we arejoined by we are joined by tom bateman, we arejoined by tom bateman, in washington for us.this two hour car chase, as 0j chase, this two hour car chase, as oj simpson fled, because he had initially agreed to hand himself in to police after the death of his ex—wife, but it was televised by helicopter and then the trial. and of course, televised trials, we see them in the us much more than we do here, but this, for some reason, this case absolutely grip the united states viewing public in particular. it was of course his celebrity status that, in the lead up to this, as i was saying before, he was someone who would have been remembered in a completely different way before 1994, he had absolutely made his name as a footballing hero, as a film star in america, and then suddenly the announcement that he had fled the police over those allegations that he was responsible for the murder of his former wife and a friend in a stabbing attack at their home, and that very gripping police chase, which set the tone for a trial that was to be televised and for all of the reasons i was talk

tom bateman has been following the news for us from washington. not only was this a trial that was televised and watched internationally, but up until that point, this was an extremely high profile running back football star, a film star, here was a moment where this incredibly well—known person, a celebrated footballer and actor, was being accused of murdering his former wife and herfriend in a trial that accused of murdering his former wife and her friend in a trial that of its timejust and her friend in a trial that of its time just exploded into prominence because of the way it was televised, those chase scenes from the helicopter and then the gripping moments, visual moments in court, him holding up the gloves that looked too small, his lawyer saying, "if the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit." and a trial that divided america along racial lines because of the make—up of the jury. we america along racial lines because of the make—up of thejury. we had aired gordon —— we heard ed gordon saying this was someone who seem to have beaten the syste

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

tom bateman, life for us in washington- — moment. tom bateman, life for us in washington.. thank you _ moment. tom bateman, life for us in washington. thank you very - moment. tom bateman, life for us in washington. thank you very much. i washington. thank you very much. around the world and across the uk you are watching bbc news. —— tom bateman, lives for us in washington. you are live with bbc news. now to the story that's been described as the biggest miscarriage in british history. the post office minister has said people responsible for the horizon it scandal should go to jail if there is evidence of wrongdoing. the public inquiry into the scandal will resume this week, with senior post office bosses among those called to give evidence. more than 900 sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted between 1999 and 2015 due to supposed losses flagged by the faulty it system used in its branches. this is kevin hollinrake speaking to the bbc today. where evidence has been established and people should be prosecuted, thatis and people should be prosecuted, that is my view and i

let me bring tom bateman back _ see from iran. let me bring tom bateman back in _ see from iran.om iran. let me bring tom bateman back in on exactly that| bateman back in on exactly that point, tom, of course there are still a range of responses that could happen. they could use proxies, there could be a tit—for—tat type of response, in line with what we saw in damascus. but the fear, always from the white house, since october the 7th, is of a wider war and if we were to get to a wider war and if we were to get to a moment where there were strikes on israeli soil, the americans of already made it clear there would also be an american response, haven't they?— haven't they? with yes, what americans — haven't they? with yes, what americans have _ haven't they? with yes, what americans have said - haven't they? with yes, what americans have said is - haven't they? with yes, what americans have said is there | haven't they? with yes, what - americans have said is there support for israel remains, and their words, ironclad, when in regards to the threat from iran. the white house is ac

our reporter tom bateman. i'mjoined _ short statement. our reporter tom bateman.orter tom bateman. i'm joined by sports - short statement. our reporter tom i bateman. i'm joined by sports writer jeremy schaap. thank you for your time. first of all, your reaction that oj simpson has died, how will he be remembered? he’s that oj simpson has died, how will he be remembered?— that oj simpson has died, how will he be remembered? he's going to be remembered — he be remembered? he's going to be remembered because _ he be remembered? he's going to be remembered because of— he be remembered? he's going to be remembered because of the - he be remembered? he's going to be remembered because of the murders| he be remembered? he's going to be i remembered because of the murders of ron goldman and nicole simpson brown in 1994. he's going to be remembered in 1994. he's going to be remembered in connection with their murders, which is an understatement, as you said. he was fine liable in their deaths, and these were two brutal, horrific murders which led to in the us, what many p

sumi: joining me now is tom bateman, our state department correspondent covering the story from washingtono see you. what has the white house said about what this threat could look like? tom: two things are going on because there's a public messaging like the kind of thing we heard from the president, similar to what he said a couple days ago in the rose garden that they expect a significant attack or they are worried about a significant attack on israel from iran. and that they are closely watching the situation. then, there has been a lot of behind the scenes messaging going on, both from the white house and other parts of the u.s. administration. that has been a lot more focused and specific. for example, it has been things like from two official story to cbs about this could be, and the words of one of these unnamed officials, a missile strike from iran onto israeli soil involving up to 150 cruise missiles. why are we getting those very specific leaks and briefing of information? i think it is because the u.s. wants to make clear that it knows of a range of possibilities that the irani

