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tom bateman. we heard from gary _ news. tom bateman. we heard from gary but _ news. tom bateman.we heard from gary but he have - news. tom bateman. we heard from gary but he have courses| from gary but he have courses been speaking to plenty of eyewitnesses. it was outside the rally as the shots rang out. this is the moment he spoke to when i witness where he said he saw the secret service take down the shooter. so, so, we had a party here all day and you can see behind us at the brinkles farm and greenhouse here, we had a party. and we all decided hey, you know, when we hear trump there, we will walk up through the field, stand by the trees up there under the shade and watch, and listen to the rally, right? we could not see him but we could hear him. so, we walked up and probably 5—7 minutes of trump speaking — i'm estimating here, i have no idea, you know — but we noticed a guy crawling, army — you know, bear crawling up the roof of the building beside us, 50 feet away from us. so, we're standing there and we're pointing at the guy crawling up the roof. and he had a gun, right?

tom bateman there for us. _ and make appeals for calm. tom bateman there for us.nt. president biden is reportedly now returning to the white house. he was in delaware and is returning after that shooting at donald trump �*s rally. he was scheduled to be in delaware for the weekend and has changed plans and will now be returning to the white house. joe biden is now scheduled to leave delaware at around 10:30pm eastern, in about six minutes from now. he would then arrive in washington, dc shortly after midnight which is 90 minutes from now. we will bring you now some of the international reaction coming international reaction coming in after that shooting at the rally. the office of keir starmer, the uk prime minister, has released this in response to the apparent shooting at donald trump's rally. sir keir starmerjust returning to the uk from his first official visit to the us as the new uk prime minister. meanwhile, on x, canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau has said: that international reaction coming in. earlieri that international reaction coming in. earlier i

sarah: let's go to washington and our correspondent tom bateman. rds between the two of them as they started that meeting, but relations have been strained between the u.s., between israel. what will the tone of the conversation be like? tom: well, i think is going to be pretty tricky. this has been the most contentious foreign policy crisis for the united states in recent years. it has weighed on the very end of president biden's presidency and is potentially a legacy issue for him, aside from the ongoing crisis and loss of life and hostages, all of this is brought as well an awful lot at stake. we know the cease-fire deal and at the same time trying to release hostages in return for palestinian business held by israel being released -- palestinian hostages held by israel being released, all that will come to sharp focus in this meeting. a few weeks ago all i was hearing from u.s. government officials is it was hamas that was the biggest block to signing off on a deal, that they were being obstructive, failing to engage in the closing part of his.

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let's speak to our state department correspondent tom bateman tom, we know that talks are under way,ard any lines from them? ., , ., ., them? not yet, only what we saw a demented union _ them? not yet, only what we saw a demented union with _ them? not yet, only what we saw a demented union with the _ them? not yet, only what we saw a l demented union with the two minute meeting each other in the oval office, not much been said by president biden, it has to be said, he immediately sat down and said he would hand the floor to mr netanyahu, that they had a lot to talk about, and mr netanyahu thinking joe biden for what he described as a proud zionist, so i suspect will get a lot more later, but we know what the substance is going to be about, most fundamentally about the first to reach a cease—fire in hostage release dealer. it is important the way we are seeing the administration shift in the last few weeks in terms of what is said publicly about this because if you weeks ago, what we were hearing from every us official was that they were accusing hamas beta major obstacle to closing

caitriona: tom bateman on capitol hill, thank you.ister netanyahu's visit comes as the war in gaza shows no sign of slowing down. residents and parts of the city of southern gaza fled their homes as israeli tanks moved into the area. the israeli military has ordered people to evacuate from khan yunis where the health ministry says strikes have killed 80 palestinians since monday. joining me to look ahead to what we can expect from the pri minister's visit is the former israeli ambassador to the united states. thank you for joining us on bbc news. what do you see as prime minister netanyahu subjective to the visit? what can we expect to hear him sa >> he's going to lay out the israeli reality as it is th we evolved after october 7. he will revisit the horrors of that day, of the hostages, that the people of israel have been under intense hezbollah shell fire and have been displaced from homes, and he will put an immense emphasis on the iranian nuclear problem. the iraqi shiite militias as well as the houthis rebels, but iran now is the

