have been killed. an attack by hamas and other palestinian armed groups in israel on october 7th killed more than 1,100 people. mr biden said the israeli proposal is now with hamas. he called on the group to accept it, while urging israeli leaders to stand behind the proposal in what the us president says is a �*decisive moment.�* i know there are those in israel who will not agree with this plan and will call for the war with this plan and will call for the war to continue indefinitely. some, some are even in the government coalition. and they've made it clear they want to occupy gaza. they want to keep fighting for years and the hostages are not a priority to them. well, i've urged the leadership in israel to stand behind this deal despite whatever pressure comes. after the speech, israeli prime minister benjamin negotiators to present a gaza truce deal. playback hamas also released a statement. playback hamas also released a statement-— statement. this also comes as the to statement. this also comes as the tap us _ statement. this also comes as the top us congressional - the top us congressional leaders have formally invited prime minister netanyahu to address a joint meeting of the us congress. earlier, i asked earlier, iasked david satterfield what he thought the potential sticking point in the proposal could be. the potential sticking point in the proposal could be.— proposal could be. the first requirement _ proposal could be. the first requirement is _ proposal could be. the first requirement is that - proposal could be. the first requirement is that hamasl requirement is that hamas agreed to this deal. many of the elements contained have been expressed by hamas, but then they have withdrawn. if hamas can accept one proposal, then the opportunity presents itself as the president describes to go and phase two, permanent cessation of hostilities. there are difficulties here. the conditions under which all of this is to be achieved has to be outlined. understandings on how it is that an end state is to be created, for reconstruction, but not under hamas governments can take place. all that will have to be worked out. but it can be done. hamas, though, though has the responsibility to accept this is the premise for the sake of palestinians, for the broader sake of the region, for certainly that of israel, and immediately. donald trump is now the first—ever us president to be convicted of a crime after thursday's historic verdict found him guilty on 3a felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels. his attorneys say — they'll appeal the verdict. and on friday, mr trump repeated his claim — that he's the victim of a political witchhunt. it was a rigged trial. we wanted a venue change, where we could have a fair trial. - we didn't get it. we wanted a judge change, i we wanted a judge that wasn't conflicted and obviously he didn't do that. - nobody's ever seen anything like it. - john sudworth spoke to me about what the president said. . so sudworth spoke to me about what the president said. ._ the president said. . so often with mr trump, _ the president said. . so often with mr trump, one - the president said. . so often with mr trump, one that - with mr trump, one that displayed a freewheeling facsimiles relationship with... mainly that those seismic verdicts delivered in the current worm down there were nothing short of a white house orchestrated plot to undermine his campaign. the constant undermining of the integrity of the justice system. mr biden himself called that out himself. something was noticed that mr trump also �*s —— was sometimes more weary than angry. it could be assigned at the weeks and weeks in the courtroom had their toll. the verdicts were getting toll. the verdicts were getting to him. 0r might it be, as some will wonder, be a sign that there is political manager mr trump in portraying himself as something of a victim. he said himself in this speech today that in the few hours since a verdict, his campaign has raised almost $40 million. the verdict marks an unprecedented moment in us history. so far, though, opinion polls show — it hasn't moved the needle too far for voters — with president biden leading 41% of registered voters say they'll vote for say they'll vote for biden. 39% are in favour of trump. i spoke with nick will make —— mick mulvaney with what you thought. my make -- mick mulvaney with what you thought-— you thought. my guess is he's extraordinarily _ you thought. my guess is he's extraordinarily angry. - you thought. my guess is he's extraordinarily angry. no-onej extraordinarily angry. no—one wants to be committed of the crime. it is bad for his brand, as was being impeached a couple of times. that being said, i don't agree with the correspondent that he is weary by this. this is the kind of thing that interventions him. —— energises. i imagine he will be taking this message out on the road in a way that he was going to do anyway, but certainly more fired up about them. "i am rich, i'm famous and i'm white, and if they can do it to me, i measure what they would do to you".- do it to me, i measure what they would do to you". that has been his message _ they would do to you". that has been his message since - they would do to you". that has been his message since the - been his message since the first charges came down. my guess is you will say that amped up considerably. he's awaiting a sentence and has a to launch an appeal. is that going to impact how he carries on with his campaign notwithstanding what you're saying about the energy? i saying about the energy? i don't think so, other than the time and energy in the money will take. we all knew those things were hanging over donald trump. 