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i'm sumi somaskanda. we start with the latest developments in the israel—hamas war.ordan has cancelled a planned summit with palestinian and arab leaders, even as presidentjoe biden heads to the region to show his support for israel. he had been scheduled to attend the gathering in amman before tuesday's attack on a hospital in gaza city. that blast has killed hundreds of palestinians according to health officials in gaza. hamas has blamed the devastation on an israeli air strike. israel says the blast was caused by rockets misfired by another group, palestinian islamichhad. both sides deny responsibility. let's get more on tuesday's hospital attack. here's our international editorjeremy bowen. loud blast the missile hit the hospital not long after dark. man shouts you can hear the impact. the explosion destroyed al—ahli hospital. it was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. the building was flattened. very soon, video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near the ruins of the hospital. so many dead and the size of the explosion, together looked to
i'm sumi somaskanda. we start with the latest developments in the israel—hamas war.ordan has cancelled a planned summit with palestinian and arab leaders, even as presidentjoe biden heads to the region to show his support for israel. he had been scheduled to attend the gathering in amman before tuesday's attack on a hospital in gaza city. that blast has killed hundreds of palestinians according to health officials in gaza. hamas has blamed the devastation on an israeli air strike. israel says...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thanks for watching.u at the top of the hour. hello there. once again, the weather is going to make the headlines over the next few days. we have another named storm following on from storm babet. this time it's ciaran, expected to arrive wednesday night into thursday. yes, damaging gusts of winds, but more importantly, widespread heavy rain falling on already saturated ground. that could cause some issues. before that, though, we've got an amber weather warning that remains in force until 9:00 this morning. we're likely to see this relentless feed of wet weather, with that easterly winds. so a further 70—100 millimetres of rainfall where we've already seen some flooding. so there could be some further issues this morning. we'll also see some wet weather as well spilling across parts of north west england, down through lincolnshire, east midlands, over into the london area. south of that slightly brighter skies for a time, but by the end of the afternoon, more wet weather starting to push into the south w
i'm sumi somaskanda. thanks for watching.u at the top of the hour. hello there. once again, the weather is going to make the headlines over the next few days. we have another named storm following on from storm babet. this time it's ciaran, expected to arrive wednesday night into thursday. yes, damaging gusts of winds, but more importantly, widespread heavy rain falling on already saturated ground. that could cause some issues. before that, though, we've got an amber weather warning that...
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earlier, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with one of the men featured in the documentary, barrettt has the reaction been since the documentary�*s release? since the documentary�*s release, it seems that the general reaction is that people are not surprised, which i'm grateful for, which ultimately means that people are believing me, which i think is any survivor's greatest fear when coming forward. but, as a whole, i think i have stepped into a survival technique to just not look at what people are saying because while a lot of people believe me and there has been a lot of support, there are also still people who are shaming and making uneducated and ignorant comments. what do you think this might mean for other men? my biggest hope is that this would be the spark of a much bigger conversation for other men to start understanding how we are also survivors and also very much able to be a victim to abuse in many different ways. unfortunately, i think many men have told themselves that they are not able to be a victim. it's a big part of toxic masculinity and something that i hope to
earlier, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with one of the men featured in the documentary, barrettt has the reaction been since the documentary�*s release? since the documentary�*s release, it seems that the general reaction is that people are not surprised, which i'm grateful for, which ultimately means that people are believing me, which i think is any survivor's greatest fear when coming forward. but, as a whole, i think i have stepped into a survival technique to just not look at what...
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iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda, thank you forjoining us.resident biden will visit israel on wednesday, as part of a major diplomatic push by the us to contain the escalating conflict between israel and hamas, and show support for israel as it prepares a ground offensive. us secretary of state antony blinken announced the visit in the last hour after meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for more than seven hours. blinken said president biden will focus on securing the release of hostages taken by hamas — while underscoring the need to minimise civilian casualities in gaza — in the announcement that camejust after 3am injerusalem. on wednesday president biden will visit israel. he is coming here at a critical moment for israel. forthe here at a critical moment for israel. for the region and for the world. and he is coming here to do the following. first, the president will reaffirm the united states �*s solidarity with israel and our ironclad commitment to its security. president biden will again make clear as he has done un
iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda, thank you forjoining us.resident biden will visit israel on wednesday, as part of a major diplomatic push by the us to contain the escalating conflict between israel and hamas, and show support for israel as it prepares a ground offensive. us secretary of state antony blinken announced the visit in the last hour after meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for more than seven hours. blinken said president biden will focus on securing the release of...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. we begin with former president donald trump's first day in court in new york, for a fraud trial that could threaten his business empire. mr trump and his company are accused of committing rampant fraud, by inflating the value of his real estate empire. mrtrump, who has denied all wrongdoing, was on the defensive, even before the trial began. we have a great company, i built a great company, it's got tremendous value, it's got some of the greatest real estate assets in the world, and now i have to go before a roguejudge, is a continuation of "russia, russia, russia", as a continuation of the greatest witchhunt of all time, and i don't think the people of this country are going to stand for it. for more, nada tawfik, our correspondent in new york, sent this update about the day's proceedings. donald trump's appearance in person here at the court certainly changed the tone of proceedings. he came here speaking to the press no less than three times, slamming the case as a sham, and direct
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. we begin with former president donald trump's first day in court in new york, for a fraud trial that could threaten his business empire. mr trump and his company are accused of committing rampant fraud, by inflating the value of his real estate empire. mrtrump, who has denied all wrongdoing, was on the defensive, even before the trial began. we have a great company, i built a great company, it's got tremendous value, it's got some of the greatest...
