nomia, by our correspondent nomia iqbal. what was the a1 they're nomia, what was the atmosphere liket the memorial? yes. nomia, what was the atmosphere like they're at the memorial?— they're at the memorial? yes, today has been a — they're at the memorial? yes, today has been a really _ they're at the memorial? yes, today has been a really sombre _ they're at the memorial? yes, today has been a really sombre occasion, l has been a really sombre occasion, americans are used to marking 9/11 but today, given it is the big anniversary, it is really focused people's minds about what happened. everyone wants to talk to you about where they were that day. i spoke to one man who is a retired firefighter, he had on his full suit, though, and he spoke about how although it is so long ago, he remembers every second of that day. he started crying and couldn't finish a sentence, he was not overcome with emotion. it is also interesting that those people don't remember 9/11 because they were so young, i spoke to three teenagers who were just near ground zero, obviously the roads are blocked off but

for more on what it means for both sides of the abortion debate in the us, here's our correspondent nomiaqbal. it isa it is a huge rollback for many

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.e soon to be published book china unbound and a journalist at the toronto star. she has been closely following the case. we she has been closely following the case. ~ . ., ., ., the case. we had heard a deal had taken _ the case. we had heard a deal had taken place _ the case. we had heard a deal had taken place that _ the case. we had heard a deal had taken place that would - the case. we had heard a deal| had taken place that would get her release but most assumed that beijing would at least try to have some sort of deniability that the two michaels were taken as hostages because over the last several years they kept maintaining the cases were not linked by the fact that as soon as she was on a plane leaving vancouver to china that the two michaels were soon on a plane home as well, but while it is a happy occasion for those who knew those michaels, i think it also gave a lot of people pause because it seemed very blatant that china did not feel qualms about the fact that these men w

nomia iqbal reports. the world witnessed her mental struggles at the tokyo 0lympics.d impacted her. i don't want another young gymnast, 0lympic athlete, or any individual to experience the horror that i and hundreds of others have endured. the most successful gymnast of all time, she recalled the abuse she suffered at the hands of her former coach. to be clear, i blame larry nassar, and i also blame... ..an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. simone biles and three of her former team—mates appeared in front of the senate judiciary committee to testify about the abuse they suffered at the hands of nassar. he's serving a life sentence in jail for sexually abusing hundreds of girls. an investigation into how the fbi handled the case has already catalogued failures and lies told by agents — none of whom have been prosecuted. michaela maroney was one of the first to report abuse in july of 2015. i answered all of their questions honestly and clearly, and i discussed all of my molestations i had endured by nassar to them in extreme detail. she said she fel

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.enhollander was the first woman to pursue criminal charges against usa gymnastics' team doctor larry nassar. her activism encouraged scores of others, including olympic medallists, to come forward. i asked her what it was like watching that powerful testimony. it's incredibly painful, because what it reemphasises to us over and over again as we won'tjust fighting an abuser, won't just fighting an abuser, we won'tjust fighting an abuser, we were fighting a system. and when they came forward and 2016 a came forward with a thick file of evidence, prior disclosures, character witnesses, and actual legal memorandum that laid out the case for the prosecutor under michigan law because i knew we would be fighting a system and notjust would be fighting a system and not just an would be fighting a system and notjust an abuser and that's what we saw today. on the question everybody needs to be asking is "what do we not see?" what we not see in the cases we don't have olympic athletes headlining,

nomia iqbal. big cats as part of conservation efforts. lions are classified as a vulnerable species, under threat from habitat loss and poaching. courtney bembridge reports. the sound of an injured animal reverberates through the bush and the smell of a fresh carcass fills the air. but this is no ordinary meal. this is how you conduct a lion census. we have to do this process to count but it is because it is difficult to count them from a helicopter in an aerial census, they hide under trees and it is difficult. census takers have to criss—cross the sprawling nature reserve to try and count all the big cats. 20 years ago, there were a few here but last year more than 150 were counted. lions do incredibly well in this area, mainly because there is a large enough space for them to operate and in the rest of africa, habitat loss is the biggest threat to lions all over the continent. this reserve is part of an even bigger ecosystem covering more than 2 million hectares, including the kruger national p

