thanks very much for that, tom bateman they — here. here. thanks very much for that, tom bateman they are speaking _ here. thanks very much for that, tom bateman they are speaking to - here. thanks very much for that, tom bateman they are speaking to us i here. thanks very much for that, tom | bateman they are speaking to us from the university of texas at dallas where you can see the tensions are certainly rising of those anti—gaza protests. we'll have more in our next edition of newsday, for the meantime, bye—bye for now. hello there. we're seeing a change across southern parts of the uk. eventually, some heavy rain and thunderstorms moving in here. we also got overnight some more mist and fog, low cloud developing more widely. and for some areas of scotland in particular, it was a struggle to clear that all day. in marked contrast, in norfolk here, we've seen temperatures over 20 degrees in the sunshine. but at the same time, we've also seen this cloud moving up from france. and it's that that's bringing some rain into parts of engl

tom bateman in washington.eman in washington. what more do we know? jane. _ tom bateman in washington. what more do we know? jane, this _ tom bateman in washington. what more do we know? jane, this has _ tom bateman in washington. what more do we know? jane, this has been - tom bateman in washington. what more do we know? jane, this has been a - do we know? jane, this has been a long—awaited report by the state department here after, as you say, president biden ordered a review of infect seven countries and the way infect seven countries and the way in which they were using us supplied that had come after growing pressure on the president but equally from human rights organisations and parts of his democratic base to investigate and verify whether or not us weapons were being used in breach of international humanitarian law in gaza. such was the work that has gone into this, the state department missed its own deadline on this by three days. but we have had the report in the last ten minutes and the key line is

tom bateman reporting. _ escalated the mood here. tom bateman reporting.asn't just in the us, this was the scene in beirut today where demonstrators were marking international workers day carried a giant palestinian flag. to tune his ear were thousands of activists rallying made a display of support for palestinians in gaza. and this is leads in northern england where student protesters have set up a pro gaza camp outside the university union. the groups accuse the university of leeds with complicity of actions in gaza. the disgraced hollywood film producer harvey weinstein will get a retrial, after having one of his rain convictions overturned in a court in new york last week. his lawyers claim he did not receive a fair trial when he was convicted back in 2020. the 72—year—old will remain in jail because of a separate rain conviction in california. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik is in new york. harvey weinstein did appear here in courtjust days after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned. he was brought in in a wheelchair wearing a navy suit and a blue t

our correspondent tom bateman in texas there. next,?irst minister of scotland, john swinney, could become the country's next first minister. it's after his main rival for thejob, kate forbes, confirmed that she would not challenge him for the scottish national party leadership. this morning, mr swinney announced his intention to succeed humza yousaf and offered ms forbes a "significant" role in his government. here's mr swinney, announcing his candidacy earlier. my message is crisp and simple. i'm stepping forward to bring the snp together, to deliver economic growth and socialjustice, to deliver the very best future for everyone in a modern, dynamic, diverse scotland. i want to unite the snp and unite scotland for independence. i invite everyone in the snp and in our country who wants tojoin me in thatjourney to do so now. thank you very much. applause our scotland political correspondent, david henderson has been following developments at holyrood in edinburgh. people will rendering who, if anyone is going to step forward to seek the

tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass in texas.ommittee has voted to allow a parliamentary vote on tuesday that is likely to overturn the presidential veto put on a controversial �*foreign influence' bill. it requires non—governmental organisations and independent media that receive more than twenty percent of their funding from abroad to register as acting in the interest of a foreign power. the bill has sparked weeks of protests in the country. the president vetoed the legislation last week, describing it as "russian in spirit". earlier we heard from our correspondent rayhan demytrie, who's in tblisi. she explained what would be happening in court today. we are standing at the back entrance to the parliament. some protesters are gathering in a park nearby. inside parliament mp5 are now debating this controversial law on the transparency of foreign influence, the so—called foreign agents law. it was passed by the parliamentary majority about two weeks ago, then it was vetoed by the country's president and what is happening today i