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my colleague sumi somaskanda there, speaking withjohn kirby — coordinater for strategic communicationso gain from the attack. my colleague clive myrie has more. the gaza strip, or simply gaza, is palestinian territory with israel on its northern border and egypt to the south. it's a tiny sliver of land, when you consider the number of people living there. 2.3 million in an area just 25 km long and 10 km wide. the largest settlement is gaza city. the ruling authority is the militant group, hamas, in control since 2007. it's committed to israel's destruction, hoping to create an islamic state. the uk has designated hamas as a terror organisation, but it's israel that controls gaza's airspace, shoreline and border crossings, as well as water and electricity supplies. the un says 80% of gaza's population survives on international aid. human rights watch has called gaza an open—air prison. israeli rockets can cause mass casualties in the densely populated territory, and the warren of packed streets will make any israeli defence force ground operation extremely difficult. it's believed hamas
my colleague sumi somaskanda there, speaking withjohn kirby — coordinater for strategic communicationso gain from the attack. my colleague clive myrie has more. the gaza strip, or simply gaza, is palestinian territory with israel on its northern border and egypt to the south. it's a tiny sliver of land, when you consider the number of people living there. 2.3 million in an area just 25 km long and 10 km wide. the largest settlement is gaza city. the ruling authority is the militant group,...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. more blame and bloodshed in gaza as world leaders step up efforts to prevent the war from spilling into the wider region. as us president biden returns to washington, prime minister rishi sunak is on his way to israel. there, he will meet with israel's pm, benjamin netanyahu, on thursday, adding to the push for humanitarian aide to be delivered quickly. that aid is set to start trickling in through egypt. egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi says the country will establish a "sustainable" aid corridor using the rafah crossing, which connects egypt to gaza. president biden says egypt will allow 20 humanitarian aide trucks to roll through. so far, no timeframe was given for the aid's arrival. israel earlier said it won't get in the way of food, water and medicine getting to civilians, as long as the assistance does not "reach hamas." mr biden says they are a few more things that need to happen before the aid can come in. this has been a very blunt negotiation i have had, so we want t
i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. more blame and bloodshed in gaza as world leaders step up efforts to prevent the war from spilling into the wider region. as us president biden returns to washington, prime minister rishi sunak is on his way to israel. there, he will meet with israel's pm, benjamin netanyahu, on thursday, adding to the push for humanitarian aide to be delivered quickly. that aid is set to start trickling in through egypt. egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi says...
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iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda. good to have us. it is really forces have us.road running north to south as part of the expanded ground operations against hamas. witnesses have reported seeing tanks and bulldozers on the highway that connects gaza city to the rest of the territory. amid international course for a ceasefire in gaza, israeli prayer minister bijman netanyahu says that would
iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda. good to have us. it is really forces have us.road running north to south as part of the expanded ground operations against hamas. witnesses have reported seeing tanks and bulldozers on the highway that connects gaza city to the rest of the territory. amid international course for a ceasefire in gaza, israeli prayer minister bijman netanyahu says that would
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we start with the news that hamas has released two hostages for the first time since the war between israel and gaza began. this is the moment when the americansjudith tai and her daughter natalie shoshana raanan were handed over to the red cross. these are pictures released by hamas. the red cross said they were extremely relieved after they helped facilitate the transfer of the us hostages from gaza to israel. we understand that mother and daughter are now reunited with theirfamilies in israel. israeli officials say the pair are now in israel and are being being reunited with theirfamilies. the mother and daughter were kidnapped during the surprise attack by hamas on 7 october from the nahal oz kibbutz. originally from illinois, they were in israel visiting family. hamas said the pair were freed for humanitarian reasons. the white house says that president biden has spoken by phone to the women and theirfamily. the us embassy injerusalem has just released this photo on x, formerly k
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we start with the news that hamas has released two hostages for the first time since the war between israel and gaza began. this is the moment when the americansjudith tai and her daughter natalie shoshana raanan were handed over to the red cross. these are pictures released by hamas. the red cross said they were extremely relieved after they helped facilitate the transfer of the us hostages from gaza to israel. we understand that mother and daughter are now reunited...
