helena humphrey _ is not the case. helena humphrey reporting i is not the case. y reporting from is not the case. helena - humphrey reporting from capital hill that this —— this evening, thank you. this all comes hours after mr biden�*s son hunter failed to appear at a private hearing on capitol hill — to testify about his business dealings. house investigators now say, they will begin contempt of congress proceedings against hunter biden — for defying the subpoena to testify. instead, hunter biden held a news conference in front of the capitol — saying he was ready to answer questions in an open forum, and accusing republicans of exploiting his personal problems for political gain. for more on the day's events on capitol hill — i spoke to cbs chief election and campaign correspondent robert costa. lepers mixed up with the house. does it come as a surprise at all republicans voted in favour of this when a few of beforehand had expressed some doubt about whether there is actual evidence of an impeachable offence? it wasn't a surprise. _ impeachable offence? it wasn

our correspondent helena humphrey is following the story from capitol hill. ou, helena. what are the details? the great to see you, helena. what are the details?— are the details? the day unfolded _ are the details? the day unfolded in _ are the details? the day unfolded in the - are the details? the day unfolded in the way - are the details? the day unfolded in the way that are the details? the day - unfolded in the way that the republican party largely would have been hoping it to unfold. we saw that result and that vote falling along party lines - 221-20 -- 212. that vote falling along party lines — 221—20 —— 212. that means that the impeachment has now been formalised —— 221— 212. this gives the republican party more short legal footing when it comes to testimony, for example, witnesses as well as document, whether he benefited from his son's foreign business dealings. keep in mind we have no evidence of wrongdoing currently at this present stage. we saw the boat pass in the way that republicans wanted it to and subsequently we have seen now a statement pu

iam helena humphrey. thank i am helena humphrey. thank you forjoining me.mages have emerged today from gaza which appear to show dozens of palestinian men on their knees, stripped to their underwear being held by israel defence forces. it's not clear if they have surrendered or if they have been taken by the military. israel has not said who the men are, but it has confirmed that its forces are making arrests in gaza. the new images come as tens of thousands of palestinians are streaming into rafah city, near the gaza strip�*s southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operation worthy of that name in the south of gaza. from jerusalem, here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning — you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern gaza and we have geolocated the video there, too. palestinian diplomats said these we

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey. thank i am helena humphrey. thank you forjoining me.ens of palestinian men on their knees, stripped to their underwear being held by israel defence forces. it's not clear if they have surrendered or if they have been taken by the military. israel has not said who the men are, but it has confirmed that its forces are making arrests in gaza. the new images come as tens of thousands of palestinians are streaming into rafah city, near the gaza strip�*s southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you with us.iations to avoid a us veto, the un security council has approved a resolution demanding large scale aid deliveries to gaza. it stops short of calling for a ceasefire between israel and hamas. 13 council members voted for the resolution, the us and russia abstained. the resolution was sponsored by the uae. its ambassador to the un says the decision �*responds to the dire situation "on the ground. the palestinian ambassador to the un, called it a step in the right direction but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire, saying that 2.3—million palestinians have been fighting for their lives

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.amas says more than 20,000 people in gaza have now been killed since israel began its military campaign in response to the attacks on october 7 that killed 1,200 people. that death toll of 20,000 represents almost 1% of gaza's 2.2 million total population. and it's an average of nearly 300 people per day. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by some western governments, says more than 1a,000 of those killed are women and children, and it says there have been over 52,000 people injured in the conflict so far. our special correspondent fergal keane reports on the toll that the conflict is taking on families. a warning — you may find this report distressing. the world is debating calls for a ceasefire and a bleak new reckoning of the dead is declared. but for the people of gaza, the suffering is felt. not counted. dead children being touched a final time by their wounded father. a mother comes to mourn a lost daughter. translation: imagine that esterda i was brushing her ha

i'm helena humphrey. it's good to have you with us. israel's ground forces are pushing deeper into southern gaza after days of heavy bombardment in areas where civilians had been told to go for safety. israel told troops the operations in the south will be conducted "with no less strength" than in the north. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to take in the casualties with un officials describing a "degree of panic" in medicalfacilities that hasn't been seen before. an adviser to prime minister benjamin netanyahu told the bbc that israel was making the "maximum effort" to avoid killing civilians. israel has been dropping leaflets with maps, showing gazans the areas that it plans to strike. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams explains why that often isn't protecting civilians. this has been a problem throughout the past two months. israel believes and says that it is giving as much notice as it is giving as much notice as it possibly can to the civilian population to leave certain areas where the fighting is most concentrated. and

