this is a bbc news special on us presidentjoe biden�*s state of the union address.raine and greater humanitarian assistance for people in gaza. we'll break down a speech which was heavy on foreign policy. the economy, immigration and reproductive rights also featured. so how is his big night playing out with voters? and we will look at the response from the republicans who hit back at the president's record, calling the current american dream a nightmare underjoe biden. i'm helena humphrey, glad you could join me. it's 2a hours since us presidentjoe biden delivered his state of the union address, and in it, he touched on key issues at home, the economy, immigration, and reproductive rights, the type of issues you'd expect to hear in an election year.

both former president donald trump and current presidentjoe biden have alreaday wrapped up their partiescbs news, both are projected to rack up more states, winning illiinois, kansas and ohio. mr trump is also projected to win florida. earlier in the day, he voted in his home state of florida. former first lady, melania trump, was by his side. she's been largely absent from his campaign so far. voters are also choosing their parties nominees for congressional races — control of the house and senate are also on the ballot in november. one key contest is in ohio, where democrats are hoping to hold onto their sole senate seat in the state. republican voters chose the trump—backed candidate, bernie moreno, to square off against the democratic incumbent senator, sherrod brown.

israel has been accused of preventing aid getting into gaza, and us presidentjoe biden says benjaminyahu's conduct in the war is doing israel more harm than good. my colleague anna foster is in jerusalem and gave us this update. first of all, to the skies above gaza and these pictures that show the latest drop of aid that has been carried out by us central command and also by thejordanian air force as well. this is the latest air drop into gaza, which provided, they said, meals more than 11,500 meal equivalents. things like food, including rice, flour, pasta and canned food. we've seen these air drops really starting to increase over gaza in the last two weeks or so, since the us air force also got involved. but of course it is still nowhere near to meeting the huge need for humanitarian aid in gaza right now. the amount that's actually getting in by road is far, far less than it was when the war began. and we're focusing as well today on new routes by sea, to actually try and bring aid in. this is something that the european commission, the european union, are involved in, this new

pop star taylor swift, and politicians such as us presidentjoe biden...er election. ..uk labour leader keir starmer... ..and london's mayor, sadiq khan, have all found themselves victims of deepfakes in recent months. i control the police. they will do as the mayor of london tells them, and obey orders. whether it's fake explicit images or audio recordings of conversations that haven't ever happened, dodgy deepfakes created using readily—available ai—powered tools have spread like wildfire across social media, sowing seeds of mistrust and blurring the lines between reality and often malicious fiction. but in this confused and confusing landscape, what happens when politicians use deepfake technology themselves? to find out, we need to take a trip from the big smoke to the big apple. attention�*s focused here in lower manhattan, new york city hall. it's become almost commonplace for bad actors to deepfake politicians, but it's unusual for politicians to deepfake themselves. that's something that the mayor of new york has actually done. towards the end of l

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it echoes the position of us presidentjoe biden. ith gina abercrombie—winstanley, president of the middle east policy council, and former us ambassador to malta. president biden has said the potential for that operation in rafah, will we know we have half of the palestinian population sheltering, he said it would be a red line. since then we have also heard from benjamin netanyahu appearing to green like that. where does that leave washington and president biden if that operation goes ahead? clear that the president _ operation goes ahead? clear that the president has - operation goes ahead? (l- that the president has growing impatience with the prime minister's unwillingness to put him in a difficult position. the president has been extraordinarily generous with his support to israel's need to re—establish safety for its citizens, and he has given support to the prime minister but has made clear his support is for israel, for the israeli people, not necessarily for the leadership. the prime minister is putting a difficult position.

