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the white house says israel wants to reschedule a cancelled meeting in washington, to discuss its plans for a major southern gaza ground offensive. hello. i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. authorities in the us city of baltimore say the bodies of two construction workers have been recovered, following the collapse of the francis scott key bridge, when it was struck by a cargo ship. four workers remain missing, and divers are unable to safely reach the area where it is believed they may be located. the search for the men has been suspended, due to bad weather conditions. the workers were from mexico and central america. the superintendent of the maryland state police gave the identities of the two bodies recovered. divers located a red pick—up truck submerged in proximally 25 feet of water in the area of the middle span of the bridge. divers recovered two victims of this tragedy, trapped within the vehicle. the victims were identified as alejandro hernandez won tears, 35 years old, of baltimore, and dorlian casty oka pereiro, 26 years old —— castillo cabrera. of dundalk. th
the white house says israel wants to reschedule a cancelled meeting in washington, to discuss its plans for a major southern gaza ground offensive. hello. i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. authorities in the us city of baltimore say the bodies of two construction workers have been recovered, following the collapse of the francis scott key bridge, when it was struck by a cargo ship. four workers remain missing, and divers are unable to safely reach the area where it is believed they may...
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that's what white house officials say. how likely is it that russia might have ignored these warnings prior to the attack? it have ignored these warnings prior to the attack?- prior to the attack? it could have. i mean _ prior to the attack? it could have. i mean i _ prior to the attack? it could have. i mean i am - prior to the attack? it could have. i mean i am actuallyl have. i mean i am actually believing that, given the relationship, perhaps the warning was not delivered in the most official proper manner, the way russians would have expected, and that's why they thought it would be sowing they thought it would be sowing the panic, as putin said. they could have. absolutely, they could have. absolutely, they could have. absolutely, they could have ignored the warning just because there's so much mistrust going on that the russians decided not to look at t but once again, i think the kremlin is not going to admit it. so the kremlin is going to create some sort of propaganda around it and say, well, we may have made a m
that's what white house officials say. how likely is it that russia might have ignored these warnings prior to the attack? it have ignored these warnings prior to the attack?- prior to the attack? it could have. i mean _ prior to the attack? it could have. i mean i _ prior to the attack? it could have. i mean i am - prior to the attack? it could have. i mean i am actuallyl have. i mean i am actually believing that, given the relationship, perhaps the warning was not delivered in the most...
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well the white house national security council has just released a statement about this. spokesperson adrienne watson said: officials from french, german and american governments condemned the attacks and shared condolences on the incident. ukraine's foreign ministry also rejected responsibility, saying, quote: our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has more on the ukrainian perspective from kyiv. i think of course because russia and ukraine are at war it was inevitable that some may suggest that cave was in some way involved. putin —— kyiv.. the put out a statement saying it categorically rejects any kind of accusation of ukrainian involvement and we heard from a presidential adviser saying ukraine has nothing to do with it and said there was no way that ukraine would attack civilians in this way, that ukraine's war with russia would be decided on the battlefield. ukrainian military intelligence went much further and they in fact accused frusher of staging this attack, saying it needs to bolster support for its war and for mobilisation to find more soldiers
well the white house national security council has just released a statement about this. spokesperson adrienne watson said: officials from french, german and american governments condemned the attacks and shared condolences on the incident. ukraine's foreign ministry also rejected responsibility, saying, quote: our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has more on the ukrainian perspective from kyiv. i think of course because russia and ukraine are at war it was inevitable that some may...
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well, the white house national security council has just released a statement about this. its spokesperson saying: the us government also shared this information with russian authorities in accordance with its longstanding duty to warn policy. nina khrushcheva is professor of international affairs at the new school in new york and gave me her reaction to the attack. well, obviously, it is shocking. it's also somewhat unexpected. you know, a lot of talk of the united states warning russia over march 8 holiday, the women's day holiday, about the attacks, but actually about that warning, the russians then publicly said that the united states warned about that on the website, on the embassy website, and then others copied it. i think great britain, maybe germany — i forgot which other embassies. however, the russians said, it was not officially reported as something to be expected. so the fact that the united states says now that they warned formally also the authorities, that, at least early on, around march 8, was not the case. so the warning may have come later, and that'
well, the white house national security council has just released a statement about this. its spokesperson saying: the us government also shared this information with russian authorities in accordance with its longstanding duty to warn policy. nina khrushcheva is professor of international affairs at the new school in new york and gave me her reaction to the attack. well, obviously, it is shocking. it's also somewhat unexpected. you know, a lot of talk of the united states warning russia over...