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we begin in new york, where an attempt at the united nations to agree on a humanitarian ceasefire in gaza has failed tonight as the us opposed the proposal. despite 13 nations voting for a halt in fighting, the united states�* veto means the resolution failed to pass. earlier, the un secretary general warned that the people of gaza are at breaking point. meanwhile, the palestinian health ministry in the occupied west bank says six palestinians have been killed in an israeli raid on al—fara refugee camp. israel says any ceasefire would cement hamas' control of gaza. here's our correspondent nada tawfik in new york, this meeting and vote took place after the secretary general antonio guterres used a rarely invoked article of the un charter. article 99 to bring to the attention of the security council threats to international peace and security. he urged the council to call for a ceasefire because he said there was a risk of the total collapse of the humanitarian system — that he anticip

hello, i'm helena humphrey. just hours ago at a military base in texas, americans imprisoned in venezuela arrived home after they were freed as part of a major prisoner swap with the us. it follows months of negotiations. when people come home, it is one of the most important things our nation does. we love to hear the secretary of state and the president say that the most important thing we do in the united states government is protect the safety and security of our citizens. six of the 10 americans released by venezuela were wrongly detained, according to the biden administration. the release includes infamous former defence contractor leonard glenn francis — known as fat leonard. he's at the center of one of the us navy's largest corruption cases. in exchange — the us has freed alex saab, an aide and top ally to venezuela's president nicolas maduro, accused of laundering money on behalf of the maduro government, which he denies. mr maduro is also releasing 20 venezuelan political prisoners. it's all part of t

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. hamas has accused israel of war crimes, after the hamas—run health ministry said at least 70 people were killed in an israeli strike on a refugee camp in the centre of the gaza strip. a ministry spokesman said that a densely populated residential block was destroyed in the al maghazi refugee camp — with many people reported buried under the rubble. israel says it's investigating the incident. from bethlehem in the occupied west bank, shaima khalil has more. what we understand from the hamas—run health ministry is that the air strike hit this densely populated residential block. it's several buildings in very close proximity to one another. the death toll is likely to rise. because of the large number of families living in that block, but also because many, many people are still stuck under the rubble. one man who had lost his daughter, his grandchildren and his son—in—law had said that his family was ordered to evacuate from gaza city because of the israeli military operation. he said

i'm helena humphrey's, good to have you with a. israel's ground forces are putting deeper into southern gaza after days of heavy bombardment in areas where civilians had been told to go to for safety. israel told groups at operations in the south will be conducted with no less strength than in the north. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to take on casualties, with un officials describing a degree of panic in medicalfacilities that describing a degree of panic in medical facilities that has not been seen before. and advisor to benjamin netanyahu told the bbc that israel was making the maximum effort to avoid killing civilians in israel has been dropping leaflets with maps showing gazans the areas it planned to strike. paul adams explains why that often is not protecting civilians. this has been a problem to the last two months. but to leave certain areas whether fighting is months. but to leave certain areas whetherfighting is most concentrated they believe these new maps with this detailed grid, numbered grid, should help that

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we begin with the latest on the conflict in israel and gaza and these images from gaza which appear to show dozens of palestinian men stripped to their underwear with their hands tied behind their back, being held by israeli defense forces. it's not clear if they have surrendered or if they have been taken by the military. israel has not said who the men are but it has confirmed that israeli forces are making arrests in gaza. the new images come as tens of thousands of palestinians are streaming into rafah city, near the gaza strip�*s southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operation worthy of that name in the south of gaza. meanwhile, aid agencies estimate nearly 2 million people have already been displaced — that's almost 80 % of gaza's population. thousands have tried to go to un schools to find shelter but have had to sleep in front of buildings as ther

i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us.fter days of negotiations to avoid a us veto, the un security council has approved a resolution demanding large scale aid deliveries to gaza. it stops short of calling for a ceasefire between israel and hamas. 13 council members voted for the resolution. the us and russia abstained. the resolution was sponsored by the uae. its ambassador to the un, says the decision �*responds to the dire situation on the ground'. the palestinian ambassador to the un, called it a step in the right direction. but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire — saying that 2.3 million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. meanwhile, israel's ambassador to the un criticised the resolution, and said that the �*un should have focused on the humanitarian crisis of the hostages.�* russia's ambassador to the un criticized the us for not doing more to restrain israeli operations in gaza, saying it is giving israel a license to kill civilians. this comes amid complaints that the resolut