robert hur who spent a year investigating the discovery of classified material at presidentjoe biden� on capitol hill today to explain his decision to decline to prosecute the president. he sent his report was accurate and fair after mr biden criticised his findings and insisted his memory was fine. we will be listening across and while we do i think we will talk to our north america correspondent. nomia iqbal is at capitol hill for us. it was not the result or findings, it was the phrasing of the headlines. it it was the phrasing of the headlines.— it was the phrasing of the headlines. . . . .. ., , headlines. it was and actually robert hur— headlines. it was and actually robert hur arrives _ headlines. it was and actually robert hur arrives at - headlines. it was and actually | robert hur arrives at congress headlines. it was and actually i robert hur arrives at congress is headlines. it was and actually - robert hur arrives at congress is a rare figure because he has united democrats and republicans in both disliking him. both sides are furious. so this report was released last mon

welcome to bbc news special coverage of presidentjoe biden�*s state of the union address.g to hear the president's address on the state of the nation and his priorities for the next year. here's a look outside the house chamber as lawmakers and reporters await mr biden�*s arrival. he'll deliver his address to a deeply divided congress, his own cabinet, members of the supreme court, various dignitaries, invted guests, and the american —— various dignitaries, invited guests, and the american people in one of the most important speeches he will give ahead of the november election in a tradition that spans back decades. each day, we draw nearer the hour of maximum danger. history is on the side _ hour of maximum danger. history is on the side of _ hour of maximum danger. history is on the side of freedom. - hour of maximum danger. history is on the side of freedom. the - is on the side of freedom. the first priority — is on the side of freedom. the first priority must _ is on the side of freedom. the first priority must always be peace — first priority must always be peace for

well, that wasjust rematch with presidentjoe biden in november.e reuters news agency there. germany's chancellor says his government is intensively investigating an apparent intercept of military officers discussing details about the conflict in ukraine. 0laf scholz, who's been meeting with the pope at the vatican, called it a very serious matter. it follows the publication in russia of what's purported to be a confidential conversation between german officers. i asked dr thomas withington who is an analyst and writer specialising in electronic warfare, to share his opinion on the claims made by the kremlin. interesting, isn't it? i mean, i read the transcript this afternoon, and i must say that going through it, i didn't find anything in that that was staggeringly revelatory. i think it would be fair to say it was a discussion. i think assuming it is true and it is indeed an intercept that russia's performed, a very sober discussion regarding the challenges of supplying these weapons, many of which have been already been discussed in the public d

this is a bbc news special on us presidentjoe biden's state of the union address. amid calls for more weaponry for ukraine and greater humanitarian assistance for people in gaza. we'll break down a speech which was heavy on foreign policy. the economy, immigration and reproductive rights also featured. so how is his big night playing out with voters? and we will look at the response from the republicans who hit back at the president's record, calling the current american dream a nightmare underjoe biden. i'm helena humphrey, glad you could join me. it's 2a hours since us presidentjoe biden delivered his state of the union address, and in it, he touched on key issues at home, the economy, immigration, and reproductive rights, the type of issues you'd expect to hear in an election year. biden set out his achievements and what's next for his presidency. he also took aim at his likely republican opponent in november, former president donald trump without mentioning him by name. and it was clear that the president saw his speech notjust as a state of the union address b

a new york fundraiser for presidentjoe biden raised $26 million towards his re—election on thursday —om former presidents bill clinton and barack obama, whojoined him at radio city music hall, in new york city. meanwhile, the presumptive republican nominee — donald trump — has reportedly invited wealthy donors to a fundraiser in palm beach next week. organisers say the event has already raised $33 million. but the former president is scrambling to raise cash, as he's racked up millions in legal bills over multiple criminal and civil trials. mr trump did get a small reprieve monday, when an appeals court allowed him to post a reduced bond of $175 million to appeal his new york civilfraud judgment. and mr trump's social media network, truth social, went public on tuesday. its stock soared in the first few days of trading. he is currently barred from selling his holdings for at least six months, making it difficult for him to profit immediately. he does claim that he has enough assets to post the bond that's due on thursday. still, mr trump lags behind mr biden in the race to raise money

presidentjoe biden faces little opposition on the democratic side and is all but guaranteed the party'sination. while on the republican side, donald trump expects another triumph over his only remaining rival, nikki haley. these are pictures coming into us from charlotte and we will be monitoring these voting pictures throughout the day. our north america correspondent emma vardy has been looking at the events of the last 2a hours leading up to super tuesday. she sent this report from colorado. america's getting ready for a big political contest. but despite the millions of votes being cast, it's already pretty clear which candidates will be facing off in the presidential battle. as colorado goes to the polls, sisters mandy and nicky are headed to the ice. we are such a divided nation. but the one thing i like is when i walk into the hockey rink, we're all the same. the feeling is rather different on the campaign trail, as 15 states are holding votes to pick their presidential candidates. crooked joe biden, you're fired! before polls have even closed, there's been a victory for donald t