nomia iqbal reports. the world witnessed her mental struggles at the tokyo olympics. what had impacted her. i don't want another young gymnast, olympic athlete, or any individual to experience the horror that i and hundreds of others have endured. the most successful gymnast of all time, she recalled the abuse she suffered at the hands of herformer coach. to be clear, i blame larry nassar, and i also blame... ..an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. simone biles and three of herformer team—mates appeared in front of the senatejudiciary committee to testify about the abuse they suffered at the hands of nassar. he's serving a life sentence in jail for sexually abusing hundreds of girls. an investigation into how the fbi handled the case has already catalogued failures and lies told by agents — none of whom have been prosecuted. mckayla maroney was one of the first to report abuse in july of 2015. i answered all of their questions honestly and clearly, and i disclosed all of my molestations i had endured by nassar to them in extreme detail. she said she

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.ers from around the world — we examine time magazine's list the former prisoner with anger management issues developing a space for clients to vent their frustrations on household objects. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there is people alive and there is people not alive. we canjust help and give them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. - it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and no where on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by the monsieur badinter, justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time in this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that s

for more on this now is nomia iqbal, our washington correspondent.d you describe the french reaction? they are so angry about what's happened, and you have the secretary of state, antony blinken, trying to reassure france, saying, "we still value you as an ally, this is about us deepening relationships in the indo—pacific region." but the french are not buying that, as we heard there from the french foreign minister, as well. i don't think it's just about the financial hit, either. it's about the political isolation, it's about not being a part of these decisions that are being made — and then, when you add brexit to it, i think it's all a bit of an unholy mix for the french. and just on the foreign minister, what really struck me were the words. he said it was a "unilateral, brutal, unpredictable decision like those of president trump". —— former president trump. comparing biden and his administration to trump and his administration, i don't think that'll go down well in the white house. no, not at all. but funnily enough, the words that we're heari

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.llander was the first woman to pursue criminal charges against usa gymnastics�* team doctor larry nassar. her activism encouraged scores of others, including olympic medalists, to come forward. what was it like for you watching and hearing those accounts? it watching and hearing those accounts?— accounts? it is incredibly ainful accounts? it is incredibly painful because - accounts? it is incredibly painful because what - accounts? it is incredibly painful because what it l accounts? it is incredibly - painful because what it really emphasises to us over and over again was we were notjust fighting an abuser, we were fighting an abuser, we were fighting the system. when i came forward in 20161 came forward with a thick file of evidence. prior disclosures. character witnesses and legal memoranda that laid out the case for the detective and prosecutor under michigan law because i knew we were going to because i knew we were going to be fighting a system and not just an abuser and that is

nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york. this from our north america correspondent, nada tawfik what is the mood in new york at the moment? ~ , ., ~ ., what is the mood in new york at the moment? ~ ,, ~ ., , moment? well, you know, the son is now shining — moment? well, you know, the son is now shining and _ moment? well, you know, the son is now shining and the _ moment? well, you know, the son is now shining and the day _ moment? well, you know, the son is now shining and the day is _ moment? well, you know, the son is now shining and the day is very - now shining and the day is very reminiscent of that day, 911, september 11 2001 when the skies were blue and i was so much promise ahead during that day and there is a real sullenness at the moment and it is a feeling that new york has, of course, for every anniversary when people are a bit gentler with each other, a bit kinder, and that is no different now 20 years later and i think will never be just because of how momentous and how horrific this event was on the impact it

nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york. the 9/11 attacks, the lives of new yorkers were turned upside down — and many were drawn to public service for the first time. there was a surge in people enlisting for the us military, wanting to defend america. and for young adults, who grew up with parents suffering trauma from that day, there's still a desire to serve and to heal. the bbc�*s laura trevelyan has been talking to the daughter of a first responder, and the mayor ofjersey city, about how 9/11 changed their lives. across the water from where the twin towers once stood, a fragment of the world trade center is a memorial to those from jersey city who died in the 9/11 attacks. stephen fulop was working in manhattan then. he's now the local mayor, reflecting on how one day changed everything for him. i was working at goldman sachs, about a block and a half from the world trade center. you could actually feel the building shake. you know, in the days after, ijust kind of reassessed what i was doing with my life, and decided

