tom bateman and nomia iqbal. thank _ together. tom bateman and nomia iqbal. thank you — together.oining us today. live pictures coming from north carolina, a campus at the university of north carolina in chapel hill, you see a group of protesters gathered around a palestinian flag being flown on a master. we know police on this campus have detained multiple protesters already during demonstrations today. the university has added roughly 30 people were detained earlier on this morning local time when they clashed with campus police. they were refusing to leave the area. so there we have a bit more of a flavour of the protests happening in another university campus. that is in the university campus. that is in the university campus. that is in the university campus of north carolina in chapel hill. let's turn to new york, where thejudge in donald trump's hush money trial in new york has warned him that he'll face in jail if he keeps violating a gagging order. the former us president was fined $9,000 for contempt of court. that was for nine violations of the order barring him from ma

james landale, thank you very much- _ and we can go now to our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal's closest and most powerful ally — what is its response to this attack? at the moment we haven't heard from president biden or the white house. mr biden is attending an election campaign later today so i am sure that will change. but america's top diplomat, secretary of state antony blinken, was very short in his response at the g7, but the words that he used really stood out — deescalation. and that has been the message from the biden administration since the attack by iran last weekend on israel. mr biden, otherworld iran last weekend on israel. mr biden, other world leaders, iran last weekend on israel. mr biden, otherworld leaders, have been urging israel not to respond in a way that would inflame a wider war in the middle east. as some reports in the middle east. as some reports in the middle east. as some reports in the us suggested that mr biden privately had said that he would not support israel if that had happened. yesterday, the us imposed a new round of sanctions on iran,

nomia iqbal with the latest _ outright banned.ngton, thank you. more to —— more about congress in a second. some breaking news first. police in the city of memphis in tennessee say that at least two people have been killed and 14 others injured in a shooting. they say it happened at a block party in the city. three of the injured are believed to be in a critical condition. we'll bring you more on that breaking story when we get it. at the same time as the ukraine vote, the us house of representatives overwhelmingly approved a military assistance package for israel. it comes as there have been more israeli air strikes in rafah, in the south of the territory. this is the moment an israeli air strike hit rafah on saturday. there were more air strikes overnight, when nine people — including at least four children — were killed after their homes were hit. the israeli war cabinet has been planning a large offensive against hamas in rafah, which is where an estimated 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. the us and other all

nomia iqbal said this cataclysmic. nomia iqbalsaid this report from cap—haitien.hold on to their traditions. thousands of worshippers walk through narrow, dusty roads in cap—haitien praying for peace in a country whose capital has descended into lawlessness. in gang—controlled port—au—prince the city is still suffering with people fighting for basic supplies. most easter processions were cancelled. there was a rare moment ofjoy, though, as children crafted colourful kites, an easter tradition. more than 100 miles away, nun checks in with her family every day to make sure they are still alive. her father says there was a shooting today, everyone is ok. he tells her he feels broken, though. nun left port—au—prince because of the violence. her cousin was killed by a gang in the capital last year. i have friends that after school they decided to open a business or things like that and after some time either they got killed or they got robbed, so it's two ways. either you stay and you fight or you go. even though i go i'll come back because i have a plan, i have a drea

nomia iqbal, bbc news, haiti.icising musicians releasing multiple versions of vinyl albums, seeing it is not environmentally friendly. the rolling stones released 43 different versions of their album hackney diamonds last year. the head of nippon steel, japan's biggest steelmaker, has defended its proposed purchase of us steel. the deal was agreed in december, but last month the white house said the company — which is america's second biggest steel producer — should remain in domestic ownership. nippon steel's incoming president has called for its deep roots in the united states to be recognised. here's our business reporter, david waddell. here he is, the new president of nippon steel, tadashi imai. he takes up post today and on the top of his in—tray a tricky assignment. the $14 billion purchase of us steel. a deal has been agreed, but it's united these two president biden and his predecessor, president trump. donald trump has said he'll block the deal if he's re—elected later this year. and president biden last

