Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. And we start today of course with our world lead. And a new warning about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in gaza. Today u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken returned to israel after meeting with multiple allies throughout the middle east. Trying to get a humanitarian corridor open for innocents to evacuate from gaza before israel ramps up attacks on hamas. Right now israel is pointing the civilians toward the Southern Gate into egypt, known as the Rafah Crossing which is still clowes. Video shows dozens families including babies waiting next to locked gates. A u. S. Government memo showed more than 250 u. S. Citizens in Southern Gaza waiting for the crossing to open. And earlier reports suggested that it was the Egyptian Government to open the gate when i pressed Jake Sullivan on this issue yesterday, he blamed the closure on on altogether different group. The egyptians have in fact agreed to allow americans to depart to get safe p
Designers for architects. Wherever yourejoining me from Around The World, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. You know, our cities, theyre home to governments, cathedrals, universities, hospitals, hundreds of millions of homes and billions of people. They dominate the Global Economy, but they also generate the vast majority, 70 , of the worlds carbon emissions. The world, it has become more populous than at any point in history. And since 1980, the proportion of People Living in urban areas, it has soared. In that year, it was just over 39 . By 2007, for the first time, more than half of the global population were living in an urban setting. And here in 2024, that number is now nearly 60 . Its projected to be 68 by the middle of this century. And if that trend continues, more than 80 , or four in five of us, will be living in towns or cities by 2080. That means therell be six times as many big cities with a population of more than a million people. But some regions
Multiply each other. Yep, the future of our cities theyre the engines of the world economy, driving 80 of Global Economic activity. And despite taking up just 2 of the planets landmass, cities are the home to well over half of the worlds population. And that share is growing rapidly, set to be nearly 70 by 2050. Im going to be discussing all of that with these two. There they are. Ones a Top Urban Expert whos worked with 400 cities on everything from Transport To Demographic Change and climate planning. And the leader of one of the worlds most liveable cities, known as australias garden city. Were going to find out from the mayor of melbourne why its so appealing. And how do you balance the needs of five Million People living side by side . Also on the show, were going to take a look at what it takes to create our spaces. Im going to bejoined by the big boss of autodesk. Its the worlds top Software Designers for architects. Wherever yourejoining me from Around The World, once again, a
This week, paul heads to florence to see how tech is revealing a 17th century artwork. This is the first frontal nude ever painted by a woman artist, so she was a groundbreaker. Zoe talks ai, apple, and podcasts with the founder of spotify. Your session has begun. Lara is trying to fix herself. My back s being scanned, to start with. And spencer has a bit too much fun testing out a new ai visual effects tool. Who is this devilishly handsome machine . I hear you ask. Well, its me how do you like your street art . If the answer is big, beautiful and glowing, then youre in luck, because more than half of the Colors Festival In London is bathed in a sea of ultraviolet. This huge Exhibition Space Showcases works from more than 30 well known and emerging artists. And i have to say, the uv light and paints really make these pieces pop. Its as if they have an inner light all of their own. These artists are hoping to make a name for themselves today. But next we have a very modern story about a
This week, paul heads to florence to see how tech is revealing a 17th century artwork. This is the first frontal nude ever painted by a woman artist, so she was a groundbreaker. Zoe talks ai, apple, and podcast with the founder of spotify. Your session has begun. Lara is trying to fix herself. My back s being scanned to start with. And spencer has a bit too much fun testing out a new ai visual effects tool. Who is this devilishly handsome machine . I hear you ask. Well, its me how do you like your street art . If the answer is big, beautiful and glowing, then youre in luck, because more than half of the Colors Festival In London is bathed in a sea of ultraviolet. This huge Exhibition Space Showcases works from more than 30 well known and emerging artists. And i have to say, the uv light and paints really make these pieces pop. Its as if they have an inner light all of their own. These artists are hoping to make a name for themselves today. But next we have a very modern story about an