richard hall, thanks ve much anytime soon. richard hall, thanks very much for— anytime soon.inging us - anytime soon. richard hall, thanks very much for bringing us the - anytime soon. richard hall, thanks| very much for bringing us the latest fare from new york. plenty more from the campuses here in a moment or two. you are watching bbc news. you are live with bbc news. let's return to the middle east because america's top to diplomat antony blinken has met with israel's benjamin netanyahu and other leading figures ofjerusalem. this on the last day of his middle east tour. discussions included getting more aid into gaza and the ceasefire proposals which hamas has yet to respond to. antony blinken says he is determined to get a deal to secure the release of hostages and the only obstacle to that is hamas. let's go live now to our security correspondent, frank gardner, who is there injerusalem. frank, are you getting any indication where you are ofjust how getting any indication where you are of just how close getting any indication where you are ofjust how close they may be t

perceived threats. 0k, well, let's understand the practicalities of covering the story first with richard hallthe independent�*s senior us correspondent and not a student. richard, welcome to the media show. i know you were at columbia university's encampments in new york. what did you actually see? well, i could see what had happened, actually, from the first moments i got down there. the access to the campus was quite restricted most of the time. press were allowed on for a couple of hours a day to speak to people. but outside of the campus, there was essentially a ring of counterprotesters and people that had come to protest the protest. and if you can imagine the kind of people that would give up their wednesday afternoon to go down there and shout at some students or shout at people who are shouting at students, i don't think it was very representative of what was going on inside the encampment. so there was this impression that these people causing trouble outside were connected to the protests in some way, and that wasn't the case. and when it comes to the people you met inside, is it r

richard hall from the independent, thank you. next let's talk about student journalists, because they've been commended by the pulitzer prize board for covering protests and unrest in the face of great personal and academic risk. julia vargas jones is a master's student at columbia journalism school and also a freelance reporter. julia, welcome to the media show. i know that you were covering some of these events for cnn. just tell us how that happened. well, thank you for having me. well, i had, you know, i had a connection with cnn before — i'd worked with them for many years. and in the moment, you know, i got a call from another classmate, natasha caragnano. she called me at around 3am, and she said, "you should be here." and honestly, i didn't even ask cnn if they really wanted me to go. ijust said, "i'm here, you should take me live," and we started coverage from the occupation. i think when i got there, we were about six, seven hours in. and i did talk to people, you know, i was able to talk to people who were not media tr

richard parker. the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, was re—elected for a historic third term. he won almost 44% of the vote — 11% more than his conservative rival, susan hall, richard, labouring cooperative

richard parker. the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, was re—elected for a historic third term. he won almost 44% of the vote — 11% more than his conservative rival, susan hallpolitical corresponsdent, damian grammaticas has the latest. parker, richard, labouring cooperative party, two to. was a result that will send a shadow to conservatives. the conservative _ shadow to conservatives. the conservative party _ shadow to conservatives. lie: conservative party candidate, due to four, 08 labour victorious in the west midland mayoral race, 1508 votes, a tiny margin in a region of 2 million people, one of the conservative high profile metro mayors andy street, toppled. the labour leader there to celebrate.— the labour leader there to celebrate. , ,., celebrate. the message here, the last elections _ celebrate. the message here, the last elections now, - celebrate. the message here, the last elections now, the . the last elections now, the last— the last elections now, the last stop before the general election, is the country wants change — election, is the country wants change i_ election, is the country wants change. i hope the prime ministers listening and giv

richard wagner's opera, the flying dutchman, was presented for the first time in the zaryadye hall.reated as part of a creative project that should help young directors and performers in the making. the work began 5 months ago; 12 soloists were selected from fifty applicants. they went through an educational stage, which included german language classes. nicht, doch gut ist, wenn du weißt, seid aus sorgt, kapitan podwater boatki. he finds himself at the airport, due to bad weather, no one can fly out, there he meets a girl, the daughter, the manager, director of this airport, they begin a romantic, loving love story. the project organizers expect that participation in this production will open the stage of leading opera houses for young soloists. we've got a few minutes of commercials ahead of us, and then we'll continue. stay with us and indulge yourself in a first class holiday with leo resorts. elegant details, a celebration of refined tastes, a variety of entertainment, a golden beach and azure waves. lio resards, we are here for you. welcome to rixsas premium mogavish suits & v

hall today. we heard from richard parker, he said people have been calling for change. were - it will. yesterday they were pointing very heavily to tees valley, which they did win, and that the real hope was to hold onto the west midlands as well, and the conservatives were heavily hinting yesterday they were going to run sadiq khan close in london. well, the truth is that they lost london badly, and they have lost the west midlands in a way that will undoubtedly affect the way the whole election is viewed now we have got all the results in. brute election is viewed now we have got all the results in.— all the results in. we have heard from some _ all the results in. we have heard from some conservative - all the results in. we have heard from some conservative sourcesj all the results in. we have heard - from some conservative sources and some tory rebels who have texted to our own political editors say that this was always going to end badly for andy street, that the campaigning was a mess. do you think that that is a fair assessment here? i know he was campaigning on