for more on this, we can go live to washington enjoying our department correspondent tom bateman. h? i had a few problems _ us- israeli relationship with? i had a few problems with _ us- israeli relationship with? i had a few problems with the _ us— israeli relationship with? i had a few problems with the sound that we heard _ a few problems with the sound that we heard back in march from president biden you may remember was quite a _ president biden you may remember was quite a significant intervention where — quite a significant intervention where he _ quite a significant intervention where he basically laid out what he said was— where he basically laid out what he said was his redline as he defined it over— said was his redline as he defined it over the — said was his redline as he defined it over the issue of rafah and this was that— it over the issue of rafah and this was that he — it over the issue of rafah and this was that he said that if there was a full-scale _ was that he said that if there was a full—scale offensive by the israelis into the _ full—scale offensive by the

tom bateman in dallas, thank _ that but so far in vain.s, thank you _ that but so far in vain. tom bateman in dallas, thank you very _ that but so far in vain. tom bateman in dallas, thank you very much - that but so far in vain. tom bateman in dallas, thank you very much for i in dallas, thank you very much for that. let's pick up that point then. us officials say they have made progress in outlining what governance and security plans for gaza might look like if a ceasefire could be negotiated, but still hamas has to decide whether it will accept the revised terms put forward by the israeli government. the proposal includes a 40—day truce in return for the release of hostages, with the prospect displaced families being would be allowed to return to northern gaza. today, hamas phoned the egyptian minister of intelligence, major general abbas kamel, to inform him they are looking at the proposal "in a positive spirit". they said their negotiating delegation would travel to egypt as soon as possible to complete the ongoing discussions. let's

thank you, tom bateman reporting _ the war ended.ere. - sir keir starmer says the veteran labour mp diane abbott is free to stand for election in her north london constituency. it follows days of wrangling over her future, after suspension from the party over comments she made about howjewish, irish and traveller people experience racism. she was re—admitted to labour on wednesday. ms abbott has yet to say if she'll stand. joe pike reports. for four days the questions have kept coming. but it may have been the deputy leader's support for diane abbott, as well as the scottish leader's sympathy towards her, that pushed keir starmer to act. angela rayner down here on the front | row says that diane abbott should be | allowed to stand if she wants to. anas sarwar standing beside you says he agrees with angela rayner. - do you agree with them - or are you sticking to the line that no decision has been taken? well, no decision has been taken, so that's the factual position. no decision to bar diane. this afternoon that changed. she is free

tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass, texas. >>a bipartisan group of u.s. pledged support for taiwan and its new leader monday during a trip to the island days after china held military drills around taiwan. the representatives reaffirm the u.s. commitment to supporting taiwan militarily, diplomatically and economically while on the five-day visit. it's the first group of lawmakers to visit the lawmakers since president william l. took office. china expressed strong opposition to the trip saying it undermined the relationship between beijing and washington. the u.s. does not have formal diplomatic ties with taiwan but it is bound by its own laws to provide the island with defensive weapons. support for taiwan has long been a flashpoint in u.s.-china relationss. let's take a look at other headlines from around the world -- severe weather has killed at least 22 people here in the u.s. prompting the governors of kentucky and arkansas to declare state of emergency. whether deaths were reported in kentucky, arkansas, texas, and oklahoma. sunday some more than 60

tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass, in texas. just a couple more stories before we go.e service. she had never officially retired from her role with american airlines, but had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. american airlines said she started in 1957 and held the guinness world record for longest—serving flight attendant. in a statement, the airline said, "bette inspired generations of flight attendants. fly high, bette," its tribute read. and finally — a taste for you now of the uk's famous annual cheese—rolling competition in gloucestershire. competitors from all over the world ignored warnings about potential dangers. there were a number of injuries last year, but again today, people willingly threw themselves down cooper's hill, in a tradition that began two centuries ago. the prize for the winners? appropriately, a large wheel of double gloucester. kudos to those brave enough to take part. bye for now. hello. the weather over the bank holiday weekend was quite changeable for many of us, and more of the same in the days ahead. tuesday for many will be a

tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass, in texas.mer us president faces 3a charges for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up payments made to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election. he has denied all of the allegations. if found guilty, mr trump would become the first former us president with a criminal conviction, and the first major party candidate to run for the white house as a felon. ahead of the closing arguments and jury deliberations, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with robert costa — cbs chief elections and campaign correspondent. he is very much unhappy with this case. it has been a burden for him politically, it's eaten up a tonne of his time when he wants to be focused on president biden and the general election. and, whether he's convicted or not, you can expect donald trump, according to his allies, to vent his grievances throughout the rest of the summer about this case. but at the same time, i'm told by sources close to president biden they'll use the culmination of this case, the en

