and nada tawfik, while _ attempted assassination.ile we _ attempted assassination. and nada tawfik, while we await _ attempted assassination. and nada tawfik, while we await president i tawfik, while we await president biden to speak, just in terms of questioning about the ability of this man to get so close. 0k, he was outside of the periphery of where donald trump was speaking, but still, there will be a lot of questions when it comes to the secret service and their ability to intercept this man earlier. absolutely. i mean, with the nation shaken and in shock, that is the question that was first and foremost on everyone�*s mines, because the shooter, withinjust moments on everyone�*s mines, because the shooter, within just moments of members of the crowd, and there had been numerous eyewitness testimonies about this, minutes of noticing a suspicious character and law enforcement on the scene trying to approach him and suss him out, he was able to get on the roof of a nearby building, just 400 feet away, and opened fire. as seeing i

nada tawfik, thank you ve much milwaukee. nada tawfik, thank you very much indeed, _ milwaukee.r— milwaukee. nada tawfik, thank you very much indeed, our north - milwaukee. nada tawfik, thank you l very much indeed, our north america correspondent in milwaukee. there are huge questions for the us security secret service about what happened. simonjones can us tell more. well, the assassination attempt was over in just a few seconds, but it's worth taking some time to look at how it all happened via pictures that we've verified on social media. now, here you can get a sense of the geography of the scene. now, you've got spectators gathered in those three stands there. donald trump was speaking on the stage there. but it's worth noting these three buildings here because they're important for a sense of what happened. those are those three buildings. this was a picture taken before the rally, donald trump speaking in that area. but note the building over here. this is key because that is where the gunman was on the roof there. if we move on here, this was a picture taken by a specta

thank you very much, nada tawfik joining us from detroit.e nato summit in washington, he's on his way to detroit and continuing the campaign trail that will really put him through his paces and, as nada tawfik quiz outlining there, trump won the state but very narrowly, and when biden won it back, he won it back by a greater margin. this is a very important state to be looking out forjoe biden, and no doubt the questions will continue about his fitness to run as president. the princess royal has carried out her first public engagement since being treated in hospital last month after suffering concussion. princess anne, who is president of the riding for disabled association, attended its national championships and presented awards at the event in gloucestershire. it's part of a gradual return to public duties for the princess. all eyes will be on england this sunday, as they take on spain in the final of the euros in berlin. aston villa's 0llie watkins was the hero of the semi final, with that last—minute goal — he's been talking at an engla

.�* joining me is north america correspondent nada tawfik(i. correspondent nada tawfik.ik. is in delaware where i joe she is in delaware where president joe biden is isolating following that diagnosis of cove it a few days ago. what is it like there at the moment, described the scene to us, have we seen the president at all today? have we seen the president at all toda ? . , ., have we seen the president at all toda ? ., , , today? yeah, you can see behind me the secret service _ today? yeah, you can see behind me the secret service that _ today? yeah, you can see behind me the secret service that have - today? yeah, you can see behind me the secret service that have turned i the secret service that have turned up. this is a state park beach but i'm just a few hundred feet away from joe biden�*s private community and so this is one of the buffer areas that the secret service regularly sets up. and i can tell you coming in here right outside of the area by his home, the secret service has been moving along all day, photographers, others who have come by to try and take a

nada tawfik, bbc news, detroit, michigan. let's get some of the day's other news now. to jail for their involvement in the assassination of a presidential candidate. formerjournalist fernando villavicencio was shot dead at the end of a campaign event in august 2023. prosecutors accused at least two of the defendents of having links to a notorious criminal gang. pakistan has agreed a $7 bilion bailout with the international monetary fund. in return for the loan, the government has promised to implement reforms and step up efforts to collect more tax. pakistan is one of the worst affected asian countries battling soaring public debt and poor economic growth. elon musk says he'll take the european union to court, after it accused his social media firm, x, of breaching online content rules. the bloc�*s tech regulator said the site's blue tick system, could trick users into thinking accounts were verified. anticipation is building for sunday's euro 2024 final when england play spain. the spanish, who've been the tournament's outstanding team, go into the final as favourites