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i'm sumi somaskanda in washington.o there. we're now all into some fresher feeling air. but temperatures are still a little above the average for this time of year. tuesday was rather blustery with sunshine and showers for most of the uk. there will be some more rain in the forecast as we head through the week, but it's mostly out towards the north and the west. the further south and east you are, the drier your week is likely to be, and then things will be turning warmer, some more autumn warmth for most as we head into the weekend. now, on wednesday, as you can see, we've got rain out towards parts of western scotland, across northern ireland too, driven in by this area of low pressure. so it's a wet start to the day here, further south across england and wales, lots of clear skies throughout the night. so a chillier start to the morning than we've been used to of late and still rather breezy with a brisk westerly wind. now, it's across western areas of scotland, the west highlands, argyll and bute. there are some lo
i'm sumi somaskanda in washington.o there. we're now all into some fresher feeling air. but temperatures are still a little above the average for this time of year. tuesday was rather blustery with sunshine and showers for most of the uk. there will be some more rain in the forecast as we head through the week, but it's mostly out towards the north and the west. the further south and east you are, the drier your week is likely to be, and then things will be turning warmer, some more autumn...
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i am sumi somaskanda.wednesday as part of a major diplomatic push by the us to contain the escalating conflict between israel and hamas and show support for israel as it prepares a ground offensive. us secretary of state antony blinken announced the visit after meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for negotiations that lasted nine hours. blinken said president biden will focus on securing the release of hostages taken by hamas while underscoring the need to minimise civilian casualties in gaza.
i am sumi somaskanda.wednesday as part of a major diplomatic push by the us to contain the escalating conflict between israel and hamas and show support for israel as it prepares a ground offensive. us secretary of state antony blinken announced the visit after meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for negotiations that lasted nine hours. blinken said president biden will focus on securing the release of hostages taken by hamas while underscoring the need to minimise civilian...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.ew york, for a fraud trial that could threaten his business empire. mr trump and his company are accused of committing rampant fraud, by inflating the value of his real estate empire. mrtrump, who has denied all wrongdoing, was on the defensive, even before the trial began. we have a great company, i built a great company, it's got tremendous value, it's got some of the greatest real estate assets in the world, and now i have to go before a roguejudge, is a continuation of "russia, russia, russia", as a continuation of the greatest witchhunt of all time, and i don't think the people of this country are going to stand for it.
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.ew york, for a fraud trial that could threaten his business empire. mr trump and his company are accused of committing rampant fraud, by inflating the value of his real estate empire. mrtrump, who has denied all wrongdoing, was on the defensive, even before the trial began. we have a great company, i built a great company, it's got tremendous value, it's got some of the greatest real estate assets in the world, and now i have to go before a...
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abercrombie & fitch and his british partner are facing allegations of exploitation from men hello i'm sumi somaskandain with the united nations saying it's sending investigators to the small village in the ukraine's kharkiv region that suffered the deadliest attack in the country in over a year, amid russia's invasion of the country. a missile strike in the ukrainian village of hroza killed 52 people. every family in the village was affected. un human rights officials say there appeared to be no military targets. the local prosecutor says the attack was deliberate. the kremlin insists that russia does not target civilians. ukraine says a separate russian missile attack targeted residential buildings in kharkiv city centre today. the interior ministry said a ten—year—old boy was killed. our news correspondent, abdujalil abdurasulov, has more from kharkiv. the search operation continued overnight. thousands of bodies were recovered from the rubble. among them, a
abercrombie & fitch and his british partner are facing allegations of exploitation from men hello i'm sumi somaskandain with the united nations saying it's sending investigators to the small village in the ukraine's kharkiv region that suffered the deadliest attack in the country in over a year, amid russia's invasion of the country. a missile strike in the ukrainian village of hroza killed 52 people. every family in the village was affected. un human rights officials say there appeared to...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. glad you could join us.trial that could threaten his business empire. mr trump and his company are accused of committing rampant fraud, by inflating the value of his real estate empire. mrtrump, who has denied all wrongdoing, was on the defensive, even before the trial began. we have a great company, i built a great company, its got tremendous value, it's got some of the greatest real estate assets in the world, and now i have to go before a rogue judge is a continuation of russia, russia, russia, as a
i'm sumi somaskanda. glad you could join us.trial that could threaten his business empire. mr trump and his company are accused of committing rampant fraud, by inflating the value of his real estate empire. mrtrump, who has denied all wrongdoing, was on the defensive, even before the trial began. we have a great company, i built a great company, its got tremendous value, it's got some of the greatest real estate assets in the world, and now i have to go before a rogue judge is a continuation of...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. it is good to have you with us.amas war. jordan has cancelled a planned summit with palestinian and arab leaders, even as presidentjoe biden heads to the region to show his support for israel. he had been scheduled to attend the gathering in amman, before tuesday's attack on a hospital in gaza city. that blast has killed hundreds of palestinians, according to health officials in gaza. hamas has blamed the devastation on an israeli air strike. israel says the blast was caused by rockets misfired by another group, palestinian islamichhad. both sides deny responsibility. let's get more on tuesday's hospital attack. here's our international editorjeremy bowen.
