sumi somaskanda, but as the view from _ it. sumi somaskanda, but as the view from the _ it.has he had to say because he has also been in detroit where you are.— detroit where you are. jameka has been really _ detroit where you are. jameka has been really interesting - detroit where you are. jameka has been really interesting to| has been really interesting to watch. racing the —— yes, it has been interesting to watch. jd vance has been going to be exact locations were kamala harris and tim walz have been. the key battleground states that both sides want to win in order to win in november. he has been taking tim walz in particular head—on. he has called him a dangerously liberal left radical, he has said that he has criticised as well his record as governor of minnesota during the black lives matter protests and the wake of the killing of george floyd in 2020 saying he let the city of minneapolis burned. he also criticised his military record. he is a better and, tim walz, and he said he didn�*t serve any combat time. that is what we have heard from jd vance. he has also crit

sumi somaskanda live in michigan _ hand here. sumi somaskanda live in michigan for _ hand here.r us, _ hand here. sumi somaskanda live in michigan for us, thank - hand here. sumi somaskanda live in michigan for us, thank you - in michigan for us, thank you very much. in his first interview since withdrawing from the presidential race, says he's not at all confident there'll be a peaceful transfer of power if donald trump loses november's election. speaking to our us partners, cbs news, he said that people should take donald trump's threats of a "bloodbath" seriously. in the wide—ranging sit down with robert costa, which airs on cbs sunday morning, mr biden also discussed his decision to stand down and his vision for america. here's a snippet of what he has said. are you confident that there will be a peaceful transfer of power in january 2025? if trump wins, no, i'm not confident at all. i mean, if trump loses, i'm not confident at all. he means what he says. we don't take him seriously. he means it. all the stuff about if we lose there'll be a bloodbath. look what they're tryin

sumi somaskanda in chicago at the convention. _ november.. thank you _ november. sumi somaskanda in chicago at the convention. thank you so - november. sumi somaskanda in chicago at the convention. thank you so much i at the convention. thank you so much for that we will talk again this week. it's going to be an absolutely fascinating few days there in chicago. meantime, the us secretary of state anthony blinken says israel has accepted what he called an american "bridging proposal" for a ceasefire deal in gaza. he said it was now up to hamas to agree to it. mr blinken has been meeting israeli leaders including the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in tel aviv. for president biden, there's a deep sense of urgency in getting this done and i also hear that throughout this country, as well as throughout the region. it's the single best way not only to get the hostages home, to ease the suffering of people in gaza, it's also the best way to make sure that conflict doesn't spread, that we don't see escalation. the bbc has uncovered test

sumi somaskanda, live in chicago, _ of america. sumi somaskanda, live in chicago, a _ of america.umi somaskanda, live in chicago, a historic - live in chicago, a historic convention and nomination has wrapped up, now the hard work starts for kemal harris and her running mate tim walz. —— kamala harris. as negotiators gather in cairo to resume talks on a ceasefire in gaza, israel's prime minister dampens down hopes of an agreement. indian prime minister narendra modi is due to visit kyiv today, just a month after he visited russia. and a volcano has erupted in iceland for the sixth time in eight months — a nearby fishing village has been evacuated. hello and welcome to the programme. i'm lukwesa burak. kamala harris has accepted her party's nomination for the us presidency amid rapturous applause at the climax of the democratic national convention. she told herjubilant supporters that the country had a fleeting opportunity to move past bitterness, cynicism and division. the vice president said if she became president, she would ensure free and fair elections, foster the rule of law

announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> i am sumi somaskanda in washington. bbc world news america. as volodymyr zelenskyy fires of the ukrainian air force commander russian strikes on kharkiv kill at least six people. vladimir putin is set to head to mongolia and israel said it killed a senior hamas commander in the west bank as itmilitary operation there continues. welcome to world news america. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy dismissed the commander of the country's air force after an f-16 fighter jet sent by nato allies crashed while shooting down russian missiles in ukraine. the pilot of the jet was killed. the cause of the crash is unknown. moscow launched a fresh attack on the ukrainian city of kharkiv. schelling hit a residential area killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more. the governor of the area said it was mass terrorism against a civilian population. >> ukrainian first responders have arrived at the site. they are looking for any other residents remaining in the building. they are worried the apartment block damaged during