our north america reporter nada tawfik sent this report from kamala harris�* rally in atlanta. kamala harris, with thousands of people filling this stadium in atlanta to see her as she looks to become the first female president in us history. kamala harris�*s entry into the race has given democrats here a new found swagger. it seemed like the peach state was out of reach with biden as the nominee, but the harris campaign believes it is now back in play. as long as they can get black voters out to the polls. kamala harris told the crowd that her path to the white house runs her path to the white house runs through their crucial battleground state. she said her vision for america was based on the future, while trump's was focussed on the past. and we are not going back because ours is a fight for the future and it is a fight for freedom. across our nation, we are witnessing a full on assault, on hard fought, hard won freedoms and rights. the harris campaign has also been boosted by grassroots support, raising $200 million in less than a week from mainly new donors. she's helped,

joining me is north america correspondent nada tawfik(1. correspondent nada tawfik.is condition, what's he doing toda ? t, t, t, . t, his condition, what's he doing toda ? t, t, t, �* today? yeah, well katrina, joe biden has been here _ today? yeah, well katrina, joe biden has been here just _ today? yeah, well katrina, joe biden has been here just a _ today? yeah, well katrina, joe biden has been here just a few— today? yeah, well katrina, joe biden has been here just a few hundred i has been here just a few hundred feet away from where i am now in his private home community and that kind of quiet, that silence really started to ramp up speculation that he was discussing his future. no of course in the statement they're coming from social media, not in person from washington, from the white house on camera, has certainly led to questions about when he will be seen in public, when he will be making that announcement, he said he'd be speaking later this week, but when exactly still not known. it's been interesting of course, he's a former senator of delaware, and the

let's go to tender public -- let's go to nada tawfik, our correspondent who is there for us. ident in the air, is he there? tell us whats happening. nada: joe biden is going to be speaking here in just a few short hours, and of course this is all part of his effort to get out to key battleground states for the so-called blue wall. last week he went to pennsylvania, wisconsin, and today he is here yet again in michigan. it is a state he won by 150,000 votes in 2020 after donald trump reok the state from democrats in 2016, the first time democrats lost in the state since the 1980's, and by less than 10,000 votes. this time around, enthusiasm is key for joe biden among some key groups in the state. of course, detroit, one of the largest cities with black voters, a large arab-american population. joe biden said himself in a press conference last night that he needs to get out there and reassure voters that he does have the stamina and the mental abilities to run and to win to serve for another four years. but all of this coming as more democrats are coming out, using a phrase "pas

nada tawfik, thank you very much for the _ stage.we're getting more details now about who thomas crooks was. let me take you through the latest we have learned. he was 20 and from bethel park in pennsylvania, about 70km, that's 43 miles from butler, the site of the attempted assassination. the fbi says at the time of the shooting crooks had not been carrying id, so investigators used dna to identify him. the school district has confirmed in a statement he graduated in 2022 from bethel park high school. us media is reporting that state voter records show that crooks was a registered republican. he is also reported to have donated 15 dollars to liberal campaign group actblue in 2021. it's used as an online fundraising platform for democratic candidates. the associated press news agency reports that law enforcement officials believe the weapon used to shoot at donald trump was purchased by crook's father — we think around six months ago. cbs reporter ross dee mattay is in butler with the lastest on the investigation. behind me is the bu

nada tawfik, thank you. gething has announced that he's standing down just four months into the job. his decision comes after a dramatic morning, as four members of his government resigned, demanding that he leave office. last month, mr gething lost a confidence vote in the senedd, but decided to stay on in the role. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff. tomos, remind us first why vaughan gething's labour colleagues wanted him to quit? really, when he went forward to be welsh labour leader, during that campaign towards the end of the campaign, there was a story that he had accepted £200,000 towards his leadership campaign and then he won leadership campaign and then he won leadership and became first minister and the controversy has never really gone away. it created a divide within welsh labour that has never really healed and subsequently since then, further issues have arose within the political scene in wales that have increased the pressure in that have increased the pressure in that divid