sumi: that was tom bateman reporting.y senator bob menendez was found guilty on all counts and his federal corruption trial tuesday. a new york jury found mr. menand is guilty on all 16 charges including bribery, a public official acting as its foreign agent and obstruction of justice. he was accused of multiple bribery schemes in which he and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars, gold bars and mortgage payments from businessmen. the jury deliberated for more than 12 hours before reaching a verdict and the trial lasted nine weeks. following the verdict, the senator maintained his innocence and says his team will appeal. >> i have never violated my public oath. i've never been anything but a patriot of my country and for my country. i have never ever been a foreign agent and the decision rendered by the jury today would put at risk every member of the united states senate in terms of what they think a foreign agent would be. sumi: our correspondent ione wells has been following the verdict and has the latest.

capitol to protest against the war in gaza and were later removed by police. 0ur correspondent tom batemanng, there was still around 100 or so protesters on the floor of the rotunda here, some of them being led away by that stage but others still here. the us capitol police had arrived in force by that point. they were cuffing them behind their backs, pulling people up and taking them away to be processed, being arrested one by one and moved outside of the building. one of the protesters i spoke to said that there were 500 americanjews from all over the us that had come here explicitly to protest benjamin netanyahu's visit. now, when he is here in this joint address to congress, his message will be around what he will call israel being the indispensable ally in the middle east to the united states and also to thankjoe biden for his support over the war in gaza. but it is that very support that has led to this deep sense of division, notjust within the democratic party but, of course, across the united states, as we will see protest over the visit come to the very heart of washington. 0ur c

tom bateman, bbc news, washington.s she was "honoured" to be endorsed byjoe biden and will now "earn and win this nomination". kamala harris was the first woman and the first black person to serve as california's attorney general. she gained a reputation as one of the democratic party's rising stars, after being elected as a senator in california in 2017. after becoming vice president in 2021, she's focussed on several key policies, including abortion rights, and has called on congress to restore the constitutional right to abortion after the supreme court overturned the protections of roe v wade in 2022. it's in the swing states that presidential races are won and lost — they are the battlegrounds that could potentially be won by either of the candidates. so what do voters there make ofjoe biden�*s decision? the bbc�*s gary 0'donoghue is in the swing state of michigan, getting reaction. be in no doubt it is in places like michigan, places like pennsylvania, places like wisconsin, georgia and arizona, where the decisio

our correspondent tom bateman reports from washington.ight, after months or fraught ties between the us leadership on the israeli prime minister. here, among friends, many republicans — but some notable absences from joe biden�*s democrats — benjamin netanyahu started by thanking the president. he rightly called hamas "sheer evil". he dispatched two aircraft carriers to the middle east to deter a wider war. and he came to israel to stand with us during our darkest hour, a visit that will never be forgotten. applause. he quickly turned to the issue of hostages still held by hamas, with families and one of those freed watching, trying to point to his accomplishments. israel has already brought home 135 of these hostages. including seven who were freed in daring rescue operations. applause. chanting: not another dime! not another nickel, not another dime! i outside, the protesters came in their thousands, headed to the heart of us democracy — or as close as they could get. anger has raged over the huge numbers of civilians killed in gaza. it

tom bateman, bbc news, washington.sociate professor of political science at columbia university and former deputy national security adviser in israel. he told me despite the pro—gaza demonstations outside congress and the fact that several lawmakers skipped his address, mr netanyahu will be satisfied with his visit. i thought the speech was an extraordinarily good one. he's long been known for his rhetorical capabilities, and i think today he rose to even higher heights than in the past. he was certainly received overwhelmingly favourably by those present. and, of course, it was marred by, i don't know that it was half, as your correspondent was saying, but a significant number of democrats who were missing. that's certainly a problem. but as an address to congress, i think he achieved his primary objective, which was really directed mostly towards his home audience here in israel, which was to show that he is a leader who has been invited to what is arguably the most prestigious platform in the world and is widely che

