happened and what do we know about the suspected gunman? reporter: good morning. frankly, the scene was all-out chaos. it spanned several blocks. police apprehending a 40-year-old man carrying an ar-style rifle, a handgun and a scanner. police say he surrendered and they were able to take him into custody. as that was happening, police also apprehended a second suspect who was apparently returning fire at the suspect who initially opened fire in this southwest philadelphia neighborhood. now, a number of shell casings were recovered at the scene. police will be back at the scene to look for video, talk to witnesses, get any information they can. we know two young victims were wounded in this shooting. a toddler, a 2-year-old and a 15-year-old. a third man was also found in a home near the site of the shooting. police believe he was connected to the mass shooting. again, there is a lot to unravel here as this investigation unfolds this morning. take a listen to the police com
in washington, welcome to hardtalk. and let me begin with a very simple question what do you believe president biden hoped to achieve by flying out to the middle east? well, i think the number one biggest goal is to contain the conflict. that s number one. number two, to work with israel to try to figure out some way to minimise the impact on civilians within gaza, and also within israel, to try to chart a path forward. and i am seeing reporting it s this morning, my time, where we re at, recording here i m seeing reporting this morning that a humanitarian corridor has been opened up out of gaza, and that s one of the biggest goals. the second is to work with partners in the region to try to make sure that this conflict doesn t spread, that hezbollah and iran don t get more involved. that s the goal and that s the objective. and i guess also to have the conversations with israel about how best we can help them defend themselves against the threat from hamas. let s just
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden, on a high stakes visit for talks with israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu, in tel aviv, has secured a deal, allowing aid into gaza, via egypt, bringing in much needed food, water and medicine to more than a million people. he said egypt has agreed to open the rafah crossing, into the territory, allowing in 20 trucks carrying aid. but mr biden s trip was overshadowed by tuesday s blast at a hospital in gaza, which the gazan health ministry says killed a71 people. it has inflamed tensions and sparked protests across the region. israel has maintained it was not responsible, saying the blast was caused by a rocket misfired by the palestinian militant group islamichhad. on wednesday, us president biden agreed with the israeli leader, saying it appears the blast was done by the other team. but hamas, palestinian authorities and other arab nations have blamed israel for the explosi
Senior officials in Israel and the US suggested that talks on securing the release of Hamas-held hostages are intensifying. President Joe Biden spoke with…