nomia iqbal reports from cap haitien in haiti.ple try to hold on to their traditions. thousands of worshippers walk through narrow, dusty roads in cap—haitian praying for peace in a country whose capital in gang—controlled port—au—prince the city is still suffering with people fighting for basic supplies. most easter processions were cancelled. there was a rare moment ofjoy, though, as children crafted colourful kites, an easter tradition. more than 100 miles away, nun checks in with her family every day to make sure they are still alive. her father says there was a shooting today, everyone is ok. he tells her he feels broken, though. nun left port—au—prince because of the violence. her cousin was killed by a gang in the capital last year. i have friends that after school they decided to open a business or things like that and after some time either they got killed or they got robbed, so its two ways. either you stay and you fight or you go. even though i go i'll come back because i have a plan, i have a dream and that dream is ha

nomia iqbal, bbc news, texas.ondents across north america — go to the bbc�*s live page on the bbc news app and website. we've got correspondence right across north america so stay with us on bbc news. we are in for another changeable week of weather. yes, some sunshine at times but we are also looking at some wet and windy conditions. it will be cooler, especially so on tuesday and then it will turn that bit warmer later on in the week and by the weekend london will be back up by the weekend london will be back up to 20 celsius. this pressure over scotland is what's left of storm kathleen pulling away but we have this other area of pressure with rain attached to them. rain pushes northwards across parts of wales, northern england and also northern ireland, with showers following on behind, we will see showers in scotland. temperatures 10—18 c, north to south. if you were hoping to see a partial solar eclipse tonight. you'll be lucky, there's a lot of rain and cloud around so you might see it in the western isles.

nomia iqbal has more.tiktok was part of a fourth bill, sort of a grab bag of of of policies and kind of snuck in. and i think there was a feeling by certainly members of the republican party that if they put that in, then it would get sort of a top down vote from from congress. president biden has indicated that if that does land on his desk, he will sign it. but it's hugely controversial. there are millions and millions of americans who are on tiktok. and i've met many who have been protesting outside the white house, certainly during the time when this bill was being proposed. who has said, look, this isn'tjust some app that we have fun on. my business is on there. my livelihood is on there. it's how i make money. and so they are very angry that this could potentially be banned. it has a few sort of clauses in it, however, the bill, what will happen really if it does pass, is that president biden will give the company, give tiktok the opportunity to sell off to someone else or be banned. so there will be

nomia iqbal, bbc news, haiti.eed bumps. it turns out, they're much harder to introduce than expected. instead we're seeing more hands—free driving systems on our roads. most major car—makers offer them — but is hands—free driving safe? michelle fleury, reports from new york. the road to the cars of the future is bumpier than we thought. one stop on thatjourney is hands—free driving. i think this is my ride. hello. are you cody? michelle. nice to meet you. i got to see gm's super cruise in action out on the roads of new york city. so we're turning on super cruise. we have a green indication on the wheel and we can take our hands off the wheel. tech that literally takes the driving out of your hands. it's especially nice on long road trips, you know. so that was fun seeing the system in action. but there are so many words out there at the moment, like driverless, autopilot, hands—free. and it's sowing a lot of confusion in the minds of the public. these are not self driving vehicles. these are partial driving automa

nomia iqbal, bbc news, haiti.fered its biggest appeared in municipal elections on sunday. with nearly all votes counted the main opposition chp has achieved its lightest victory in 45 yea rs. it won in the five largest urban centres including turkey's biggest city, istanbul. the leading opposition figure, istanbul's current mayor ekrem imamoglu, declared victory. he is widely considered the front runner in the general election expected in 2028. in his victory speech ekrem imamoglu said people of istanbul are helping to bring a brighterfor turkey. mr erdogan conceded defeat and promised to listen to messages delivered by turkish voters, saying 31 march is not an end for but a turning point. earlier i spoke to the bbc�*s turkish service who shared the latest. thank you forjoining us. what is the headline today? it is a big win for the main opposition party, chp. last year they lost the general election despite having a coalition with other opposition parties, but this year they had a big win in the local election. f

nomia iqbal, enjoying the moment.y at the sun. a bit of advice on our website as to how to shield your eyes but still be able to glimpse that amazing event later on today. although if it is wet and cloudy it sounds remarkably like the weather in england at the moment. we are backin in england at the moment. we are back in a few moments and you are watching bbc news. my name is geeta guru—murthy. hello, it is of another fairly mild day out there and some of us have seen the spring sunshine but not everyone because low pressure is not far away, everyone because low pressure is not faraway, moving everyone because low pressure is not far away, moving its way from west to east. over the next few days at low pressure remains close by. unsettled weather, blustery, rain around at times and turning cooler thanit around at times and turning cooler than it has been. here is the area of low pressure pushing towards the south—west of the uk, a couple of weather fronts with us and generally a lot of cloud. for the rest of the day

