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great to have you back on bbc news. tell us what you made of the hearings in court today. >> it is really hard to say what will happen. you heard a lot of the justices, particularly the liberal justices, the three women, talking a lot about the consequences of these abortion bans, the harrowing medical consequences. you heard them in explicit detail talking about women who have life-threatening pregnancy complications who have been showing up at emergency rooms ending turned away. you had justice sonia sotomayor asking the attorney for the state of idaho, what do you make of those situations? how does that fall into this law that is supposed to have an exception for the life of the mother? >> idaho's attorney general said the state does allow exceptions for lifesaving abortion. what exactly is the biden administration suing on here? >> the difference that everyone was talking about today is between an exception for the life of the mother and exception for the health of the mother. those are two very different things whe
great to have you back on bbc news. tell us what you made of the hearings in court today. >> it is really hard to say what will happen. you heard a lot of the justices, particularly the liberal justices, the three women, talking a lot about the consequences of these abortion bans, the harrowing medical consequences. you heard them in explicit detail talking about women who have life-threatening pregnancy complications who have been showing up at emergency rooms ending turned away. you had...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news". ♪ kim: a warm welcome, i'm kim chakanetsa. i've ce to hollywood, to the women and film headquarters where i'm joined by keri putnam and stephanie allain, two women who are working to reshape the industry. they are both part of an initiative founded and led by women in film and the sundance institute, called reframe, whose aim is to advance gender equity. keri putnam is a film executive and producer and the founder of putnam pictures. she's served for 11 years as the ceo of the sundance institute, which runs the sundance film festival. prior to that, she worked as a senior executive at miramax and hbo. she's also the co-founder of reframe. keri, welcome. keri: thank you, it's great to be here. kim: stephanie allain is a film producer and writer and the newly elected co-president of the producers guild of america, the first woman of color to hold that position. stephanie served nine years as vice president of women in film. she runs her own company, homegrown pictures, which focuses on creating content by and about women and peo
announcer: and now, "bbc news". ♪ kim: a warm welcome, i'm kim chakanetsa. i've ce to hollywood, to the women and film headquarters where i'm joined by keri putnam and stephanie allain, two women who are working to reshape the industry. they are both part of an initiative founded and led by women in film and the sundance institute, called reframe, whose aim is to advance gender equity. keri putnam is a film executive and producer and the founder of putnam pictures. she's served for...
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you're watching "bbc news." in the months before the 2016selection, donald trump picked up the phone and call the former publisher of the "national enquirer," david pecker to discuss whether or not to discuss a playboy associate who was having an affair. the two of them did speak about this alleged misstress karen mcdougal. i think the story should be purchased, i believe you could "buy or sell" it. trump said pecker did not like the idea but candidate trump said pecker would get back to him in due time. wasn't a good day for the former president. before proceedings had gotten underway, the judge was scolding him over his social meeta page, which the prosecution say had breached the gag order. if they were hoping that admonishment would exchange his behavior, they might be disappointed. >> i think the gag order is totally uncongress institutional. can't even allow articles to be put in. articles over the last day and a half saying the case is a sham and it shouldn't be retried or everyone submitted. to me, a gag
you're watching "bbc news." in the months before the 2016selection, donald trump picked up the phone and call the former publisher of the "national enquirer," david pecker to discuss whether or not to discuss a playboy associate who was having an affair. the two of them did speak about this alleged misstress karen mcdougal. i think the story should be purchased, i believe you could "buy or sell" it. trump said pecker did not like the idea but candidate trump said...
