starts right now. nobody heard anything you said. i don t know why you bothered with that. coming up on the weekend, we ve got this, and pierogi is on the set. what s the story? who is pierogi? he is his dog. he came into visit. he was in the control room and he came into visit. he was in my shot first and then he was like, i m the one with the dog. i was like, give him the dog then. she did. all is forgiven. we are in a rush and sometimes you show up and you don t tell your friends you are there, but you run into them walking out of your hotel or something. that is kind of what has happened, right, because you guys are right there. all is forgiven. you guys have a good time. that was a fantastic show and ia look forward to seeing you tomorrow, because i have no idea what s on your show tomorrow. i was just looking at pierogi. pierogi, have a great time. kyle, thank you for having pierogi join us this morning and velshi starts now. good morning, it is saturd
three part plan that would begin with a six week ceasefire in which the israeli forces would withdraw from populated areas of gaza. there would also be a surge of humanitarian aid as well as an exchange of some hostages for palestinian prisoners. the president said it was time for this war to end hamas issued for this war to end and hamas issued a statement saying it was ready to deal positively with any proposal offering a permanent ceasefire and a complete israeli withdrawal. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the plan was in line with israel s demands that the war would not end until its hostages were released and hamas no longer ruled gaza or posed a military threat. our first report this hour is from vincent mcaviney. after almost eight months of israeli response to the 7th october attacks by hamas, gaza lays largely in ruins, with the lives of palestinians who call it home turned upside down. more than 36,000 have been killed across the region, accord
campaign here in the uk. all parties out again this weekend vying for support. rishi sunak has pledged to give 30 towns across the uk £20 million each if the conservatives are re elected. he says the money would go towards the long term regeneration of the areas, under the government s levelling up scheme. a topic labour leader kier starmer hasn t been able to escape is dianne abbott. there s been a lot of controversy over the terms of the re admittance of the veteran labour mp into the party. keir starmer has been tackling that issue as well this morning, denying that his party is blocking left wing candidates. 0n diane abbott you said last week you weren t going to get involved in her case. you said the days when the leader rolls up his sleeves and gets involved are well and truly over, that s what corbyn did and ended badly. you said it was a matter for the nec on candidate selection and you avoided having a view becausejeremy corbyn expressed a view and that leads to a
hour. now on bbc news, the travel show. on a sunny day, a ride around paris takes some beating, that s for sure. france s capital is transforming. in a few weeks time, the city will host the summer olympics and paralympics, and the organisers are busy turning landmarks into stadiums. so this beautiful building is the grand palais, and that is where the fencing and taekwondo are happening. still looks like they ve got lots of work to do on it. the organisers of this year s competition have promised it will have a lasting impact on this iconic city. i m steve brown and i m here to find out how paris is changing. from the suburbs. you can see it s really quite busy. there s so much hustle and bustle. ..to the seine. beautiful. ..and up into the sky. it s 2024 and this is paris. paris is already one of the world s most visited cities. but this year they re expecting around 15 million people during the competition. here at porte de la chapelle arena, it s the start of olympic and