nomia iqbal, bbc news, haiti. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.hat times ten, a high—pitched metallic drilling noise, it knocked me forward at a 45 degrees angle this way. forward at a 45 degrees angle this wa . , ., forward at a 45 degrees angle this wa . _ ., ., , forward at a 45 degrees angle this wa . , , ., ., , , way. the syndrome was first identified — way. the syndrome was first identified in _ way. the syndrome was first identified in cuba's - way. the syndrome was first identified in cuba's capital. way. the syndrome was first i identified in cuba's capital city when us diplomats complained of dizziness, headaches, and a painful soundin dizziness, headaches, and a painful sound in their ears. us officials have previously said it is unlikely foreign power to blame. increment spokesperson says new accusations are unfounded. translation: it is absolutely not _ are unfounded. translation: it 3 absolutely not a new are unfounded. translation: it 1 absolutely not a new issue. for many years, the issue of so—called havana summer and has been pl

nomia iqbal, bbc news, haiti.re and will go on display in normandy this month to mark the 80th anniversary of d—day. the standing with giants installation is made from recycled signs and took artist dan barton four years to plan. breakfast'sjohn maguire has been to the studio with veteran stan ford to see the finishing touches added to the project. not all giants loom large. yes, i remember him. yes. i was only 18 when i when ijoined. i'm proud to have done my bit. proud. very proud to have done my bit. yeah. and my eight brothers, they all done their bit. stan ford is among kindred spirits — among those who served, as he did, on d—day — and among symbols of those who never returned home. it's an honour to be in the presence of this. it does give you some idea — a great idea of the. ..of what the cost, and the people involved. he's here to see the making of standing with giants — an installation representing, in silhouette, the almost 1,500 men of the army, navy and air force under british command who died on that

nomia iqbal, bbc news, texas.this event? i asked professor emily brunsden from the school of physics at the university of york. this is unfortunately not an eclipse for us here in the uk unless you are very lucky to be very, very north and able to catch itjust as the sun sets. otherwise, scientifically we are really looking for lots of different ways to study parts of the sun that we can't normally see, because we get to block out all that really bright light from the centre of the solar disc. it's really key, isn't it, it makes it enormously hard to study the sun in normal time, so this provides a little window to be able to do that in a far better way. yeah, the sun doesn't stop at the edge of where we see it, it has this extended atmosphere called the corona, which is a really fascinating part of the sun because it is even hotter than the surface of the sun. we don't actually fully understand why that is. so hen the moon passes in front and we get an eclipse that blocks so when the moon passes in front and we g

nomia iqbal, bbc news, haiti.rug laws in europe, adults in germany will be allowed to carry up to 25 grams of dried cannabis on them — hold 50g as home and grow up to 3 marijuana plants. the changes are an attempt to tackle the black market. the rules around medical marijuana are also being relaxed. for supporters of the new law, celebrations started early. several hundred cannabis enthusiasts gathered at midnight under brandenburg gate, in the heart of berlin, to smoke marijuana in public as the changes came into effect. in the us — salvage crews at the port of baltimore have removed the first section of the bridge that collapsed after it was hit by a container ship 6 days ago. the accident brought maritime traffic to a standstill on what is a major trading route. a statement from the coast guard said a first section of the francis scott key bridge, weighing 200 tonnes had been cut free. it�*s being transferred onto a barge, which will later take it ashore. officials have refused to give a deadline to complete th

nomia iqbal has more from texas. i keep looking at the skies. we all are because yesterday was so beautiful, so clear and sunny. today, there is cloud cover, there is a prediction there could be rain and that might affect the viewing of the eclipse. but look, that is not going to put people off, especially the many families who are here at this park, who camped overnight in order to experience this once—in—a—lifetime event. music plays. this park has turned into a family music festival, with a stage for dancing, food stalls, bouncy castles and people camped out. the big star everyone is here to see is in the sky. we wait for things like this. to be able to be outside and not stuck inside doing something, or school, or whatever is going on, to be able to spend time together as a family is amazing, especially to see something so cool. the one in 2017 was the first one i'd experienced — the first total one that i'd experienced — and it was pretty mind— blowing. the moon will move in front of the sun, blocking its light and plunging the earth into d