tom, thank you, tom bateman there _ important. tom, thank you, tom bateman there in _ important. now director of the progressive policy institute. let's start with you, wills. really interesting meetings and who could've predicted this visit the assembly in the diary for months and who could have predicted what was going to happen in us politics in the days before it? have you think this changes the dynamic in terms of what he can say to president biden and what he can say now obviously to kamala harris who is upping to be president paris.— president paris. well, you are riaht, president paris. well, you are right. no _ president paris. well, you are right. no one _ president paris. well, you are right, no one could've - president paris. well, you are l right, no one could've protected this. netanyahu may have seen some of the signs with domestic politics over here, but now the dynamics have to believe shifted. as biden said in his letter posted to twitter on sunday, a large part ofjust staying in office for the next six months about his legacy and a huge part of thatis about his

let's speak to our state department correspondent — tom bateman — who's outside the white house. tom, that would be a crucial meeting, especially as relations between the two have been strained for such a long time, and also because of the change, the dynamic after sunday. because of the change, the dynamic after sunday-— after sunday. that's right. in terms of mr netanyahu's _ after sunday. that's right. in terms of mr netanyahu's visit _ after sunday. that's right. in terms of mr netanyahu's visit to - of mr netanyahu's visit to washington, it's easy to track when and where he's coming because of the ruling road closures and movements of protesters checking where he's going, some more outside the white house as his visit is imminent now in the next hour. as for the substance of those talks, absolutely my sense is that we have seen some flashes of growing optimism within the us administration about the potential for that much to hope for cease—fire and hostage release deal, and i think the hope is it could be getting closer. but where is you were hearing a few weeks ago from eve

take you very much, tom bateman in washington - that. t's take a look at the election result in scotland now where labour stormed to victory, overturning the scottish national party's 2019 majority. if you take a look at the result from then, scotland was dominated by snp yellow with only one labour seat in edinburgh south. but now the picture couldn't be more different — the central belt has turned almost completely red, with labour gaining 36 seats and the snp reduced to just nine — with one seat still to declare. the first ministerjohn swinney described the result as very difficult and challenging. 0ur scotland editorjames cook has the story. applause. in dramatic, emphatic fashion, scottish labour is back. they swept the board here in glasgow, a moment for which they have waited nearly a decade. people across glasgow, scotland and the uk have voted for change. as the clock ticked at night, it slowly dawned on the snp this was notjust a bad dream. it was a nightmare. there is no doubt this has been a very difficult election, and the sn

from washington, tom bateman reports.hort walk back into the american limelight, after months of fraught ties between the us leadership and the israeli prime minister. here, among friends, many republicans — but some notable absences from joe biden�*s democrats — benjamin netanyahu started by thanking the president. he rightly called hamas "sheer evil". he dispatched two aircraft carriers to the middle east to deter a wider war. and he came to israel to stand with us during our darkest hour, a visit that will never be forgotten. applause. he quickly turned to the issue of hostages still held by hamas, with families and one of those freed watching, trying to point to his accomplishments. israel has already brought home 135 of these hostages, including seven who were freed in daring rescue operations. applause. chanting: not another dime! not another nickel, not another dime! i outside, the protesters came in their thousands, headed to the heart of us democracy, or as close as they could get. anger has raged over the huge n

tom bateman, bbc news, washington. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.re in washington, the director of the secret service, kimberly cheatle, told a committee of the us congress that the assassination attempt on donald trump was the most significant operationalfailure in the secret service in decades. the gunman killed one person and injured three others, including the former president, before he was shot dead by agents. nomia iqbal�*s report contains some strong language. kimberly cheatle entered the hearing with little sympathy for her — saying out loud what many in the room were feeling. the secret service's solemn mission is to protect our nation's leaders. on july 13th, we failed. as the director of the united states secret service, i take full responsibility for any security lapse of our agency. take a look what happened... shots, screaming former president donald trump came within an inch of being killed in pennsylvania. the 20—year—old gunman, thomas crooks, had climbed onto a rooftop just near the rally. he was eventually killed by agents. it be