nomia iqbal, bbc news.ve voted to require students aged 12 and above to be vaccinated in order to attend school in person. los angeles is the first major school district in the us to impose a covid vaccine mandate. more than 600,000 students will be affected. the measure is likely to be challenged in the courts. the biden administration is suing the state of texas over its near—total ban on abortion, seeking for the law to be declared invalid. the state law makes it illegal to terminate a pregnancy six weeks after conception and, crucially, allows private individuals to sue medics or others who assist in the procedure. the texas attorney general has accused the biden administration of meddling in states�* sovereign rights. courtney bembridge reports. presidentjoe biden had promised action and it came just over a week after the texas law known as senate bill 8 came into effect. sb8 bans nearly all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant and months be

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. the uk economy slowed sharply injuly, growing byjust 0.1%. much slower growth than most economists were expecting? that's right. and actually, the slowest growth we have had since january when we were under renewed lockdown measures and the economy shrank a little bit. we have been through this huge double dip, a massive slump in the economy at the beginning of the first lockdown, then a rebound, then a double dip at then a rebound, then a double dip at the beginning of this year. ever since then, it has been growing, and the bank of england is hoping we will get a 7% growth this year. but if you look at where the economy is now compared to pre—pandemic levels, it is still down by 2.1% and although you did have some elements growing like for example arts and entertainment were up, because of social—distancing measures lifting, if you look at services, the services sector, that was completely flat in july. services sector, that was completely flat injuly. there is a number of possible reasons for that. one of those was heavy rainfall which kep

nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york.t's plan to manage coronavirus in england this winter. proposals are expected to focus on the use of boosterjabs for the most vulnerable people. borisjohnson will also outline plans to repeal some existing powers that are no longer deemed necessary. let's speak to our political correspondent, ione wells. ione, what more can we expect to hear? there are a lot of political interviews this morning which may shed further light. we are expecting more from the prime minister in a statement on tuesday. winter is coming and potentially a triple lock coming down the line for the nhs. covid coupled with flu and the big nhs backcloth of procedures that have been postponed due to the pandemic of the need to be tackled. first our booster programme about who will be eligible for a booster jab and we expect the elderly will be those are prioritised. we are also expecting from the prime minister some idea about what contingency plans may be put in place if the nhs is in danger of being overwhelmed aga

nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york.ish woman to win a grand slam singles final in 44 years. the uk's health secretary says the government will not introduce vaccine passports in england, ahead of plans to protect the nhs from rising covid cases this winter a day of remembrance draws to a close. america pays tribute to the victims of 9/11, 20 years on. pope francis is beginning a three—day trip to slovakia, with a brief stopover in hungary on the way. he is currently hosting mass at budapest�*s heroes' square in front of tens of thousands of people. earlier he met with prime minister viktor orban. he also met with hungary's christian and jewish leaders where he warned about the "the threat of anti—semitism" in europe and beyond. let's bring you some live pictures from budapest, where the pope is presiding over a mass attended by tens of thousands of people. singing. our central europe correspondent nick thorpe is in budapest. ahead of this visit, both sides, the vatican and the hungarian government, were keen to smooth o

nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york.us open win. raducanu only made it into the tournament as a qualifier, but she won the title without dropping a single set. she's the first british woman to win a grand slam title in 44 years. let's speak to our sports correspondent laura scott who is at bromely tennis club: this is where she was spotted at a youngster and really rose through the ranks from the age of about nine to 17. one of the coaches was matt james. can you talk about the early days? it james. can you talk about the early da s? , ~ ., ., days? it is kind of what we saw yesterday- _ days? it is kind of what we saw yesterday. you _ days? it is kind of what we saw yesterday. you are _ days? it is kind of what we saw yesterday. you are seeing i days? it is kind of what we saw yesterday. you are seeing a i yesterday. you are seeing a competitor whose dog it and gritty and ruthless and away she's gone through this tournament, you could see even if you years ago away she competed injunior wimbledon and competed in junior

nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york.nister, viktor orban. the two men have radically different interpretations of what constitutes a christian approach to migration. the pontiff has severely criticised the reluctance of some european leaders to take in refugees, but mr orban says he's defending christian europe. our central europe correspondent nick thorpe is in budapest. ahead of this visit, both sides, the vatican and the hungarian government, were keen to smooth over any differences. the vatican stressed that this is above all a spiritual visit for the pope to celebrate mass in heroes square in hungary for tens of thousands of christians, especially catholics, from around the world, the closing event, the climax of a week of the eucharistic congress, only held every four years. from the hungarian government's side, they have been keen to stress it is a great honour to have the pope in hungary even for such a short visit. but of course behind the scenes, there are huge differences between the two men. while the pope, f

for more, i spoke with our correspondent in washington nomia iqbal.cell that was called such. beheading victims in syria. some of the names of people might mention who were victims were american journalists, james foley, and they were accused of killing they were accused of killing the british taxi driver alan henning was from greater manchester who came there as an aid worker and also another british man named david haines also an aid worker. in court today and we knew this was coming. we had seen the court documents that that he was going to change his plea. he has pleaded guilty to those charges of conspiring to torture and behead victims. i think the plea change suggests that he is cooperating with the authorities. there is another man, his coaccused was on trial as well. we have no indication yet what his plea deal is or if he plans to change it. itruiith yet what his plea deal is or if he plans to change it. with to see face in — he plans to change it. with to see face in terms _ he plans to change it. with to see face in terms of- he plans to c

nomia iqbal, abc news, new york. —— bbc news. nomia joins us now from new york.e memorial events in the city today? tell us a little about how this day will unfold. tell us a little about how this day will unfold-— will unfold. today is a dave memorial _ will unfold. today is a dave memorial across _ will unfold. today is a dave memorial across the - a day of memorial. as we heard there, president biden wants this to be about unity and wants to invoke the memory of the heroism where americans were united and now they are divided. there are so many people who tell me how critical they are president biden, especially when you start talking about the pandemic to them. he is here in new york and willjoin the families for the commemoration and won't be making any speeches himself and he will not just be here but in a field in pennsylvania, also at the pentagon in the capital washington, dc where the hijackers. 20 years on, it, people say to me, it doesn't matter what day it is, they will never forget. but they want to celebrate those who died. not far from me forget.

our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal, explained how much of a game changer this was.ry tough message from president biden. he has tried to avoid using federal power in this way, doing the whole softly softly approach to encourage americans to get the vaccine. but he has had enough, you could hear the frustration in his message and that has a lot to do with the number of covid—related deaths, averaging 1500 per day. as you can imagine, not a happy reception to this mandate. in the last half hour, the republican party has released a statement saying it intends to sue the biden administration over the mandate, and even union chiefs have said they felt he had gone too far in trying to muscle some private companies and workers. but worth mentioning a lot of business leaders have come out and said, look, freedom is all well and good, but when it starts impacting other people's freedom and health and safety, it becomes a problem. so there has been a welcome to his message, especially now the pandemic is showing no signs of fading. where are the worst pockets? it's particular

our correspondent nomia iqbal joins me now from washington.he us secretary of state has been saying about the current situation in afghanistan. irate situation in afghanistan. we are from situation in afghanistan. - are from talking about what happens next with the taliban. and he is going to germany and country is very important in terms of being almost hubs where afghan refugees were airlifted to, so he wants to go to qatar to thank them. but qatar is a very different that important base for the taliban. and he will going to germany to have this virtual meeting with the about 20 countries and they'll be discussing how to resettle afghans, a lot of those countries are mistaken that, but the big question is what to do about the taliban. the taliban wants to be recognised as a government and in the report there, turn from normal everyday afghans that just want the same thing that everyone else with those. they want food, access to education, prosperity and fee taliban have to deliver that. the question is will they and how will they? and what a