it promises to be a big day for polling, but presidentjoe biden, and former president donald trump, areost certain to face each other again in november's election. some states had tried to exclude mr trump from the ballot, but on monday the supreme court over—ruled that. our north america correspondent emma vardy reports from a hockey game in colorado. america's getting ready for a big political contest. but despite the millions of votes being cast, it's already pretty clear which candidates will be facing off in the presidential battle. as colorado goes to the polls, sisters mandy and nicky are headed to the ice. we are such a divided nation. but the one thing i like is when i walk into the hockey rink, we're all the same. the feeling is rather different on the campaign trail, as 15 states are holding votes to pick their presidential candidates. crooked joe biden, you're fired! before polls have even closed, there's been a victory for donald trump. the state of colorado was in a fight to kick him off the ballot entirely for his role in the capitol riots onjanuary 6th. but the us suprem

presidentjoe biden has said the latest aid package is still not enough. ational security adviser, jake sullivan, explained its significance on tuesday. this ammunition will keep ukraine's guns firing for a period — but only a short period. it is nowhere near enough to meet ukraine's battlefield needs and it will not prevent ukraine from running out of ammunition in the weeks to come. it goes without saying, this package does not displace and should not delay the critical need to pass the bipartisan national security bill. now to an update in the us presidential election — our news partner cbs news projects donald trump has earned enough support to be the presumptive republican nominee. earlier, president biden clinched the democratic nomination. it follows voting in four more states tuesday. us lawmakers on capitol hill spent hours pressing former special counsel robert hur over his decision not to seek charges against president biden for allegedly mishandling classified documents. mr hur defended his findings, telling congress his report on biden's memory

presidentjoe biden is expected to announce tonight that the us military will build a temporary port in gaza to allow them to get more humanitarian aid in to people by sea. the un is warning, a quarter of the population is on the brink of famine. the port on gaza's mediterranean coast would enable ships to bring in food, water and medicine from cyprus. the port will most likely be close to the existing port, west of gaza city. but there would be no us troops on the ground in gaza — raising questions about how the aid will be distributed. from israel, here's our senior international correspondent orla guerin — her report contains images some viewers may find distressing. heading for gaza, another airlift, today by belgium. these supplies are urgently needed. on the ground, children are dying of hunger. un experts have accused israel of intentionally starving gaza. this isjust a drop in the ocean and aid agencies say it's inefficient and a last resort. when help trickles in, the desperate come running, seizing what they can carry. this man managed to grab a sack of flour. this man wasn't

this address going hard on immigration and the border, criticising current presidentjoe biden for whathe rally that if he were elected this country would see its biggest deportation of migrants in its history. ohio is trump country and this is a state that is increasingly red, one that he has won in the past two presidential elections so he doesn't necessarily need to be campaigning here but he is here to support his preferred candidate in the republican senate race, bernie moreno, a controversialfigure, towards the far right of the spectrum, similar views to trump on immigration and he said he would support eliminating all us military aid to ukraine. this is a closely watched race because if the republicans are to retake the senate seat in ohio, they could likely retake control of the senate. it would be good news for the republicans and so donald trump hoping to rally his base here in ohio, to not only return to the white house but to return control of congress back to the republicans. carl nasman in dayton, ohio. before we go, i want to bring you some incredible live pictures from i

the great and good of washington dc, including meetings over three separate days with the us presidentjoe bidenhe timing of that, kind of having that last glory moment, would come as a surprise to people. obviously there were two referendums held in ireland in the last couple of weeks which the government lost both of those, there are local and european elections coming up in ireland at the beginning ofjune and fine gael, leo varadkar�*s party, is not doing well in the polls. so there is a sense i suppose of all the lines lining up at this point, that this is a good moment to go on a high without further electoral defeats. as to what comes next for him, well, we don't know. he said in his speech that there was no secret reason for this and he thought people might speculate about that, but that he just felt that it was better for the party, for the country, for somebody else to lead fine gael into those local and european elections and into the next general election, which must be held by the spring of next year. he talked in that statement about expanding ireland's diplomatic footprint on the g

