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These images were released by the police, showing backpacks and a gun leaning on a fence. Meanwhile, Mr Trump has blamed the incident on the rhetoric of his democratic rival, kamala harris. These latest events have led to renewed questions about the Security Andsafety of us president ial candidates. He has also been accused of using rhetoric that is unhelpful in an election. The us president , Joe Biden, says the Secret Service needs more help to do theirjob and may need extra staff. I thank god the president s 0k. I thank god the president s 0k. I think weve got a full report so far. But one thing i want to make but one thing i want to make clear the service needs more help, and i think congress clear the service needs more should respond to their needs, if they in fact need more services. So thats what well so thats what well be talking about. Be talking about. Shouting questions Shouting Questions. More personnel, they need more money . What kind of help do what kind of help do you think they need . You think they need . I think they they may i think they they may decide whether they need more personnel or not. Decide whether they need Shouting Questions shouting Questions President Joe Biden there. PresidentJoe Biden there. Our North America Correspondent read to him. Our North America Correspondent Tom Bateman sent this update Tom Bateman sent this update from outside the court. From outside the court. Yeah, were at the federal court here in Palm Beach county, and i was in county, and i was in the courtroom just a couple the courtroom just a couple of hours ago as Ryan Routh of hours ago as Ryan Routh was led into court was led into court he was wearing a blue jail he was wearing a blue Jail Jumpsuit and in handcuffs. Jumpsuit and in handcuffs. And he was sat then and he was sat then for several minutes next for several minutes next to his Defence Attorney to his Defence Attorney that gave us a bit of that gave us a bit of a chance just to observe a chance just to observe and see what was going on. And see what was going on. Now, he was sat in what now, he was sat in what appeared to be a conversation appeared to be a conversation with herjust about how with herjust about how the proceedings the proceedings were going to work. Were going to work. Throughout that, he was throughout that, he was smiling at points, even smiling at points, even laughing at moments. Laughing at moments. And then, when the judge and then, when the judge came in, he was sworn came in, he was sworn in and the charges were in and the charges were read to him. So, we learned for the first time a bit more detail about the case. Now, two federal charges read to him the first of which was possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, namely a convicted felon so that confirmation for the first time that he had these previous offences and then, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. There was a bit of an exchange around Mr Routh� s financial situation, to see whether he qualified for a public defence. Thejudge asked him if he had any assets he said that what he had amounted to zero, in his words, apart from two trucks he owned in hawaii that he said were worth 1,000 each. Now, no plea was mentioned during this hearing, this was purely procedural, a first appearance and the judge then set a date for a pretrial Detention Hearing which would take place on monday next week, and Mr Routh was then led out of court again. Tom bateman they are, who was at the court in florida there for us. 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The resources and local police to secure the course. The second threat has secure the course. The second threat has intensified threat has intensified questions over the safety of. Ros atkins sent us this. The trump international Golf Club spreads across 330 acres, and Donald Trump plays there regularly. Located in West Palm Beach in florida, the course was a ten Minute Drive from his home at mar a lago. The clubs perimeter is more than three miles long. This is one part of it, right by a public road. Theres a chain link fence. Beyond that, you can easily see the course. And this was the route Donald Trump was taking during his round. Hed reached hole five. According to police, Secret Service agents walked one hole ahead, as is standard, and we are told those agents spotted a Rifle Sticking out of the fence. Bbc verify has concluded it was somewhere in this area, which was later cordoned off. Police say Donald Trump was between 3 500 yards away, within range of the rifle. They also released this image showing a rifle fitted with a scope, two backpacks and a Gopro Camera attached to the fence. These events in florida happened while Donald Trumps safety was already under greater scrutiny because of a major Security Failure in july. At a rally in pennsylvania, a Gunman Shot at trump, hitting his ear and killing a bystander. The head of the Secret Service resigned days later. The Secret Service said they had increased the amount of assets protecting Donald Trump, but Mr Trump Isnt President , and thats a factor. The local sheriff says. This raises questions about what is possible, and if the candidates in his president ial election can be kept safe, especially in locations they are known to visit frequently. And while americans seek answers, the authorities say the Threat Level remains high. Professor matthew schmidt, an expert on Homeland Security from university of new haven, says the resources available for the Secret Services need to increase in this charged climate. What we know from the last investigation from the Pennsylvania Attempt is that often these things end up falling on dividing lines between federal jurisdiction for the Secret Service itself and local Law Enforcement, and miscommunication between these two agencies. 