tom bateman, bbc news, dallas.eing held across england and wales today to select mayors, councillors and police and crime commissioners. there's also a by—election in blackpool south, following the resignation of the former conservative, scott benton. voters will have to show photo id to cast their ballot. polls opened at 7am and close at 10pm. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley. take us through what is happening today. take us through what is happening toda . ., ., ., ., , ., today. hello, samantha, millions of --eole in today. hello, samantha, millions of peeple in england — today. hello, samantha, millions of people in england and _ today. hello, samantha, millions of people in england and wales - today. hello, samantha, millions of people in england and wales will. people in england and wales will have the opportunity to vote and lots of different votes are going on so let me walk you some of the contest that are being decided today so personally, as you mentioned, blackpool self is getting

tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass, in texas.for years. scheduled blackouts have cost the country thousands ofjobs and billions of dollars in lost business. but in the last few months, something has changed — the country has experienced an unusually steady supply of electricity. as south arricans prepare to vote in a general election, some critics are concerned it could be the result of electioneering. but others believe that south africa's energy problem is finally being fixed. the bbc�*s nomsa maseko reports. this power station is one of south africa's many power plants that are coming back online to help minimise the country's electricity crisis. this is a move the government hopes will lessen rolling blackouts, which have crippled the economy and forced south africans to turn to alternatives. all of these efforts are orchestrated. there's nothing sudden about what you are seeing today. and, in fact, the picture looks even exceptionally better. what is it? i'm happy to say to the country as i stand before you today the energy

our correspondent tom bateman reports from the border town of eagle pass. distressing. where the deadly waters of the rio grande meet the razor wire of america's southern frontier, a woman has waded her way from the mexican side, finally reaching the safety of us soil. she pleads to cross the fence. she has gone back into the water. oh, my goodness, oh, my goodness, oh, my goodness. an activist films the scene as the woman, met by us guards, returns to the river, which is notorious for the numbers killed trying to cross. herfate is now unknown. directly on the other side it goes slower, you can see through and you can see the river right there. we joined a volunteer who saw the scene unfold. here, at the ground zero of america's bitter feud over immigration. in texas, drownings have risen dramatically in the last 18 months, as the numbers of people trying to cross into the us hit record highs. i felt very helpless there, and i felt like there was nothing that i could do. and i remind myself that telling her story, telling what i witnessed, that words have p

tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass in texas. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.he sun as the number of melanoma skin cancer cases in the uk continues to rise. cancer research uk predicts there will be a record 20,800 cases diagnosed this year — up from a yearly average of 19,300 between 2020 and 2022. cancer research uk says it has been a particularly large increase among older people as chi chi izundu reports. going to take a locating photograph. these are just some of the examples of what melanoma skin cancer can look like. and according to cancer research uk, the number of cases of this serious and often most dangerous form of the disease is on the rise. rates of melanoma have increased by almost a third over a decade, from 21 to 28 per 100,000 people between 2007 and 2009 and 2017 and 2019. it's more common in the elderly. among those aged over 80, there was a 57% rise, while amongst those aged 25 to a9, there was a 7% increase. 17,000 melanoma cases every year are preventable, with almost nine in ten caused by too much ultraviolet radiation. and one source o

tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass in texas.hich was illegally felled. the seedling was first seen by the public at the chelsea flower show last week. once it has matured into a sapling, it will be planted in windsor great park. the sycamore gap tree had stood next to hadrian's wall in northumberland for 200 years before it was chopped down last year in an act of vandalism. 100 seedlings have been bred from the felled tree. just a taste for you now of gloucestershire's famous annual cheese—rolling competition that has taken place today. take a look at this. dozens of competitors ignored warnings about the potential dangers after the event was declared "unsafe". they willingly threw themselves down cooper's hill in a tradition that began two centuries ago. the prize for the winners — a large wheel of double gloucester. here's a taste of one of the races the lucky winner. he's down! and so's the gorilla straight away! who's going to take their lead in this one? it looks like there's a vest, a man in a vest, centre! he's not uprigh

