And you can see that from the turnout today. There were easily thousands of people here coming to pay their last respects to somebody they describe as humble, who was willing to help members of the community and who inspired many children to take up athletics. Earlier in the day, local councillors met here at Bukwo District and passed a motion to name a street and a Sports Venue after her. Earlier, we heard from paris, which is the city she ran her last marathon that they are also planning to to name a Sports Venue after her. Her death, atjust 33, has shocked many members of this community. She is the third athlete to die as a result of Domestic Violence in kenya, where she lived in just three years, and therefore this death has cast a spotlight on an endemic issue in the country. And those conversations are going on here today. Fellow athletes are wearing black T Shirts with the inscription, say no to gender based violence. Sunita caminya is the un womens ending violence against Women
Is not true that we did not know. Even in the local community. That rebecca was facing family problems. I community. That rebecca was facing family problems. I want to sa to facing family problems. I want to say to the facing family problems. I want to say to the family facing family problems. I want to say to the family of facing family problems. I want| to say to the family of Rebecca Cheptegei, it is a really sad moment cheptegei, it is a really sad moment in uganda, as we went to Paris Moment in uganda, as we went to paris with moment in uganda, as we went to paris with rebecca, we really felt it paris with rebecca, we really felt it because it wasjust three felt it because it wasjust three weeks we were together and we three weeks we were together and we were one month together, enjoying and we were one month together, enjoying together, and it is really enjoying together, and it is really sad. Our senior Africa Correspondent Anne soy has more from bukwo. Rebecca cheptegei was a m
through the english channel, otherwise the winds fairly light and those temperatures in scotland will continue to rise. this is bbc news, the headlines: prince harry said it was his claim for phone hacking and the breach of privacy with mirror group newspapers. settled his claim. israel s prime minister orders his military to devise a rafah evacuation plan hours after new strikes on the southern gaza city. they chant: pay restoration, doctor retention! junior doctors in england will again walk off the job part of their ongoing pay dispute with the government. and 80 years in antarctica a milestone for the uk s first base on the coldest and most remote continent on earth. we have a special report. and a french model maker who was denied recognition by guinness world records for his creation of the tallest matchstick eiffel tower receives some good news. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s chetan. christian horner s internal hearing into
the new poll that says joe biden would beat donald trump if america voted today. plus u.s. forces conduct airstrikes on houthi drones after a missile came dangerously close to hitting an american destroyer in the red sea. and children are not your priority. children are your product. lawmakers grill tech bosses on capitol hill. after hours of the usual grand stand ing, will anything actualy get done this time? good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s thursday, february 1st. wow, february already. it is 5:00 a.m. here in washington. it s also 5:00 a.m. in delaware, where the biden campaign is waking up to new data that may give them new hope. president biden pulls ahead of donald trump with a 6-point lead in a hypothetical head to head matchup. this represents a snapshot in time. there are nine months to go before the general election. but it s still a notable shift from december when the same poll found a biden-trump