President. The trip is part of an effort to help caribbean leaders navigate rampant gang violence that threatens to overtake haiti. In a meeting with the new haitian prime minister, secretary blinken also announced m5 million in humanitarian aids. Haitian authorities have expanded as state of emergency or across the country and the humanitarian situation has rapidly deteriorated since the former prime minister resigned in march. Aid agencies report nearly 580,000 people have been internally displaced by conflict with close to 5 million facing severe hunger. About 400 kenyan troops arrived in the country injune as part of the un backed security mission. Before he left for the dominican republic, is to blink and reaffirm the us commitment to support the haitian people and foster a secure and peaceful haiti. The government and prime minister and the arrival of canny colleagues to support the police in the security mission and starting to see results from that. All with the objective of putting haiti on a path to elections next year, but also to create a secure environment not only for the elections but to create a secure environment for the people who desperately need it and life can return to normalcy. And life can return to normalcy— and life can return to normalcy. And life can return to normal. ~. ,. , normalcy. We go live to the miami herald's _ normalcy. We go live to the miami herald's haiti miami herald's haiti correspondent. Always good to have you with us. We heard the comments from the us secretary of state, antony blinken. Realistically, what is hoped this visit can achieve in haiti? i this visit can achieve in haiti? 4' , haiti? i think the first thing an hinu haiti? i think the first thing anything _ haiti? i think the first thing anything anyone haiti? i think the first thing anything anyone need i haiti? i think the first thing | anything anyone need to haiti? i think the first thing. Anything anyone need to do anything —— anyone need to do is to light a fire under inaudible. I think you will accomplish that. Can you pull off elections in a country where just in the capital alone gangs control more than 85% of the capital and if you take the capital, the whole region inaudible port—au—prince is located inaudible in 2016 represented about 20 6% of the electorate so how do 60% of the electorate so how do 60% of the electorate vote in a place where gangs control practically everywhere? that is the real question. Today we have 400 canyons even if you get up to 1600 a or let's say 2500, that still will not be enough to cover voting centres across the country and that is something we have not heard from us authorities in terms of practically speaking how do you expect the haitian population to vote if they decide to because right now i will tell you this is the last thing on a lot of people's minds. I got back and the despair is incredible. — back and the despair is incredible. ,. , ~ incredible. Tell us more. We know that — incredible. Tell us more. We know that state _ incredible. Tell us more. We know that state of _ incredible. Tell us more. We l know that state of emergency has been expanded across the entire country. You are very familiar with the situation on the ground. Has it improved since march? what is the sense you have got about how people are feeling?— are feeling? today secretary bfinken are feeling? today secretary blinken says _ are feeling? today secretary blinken says says _ are feeling? today secretary blinken says says there are feeling? today secretary blinken says says there is i blinken says says there is renewed hope and i did not get this. I went outside of port—au—prince to the southeast where they do not have the camps, with people telling me psychologically they are feeling the consequences of the gang violence and then i went to a community that has received 44,000 displaced haitians from the town next door since may. People are literally living in the mud because they left their homes with nothing but the clothes on their backs. The homes they build with their money, their hard earned money is now overtaken by gangs. They do not know where they will go, where they will be next. There is a sense of loss of humanity for them, whether in the camps or whether living with somebody. I did not face this inaudible after the 2010 earthquake. Despite loss, people had a reason to hope, saw ngos, heard inspiring words. Today they are not hearing any of this. They feel abandoned and don't know where they will run. 0ne feel abandoned and don't know where they will run. One woman said, like the people of israel, if the gangs come the only choice will be to plunge into the ocean all face the firing squad. That is how they feel. A, firing squad. That is how they feel. �*. , ,. , firing squad. That is how they feel. ~. , ,. ,. , feel. A devastating situation, a sense of— feel. A devastating situation, a sense of hopelessness feel. A devastating situation, a sense of hopelessness you | feel. A devastating situation, i a sense of hopelessness you are describing among the population. Tell us more about why they feel so hopeless and also how that kenyan security force backed by the united nations has been received there, whether they had been able to make any kind of impact. Able to make any kind of im act. . , , able to make any kind of impact— able to make any kind of imact,. ,,. ,,. , impact. There was hope for the ken an impact. There was hope for the kenyan forces _ impact. There was hope for the kenyan forces but _ impact. There was hope for the kenyan forces but we _ impact. There was hope for the kenyan forces