0k, and i guess the question thats also being asked is whether Donald Trump had adequate protection from the Secret Service . I mean, i think what were seeing here is that, you know, weve seen two attempts on the same person. So it seems like the protection is inadequate right now. And when were looking at the Secret Service, theyre hard pressed because they have to defend the president , a Vice President who is now the leading democratic president ial candidate, and another president ial candidate all three of whom are high intensity protectees, which are really straining the system. And, you know, you talk about straining the System Weve heard from president biden, who does concede that the Secret Service needs more help. What would that mean in practical terms . Well, they definitely need, i think, more people and they need better technology. So there are simple things here, like radios that they have enough of to share with local Law Enforcement. So everybody� s on the same channel, the same frequency. They need enough equipment to be able to do, you know, checks and to do a variety of ways in which they use sensor equipment, right . Magnetometers to ir detection, fluors and things like this to be able to have them at multiple sites when a candidate is in florida and a candidate in pennsylvania and the president s in dc, they need enough of this kind of equipment. But i think mostly its personnel, and its continuing to have the capacity to communicate and work with local Law Enforcement. I Cant Stress this enough, especially for an international audience, the Secret Service is a federal agency, and it has to work on and it relies with its Communication And Cooperation with local Law Enforcement agencies. If that Communication Isnt strong, then the Protection Isnt strong. Bringing you some breaking news from here in the uk. The association which represents Junior Doctors in england has accepted the Uk Governments Pay Offer. Now the pay deal, which will see wages rise by an average of 22. 3 over two years, was accepted by more than half of them. Junior doctors which means all medical consultants below Consultant Level have been in dispute with the government over real terms pay cut since october 2022. You can see thats why many of them have been on strike. The British Medical Association had been campaigning Fora Medical Association had been campaigning for a 35 Pay Increase to make up for what they say had been years of below Inflation Pay rises. It says doctors pay remains 20. 8 per hind 20. 8 behind in real terms compared to what it was in 2008. So breaking news they are that, after a long period of strike action, Junior Doctors have accepted a Pay Offer from the government, of course a new government since july, who said that they did try to come to some sort of agreement with the doctors there. We will have more with our correspondence when we can, but just updating our correspondence when we can, butjust updating you at the moment. One of the bbc� s most well known tv presenters, Huw Edwards, has been given a six Month Prison Sentence suspended for two years after admitting having indecent images of children as young as seven. The 63 year old will also have to complete a Sex Offenders programme. Edwardss barrister said his client was profoundly sorry. Our special Correspondent Lucy manning was in court. Huw edwards facing the camera not his usual one in the bbc studios, but the metropolitan polices after he was arrested. This is his custody photo, a Far Cry from his smart on screen image. Mr edwards, do you apologise for your crimes . Now a convicted sex offender, he came with a suitcase, prepared of his punishment was present. The court heard disturbing and graphic descriptions of his crime, descriptions of the videos involving children, including one as seven, that he looked at, and money that he gave to another Site Offender who sent them to win. And other sex offender. The images were discovered in the whatsapp messages of alex williams, who sent them to edwards. The police were unable to find the former� S Newsreader Phone that he had used to look at them. Edwards responses to the images are particularly revealing. In one exchange, he describes the images as amazing. Williams then says he can try and get more videos, if you like, 13,14,15,16. Months later, edwards says, dont send underage, but in another exchange, when williams describes images he is offering is young, edwards replies, Go On. As the judge sentenced him, he listened intensely, emotional as the court heard about his mental health problems, his suicide risk, and an upbringing where his failure to get into 0xford left him feeling like an outsider at the bbc. Edwards, through his barrister, apologised, he said he wanted the court to know how profoundly sorry he was, that the images were repugnant and he recognised the hurt done to those in them. That he had betrayed the Trust And Faith have so many people and hurt and damaged his family. But the police clear that, when edwards looked at the pictures and videos, exploited children were the victims here. Behind every image is a vulnerable child that has been violated, that has been subject to abuse, and the continuing distribution of those images only goes to service that demand. Tonight at ten, thousands of police. Edwards was at the top of his career and the bbc, the man entrusted to tell the nation the queen had died. Bbc television is broadcasting the special programme reporting the death of Her Majesty the queen. Reading the news until he became it, initially suspended