thank you very much, sumi somaskanda in michigan.happens. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. president putin has accused ukraine's armed forces of carrying out a "large—scale provocation" by mounting a cross—border incursion into the russian region of kursk. according to the russian defence officials, ukrainian troops crossed into russia near the town of sudzha. mr putin accused the attackers of firing indiscriminately at civilian buildings. russia's ministry of defence has said fighting — which began on tuesday — was continuing. they released this video claiming to show destruction of ukrainian military hardware in kursk region. however, a number of air alerts continued to be issued in kursk, where local authorities urged residents to limit their movements and all public events were cancelled. our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse told me about the ukrainian incursion into russian territory. ukraine does do it, it does it occasionally, and it doesn't do it to the same scale as russia the other way. and i thi

sumi somaskanda and ione wells reporting.been marching in protest of the governments position on several issues, including israel's war in gaza and immigration. you can see a police presence there, trying to keep things calm as reported on our live page, which is following the events in chicago for that we can tell you that protesters have been returning to union park after marching near the convention site. we have seen reports that in outer security fence was knocked down and protesters were able to rush through for the local media reported that police swiftly gained control and moved protesters out of the security zone. several of the rest were made. the marchers otherwise been orderly with most protesters sticking to the agreed—upon route. will be keeping an eye on those events both inside and outside of the dnc convention centre in chicago. let's get you up to speed with the search continuing into the night for six people. missing after a british luxury yacht sank in a freak storm off sicily in the early hours on monday.

sumi somaskanda live in michigan for us, thank you very much. walz of being pro—china. donald trump's former ambassador to germany, richard grenell, said, "no one is more pro—china than marxist walz." while republican senator tom cotton said mr walz needed to explain "his unusual 35—year relationship "with communist china". to discuss this in more detail, i spoke to new york correspondentjohn sudworth, who was formerly based in china. there have been accusations from republicans tim walz is pro—china. how much truth is there to that? pro-china. how much truth is there to that?— there to that? you are right. within hours _ there to that? you are right. within hours of— there to that? you are right. within hours of the - within hours of the announcement he had one kamala harris�*s lead stakes as the us media reported here, like to call it, the attacks had begun. senator tom cotton suggesting the minnesota governor had questions to answer because it is long and deep connections to china. and there are those connections. tim walz first went to china

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.democratic national convention. the theme democrats chose for tonight — "a fight for our freedoms". we're just hours away from tim walz, the party's vice presidential nominee and the governor of minnesota, formally accepting his nomination as kamala harris's running mate. the military veteran, former high school teacher and football coach is expected to talk about his upbringing on a farm in nebraska — as well as the freedoms under threat by donald trump. the harris campaign has described him as a "staunch defender of freedom" and "a champion for america's working families." governor walz will be the final speaker of the night. you can also expect to hear tonight from former us president bill clinton and the former speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi. we're also expecting entertainment from performers including singer—songwriter john legend, and another "legend" — stevie wonder! both of them were onstage a little earlier tonight

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.s and her running mate, the minnesota governor tim walz, have appeared together on stage at a rally in philadelphia ahead of the presidential election in november. as they walked out for the first time as on tuesday night, tim walz turned to kamala harris and mouthed one word — �*wow�*. harris and walz are beginning their multi—city campaign tour in philadelphia, where high turnout from democrats is critical to winning pennsylvania's 19 electoral votes. ms harris told the energised democratic supporters they were the underdogs in november's election, but had the momentum to win. the supporters cheered when ms harris mention walz�*s

i'm sumi somaskanda. it's good to have you with us. between kamala harris and donald trump is officially set for september tenth — according to abc news, which will televise it. the confirmation came after republican nominee former president donald trump said he had agreed to three possible debate dates in september. he spoke during a rare news conference at his florida home. trump's democratic rival, vice president kamala harris, continued to tour through us swing states, seeking to build on fresh momentum in the race after president biden dropped out. new polling shows ms harris has gained ground against mr trump in a nationwide survey of likely voters, taking a 6% lead. the poll by marquette, released on thursday, found that the vice president leads the former president 53% to 47% — that's among people who expressed a strong interest in voting. the margin of error is 4.7 points.

i'm sumi somaskanda.vent that will see kamala harris officially accept the party's nomination for president. party luminaries will make the case this week for democrats to keep the white house and look forward to a potential harris administration. but tonight will also look back at the career and accomplishments of the current president, joe biden. you see the president here a bit earlier. it's been less than a month since his stunning decision to step down from the race and endorse ms harris as his replacement. these are live pictures from the convention floor just behind us. the democrats have been riding a wave of excitement around harris and her running mate, governor tim walz of minnesota. tonight kicks off with some big names in the party giving speeches, including several high—profile members of congress, like representative alexandria ocasio cortez.