but we are kenyan forces but we are talking about 400 and what people have seen it since their arrival, the first contingent arrived on the 25th ofjune, there are communities that have fallen to gangs. A few miles east of the us embassy, they resisted the gangs for two years and then injuly that town was completely taken over. Now you have a stand—off between the gang 400 miles inaudible and residents next door close to the border, so nothing is getting through. The truck drivers are telling me they have to take this roundabout way through the mountains and now it is a five—dayjourney mountains and now it is a five—day journey while that gets passed on to the consumers, so prices are going up, people do not feel secure and even if they do not have tent cities all the level of gun violence you are seeing in port—au—prince, they feel had any moment their communities can be taken over. They are trying the best they can with these citizens grades, —— brigades, scrutinising citizens coming in, but in the southeast, 61,000 people have fled. An estimated 25,000 are schoolchildren and when i talk to parents, they tell me even with the assistance unicef is talking about providing in terms of get back to school, they don't have the basic money for school uniforms or fees. A lot of students left their homes without identification papers or any sort of inaudible. That is what you are looking at, people who are truly homeless. — looking at, people who are truly homeless. Clearly, a very distressing _ truly homeless. Clearly, a very distressing situation. Distressing situation. Important to have your reporting on it. Thank you. Michelle bono, widely known as the former european commissioner who negotiated brexit, has been named as a new french prime minister. The outgoing leader inaudible in a hand of a meeting on thursday. Emmanuel macron appointed mr barney after two months of political deadlock after snap elections ended in a hung parliament. The 73—year—old right winger has been tasked with forming a new coalition government including rival parties. The french parliament could still veto president macron's choice in a vote of no confidence. 0ur european editor sent this report. Michel barnier. A household name across the uk. Michel barnier, the eu's former chief brexit negotiator, has walked into our studio in london. Michel barnier, welcome to hardtalk. Mr barnier. . . I'm sorry but i don't want to answer questions now. I'm sorry, we are late to work. Let me work, please. Not something french politicians can normally boast unless they are the president. But mr barnier was the point man for the eu during the years and years of painful brexit negotiations. Charged with keeping eu member states united and the uk in check. It is quite ironic that the man who became nicknamed triple b, barnier, the brexit man in brussels, is pretty much better known in the uk and in eu circles than here in france. I've come to valenciennes, a town in northern france, to ask what people know of their new prime minister. Excusez—moi. Michel barnier is the new prime minister. No. You don't know him? merci. Do you know mr barnier, michel barnier? no. He's your new prime minister. Ah, 0k. No, sorry. Thank you, bye—bye. But mr barnier is no newbie to politics. Ahead of the last french presidential election, he tried and failed to get nominated as a centre—right candidate. So he is known here by people who follow politics closely. But his manner is more officious than personable, as we in the uk may remember. And he is viewed as president macron's prime minister of last resort. A predictable pair of hands hoping to calm even momentarily the political chaos and street protests since the snap parliamentary vote injuly. In the united states, police in georgia say they have arrested the father of the teen suspect in the appellation shooting on wednesday. He is being charged with manslaughter and cruelty to children. The shooting suspect has been shout with four cou nts counts of felony murder. He made travelling posts online threatening a school shooting. There was not enough evidence to arrest him. The father was also interviewed. There were hunting guns and house but the team did not have unsupervised access. Police are investigating if the father gave his son the ar—15 style rifle used in the shooting and claimed the lives of the two and teachers. Listen to the county sheriff speaking. Its, county sheriff speaking. Young person brought a gun into a school, committed and evil act and he took lives and he injured many other people, not only physically but mentally. But i am proud inaudible count —— county, proud teachers, the schools and where i live and we will get past this. What you see behind me on the hill, we have a vigil going on. See those kids and young community that are hurting. — that are hurting. Around the world and — that are hurting. Around the world and across _ that are hurting. Around the world and across the that are hurting. Around the world and across the uk, i that are hurting. Around the l world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Let's look at other stories making headlines. The ministry of defence says a member of the british royal navy has died in a training exercise in the english channel. That is after a merlin helicopter ditched in the endless channel during a night—time operation with the hms could queen elizabeth the aircraft correct. Three crew members were on time with the survivors taken to hospital, facing no serious injuries. Uk prosecutors have dropped a sexual assault case against a convicted rapist harvey weinstein. Police