our state department correspondent tom bateman is traveling with secretary blinken and file this reportf the main messages from sec. blinken will be about the war in ukraine. it is a warning really from the americans to the chinese, urging them to curb what the u.s. as is the export of machine tools, of microchips that they say russia is using to build weapons for its war in ukraine. they want the chinese to stop exporting those components. secretary blinken has called china the primary contributor to russia's military industrial base when it comes to the war in ukraine. so a warning there. the chinese have already countered this, hit back, calling it a groundless accusation first of all, also saying the americans are being hypocritical. it was only days before mr. blinken flew to china that congress passed the multibillion-dollar package of relief and lethal assistance for the ukrainians. that is why china says this is effectively american hypocrisy. what's going on with the chinese here i think is they are pushing back at the americans. they say that washington is trying to contain th

tom bateman reporting.nation of prime minister ariel henri. the government shake—up follows a recent surge in gang violence across the nation. the group, which is backed by other caribbean nations and the us, will try to restore order and democratic rule in haiti. more now with our caroll spinney and correspondent who is in haiti and i understand you are there for this swearing—in ceremony and there are champagne toasts but also a few streets away there was gunfire in the streets? talk us through this moment and what it means for the country.— means for the country. there were actually _ means for the country. there were actually two _ means for the country. there | were actually two ceremonies and in automatic how violent parts of the capital has become, the first held a secret ceremony, so we had all of the other local journalists were ceremony, so we had all of the other localjournalists were in an upscale part of port—au—prince while secretly, the council was being sworn in in downtown port—au—prince at

our correspondent tom bateman is in washington. he said that twice, clearly there, tom.ite house. what tom. tell us more about the thinking at the white house.— at the white house. what we are seeinu at the white house. what we are seeing coming — at the white house. what we are seeing coming from _ at the white house. what we are seeing coming from the - at the white house. what we are seeing coming from the region i at the white house. what we are j seeing coming from the region at at the white house. what we are - seeing coming from the region at the moment is increasingly threatening rhetoric will stop the starting point for this particular episode was last week when there was that strike on the iranian consulate in damascus, suspected to be carried out by israel, and it killed seven members of the islamic revolutionary guard, including two generals. that's why ayatollah ali khamenei was saying in tehran yesterday that they regarded it as an attack by israel on their own soil and israel would be punished. in response, the israeli defence minister, yoav gallant, said

lewis: we are speaking to our state department correspondent tom bateman. e take away from that press conference? tom: the most significant bit of news was an answer that lord cameron gave to an -- a question i asked him about the growing pressure on the u.k. government to halt arms sales to israel around the issue of whether or not israel have been deemed by the u.k. to be in breach of international humanitarian law in gaza. lord cameron said on the eighth of march that he would receive legal advice within days about that issue, but here we are a month later and there is still no announcement. i asked him that question, what did the u.k. government deem is international humanitarian law? he confirmed in his answer that the u.k. would continue to supply weapons to israel. therefore, a review had taken place. my understanding is these are fairly broad, not just legal reviews, but also policy-based reviews, and under that the u.k. would continue to sell what is around 835 million pound a year trade in -- a 35 million pound a year trade in weapons. he also said

our state department correspondent tom bateman has more.he meeting wrapped up well, after the meeting wrapped up we have a short statement from the white house about what was discussed. we always knew this was going to be about the issue of rafah and the repeated declaration by mr netanyahu over recent weeks that there will be an offensive against the city of rafah. the israelis say because there are four hamas battalions there, they say the war can't and without it, in its words, eliminating those battalions. the americans have said they basically do not support a full scale ground assault because of the fact that there are 1.4 million palestinians in the city displaced people, many living outside intense, people sent south earlier on in the war. in the fact that there is nowhere for these people to go. but the fact is this meeting itself has become part of the growing rift between the biden administration and mr netanyahu's government when the israeli delegation was due to come to washington last week, that was cancelled by mr netanyahu i

they told our correspondent in washington, tom bateman, they rejected israel's explanation of a tragic exactly who they were and where they were and they were targeted as they were leaving,

they told our correspondent in washington, tom bateman, they rejected israel's explanation of a tragicor an independent investigation. the idf knew exactly who they were and where they were. they were targeted as they were leaving after they dropped the food aid at a known humanitarian warehouse. they were chased down in a sense after the first vehicle was hit. people fled from that vehicle and they were targeted again. the idf continued firing on trucks that were clearly marked with the bright logo of the world central kitchen. they continued firing until all the aid workers were dead. israel claims it was a tragic accident. i think there needs to be an independent investigation. if it is a tragic accident as a claim, then i think the idf is inept and incompetent and i think israel owes the families and the world an explanation. do you accept that explanation that they've given so far, that this was, they say, a mistake? no, i think it's a joke. i mean, they're saying it in order to protect their own self. but, i mean, you know, i think that, you know, it was meant. they wanted to do

