jenny, for now, | thanks very much, jenny kumah administration. anks very much, jenny kumah in washington for us. just as we were talking there, confirmation as expected, as had been widely tipped, he will suspend his campaign. the crucial line in this, rfkjunior saying, i'm not terminating my campaign, i'm simply suspending it and this is because, asjenny was telling us, his name will remain on the ballot paper in most states. saying there, i encourage you to vote for me, but at the same time making it clear that he had no realistic chance of winning the election, now this a two party race between kamala harris and donald trump. rfkjr, who was standing as an independent, saying he is suspending his campaign, he will remove his name from the ballot in ten battleground states, but nonetheless he says, i'm not terminating the campaign, i'm simply suspending it. but the crucial line in all of this, we will discuss what this could mean, for both donald trump and kamala harris, injusta moment, but rkjunior saying he will throw his support behind that ca

let's speak to our correspondent in washington, jenny kumah. jenny, hello to you.o choose from. who are the likely top two? ., . , choose from. who are the likely top two? ., ., , , choose from. who are the likely top two? ., ._ ,, , choose from. who are the likely top two? ., ._ ,, two? normally this process takes a number of months, _ two? normally this process takes a number of months, but _ two? normally this process takes a number of months, but it's - two? normally this process takes a number of months, but it's been i number of months, but it's been condensed into a few weeks, and usually involves looking into the candidates's personal lives, the finances, looking at social media. we understand the weekend that the deep dive into the candidates was presented to the vice president, and a number of interviews were held yesterday, with the manualjust outlined. josh shapiro from pennsylvania, he's someone from the start who has been one of the front runners, pennsylvania is a key battleground state, and if he were to become the vice president running mate, he wo

jenny kumah, bbc news, washington.a shah, political strategist and republican national convention delegate in 2016, and hilary rosen, democratic political analyst and strategist. i asked them for their reaction to the vice—president's interview. the goal of kamala harris last night was to make sure that first she did no harm. she's leading in many polls and wants to keep that lead, wants to grow that lead as she introduces herself in some battleground states. and she did no harm. she actually answered questions with policy, with thoughtfulness, in a way that donald trump hasn't, and i think that people saw someone who is going to take their concerns seriously. she focussed on the middle class. she focussed on climate change. she focussed on immigration and foreign policy. i think she did pretty well. rina shah, for the republicans, what's your overall take? do you think she did look presidential? well, in the words of donald trump, boring, boring, boring is a good thing this time. and i would say for anybody who doesn'

whether their treatment at cia prisons compromised the evidence against them. 0ur correspondent jenny kumahbed as the mastermind behind the deadliest attack on us soil since the attack on pearl harbor in the second world war. he and his co—accused have been held at guantanamo bay for nearly 20 years. the case has been bogged down by pre—trial hearings. defence lawyers had argued that the men�*s torture in prison had rendered the evidence against them unusable. now, the us department of defense has announced that a plea deal has been reached, but it hasn�*t given the details. us media are reporting that the families have learnt about the development through the letter. in the letter the prosecutor is reported as having written that the decision to accept the deal was not reached lightly and was the best path to justice. reached lightly and was the best path tojustice. it reached lightly and was the best path to justice. it may be this was seen as a way of avoiding a lengthy trial and also that confessions are seen as crucial to the case, this was seen as a way of avoiding the possibility tha

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with more on this, here's our correspondent in washington, jenny kumah. there's been a huge uproar.tion. he was there with relatives of some of the 13th service members that were killed during the withdrawal of us troops from afghanistan. and in response to those reports the trump team issued a statement saying that in unnamed individuals suffering from a mental health episode tried to block members of his team. then a few days later on thursday the army issued a statement saying that a cemetery official was pushed aside when trying to enforce rules of banning political campaigning on the site. also filming of photography is also banned. today without a response from kamala harris writing on twitter. she says two blaming them for a chaotic withdrawal of us troops from kabul. there also said they were there with permission of the families. this is at the end of it. we understand that democratics lawmakers have written to the army and have a full account of what happened for them and will respond on september the 9th. brazil has begun blocking elon musk�*s social media platform, x, in

with more on this, here's our correspondent in washington, jenny kumah. started on monday when donald trump made that visit, and there were reports of an altercation. he was there with relatives of some of the 13 servicemembers that were killed during from the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. in response to those reports issuing a report unnamed health officials suffering from a mental health episode tried to block president trump�*s team. the army statement saying a cemetery official was pushed when trying to enforce rules, basically campaigning on the site. photography is also banned. today we had a response from harris writing on twitter, she says that... trump's team today have been hitting back at kamala harris blaming her and joe biden for the deaths of those service members and blaming them for a chaotic withdrawal of us troops from kabul. they also say they were there with the permission of there with the permission of the family. this isn't the end of it. we understand that democratic lawmakers has risen and asked for a full account of what

let's speak to our correspondent jenny kumah in washington. this convention has been seen where you are. ~ ~' convention has been seen where you are. ~ ~ , ., , are. well, i think the democrats will be really — are. well, i think the democrats will be really pleased _ are. well, i think the democrats will be really pleased with - are. well, i think the democrats will be really pleased with how. are. well, i think the democrats i will be really pleased with how this week has gone. what a transformation the party has gone through. when you think about one month ago, there was a republican national convention whether republicans appeared strong and united. donald trump had just survived an assassination attempt, the democrats in contrast were looking weak and divided. torn apart by arguments over whetherjoe biden should stay in the race. this week, a different party, they have united behind kamala harris, there was a show of energy and enthusiasm. the challenge is to keep that going. some are saying that the republicans are saying that they are e

jenny kumah, bbc news, washington.on says israel and hamas have agreed to several pauses in fighting to allow polio vaccinations for more than 600,000 children in gaza. the move comes days after a baby in gaza contracted the disease — the first case in the palestinian territory for 25 years. a ukrainian pilot has died after one of the f—16 warplanes received from western allies crashed. oleksiy mez — known by his call sign moonfish — was killed when his aircraft went down on monday. a military spokesman said the crash was not a direct result of enemy fire. japan is being battered by strong winds and torrential rain after typhoon shanshan hit land. at least four people have been killed and more than five million have been put on standby to leave their homes, because of the risk from high winds and landslides. employees could be given the right to ask to work a four—day week, under government plans to encourage flexible working. our political correspondent, leila nathoojoins us now. good morning. i suppose the key part o

our correspondent, jenny kumah, reports from washington. on pearl harbor in the second world war. he and his co—accused have been held at guantanamo bay for nearly 20 years. the case has been bogged down by pre—trial hearings. defence lawyers had argued that the men�*s torture in prison had rendered the evidence against them unusable. now, the us department of defense has announced that a plea deal has been reached, but it hasn�*t given the details. now in terms of reaction, the husband of a woman who was killed in the attack has told the new york post that he�*s disappointed that families won�*t have their day in court and that the accused, he has said, should receive the highest penalty. now, the national security council has said that the president�*s office had played no role in the negotiation. but the speaker of the house, mikejohnson, has tweeted that the biden—harris administration had done the unthinkable. they�*ve agreed to a plea deal, he writes, and he�*s described it as a slap in the face for the victims�* families. iran will h