nomia iqbal has more. as haiti spirals into violence, people try to hold on to their traditions.ty roads in cap haitian, praying for peace in a country whose capital has descended into lawlessness. in gang—controlled port—au—prince, the city is still suffering — with people fighting for basic supplies. most easter processions were cancelled. there was a rare moment ofjoy, though, as children crafted colourful kites — an easter tradition. more than 100 miles away, nun checks in with herfamily every day to make sure they're still alive. her father says there was a shooting today — everyone is ok. he tells her he feels broken, though. nun left port—au—prince because of the violence. her cousin was killed by a gang in the capital last year. i have friends that, after school, they decided to open a business or things like that, and after some time either they got killed or they got robbed, so it's two ways — either you stay and you fight, or you go. even though i go, i'll come back because i have a plan, i have a dream, and that dream is happening in haiti. the country is now waiting

mac nomia iqbal reporting there.t 200 protesters at george washington university rally for a fifth day. on monday morning, protesters removed barriers that were put up by the university to deter their encampment site. the university called the removal an "egregious violation of community trust". to understand what demonstrators there are calling for, i spoke to moataz salim, a graduate student at george washington university and a palestinian—american student activist. moataz salim, thank you so much for being with us here on bbc news. firstly, talk to us about what you are calling for through these protest. first and foremost _ through these protest. first and foremost i _ through these protest. first and foremost i would - through these protest. first and foremost i would say i through these protest. f “st and foremost i would say that what we're calling for on a larger scale is an end to the genocide and we are here in solidarity to my people that there is still a genocide going on and there is a student movement

nomia iqbal, bbc news, texas.oard of studies for the school of physics at the university of york. thank you forjoining us. sadly you will not get to see this in person, but what can you learn and get from it when you are not in the path of totality? it when you are not in the path of totali ? , , ., ., , ., totality? this is unfortunately not an ecli se totality? this is unfortunately not an eclipse for _ totality? this is unfortunately not an eclipse for us _ totality? this is unfortunately not an eclipse for us here _ totality? this is unfortunately not an eclipse for us here in - totality? this is unfortunately not an eclipse for us here in the - totality? this is unfortunately not an eclipse for us here in the uk . an eclipse for us here in the uk unless you are very lucky to be very very north and able to catch itjust as the sun sets. otherwise, scientifically we are really looking for lots of different ways to study parts of the sun we can't normally see because we have to block out the centre from the solid

nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york.ed an investigation into the killing of a well—known tiktok influencer, 0m fahad, outside her home in baghdad. video circulating social media purportedly shows a gunman opening fire before fleeing on a motorbike. for more let's go to our arab affairs editor sebastian usher. tell us what happened and how 0m fahad is believed to have been killed. figs fahad is believed to have been killed. ~ , i. fahad is believed to have been killed. a ., ., fahad is believed to have been killed. ~ , ., ., fahad is believed to have been killed. a ., ., , killed. as you say, a video has been ut out b killed. as you say, a video has been out out by iraqi _ killed. as you say, a video has been put out by iraqi new— killed. as you say, a video has been put out by iraqi new stations - killed. as you say, a video has been put out by iraqi new stations and . put out by iraqi new stations and social media, and it contains a0 seconds of footage where you see a man coming on a motorbike. he puts it behind a wall,

nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york.terday former a senior post office executive faced questions about the suicide of a sub postmaster — who was being pursued for apparent losses at his branch. 0ur reporter marc ashdown has the details. angela van den berg, a top executive at the post office for many years, viewed by the ceo as a safe pair of hands should handle all issues regarding missing money and it faults. ., faults. the truth, the whole truth and nothing _ faults. the truth, the whole truth and nothing but _ faults. the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the _ faults. the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth... - faults. the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth... overj and nothing but the truth... over two da s and nothing but the truth... over two days of— and nothing but the truth... over two days of questioning - and nothing but the truth... over two days of questioning she repeatedly insisted she lacked the skills and knowledge to investigate. the council for the inquiry should his

nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york.'s first democratic elections in the end of apartheid. the gentleman you could see there on the screen was the president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa, leader of the african national congress party or anc, which took power 30 years ago in south africa. and of course, this year the country will be seeing another round of elections in may. these are live pictures, celebrations of freedom day in south africa. here in the uk, the government's being urged to take urgent action to stop unpaid carers unwittingly racking up thousands of pounds worth of debt. tens of thousands of carers owe money because of benefit overpayments. our reporter dan whitworth has the details. good girl, thank you. unpaid carers who look after a loved one do an incrediblejob — often 2a hours a day, seven days a week, with very few breaks — their lives dedicated to caring for someone else. of the nearly six million carers across the uk, just under a million receive carer�*s allowance — that's worth about £80 a wee

texas, atlanta, california, and virginia — these pictures are from virginia tech. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbalcolumbia university. the atmosphere here on campus is pretty calm. people are in an upbeat mood. earlier today, there was this deadline. students were told by the president of the university to voluntarily stop moving. of the university to voluntarily start moving. and there was an implication, therefore, that police might come in. we did see police outside, but that's not happened. students are still inside the encampment and they're saying they're not going anywhere until their demands are met. and essentially those demands are cutting economic and academic ties with israeli institutions. they also want an amnesty for students who have been suspended, any faculty members — so professors at the university who have also been suspended orfired — many of them were actually standing outside the entrance of the encampment, arms linked, to protect the students inside. i spoke to a student who's a negotiator trying to get these demands met. and he said to me — his name is mahmoud khalil — he

our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has more. the atmosphere here on campus is pretty calm. today, there was this deadline. students were told by the president of the university to voluntarily start moving. and there was an implication, therefore, that police might come in. we did see police outside, but that's not happened. students are still inside the encampment and they're saying they're not going anywhere until their demands are met. and essentially those demands are cutting economic and academic ties with israeli institutions. they also want an amnesty for students who have been suspended, any faculty members — so professors at the university — who have also been suspended orfired — many of them were actually standing outside the entrance of the encampment, arms linked to protect the students inside. i spoke to a student who's a negotiator trying to get these demands met. and he said to me — his name is mahmoud khalil — he said that the students weren't budging until all these demands are met and they will keep going. one of the key dates coming up is graduation on may

texas, atlanta, california — and virginia, these pictures are from virginia tech. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbalty calm, people are in an upbeat mood. earliertoday pretty calm, people are in an upbeat mood. earlier today there was this deadline, students were told by the president of the university to voluntarily stop moving, and there is an application therefore that people might come in. we did see police outside but that's not happened. students are still inside the encampment and they are saying they're not going anywhere until their demands are met, and those demands are to cut economic ties with israeli institutions. professors at the university, have also been disbanded. 0rfired. many of them were actually standing outside the entrance of the encampment, arms length, to protect the students inside. i spoke to a student who is a negotiator trying to get these demands met, and he said to me, his name is mahmoud hillier, he said the students weren't budging until all these demands are met and they will keep going one of the key dates coming up his graduation on may 15, there are students her

he's been speaking to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal in new york.ing to a surprising email from the university administration suspending me. the title was "mahmoud khalil suspended". that surprised me because it goes against the norms — i'm the lead negotiator, it's normal that i go in and out of the encampment. the university were very well aware of this and they offered this protection. so i'm not sure if this is random, i'm not sure if this is targeted. i'm still waiting to hear back from the administration regarding this, especially that yesterday, after the students took over the hamilton building, the university through the mediators reached out to me about what kind of demands these protesters are asking for. so you don't know on what basis you've been suspended? i don't. according to the email, it says that i, i did... i refused to disperse and leave the encampment after 2:00pm. and even though i did not actually enter the encampment after 2:00pm, this shows how random and arbitrary this these notifications. what's your view on what happened

nomia iqbal, bbc news, new york. cyril ramaphosa — who led the main ceremony in pretoria — has said freedom day unites the country in celebrating its democratic journey. south africa is preparing for elections next month, while experiencing failing infrastructure and high levels of crime and unemployment. for more on this i spoke to our correspondentjenny hill, who is in johannesburg. this is a moment when south africans think back, they commemorate the heroes of the struggle against apartheid. many of them recall, too, thejoy and the hope which accompanied the election of nelson mandela and his african national congress party. the anc has been in power ever since. a lot has changed in this country since then, the current president, cyril ramaphosa, laid the commemorations today in pretoria. he said 30 years ago, the bell of freedom rang across our great country. he also went on to say the weight of centuries of oppression was cast off on that day. this is a big moment for south africa, an entire generation has grown