by the bbc last year, in the aftermath of separate allegations in the sun, that he had paid a young, vulnerable man for explicit photos. The bbc criticised for still paying him more than £200,000 after they knew hed been arrested, said, we are appalled by his crimes, he has betrayed notjust the bbc but audiences who put their trust in him. Its very difficult to see any way that ed can come back, you should never say never in this industry, he certainly would never be employed as the Flagship Presenter for a major broadcaster, even those close to him had one view of who Huw Edwards was, which is very different from the one that has been revealed in this process. It is difficult to think of a more startling reversal of circumstances from respected newsreader to convicted criminal. He will now Go On the six offenders register. Sex offenders register. As the judge said, his reputation is in tatters, edwards breaking Notjust The Trust that viewers in him, but the law. Lucy manning, Bbc News. And if youre in the uk, you can watch a special Programme Huw Edward Fall From Grace which is now available on bbc iplayer. Still to come on the World Today. Blindfolded, whipped, and held in solitary confinement. We hear from women in solitary confinement. We hearfrom women inside iran who say theyre still facing the brutal oppression two years after the death of Mahsa Amini He sparked mass protests in the country. Around the world and across the uk, this is the World Today on Bbc News. The uns most senior official overseeing Aid And Reconstruction in gaza has said the world is failing innocent civilians there after nearly a year of war. Sigrid kaag has been addressing the un Security Council, and described her assessment of the Ground Situation in gaza as sombre and dark. Ican i can tell you every day that passes, life in gaza is unlivable. The risks are high, disease is continuously at risk of outbreak, children are not in school, people are living in tents. This is not the gaza before October 7th it is Hell On Earth, so every day that passes impacts peoples lives. Lets speak Tojorge Moreira Da silva. He is Executive Director of Unops Un Agency for projects and services. He is also the the Under Secretary General of the united nations. Jorge was also at the session at the un. Thanks very much forjoining us here on Bbc News. A really stark assessment there from your colleague describing gaza as Hell On Earth weve been covering the situation on bbc for close to a year, we speak to aid agencies and people on the ground. What do you think needs to change, beyond of course calls from many organisations for Cease Fire . Thank you for inviting me. I went with a secret, we both went with a secret, we both went to the Security Council today and debrief the council on the situation in gaza. And we were very clear about what is really needed we need a Cease Fire, we need humanitarian law to be fully respected, and we need an embedded access to aid for those who most need it. But now, we are also able to show that what we have been asked to do, we deliver as you may recall some months ago, the Security Council decided to call for the creation of a mechanism to facilitate the personalisation of aid in gaza, to overcome the bottlenecks, the delays, the redundancies, the delays, the redundancies, the multiple inspections, and unops, we work together to find a solution that has delivered results today. And today, ive been able to brief members on the fact that through these mechanisms, with a one Stop Shop Database to approve all aid and also monitors on the ground to speed up delivery, we were able to have all the crossings and corridors to gaza be operating in a smoother and swifter manner. But at the same time, its very clear that this is not about the logistics we may fix everything outside for gaza to have fewer inspections and smoother operations, better coordination, more productive ability but at the end of the day, if things Inside Gaza dont improve, theres no possibility to reach those who most need it. Most need it. Some people watching most need it. Some people watching this most need it. Some people watching this may most need it. Some people watching this may say most need it. Some people | watching this may say thats all very well intended, the goal to have a mechanism to get more Help And Aid into gaza but the very fact of the matter is that thats not happening, and its politics only really that can change that. Yes, its olitical that can change that. Yes, its political will. That can change that. Yes, its political will, its that can change that. Yes, its political will, its precisely political will, its precisely the topic. Political will, its precisely the tonic the topic. Do you really believe the topic. Do you really believe you the topic. Do you really believe you can the topic. Do you really believe you can change j the topic. Do you really believe you can change the mood at the un when it hasnt changed for months on end . That changed for months on end . Git least we removed other excuses or pretexts, because the logistics that are presented very often as an issue theres no excuse, the mechanism is functioning in a well manner, so now its very clear that the problem is Inside Gaza, and its notjust about these incidents, theyre not accidents, incidences with you in convoys being targeted with no capacity to operate. You in convoys, including a colleague who lost his life, and unops. This is where the political will needs to prevail, its the moment where its fundamental to ensure that we put in place are best political and diplomatic capacities to overcome the situation. I capacities to overcome the situation capacities to overcome the situation. I want to ask