they told our correspondent in washington, tom bateman, they rejected israel's explanation of a tragiced for an independent investigation. the idf knew exactly who they were and where they were and they were targeted as they were leaving, after they dropped the food aid at a known humanitarian warehouse. they were chased down, in a sense, after the first vehicle was hit, people fled from that vehicle and they were targeted again. the idf continued firing on trucks that were clearly marked with the bright logo of the world central kitchen. they continued firing until all aid workers were dead. israel claims it was a tragic accident and i think there needs to be an independent investigation. if it is a tragic accident, as they claim, then i think the idf is inept and incompetent and i think israel owes the families and the world an explanation. do you accept that explanation they have given so far that they say, that it was a mistake? no, i think that is a joke. they say it to protect themself. but, i mean, you know, i think it was meant. they wanted to do it in a way that they want to k

north america correspondent tom bateman has more from washington.rd—line positions that his republican colleagues have been arguing for — that being a nationwide ban on abortion. that is significant because donald trump has sold himself as the architect of the supreme court decision a couple of years ago stop to overturn roe v wade. that was a landmark ruling from 1973 that enshrined protections, constitutional protections for women across america to abortion. what donald trump is doing here is being strategic when it comes to the presidential election. he has seen that some of the harder positions on the issue of abortion haven't played well for many republicans, most notably in the mid—term elections a couple of years ago. he is very aware of that in an election that will be decided to a certain degree in the suburbs of several marginal swing states. so i think a lot of this is about the electoral politics and he is saying it will basically be up to states themselves to decide how far to go on abortion bands. but already he is being severely criti

our state department correspondent, tom bateman, has this analysis.ell, i think there's two things going on here. because what we've had is the very public messaging from the white house right up to president biden himself, which has been around the fear of or the concern of the credible threat of an attack by the iranians onto israeli soil. and what has been said to be an ironclad commitment by the americans to israel's right to defend itself, in the case of that, but then there's been this behind the scenes messaging, which has been going on for several days now, from across the us administration, which has been far more specific about what kind of strike this might involve. now, that is included. our us news partners, cbs who, speaking to two unnamed officials, spoke of the possibility of up to 150 cruise missiles being launched by the iranians on to israeli soil. but that is one of a range of possibilities. and i think what is happening here is there is a concerted attempt by the americans to try and show what could be the upper reaches of what th

the white house, we heard from her- white house, we heard from her state department correspondent tom batemannalysis of president biden�*s recent criticisms of the israeli prime minister. criticism, yes. he said he thought benjamin netanyahu was making a mistake and that the israelis should agree to a cease—fire at least for six weeks in order to basically fly the gods with humanitarian supplies and food and medicine. i would say that this interview was recorded last week and with univision and the spanish—language broadcaster here in the us and is broadcasted today. we're hearing with mr biden said in the interview that it was recorded as crucial moment because it was after the israeli air strike in central kitchen which killed seven aid workers but before the phone call last week between president biden and benjamin netanyahu truly became this defining moment over the last six months mr biden really upped the pressure of israelis and thought he would consider us policies and benjamin netanyahu didn't act to reverse the humanitarian catastrophe in gaza and is the hours of that phone call tha

they told our correspondent in washington, tom bateman, they rejected israel's explanation of a tragic

for more on the uk—us talks on gaza and ukraine, here's our state department correspondent, tom batemanon had said he expected to get advice within days on whether or not israel had breached international humanitarian law in gaza. here we are a month later and there has still been no word on that. i asked mr cameron at the news conference whether or not there had been a decision by the uk government. on that particular issue. and in his answer he made a significant announcement because he said he had now reviewed the latest advice and that his decision was there would be no change to the export control regime when it came to military sales to israel. basically what that means is the uk will continue to sell arms to israel and that matters because there has been significant pressure, growing pressue, on the uk government over its weapons trade with the israelis, in light of the humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza. one caveat to that is although it is clear from what lord cameron said that there has been a review that he has seen, that contains legal elements to it, this is a sor