to our diplomatic correspondent james landale injerusalem, and our north america correspondent nomia iqbal little more about that statement from antony blinken, earlier on today... he kept using the word or two, and thatis he kept using the word or two, and that is actually what sums up the biden administration's approach to this. eversince biden administration's approach to this. ever since the attack on israel by iran last weekend america has been very keen to de—escalate. mr biden and other world leaders urging israel not to retaliate in a way that would inflame a wider middle eastern war. yesterday the us did impose this new round of sanctions on iran, one of the most sanctioned countries in the world, this time aiming at its missile and drone programme, aiming at executives of that programme, people who america said delivered those missiles to iran's proxies throughout the middle east. i think it was america's way of saying to iran, look, there are ways that we can respond, sorry, to israel, there are ways that we can respond to iran that does not involve a military response are certa

earlier today our north america correspondent nomia iqbal spoke to mahmoud khalil, a student negotiator of the negotiators. it has been said that the negotiations have failed. can you tell us why that is? ., ., , ., , failed. can you tell us why that is? ., ., ,., , ., , that is? colombia is actually refusina that is? colombia is actually refusing to _ that is? colombia is actually refusing to acknowledge - that is? colombia is actually| refusing to acknowledge this movement. they are dealing with this as a matter of internal student discipline rather than a movement, an anti—war movement, at what is happening in palestine.— in palestine. essentially you are calling _ in palestine. essentially you are calling on _ in palestine. essentially you are calling on the _ in palestine. essentially you are calling on the university| are calling on the university to cut economic and diplomatic ties with israeli institutions. is that correct? exactly. our first and basic demand is for the institution to divest its funds from companies who are contributing and profiting from the genocide that is ha

nomia iqbal, demonstrators have ordered protesters to disband or face disciplinary action., ., �* , haven't. they haven't, behind me, students get _ haven't. they haven't, behind me, students get a _ haven't. they haven't, behind me, students got a notification - haven't. they haven't, behind me, students got a notification round l students got a notification round about midday to say that there was this call for them to disband by two p:m., which came from the president of the university, who is underfire by students because of the way right police went in last week. she is also under fire from right—wing politicians who say she's not doing enough to stop these protests on campus, which they have claimed our anti—semitic — something the pro—palestinian protesters have pro— palesti nia n protesters have com plete pro—palestinian protesters have complete the denied. but what's happening at the moment is that you've got students who are not part of the encampment, there other students who have joined of the encampment, there other students who havejoined in of the encampment,

our first report is from our north america correspondent nomia iqbal.this vote, the yays are 311 and the nays are 112. the bill is passed. the moment has been a long time coming. after more than six months, a bill pledging further military aid for ukraine finally passed. translation: today we have got the decision we were waiting - for on the american support package for which we fought so hard. president zelensky, how is...? president zelensky had personally met with us lawmakers to lobby for support. many in congress waved ukrainian plans during voting, but there was still divisions, with members of the democratic party backing kyiv, others in the republican party not so much. but this is the sell—out of america today. when we have members of congress in there waving the ukrainian flag on the united states house of representatives floor, while we're doing nothing to secure our border? i think every american in this country should be furious. but the house speaker, republican mikejohnson felt differently, essentially putting his job on the line to get

nomia iqbal, bbc news, texas.nce behind the phenomenon and what we can expect to see, here's our science correspondent pallab ghosh. thanks, reeta. a total eclipse is one of the universe's great natural spectacles. here s what to look out for. the moment before the eclipse starts, the last chink of light seems to increase in brightness, forming what s called the diamond ring effect. but that s just the lead in to the real showstopper, which is this. what we see is the sun s atmosphere shimmering around the moon. it s normally not visible because of the brightness of the sun, but because the moon is exactly the right size, it blocks off the bright part of the sun, leaving us to see this beautiful spectacle just for a few minutes. if we zoom in we can see details that are normally hidden. in red are gigantic nuclear explosions. some can be the size of the earth. it will be great watching it on tv this evening, but if you ever get a chance to see one for real, id highly recommend it. it is something you will remember