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda, live in chicago at the second night of the democratic national conventioneme is "a bold vision for america's future". the dnc will work to chart its path towards victory for its presidential nominee, vice president kamala harris, with delegates across the country gathered here. in a couple of hours, we'll hearfrom former president barack obama and former first lady michelle obama. both are key allies of ms harris. we'll also hear from her husband — second gentleman doug emhoff. he says she has done for the country what she always does for people she loves. yesterday, presidentjoe biden was celebrated, where he delivered an emotional speech defending his administration, saying, "america, i gave my best to you." joining me now is from the dnc floor is our senior north america correspondent gary o'donoghue.

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announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> sumi somaskanda in washington.ld health organization says israel and hamas agreed to short pauses in fighting to allow children in gaza to be vaccinated against polio. israel continues one of its biggest military operations for the second day in the occupied west bank. facing criticism from opponents kamala harris gives her first sit-down interview since the start of her presidential campaign. welcome to world news america. the world health organization says israel and hamas have agreed to three separate pauses in fighting to allow united nations teams access to vaccinate more than 600,000 children in gaza against polio. the israeli prime minister stressed the pauses don't amount to a cease-fire. the united nations has worn for months about a widespread polio outbreak. now age groups have a chance to vaccinate the most vulnerable in gaza. 1.2 6 million polio vaccines are already in the territory. a four week interval is required between the first and second doses. earlier a w.h.o. spokesperson told the bbc what we

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. mourning after a plane crash killed all 61 people on board. a warning — the following pictures leading up to the moment of the crash are distressing. footage on social media shows the aircraft spiralling out of control. the cause of the crash remains unclear. the airline, voepass, said the plane was en—route to the main airport in sao paulo city when it came down in a residential area of vinhedo. authorities report no—one on the ground was injured. relatives of the victims gathered at the airport from where the plane as they anxiously await more information of their loved ones. brazil's air force is investigating the crash and said at a news conference that, at this point, there was no indication from the aircraft that there was an emergency. sao paulo security officials say they recovered the plane's black box — a device that could give investigators vital information of the moments leading up to the disaster. meanwhile, firefighters, military police, and state

live now my colleague sumi somaskanda, sumi who's at the convenstion.ma and formerfirst lady former president barack obama and former first lady michelle obama. we could see similar energy surrounding bill clinton and kamala harris his running mate, minnesota governor tim walz for the get the vote out, there is an understanding that that is despite all the enthusiasm in this arena going to be a very tight race for the i have a guest to talk to me a little bit more about that. about that. joining me now is democratic pollster roshni nedungadi. great to have you with us for that will been talking a little bit about polls. they are pretty static at the moment. between kamala harris and donald trump. why haven't we seen polls move that much in last week or so, eversince polls move that much in last week or so, ever since kamala harris entered the right two race? i so, ever since kamala harris entered the right two race?— the right two race? i think we have seen a lot in _ the right two race? i think we have seen a lot in last _ the right two race? i think w

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda, live in chicago for the second night of the democratic national convention. let's take a look at the convention floor in the united center, they are just going through the roll call, the very end of it. we see delegates pledging their votes to kamala harris and tim walz and it's been a party atmosphere here tonight. the theme of the day is a bold vision for america's future. the dnc will work to chart its path towards victory for its presidential nominee, vice president kamala harris. for the last hour we have watched this ceremonial roll call. the democrats did already vote to officially nominate ms harris and tim walz earlier this month and tim walz earlier this month and soon we are going to hear from former president barack obama and former first lady michelle obama, key allies of ms harris. we will also hear from doug emhoff her husband will call her a joyful warrior and says she is doing for her country what she has always done for the people she loves. yesterday presidentjoe biden made an emotional speech, saying, america, i gave the best to you. whil

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ice—president kamala harris and her running mate, the minnesota governor tim walz, have appeared together on stage at a rally in philadelphia ahead of the presidential election in november. as they walked out for the first time as on tuesday night, tim walz turned to kamala harris and mouthed one word — �*wow�*. harris and walz are beginning their multi—city campaign tour in philadelphia, where high turnout from democrats is critical to winning pennsylvania's 19 electoral votes. ms harris told the energised democratic supporters they were the underdogs in november's election, but had the momentum to win. the supporters cheered when ms harris mention walz�*s military service and his background as a school teacher. according to his former high school students, he was mr walz, and to his former high school football players he was �*coach�*... and in 91 days..., the nation will no coach walz by another name, vice president of the united states! tim walz touted his rural roots and said dona