say a woman now aged in a 50s was assaulted in london in august 1996. The crown prosecution service said the case had been dropped because there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction. Harvey weinstein was jailed for 23 years in 2020 for rape and sexual assault. And the indie band english teacher have won the 2024 mu mercury prize for the debut album. This could be taxes. The quartet, formed in leeds, the first act from outside london to win the prize since 2014. It is awarded every year to the best album released by music artist in the uk and ireland. You are live with bbc news. The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court has told the bbcjustice must be seen to be done after seeking an arrest warrant in may for israel's by minister and defence minister as well as three hamas leaders, two of whom have been killed. The comments were made when speaking to nick robinson. What speaking to nick robinson. What could i speaking to nick robinson. What could i have _ speaking to nick robinson. What could i have done? _ speaking to nick robinson. What could i have done? if— speaking to nick robinson. What could i have done? if one speaking to nick robinson. Iiiisgt could i have done? if one had applied for warrants for hamas and not against, looked at the evidence, if the evidence compiled action in israel when at that time 30,000 plus, 40,000 people have been killed in gaza, states say this is a week court date has. . . Influenced by power dynamics. If one had applied for warrants in relation to israeli officials and not for gaza, they would say, this is an obscenity and how on earth is that possible? i think we did what was right. We had evidence. We need to apply the law and you cannot have one approach for countries where there is support, nato support, european support, powerful countries behind you and a different approach where you have clearjurisdiction because inaudible may still result. Meanwhile benjamin netanyahu told us media there is not a deal in the making for a ceasefire in gaza and return of hostages. Speaking about a potential agreement with hamas, mr netanyahu said, unfortunately, it is not close but we will do everything we can to get them to the point where they make a deal. Hamas said israel's refusal to withdraw from an important strip of land in gaza is sporting an agreement to end the war. The bbc verifies mill and thomas explains why the philadelphi corridor is so contentious. Israel has been paving a road in gaza in an area where their continued presence is a major sticking point in ceasefire negotiations. Construction is happening here, codenamed the philadelphi corridor. It is important because it is the only land border with egypt. The rest of gaza borders israel. The corridor is about 26 kilometres long. We have been mapping the paving of a road along this corridor. Look at this from august the 24th, when we believe the recent paving began. Two days later, you can see this dark road slowly extending south along the corridor. 0n the 1st of september, you can clearly see how far the paving has advanced. This is what that looks like on the ground. We verified this video posted on x at the end of august that shows what looks like a newly paved road. You can just about make out a border fence at the end of this video, on the right here. Over the last few months, the israeli army have cleared large areas near the corridor, destroying hundreds of buildings like this one. From satellite imagery, the destruction is stark. This is from earlier this year, and you can see the corridor here. This is from late last month. We asked the idf about the construction of the road and they did not respond to us. Netanyahu has said control of the corridor is non—negotiable. But hamas has rejected any israeli presence in gaza at all. Experts say the paving on this road puts pressure on cease fire negotiation and suggests that israel is not going to withdraw the second stage of polio vaccinations is being rolled out. We will speak about this humanitarian effort. I“m joined by the washington representative, the director of works and relief agency. Thank you for being with us. But first phase of the polio vaccination has wrapped up. Speaking to your colleagues on the ground, how did they say it went? fist the ground, how did they say it went? �* ,. ,. , went? at first, thanks for the opportunity _ went? at first, thanks for the opportunity a _ went? at first, thanks for the opportunity. A quick went? at first, thanks for the opportunity. A quick step i went? at first, thanks for the i opportunity. A quick step back. Polio was eradicated in gaza 25 years ago. It was largely because of the efforts of our human agency. We run a primary healthcare network in gaza of 22 centres, we have 3. 4 million annual patient visits. As you said, this is actually a re—emergence as a result of deteriorating conditions, the water and sanitation infrastructure has been destroyed, so as you noted this is a three phase operation. The first phase was the middle area and it went well. The pause held. We had 187,000 children vaccinated in the middle area and as you noted, we have begun phase two in the south, including khan younis and rafah. �* ,. , , including khan younis and rafah. A. , ,. , rafah. As it moves south, what are challenges _ rafah. As it moves south, what are challenges that _ rafah. As it moves south, what are challenges that are rafah. As it moves south, what are challenges that are top i rafah. As it moves south, what are challenges that are top of. Are challenges that are top of health workers“ minds that they have to keep in mind while carrying this out? the have to keep in mind while carrying this out?