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine, dame professor sarah gilbert, has said that the decision between boosting people in the uk or giving first doses to other countries is a "far too simplistic way of looking at it". she said that the problem is that the world needs a greater vaccine supply with more doses of the vaccines currently licensed and for more vaccines to get licensed. but she said that the "good news" is that supply is increasing every month. professor gilbert told me what lay behind her comments. i was being asked questions about whether we should be boosting people in this country or giving first doses to people in other countries and i think that's far too simplistic a way to look at it. the problem we really have is that the world needs greater vaccine supply, we need more doses of all of the vaccines that are currently licensed and we need more vaccines to be licensed so we are not talking about choices between vaccinating in one country or another country. the good news is

our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal, has more on the background to this case.ack to 201a and isis was when this specific cell of the isis terror group, nicknamed the beatles because there was four of them, the prisoners that they held hostage had nicknamed them that because of their english accents. one of the men accused of murder was alexanda kotey, accused of murdering four americans, two of them journalists, including james foley and steven sotloff and the families were in court today to hear the play. is also connected with the of two british men and in court he accepted the charges and the judge said he is now cooperating with prosecutors which meant he could be telling them what happened and what they did and where they are buried. there was another man facing trial beside him but he has not indicated if he has taken a plea deal. both men do say sentencing next year and will not face the death penalty, that was part of the agreement that the us did with the uk in order to extradite them in the first place and the maximum penalty they face is life in jail

our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more on the background to this case.014, which is when the isis, the specific cell of the isis, the specific cell of the isis terror group nicknamed the beatles, because there was four of them, the prisoners that they held hostage had nicknamed them that because of their english accents, now if you go back to 2014, we saw those terrific videos being disseminated by isis, which showed four hostages, remember james foley, a journalist and steven sotloff, in these orange jumpsuits being abused by the group. alexanda kotey accepted the charges in court, thejudge that he is now going to be cooperating with prosecutors which, i guess, cooperating with prosecutors which, iguess, means cooperating with prosecutors which, i guess, means he could start giving important details about what happened and what he knows and even where are buried. so there another man as well in this case, el shafee elsheikh, up for trial, well in this case, el shafee elsheikh, upfortrial, but well in this case, el shafee elsheikh, up for trial, but no w

for more, i spoke with our correspondent in washington nomia iqbal.very notorious isis sale that was nicknamed the beatles because of their english accent and this was a notorious group accused of torturing and beheading the terms in syria. some of the names that people might mention who were the dems were american journalists james foley and stevens they were also accused of killing the british taxi driver from greater manchester, he had gone there as a aid worker and another british man called david haynes, also an aid worker. in court today, we knew that this was coming, we saw the court document that said he was going to change his plea. he has pleaded guilty to those charges of conspiring to torture and be had for. i think ee change basically suggests that he is cooperating with the authorities. there is another man, his co— accuser who is on trial as well, we have no indication yet what his plea deal is or if he indeed plans to change it.— deal is or if he indeed plans to chance it. ~ ., ., , to change it. what does he face in terms of _ to chan

nomia iqbal is our washington correspondent.een following this sto us she's been following this story for us very closely. great to have you on newsday. in the first instance, france calling that move by president biden by the us "a stab in the back", cancelling an embassy gala — this predicts a very harsh period of relations between washington and paris, doesn't it? it's the action, as well. so just on that gala that was cancelled, this was due to take place friday night in baltimore, which was to commemorate the 2a0th anniversary of the battle of the capes, when the french navy... so we are talking about this relationship with america that goes back decades, and the top french naval officer is here in america to attend that gala also he's now going home. that gives you a real sense of how this is a major double medic flounced by the french, really, if you want to call it that. —— diplomatic. they are so angered by what's happened, and you have the secretary of state trying to reassure france that we still value you as a democr

i asked our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal, if this will be a test of the supreme court's attitudepreme court is planning to broadly reconsider the right to broadly reconsider the right to have an abortion so they will be looking at a case from mississippi and this case actually goes a bit further and wants to ban abortion after 15 weeks and that is actually a direct challenge to roe v. wade itself. that ruling is expected to come in 2022. it may be that the court does not uphold this mississippi ruling or it may throw out mississippi and it throws out texas never goes back to normal but the fear by a lot of civil rights groups and women's rights groups and doctors that believe in pro—choicers that the supreme court has a conservative majority of 6—3 and those conservative judges have indicated that they are pro—life and so, if they do go ahead with the mississippi ruling, as i said we are expecting that to read by january 22, and uphold this texas ruling, the fear is that thatis texas ruling, the fear is that that is the start, the beginning of the end to the right to have an abor