that is where tom bateman sent this report from.nary suburb of pennsylvania woke to news that one of their own tried to kill donald trump. 20—year—old thomas crooks lived here with his parents, now being told their son was dead. the fbi and state police raided in the darkness, trying to work out what motivated him and whether he acted alone. how does it make you feel, knowing that...? he's on the street? yeah. how anybody else would feel. you know, as far as... i trust the neighbourhood, i trust the people. there's never been anything happening that brought the police down here. he rode my son's school bus. so what happened 7 tell me what you were told. they said that the state police came to the door and told us that we had to evacuate, that there was a state of emergency and they said there's a bomb on the street. the police haven't confirmed a report that explosives were found in the family home, but it's known that crooks followed a website about guns and detonations. the fbi is searching the house. they've been here through the

tom bateman, bbc news, washington.ll be decided in only a handful of states that can be won by either the democrats or the republicans. these six states — georgia, michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, nevada and arizona — likely hold the key to who will take the white house. so just what do voters there think of president biden�*s decison to stand down, and what do they make of kamala harris as a possible future leader of the country? emma vardy is in arizona for us. emma, just why is arizona so key in november's presidential election? this state is really on a knife edge, it was won by donald trump in 2016 and taken byjoe biden at the last election so it has been targeted heavily by both sides in the race to the white house. and arizona is on the border with mexico, and illegal immigration over that border has been one of the most contentious issues in this whole election so what the voters are discussing here over their copy and pancakes really matters. —— coffee and pancakes. after months of hearing candidates singing

tom bateman, bbc news.t and justice last few minutes the highest ranking member in the house of representatives and the democratic party appears likely to endorse kamala harris as president. let’s kamala harris as president. let's have a listen. _ kamala harris as president. let's have a listen. vice _ kamala harris as president. let's have a listen. vice president - kamala harris as president. let�*s have a listen. vice president kamala harris has excited the community, she is excited the house democratic caucus and she is exciting the country. i'm looking forward to sitting down with her in person and in short order with leader schumer and we will have more to say about the path forward as soon as that meeting. the path forward as soon as that meetinu. ., ' :: :: , ., ., meeting. not quite 10096 indoor cement but _ meeting. not quite 10096 indoor cement but certainly _ meeting. not quite 10096 indoor cement but certainly positive. . meeting. not quite 10096 indoor. cement but certainly positive. we will k

tom bateman, bbc news, washington.to have you on to react to what we have seen, kamala harris giving a speech at her campaign headquarters. things have been moving incredibly quick over the last 24 hours?— been moving incredibly quick over the last 24 hours? they really have, and if ou the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look— the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at _ the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at the _ the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at the video - the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at the video and - the last 24 hours? they really have, and if you look at the video and the | and if you look at the video and the rapturous applause that kamala harris received at the campaign headquarters, it felt like something of a homecoming of course delaware is not kamala harris's come, that is where joe is not kamala harris's come, that is wherejoe biden has his beach home wherejoe biden has his beach home where he has been the last few da

tom bateman, bbc news, washington. uk, husam zomlot. he gave his reaction to netanyahu's address. a very sad day for the us' standing in the region and globally, i have to say. to platform netanyahu. .. and this isn't about netanyahu, it's about the us and the us congress in particular, because netanyahu is very well—known, a very petty politician who would do anything to maintain his power and his office, including continuing committing a genocide, a person who's charged with corruption in his own country and with war crimes at the icc, a person who lost all grounds, including the international court ofjustice only last friday, saying that his occupation of the west bank and gaza, all palestine, is unlawful, all the settlements are unlawful and illegal, must be dismantled and that there shouldn't be negotiation for that — israel has to quit its occupation — and a person who is really known to be a pathological liar. i mean, really? israel did not target civilians? he's talking to a person like me... it's interesting y

our state department correspondent tom bateman was there. of the white house over many hours, during which mr netanyahu was meeting president biden and kamala harris, the vice president — that meeting, of course, taking on increased importance because of her run for the democratic nomination and the presidency itself. what the us administration is trying to do here is pressure mr netanyahu to accept a ceasefire and hostage release deal. they believe that he is now becoming the biggest block to this thing moving forward, and they're desperately trying now to get it over the line — that the key focus of these discussions between mr biden and mr netanyahu. the problem for the american president is he doesn't have a strong track record in persuading mr netanyahu, in cajoling him, to get him to do what he wants. it's been a very fraught and fractious relationship, particularly over the issue of the desperate situation in gaza, with the very large number of palestinian civilians killed by the israeli offensive, the lack of humanitarian aid in gaza