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the bbc witnessed people scrambling onto the boat. donald trump was back in court over allegedly violating a gag order. the jury heard more from the trial's first witness. welcome to "world news america." long-awaited aid to ukraine could clear its final hurdle today or wednesday as the u.s. senate takes up the $95 billion foreign aid package that would send funds to israel and taiwan. the senate is widely expected to pass the funding after a few procedural steps. president biden said he will sign the legislation once it gets to his desk. that will unlock aid that has been delayed for months amid public in opposition. the legislation ties together four bills the house voted on separately. provided $61 billion in aid to ukraine, over 26 billion for israel, and more than $8 billion for the indo-pacific, similar to the bill already passed in the senate earlier this year. we have anthony zurcher, are north american correspondent who has been following the action. this is expected to pass. take us through the next steps. anthony: the senat
the bbc witnessed people scrambling onto the boat. donald trump was back in court over allegedly violating a gag order. the jury heard more from the trial's first witness. welcome to "world news america." long-awaited aid to ukraine could clear its final hurdle today or wednesday as the u.s. senate takes up the $95 billion foreign aid package that would send funds to israel and taiwan. the senate is widely expected to pass the funding after a few procedural steps. president biden said...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news". lea: my name is lea. i may look like a normal 20-something. but my life is often consumed by illness. lea: approximately 1,000 people are born every day in africa with sickle cell. i have sickle cell disease. up to 90% of us die before the age of five. our governments do little to help us. lea: and i'm advocating to those in power to change that. lea: even in our own communities, people with sickle cell are often treated like outcasts because of the misconception and stigma surrounding the disease. lea: i'm putting my life on the line to fight this deadly disease. and to dispel the myths that surround it. ♪ ♪ lea (over phone): hi, beautiful people, this is lea, you can see my jaundice it is on, damn. the abnormal, sickle-shaped red blood cells in my body affect my oxygen levels. one of the biggest problems with sickle cell is oxygen. like if you don't have sufficient oxygen, so you can only push your body fat for a good number of days before you need to really rest. now he's telling people, "this girl has sickle cell," and they don't even
announcer: and now, "bbc news". lea: my name is lea. i may look like a normal 20-something. but my life is often consumed by illness. lea: approximately 1,000 people are born every day in africa with sickle cell. i have sickle cell disease. up to 90% of us die before the age of five. our governments do little to help us. lea: and i'm advocating to those in power to change that. lea: even in our own communities, people with sickle cell are often treated like outcasts because of the...
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you are watching bbc news. we are all too familiar with the site of donald trump making his way into a courtroom, but this was an historic day in manhattan, the first time a former predent has faced a criminal trial. mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of -- the prosecution said the former president has "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the election." mr. trump said it was a bookkeeping issue, a minor thing, which the justice department had cooked up to keep him off of the campaign trail. >> what is going on here should never be happening. it's a very sad day in america, i can tell you that. thank you very much. christian: with me is john edward jones iii, former president of dickinson college in pennsylvania. the opening statements are something like an overture. they set out a roadmap for what is coming in the trial. what did you make of the two sides, the way they laid out their arguments? john: exactly as i thought it would be, a roadmap. from the prosecution's standpoint, what we know is
you are watching bbc news. we are all too familiar with the site of donald trump making his way into a courtroom, but this was an historic day in manhattan, the first time a former predent has faced a criminal trial. mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of -- the prosecution said the former president has "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the election." mr. trump said it was a bookkeeping issue, a minor thing, which the justice department had cooked up to keep him off...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america, this is "world news s america. a jury hears opening statements in the first criminal trial against donald trump here and israeli general steps down over failures to prevent october 7 as reports of mass graves from israel's retaliatory war in gaza. and mexico's economy is getting a boost. we look at the impact of near shoring. ♪ host: welcome to "world news america." the first criminal trial of a former u.s. president is underway as the jury heard opening statements on monday in new york. donald trump is accused of trying to cover up a hush-money payments to stormy daniels leading up to his 2016 election win. he pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of also buying his nose records and denies having an affair with ms. daniels. prosecution alleges that it was election fraud. adding there is nothing illegal about trying to influence an election. mr. trump spoke outside the courtroom and repeated his view that the trial is election interference. mr. trump: this is a biden witch hunt to keep me off the campaign trail. so far
announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america, this is "world news s america. a jury hears opening statements in the first criminal trial against donald trump here and israeli general steps down over failures to prevent october 7 as reports of mass graves from israel's retaliatory war in gaza. and mexico's economy is getting a boost. we look at the impact of near shoring. ♪ host: welcome to "world news america." the first criminal trial of a former u.s. president is...