our north america correspondent nomia iqbal gave us a sense of the mood at city college of new york. here actually started yesterday. so there's a small encampment behind me of maybe about a few dozen students. it's relatively quiet at the moment. when you go in to the sort of the centre, you've got all these leaflets and signs and posters which list, what the students want, their demands. and it's all peaceful, really. you know, you might be able to make out there are people giving speeches, lots of students doing their coursework as well. many of them want to emphasise that they're not just sitting around. you know, they are working, but they also say they're here for this cause. in terms of police presence, the police is nearby. and actually, just behind me, they're sort of getting barricades ready. i suspect that there will be a point where the university will ask them to move on to dismantle the encampments. this is the problem that universities are saying that they have, that these encampments shouldn't be shouldn't be up there, they're unlawful, that they, after a certain time

let's speak to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal is not going to be walking out of jail because of the other conviction in los angeles, but talk is through the 2020 case that was so huge in terms of the metoo movement. the harve terms of the metoo movement. tue: harvey weinstein terms of the metoo movement. tte: harvey weinstein conviction case was almost the founding case of the metoo, one of the most important social media movements in modern american history where people spoke out against sexual violence and sexual assault. out against sexual violence and sexualassault. his out against sexual violence and sexual assault. his conviction was seen as a huge moment and victory for those women who had come forward in the trial and for it now to have this stunning reversal is also seen as a huge moment, a moment of loss for many of them, and we are getting reaction coming through, if i can just read to you some of that. the lawyer representing eight of the victims of harvey weinstein has called today a major step back in holding those accountable for acts of sexual violence and the

0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal says washington is saying little about the incident.ht—lipped, quite simply, matthew. the most we got there was from the secretary of state antony blinken and the key word to use their web restraint and de—escalation. and that is actually the main message that president biden has been giving to israel ever since the attack by iran last weekend. he and other world leaders have been urging mr netanyahu and the israeli government to not retaliate in such a way that it would inflame a wider war in the middle east. and there were some reports he had not suggested that if israel had reacted in the sort of big away which certainly some members of the israeli government wanted the country too, that mr biden would not have been able to support israel on that. yesterday the us imposed a round of sanctions on iran. iran is already hugely sanctioned anyway, but this was aimed at the missile and drone programme that iran used in those attacks. and it was also aimed at isolating the islamic republic, even more globally, but i think it was also a mess

live to wyre davies injerusalem and sivaoush ardalan of the bbc persian in the newsroom but first nomia iqbalwhat is the administration saying about what happened overnight? they are being very tight—lipped at the moment. the most we've heard is there from america's top diplomat antony blinken, who wouldn't be drawn into too much detail. i pretty much expect that's what president biden will emphasise if he does comment on it is america wasn't involved in israel's strike overnight. but it is committed to its defense. president biden has been urging israel and benjamin netanyahu to show restraint, do not retaliate in such a way that it would inflame a wider war in the middle east. there were some reports in the us that if israel had gone down that path and there are certainly members of the israeli government to the far right who wanted a bigger reaction, mr biden would not have been able to support israel on pat. america has artie put sanctions on iran, they did that yesterday. iran is already hugely sanctioned. it was america's way of saying that we can go after i run in a way that does not i

our north america correspondent nomia iqbal is at columbia university in new york.ese various protests bringing up at university campuses? yes, it's columbia that started it essentially when they started this encampment which is just behind essentially when they started this encampment which isjust behind me. about a couple of weeks ago and since we've seen more encampments crumpled up. earlier today and why you had in enchantments, city couegein you had in enchantments, city college in new york as well as we seenin college in new york as well as we seen in other parts of the country. to give you a sense of what's happening here, we can't get inside the encampment. nobody can apart from the pro—palestinian movement or the students. it's called gaza solidarity encampment. on the other side of the entrance you've got faculty staff who have linked arms in a way to protect the students and stop people from going in. that includes a police. there was a deadline at two p:m., which was about an hour deadline at two p:m., which was aboutan hourand deadline at two p:m., whic