tom bateman reporting there.es from columbia university and police have released a statement in the last hours saying that a little after 9pm this evening the nypd arrived on campus at the request of the university. the decision was made to restore safety in order to our community. they went on to our community. they went on to say that we regret protesters have chosen to escalate the situation through their actions after the university learned overnight that hamilton hall had been occupied, vandalised and blockaded, we were left with no choice. colombia public safety personnel forced out of the building and a member of our facilities team was threatened. we will not risk the safety of our community or the potential forfurther our community or the potential for further escalation. the leadership team met throughout the night and consulted with security x hurts and law enforcement to determine the best plan to protect our students and the entire community of columbia university. we made the decision early in the m

and following developments from washington is our us state department correspondent tom bateman.s described it on one consignment of weapons from the americans to the israelis that was put in place last week. this is on a consignment that includes a batch of £2000 bombs, among the most destructive

earlier, i spoke to our state department correspondent tom bateman.hat sort of support or criticism is therefore the decision to hold therefore the decision to hold the shipment of the bombs to israel? ., , , israel? one of the first things that struck — israel? one of the first things that struck me _ israel? one of the first things that struck me coming - israel? one of the first things that struck me coming into i israel? one of the first thingsl that struck me coming into the building today was the sense in which this is a very significant moments, the levels of energy

let's speak to tom bateman — our state department correspondent who's in washington.t, if anything, what changes now. the details of the panel on the table. 0n the face of it, significant development, but a lot of this does rest on those two sides coming together and agreeing to the terms of it? ~ . ., ., together and agreeing to the terms ofit? m ., ., ., of it? much of that has been on the ro osals of it? much of that has been on the proposals before, _ of it? much of that has been on the proposals before, and _ of it? much of that has been on the proposals before, and you've - of it? much of that has been on the proposals before, and you've got i of it? much of that has been on the| proposals before, and you've got to say come out what is the new offer here? how might this shift the dial of getting hamas and israel to reach an agreement. and what the american president is saying here to hamas is that the israelis have made a much bigger concession. that is around what he described as a so—called phase two in the deal, when he says that in the israeli wording, there

. >> thank you very much, tom bateman from bbc mr.ecretary, president putin has announced he is going to chinthis week. we were with you three in beijing where you warned of the consequences if china didn't stop its export to russia in rts that make weapons used here in ukraine. have you been able to tell your ukrainian counterpart that you have the chinese listen to your morning? could ask you about gaza, israel control of the palestinian side of the rafah crossing in the last w means thl connection to the outside world for ry pdiestinians in gaza is now occupied by israeli forces, which has the potentials with egypt. how long can israel stay in control crossing, where is the line it aware ait reputation turns into something you oppose an seen nearly half a million people from this place. if i may, we heard from the ary of state yesterday, that the u.s. is with you for theong rm on this. but i just want to ask the question thata u. presidential election later this year. it may be a promise tsectary ite to make but not necessarily one

. >> for more, we have our state department correspondent tom bateman with us in studio..s. supied israel with weapons, but there is real concern and criticism that u.s. munitions might have been used in the deadly strike in densely populated areas. what more is the u.s. saying about this? tom: this probably wasn't american made munition. these are very distinctive, glide munitions, precision guided. i've seen the aftermath, the effect of these bombs in gaza on buildings and homes in the past, and certainly they can be extremely devastating, but the wind is, it is targeted strikes, that is the argument of the israelis. they say they were going after two hamas commanders that were killed in this strike. in terms of the weapon itself, certainly there is the view of, several weapons analysts have looked at the images here, probably the munition that was being used. it would be significant if it is american supplied. that said, the majority of weapons israel uses are american-made and supplies. of course it adds to the significance of this particular case because of that very

and following developments from washington is our us state department correspondent tom bateman.bed it on one consignment of weapons from the americans to the israelis that was put in place last week. this is on a consignment that includes a batch of 2000—pound bombs, among the most destructive munitions,

tom bateman sent this report from collin county jail in texas where some of those protesters are being> this is the detention facility. you can see how the protest has moved from the campus to this particular site or the protesters say that 21 demonstrators were detained by the police yesterday. i was chatting with one of them here who says that three people have been released so far today. they are being held on criminal trespass charges according to protesters. these are similar scenes that we saw in austin earlier this week after protest encampment was pulled away by the state troopers. we saw the protest effectively each shift to the jail. here they are saying that these are political prisoners and want to live all released they are accusing the texas authorities of racism in the way they are targeted the otest. it is a clear example in the way that the tension othe state on the campus protests, the way it was done, the way the troopers moved in, ineffectively shifted the locations of some of these antiwar protests, but added to their intensity. what we saw yesterday was a peaceful