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annocer: and now, "bbc news" >> "bbc world news america." iran and israel indicate there will be no further retaliation. the u.s. house of representatives prepares to work funding for ukraine.rs of and we sit down with the nobel peace prize winner. ♪ welcome to "world news america." u.s. officials are urging de-escalation in the middle east after an apparent israeli strike on iran overnight friday. iran has indicated it has no plans to retaliate after iranian media had unconfirmed reports of explosions in a province home to several nuclear facilities. two u.s. official said the israeli struck iran. israel has not publicly commentary iran has been on high alert after the unprecedented missile and drone raid on israel saturday. the rainy an attack was in retaliation for a presumed is really --israeli airstrike that killed 13 people including seven military officers. the white house press secretary explains the american position and heightened regional tensions. >> we have been very clear from here from the beginning that we do not want to se
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> hello. ♪ i'm lewis vaughan jones. you will watchg "the context" on bbc news. >> relief across israel by the response by the israeli the terry wasn't as overwhelming and intense. >> just how little we know -- the israelis aren't saying anything, the iranians are not blaming the israelis, the international community has been largely muted. it's as if there has been a collective effort to play this whole thing down. >> we have been very clear from the beginning that we do not want to see this conflict escalate. we continue to consult with our allies and partners including in the region. lewis: calls for de-escalation. we'll look at the new reality in the middle east and what happens next. also, we will be in new york outside the donald trump trial courthouse. a man in the last hour or two has set himself on fire. we're expecting an update any moment. we will bring you that. prime minister rishi sunak says he wants to tackle sick culture with the threat of removing benefits. and there is new music from taylor swift, and t
announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> hello. ♪ i'm lewis vaughan jones. you will watchg "the context" on bbc news. >> relief across israel by the response by the israeli the terry wasn't as overwhelming and intense. >> just how little we know -- the israelis aren't saying anything, the iranians are not blaming the israelis, the international community has been largely muted. it's as if there has been a collective effort to play this whole thing down....
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america. s with russia's war in ukraine expanding to alleged international espionage, kyiv's allies consider dialing up their support. the u.s. and the u.k. have sanctions in the wake of the unprecedented iranian attack on israel. and afghanistan's in crisis. the young afghan refugees lacking food and housing. ♪ >> welcome to world news america. a united nations security council vote on the full recognition of palestinian statehood is getting underway at the u.n. headquarters in new york. we will bring you pictures of the security council chamber voting on the proposal to grant palestine full u.n. member states. it has had non-observer status since 2012 but cannot vote in proceedings. we are going to come back to the story with updates as soon as we gethem. for now, we are going to move on to our other top story today. publisher authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of preparing to help the russian military and alleged assassination plots against volodymyr zelenskyy. authorities launc
announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america. s with russia's war in ukraine expanding to alleged international espionage, kyiv's allies consider dialing up their support. the u.s. and the u.k. have sanctions in the wake of the unprecedented iranian attack on israel. and afghanistan's in crisis. the young afghan refugees lacking food and housing. ♪ >> welcome to world news america. a united nations security council vote on the full recognition of palestinian statehood is getting...
