hilary rosen, democratic _ other issues too. hilary rosen, democratic party _ other issues too.me. looking at those pictures again we are going to go straight back to philadelphia, looking at the podium there at the montgomery county community college, near philadelphia. we are waiting for presidentjoe biden to take to the podium to make what has been seen as he reached —— really crucial speech, really kick—starting the campaign in 2024. of course, the election just ten months away, so it would be really interesting to see what tack he takes i'm interested to hear what he takes i'm interested to hear what he says, and we will be watching and listening to it right here on the news channel. the us secretary of state, antony blinken has arrived in turkey on the first leg of a regional tour that will also see him visit israel and several arab nations. the state department says mr blinken will stress the need to increase humanitarian aid to civilians in gaza, and to ensure they are not forcibly displaced from the territory. his visit comes a day after the israeli defence minister yoa

. >> hilary rosen, things have just kind of started to happen in philadelphia, but we are not there yete is plenty of time to talk about what you are expecting and what you would like to hear from president biden in this pretty important speech, isn't it? this is him setting out how he's going to run this campaign. >> well, it seems to be an important speech. i'm not sure it's going to speak to uecided voters as much as they would like. we have seen a year where president biden's approval ratings have gone further down. it has been disappointing tthe white house and democrats that has happened. i think it is this disconnect with the economy actually getting better but voters aren't necessarily feeling it and aren't giving president biden credit for it. so, the biden campaign is switching strategies to something he strongly believes in, which is this issue of contrast with donald trump, that democracy is at stake once again the way it was in his view in 2020 and again in 2022. i think that has appeal to a certain swath of voters, but i think most people who agree with him are already for

our panel this evening, joining us from miami, the democratic strategist hilary rosen, and in london, political commentator from i newspaper, paulwaugh. as israel's offensive on gaza intensifies around the southern city of khan younis — today we've heard an alarming statistic from the united nations. it says, on average, two mothers have been killed every hour since the war between israel, and hamas — which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments — began. the report says women and children account for around 16,000 of the more than 2a,000 palestinians who've been killed in gaza since the outbreak of fighting. it claims almost a million women and girls have been displaced in gaza. and it estimates that at least 3,000 women have become widows — having to cope alone with caring for their families among the devastation. live to new york and our correspondent nada tawfik. first correspondent nada tawfik. of all, tell us more abi this first of all, tell us more about this data which is coming from un women's organisation. yes. this data which is coming from un wom