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we start in southwest russia, where one official there says ukraine has carried out the most "severe" shelling since the kremlin�*s full—scale invasion of ukraine began. these pictures show smoke rising above the city of belgorod where russia's emergency ministry says 20 people, including three children, were killed in air strikes. more than 100 others were injured. kyiv says only military facilities were targeted. the city is located approximately a0 kilometres north of the border with ukraine, 80 kilometres away from the ukrainian city of kharkiv. it comes a day after friday's massive bombardment of ukraine, the biggest of the war so far. ukraine's president zelensky says at least 39 people were killed when 150 russian missiles and drones were launched at cities across ukraine. here's our russia editor steve rosenberg. caught on dash—cam, a giant explosion in the centre of belgorod. there was panic as people ran for cover — not everyone could. russia says at least 20 civilians were

i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us. the united nations security council's vote calling for "urgent humanitarian pauses" in the israel—gaza war has been delayed again until friday. despite intense talks, the us says it still has serious concerns over the wording. the negotiations come as the world food programme says that all of gaza's 2.2 million people are suffering acute shortages, and almost 600,000 are starving as israel continues an almost complete blockade. a security council resolution to let more aid in has been delayed since monday as member states try to work out a draft that the united states won't veto. the us says it wants to make sure israel still has control over goods moving into gaza, to ensure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. 0ur united nations correspondent nada tawfik has the latest from new york. i heard from one diplomat that they have made more progress today than they have all week and that they are narrowing the gaps. what we have received is the latest draft resolution and it is different

hello, i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. first, we want to bring you some breaking news — police in the philippines say three people were killed and nine wounded in an explosion in a university gymnasium in the southern city of marawi. local media reports say it happened during a catholic mass. we'll bring you more updates on this story as it comes in. it comes after a powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the same island earlier in the day, followed by four major aftershocks that sent residents fleeing from coastal areas amid fears of a tsunami. tsunami warnings issued earlier, including as far as japan, have now been cancelled. meanwhile, in paris, one person has been killed and two others injured in a knife and hammer attack. french president emmanuel macron sent his condolences to the family of a victim, a german tourist. the suspect, who was arrested at the scene, is a 26—year—old french national. the french interior minister says the man was known to authorities in france for trying to stage another attack in 2016.

i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us.er 7 days of a temporary ceasefire, fighting has resumed between israel and hamas. and with the renewed violence, hopes that more hostages would be released have been put on hold. over the past week, israelis and palestinians had started to get a little more used to scenes like this of reunion and relief, with children in particular the focus of worldwide attention. for the families still waiting, now the question — what are the chances that further negotiations can yield a breakthrough? so far, 110 israeli hostages held by hamas have been freed, and 240 palestinians have been released from israeli prisons. these were mostly women, children and teenagers. and in this programme, we want to put the names, faces and stories to those numbers. in that spirt, on tuesday, 84—year—old ditza heiman, one of the founders of kibbutz nir oz in israel was released. she is a former social worker and also the widow of a holocaust survivor who came to the uk on the kindertransport. sisters dafna and el

i'm helena humphrey in washington. dojoin me again helena humphrey in washington.dbye for now. hello there. while wednesday was a pretty chilly day for many of us, again, we had some blue skies and sunshine, especially towards northern and eastern areas of the uk. a lovely scene there in perth and kinross, but it wasn't quite as sunny as that further south and west, where we had rain spreading in, well, courtesy of these weather fronts pushing in from the southwest. now, we could see a spell of snow in the central lowlands into thursday morning. that could be disruptive, just one to keep an eye on first thing on thursday, and maybe a touch of frost here. but elsewhere, you can see temperatures above freezing. so a frost—free night. as we go through thursday, though, we will see further heavy rain moving in from the west. notice these green colours here. really quite intense rain for a time, and a windy day, really, for many of us. those winds really picking up, particularly around the irish sea coast. gales here, severe gates in the far northeast of scotland. but i

i'm helena humphrey's, good to have you with a.a after days of heavy bombardment in areas where civilians had been told to go to for safety. israel told groups at operations in the south will be conducted with no less strength than in the north. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to take on casualties, with un officials describing a degree of panic in

i'm helena humphrey. it's good to have you with us.ter days of heavy bombardment in areas where civilians had been told to go for safety. israel told troops the operations in the south will be conducted "with no less strength"