i wanted to start with some of the remarks made by presidentjoe biden in that state of the union address he talks about the situation in gaza, take a listen. to israel i say this: humanitarian assistance cannot be a secondary consideration, or a bargaining chip. protecting and saving innocent lives has to be priority. as we look to the future, the only real solution to the situation is a two state solution over time. applause yeah, a lot in there, and we heard the president essentially warning israel against using aid as a bargaining chip. what's your response to what he said there? yeah, there were many very positive things from my perspective said by the president, regarding that specific statement, i think it is very much correct. humanitarian aid shouldn't and isn't used as bargaining. the only people who are bargaining humanitarian matters are hamas, who are keeping israelis hostage for more than 154 days. and they are the ones who on the humanitarian front are the cruel, the heartless and the terrorist. and i think that we will have to look forward, there are lots of people in gaza

presidentjoe biden announced he will visit the site of the baltimore, maryland, bridge collapse nextn the eastern seaboard arrived at the port on friday to help clear debris. it's unclear exactly when that work will begin and the economic impact of the tragedy looms large. those involved in the operation must figure out how to cut debris from the bridge into pieces so they can be lifted by the crane. they must also ensure none of the hazardous material held in shipping containers on the dali spills into the river. the us federal government is to allocate $60 million for emergency work. that's part of the government's quick release emergency relief funds to help restore essential transportation. with operations suspended at the port of baltimore, one of the largest in the country, it is losing up to an estimated 15 million dollars a day. a new bridge is expected to cost at least $40 million and would likely take several years to rebuild. maryland governor wes moore shared an update on the response. our team went out with the coast guard just a few hours ago, including the coast guard

presidentjoe biden urged the senate to take swift action to pass the bill.awmakers say the app poses a national security threat as its parent company, bytedance, is based in beijing and is subject to a law requiring it to share data with the chinese government. tiktok has told lawmakers that it has taken steps to ensure the data of american users isn't compromised by employees in china. nevertheless, the legislation should head to the senate next. its fate there is uncertain. following the house vote, tiktok urged its 150 million users in the us to lobby against the bill by calling on them to contact their members of congress. tiktok influencers also protested against the bill outside the white house. here's what they told our correspondent. i am aware that i'm giving my data, right. i'm aware. i'm ok with it. let me make that decision, you don't need to make that for me. you know, that's where i stand. to be quite honest, everything on the internet is a security risk and so, this may be — have a parent company that is foreign, but we have just as many secur

presidentjoe biden and donald trump make competing visits to the us—mexico border to address a surgen illegal crossings — a key theme for voters. thousands of south korean trainee doctors refuse to return to work on thursday, the day the government set as a deadline to end a mass walk—out. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. we start this hour with events in the middle east. international criticism of israel is mounting over the deaths of dozens of palestinians desperately seeking aid in northern gaza. the eu's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, has described the incident as completely unacceptable carnage. french president macron said the situation in the territory was terrible, and called for an immediate ceasefire. it comes as the hamas government says more than 30,000 people have been killed in the territory since this conflict began in october. our special correspondent, fergal keane, reports jerusalem. the hunger created by war made this tragedy. that is a fundamental fact of what happened today. the dead and wounded were starving people, simply

director at manpowergroup, thank you-— us presidentjoe biden has proposed a $7.3 trillion budget.social programmes and higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy. the plan offers a stark contrast with donald trump's economic vision ahead of november's us presidential election. here's more from the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury in new york. presidentjoe biden outlined his election year budget pitch which included tax breaks for families, lower healthcare families, lower healthca re costs families, lower healthcare costs and a higher tax on the wealthy and corporations. as well as trying to get more money to help ukraine defend its topic and structure and for aid for israel. if the biden budget became law it would save $3 trillion through higher taxes of the ten years. would also push us debt over 100% of gdp. by contrast donald trump's economic vision is for more tariffs to pump more oil and cut taxes. joe biden has made kitchen sink issues a central part of his real action message, trying to win over american is unhappy with the post— pandemic econo