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the white house says it is working to reschedule a meeting with an israeli delegation to discuss its plans for rafah in gaza. earlier this week prime minister benjamin netanyahu abruptly cancelled his delegation's visit to washington when the us abstained during a un security council vote on a resolution that called for a ceasefire in gaza. meanwhile, the un high commissionerfor human rights has told the bbc that israel is significantly to blame for the appalling humanitarian situation in gaza, where famine is looming. these are images of destruction in gaza in the past 2a hours. volker turk said israel had obligations as the occupying power, and was placing unreasonable demands on those delivering aid. he's been speaking to out international editorjeremy bowen and a warning, his report contains images that some viewers may find distressing. gaza is no place to be ill. noura mohammed had lung and liver problems before the war. now, after months of starvation and without the right medical care, she is deteriorating fast. "my daughter can't move," says her mother. "she's anaemic, alway
the white house says it is working to reschedule a meeting with an israeli delegation to discuss its plans for rafah in gaza. earlier this week prime minister benjamin netanyahu abruptly cancelled his delegation's visit to washington when the us abstained during a un security council vote on a resolution that called for a ceasefire in gaza. meanwhile, the un high commissionerfor human rights has told the bbc that israel is significantly to blame for the appalling humanitarian situation in gaza,...
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bitter before, or the divide between him and the white house quite as wide as it has. so this is a serious crisis between two firm allies. to discuss those developments, earlier i spoke tojohn hannah, former national security adviser to us vice president dick cheney and senior fellow at the jewish institute for national security of america. un security council resolutions are widely understood to be legally binding. why is the biden administration today repeatedly saying that this one isn't? well, first, thank you for having me. i think the administration knows that there's no chance that the security council is going to be able to enforce this resolution. israel is not going to cease fire until it gets all those hostages back. so i think the administration knows that — that this is not going to have any operational effects on the ground in gaza, and doesn't want to pursue the fight further with israel. it's sent a message, which it wanted to do, to its domestic political base here in the democratic party, by allowing this resolution to pass. but i don't think this i
bitter before, or the divide between him and the white house quite as wide as it has. so this is a serious crisis between two firm allies. to discuss those developments, earlier i spoke tojohn hannah, former national security adviser to us vice president dick cheney and senior fellow at the jewish institute for national security of america. un security council resolutions are widely understood to be legally binding. why is the biden administration today repeatedly saying that this one isn't?...
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bitter before, or the divide between him and the white house quite as wide as it has. this is a serious crisis between two firm allies. i have been speaking _ between two firm allies. i have been speaking to _ between two firm allies. i have been speaking to john - between two firm allies. i have been speaking to john hanna, | been speaking tojohn hanna, former national security adviser to us vice president dick cheney and senior fellow at the jewish institute for national security of america. un security council resolutions are widely understood to be legally binding. why is the biden administration today repeatedly saying that this one isn't? ~ , . ~ repeatedly saying that this one isn't? ~ , ., ~ , ., isn't? well, first, thank you for having — isn't? well, first, thank you for having me. _ isn't? well, first, thank you for having me. i— isn't? well, first, thank you for having me. i think - isn't? well, first, thank you for having me. i think the l for having me. i think the administration knows that there is no chance that the security council is going to be ab
bitter before, or the divide between him and the white house quite as wide as it has. this is a serious crisis between two firm allies. i have been speaking _ between two firm allies. i have been speaking to _ between two firm allies. i have been speaking to john - between two firm allies. i have been speaking to john hanna, | been speaking tojohn hanna, former national security adviser to us vice president dick cheney and senior fellow at the jewish institute for national security of america....