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i'm sumi somaskanda. it's good to have you with us. the first presidential debate between kamala harris and donald trump is officially set for september tenth — according to abc news, which will televise it. the confirmation came after republican nominee former president donald trump said he had agreed to three possible debate dates in september. he spoke during a rare news conference at his florida home. trump's democratic rival, vice president kamala harris, continued to tour through us swing states, seeking to build on fresh momentum in the race after president biden dropped out. new polling shows ms harris has gained ground against mr trump in a nationwide survey of likely voters, taking a 6% lead. the poll by marquette, released on thursday, found that the vice president leads the former president 53% to 47% — that's among people who expressed a strong interest in voting. the margin of error is 4.7 points. a similar poll conducted in may showed a much tighter match—up between mr trump and the then—presumptive democratic nominee pr

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. the governor of brazil's sao paulo state has declared three days of mourning after a plane crash killed all 61 people on board. a warning — the following pictures leading up to the moment of the crash are distressing. footage on social media shows the aircraft spiralling out of control. the cause of the crash remains unclear. the airline, voepass, said the plane was en—route to the main airport in sao paulo city when it came down in a residential area of vinhedo. authorities report no—one on the ground was injured. relatives of the victims gathered at the airport from where the plane as they anxiously await more information of their loved ones. brazil's air force is investigating the crash and said at a news conference that, at this point, there was no indication from the aircraft that there was an emergency. sao paulo security officials say they recovered the plane's black box — a device that could give investigators vital information of the moments leading up to the disaster. meanwh

our chief presenter sumi somaskanda is at the dnc— and has this overview of what we should expect onu can already hear some of the noise behind me as the delegates and the visitors are starting to trickle into the seats. and you showed some of those images from last night, and the energy here really has been incredible. there were so many people, delegates and even members of congress who were saying they were having trouble actually getting into the united centre because the lines of security were so long to make it in for those speeches that you showed clips of, of president biden and, of course, some of the other big name speakers, like former secretary of state hillary clinton. well, we're probably going to see more of that tonight, because a lot of people are anticipating what we're going to hear on the stage from former president barack obama and formerfirst lady michelle obama. both of them, of course, hugely popular in the democratic party and as you said, from chicago. so it holds special meaning for them and for the party. and these are important endorsements for kamala har

i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. we start in the middle east. the three mediating countries in the gaza conflict — the us, qatar and egypt — have issued a joint call for israel and hamas to resume ceasefire negotiations next week. they suggest the talks should be based on a new framework agreement and will take place either in cairo or doha. israel has agreed to attend. there's been no response so far from hamas. in thejoint statement, us presidentjoe biden, egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi and the emir of qatar say there is no further time to waste, nor any excuse for further delay. it's time to release the hostages, begin the ceasefire and implement this renewed agreement. the diplomatic push will be seen as an attempt to stop regional tensions from spiralling out of control after the killing of hamas�*s political leader ismail haniyeh in iran's capital tehran last week. israel and hamas have competing conditions for a truce — hamas wants a permanent end to the war but israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says its military operati

white house are on the campaign trail drumming up support in key battleground states hello, i�*m sumi somaskandang pictures leading up to the moment of the crash are distressing. footage on social media shows the aircraft spiralling out of control. the cause of the crash remains unclear. the airline, voepass, said the plane was en—route to the main airport in sao paulo city when it came down in a residential area of vinhedo. authorities report no—one on the ground was injured. ana lucia witnessed the fatal crash, here�*s what she said translation: i thought it would fall on our yard. - it was scary, but thank god there were no victims. it seems that 62 people in the plane were the real victims. relatives of the victims gathered at the airport from where the plane departed, anxiously awaiting more information of their loved ones. brazil�*s air force is investigating the crash

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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.ollowing pictures leading up to the moment of the crash are distressing. footage on social media shows the aircraft spiralling out of control. the cause of the crash remains unclear. the airline, voepass, said the plane was en route to the main airport in sao paulo city, when it came down in a residential area of vinhedo. authorities report no—one on the ground was injured. ana lucia witnessed the fatal crash, here's what she said translation: i thought it would fall on our yard. - it was scary, but thank god there were no victims. it seems that 62 people in the plane were the real victims. relatives of the victims gathered at the airport from where the plane departed, anxiously awaiting more information of their loved ones. brazil's air force is investigating the crash