nada tawfik, bbc news, detroit, michigan. let's get some of the day's other news now.y morning when a landslide swept two buses into a river. they say there's been no sign of the vehicles or their occupants and it is now unlikely that any survivors will be found. three passengers survived afterjumping out of the buses just before the landslide struck. pakistan has agreed a 7 billion dollar bailout with the international monetary fund. in return for the loan, the government has promised to implement reforms and step up efforts to collect more tax. pakistan is one of the worst affected asian countries battling soaring public debt and poor economic growth. now it's time for a look at today sport. now it's time for a look at today sort. now it's time for a look at today 5 art, ., ., now it's time for a look at today sort. . ., ., ., now it's time for a look at today sort. ., ., ., ., ., sport. new zealand have held on to reserve sport. new zealand have held on to preserve their _ sport. new zealand have held on to preserve their long _ sport. new zealand have held on to pr

our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, joins us live from milwaukee — where the republican national starts on monday. all tell me more because there must be profound shock where you are? absolutely. and real question is of course remain about the security lapses. the fbi themselves have admitted that it is shocking that the shooter was able to open fire, hundreds of feet away from the stage where donald trump speaking. and in terms of the investigation they say that the suspect has been identified as 20—year—old thomas matthew crooks. they say he was not known to them and they had no specific knowledge of threats ahead of the event. but they have now swarmed his family home. they are reaching out to his family to interview them to get more information. but already republicans have summoned the head of the secret service to testify. they say america demands answers around this has this americo which has already being described as a tinderbox has entered a dark chapter now. a tinderbox has entered a dark chapter "ow-— chapter now. tell us about the condition of _ chapter now. tell us

nada tawfik, bbc news, detroit, michigan.ter case against the actor, alec baldwin, over a fatal shooting on a film set in 2021. his lawyers had argued that police hid evidence of the source of the live round that killed a cinematographer, during the filming of the western, rust. 0ur correspondent, emma vardy, sent this report from the court in santa fe. your motion to dismiss with prejudice is granted. this your motion to dismiss with prejudice is granted. this was the moment alec _ prejudice is granted. this was the moment alec baldwin _ prejudice is granted. this was the moment alec baldwin was - prejudice is granted. this was the moment alec baldwin was told i prejudice is granted. this was the | moment alec baldwin was told his court ordeal had ended. hugging his legal team in pure relief. this case had been hanging over him for nearly three years. had been hanging over him for nearly three ears. ., �* , had been hanging over him for nearly three yew-— three years. how's it going, sir? when a gun _ three years. how's it g

let's go live to nada tawfik, our north america correspondent, who's there for us.ere? joe biden is going to be speaking here _ there? joe biden is going to be speaking here in _ there? joe biden is going to be speaking here in just _ there? joe biden is going to be speaking here in just a - there? joe biden is going to be speaking here in just a few- there? joe biden is going to be l speaking here in just a few short hours. of course, this is all part of his effort to get out to key battleground states, so—called blue wall. last week, he went to pennsylvania, wisconsin and today he is here yet again in michigan. it is a state he won by 150,000 votes in 2020 after donald trump retook the states from democrats in 2016, the first time democrats have lost in the state since the 805. trump had won by less than 10,000 votes. so this time around, enthusiasm is key forjoe biden among some key groups in the state. of course, detroit, one of the largest cities, and so joe biden said himself in a press conference last night that he needs to get out there and reassure voters t

. - our correspondent nada tawfik is at the biden rally in michigan.will be very pleased with his performance at this rally. he got through his speech gaffe free, and he really fed off the energy of the crowd here. some of his most ardent supporters here in detroit. he really rived with them, cracked jokes, but also stayed very much on message, again defiant, saying that everyone's talking about whether he's going to stay in the race or not. he said he absolutely would and not only that, he would defeat donald trump. he also laid out the case for what's at stake in this election, and also went over his record, calling donald trump a threat to democracy, a loser, and someone who's unhinged and would lay out an agenda that would threaten women's rights, would take the economy back into a state where it would benefit billionaires and hurt everyday americans, but he said it was important to also speak about not only what you're against, but what you're for. he started to lay out what his term in office in the first 100 days would try to achieve — everythin