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i think there will be efforts now by the white house in the days ahead to push back against that, to re—enforce the message that america believes this was isis and not ukraine. i think that the concern here in washington now will be that president putin could somehow use this horrific tragedy to ratchet—up the conflict in ukraine even further. a short while ago i spoke to colin clarke, director of research at the soufan group and author of the book �*after the caliphate: the islamic state and the future of the terrorist diaspora.�* i began by asking him what he made of isis claiming responsibility for the attack. i think there�*s no doubt the islamic state rarely, if ever, issues false claims of responsibility. all the pieces fit here. in fact, i wrote an article for foreign policy last may, may 2023, which was called the islamic state�*s new target — russia. isis makes no bones about wanting to target the russians for what they see as vladimir putin�*s role in spilling muslim blood in various conflicts from chechnya to syria. is has several of these different global
i think there will be efforts now by the white house in the days ahead to push back against that, to re—enforce the message that america believes this was isis and not ukraine. i think that the concern here in washington now will be that president putin could somehow use this horrific tragedy to ratchet—up the conflict in ukraine even further. a short while ago i spoke to colin clarke, director of research at the soufan group and author of the book �*after the caliphate: the islamic state...
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so beyond the immediate concern of local authorities, federal authorities, the white house is going to have a massive gaping hole, both literal and metaphorical, in the united states�* ability to import. of course there are other ports but this is a major blow to the united states import industry. i am reading about the bridge spans 1.6 miles of the patapsco river but the main structure, including all of the main structure, including all of the connecting approaches, is around 11 miles long and part of that interstate 695, a very large structure indeed. we are showing you pictures before the collapse to give you an idea in daylight of what it used to look like. in the meantime, the people on top of it are in water which is really very cold, about 10 celsius. the rescue operation, it looks like it are starting to get a bit lighter than, looks like it are starting to get a bit lighterthan, but looks like it are starting to get a bit lighter than, but they will be desperate to find those people? we can't desperate to find those people? - can't overstate just how difficult can�*t overs
so beyond the immediate concern of local authorities, federal authorities, the white house is going to have a massive gaping hole, both literal and metaphorical, in the united states�* ability to import. of course there are other ports but this is a major blow to the united states import industry. i am reading about the bridge spans 1.6 miles of the patapsco river but the main structure, including all of the main structure, including all of the connecting approaches, is around 11 miles long...
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house this week. john sudworth, bbc news, new york. as well as calling for a ceasefire, the un is also warning that northern areas of gaza could face famine within weeks. israel says it's opening new routes to let aid through, and the israeli army chief in charge of aid coordination says there's no shortage of food. i should warn you that this report from our middle east correspondent lucy williamson contains some distressing images from the very start. gaza's border fence divides more thanjust land. on one side, food supplies. on the other, sick, malnourished children. agencies say israel is blocking aid. israel says the only holdup is the agency's ability to deliver it. a ceasefire could help get aid in. but israel has said it won't work with the un's main relief agency, unwra, accusing it of links to hamas. unwra's chief said the ban was outrageous. gate 96, a newly opened crossing point, takes trucks straight to gaza city, where the un says people are weeks away from famine. on the night we were t
house this week. john sudworth, bbc news, new york. as well as calling for a ceasefire, the un is also warning that northern areas of gaza could face famine within weeks. israel says it's opening new routes to let aid through, and the israeli army chief in charge of aid coordination says there's no shortage of food. i should warn you that this report from our middle east correspondent lucy williamson contains some distressing images from the very start. gaza's border fence divides more thanjust...
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is this also potentially may be a strategy by the white house to say we are on your side when it comes to these consumer issues? if there are two issues behind joe biden�*s real action camp that deserve more attention it would be the labour movement and how joe biden is really counting on the united auto workers and it is sean penn and other related groups to come out and mobilise for him, the other issue under the radar is anti—trust. it was into the set of the union address, anti—trust enforcement is a key theme because it enables democrats to take on corporate america. knowing republicans like donald trump making overtures to working voters across the country saying anger other party now working people. that republican strategy, you seejoe biden and his allies in the administration like ftc chair, they're issuing a flurry of lawsuits against corporations ably buy out of with anti—trust law, jonathan kanter of the law, jonathan ka nter of the justice law, jonathan kanter of the justice department doing the same. this is something that shows people that this is an activity min
is this also potentially may be a strategy by the white house to say we are on your side when it comes to these consumer issues? if there are two issues behind joe biden�*s real action camp that deserve more attention it would be the labour movement and how joe biden is really counting on the united auto workers and it is sean penn and other related groups to come out and mobilise for him, the other issue under the radar is anti—trust. it was into the set of the union address, anti—trust...