our correspondent nomia iqbal spoke to us from washington and told us about the turnout.a repeat of what happened that day so the security was massively beefed up. there was the militarised perimeterfence that went all around dc. you had national guard troops on standby as well in the capital is fully armed and lots of roads blocked off so trying to get around dc took a little bit longer than usual. in terms of the turnout this particular group that held this rally, they had a permit of around 700 people. the captive lycee in terms of how many actually turned out that was about a50 and that definitely is how it felt. there were certainly more police there then there were actual protesters and of course lots of media there as well but the police were worried because it is notjust about january six. there were worried because it is notjust aboutjanuary six. there have been a few instances that have alarmed fleas. just last month a man from north carolina turned up in a truck full of explosives threatening to blow up two blocks of the neighbourhood and on april two there was

judgment of 1973, which legalised abortion across the united states. 0ur correspondent in washington, nomiaasically allows any individual to sue those who help a women get an abortion. now, the supreme court was asked by pro—abortion rights groups and providers to block this law. but in a ruling, that was dominated by a mainly conservative bench, they voted to keep it in place. the bench did not comment on the constitutionality of this law, which basically leaves it is open to potentially be appealed. experts are worried that other states could bring in similar laws which would eliminate the guarantee of roe v wade, which is of course the landmark ruling which legalised abortion across america in 1973. it is a huge milestone for lots of pro—life groups that exist in this country that have tried to roll back access to the procedure for many, many years. and of course a huge step back for women's rights groups who say this is just going push women into crossing state lines and to get an abortion, it will affect those who are poor, it will affect minority women as well. in terms of the reactio

i'm joined now by our washington correspondent nomia iqbal.the united states to a great degree. with mid—term elections along the way the impact of this? ., .., , , this? to call it divisive is surely an _ this? to call it divisive is l surely an understatement. this? to call it divisive is - surely an understatement. you are right. the seville hot topic in america, she mentioned, it is coming up to the midterms next year and it will be used in the mid—term elections but, if you say, this is an incredibly strict law. if you are a woman takes us right now you cannot get an abortion six weeks of pregnancy and that is a time when most women don't even know if they are the other controversial aspect as anyone can see those who an abortion. the doctor, the taxi driver who drives women to the clinic, the vendor covers the cost. the polls suggest most people in texas do back banning abortion. overall, americans accept roe v. wade and they have no problem with that. another does the man at the top, president biden. now, he is religious, i should menti

our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more on the background to this case.ack to 2014 and this was when this specific cell of the isis terror group, nicknamed the beatles because there was four of them, the prisoners that they held hostage had nicknamed them that because of their english accents. if you go back to 2014 we saw those horrific videos that were being disseminated by isis which showed four hostages, we remember james foley, a journalist and steven sotloff in orange jumpsuits being abused by the group. alexanda kotey accepted the charges in court, thejudge said that he is now going to be cooperating with prosecutors which i guess is that he could start giving important details about what happened, what he knows and even where the victims are buried. so there is a another man as well in this case, el shafee elsheikh, and he is also up for trial but there is no word yet on whether he has reached a plea deal and it is worth mentioning as well that kotey as part of this arrangement, has said he will not be testifying, he is not obligated to testify ag

organisers have acknowledged that the numbers are not as high as at previous protests. 0ur correspondent nomiafrom the event. what did the turnout look like? yes the first large—scale security test since january six and they don�*t want to repeat four of what happened that day. there was a militarised perimeter and defence that went around dc. national guard troops on standby as well and capitol police out fully armed, lots of roads blocked so trying to get around dc took a little bit longer than usual. but in terms of the turnout, this particular group that held this valley had a permit of around 700 people. the capitol police say in terms of how many actually turned out that was about 450. and that definitely is how it felt. there were certainly more police there than there were actual protesters and of course a lot of media there as well by the police were worried because it is notjust about january six. there were worried because it is notjust aboutjanuary six. there have been a few instances that have alarmed police in last month a man from north carolina turned out with a truck full of e