i'm helena humphrey's, good to have you with us.fter days of heavy bombardment in areas where civilians had been told to go for safety. israel told troops that operations in the south will be conducted �*with no less strength�* than in the north. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to take in the casualities, with un officials describing a "degree of panic" in medical facilities that hasn't been seen before. an adviser to prime minister

i'm helena humphrey — good to have you with us.e israeli army continues to push into khan younis. the spokesperson of the hamas—run health ministry says some 800,000 residents in northern gaza are now without any access to health services. the un says 600,000 people are under evacuation in southern gaza but that "there is nowhere to go". despite the pressure on israel to avoid civilian casualties and displacement, israeli warplanes are bombarding parts of southern gaza. meanwhile, israeli forces say they encircled the home of one of the masterminds of the october 7th attacks. in a video statement released on wednesday,

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. israel began its military campaign in response to the attacks on october 7 that killed 1,200 people. that death toll of 20,000 represents almost 1% of gaza's 2.2 million total population. and it's an average of nearly 300 people per day. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by some western governments, says more than 14,000 of those killed are women and children,

hello, i'm helena humphrey.uela arrived home after they were freed as part of a major prisoner swap with the us. it follows months of negotiations. when people come home, it is one of the most important things our nation does. we love to hear the secretary of state and the president say that the most important thing we do in the united states government is protect the safety and security of our citizens. six of the 10 americans released by venezuela were wrongly detained, according to the biden administration. the release includes infamous former defence

i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us.asefire between israel and hamas expired. israel says it's hit 200 �*terror targets�* since its bombardment of the gaza strip resumed.

i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us.tinian lives. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says at least 90 palestinians were killed by strikes in the jabalia

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.un health ministry in gaza says at least 90 palestinians were killed by strikes in the jabalia refugee camp on sunday. it comes as humanitarian aid entered gaza directly

i'm helena humphrey. good to be with you.ues. the world food programme's deputy director says 9 out of 10 people cannot eat every day. israel says it's doing everything it can to get more aid in, but conditions on the ground are making it almost impossible for aid groups to reach gaza. unicef�*s spokeswoman alexandra murdoch has more on the situation. by all the measures that you can think of, the situation for people in gaza is beyond crisis point. food is running out as you have reported, there is a severe lack of safe water, safe drinking water and this poses a particularly lethal threat to children.

iam i am helena iam helena humphrey. good to have you with us.ntial debate is in the books. the event hosted by the tv network news nation at the university of alabama featured the smallest group of candidates to qualify for a debate so far. just for. florida governor ron desantis, nikki haley, vivek ramaswamy and former newjersey governor chris christie, and once again, leading gop condemned the former president donald trump skipped the debate, instead opting to host a fundraiser in florida. the candidates came out swinging against nikki haley, launching a

i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us.calling for "urgent humanitarian pauses" in the israel—gaza war has been delayed again until friday. despite intense talks, the us says it still has serious concerns over the wording. the negotiations come as the world food programme says that all of gaza's 2.2 million people are suffering acute shortages, and almost 600,000 are starving as israel continues an almost complete blockade. a security council resolution to let more aid in has been

hello, i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. you some breaking news — police in the philippines say three people were killed and nine wounded in an explosion in a university gymnasium in the southern city of marawi.

i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us.inistry in gaza says at least 90 palestinians were killed by strikes in the jabalia refugee camp on sunday. it comes as humanitarian aid entered gaza directly from israel for the first time in more than two months. at another crossing on egypt's border, some aid deliveries were mobbed by palestinians desperate for food.

——prey hello, i'm helena humphrey. it is good to have you with us.ds taken hostage. now, israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu says �*it�*s the beginning of the end' for the group. but the number of civilian casualities in gaza continues to mount, with the hamas—run health ministry reporting that 18,000 palestinians have been killed since the start of israel's offensive. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees has described the situation in gaza as �*hell on earth' and the world health organisation has adopted a resolution calling for immediate humanitarian aid in gaza, saying there has been 4119 attacks on healthcare facilities in the region. i spoke tojoseph belliveau, executive director of doctors without borders in canada about the worsening health crisis in gaza.

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.palestinian men stripped to their underwear with their hands tied behind their back, being held by israeli defense forces. it's not clear if they have surrendered or if they have been taken by the military. israel has not said who the men are but it has confirmed that israeli forces are making arrests in gaza. the new images come as tens of thousands of palestinians are streaming into rafah city, near the gaza strip�*s southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operation worthy of that name in the south of gaza.