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the white house has now confirmed that the netanyahu government has planned that a delegation will come to washington to talk about an operation in rafa. i want to ask what the israelis have said to you. they say it has to defeat the significant hamas battalion in rafa to prevent further terrorist attacks. what is your response to that? >> well, i support the goal of making sure hamas does not control or govern gaza. we need to make sure that we achieve that goal. but, as bill burns and many others have said, the way to make sure that hamas is no longer part of the future when it comes to an agreement between palestinians and israel is to provide a light at the end of the tunnel that would both ensure israel's security and provide dignity and self-determination to the palestinian people. prime minister netanyahu has repeatedly said he will oppose a two state solution. so, look, this is the biden administration, president biden himself has said it would be a redline for the netanyahu government to launch a major military invasion into rafa because of the huge humanitarian costs, already
the white house has now confirmed that the netanyahu government has planned that a delegation will come to washington to talk about an operation in rafa. i want to ask what the israelis have said to you. they say it has to defeat the significant hamas battalion in rafa to prevent further terrorist attacks. what is your response to that? >> well, i support the goal of making sure hamas does not control or govern gaza. we need to make sure that we achieve that goal. but, as bill burns and...
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sumi: i just wanted to jump in and ask, the white house is saying this is not a change in policy. do you think it is? frank: it's a relatively minor change in policy. there were some small wording differences between the resolution introduced on friday and the one today. the issue is we are feeling very much like the israelis are not listening to anything we say and we have to follow our words up with actions or we will continue to see more of the same. i think we reached a tipping point on friday when netanyahu openly defied secretary blinken saying the invasion would proceed. i think it was a real insult to the u.s. that is led to a tipping point that we are willing to defy them at the u.n. sumi: we saw this further development where israel said it is canceling the high-ranking delegation that would have been coming to washington in response to the u.s. not vetoing this resolution today. what did you make of that? where do you think this leaves the u.s.-israel relationship? frank: first of all, i don't think we expected the prime minister to react that way. he could have downpla
sumi: i just wanted to jump in and ask, the white house is saying this is not a change in policy. do you think it is? frank: it's a relatively minor change in policy. there were some small wording differences between the resolution introduced on friday and the one today. the issue is we are feeling very much like the israelis are not listening to anything we say and we have to follow our words up with actions or we will continue to see more of the same. i think we reached a tipping point on...
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they were meant to discuss possible alternatives that the white house is putting forward to a full—scale israeli military offensive in rafah and the very south of the gaza strip, something as well has been assisting it needs to carry out against hamas battalions it says are there, but the un says it cannot support such a thing because of the dire humanitarian consequences with so many displaced people in the area. we still have the israeli defence minister in washington at the moment and he has been continuing his meetings. and he has been continuing his meetinus. ., ~ and he has been continuing his meetings-— and he has been continuing his meetinus. ., ~' ,, , . meetings. thank you very much, yolande knell. _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you�*re live with bbc news. back to our breaking news out of baltimore. this is the scene live after a bridge collapsed after being hit by a container ship. we have an aerial view here. the baltimore city fire department is currently at the scene, they�*ve spoken to the bbc, saying as many as 20 workers could be in the riv
they were meant to discuss possible alternatives that the white house is putting forward to a full—scale israeli military offensive in rafah and the very south of the gaza strip, something as well has been assisting it needs to carry out against hamas battalions it says are there, but the un says it cannot support such a thing because of the dire humanitarian consequences with so many displaced people in the area. we still have the israeli defence minister in washington at the moment and he...
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house and joe biden�*s administration, the an emergency has been officially declared. that opens up been officially declared. that opens up funding to government emergency funding. that is very different from funding. that is very different from funding for infrastructure. you're talking about a country with rampant inflation, $35 trillion worth of international debt. so the challenges for rescue workers at the moment is literally the preservation of life and limb. they know that time is key, they have very limited amount of time to rescue these people and bring them out alive. that's what they hope to do. let's cross over to baltimore to speak to cody boteler — he's the breaking news reporter at the baltimore banner newspaper, and he's been across the story this morning. i don't know if you heard there, we were talking about our partners and at the us, cbs quoting a law enforcement official saying that this ship perhaps lost propulsion. have you heard anything about the cause of this? irate have you heard anything about the cause of this?— cause of this? we are st
house and joe biden�*s administration, the an emergency has been officially declared. that opens up been officially declared. that opens up funding to government emergency funding. that is very different from funding. that is very different from funding for infrastructure. you're talking about a country with rampant inflation, $35 trillion worth of international debt. so the challenges for rescue workers at the moment is literally the preservation of life and limb. they know that time is key,...