our correspondent nomia iqbal joins me now from washington.and what leverage, if any does washington still have to help achieve that or at least influence at? fix. achieve that or at least influence at? �* ., ., achieve that or at least influence at? �* , ., �* achieve that or at least influence at? ,., �* at? a good question. it'll probably be cash and _ at? a good question. it'll probably be cash and aid _ at? a good question. it'll probably be cash and aid because _ at? a good question. it'll probably be cash and aid because that is . at? a good question. it'll probably l be cash and aid because that is what the taliban need and they meet later in the country. interesting listening to the report there and hearing from normal afghans. they want the same thing that everyone else does. they want food, jobs, education, prosperity and the taliban want to be recognised as a government, whether it will or not remains to be but other countries have been using a very interesting phrase. they are saying engagement, not recognition, which means that th

let's talk to our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. its feelings clear on this, isn't it?- clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis _ clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis levitt _ clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis levitt which - clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis levitt which is - francis levitt which is probably an understatement. yesterday they cancelled his guile that they were holding in dc which was to honour us venture relations and the cancellation was seen as a bit diplomatic flounce, to use that word. today recalling an ambassador. not from here, obviously, from australia as well. it is the penultimate step before you call of diplomatic relations entirely so it is a massive move by the french and i think it shows how angry they are over not just the financial hit they suffered as a result of losing the contract that is the political isolation they clearly feel and the white house has released a statement in the last hour. the kind of stuff you would expect them to say. they said they had beenin them to say. they said they

in new york a short time ago to take part in a commemoration there. 0ur north america correspondent nomiaand has the latest. he is not actually giving a lengthy speech or any speech at all on the event itself, never commemorations of 9/11, instead he uses this pre—recorded addressing made from the white house to express his condolences for the families of the least 3000 people that died on the terrorist attacks, and use that speech to invoke the memories of heroism that we saw in the days and months after 9/11, the acts of heroism but also those dark moments as well. here is a clip. irate also those dark moments as well. here is a clip.- well. here is a clip. we also saw something _ well. here is a clip. we also saw something all— well. here is a clip. we also saw something all too - well. here is a clip. we also saw something all too rare, | well. here is a clip. we also l saw something all too rare, a true — saw something all too rare, a true sense _ saw something all too rare, a true sense of national unity. unity— true sense of national unity. unity and _ true sense of national unity.

nada tawfik, bbc news 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal joins me now from washington. climate change but he was very much there to give his support to the people of louisiana? he his support to the people of louisiana?— louisiana? he turned up to basically — louisiana? he turned up to basically say _ louisiana? he turned up to basically say to _ louisiana? he turned up to basically say to people - louisiana? he turned up to basically say to people the | basically say to people the federal government has your back. in that particular area, enter the west of newlands, people are without electricity. —— new orleans. he promised that 25,000 utility people will be drafted in to try and help with that. he promised people money as well as talking about $100 million of provided assistance, $500 to individuals the basic needs like food and clothes. he used his phrase, built back better, his catchphrase. he says he wants to rebuild communities with infrastructure that can withstand these sorts of super storms into the future and we heard his concerns about climate change and he'

i'm joined now by our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. this law has divided opinion.g in the neighbours but have a texan show they report these restrictions. —— support. show they report these restrictions. -- support. there are polls _ restrictions. -- support. there are polls that _ restrictions. -- support. there are polls that suggest - restrictions. -- support. there are polls that suggest 5496 - restrictions. -- support. therel are polls that suggest 5496 back are polls that suggest 54% back banning abortion but that also suggests there are many who don't. potentially some who are indifferent to it. we have seen following that ruling many texans protesting about this law. you've got women's rights groups and the american civil liberties union. critical of what is a very extreme ruling. you mentioned bounty hunters. this is something that is really caused concern because effectively people good, because the actual legal language is so loose, people could potentially sue anyone involved in abortion and get paid $10,000 for it so we are talking about the doctors th