tom bateman, bbc news, washington.etire after this summer's 0lympics. posting on the social media platform x, he said that he has arrived in paris for his "last ever tennis tournament" adding that he was "extremely proud" to be able to represent great britain at the olympics "one final time". he's a two—time gold medallist and a former world number one. 0ur sport correspondent chetan pathak reacted to his announcement and reflected on his legacy. andy murray's story is a remarkable one. we know about the 77—year wait that britain had for a male wimbledon singles champion, which murray ended in 2013. he's a two—time wimbledon champion. he's a three—time grand slam champion, the first of his successes coming at the us open back in 2012. this a man who held his own in a time of federer and nadal and djokovic, of course, went on to dominate the sport. and had it not been for that first hip injury that he had in 2018, it led to hip resurfacing surgery in 2019, there is a question of what could have been, but he refused to g

we can cross over to my colleague tom bateman, who is behind me in the middle of the protests.e scene where you are. we got here half an hour ago and in that time, _ we got here half an hour ago and in that time, many hundreds more protesters — that time, many hundreds more protesters have arrived. speeches from _ protesters have arrived. speeches from the — protesters have arrived. speeches from the stage are getting under wax _ from the stage are getting under wax one — from the stage are getting under way. one speaker was talking about tens of— way. one speaker was talking about tens of thousands of people killed, he said _ tens of thousands of people killed, he said by— tens of thousands of people killed, he said by prime minister netanyahu. the protesters say they want to carry _ the protesters say they want to carry out — the protesters say they want to carry out a _ the protesters say they want to carry out a citizens arrest against benjamin — carry out a citizens arrest against benjamin netanyahu. clearly, they are not— benjamin netanyahu. clearly, they are not going to

tom bateman, bbc news, washington.her be won by the democrats are the republicans. —— or the republicans. because of the way the us electoral system works these six states — georgia, michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, nevada and arizona — probably hold the key to who will take the white house. so just what do voters there think of president biden's decision to stand down and what do they make of kamala harris as a possible presidential candidate? emma vardy is in arizona for us. emma, why is arizona set to be so important in this presidential election? well, this is a state that was won by donald trump in 2016 and then narrowly ta ken by by donald trump in 2016 and then narrowly taken byjoe biden in the last election, so it is really on a knife edge and seen as a must when place for whoever will end up in the white house. also arizona is on the border with next or —— a must win place. one of the most contested areas in this election is over illegal immigration so what the voters are discussing are there pancakes here r

joining me live is our correspendent tom bateman.ng into this event taking place.— the reactions coming into this event taking place. what's the latest? let's _ event taking place. what's the latest? let's recap _ event taking place. what's the latest? let's recap first - event taking place. what's the latest? let's recap first on - latest? let's recap first on president biden because we have the written statement and then that short news briefing that he gave afterwards, he is in delaware, he had flown after his own rally in michigan last night. as i have been pointing out, in that verbal statement in a fairly sort of unprecedented moment, no—one has heard before, referring to as �*donald', saying that he was trying to get hold of him. and across the political centre —— spectrum we have heard comments and calm, this is already an incredibly female moment in the united states and now this —— febrile. we heard from president biden, saying that he is grateful to hear that donald trump is safe and doing well. there was no place for this

we will check in with you a little later, tom bateman in washington. all of this coming as the u.s.es continued uncertainty about his political future. joe biden has insisted he won't pull out of the present race, despite appeals from a growing number of democrats. have been because -- there have been calls within the party to abandon a bid for a second term. mr. biden, who is 81, says he would not be pushed out of the election. speaking to local radio in wisconsin, a swing state he needs to win, the president did accept the debate had not gone well. pres. biden: i had a bad night. the fact of the matter is i screwed up, i made a mistake. that's 90 minutes on stage. look at what i have done in 3.5 years. ben: let's headed to virginia and speak to a former director of global engagement at the white house. good to have you with us. president biden fighting once again, saying judge me on for years, not that debate. but the big question for voters and those within his own party is whether he can do the next four years, not what he has already done but what he will or will not be able to