i'm sumi somaskanda. it is good to have you with us.amas war. jordan has cancelled a planned summit with palestinian and arab leaders, even as presidentjoe biden heads to the region to show his support for israel. he had been scheduled to attend the gathering in amman, before tuesday's attack on a hospital in gaza city. that blast has killed hundreds of palestinians, according to health officials in gaza. hamas has blamed the devastation on an israeli air strike. israel says the blast was...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda, welcome to bbc news now, hello, i'm samantha simmonds.'s bombing of gaza, including in the south of the territory, where palestinians had been told by israel to move for their safety. the hamas—run gaza health ministry says a36 people died in 2a hours, taking the total number of palestinians killed in gaza since israel began bombing to more than 5,000. more than 1,400 israelis were killed in the 7th of october hamas attacks. these are the main developments in the conflict so far today. israel says it has attacked 320 more targets in the past day.
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda, welcome to bbc news now, hello, i'm samantha simmonds.'s bombing of gaza, including in the south of the territory, where palestinians had been told by israel to move for their safety. the hamas—run gaza health ministry says a36 people died in 2a hours, taking the total number of palestinians killed in gaza since israel began bombing to more than 5,000. more than 1,400 israelis were killed in the 7th of october hamas attacks. these are the main developments in the...
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iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda, thank you forjoining us.rt of a major diplomatic push by the us to contain the escalating conflict between israel and hamas, and show support for israel as it prepares a ground offensive. us secretary of state antony blinken announced the visit in the last hour after meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for more than seven hours. blinken said president biden will focus on securing the release of hostages taken by hamas — while underscoring
iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda, thank you forjoining us.rt of a major diplomatic push by the us to contain the escalating conflict between israel and hamas, and show support for israel as it prepares a ground offensive. us secretary of state antony blinken announced the visit in the last hour after meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for more than seven hours. blinken said president biden will focus on securing the release of hostages taken by hamas — while underscoring
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i'm sumi somaskanda, on a busy day here in the us capital.s into chaos. republicans will not meet again until next week to sort out who will become the next speaker. kevin mccarthy said he will not run again, blaming those in his conference who voted against him for creating turmoil here in washington. my my fear is the institution felt today.
i'm sumi somaskanda, on a busy day here in the us capital.s into chaos. republicans will not meet again until next week to sort out who will become the next speaker. kevin mccarthy said he will not run again, blaming those in his conference who voted against him for creating turmoil here in washington. my my fear is the institution felt today.
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i'm sumi somaskanda. we start with the latest developments in the israel—hamas war.eaders, even as presidentjoe biden heads to the region to show his support for israel. he had been scheduled to attend the gathering in amman before tuesday's attack on a hospital in gaza city. that blast has killed hundreds of palestinians according to health officials in gaza. hamas has blamed the devastation on an israeli air strike. israel says the blast was caused by rockets misfired by another group, palestinian islamichhad. both sides deny responsibility.
i'm sumi somaskanda. we start with the latest developments in the israel—hamas war.eaders, even as presidentjoe biden heads to the region to show his support for israel. he had been scheduled to attend the gathering in amman before tuesday's attack on a hospital in gaza city. that blast has killed hundreds of palestinians according to health officials in gaza. hamas has blamed the devastation on an israeli air strike. israel says the blast was caused by rockets misfired by another group,...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show.the war from spilling into the wider region. as us president biden returns to washington, prime minister rishi sunak is on his way to israel. there, he will meet with israel's pm, benjamin netanyahu, on thursday, adding to the push for humanitarian aide to be delivered quickly. that aid is set to start trickling in through egypt. egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi says the country will establish a "sustainable" aid corridor using the rafah crossing, which connects egypt to gaza. president biden says egypt will allow 20 humanitarian aide trucks to roll through. so far, no timeframe was given for the aid's arrival. israel earlier said it won't get in the way of food, water and medicine getting to civilians, as long
i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show.the war from spilling into the wider region. as us president biden returns to washington, prime minister rishi sunak is on his way to israel. there, he will meet with israel's pm, benjamin netanyahu, on thursday, adding to the push for humanitarian aide to be delivered quickly. that aid is set to start trickling in through egypt. egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi says the country will establish a "sustainable" aid corridor using the...