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. israel is grappling with the fallout from the killing

hello, i'm helena humphrey. it is good to have you with us. an israeli soldier opened fire on killing them in a building near gaza city. the three men were mistakenly killed holding a white cloth on a stick, indicating surrender. an israeli defense forces official says a soldier felt threatened and opened fire after misidentifying them as terrorists. an official investigation said the shots were fired in breach

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.lican party was synonymous with oftentimes hawkish foreign policy: a muscular defense abroad meant peace at home — or so the argument went. just last month, the world lost a long—running proponent of a strong us foreign policy, with the passing of former secretary of state henry kissinger. for decades american boots could be found on the ground in far—away wars — and with that came the influence that republicans in washington wanted. but times are changing. while the trump era was tough on china, it was also characterized by a more isolationist approach. and now, with the 2024, presidential election just

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.here says ukraine has carried out the most "severe" shelling since the kremlin�*s full—scale invasion of ukraine began. these pictures show smoke rising above the city of belgorod where russia's emergency ministry says 20 people, including three children, killed in air strikes. more than 100 others were injured. kyiv says only military facilities were targeted. the city is located approximately a0 kilometres north of the border with ukraine, 80 kilometres away from the ukrainian city of kharkiv. it comes a day after friday's massive bombardment of ukraine, the biggest of the war so far. ukraine's president zelensky says at least 39 people were killed when 150 russian missiles and drones were launched at cities across ukraine. here's our russia editor steve rosenberg. caught on dash—cam, a giant explosion in the centre of belgorod.

hello, i'm helena humphrey.united nations to agree on a humanitarian ceasefire in gaza has failed tonight as the us opposed the proposal. despite 13 nations voting for a halt in fighting, the united states�* veto means the resolution failed to pass. earlier, the un secretary general warned that the people of gaza are at breaking point. meanwhile, the palestinian health ministry in the occupied west bank says six palestinians have been killed in an israeli raid on al—fara refugee camp. israel says any ceasefire would cement hamas�* control of gaza. here's our correspondent nada tawfik in new york, this meeting and vote took place after the secretary general used a rarely invoked article

hello, i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with our.gaza. it comes as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the war in gaza has come at a "very heavy price", with more than 150 israeli soldiers killed. in a message posted on social media, mr netanyahu promised that israel would win against what he described as the "barbarism" of hamas. meanwhile, diplomatic efforts toward a ceasefire are continuing in egypt. israeli and arab media say egypt has put forward a new proposalfor a ceasefire between israel and hamas in three phases. meanwhile, hamas has accused israel of war crimes, after the hamas—run health ministry said at least 70 people were killed in an israeli strike on a refugee camp in the centre of the gaza strip.

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.ts in south—west russia over the past 2a hours. one russian official has called it the most "severe" shelling since its full—scale invasion of ukraine began. these pictures show smoke rising above the city of belgorod where russia's emergency ministry says 20 people, including three children, have been killed, with more than 100 injured. kyiv says only military facilities were targeted. the city is located approximately a0 kilometres north of the border with ukraine — 80 kilometres away from the ukrainian city of kharkiv. this dash—cam video has been verified by the bbc. it shows an explosion on a street in the city, and people running from the scene. other pictures show damage to buildings and vehicles gutted by fire. if the numbers of dead are confirmed, it would be one of the deadliest strikes on russia of the war so far — after nearly two years of fighting. it comes a day after friday's massive bombardment of ukraine,

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.al there says ukraine has carried out the most "severe" shelling since the kremlin�*s full—scale invasion of ukraine began. these pictures show smoke rising above the city of belgorod where russia's emergency ministry says 20 people, including three children, were killed in air strikes. more than 100 others were injured. kyiv says only military facilities were targeted. the city is located approximately 40 kilometres north of the border with ukraine, 80 kilometres away from the ukrainian city of kharkiv. it comes a day after friday's massive bombardment of ukraine, the biggest of the war so far. ukraine's president zelensky says at least 39 people were killed when 150 russian missiles and drones were launched at cities across ukraine. here's our russia editor steve rosenberg. caught on dash—cam, a giant explosion in the centre of belgorod.

i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us.manding large scale aid deliveries to gaza. it stops short of calling for a ceasefire between israel and hamas. 13 council members voted for the resolution. the us and russia abstained. the resolution was sponsored by the united arab emirates, whose ambassador to the un, says the decision �*responds to the dire situation on the ground'. the palestinian ambassador to the un, called it a step