nada tawfik, bbc news, detroit, michigan. some breaking news.on with human remains that were found in two suitcases on the clifton suspension bridge in bristol. let's speak to our reporter, paul hawkins. hejoins us live he joins us live from london. just bring us up to date with this arrest, what more do we know? this news breaking _ arrest, what more do we know? t'i 3 news breaking from the metropolitan police in the past half an hour that following a joint operation between themselves and avon and somerset police, a 24—year—old man was arrested in the early hours of the morning at temple meads train station in bristol, about three and a half miles from the clifton suspension bridge. he has been taken in for questioning and will be sent to london where he will be questioned by detectives. but coming through in the last half an hour. here is where the focus of that investigation has been. certainly yesterday a lot of police activity in shepherd's bush at the property behind me where human remains were found. police say now linking human remains

let's go live now to our correspondent in detroit nada tawfik an important moment in the campaign.erve another four years. stamina to run and serve another fouryears. behind me, you stamina to run and serve another four years. behind me, you have a rally in the key battleground state of detroit michigan. several speakers warming up and energising the crowd, trying to make the case that too much is at stake in this election to not get voters out there, and motivated. what we have heard from the likes of oscar—winning actor octavia spencer, the secretary of state, the governor of michigan is democracy itself is at stake at this election. a common talking point forjoe biden and the democrats, but over the last two weeks, his messaging has really been overshadowed by the disastrous debate performance and the gas that he has had since then. —— the gaffes he has had since then. —— the gaffes he has had since then. a democratic senator, donors, big celebrities like george clooney and ashleyjudd, calling onjoe biden to pass the torch to the next generation. that is whatjoe biden's campaign

nada tawfik, bbc news, detroit, michigan. let's stay with the story.ofessor at university couege gift is a professor at university college london and he says he believes joe college london and he says he believesjoe biden might still have a chance, despite falling behind. joe biden is losing, simply put. he is losing in polls across the country by 5—7 points, and he is losing in key swing states like ohio, michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin. so he is down. we are not surprised by that, given the very catastrophic debate performance he had and then a couple of other public interviews. but he is not out of this race, at the same time. donald trump is a very polarising figure, he has a ceiling on his support and so it is possible that biden could regain his momentum. and biden, of course, trying to tell a positive story about his time in office. do you think those stories are getting through? or do you think all this noise, all these stories about his mental state and fitness, do you think that is getting in the way? i think it is the latter. we just heard

will be a vice president who never forgets where he came from. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfikda, how will those messages chime with what donald trump himself will say in his big speech later? yes, well, of course, this entire week has been building up to today, when donald trump will formally accept the republican nomination for president and will give his first public remarks since that narrow survival of that assassination attempt. now, we expect donald trump to call for national unity, so expect a softer tone from donald trump. many have noted this week that he has appeared more subdued. butjust likejd vance, also expect him to focus on his messaging, that he alone can save this country, that he alone can save this country, that he alone can help the working people of america. let's not forget, we are in the middle of one of the most consequential elections in this nation. so it's unlikely he will pivot much from his core messaging. in fact, republicans have doubled down on the america first agenda all week. but he will also pay tribute to the firefighter who died. his fune

our north america correspondent nada tawfik is there. nada, what's happening today?pop of gunfire that nearly killed him to the pageantry here at the republican national convention, it has only been two days about donald trump is insisting that a shooter and potential assassin will not force any changes to the plans here. donald trump is set to formally accept his party's nomination at a speech on thursday. he said he threw away his original speech which attacked the biden administration because he wants to focus on unifying the country. though he acknowledged that that might be hard to do with people so divided. as the party seeks to galvanise voters here, perhaps nothing has done so more than the fact that donald trump has dodged a bullet and with the latest on the investigation into that, here is nomia iqbal. little more than 24 hours after an attempt on his life, for donald trump the show must go on. he arrived in milwaukee, where he will be confirmed as the presidential candidate for the republican party later this week. the bloodied and defiant images of him ar

our north america correspondent nada tawfik was watching the speech in milwaukee. s was a speech that began sombrely. still wearing the bandage that some of his supporters had donned in solidarity, he told the crowd that they would not hear him recount the story of his assassination a second time because it was too painful. while he did touch on wanting to unify americans, donald trump then reverted back to familiar themes that have played to his base and did not acknowledge his own role in setting off divisions in the country, as my colleague nomia iqbal reports. the republican party is now officially the party of trump. i proudly accept your nomination for president of the united states. thank you. cheering and applause. sporting his bandage, the former president talked about policies, grievances, and god. i'm not supposed to be here tonight. not supposed to be here. yes, you are! yes, you are! i stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty god. earlier, wrestling star hulk hogan got the crowd going. enough was enough! that combative message echoed