christian: tom bateman is that because county jail in texas, where some protesters have been taken.ng onround you? maybe we can see that the protests that have been on the campus here in dallas has shifted to hear, the collin county jail. protesters say 21 people were detained when texas state troopers moved in armed with batons and riot gear yesterday. we saw at least a dozen people being dragged away yesterday, authorities say the number is somewhere around 17. we are seeing the way this has sort of energized the protesters. they say these police tactics disproportionate, and so these antiwar protesters effectively have moved to outside the jail itself. [cheers and applause] reporter: i think this may be another moment about to happen, is when those who have been jailed are being released. a huge cheer from the crowd goes up, that one perhaps a bit premature. but we have seen in the last hour or two about five or so people being released a 90 move over to the side of the protesters with a huge amount of applause and cheering. these people say they will remain here and tell everyon

tom bateman and frank gardner against their reaction. oliver mcternan is back with us tonight.he programme. i know you are in close contact with people in and around rafah so what are your context telling you to not about what is unfolding?— unfolding? first of all, there is dee - , unfolding? first of all, there is deep. deep — unfolding? first of all, there is deep, deep fear. _ unfolding? first of all, there is deep, deep fear. nobody - unfolding? first of all, there is deep, deep fear. nobody has l unfolding? first of all, there is i deep, deep fear. nobody has any certainty they will be alive tomorrow, and that is understandable. but i think the sense of loss of humanity, what i'm constantly getting from people in rafah and elsewhere in gaza is the question where is humanity at present? the sense of them being abandoned and being left. they are totally vulnerable. and it's very difficult to answer that question, christian. . ., , , difficult to answer that question, christian. , ., , , ., christian. obviously there are some very sensitive _ christian. obviously there are s

earlier i spoke to our state department correspondent, tom bateman.ou have spoken to members of congress all day, what sort of support or criticism is there for the decision to hold the shipment of the bombs to israel? one of the first things that struck me coming into the building today was the sense in which this is a very significant moment, the levels of energy and the response to this, the way people are feeling about this on both sides is extremely strong. that is because this is the first time in a generation we have had this level of public pressure applied by the white house onto the israelis, trying to change their tactics, and specifically using a hold on us weapon shipments to the israelis to do that. it is why, for example, hearing from republicans who have bitterly come up with a bitter rebuke over the announcement last night of president biden over this, and democrats who have said they believe this is the right policy, and in some cases have asked the question do they think it should have happened earlier? i was outside the relations c

the situation is also tense in texas in the south of the country. 0ur correspondent tom bateman is at and has the latest on the protests where he is. if this particular spot was where there was an encampment, a very peaceful protest when we shut eye, people were singing and chanting. they are around 12 - and chanting. they are around 12 — more gazebos on the spot i2 — more gazebos on the spot and the protesters were then handed a written note from the university of ministrations saying that they were breaching criminal trespass laws and if the tenants were not removed, that would be forcibly taken out and people risked arrest and we saw the daytrippers, right police armed with batons, many of them with the said cuffs and steaks, they moved in in waves here towards the crowd, they have been some barricade, place by some of the protesters effectively part of the banners that they have been using and the police force to the way through. and ripped down that sense in they gazebos, we saw around a dozen orso gazebos, we saw around a dozen or so protesters lake gardens, get them on the grou

and following developments from washington is our us state department correspondent tom bateman.hat we know is that there was a pause as the administration has described it on one consignment of weapons from the americans to the israelis that was put in place last week. this is on a consignment that includes a batch of 2000—pound bombs, among the most destructive munitions, air dropped munitions western military is hard and capable of wiping out multiple buildings at the same time. israel's argument for having those as it needs to attack hamas below and above ground but they have been at the heart of complaints, of criticism and controversy raised by human rights groups when they have looked at the catastrophic high numbers of civilians killed by the israelis in gaza because of the destructive force of these weapons. the americans specifically have said that it is the past use of those munitions in gaza by israel that means they are holding back on this consignment because what the americans are doing here is firing a warning shot across the bowels of the israeli prime minister b

tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass in texas. 12 people had been injured due to turbulence on a flightr landing in ireland. it comesjust hospital after landing in ireland. it comes just days after a man died after extreme turbulence on a singapore airlines —— airlines flights. passengers and crew on board this qatar airways plane were launched into the air and objects thrown across the cabin. some of those who landed in dublin said the seat belt signs were off when sudden turbulence hit. we just felt the plane dip for about five seconds. and next to us, we saw the flight attendantjust go up in the air and come straight back down. they had the seat belt signs on, they were off. next minute, whomp, dinner came off my lap, and yeah, just food all over the plane. i had my seat belt on, she didn't. he had his arm around me and held me down. i saw people two rows ahead, flying up in the air, _ about a metre, then drop down. when the plane landed in dublin, it was met by emergency services. 12 passengers and crew were injured. the incident comes less than a week after a british man died on a

let's talk to our state department correspondent, tom bateman standing by in washington. t did you make of some of those headlines there that we heard, that this would be a comprehensive new cease—fire deal? i4541431111 that this would be a comprehensive new cease-fire deal?— new cease-fire deal? well let's set this in context, _ new cease-fire deal? well let's set this in context, let's _ new cease-fire deal? well let's set this in context, let's look— new cease-fire deal? well let's set this in context, let's look at - new cease-fire deal? well let's set this in context, let's look at what l this in context, let's look at what we already knew happened this week and how president biden is trying to push things forward, because over the last week, his director of the cia, william burns, has been in paris. that was the end of last week with qatari officials and also the head of mossad, what they were stitching together there is a framework where israel had offered this new proposal, that went in at the beginning of this week. we didn't know the clear details of it at that p

our state department correspondent tom bateman has this report.rt has been three months in the making. it was ordered by the white house back in february with president biden under growing pressure from human rights organisations, from part of his democratic base, over the way that american weapons were being used by the israelis in gaza. and what we have so far are the key findings that the state department here have released, and there is a key line in this report and it is this — that it is reasonable to assess, they say, that weapons supplied by the americans have been used by israeli security forces since october 7th in instances inconsistent with international humanitarian law. so that is a deep criticism by the american administration of its key ally in the region. but the report then goes on to effectively couch this in quite a lot of caveat. they say, for example, they don't have enough information to specifically say that in certain instances there has been a breach of international humanitarian law, and they also say, crucially, that is

our state department correspondent tom bateman is travelling with the secretary. show solidarity in the form of a fresh plight of american ammunition. it's been something the well wednesday. we arrived, i was travelling with mr macron either sleeper train from the polish border going to keep first thing this morning. the first thing this morning. the first meeting was with president zelensky and we heard from the queen leader profuse facts to the americans for breaking the deadlock in washington more than a year now it's been going on, that part is in paralysis, unable to get around $60 billion of military assistance flowing to the ukrainians. that would happen three weeks ago. we learn something important and that was that the first armaments of that package are now at the front line. a senior official telling us that artillery shells, missile interceptors are now in the battle zone. just three weeks or so after that package made its way through. the question is, is all of this going to be enough? what we heard from the secretary of state was an attempt to reassu

analysis of antony blinken's visit to ukraine online from our us state department corrrespondent, tom bateman bbc news app. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's get the latest now on donald trump's �*hush money�* trial in new york. the star witness for the prosecution, michael cohen, has been giving evidence. he was once the former president's lawyer and fixer, but he spent monday on the stand, outlining how he made a payment to the adult film actress stormy daniels to stop her talking about a relationship she claimed she had with mr trump. the defence is expected to stress mr cohen's criminal record and openly stated dislike of his ex—boss. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. the star witness for the prosecution is also their biggest problem. he's been to prison for telling lies to congress, so why should thejury believe him now? do you plan on telling the truth? rude and loud—mouthed, he's already been called a bully and a jerk in this trial. and he frequently attacks donald trump online. even thejudge has asked him to stop it. trumpism is fascism, and we mu

of state to kyiv was a surprise — a closely guarded secret — our state department correspondent tom batemanhat this has been a trip meant to show solidarity, in the form of a fresh flood of american ammunition. we arrived via the sleeper train from the polish border, 9.5 hourjourney, arriving in kyiv first thing this morning. the first meeting that mr blinken had was with president zelensky. we heard from the ukrainian leader, really profuse thanks to the americans were finally breaking that partisan paralysis in washington that delivered more than $60 billion worth of military assistance to ukraine. we learn something significant on this trip, and that is that artillery and other ammunition from that package is now being used on the front line for the first time since it was announced just three weeks ago. the question is, is this going to be enough? you can mr blinken convince ukrainians that the americans are in this for the long term? we saw something interesting tonight. he spoke to hundreds of students in kyiv, i sat and watched the speech. he then appeared playing the guitar in the b