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i'm sumi somaskanda in washington. despite a request for total some $100 billion.at around $60 billion for ukraine. of course, any funding measure must pass both the democratic led senate and the republican—led house mac which is currently without a speaker. as we wait for the speech to begin, let's get the latest on the situation in israel. egyptian state media are reporting that the rafah crossing into gaza will be open for several hours on friday, to allow for the delivery of some aid. president biden has secured a deal with egypt to allow up to 20 trucks to enter. but aid agencies have been issuing warnings about the worsening humanitarian situation in the gaza strip. the un says gaza "is on the brink", with more than 100 trucks needed
i'm sumi somaskanda in washington. despite a request for total some $100 billion.at around $60 billion for ukraine. of course, any funding measure must pass both the democratic led senate and the republican—led house mac which is currently without a speaker. as we wait for the speech to begin, let's get the latest on the situation in israel. egyptian state media are reporting that the rafah crossing into gaza will be open for several hours on friday, to allow for the delivery of some aid....
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.eadly attack inside israel, thousands of people have been killed on both sides of a devastating war that shows little sign of ending. in this special report, we'll look at the human toll, dig deeper into how we got here, and explore how the conflict might reshape the region for decades to come. but first, let's bring you up to speed on the very latest developments. on friday hamas released two american hostages they had been holding captive for almost two weeks. judith tai and natalie shoshana raanan were handed over to the red cross in the gaza strip and are now reunited with theirfamilies in israel. it follows mediation efforts by the gulf state of qatar, with hamas, designated as a terror organisation by many western governments including the uk, saying they were freed for humanitarian reasons.
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.eadly attack inside israel, thousands of people have been killed on both sides of a devastating war that shows little sign of ending. in this special report, we'll look at the human toll, dig deeper into how we got here, and explore how the conflict might reshape the region for decades to come. but first, let's bring you up to speed on the very latest developments. on friday hamas released two american hostages they had been holding captive for almost two weeks....
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i'm sumi somaskanda. it is great to have you with us. it is great to have you with us.m spilling into the wider region. as us president biden returns to washington, prime minister rishi sunak is on his way to israel. there, he will meet with israel's pm benjamin netanyahu on thursday, adding to the push for humanitarian aide to be delivered quickly. that aid is set to start trickling in, through egypt. egyptia president abdel fattah el—sisi says the country will establish a "sustainable" aid corridor using the rafah crossing, which connects egypt to gaza.
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. let's start with breaking news here in washington.l soon to avoid a government shutdown. money to fund it is due to run out in less than an hour. 88 days, nine nose. the will is passed. just hours ago, the senate voted to advance a stopgap spending measure passed by the house earlier. -- 88 —— 88 votes for yes, nine votes for no. it does not include more aid for ukraine — something opposed by some hard—right
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. let's start with breaking news here in washington.l soon to avoid a government shutdown. money to fund it is due to run out in less than an hour. 88 days, nine nose. the will is passed. just hours ago, the senate voted to advance a stopgap spending measure passed by the house earlier. -- 88 —— 88 votes for yes, nine votes for no. it does not include more aid for ukraine — something opposed by some hard—right
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i'm sumi somaskanda, on a busy day here in the us capital.se of representatives into chaos. republicans will not meet again until next week to sort out who will become the next speaker. kevin mccarthy said he will not run again, blaming those in his conference who voted against him for creating turmoil here in washington. my fear is the institution fell today.
i'm sumi somaskanda, on a busy day here in the us capital.se of representatives into chaos. republicans will not meet again until next week to sort out who will become the next speaker. kevin mccarthy said he will not run again, blaming those in his conference who voted against him for creating turmoil here in washington. my fear is the institution fell today.
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to put the war in contact my colleague sumi somaskanda has spoken to a palestinian historian.storian. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. 0therness or you said we are witnessing a new era in the conflict between israelis and palestinians. i want to ask about the situation on the ground where we are seeing the israeli military sake hundreds of thousands of troops are gathering near gaza, ready to quote execute a missionary been given. that could mean a grand occasion. what you think we will see?— will see? we are seeing the palestinian _ will see? we are seeing the palestinian casualty - will see? we are seeing the palestinian casualty toll - will see? we are seeing the palestinian casualty toll is l palestinian casualty toll is rising above the very high israeli casualty toll. israel mentioned 1200 people killed and i think the gaza death toll just about roast available today. so we will see carpet bombing of gaza and the destruction of neighbourhoods and attacks on all kinds of facilities, most of which have nothing to do with hamas or the resistance. will we see a ground attac
to put the war in contact my colleague sumi somaskanda has spoken to a palestinian historian.storian. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. 0therness or you said we are witnessing a new era in the conflict between israelis and palestinians. i want to ask about the situation on the ground where we are seeing the israeli military sake hundreds of thousands of troops are gathering near gaza, ready to quote execute a missionary been given. that could mean a grand occasion. what you think we will...