— carrying this out? the key to this is these _ carrying this out? the key to this is these temporary i carrying this out? the key to l this is these temporary pauses continue to hold because we need. . . As you can imagine, humanitarian workers need to know they can operate safely and you are not. . . The response from the gazan people has been very, very good. But it is very, very good. But it is very, very good in part because they know they can move safely to get their children vaccinated. I to get their children vaccinated. To get their children vaccinated. ,. , ,. , vaccinated. I 'ust wonder, your colleague — vaccinated. Ijust wonder, your colleague speaking _ vaccinated. Ijust wonder, your colleague speaking to vaccinated. Ijust wonder, your colleague speaking to people | colleague speaking to people there on the ground, you talk about that large take from parents in gaza. It must also take a lot to feel confident enough to go to these places, to bring their children, when, for example, you look at the fact there was a strike outside the al—aqsa martyrs hospital after that first phase wrapped up, so what have those parents been telling your colleagues? actually, what we hear is that the parents recognise the risks posed here and our very supportive of the effort. If you go on a twitter feed @ row, you go on a twitter feed @ row, you will see testaments from cars are parents out the importance. —— unrwa. As long as these temporary pauses hold, we are very confident we will get the good turn out. The 187,000 children we could inoculate in the middle area exceeded our target to be honest with you. But also remember we will then move to the tough one, phase three in the tough one, phase three in the north, gaza city and north gaza, and remember, ten days later we have to do it all over again because this is a two stage vaccination process and it is very important to get to at least 90% of these 620,000 children. What i have learnt is from talking to my health colleagues from gaza, is if you do not get this 90%, what you do not get this 90%, what you do is expose children to a risk and their encounters with non—vaccinated children, you can end up with a mutation of the polio virus and then you have to do it all over again. My have to do it all over again. My folks tell me it was something that regularly occurred in places like afghanistan. I occurred in places like afghanistan. — occurred in places like afghanistan. Occurred in places like afuhanistan. . ,. ,. , afghanistan. I want to ask you briefly more — afghanistan. I want to ask you briefly more broadly _ afghanistan. I want to ask you briefly more broadly about. . . | briefly more broadly about. . . 0n the ground and are those trucks getting through with the aid that is needed?— aid that is needed? certainly. Our needs — aid that is needed? certainly. Our needs are _ aid that is needed? certainly. Our needs are very _ aid that is needed? certainly. Our needs are very direct. I aid that is needed? certainly. J our needs are very direct. We 0ur needs are very direct. We need a ceasefire, a release of the hostages and when we get that, we are hoping that will get us humanitarian —— humanitarian assistance and respect for international humanitarian law we desperately need to get in to get the supplies into gaza. And remember, it is notjust getting the supplies into gaza, candidly, there has been a complete breakdown in law and order in gaza, so we are always running the gauntlet to make sure once they cross in we can get them safely to the warehouses. — get them safely to the warehouses. �*. , warehouses. 0k, bill year, the washington — warehouses. 0k, bill year, the washington representative i warehouses. 0k, bill year, the| washington representative from unrwa, thank you. We turn to east africa with a family of the ugandan 0lympic athlete rebecca unknown term the ugandan olympic athlete rebecca unknown term is accusing police of failing to respond to warnings her life was in danger following respond to warnings her life was in dangerfollowing her death. Herfathersays was in dangerfollowing her death. Her father says security officials are not doing enough, saying the attacker who killed his daughter is still free. The marathon runner was doused with petrol and set on fire in whitton allegedly attacked by her former boyfriend over a land dispute. She had recently returned from her olympic debut in paris. The case has been reported as an incident of domestic violence. A friend of hers and a fellow athlete spoke to the bbc about the horrific incident and she is also the founder of an organisation founded to address the killings of high—profile female athletes. She told the bbc violence against female athletes is on the rise. Athletes are subject to this violence because they are going against the barriers from the community, the cultural. . . Where a woman is just to be community, the cultural. . . Where a woman isjust to be in the kitchen and just have kids. When you see these young athletes are very talented and the stars being independent, they want to own properties by themselves, so man ourjust trying to use them, their property, so it is not based on love, most marriages, but based on money. Love, most marriages, but based on money— on money. The cannindah in can on on money. The cannindah in canyon government on money. The cannindah in canyon government has i on money. The cannindah in i canyon government has pledged to end gender—based violence by 2026 but reports say it