public engagements. welcome to bbc news. we begin in afghanistan — where life for the country's 21 million women hasjust become even tougher.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines.n their first tv debate in just a few hours�* time. we're live in philadelphia iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda in philadelphia where the stage is set and the camping teams are making theirfinal set and the camping teams are making their final preparations as donald trump and kamala harris get to set to face off for the first time. our other main stories this hour. the un condemns an israeli air strike in southern gaza that killed at least 19 palestinians. israel says it was targeting hamas. prince william on his wife's cancerjourney. he tells well—wishers she still has a long way to go. three, two, one, ignition... spacex launches the polaris dawn rocket from florida and the first privately funded spacewalk by non—astronauts. welcome to bbc news. there are just a few hours until the first head—to—head tv debate between donald trump and kamala harris. the 90—minute showdown will take place in philadelphia

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai, reporting live from singapore — the headlines. was on the course did a fantasticjob he was able to spot the rifle barrel sticking out of the fence and immediately engage that individual. heavy rain continues to lash parts of central and eastern europe, leaving at least 7 people dead and others missing. public hearings into last year's submersible disaster, which killed 5 people near the wreck of the titanic, begin this week. los angeles is gearing up for tv�*s biggest night — as the 2024 emmy awards take place later today, with shows like baby reindeer and the bear among the frontrunners. 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. his campaign has released a statement in which the former president says... in the last few minutes we received a still of the moment

and it turned out it was a serious newsday that was breaking all day because donald trump was the subjectssassination attempt at his florida golf club. and i just want to state the obvious right off the bat, political violence has no place in america. in fact, can i talk to all the gun owners for a second? don't shoot anyone. if you have even the vaguest idea that you might shoot someone, sell your gun and use that money to buy yourself a little treat, like pancakes with extra whip, or a bicycle license plate with your name on it, or a flute. learn the flute! learn the flute! and then call your kids, and tell them you traded in your guns for a flute. they might visit! here's how it went down: a truly deranged man went to mar-a-lago's golf course and spent nearly 12 hours hiding there before a secret service agent spotted his rifle sticking through the shrubbery. that sounds like an evil plot straight out of "looney tunes." reminds me of john wilkes booth's famous words: "be vewy vewy quiet. i'm about to intewwupt a pway." given that trump's campaign hadn't announced any public plans for s

so i covered the 1980 presidential campaign for newsday and, then went on the white house. and you were, of course, already a very well-established figure there. i had been there for a couple of years, and 1980 was a watershed year. can you imagine a candidate for president not only beating the incumbent who was up for, but winning 44 states and then 49 states and his reelection. the it was a fascinating time to be. but how did you go journalism in the first place? so i you know, i liked like like many journalists i worked on high school paper and i and this was in wichita, kansas. and but i but i liked other things, too. besides journalism, i really and this sounds possibly ridiculous now, but i was very serious about playing the oboe. i played the oboe since i was in the third grade, and i went to music camp at the university of kansas in the summers. and i played in the state youth orchestra. and i really i really loved the oboe and i loved classical music and performing in small and orchestras and also and in smaller groups. and so it was at the time very hard decision

no build-up like on newsday, i want to talk about vice president harris giving this economic speech today. we've seen the polls. she trails donald trump in the latest cnn poll by 11 points. and who can best handle the economy? it's tighter than it was. in other polls showed even tighter than that. but but you get the sense that she wants to close the gap even more. what is she needed to say to do that, karen? >> well, clearly she needs to talk more about her economic agenda. voters are saying we want to hear more about it and but i will say over all the challenge that she has is almost is there enough time? because if you look at the movement in the polls, she moved voters 13 points in the first 30 days, make it, but she had to make up ground from where biden was. and now and she's got momentum, but it's can they keep that over the next six weeks to get where they need to be with voters by voting and by the way, people are already starting to vote so continuing that momentum, continuing to respond to what voters are saying they want to hear. i think she's got a great conversation to have