they told our correspondent in washington tom bateman they rejected israel's explanation of a tragicor an independent investigation. the idf knew exactly who they were and where they were and they were targeted as they were leaving, after they dropped the food aid at a known humanitarian warehouse. they were chased down, in a sense, after the first vehicle was hit. people fled from that vehicle and they were targeted again. the idf continued firing on trucks that were clearly marked with the bright logo of the world central kitchen. they continued firing until all aid workers were dead. israel claims it was a tragic accident and i think there needs to be an independent investigation. if it is a tragic accident, as they claim, then i think the idf is inept and incompetent and i think israel owes the families and the world an explanation. do you accept that explanation they have given so far that they say, that it was a mistake? i think that is a joke. they say it to protect themself. but, i mean, you know, i think it was meant. they wanted to do it, in a way that they want to keep on

ofjacob flickinger, the us—canadian citizen among seven aid workers killed, have told the bbc�*s tom batemand have rejected israel's explanation for it. he wanted to help. his life has been about service. he served with the world central kitchen first in the fall in mexico. he bring relief aid to hurricane victims there. he loved the work, his talents and military training, his love for adventure and his desire to serve and help others. that is how he felt about going to work with the world central kitchen in gaza. he hoped to build a long—standing relationship with the organisation and he was hesitant. he was hesitant, he was aware there are some risks involved. i was not all for the idea because it was extremely chaotic situation. i.e. —— completely unpredictable. he felt that the world central kitchen knew what they are doing there, they are in ed conflicted zone controlled by the idf. they are following all the idf. they are following all the rules and procedures, israel was very strict in laying out that the world central kitchen has never lost a staff present since they open their door

earlier i spoke with the bbc�*s north america correspondent tom bateman and asked him for his take.election, because donald trump had repeatedly been questioned about what his position was on, first of all, a federal ban and if there are to be bans on abortions and many states now have been implementing them at what term in a pregnancy, pregnancy they should be imposed? now, this was, as i say, the first time that donald trump has made his position clear. so what he is said is that he thinks it should be up to states to decide, first of all, whether or not there should be a ban and if so, at which point in the pregnancy. why does this matter? as you say, it's going to be an absolutely key issue in the run up to the election. it's highly contested and another very polarising issue. and donald trump is a key figure here because in 2016, he campaigned to appoint as president supreme courtjustices that would overturn roe versus wade. that was the landmark 1973 supreme court ruling which enshrined protected a federal right to an abortion for women in america. that was overturned in 2022

i'm joined by state department correspondent tom bateman. today? well, the most significant bit of news was an answer to a question i asked lord cameron in the briefing there, which is about the growing pressure on the uk government to halt arms sales to israel around the issue of whether or not israel had been deemed by the uk to be in breach of international humanitarian law in gaza. now lord cameron had said on the 8th of march that he would receive legal advice within days about the issue — but here we are a month later and still no announcement. so i asked him that question, what did the uk government deem israel to have done when it came to international humanitarian law? and he confirmed in his answer that the uk would continue to supply weapons to israel — therefore that review had taken place, and my understanding is these are fairly broad notjust legal reviews, but also policy—based reviews, and under that the uk would continue to sell what is around a £35 million a year trade in weapons to the israelis. but he also said that they

flickinger, who was among seven aid workers killed in the israeli air strike, have spoken to the bbc�*s tom bateman reject israel's explanation that the attack was a tragic mistake and they say they regard it as a crime. the idf knew exactly who they were and where they were. they were targeted as they were leaving after they dropped the food aid at unknown humanitarian warehouse. if it is a tragic accident as they claim, i think the idf is inept. the idf spokesperson spoke to bbc news and defender criticism from the families that the idf and israel should not be allowed to investigate own mistakes. should not be allowed to investigate own mistakes-_ should not be allowed to investigate own mistakes. something i can relate to and the idf — own mistakes. something i can relate to and the idf has _ own mistakes. something i can relate to and the idf has its _ own mistakes. something i can relate to and the idf has its own _ to and the idf has its own mechanisms, the independent inquiry that took place, independent of the chain of command, its former officers, not people dependent on promotion or anyt

. �* , ., we can cross live to washington and our state department correspondent tom bateman.rds from joe biden to the government of israel about what's been happening there. but you make of this call and the readout we have had from the white house about it? ~ , have had from the white house about it? . , , have had from the white house about it? ~ , , , it? well, this is the most strident tone we have _ it? well, this is the most strident tone we have had _ it? well, this is the most strident tone we have had from _ it? well, this is the most strident tone we have had from the - tone we have had from the white house _ tone we have had from the white house when it comes to the us— israel_ house when it comes to the us— israel relationship since the beginning of the war in gaza. this shows_ beginning of the war in gaza. this shows you — beginning of the war in gaza. this shows you relationship has sunk to its lowest — shows you relationship has sunk to its lowest level in many years, at least _ its lowest level in many years, at least in _ its lowest level in many years, at le