similar protest camp, accusing the demonstrators of breaching trespass law. 0ur correspondent, tom bateman

tom bateman is travelling with the us secretary of state and sent this update.— secretary of state andtrip meant — this update. while this was a trip meant to _ this update. while this was a trip meant to show _ this update. while this was a trip meant to show solidarityj trip meant to show solidarity in the form of a fresh flood of american ammunition it has been a whirlwind today, we arrived i was travelling with anthony lincoln on the sleeper train from the polish border getting to care 1st thing this morning, the 1st meeting was with president zelenskiy. we heard from the leader refused thanks to the americans were breaking the deadlock in washington, a year it has been going on the partisan paralysis, unable to get $60,000,000,000 worth of military assistance flowing to ukraine. we learned something important, the 1st armaments of that package are now at the frontline, a senior official telling us that artillery shells missile interceptors are now in the battle area 3 weeks after that package made its way through. the question is — as all of this going to be enough, what we heard

our state department correspondent tom bateman said he believes this represents a significant intervention. now, at the heart of the announcement, there was one very significant expression phrase byjoe biden, and that was about a permanent end to hostilities. he called it a permanent cessation in the second phase, negotiated in the first. but after six weeks, a permanent cessation, that means an end to this war. and the critical point there is that had been the crucial demand of hamas all the way through. and one senior administration official telling me tonight that this text gets hamas extremely close to what it had already agreed to in previous talks that later fell apart. so i think this is meant designed to be seen as a major concession by the israelis to try and get a deal back on the table and then over the line. but what about those crucial sticking points? well, tonight, hamas have said that they view what mr biden has said here positively. but one senior palestinian official familiar with the text has told the bbc they don't see that guarantee to an end of hostilities in there. b

our correspondent, tom bateman, was at the university of texas in dallas, as the authorities moved inthis particular spot was where there was a tented encampment, a very peaceful protest when we arrived, people were singing and chanting. they are around 12 or more gazebos on the spot here. the protesters were then handed a written note from the university administrations saying that they were breaching criminal trespass laws and if the tents were not removed, that would be forcibly taken out and people risked arrest and we saw the state troopers, right police armed with batons, many of them with zip cuffs and sticks, they moved in in waves here towards the crowd, they have been some barricade, place by some of the protesters effectively part of the banners that they have been using, and the police forced their way through. and ripped down that sense in they gazebos, we saw around a dozen or so protesters lake gardens, get them on the ground, they were very forcibly dragged away by the police here. now we have this stand—off, so you can see the situation with the protesters still gathe

our correspondent tom bateman has been at the us state department and hejoined me earlier with more.ou take away from this report? trying to come down on two sides of the same issue, it is a very interesting report and i think the fact that this criticism of the israeli government is very significant in its own right but that is in couched in a whole series of caviar to put the key line is she read out is this that the report finds that it is reasonable to assess the weapons and supplied by the americans have been used by israeli security forces since october seven and instances with international humanitarian law and the administration for the first time says that it thinks that they're very serious questions being raised at least in some cases about the way it is use the bombs and munitions supplied by the americans. what this national security memorandum is known as is ordered by the president backin is ordered by the president back in february and allows the administration, to withdraw weapons if it believes they're being used in breach of the rules. this report makes very clear

earlier, i spoke to our state department correspondent tom bateman.ou have spoken to members of congress all day, what sort of support or criticism is therefore the decision to hold therefore the decision to hold the shipment of the bombs to israel? l, the shipment of the bombs to israel? a, , , israel? one of the first things that struck — israel? one of the first things that struck me _ israel? one of the first things that struck me coming - israel? one of the first things that struck me coming into i israel? one of the first thingsl that struck me coming into the building today was the sense in which this is a very significant moments, the levels of energy and the response to this, the way people are feeling about this on both sides is extremely strong. that is because this is the first time in a generation we have had this level of public pressure applied by the white house onto the israelis, trying to change their tactics, and specifically using a hold on us weapon shipments to the israelis to do that. it is why for example hearing from republica