and of course, all of this comes as the us presidentjoe biden gave a new interview in the us yesterdayother things, criticising the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's handling of things. he said that israel is doing itself more harm than good with the way that the military operations were being conducted, but he did say the us remained behind israel. and when asked about red lines that might potentially see us support for the israeli military operation waning, he said that the us would always be with israel and would never leave. let's look at the attempts first to try and get more aid into that civilian population in gaza, who so desperately need it. zoe conway reports. loaded up with the equipment needed to build a temporary dock in gaza, a us army logistics ship. it's already on its way. the united states hopes to get a lot more aid in by sea, but it could take several weeks. in the meantime, in cyprus, efforts are under way by a charity to move supplies across the mediterranean. it may not look like much, but on this barge sits 200 tonnes of food. it'll be towed by a spani

presidentjoe biden speaking in the last 20 minutes or so saying the following, that he will help rebuildt together with local officials. all federal help will be made available and he said the people of baltimore can count on us to stick with them. this francis scott key bridge is critical to the city, to the port infrastructure and the people here. ask people who are believed to be construction workers who were fixing potholes on the bridge at the time are still missing. the two people who have been rescued, one was taken to hospital in critical condition. the mayor of baltimore calling it an unthinkable tragedy. all living at this hour has been shipping until further notice. you can see the cargo ship hitting a column of the bridge on the left of the screen. a report says the ship lost propulsion and the crew did notify the authorities that they lost control. they made a call was put in. there appear to be of no structural problems. we're showing the planned route of the ship. the direction it took as it drifted into the bridge. more details in a moment. first this report from graham s

presidentjoe biden faces little opposition on the democratic side and is all but guaranteed his party'se, donald trump expects more triumphs over his only remaining rival, nikki haley. california is the biggest prize on super tuesday, with 169 delegates up for grabs. the state has also become a focal point for the us—mexico border issue — with immigration a top concern for vote rs. as texas tightens its border response, migrants are choosing routes further west. california and arizona now account for 60% of all illegal border crossings, according to our partner cbs news. we will be live with sumi somaskanda in california in a moment. but now let's take a look at her report from san ysidro, the border crossing near san diego. tell us about the significance of a victory in california for delegates. as you have said step to this is the largest native delegates are donald trump marching towards securing the combinations and this is a state but we are seeing a lot of candidates spend a lot of energy looking at immigration as well. that is one of the reasons why we wanted to come here and the

we do have a i statement from president joe statement from presidentjoe biden reacting to the result hejoe biden statement tonight, family focused in on donald trump even though the primary season is not officially complete yet, they are ready for a 1—to—1? after tonight's results the election campaign has begun, that statement came outjust when donald trump are speaking, both candidates pivoting towards the general election campaign, both in texas campaigning on the border last week, they will be in georgia at the same time, we can expect eight months of the spec and bouncing around the country, key battleground states, key battleg rou nd states, positioning key battleground states, positioning and trying to win over that small subset of voters who will decide the election. voters who will decide the election-— election. quite dark and serious _ election. quite dark and serious language - election. quite dark and serious language from l election. quite dark and i serious language from both of them will this be a dark and serious contest? it them will this be a dark and serious contes

as expected for a sitting presidentjoe biden faces little opposition on the democratic side, he's alle party's nominee for the selection. on the republican side donald trump is inching ever closer to becoming his party's pick the candidate once again with another win predicted over his only remaining rival nikki haley. from colorado, here is more from emma vardy. america's getting ready for a big political contest. but despite the millions of votes being cast, it's already pretty clear which candidates will be facing off in the presidential battle. as colorado goes to the polls, sisters mandy and nicky are headed to the ice. we are such a divided nation. but the one thing i like is when i walk into the hockey rink, we're all the same. the feeling is rather different on the campaign trail. crooked joe biden, you're fired! before polls have even closed, there's been a victory for donald trump. the state of colorado was in a fight to kick him off the ballot entirely for his role in the capitol riots onjanuary 6th. but the us supreme court struck it down. his republican opponent is undete