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i am sumi somaskanda.with bbc news. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff. it's to die for. now you won't miss a thing. this is the way. the xfinity 10g network. made for streaming. bennett. amna: and i mom none laws in tel aviv. -- i'm ahmedabad's in tel aviv. hospitals are overwhelmed with sword injured as israel vows not to allowed in aid after hamas releases hostages. we hear
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i am sumi somaskanda. thank you for watching "world news america."with us. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this pgram is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff. it's to die for. now you won't miss a thing. this is the way. the xfinity 10g network. made for streaming. ♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff bennett is on assignment. on "the newshour" tonight... the united states adds far more jobs than expected in september, but questions remain about the overall health of the economy. immigration again becomes a political flashpoint after the
i am sumi somaskanda. thank you for watching "world news america."with us. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this pgram is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff. it's to die for. now you won't miss a thing. this is the way. the xfinity...
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i am sumi somaskanda.nited nations is warning without any fuel being allowed into the gaza strip, they will run out by tomorrow and have to stop the relief efforts. israel has relit -- has refused to let fuel in the since they started a blockade following attacks by hamas back on october 7. the red crescent reports eight more relief trucks were allowed into gaza, but no fuel. israel responded to the human's concerns with a post on x, showing a satellite photo, saying, to ask hamas for some fuel. it comes as the human chief warns he is concerned about " clear violations of international humanitarian law that we are witnessing in gaza." and as u.s. president joe biden says, eight is not coming in fast enough. the hamas run ministry of health of gaza has put out a statement saying, hospitals in the gaza strip have completely collapsed. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken addressed the un security council and called for aid to be allowed into the strip. he warned that the member states against escalating th
i am sumi somaskanda.nited nations is warning without any fuel being allowed into the gaza strip, they will run out by tomorrow and have to stop the relief efforts. israel has relit -- has refused to let fuel in the since they started a blockade following attacks by hamas back on october 7. the red crescent reports eight more relief trucks were allowed into gaza, but no fuel. israel responded to the human's concerns with a post on x, showing a satellite photo, saying, to ask hamas for some...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. let's start with breaking news here in washington. president biden is expected to sign a bill soon to avoid a government shutdown. money to fund it is due to run out in less than an hour. 88 days, nine nose. the will is passed. just hours ago, the senate voted to advance a stopgap spending measure passed by the house earlier. -- 88 —— 88 votes for yes, nine votes for no. it does not include more aid for ukraine — something opposed by some hard—right house republicans. here's senate majority leader chuck schumer. it has been a day full of twists and turns. the american people can breathe a sigh of relief. there will be no government shutdown. democrats have said from the start that the only solution for avoiding a shutdown is bipartisanship and we are glad speaker mccarthy has finally heeded our message. in the end, more democrats supported this bill in the house than republicans. proving bipartisanship was the best answer all along. i want to thank my colleagues here in the senate, especially our appropriators. madam president susan c
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. let's start with breaking news here in washington. president biden is expected to sign a bill soon to avoid a government shutdown. money to fund it is due to run out in less than an hour. 88 days, nine nose. the will is passed. just hours ago, the senate voted to advance a stopgap spending measure passed by the house earlier. -- 88 —— 88 votes for yes, nine votes for no. it does not include more aid for ukraine — something opposed by some hard—right house...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.n just hours. let's see if we can bring a live pictures of the senate floor. senate lawmakers are taking up a house bill called a "continuing resolution" that would keep the government open for 45 days, while lawmakers hash out more spending legislation. but, this stopgap bill that buys time for negotiators doesn't include more military aid to ukraine for its fight against russia. it has been a point of contention particularfor democratic lawmakers but at the moment the senate is now on the path to passing this bill. it would then have to go to the
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.n just hours. let's see if we can bring a live pictures of the senate floor. senate lawmakers are taking up a house bill called a "continuing resolution" that would keep the government open for 45 days, while lawmakers hash out more spending legislation. but, this stopgap bill that buys time for negotiators doesn't include more military aid to ukraine for its fight against russia. it has been a point of contention particularfor democratic lawmakers but at...
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for more on all this my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke earlier with representative mike turner, republicanhe also serves as chairman of the house intelligence committee. great to have you here. i want to start with reports that us is denying iran access to money as part of the prisoner swap deal. , ., ' ,., deal. first off, the reporting of this - _ deal. first off, the reporting of this - the _ deal. first off, the reporting of this - the heartbreaking l of this — the heartbreaking stories of survivors and about those who've been murdered and taken — this evil, murderous terrorist attack that hamas has perpetrated upon israeli civilians — isjust civilians — is just heartbreaking. civilians — isjust heartbreaking. it certainly rises to the scale to understand that actions need to be taken. hamas, as you know, is basically a franchise from iran. they fund them. they train them. they give them weapons. they give them rockets. and they train them to be a terrorist organisation. so when they undertake a terrorist attack, it is exactly how iran intended for them to behave. so there can't really
for more on all this my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke earlier with representative mike turner, republicanhe also serves as chairman of the house intelligence committee. great to have you here. i want to start with reports that us is denying iran access to money as part of the prisoner swap deal. , ., ' ,., deal. first off, the reporting of this - _ deal. first off, the reporting of this - the _ deal. first off, the reporting of this - the heartbreaking l of this — the heartbreaking stories...