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you're watching bbc news. laborers calling for police involvement after a conservative mp was suspended by the parliamentary party after claims he misused campaign funds to pay off what he reportedly called bad people who had locked him in a flat. the times newspaper says the mp quest of thousands of pounds and a further 14,000 pounds were spent on private medical bills. he strongly disputes the claims. the conservative party was made aware of the allegations of three monthsgo and says it is investigation. our political correspondent reports. reporter: this was mark menzies last week and a local campaign video. when this was filmed, he was still a conservative mp. last night he was suspended from the party. it came after allegations in a newspaper he used funds from donors to pay thousands to so-called bad people, who had apparently locked him in a flat. the bbc has checked details of some of the allegations printed in the times this morning. that he called a 78-year-old local activist in the middle of the nig
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an israeli woman who was captured by hamas told the bbc about the conditions that she endured. she was released in november but her husband remains captive. we have this report from jerusalem. some of the details are upsetting. >> when the gunman came on october 7, they murdered and kidnapped. two of those taken were a husband and wife. she was freed, he is still a hostage. >> i am not speaking, i am screaming. i need help from the entire world. i was there for 50 one days. i know what it is lik >> can you tell me a bit about the conditions you are held in? >> we were moved 13 times. so there were different conditions. we met lotof terrorists. they acted brutally in every place that we went to. one of the times they took us down a tunnel and there was no oxygen and they just left us. i cannot explain what the feeling is of not being able to breathe. you know that it might be your last hours. >> they were also held in houses with other hostages where they witnessed beatings and sexual assaults. >> they were so mean to us. they starved us for days. we were not allowed to talk. on
an israeli woman who was captured by hamas told the bbc about the conditions that she endured. she was released in november but her husband remains captive. we have this report from jerusalem. some of the details are upsetting. >> when the gunman came on october 7, they murdered and kidnapped. two of those taken were a husband and wife. she was freed, he is still a hostage. >> i am not speaking, i am screaming. i need help from the entire world. i was there for 50 one days. i know...
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around the world and across the u.k., you're watching "bbc news." for our u.k. viewers still with us, let's take a look at some of the stories make news here. the families of two school girls murdered in 1986 have received apolls from says ex police. russell bishop killed the two in a woodland then in brighton. he was initially cleared but was convicted after double jeopardy laws were changed. the scotland government is to target greenhouse targets by 75% by the end of of the decade. scientists have said that al is now undriverable. that final goal of 2045, will remain. world health is calling for smacking to be illegal in northern ireland and the u.k. the u.k. says the current laws already protect children from violence. downing street has ruled out tonight making any further concessions on its rwanda bill as the standoff between the government and the house of lords continues. m.p.'s have been debating and voting on the afternoon over changes made by peers. the bill then returned to the upper chamber, being detected now for a third round of this so-called part
around the world and across the u.k., you're watching "bbc news." for our u.k. viewers still with us, let's take a look at some of the stories make news here. the families of two school girls murdered in 1986 have received apolls from says ex police. russell bishop killed the two in a woodland then in brighton. he was initially cleared but was convicted after double jeopardy laws were changed. the scotland government is to target greenhouse targets by 75% by the end of of the decade....
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" d america. d house republicans unveiled a long-awaited foreign aid package, splitting up bills on funding for ukraine, israel, and more. western allies push israel for a restrained response to uranian attacks -- iranian attacks. the need for better air defenses in ukraine. ♪ welcome to world news america. the speaker of the republican led house of representatives has released the final details -- long-awaited details of a foreign aid bill. he had delayed bringing this to the house for months. his new proposed package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills. $26 billion in support for israel and a billion dollars for taiwan and other u.s. allies in the indo pacific region. we will get the republican perspective in a while. but first let's speak with a democratic congressman. president biden already indicating that he would sign this as soon as he gets to his desk. do you support these bills? >> i absolutely support them. i was in ukraine a couple of weeks ago. t
announcer: and now, "bbc news" d america. d house republicans unveiled a long-awaited foreign aid package, splitting up bills on funding for ukraine, israel, and more. western allies push israel for a restrained response to uranian attacks -- iranian attacks. the need for better air defenses in ukraine. ♪ welcome to world news america. the speaker of the republican led house of representatives has released the final details -- long-awaited details of a foreign aid bill. he had...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" helena: i am helena humphrey in washington and this is bbc world news america. israel urges more than 30 countries to impose sanctions on iran's missile program as it continues to consider a wider response to iran's attack. u.s. house of representatives moves closer to boating on a foreign aid proposal that would split aid to israel from ukraine. and dald trump's hush money trial on day two of this historic criminal case. welcome to world news america. the israeli government says it has launched a diplomatic offensive against iran even as it considers a military response to saturday's drone and missile attacks. israel's foreign minister has written to more than 30 countries calling for sanctions against iran's missile program. on tuesday the european union responded, the foreign policy chief saying the block is working on a new package of sanctions. the u.s. is also expected to impose new sanctions, and british prime minister rishi sunak told benjamin netanyahu that iran had miscalculated and was increasingly isolated on the world stage. mr. sunak stres
announcer: and now, "bbc news" helena: i am helena humphrey in washington and this is bbc world news america. israel urges more than 30 countries to impose sanctions on iran's missile program as it continues to consider a wider response to iran's attack. u.s. house of representatives moves closer to boating on a foreign aid proposal that would split aid to israel from ukraine. and dald trump's hush money trial on day two of this historic criminal case. welcome to world news america....