us presidentjoe biden announced plans on friday to order a us military air—drop to get food and aid suppliesh the jordanians, who have been at the forefront of efforts to send assistance to gaza by air. biden�*s announcement comes after more than 100 palestinians were killed on thursday and more than 700 were injured as crowds formed around an aid convoy in northern gaza, desperate for food. witnesses say the israeli army shot into the crowd. the israeli army, which has released this overhead drone footage, admits its soldiers opened fire — but claims most of the deaths were caused by a crush, or aid trucks running people over. the united nations reported friday that "a large number" of people had been found with bullet wounds.

and as voters in four us states vote in nomination contests, presidentjoe biden and donald trump takeeeded food supplies for palestinians in gaza has finally set sail from cyprus. the open arms left larnaca on tuesday morning on a journey that could take as long as two days. this is the ship's position in the eastern mediterrenean sea, according to data from vesselfinder.com. the news comes as the un continues to warn that massive

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us presidentjoe biden says he wants the senate to take swift action to pass a bill that could force tiktoke voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill on wednesday. lawmakers say the app poses a national security threat as its parent company, bytedance, is based in beijing — and is subject to a law requiring it to share data with the chinese government. tiktok has told lawmakers that it has taken steps to ensure the data of american users isn't compromised by employees in china. nevertheless, the legislation should head to the senate next.

presidentjoe biden has proposed a $7.3 trillion budget on monday, calling for new social programmes andher taxes on corporations and the wealthy. the plan offers a stark contrast with donald trump's economic vision ahead of november's us presidential election. the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury in new york has more. president biden outlined his election year budget pitch including tax breaks for families, lower healthcare families, lower healthca re costs families, lower healthcare costs and a higher taxes on wealth incorporation as well as trying to get more money to help your defend itself against russia and for aid for israel. if the biden budget became law, it would save $3 trillion through higher taxes over ten years but it would also push you is that over 100% of gdp. by you is that over 100% of gdp. by contrast, donald trump's economic vision is the more tariffs, to pump more oil and to cut taxes. president biden has made kitchen sink issues essential part of his election. trying to win over americans unhappy with the post pandemic economy. although i

decades following leo varadkar from his earliest days through to last week when he met with presidentjoe bidenof disease and starvation in what's described as a war the world's forgotten. we have a special bbc report. the uk's largest delivery of aid arrives in gaza as america's top diplomat visits saudi arabia amid a renewed diplomatic push. the london hospital which treated the princess of wales says it will investigate after reports that staff tried to access her private medical records. and who will be picked in the draft for the hundred? we have the latest. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. and checking out we start in ireland where the prime minister leo vardkar has resigned. in an unexpected announcement mr varadkar described the period leading his country as "the most fulfilling time of his life". he will step down before the next general election

, the election, especially the voters and how they break between what is now a race between presidentjoe biden former president donald trump, and therefore do a couple of notable things about the vote today put up a rare moment of bipartisan support on capitol hill. we don't often see these lopsided numbers in the house of representatives but we did see this past overwhelmingly put lawmakers have centred around an argument that this proposes poses a national security rest of the united states because they say that the 170 million users of tiktok in the united states are vulnerable to influence by the chinese government and having their data taken by the chinese government because of their close relationship. now, we don't know exactly what happens next with this bill. we are happy to talk you through that. this bill. we are happy to talk you through that-— this bill. we are happy to talk you through that. yes, yet i wanted to ask because _ through that. yes, yet i wanted to ask because as _ through that. yes, yet i wanted to ask because as we _ through that. yes, yet i wanted to ask because as

while, presidentjoe biden has won in those six, plus vermont and massachusetts. voting continues in california, utah and alaska. super tuesday is also a crucial moment for former governor nikki haley's campaign which is hoping to slow down mr trump's momentum as the republican frontrunner. tuesday's contest is the us presidential primary�*s largest prize with more than one—third of the total delegates available expected to be awarded for both republicans and democrats. we can now also report that our partners at cbs news project president biden will win the democratic primary in the state of arkansas. and to round that out in arkansas, cbs news also projects that former president trump will win the republican primary in the state of arkansas. the polls have just closed in three states — minnesota, texas and colorado. joining me live our emma vardy who's in denver, colorado. any indication of how who might when they're in colorado? i don't then they will be any huge surprises here, just as the other states results, again showing wins for donald trump, as expected