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i'm sumi somaskanda.inside israel, thousands of people have been killed, on both sides of a devastating war that shows little sign of ending. in this special report, we'll look at the human toll, dig deeper into how we got here, and explore how the conflict might reshape the region for decades to come. but first, let's bring you up to speed on the very latest developments. on friday, hamas released two american hostages they'd been holding captive for almost two weeks. this is the moment whenjudith tai and her daughter, natalie shoshana ra'a'nan, were handed over to the red cross. these are pictures released by hamas. the red cross said they were "extremely relieved" after they helped facilitate the transfer of the us hostages from gaza to israel. we understand that mother and daughter are now reunited with theirfamilies in israel.
i'm sumi somaskanda.inside israel, thousands of people have been killed, on both sides of a devastating war that shows little sign of ending. in this special report, we'll look at the human toll, dig deeper into how we got here, and explore how the conflict might reshape the region for decades to come. but first, let's bring you up to speed on the very latest developments. on friday, hamas released two american hostages they'd been holding captive for almost two weeks. this is the moment...
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earlier, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with white house national security spokesmanjohn kirby aboutisrael. admiral, great to have you back on bbc news. i want to start with a phone call between us presidentjoe biden and benjamin netanyahu. can you tell us what the us is hoping that support will do? first and foremost we want to make sure that support will better help them defend themselves and to go after these hamas terrorists where they are, and to affect their ability to continue to conduct terrorist attacks. so that is the main purposes. obviously giving israel the capabilities they need to better defend their citizens. can you tell us more about what the israeli prime minister has asked the us president for? i don't want to get into the specifics of the conversation that president biden and prime minister netanyahu had too specifically. i think it should be obvious, based on the president's remarks, that we made it clear to prime minister netanyahu that we would continue to provide them the necessary military support as they prosecute this fight against hamas, and already one t
earlier, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with white house national security spokesmanjohn kirby aboutisrael. admiral, great to have you back on bbc news. i want to start with a phone call between us presidentjoe biden and benjamin netanyahu. can you tell us what the us is hoping that support will do? first and foremost we want to make sure that support will better help them defend themselves and to go after these hamas terrorists where they are, and to affect their ability to continue to...
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for more on the situation in gaza, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with michael lynk, the former specialhuman rights in the occupied palestinian territory. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. israeli authorities have called on residents to evacuate to southern gaza. we have seen a ground incursion appears to be imminent. can you tell us what the situation from your perspective looks like right now? well, it is catastrophe upon catastrophe. already we knew that beginning last weekend there was a total siege on gaza with respect to the denial of the food, water and fuel and electricity going into the strip that the food was running out, portable water was very hard to find. residents had initially three or four hours of power and now it seems that most of gaza is in total darkness. so, now, with this evacuation of half the population, over1.1 evacuation of half the population, over 1.1 million people from the bigger city, gaza city, and two or three of the largest refugee camps in the largest refugee camps in the north, with really no place to go. if they move they will go south.
for more on the situation in gaza, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with michael lynk, the former specialhuman rights in the occupied palestinian territory. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. israeli authorities have called on residents to evacuate to southern gaza. we have seen a ground incursion appears to be imminent. can you tell us what the situation from your perspective looks like right now? well, it is catastrophe upon catastrophe. already we knew that beginning last weekend...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. york, for a fraud trial that could threaten his business empire. mr trump and his company are accused of committing rampant fraud, by inflating the value of his real estate empire. mrtrump, who has denied all wrongdoing, was on the defensive even before the trial began. we have a great company, i built a great company, it's got tremendous value, it's got some of the greatest real estate assets in the world, and now i have to go before a roguejudge, is a continuation of "russia, "russia, russia", as a continuation of the greatest witchhunt of all time, and i don't think the people of this country are going to stand for it.