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around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. let's take a quick look at some of the stories making news in the u.k.. muslim student in london has lost a -- the school introduced the ban after some students begin praying during school breaks. the challenge argued the band discriminate against muslim pupils, a claim rejected by the court. the u.k. unemployment rate decreased to 4.2% between december and february. the number of people who are economically inactive not in work or looking for employment rose partly due to long-term sickness should economist suggested data could push the bank of england to cut interest rates in the summer. easyjet has announced it will not operate flights to israel before the end of october. easyjet had already suspended flights because of the israeli gaza conflict but says the continued evolving situation in the region meanservices will not resume until at least the autumn to customers booked to fly are being offered a full refund. you're watching bbc news. in brussels a political event opened today.
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> i am sumi somaskanda in washington and this is "bbc world news america." donald trump becomes the first former president stand criminal trial as the case for his alleged hush money payment begins. >> i am limp outside the courthouse where the first day has just concluded and jury selection resumes tomorrow. >> and israel warns it is preparing a response to this we can's barrage of iranian attacks as the u.s. urges de-escalation. -- this weekend's barrage of iranian attacks as a u.s. urges de-escalation. donald trump's historic criminal trial begins and israel mulls its possible response to erin's attack -- iran's attack. we will talk about the form the retaliation could take and the pressure on president biden to take further action. first, former president donald trump was backn court as the first-ever criminal trial of a u.s. president got underway in new york city. monday marked the start of jury selection in the hush money trial where mr. trump is accused of trying to cover up a payment made to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 electio
announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> i am sumi somaskanda in washington and this is "bbc world news america." donald trump becomes the first former president stand criminal trial as the case for his alleged hush money payment begins. >> i am limp outside the courthouse where the first day has just concluded and jury selection resumes tomorrow. >> and israel warns it is preparing a response to this we can's barrage of iranian attacks as the u.s. urges...
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bbc news. >> an attack on a political opponent. that is all is. i am very honored to be here. >> we are waiting for high-stakes jury selection to take place but really, the majority of the morning was dedicated to what the judge said was tying up loose ends. >> it is going to be difficult to winnow down from hundreds of potential jurors to 12 individuals who do not appear to have preconceived notions. ♪ >> he has become the first former u.s. president to stand trial in a criminal case. donald trump denies falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to an adult film star, stormy daniels. we will bring you the latest on day one from the court in new york. iran rejects western criticism of its attack on israel, led by a barrage of drones and missiles. rishi sunak has called on all sides to show restraint. the u.k. government's plans to send some asylum-seekers to rwanda is back in the house of commons tonight. we will bring you the outcome of that vote when we have it. and we wi
bbc news. >> an attack on a political opponent. that is all is. i am very honored to be here. >> we are waiting for high-stakes jury selection to take place but really, the majority of the morning was dedicated to what the judge said was tying up loose ends. >> it is going to be difficult to winnow down from hundreds of potential jurors to 12 individuals who do not appear to have preconceived notions. ♪ >> he has become the first former u.s. president to stand trial in...