hall of fame. thank you so much for being with us. you wrote that richardoods". i thought that was so touching and aptly put. give us a sense of the impact they had on the culture. both richard and robert were such talented songwriter. not only did they write the score to so many people's lives, there are new generations discovering them every day. and they say a standard song is wonder will stand the test of time. these two gentlemen wrote quite a full catalogue of standard.— quite a full catalogue of standard. ., ., ., , , standard. you are absolutely ri . ht. standard. you are absolutely riuht. i standard. you are absolutely right. i have _ standard. you are absolutely right. i have to _ standard. you are absolutely right. i have to say _ standard. you are absolutely right. i have to say i - standard. you are absolutely right. i have to say i played i right. i have to say i played some of the music myself when i heard of his passing and it was just as good now, perhaps even better than when i first listened to it as a child. but thatis listened to it as

across his 65—year career, richard sherman became part of walt disney's "inner circle of creative talents". the sherman brothers were inducted into the songwriters hall8. and just before we go, let's leave you with these pictures. it's a giant picnic on paris's most famous avenue, the champs—elysees. you can see here, the french capital's iconic boulevard was laid with a 216—meter—long red—and—white chequered rug, thought to be the world's largest picnic blanket. but it wasn't open to everyone, nearly 273,000 people applied to take part in the event, and only 4,000 were chosen. eating on a slightly different scale, at a state banquet we have the german president hosting the french president for a state visit, we are keeping an eye on that, do stay with us hello. this is probably not the sort of weather you'd hope for in a bank holiday weekend. yes, it's been warm when the sun was out, but we have seen a lot of showers, heavy thundery downpours, really bringing a soaking in a short space of time. this was the radar picture from earlier on. you can see all those thunderstorms dancing away across england heading up into southern scotland. but gradually,

hall. but our cops got there, we got that a little after 9:00 pm. we developed a plan and richard plan and results, will the results speak for themselves. i mean we are talking about almost upwards of 300 arrests made, or cops perform exceptionally. they were focused gather professional. >> martha: have there been any resistance, did anyone push or shove them in the building or resist? >> there was a first group that walked in -- to clear the perimeter that we were immediately met with resistance. resistance from people blocking the street, pushing and throwing in our direction, making smack linking the arms together. you know, we directed the aggressive people literally at the feet of ours getting out of our cars and then i think there were upwards of 50 arrests made just at the intersection of 170 -- 116th street -- which in front of hamilton hall. >> martha: what did you think, you know, a lot of the students weren't around on 911 but you lost a lot of fellow officers and law enforcement. do you think they understand about that attack or do you think you don't -- don't care? >>

richard blumenthal, he said that they will continue their investigation. if you remember, they did hold that senate hearing a couple of months ago when this whole fiasco really was kicking off in the hallsgoing to keep at it even while the doj is pursuing this lawsuit. basil, john, live for us in dc. thank you so much. oakland mayor sheng thao is proposing adjustments to the city's budget amid amid a projected 117 million dollar budget shortfall. she says the changes will prioritize public safety. >> economic development and community services. mayor thao addressing the mid cycle budget changes at city hall today. her first priority. she says this funding crime prevention and cleanup services. so this includes the cease-fire strategy fully-staffed 9-1-1, dispatch and oakland's fresh pilot program. house says the funding is vital to maintaining progress during difficult financial times. >> my mid cycle budget adjustment. it's physically responsible. it's disciplined and maintains our focus on the issues that matter most to open doors over the coming weeks. my administration will engage in discussions with the city council about the mid cycle budget amendments. and i urge the city council

the opera the flying dutchman took place. in the zaryadye concert hall, it was timed to coincide with the birthday of composer richardera, the flying dutchman, wagner's opera have been performed here many times, but the flying dutchman has not yet been performed, we know that this is one of wagner's first operas, maybe the third opera, it did not make him instantly famous, but this is the first serious one of its kind opera. premiere the flying dutchman took place as part of the creative challenge project for young opera singers. capital schoolchildren and college students have returned from the great arctic. during the 10-day expedition, the young polar explorers built a modular town, made a hundred-kilometer forced march on skis, learned a lot of new things, and took a lot of interesting photographs. the day before , deputy mayor of moscow for social development anastasia rakova met with the children. on an excursion to city hall, schoolchildren told the details of their journey, as well as the dangers they had to face. an unknown design, a cleaning robot and a line with obstacles, the mechanisms created by the guy