live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in sudan, where thousands continue to flee the worsening violence between rival military factions. the fighting started nearly a week ago and so far it s claimed at least 350 lives. civilians in the capital khartoum who are trapped between the factions are running low on food and water. efforts are under way to secure a three day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid al fitr. our correspondent andrew harding has the latest. another sunrise over khartoum. but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan s shell shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these are the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that has been waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can t even reach many of the wounded. our volunteers live in fields and provide service apart from hospitals, very close to thei
dismissed the possibility of negotiations with the paramilitary rsf. the violence is now thought to have killed at least 330 people with thousands more injured. many khartoum residents have been trapped inside their homes. dalia abdelmoniem ventured outside for the first time in almost a week ahead of the upcoming eid holiday. no one is celebrating. what these men have done to us, i don t think there s no words to describe if you know, the ramifications of what they ve done. i don t know how we as a people or as a country can recover. in light of the worsening situation, us officials say they are readying for a possible evacuation of staff from the american embassy in khartoum, moving more us troops to a base in nearby djibouti. bbc s barbara plett usher has more from washington. the pentagon says that it s deploying these extra troops and equipment in the region near sudan it doesn t say where. but according to reports they re being sent to the us base in djibouti, and
away, he will run a source telling cnn. it s no longer helpful or necessary to not just say the obvious. the exact day, however, still being debated. already the oldest person to serve the president would be weeks away from his 82nd birthday. should he win a second term advisors tell cnn the decision to announce comes at a time with the campaign fields it needs to energize voters about the president. his policies. and a second term. mattingly our chief white house correspondent joins me, so no date has been set. not finalized, i think is probably the best way to frame things, but advisors have made clear and have been privately meeting and planning to announce on tuesday of next week, and the reason that s important and it would be through a campaign video. it s not going to be a major rally, but officials start to things launch that we have long expected long been told, was coming, but never really had a firm timeline on that seems to be shifting pretty clearly. that date on
welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brian hooper ahead on cnn newsroom president joe biden is expected to announce his officially running for a second term next week ahead. we ll look at what led to his decision, plus with sudan on the brink of all out civil war, one side announces yet another ceasefire to coincide with the end of ramadan. but there s no guarantee the fighting will stop and as nato s top leader visits kiev presidents, lynskey says it s time for ukraine to join the alliance. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim bruun hoover. well, what has long been an open secret will soon become official. us. president joe biden is planning to seek a second term is advisors say the campaign launch is expected to happen as early as next week, likely on tuesday , biden is already the oldest person to serve as president and would be just weeks away from his 82nd birthday. should he win a second term. the qu
captioning brought to you by meso book .com. we offer a free book on mesothelioma call for the free book and receive so much more call 1 808 31 37 100. good evening. cnn has learned that president biden s announcement to run for a second term. now maybe days away, he will run a source telling cnn. it s no longer helpful or necessary to not just say the obvious. the exact day, however, still being debated. already the oldest person to serve the president would be weeks away from his 82nd birthday. should he win a second term advisors tell cnn the decision to announce comes at a time with the campaign fields it needs to energize voters about the president. his policies. and a second term. mattingly our chief white house correspondent joins me, so no date has been set. not finalized, i think is probably the best way to frame things, but advisors have made clear and have been privately meeting and planning to announce on tuesday of next week, and the reason that s important and i