0ne things were hanging over donald trump. one in new york that was just completed. we knew those were hanging over donald trump. this is not going to change. my guess is that he did lose some voters last night. but he may also have picked up some boats as indicated by the huge fundraising overnight results of those —— if those are accurate. i don't think you'll see a dramatic change because one way or another, there's really not much difference other than conviction versus what we had 2a hours ago. if other than conviction versus what we had 24 hours ago. if we take a step _ what we had 24 hours ago. if we take a step back— what we had 24 hours ago. if we take a step back from _ what we had 24 hours ago. if we take a step back from donald . take a step back from donald trump himself, you're a proud republican and american. do you want your party to have a convicted felon at the top of the ticket and pengelly as president. i the ticket and pengelly as president-— the ticket and pengelly as president. i prefer not that but that's _ president. i prefer not that but that's begging - but that's begging the question. i would but that's begging the question. iwould have preferred the charge not to have ever been brought. the previous attorney cyrus vance chose not to bring the charges. the federal government chose not to bring a charge against donald trump for campaign violations, and the southern district of new york chose not to bring any actions against president trump under the same facts and circumstances. the da ran, he's a democrat, he's elected under our system, under the campaign that he would get donald trump. several staff members quit. i do perceive this as being a political event, witchhunts, and i would preferred not to have a convicted felon up the blue ticket, but i was also preserved dub preferred to not have these charges brought in this political attack what, what appears. is this political attack what, what appears.— this political attack what, what appears. this political attack what, whatauears. , “ , ~ what appears. is bbc news. at another story. _ what appears. is bbc news. at another story. sir _ what appears. is bbc news. at another story. sir keir - what appears. is bbc news. at another story. sir keir starmerj another story. sir keir starmer says the veteran mp... as nato foreign ministers convene in prague to bolster sir keir starmer says the veteran labour mp diane abbott is free to stand for election in her north london constituency. it follows days of wrangling over her future following suspension from the party over comments she made about how ms abbott has yet to say if she'll stand. she is free to go to the candidacy. the whip is with her~ — candidacy. the whip is with her~ it's_ candidacy. the whip is with her. it's been restored. she was — her. it's been restored. she was a — her. it's been restored. she was a trailblazer for many years _ was a trailblazer for many years. she has clear the past for others _ years. she has clear the past for others to come into politics _ for others to come into politics. formally, a matter for the _ politics. formally, a matter for the nec, politics. formally, a matter forthe nec, but i politics. formally, a matter for the nec, but i will not of trust to— for the nec, but i will not of trust to be up until now. she's free _ trust to be up until now. she's free to — trust to be up until now. she's free to go _ trust to be up until now. she's free to go forward as a labour candidate. free to go forward as a labour candidate-— candidate. the first female black in the _ candidate. the first female black in the claimed - candidate. the first female black in the claimed that i candidate. the first female i black in the claimed that she had been banned. miss abbott said she won't comment on the matter until next week. you're live with bbc news. discussions are being held across the war of ukraine, but on friday, china said it will not take part in a peace conference. moscow says the conference. moscow says the conference is pointless if it can't have a seat at the table. swiss officials say they are actively working on it. nato foreign ministers are meeting in prague, where they are expected to agree on another aid package for ukraine. gathering comes after the us, allow ukraine to use weapons to strike targets inside russia. 0n strike targets inside russia. on friday, germany said it would follow suit, to which russia wanted, accusing nato in the us to provoke a new level of tension. jean mackenzie has his report. ——jean —— jean mackenzie. has this report. this is what ukraine has been so desperate to stop — an onslaught along its north—eastern border. russia has been able to bombard the city of vovchans'k with impunity, launching attacks from russian soil then seizing ground. 0vernight, it struck an apartment block in the region's capital, kharkiv, 20 miles from the border. at least six people were killed. elena's husband and mother were inside and are still missing. president zelensky has pleaded to be allowed to properly defend his country by using nato weapons to strike russia. washington has finally agreed, but with strict limits. ukraine can only target russian positions along the kharkiv border. this is some step forward to that goal which we discussed before, to make the possibility to defend our people who live in the villages through the borderline. but russia is pushing on multiple fronts. earlier, the united states hinted that having changed his mind once, president biden could do it again. we will continue to do what we have been doing, which is, as necessary, adapt and adjust. since the start of the war, president biden has been weighing up on one hand his support for ukraine and on the other, the need to stop this escalating into an even bigger conflict between russia and the west. he has been nervous about how moscow, with its nuclear weapons, would respond to this move. but as the situation on the battlefield has changed, so too have mr biden�*s calculations. the us has changed the rules of this grinding war. russia, despite its many threats, has yet to make its next move. jean mackenzie, bbc news, kyiv. as the us ramps up its policy to be more dominant progressive, former us ambassador bill taylor explained earlier what an immediate impact this would have. , , ., have. this will ensure that they don't _ have. this will ensure that they don't have _ have. this will ensure that they don't have the - have. this will ensure that - they don't have the resources, they don't have the resources, the capabilities, by massing just on the other side of the lines of the russian territory. now ukrainians can go after those russian troops and those russian equipment and fuel and ammunition. they can do that and that can stop, and i believe has stopped, the russian attacks on kharkiv. what will have been the calm down my conversations within the state department here —— the state department here —— the conversations here? the state department here -- the conversations here? there's been a long _ the conversations here? there's been a long conversation - the conversations here? there's been a long conversation within | been a long conversation within the government, and secretary blinken came away convinced of the importance of allowing ukrainians to shoot back at the russians if they get fired. that went to the president and the president agreed. as you point out, this is one of a series of conversations and decisions that have gradually raised the threshold on what we can provide, how we can provide this assistance to the ukrainians. if this assistance to the ukrainians.