our state correspondent tom bateman has the latest.ndred or so protesters on this part of the rotunda, some of them led away but some still here and the us capitol arrived at that point, cuffing them behind their backs and pulling people up and taking them away to be processed, being arrested one by one and moved outside of the building. one of the processors i spoke to said there were 500 americanjewish people from all over the us who came here to explicitly to protest benjamin netanyahu's visit. when he is here in thejoint address to congress, his message will be around what he will call israel being the indispensable ally in the middle east to the us and also to thankjoe biden for his support over the war in gaza but it is that very support that has led to this deep sense of division, notjust in the democratic party but across the us as we will see protests over the visit coming to the very heart of washington. after three and a half years as vice president, 0n the gaza strip, israel's military operations to defeat hamas are moving

currently focused on his unsuccessful performance at debate with donald trump two weeks ago, the bbc's tom bateman from washington. i don't think what happened last night will fundamentally change the problem that biden has within the party. of course, it wasn't a flawless performance, there was an absolutely terrible moment when biden went into detail about foreign policy, so it was a pretty mixed performance, but the reality is that this is all an attempt to limit the damage after the debate, to get biden back on the campaign trail, campaign rallies and interviews i biden's fundamental problem that even if some of the statements were particularly forceful, he cannot undo the damage done during the debate two weeks ago. it was a really big moment when he stood up against donald trump, the man he's going to defeat in november, and ... he failed the test. he continues his campaign this weekend, but it's hard to see what else he could do. and that's why, as congressmen returned to washington this week, tensions have begun to mount over the past few days. i think some were waiting for the conclusion

our correspondent tom bateman was there.hundred or so protesters on this part of the rotunda, some of them led away but some still here and the us capitol arrived at that point, cuffing them behind their backs and pulling people up and taking them away to be processed, being arrested one by one and moved outside of the building. one of the processors i spoke to said there were 500 americanjewish people from all over the us who came here to explicitly to protest benjamin netanyahu's protest benjamin neta nyahu's visit. protest benjamin netanyahu's visit. when he is here in the joint address to congress, his message will be around what he will call israel being the indispensable ally in the middle east to the us and also to thankjoe biden for his support over the war in gaza but it is that very support that has led to this deep sense of division, notjust in the democratic party but across the us as we will see protests over the visit coming to the very heart of washington. to bangladesh now, where we've been tracking another b

tom bateman, bbc news, bethel park, pennsylvania.e middle east as foreign secretary, and has today called for an immediate ceasefire in gaza during talks with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. 0ur correspondent injerusalem, barbara plett usher, discusses how this might impact negotiations. it's also important for the uk labour government to set out its policy calling for an immediate ceasefire rather than pause but finally is unlikely to make a large amount of difference. 0ne finally is unlikely to make a large amount of difference. one reason for that for that is that britain is not involved in the ceasefire talks. that's qatar, egypt and the united states. they've been working on a deal that would release the hostages and in the fighting in phases. another reason for that is the position of the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he has repeatedly made public statements in which he says he is opposed to any deal that would bring an end to the war but he done so in ways that was because some israeli officials of ac

tom bateman, bbc news, washington.ca correspondent nomia iqbal is outside the white house for us. nomia, america isjust waking up. what's the reaction in washington and across the united states to this news? it’s and across the united states to this news? �*, .,, ., , ., ., and across the united states to this news? �*, ., , ., .,, news? it's astonishing for a sitting resident news? it's astonishing for a sitting president to _ news? it's astonishing for a sitting president to drop _ news? it's astonishing for a sitting president to drop out _ news? it's astonishing for a sitting president to drop out of— news? it's astonishing for a sitting president to drop out of the - president to drop out of the election this close to the vote. it is unprecedented. and to be honest with you, people are still reeling from the attempted assassination on donald trump, about a week ago. there have been other big political moments that have happened. it's one thing after another for the american people. and that presidential debate bet