hospital beds, taking their final breath, saying, "if only i'd gotten vaccinated." in washington, nomia this was. it was a very tough message from president biden. he has tried to avoid using federal power in this way. he has been doing the whole softly softly approach and encouraging americans to get the vaccine but now he has had enough. you could hear the frustration in his message and you can see that in the numbers, the numbers of covid —related deaths is averaging 1500 a day and as you can imagine, there has not been a very happy reception towards his vaccine mandate. just in the last half hour, the us republican committee has released a statement saying it intends to suit the biden's administration over this mandate and even union chiefs have been saying i have felt he has gone too far in trying to muffle some private companies and workers. but it's worth mentioning that there are many business leaders who have come out and said look, freedom is all well and good but when it is impacting on others freedom and health and safety is when it becomes a problem. so there has been a wel

with me now is our correspondent nomia iqbal who is in new york.king the site at ground zero. we had seen so much emotion today, haven't we? we have, and americans — emotion today, haven't we? we have, and americans mark _ emotion today, haven't we? we have, and americans mark 911 _ emotion today, haven't we? we have, and americans mark 911 every - emotion today, haven't we? we have, and americans mark 911 every year - and americans mark 911 every year but there is nothing like a big anniversary like this to really focus people's hearts and minds. and just on the way to work here, stopping and talking to people, there was one man, he was a retired firefighter but he was dressed in his full suit and he said to me that he doesn't believe it was so long ago but at the same time, he clearly remembers every single second and he welled up and it didn't quite finish his sentence. he also said something to me that i had a lot of people say, little by the whether and how the weather is so warm and clear blue skies, exactly like it was 20 years ago. and here

our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more.id, which is an understatement, yesterday, they cancelled this gala are that they were holding in dc to honour us and french relations and at the time the cancellation was seen as a diplomatic fallout, but recalling an ambassador, not just from here, obviously the us and australia, the penultimate step before you call off diplomatic relations entirely, so it is a massive move by the french and i think it shows just how angry they are over notjust the it shows just how angry they are over not just the financial had they suffered as a result of losing the contract but the political isolation they clearly feel and the white house has released a statement saying they have been in close touch with the french to do this, but they go on to say we will resolve our differences as we have done at other points over the course of our long alliance, tojust remind, it was back in 2003 when the iraqi invasion happened, france and the us fell out, the french were spectacularly opposed to going in with

nomia iqbal reports.tan. —— acts in afghanistan. ten innocent people including an aid worker and seven children were killed in an american drone strike, days before the us left for good. the youngest, sumaya, was just two years old. america thought it was targeting isis—k, the terrorist group that had carried out a deadly attack days earlier at kabul airport, killing 13 us troops and hundreds of afghans. but the military now admits it got it wrong. i offer my profound condolences to the family and friends of those who were killed. this strike was taken in the earnest belief that it would prevent an imminent threat to our forces and the evacuees at the airport. but it was a mistake, and i offer my sincere apology. as the combatant commander, i am fully responsible for the strike and its tragic outcome. this drone strike was part of president biden�*s controversial over—the—horizon strategy, which involves fighting terrorists from the sky, not on foot. the general said the intelligence suggested that a whit

let's bring in our correspondent nomia iqbal who's been following the story. while since these crimes were committed, can you just talk us through the background this case? we've got to no all background this case? we've got to go all the _ background this case? we've got to go all the way _ background this case? we've got to go all the way back _ background this case? we've got to go all the way back to - background this case? we've got to go all the way back to 2014 i to go all the way back to 2014 and this was when this specific one of the isis terror group, nicknamed the beatles because there was four of them, the prisoners that they held hostage had nicknamed them that because of their english accents. if you go back to 2014 we saw those horrific videos that were being disseminated by isis which showed four hostages, we rememberjames foley, a journalist and stephen scott lough and orange jumpsuits being abused by the group. alexanda kotey accepted the charges in court, judge said that he is now going to be cooperating with prosecutors which i guess is tha