is 500 women and girls were murdered in the country between 2016 and 2023. The un says at least ten women were killed in the first month of 2020 for a loan. For more on the story and how does is impacting the nation, here is impacting the nation, here is our seen —— senior africa correspondent. This was their daughter on the international stage, carrying her country's flag high at the paris olympics there is a disturbing sense of deja vu and people are asking what can be done to end it. I have spoken to lawyers involved in cases of domestic violence dealing with victims and they say the laws exist to protect them and deliverjustice, but them and deliverjustice, but the implementation is where the problem is. We have two previous cases of elite athletes who were killed as a result of domestic violence, but today is the day the families are still seeking justice. In one case, the suspect is still at large. He was some one who was close to her and the discussions are ongoing, both in kenya there and uganda and calling on the authorities, government and judiciary to put in more resources, do more to make sure victims are protected under law follows its course and justice is delivered quickly. For follows its course and 'ustice is delivered quickly. I is delivered quickly. For a breakdown _ is delivered quickly. For a breakdown on _ is delivered quickly. For a breakdown on the is delivered quickly. For a breakdown on the female j breakdown on the female athletes who have suffered at the hands of domestic violence, is a breakdown of this disturbing pattern because in 2021 the canyon road runner agnes to rob who“d say world best times in road races was found stabbed to death at a home. Her husband is facing murder charges. In 2022, a fellow athlete was found dead at her home. Her boyfriend was identified as the suspect but he disappeared and has not been traced. Those cases are part of a much larger number according to the un and data from 2022. There were an estimated 20,000 victims our female partner and sons make killings, the highest rate in the world and in january, there were 14 such cases which prompted widespread protest. You are watching bbc news. Remember, you can find more on all the day's news see you soon. Hello. The weather across the uk is certainly pretty varied right now. Looking back at thursday, some places got to see blue skies and sunshine. Gorgeous scenes there in the highlands. Compare that with the heavy downpours that affected not only kent, but many southern counties of england, the southern half of wales as well. It's all because the low pressure is swirling to the south of us. Instead of this area of low pressure moving through and clearing away, it willjust continue to churn around, and that means further outbreaks of rain across southern counties of england, pushing up into the south of wales and the south midlands. Further north, though, yes, some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, which may linger for some northern and eastern coasts. But further north and west, we see a good deal of sunshine, whereas these showers and thunderstorms will continue down towards the south right through into the late afternoon. Just to the north of that band of rain, 25—26 degrees. We could also get to 26 in western scotland, and it is going to feel quite humid. Now through friday night, this band of showers and perhaps still the odd thunderstorm drifting a little bit further northwards. But many spots will be dry with some mist and murk, again, some areas of fog. It's going to be another pretty warm and humid night. A humid start to saturday with our area of low pressure still churning to the south. That means there is the chance that we'll see further outbreaks of rain pushing up from the south across the channel islands into southern counties of england as we go through the day. Spots further north after early mist and murk clears should see, once again, some spells of warm sunshine, although i think it will stay quite grey for some of these eastern coasts. Again in the sunny spots with that humid air, temperatures could get to around 23—24 degrees. By sunday, it looks like our area of low pressure will start to move northwards. That will introduce outbreaks of rain, particularly across england and wales. Could see some of that into southern scotland later on. Some hefty thundery downpours following on into the south. Still quite a warm feel for the time being. That is set to change because as we head into next week, we change the wind direction, we bring the winds down from the northwest, and so things are going to feel very different. Temperatures, if anything, looks set to drop back to values below the average for the time of year, and it will still be quite unsettled. Showers or longer spells of rain and often breezy. Low corporate tax rates and a top job for elon musk — donald trump lays out his economic vision for the us ahead of the olympics. And we hearfrom the beer boss who destroyed the first shipment of his product. Find out why later in the show. Hello and welcome to business today. I“m steve lai. The japanese owner of 7—eleven has rejected a takeover bid from retail giant act saying the proposal grossly undervalues the company. 7—eleven operates at more than 85,000 outlets globally making it the world's biggest convenience store. The purchase of seven and i holdings would be the biggest ever foreign takeover of ajapanese be the biggest ever foreign takeover of a japanese firm. The board said it's opening to engaging in sincere discussions with the canadian retailjoint if a proposal recognises its