the bbc state - department correspondent, tom bateman.today on bbc news, especially as we bring you special coverage of the press conference on which so much is writing us president. let's turn away from nato to the football. the king has congratulated teaching the final of the euros. it had one request, asking if the team if they could ease the stress on england fans by beating spain on the final and sunday without needing a last—minute goal or penalty. this was the moment ollie watkins' sublime goal launched england into the final. the semi—final last night was the most watched progamme on tv this year peaking at more than 20 million. nesta macgregor has been finding out how the team and fans have been recovering after last night. palmer finds watkins. watkins turns. watkins scores! ollie watkins — less than ten minutes on the pitch for a moment that will be forever remembered. ollie watkins, that is wonderful! the clock ticking towards 90 minutes, from the tightest of angles, the aston villa forward somehow found space, breaking dutch

we can cross over to tom bateman.g from former presidents.- pouring in, including from former presidents. there are five living — former presidents. there are five living former _ former presidents. there are five living former presidents | five living former presidents in this country, one of them is donald trump and the other four have very quickly after the events tonight given their reactions, very heartfelt, each of them. all of them echoing the same condemnation, praise for the police and also really echoing these messages for calm, that we have been talking about tonight. barack 0bama saying there is absolutely no place for political violence in a democracy. he says that americans should use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics. former president george w bush tweeting that laura and i are grateful president trump is a following the cowardly attack on his life, commending the men and women of the secret service. bill clinton, violence is no place in america, especially in our

tom bateman spoke to democratic senator chris coons about the summit.enator coons, we have 32 world leaders in town, a very big moment for nato, for the us and the relationship with ukraine. if there is one outcome from this summit, what should it be? unity in the face of russian aggression. president biden has a remarkable record of engaging and supporting nato. we have grown nato by two new members recently. many of us in the senate will be engaging directly with the prime ministers of different countries and we of course are welcoming a new prime minister from the united kingdom, but if there is one critical outcome from this week it is commitment to support ukraine, commit to increase defence spending, commitment to better co—ordination, and commitment to the vision of north atlantic security that is at the very heart of nato. how far should that pledge go? we know president zelensky would like would be a very clear timetable, a formal invitation to nato. when should menbership to nato happen for ukraine? that is something that different nato member

our state department correspondent tom bateman joins us from washington.but it's important that the stocks are happening, and mr netanyahu saying that he is willing to send his teams —— those. it saying that he is willing to send his teams -- those.— saying that he is willing to send his teams -- those. it shows that there is progress _ his teams -- those. it shows that there is progress and _ his teams -- those. it shows that there is progress and they - his teams -- those. it shows that there is progress and they talk i there is progress and they talk relatively infrequently. i think it is a sign of momentum now and the cease—fire of hostage release process. 0r cease—fire of hostage release process. or this proposal. the americans say the israelis put out a fair bit of back—and—forth between israel and hamas. fair bit of back—and—forth between israeland hamas. i fair bit of back—and—forth between israel and hamas. ithink fair bit of back—and—forth between israel and hamas. i think the critical moment was yesterday, when we had a statement saying that the

is the support for ukraine declared in washington sufficient, and here is what bbc correspondent tom bateman says about it. the day before, the communique of the summit was made public, in which a much stronger commitment to ukraine's future membership in nato is palpable. of course, the formulations are much stronger than they were last year, but... still , this is not enough to satisfy ukrainians. at the beginning of this summit, president zelensky made it clear. he wants to see stronger leadership from western countries. he said that action must be taken, not procrastination. and ukraine received action, because further funding for military aid was announced. there were very clear guarantees about the supply of weapons and the transfer of f-16 fighter jets was announced for the first time. some of the planes are already on their way from europe to ukrainians, although we do not know the exact number. so there are changes, i think, here we are satisfied with the fact that there is a sense of unity among all 32 nato member countries, although there are different opinions among them, in part

the bbc's tom bateman went there. the morning for the residents of this quiet suburb in the state of pennsylvania began with the news that one of their neighbors tried to kill donald trump. 20-year-old thomas crooks lived here with his parents, who were told that their son... was no longer alive. the fbi and state police searched the area overnight, trying to understand tomos' motives and whether he had accomplices. how did you feel when you found out that he was from this street? so. probably, too, anyone else in a similar situation. i trust this neighborhood, i trust the people, and nothing has ever happened here that would bring the police here. he went to school with my son. what were you told about what happened? the police came to us, said that there was a state of emergency due to a bomb outside and that we had to evacuate. police have not confirmed claims that explosives were found in the family's home. however , it is known that thomas crooks was interested in weapons and explosives on the internet. the fbi i