you about this. Situation. I want to ask you about this, because situation. I want to ask you about this, because sigrid l situation. I want to ask you i about this, because sigrid did actually meet senior israeli officials, including prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in her visit to israel what did she say about that conversation, and does she believe anything may have changed as a consequence of that chat . Changed as a consequence of that chat . ,. ,. ,. , that chat . Sigrid has managed to enauae that chat . Sigrid has managed to engage at that chat . Sigrid has managed to engage at the that chat . Sigrid has managed to engage at the political to engage at the political level with all the parties in the region, and this has been an important element, to ensure that we would have always the chance to engage and to better understand each other� s position. Now we have more data to reveal that issues need to be fixed due to political will. You remember i came to bbc and other locations that we were not knowing exactly the duration of materials for dual use no you go to our database and you know exactly how much consignments have been approved, how many have been requested, how many have been rejected, and why for reasons from rejected consignments, out of the 37 that have been rejected, 31 were just for the fact that it was through lenora, so the fact that benrahma is a Co Signer is the reason to stop this one. Now everyone is more accountable, you can ask the questions and deal in the fact. Deal in the fact. Thank you so much for deal in the fact. Thank you so much for expanding deal in the fact. Thank you so much for expanding some deal in the fact. Thank you so much for expanding some of| deal in the fact. Thank you so i much for expanding some of the work youre doing. Speaking to me from the united nations in new york. This is the World Today at, ill be back after a short break. Hello. Where weve seen some sunshine today, it has felt fairly warm. But temperatures are set to drop under Clear Skies tonight. Just like last night, we could see some patchy fog reducing visibility, giving some poor travelling conditions first thing in the morning. Now on the satellite picture, we can see this Swirling Mass of cloud that is storm boris, that has continued to bring some heavy rain across central parts of europe. But we have an area of High Pressure in charge, keeping things largely dry. Many places will see Clear Skies overnight tonight. Theres even a small chance of seeing the Aurora Borealis the northern lights. But we will have more cloud in the mix across the north and the west of scotland, a bit of rain there moving across 0rkney and shetland. Further south, those Clear Skies, some Fog Patches most likely across parts of east wales, into the midlands, perhaps up into northern england, as well. Temperatures will dip away towns and cities around 5 6 celsius, some spots in the countryside i think could get quite close to freezing, say, across parts of northern england. Some early fog across parts of wales, the midlands, up into northern england, that will tend to clear, then well see lots of sunshine through the day tomorrow. A bit more cloud into the southeast corner, where it will be quite breezy. Could just see the odd Light Shower across kent and sussex. Also more Cloud Rolling in across the western and northern isles, Withjust The Odd Spot of rain some of that cloud quite low, could be quite misty and murky across, say, parts of shetland. But the north of mainland scotland, up to around 23 celsius it will be a warm day tomorrow. That warm theme continues into the middle part of the week, and actually, the cloud in Northern Scotland is set to retreat northwards. Could see a bit more in the way of low cloud, maybe some Mistiness Rolling in from the north sea. So, some patchy cloud here and there on wednesday, perhaps most especially across england and wales, Northern Ireland and scotland seeing a lot of sunshine, but it is a nice looking day. Quite breezy down towards the south that mightjust take The Edge off the temperatures, but still, 2a there in london, 23 across parts of Northern Scotland. As we head towards the end of the week, our area of High Pressure is set to shift northwards, and this low swirling across Iberia Mayjust Start to have an influence it might bring more in the way of showers into parts of england and wales, maybe Northern Ireland, as well, perhaps the odd thunderstorm. Staying largely dry across scotland, and it is set to Cool Offjust a little bit over the weekend. This is Bbc News this is Bbc News the headlines. The headlines. The suspect in the apparent the suspect in the apparent Assassination Attempt against Donald Trump appears Assassination Attempt against Donald Trump appears in court in florida charged in court in florida charged with two federal gun crimes. With two federal gun crimes. This was the moment this was the moment Ryan Routh was arrested Ryan Routh was arrested after he fled in a car. After he fled in a car. The former Bbc News presenter the former Bbc News Presenter Huw edwards is given Huw Edwards is given a six month suspended prison a six month suspended Prison Sentence for accessing sentence for accessing images of child abuse. Images of child abuse. At least 15 people are killed at least 15 people are killed as a result of extreme flooding as a result of extreme flooding across parts of central across parts of central and eastern europe. And eastern europe. And judges in washington hear and judges in washington hear a challenge by tiktok a challenge by tiktok which is fighting a law that which is fighting a law that could see the app could see the app banned in the us. Banned in the us