— this assistance to the ukrainians. , ukrainians. if there is the success — ukrainians. if there is the success you _ ukrainians. if there is the success you describe - ukrainians. if there is the l success you describe there ukrainians. if there is the - success you describe there and there's a push back against russia, do you expect to see those limitations lifted and how these weapons can be used, or is this a limit to which the us is prepared to go? i us is prepared to go? i don't think this — us is prepared to go? i don't think this is _ us is prepared to go? i don't think this is the _ us is prepared to go? i don't think this is the limit - think this is the limit to which the us is prepared to go. all of the decisions so far have been to increase the abilities of ukrainians to use the weapons. this has been an ever increasing willingness to provide this kind of capability to ukrainians. d0 provide this kind of capability to ukrainians.— provide this kind of capability to ukrainians. do you expect a response _ to ukrainians. do you expect a response to — to ukrainians. do you expect a response to come _ to ukrainians. do you expect a response to come from - to ukrainians. do you expect a i response to come from president to attend to this? h0. to attend to this? no, president _ to attend to this? no, president putin - to attend to this? no, president putin over l to attend to this? no, i president putin over and to attend to this? no, - president putin over and over has said don't do this, or else, you'll regret it. nothing has happened. i think we have learned. 50 has happened. i think we have learned. ., , learned. so far, could there be something _ learned. so far, could there be something more _ learned. so far, could there be something more strategic? - something more strategic? unlikely sentry debt. that the tax on nato members, president putin knows —— that means attack. that means he it's the end of him if he attacked nato, so he's not going to do that. i think deterrence works and i think deterrence works and i think our deterrent is keeping him from doing something that we would regret —— he would regret. we would regret -- he would retret. ., ,, ., , ., regret. former us ambassador bill taylor _ regret. former us ambassador bill taylor speaking _ regret. former us ambassador bill taylor speaking to - regret. former us ambassador bill taylor speaking to me - bill taylor speaking to me earlier. to south africa now. getting ready for unprecedented collection talks. for the first gives the anc 40% of the vote. the leader said his party would only endure coalition talks with people who shared his principles. let's have a look at some other important news from around the world. several people have it injured in germany after a stabbing in a far right rally. the group, campaigning its islamisation of europe, it says, set one person was shot and wounded by police officers. the identity remains unclear. if in more deaths from suspected heat in india. 15 people died on thursday and they are investigating more cases. state employees are now barred from outdoor activities during the middle of the day. a heat wave is expected to continue across the east. temperatures are forecast to fall in the northwestern centre of the country. a man in birmingham has become the first to receive a personalised vaccine to treat bowel cancer as part of a landmark trial. thousands of nhs patients are expected to receive the bespoke treatments, designed to help the immune system to destroy identify cancer cells after other treatments. the trial is carried out by the german company centre biontech. former first lady michelle 0bama's mother marianne robison has died. the family said she passed away peacefully on friday. she became the state full of barack 0bama's eight years in the white house. she moved to washington, dc to care for her grandchildren, earning her the title of the nation's first grandmother. she had two children, craig and michelle, with her husband frazier. marian robinson passed away at the age of 86 years old. mexicans go to the poll on sunday in a star collection. both front runner and mayor claudia schein boehm and the challenger are women, meaning mexico is almost certain to choose its first woman president. what will that have it in the nation with deeply deeply invented violently as women and girls and deeply embedded machismo. quit? polls suggest she's on the verge of becoming mexico's first woman president. her newest arrival told the bbc is a sign that mexican society is evolving. i a sign that mexican society is evolvint. ~ �* , a sign that mexican society is evolvint. ,, �* , ., a sign that mexican society is evolvint. ,, �*, ., _ evolving. i think it's a symbol for the world. _ evolving. i think it's a symbol for the world. i _ evolving. i think it's a symbol for the world. i see _ evolving. i think it's a symbol for the world. i see a - evolving. i think it's a symbol for the world. i see a young l for the world. i see a young girls. they are excited that a woman is going to be president. it changes culture for women and men. you have to develop policies to reduce violence. in policies to reduce violence. in mexico, easier said than done. the former mayor is confident of victory, promising to continue the social developments of her mentor. 0ther developments of her mentor. other nations in latin america have as a woman in —— women presidents in the past. but there's something about the ingrained machismo and mexican society, particularly these rural indigenous community, which makes this so historic. if you know how hard it is to break the culture better than the members of this cafe, a women's coffee cooperative in veracruz. women are usually not allowed to vote and hold decision—making roles here. but here, they control the entire enterprise, and they had the advice for next president. translation: is advice for next president. translation:— advice for next president. translation: , ., , translation: is not “ust about bein: a translation: is not “ust about being a woman _ translation: is not “ust about being a woman but _ translation: is notjust about being a woman but being - 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