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. york, for a fraud trial that could threaten his business empire. mr trump and his company are accused of committing rampant fraud, by inflating the value of his real estate empire. mrtrump, who has denied all wrongdoing, was on the defensive even before the trial began. we have a great company, i built a great company, it's got tremendous value, it's got some of the greatest real estate assets in the world, and now i have to go before a roguejudge,...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.began. this is the moment when the americansjudith tai and her daughter natalie shoshana raanan were handed over to the red cross. these are pictures released by hamas. the red cross said they were extremely relieved after they helped facilitate the transfer of the us hostages from gaza to israel. we understand that mother and daughter are now reunited with theirfamilies in israel. israeli officials say the pair are now in israel and are being being reunited with theirfamilies. the mother and daughter were kidnapped during the surprise attack by hamas on 7 october from the nahal 0z kibbutz. originally from illinois, they were in israel visiting family. hamas said the pair were freed for humanitarian reasons. the white house says that president biden has spoken by phone to the women and theirfamily. the us embassy injerusalem has just released this photo on x,
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.began. this is the moment when the americansjudith tai and her daughter natalie shoshana raanan were handed over to the red cross. these are pictures released by hamas. the red cross said they were extremely relieved after they helped facilitate the transfer of the us hostages from gaza to israel. we understand that mother and daughter are now reunited with theirfamilies in israel. israeli officials say the pair are now in israel and are being being reunited with...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.nt the warfrom spilling into the wider region. as us president biden returns to washington, prime minister rishi sunak is on his way to israel. there he will meet with israel's pm benjamin netanyahu on thursday, adding to the push for humanitarian aide to be delivered quickly. that aid is set to start trickling in, through egypt. egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi says the country will establish a "sustainable" aid corridor" using the rafah crossing, which connects egypt to gaza. president biden says egypt will allow 20 humanitarian aide trucks to roll through. so far, no timeframe was given for the aide�*s arrival.
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.nt the warfrom spilling into the wider region. as us president biden returns to washington, prime minister rishi sunak is on his way to israel. there he will meet with israel's pm benjamin netanyahu on thursday, adding to the push for humanitarian aide to be delivered quickly. that aid is set to start trickling in, through egypt. egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi says the country will establish a "sustainable" aid...
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i am sumi somaskanda. president biden will visit israel on wednesday as part of a major diplomatic push by the us to contain the escalating conflict between israel and hamas and show support for israel as it prepares a ground offensive. us secretary of state antony blinken announced the visit after meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for more than seven hours. blinken said president biden will focus on securing the release of hostages taken by hamas while underscoring the need to minimise civilian casualties in gaza. on wednesday, president biden will visit israel. to that end, today and at our request, the united states and israel have agreed to develop a plan that will enable humanitarian aid from donor nations and multilateral organisations to reach civilians in gaza and them alone. including the possibility of creating areas to help keep civilians out of harms way. it is critical aid begin flowing into gaza as soon as possible. we share concern that hamas may seize and destroy aid en
i am sumi somaskanda. president biden will visit israel on wednesday as part of a major diplomatic push by the us to contain the escalating conflict between israel and hamas and show support for israel as it prepares a ground offensive. us secretary of state antony blinken announced the visit after meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for more than seven hours. blinken said president biden will focus on securing the release of hostages taken by hamas while underscoring the...
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i'm sumi somaskanda.ng out a surprise attack on israel two weeks ago. both american, this is the moment whenjudith tai and her daughter natalie shoshana raanan were handed over to the red cross. these are pictures released by hamas. the red cross said they were extremely relieved after they helped facilitate the transfer of the us hostages from gaza to israel. we understand that mother and daughter are now reunited with theirfamilies in israel. the mother and daughter were kidnapped during the surprise attack by hamas on october seventh from the nahal oz kibbutz. they are from illinois but were in israel visiting family. hamas said the pair was freed for humanitarian reasons. the father of natalie says he spoke with mr biden, with his daughter and judith. he shared his joy and relief following the release and said
i'm sumi somaskanda.ng out a surprise attack on israel two weeks ago. both american, this is the moment whenjudith tai and her daughter natalie shoshana raanan were handed over to the red cross. these are pictures released by hamas. the red cross said they were extremely relieved after they helped facilitate the transfer of the us hostages from gaza to israel. we understand that mother and daughter are now reunited with theirfamilies in israel. the mother and daughter were kidnapped during the...
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for more on those hostages returning home, and the wider regional conflict, my colleague sumi somaskandae north dakota republican senator kevin cramer. senator, thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news tonight. i first just want to get your reaction to the news that two american hostages have been released. well, first of all, it's impossible to be anything other than pleased by it, joyful about it, grateful, frankly, that at least a couple more people are free and they get to be reunited with their families. and thanks to everybody in the value chain that made that possible. senator, are you confident that this is a sign, perhaps, that other hostages might also be released? well, you know, it's obviously... we'd like to get them all released. and right now would be a good time to do it since we couldn't get it done sooner. that said, hostages are hostages for a reason. usually, they're used for some motivation. and so we'll see. but obviously, two today is great, and let's hope that it leads to two later and two again and again and again. but in the meantime, we still need to be di
for more on those hostages returning home, and the wider regional conflict, my colleague sumi somaskandae north dakota republican senator kevin cramer. senator, thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news tonight. i first just want to get your reaction to the news that two american hostages have been released. well, first of all, it's impossible to be anything other than pleased by it, joyful about it, grateful, frankly, that at least a couple more people are free and they get to be reunited...