our north america correspondent nada tawfik is there. what more can you tell us?you tell us? if any evidence was further needed that | evidence was further needed that this is donald trump's party, last night provided that. one by one his two most prominent primary challengers and his former foes took due to the stage last night to pledge their allegiance. his former un ambassador nikki haley who disagreed with him on support for nato and ukraine and questioned his stamina to lead during the primary said it was time to stand behind donald trump. she also said we agree more often than we disagree. also another rival ron desantis said donald trump had been demonised and prosecuted and nearly lost his life. we cannot let him down, he said. beyond this effort to show that republicans are more united than democrats, and references to divine intervention at work, we really did see an approach trying to reach out to moderates with senator marco rubio said america firstjust means that out of many wear one. and here at the republican national convention more than one uk pr

the republican national convention is due to start on monday. 0ur north america correspondent, nada tawfiking his agenda. he is on his way there but since that decision to continue with his plans to go to milwaukee we have had an fbi briefing. fillers and on what is new. �* ., , ., ., ., new. briefing, it was a moment for the fbi director, _ new. briefing, it was a moment for the fbi director, the _ new. briefing, it was a moment for the fbi director, the attorney - the fbi director, the attorney general, to say that there is no place or tolerance of violence and that no resource will be left out of the investigation. but they offered what they know now. the fbi telling us that there was no sign of any mental health issues for that suspect, 20—year—old matthew thomas crooks. they are still trying to figure out a potential motive. they say they haven't seen yet any signs of any particular ideology or anything threatening in his social media history, though they caution that it media history, though they caution thatitis media history, though they caution that it is early in the investigatio

agency reports that law enforcement officials believe the weapon used to shoot at donald trump nada tawfikublican national convention, starts on monday. she gave an update on trump's conditon ahead of the meet. ican i can tell you that the trump campaign has said he is in great spirits. he himself gave a statement that he was looking forward to giving an address to the nation here in milwaukee. we've heard some more details from the white house. they have characterised the phone call between president biden and former president donald trump as a good, short, respectful call. that comes after we have learned that president biden did get a further briefing from law enforcement, from homeland security along with vice president kamala harris. we do expect president bind to make a further statement in about three years' time about this attempted a assassination. from here in milwaukee i can tell you people have been glued to the stream. —— screens. you can see wall—to—wall that moment being played across the american political shows. we have been hearing politicians speaking on those shows abou

joining me is north america correspondent nada tawfik. what is the latest there?he president in recent days? of course, he is self isolating. of course, he is self isolating. yes, caitriona, where i am in the gordon state pond beach, joe biden�*s home isjust a gordon state pond beach, joe biden�*s home is just a few hundred feet away. the secret service have posted up away. the secret service have posted up here and also right outside his private community, and anybody that comes up to that area where his private community is, the secret service are moving them along, shouting that they cannot stop, they cannot even take one picture. as you cannot even take one picture. as you can imagine, many people reflecting on this being a historic moment. i had the opportunity to speak to a few beach—goers who are here, making that very point, seeing how surreal it is that this is happening just a a few hundred feet from where they are on the beach. it is really kind of striking juxtaposition, as this news broke across the country, everyone reacting to it and absorbing it, a

let's speak to nada tawfik.hinks he's the best person to not only beat donald trump, but to govern. and he was asked what it would take for him to step aside — he said it would take no less than his staff saying there's absolutely no way that he can be president trump. so matthew, another kind of event today that will be crucial for his campaign another kind of event today that will be crucialfor his campaign — in fact, every event going forward will be scrutinised, just underscoring the position he's in. now about a dozen prominent democrats in detroit have put out a letter saying that they stand behind joe biden, they have unwavering support for him — but we will see what these next few days will bring, and indeed, how the rally goes tonight, how voters respond to him. it certainly forjoe biden is another opportunity to reassure voters that he's the best positioned.— voters that he's the best positioned. voters that he's the best tositioned. �* , .., positioned. let's continue with this. let's speak to the for