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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda, live in chicago at the second night of the democratic national convention. this is a look at the convention floor here at the united center. today's theme is "a bold vision for america's future". the dnc will work to chart its path towards victory for its presidential nominee, vice president kamala harris, with delegates across the country gathered here. in a couple of hours, we'll hearfrom former president barack obama and former first lady michelle obama. both are key allies of ms harris. we'll also hear from her husband — second gentleman doug emhoff. he says she has done for the country what she always does for people she loves. yesterday, presidentjoe biden was celebrated, where he delivered an emotional speech defending his administration, saying, "america, i gave my best to you." joining me now is from the dnc floor is our senior north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. gary, give us an idea of what to expect from the programme tonight. to expect from the programme toniaht. ~ . , to expect from the programme toniaht. ~ .,, i. ., to expect from th

let's speak to my colleague sumi somaskanda, who's at the convention in chicago.two is pretty much an end and i assume the highlight was the obamas? absolutely. the crowd behind me, — absolutely. the crowd behind me, there isn't a crowd behind me, there isn't a crowd behind me any— me, there isn't a crowd behind me any more because people have all trickled — me any more because people have all trickled out butjust about 20 or— all trickled out butjust about 20 or minutes ago this place is absolutely roaring to see the former— absolutely roaring to see the former president barack obama and the — former president barack obama and the former first lady michelle obama everyone was on their feet, — michelle obama everyone was on theirfeet, it michelle obama everyone was on their feet, it was an atmosphere of complete enthusiasm and excitement, really— enthusiasm and excitement, really they were able to deliver _ really they were able to deliver these speeches on a message that they said was one of hope — message that they said was one of hope. we heard michelle obama _

imriam i mr i am sumi somaskanda. as you can hear, it has been a raucous night as people say hello to, harass and say goodbye tojoe biden. here's a quick recap of the day one of the dnc._ one of the dnc. sent kamala harris and — one of the dnc. sent kamala harris and tim _ one of the dnc. sent kamala harris and tim walz - one of the dnc. sent kamala harris and tim walz to - one of the dnc. sent kamala harris and tim walz to the i harris and tim walz to the white house! cheering and applause. white house! cheering and appl“se-— white house! cheering and applause. l, , l, a applause. former democratic presidential— applause. former democratic presidential candidate - applause. former democratic presidential candidate hillary l presidential candidate hillary clinton bringing the crowd to its feet as she made the case for a woman in the white house stop kamala harris took the stage briefly she thanked joe biden less than a month since he stepped down from the race. her running mate governor tim walz is in the audience alo

i'm sumi somaskanda. thousands of delegates are gathering here for a historic 4—day event that will see kamala harris officially accept the party's nomination for president. party luminaries will make the case this week for democrats to keep the white house and look forward to a potential harris administration. but tonight will also look back at the career and accomplishments of the current president, joe biden. you see the president here a bit earlier. it's been less than a month since his stunning decision to step down from the race and endorse ms harris as his replacement. these are live pictures from the convention floor just behind us. the democrats have been riding a wave of excitement around harris and her running mate, governor tim walz of minnesota. tonight kicks off with some big names in the party giving speeches, including several high—profile members of congress, like representative alexandria ocasio cortez. hillary clinton, former secretary of state and the party's nominee for president in 2

imriam i mr i am sumi somaskanda.— applause. former democratic presidential candidate - applause. former democratic presidential candidate hillary l presidential candidate hillary clinton bringing the crowd to its feet as she made the case for a woman in the white house stop kamala harris took the stage briefly she thanked joe biden less than a month since he stepped down from the race. her running mate governor tim walz is in the audience along with her husband, the second gentleman doug imhoff and

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda, live in chicago at the second night of the democratic national convention. this is a look at the convention floor here at the united center. today's theme is "a bold vision for america's future". the dnc will work to chart its path towards victory for its presidential nominee, vice president kamala harris, with delegates across the country gathered here. we have watched the roll call of delegates and democrats already voted to nominate ms harris and tim walz earlier this month. soon we will hear from former president barack obama, former first lady michelle obama, both key allies of ms harris. we'll also hear from her husband — second gentleman doug emhoff. he has called her a joyful warrior who has done for her country what she has a winner for the people she loves. —— and what she has always done. yesterday, presidentjoe biden was celebrated, where he delivered an emotional speech defending his administration, saying, "america, i gave my best to you." let's go to the floor of the arena and our correspondent gary o'donoghue. it keeps getting louder and lou

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ts like stevie wonder taking the stage, we can see a clip of stevie wonder from earlier.