let's talk to nomia iqbal, from texas. you were lucky. held up, you could see it perfectly, couldn't you? i weather held up, you could see it perfectly, couldn't you?— perfectly, couldn't you? ifeel so so luc . perfectly, couldn't you? ifeel so so lucky. obviously, _ perfectly, couldn't you? ifeel so so lucky. obviously, i'm - perfectly, couldn't you? ifeel so so lucky. obviously, i'm here - perfectly, couldn't you? ifeel so so lucky. obviously, i'm here inl perfectly, couldn't you? ifeel so| so lucky. obviously, i'm here in a professional capacity, but what a person in month and everybody here, including me. i have never seen a total solar eclipse. we were really nervous this morning because of the weather. so, it was forecast to have clout and rain, weather. so, it was forecast to have cloutand rain, i had my weather. so, it was forecast to have clout and rain, i had my raincoat on this morning and people werejust trying to kind of a change the goalposts in terms of, what is it we want to see? what will make us happy? but the clouds par

is, to ensuring that gaza cannot be in a moment i will speak live to wyre davies injerusalem and nomia iqbal but first lets speak to sivoush ardalan of the bbc persian in the newsroom. siavash ardalan, tell me first of all more about what was actually targeted here and want the iranian regime has been saying. weill. targeted here and want the iranian regime has been saying.— regime has been saying. well, we have no solid _ regime has been saying. well, we have no solid proof— regime has been saying. well, we have no solid proof or _ regime has been saying. well, we have no solid proof or evidence i regime has been saying. well, we have no solid proof or evidence of| have no solid proof or evidence of exactly what this attack consisted of. we had an unnamed us officials telling us they and the us media that israel has launched a missile and hit iran's military bases in the city of isfahan which is home to a fleet of iran's fighterjets. no images on social media, no news confirms that as yet. so if that happened, we have no solid proof for it. what the iranians have confirmed is the shooting d

nomia iqbal, bbc news, texas. all of that is coming up in the next couple of hours.exico because mexico of course is where they're going to get the first glimpse of this total eclipse. and people already gathering there in large numbers. people already gathering just like they are where you are. nomia, just take me through how quickly it moves, how long will people have to watch this thing? quite a bit of time. so it will arrive here around about 1:40pm local time. and so it is predicted to lastjust local time. and so it is predicted to last just over local time. and so it is predicted to lastjust over four minutes. if you think about that, matthew, four minutes, especially as broadcasters, thatis minutes, especially as broadcasters, that is quite a long time. we will be plunged into darkness for four minutes. we will, if the weather is good, that is what people have their fingers crossed for, we will see it. as in the report there, this sort of corona effect around the moon when the moon and sun align. you will hear it, you will feel it. i have never experienced it

let's speak to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. house press briefing.- let's take it back to the white house press briefing. you ask me about escalation, _ house press briefing. you ask me about escalation, i _ house press briefing. you ask me about escalation, i will— house press briefing. you ask me about escalation, i will speak- house press briefing. you ask me about escalation, i will speak more l about escalation, i will speak more generally. we have been very clear from here from the beginning that we do not want to see this conflict escalates. we continue to consult with our allies and partners including in the region and to reduce further risk of escalation in the region. that's the sentiment expressed in the g7 foreign ministriesjoint expressed in the g7 foreign ministries joint statement that went out this morning. you heard that from secretary blinken who was part of that meeting. i'm going to be super mindful and not speculate or speak to any of the reporting is out there at this time.— there at this time. president bi

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let's speak to the bbc�*s nomia iqbal who joins us live from washington.ry. f:cs: goes all the way back to 2015—16. just remind people, larry nasser worked as a michigan state university doctor, he also served as a team doctor at usa gymnastics which was based in indianapolis. and he was accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of women and girls. now, and fbi report found that, well, report found that the fbi first learned about these allegations in 2015. —— larry nassar. but our report found that they did not take the right investigative steps and so that meant that nassar was free for months and months and months to abuse more women and that included, as you mentioned there, the olympic gold champion, simone biles, also allie rasmussen and another decorated champion michaela maroney, i should say, and they gave evidence at a senate hearing in 2021, really distressing hearing. so here we are aware this settlement has been announced for, i think it works out to it is 139 claims, just to double check that made against the fbi, but it's important to note tha