our correspondent tom bateman has been travelling with president biden�*s campaign — here's what he told rolling again in the motorcade. we were holding outside a restaurant for over an hour—and—a—half after the president made that short visit, then recorded an interview inside while we were in the van. and it was becoming increasingly clear that there was a delay, and the last time — ijust went to check with staff in one of the other vans, and was told to get back in ourvan. and the motorcade is now moving again, but we have�*t been told where we're going. president biden was due to give a speach to a hispanic advocacy organisation in nevada — that's been cancelled. here's its president announcing the news to its members. i wasjust on the phone with president biden. and he shared his deep disappointment at not being able to join us this afternoon. the president has been at many events, as we all know, and he just tested positive for covid~ — our north america correspondent david willis is in washington. hejoins us now he joins us now for hejoins us now for more on he joins us now for mo

but first tom bateman reflects on a dramatic 2a hours for the democratic party.ing news, president biden dropping out of the 2024 race, endorsing his vice president, kamala harris... despite the weeks of mounting pressure on him to step aside, joe biden had been holding firm. but he abruptly abandoned his campaign on a sunday afternoon... reaction tojoe biden dropping out of the race... ..as news channels went into overdrive. in a written statement, he said... the last time the president was seen in public, having caught covid, he was gingerly descending the steps of air force one. that was wednesday. since then, huddled with his closest aides at his delaware home, he had been reflecting for a couple of days, say sources, before finally making up his mind yesterday morning. mr biden�*s campaign was fatally damaged from this point, almost a month ago, facing donald trump in a head—to—head debate. mr biden faltered, forgot things and couldn't finish sentences. dealing with everything we had to do with... look, if... we finally beat medicare. by now the attempts to

tom bateman, bbc news, bethel park, pennsylvania.a vardy is in butler in pennsylvania, at the rally site where the shooting happened on saturday. emma what more do we know about the investigation into how this was able to happen? the fbi investigation is continuing today into thomas matthew crooks. it is being examined as an assassination attempt and possible domestic terrorism but crucially, they say they haven't yet drawn any specific conclusions about the gunmen�*s believes, so a lot of unanswered questions in this case. initially there haven't been any clues on any of his social media accounts, often the first place you would look at if trying to get an insight into somebody�*s thought process, so all his activity is being trawled through, who he was communicating with and his movements in the weeks leading up to this attack. the fbi say they have obtained the suspect in this case, they have obtained his phone so that will be a forensically examined to try to provide some answers. we do know this young man, 20—year—old thomas mat

tom bateman, bbc news, washington.merica correspondent david willis, who is in washington for us. president biden says he will serve the rest of his time, but it does mark the beginning of the end of a long, political career? it mark the beginning of the end of a long, political career?— long, political career? it does, indeed. and _ long, political career? it does, indeed. and because - long, political career? it does, indeed. and because of- long, political career? it does, indeed. and because of course long, political career? it does, - indeed. and because of course have been growing for several weeks for joe biden to drop out of the presidential race, but nonetheless, this announcement caught many people by surprise. we are told the president called a meeting of his senior advisers on saturday afternoon and together they worked into the night to draft that letter, which was subsequently published on social media on sunday. mr biden spoke with members of his family and it wasn't until then apparently that he informe

tom bateman, bbc news, bethel park, pennsylvania.w from milwaukee — where the republican party's convention is taking place this week. donald trump was always going to be the centre of attention, and even more so now and he is clearly determined to carry on with his plans there. determined to carry on with his plans there-— determined to carry on with his lans there. , , ., , ~ ., plans there. this is a big week for donald trump- — plans there. this is a big week for donald trump. the _ plans there. this is a big week for donald trump. the republican . donald trump. the republican national convention is essentially his show and there is lots of high—profile republicans in town and he will basically be confirmed, what we already suspect, the party's presidential candidate. but he has said in an interview to a newspaper in the us this evening that he plans for his big speech later this week to focus on unity rather than president biden's policies. unity is what president biden wants, as well, both men effectively returning to the campa