the right direction. but many had wanted a strongerform of words calling for the phasing out of coal, oil and gas. our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from dubai. we waited and we waited and then. hearing no objection, it is so decided. with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause. and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here, and that was the fastest that an agreement text has ever been agreed. the presidency is calling this an historic agreement, but it is hedged around with questions and doubts. it calls on countries to contribute to ambitious actions to tackle climate change. now, i could do a single plate and claim to have contributed to doing the washing up, but would you consider that i had really pulled my weight? the president of these talks was in no doubt how important it was. together we have confronted realities, and we have set the world in the right direction. there was support from many countries, especially richer nat
declan lopez, i see you. if you know someone i should see, tell me. i m victor blackwell. i ll see you back here next saturday. smerconishsh is up rigight now. what s a father to do? i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. joe biden might soon face a decision about whether to prevent his own son from going to prison. it s a determination that will be made against the backdrop of the 2024 presidential campaign, one more intangible in an already unpredictable election cycle. hunter biden could face up to 17 years if convicted for the nine tax charges for which he was indicted on thursday. he pleaded not guilty. according to data from the internal revenue service, nearly 90% of all tax cases they refer to the department of justice for prosecution, they end with a conviction or a guilty plea. and around two-thirds of those cases resulted in prison time, with an average sentence of 14 months. this in addition to the 25 years he could face for the three federal gun charges for wh
that there must be an immediate ceasefire in gaza. but mr blinken wants humanitarian pauses . israel, though, insists there will be no temporary truce until all hostages are released. thejordanian foreign minister, ayman safadi, said the killing of civilians by israel could not be justified by its claim of self defence. he said the entire region was sinking into a sea of hatred that could define generations to come. secretary blinken s visit is exactly four weeks after the hamas attacks on israel in which 1,400 people were killed, and there is no let up in the israeli military response in gaza. its offensive is focused on the north of the territory, where it s thought up to 400,000 people are still living even though israel has urged civilians there to move south. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 9,400 people have been killed there in the past four weeks. we will have more on the diplomacy shortly but we start our coverage with a report from our cor
at least 45 people have been killed at a refugee camp in rafah. the authorities in papua new guinea now say more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. the fbi says it is investigating the sale of hundreds of treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum. hello, i m ben brown. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories. the general election campaign is in full swing, and the labour leader sir keir starmer made his first big speech of the campaign. he s told undecided voters in the conservative held seat of lancing that they could trust labour because he s changed the party permanently. he said it will deliver stability if it wins power. he added labour would carry out a 100 day review of the country s national security, examining the threats it faces. throughout the programme, we ll be hearing from a series of political leaders, but we ll start with the labour leader, who s been speaking to our political ed
i m the only one in history e who got indicted, and my numbers went up. plus, setting the stage with the first general election debate less than two weeks away, president biden holds a star-studded fundraiser in los angeles with former president obama.ed the supreme court has never been as out of kilter as it is today. after his son hunter biden is convicted on gun charges.ct and i abide by the jury s decision. i will do that, and i ll not pardon him. my guests this morning, republican congressman byron donalds, a potential trump running mate.ts c and democratic congressman ro khanna, a top biden surrogate.ic and peace at any price? russian president vladimir putin responds to the new u.s.-ukraine security agreement with a cease-fire offer that includes sweeping demands for ukrainian territory. you cannot wait us out. you cannot divide us. we ll be with ukraine until they prevail in this war. is the cost too high? w joining me for inside analysis are nbc news