presidentjoe biden faces little opposition on the democratic side and is all but guaranteed the party'saining rival, nikki haley. these are pictures coming

begin in the united states, where the shares of us steel have dropped for a second day, after presidentjoe biden came out against the proposed sale of the domestic industrial powerhouse to a japanese steel—maker. this comes ahead of his meeting with japan prime minister fumio kishida next month. our north america business correspondent erin delmore has more from new york. president biden is taking a stand against a deal in the making. us steel, an american company, is set to be bought by nippon steel, a japanese company. but president biden says us steel should stay in the us. the president praised the us. the president praised the iconic 123—year—old american steel company and said it is vital that the company remain owned and operated in the us. this is a big deal and notjust politically. nippon steel is set to pay $14.9 billion to acquire the us giant. but politically, this is territory president biden knows well. he has cast himself as the champion of the working class and has called himself the most pro—union president in history. he made headlines for walking the picket line with striking

meanwhile, presidentjoe biden has won 11 states, including all of those won by trump, plus massachusetts

a reminder that our coverage of the state of the union address by presidentjoe biden will be live an little change to the weather as we head into friday. however, what you will notice will be the strength of the wind — it'll be a cold, strong easterly wind blowing across all areas, but we should see more sunshine around than what we've had over the last few days. now, there's some cold air wrapped around that area of high pressure moving out of scandinavia, and that will be blown in. and that strong easterly wind across all areas, pushing some cloud again into eastern, particularly northeastern england and eastern scotland. the best of the sunshine, western scotland, parts of northern ireland, and a good deal of sunshine, i think, for england and wales, so that will compensate. however, the winds really will take the edge off the temperatures — strong and gusty at times, 30—40mph in exposure, particularly strong along north sea and channel coasts. temperatures 6—7 celsius — you factor in the wind, it won't feel like that, it'll feel colder than these temperatures suggest, despite the

to the us now and presidentjoe biden will map out his fiscal vision for the country later today as he year ahead. this being an election year, of course, means his spending wish list it will be as much a pitch to voters as a policy proposal. let's get more with our north america business correspondent michelle fleury who's in new york. gives a sense of what he may be able to do. he has a bit of a problem here, doesn't he, that voters don't feel any better off, even though the economy is faring rather well in the us. i economy is faring rather well in the us. ~' economy is faring rather well in the us. ~ ., , economy is faring rather well in the us. i think it goes back to your oint, us. i think it goes back to your point. you _ us. i think it goes back to your point. you said _ us. i think it goes back to your point, you said this _ us. i think it goes back to your point, you said this was - us. i think it goes back to your point, you said this was a - us. i think it goes back to your| point, you said this was a policy wish list, in part because if you look at the make—up of congress

presidentjoe biden and donald trump make competing visits to the us—mexico border to address a surge as a deadline to end a mass walk—out. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. we start this hour with events in the middle east. international criticism of israel is mounting over the deaths of dozens of palestinians desperately seeking aid in northern gaza. the eu's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, has described the incident as completely unacceptable carnage.

but the united states and in particular, presidentjoe biden, while saying that, in his view, far toolians have been killed in gaza, rather than restore support for unrwa, what the americans are now proposing to do. well, number one, they've launched a limited airlift of food. and, tragically, we know that at least one of those airlifts ended in the death of a number of palestinians who were hit by a pallet that landed upon them. and, also, biden�*s announced that us military engineers are going to build some sort of dock or pier off the coast of gaza to allow shipments to come in by sea. i wonder what you, as a diplomat at the un, make of these american workarounds, which they say will get aid into gaza. let me say two things. the first thing is that there are other leaders, including the director of the cia, who is saying that you cannot address the acute starvation situation of palestinians in gaza without having a massive amount of aid through a land crossing. so he's asking for opening the crossings and allowing for a mass number of trucks to get in. the second thing he's saying