450 hamas terror targets have been struck as they push deeper into the gaza strip. coming on the heels of idf taking over an outpost in gaza. this as u.s. central command announces a submarine is in the middle east region signalling strong message of deterrence to bad actors in the highly volatile region. ainsley: this conflict could spell trouble for president biden as new poll shows donald trump leading biden in five key swing states in rematch of the presidential election. steve: around the planet, anti-israel protests, many calling for a ceasefire. lawrence jones live across the hudson river from new jersey. also, peter doocy live at the white house to discuss poll numbers. start with trey yingst live in southern israel with the latest. good afternoon, trey. trey: hi, guys, good morning. the israeli air force is hammering the gaza strip. we ve been watching and listening throughout the day as massive airstrikes are shaking the ground. i want to step out of the frame
Well have full analysis of those airstrikes with our correspondents in the middle east, america, and russia. Also this morning under pressure. New figures show a big increase in the number of ambulances being turned away from hospitals because theyre too busy. Good morning. Were eating less toast for breakfast, and sales of margarine are spread too thin for the Food Manufacturer, unilever, and theyve decided to sell their flora and stork brands. And good morning from aintree on ladies day, ahead of tomorrows Grand National. The big one. Its been confirmed that katie walsh will be able to ride in the big race tomorrow on wonderful charm despite a nasty fall yesterday. Thats good news. And the weather is supposed to be so good this weekend, weve sent carol out. Good morning. It certainly is depending on your definition. It is springlike this morning but also cold. A cold start across the uk. Frost, patchy mist and fog. Lots of sunshine later today. A very warm weekend for some of us. A h
By romain yen tourist. Andreea christea was on holiday from romania. She was catapulted into the thames during the attack. Ambulances under pressure. Theres a sharp rise in the number being turned away by A E Departments in england. And, its ladies day at aintree on the second day of the grand national festival. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Lee westwood is the leading british player after the opening round of the masters. He is third, five shots off the lead, at augusta. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. The us has carried out a Missile Strike on a Syrian Air Base in response to the Chemical Weapons attack earlier this week in idlib province. It is the first direct us Military Action against forces commanded by syrias president. The kremlin, which backs the assad regime, has condemned the move. The Missile Strike hit the shayrat airbase in the west of syria, north of the capital, damascus. Six people are thought to have been killed, and the pentagon says ai
To end the slaughter and bloodshed in syria. As Syrian Television shows the aftermath, moscow strongly condemns the action, vowing to strengthen assads air defences. The romanian tourist injured in the westminster attacks two weeks ago has died Andrea Christea fell into the thames during the incident. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Im jane hill. A lorry has driven into a crowd of pedestrians in the Swedish Capital, stockholm. Police say at least three people have been killed and many others injured. The vehicle is reported to have rammed into a busy Department Store on drottninggatan, one of the citys major shopping streets. The swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has said that the country has been attacked and everything indicates that it was police have released this image of a man they want to question in relation to the attack. Suddenly this afternoon, panic on the streets of Central Stockholm. People running for their lives. Around the corner, a lorry has smashed across a pedestr
Could take further Military Action against the Syrian Government. It comes after washington fired missiles at an airbase from which it believes president assads forces launched a Chemical Weapons attack. Addressing an Emergency Meeting of the United Nations security council, the American Ambassador to the un, nikki haley, said it is in americas Vital National Security Interest to prevent the use of Chemical Weapons. Our military destroyed the airfield from which this weeks chemical strike took place. We were fullyjustified in doing so. The moral stain of the assad regime could no longer go unanswered. His crimes against humanity could no longer be met with empty words. It was time to say enough but not only say it, it was time to act. Bashar al assad must never use Chemical Weapons again. Ever. The Syrian Government denounced the attack as reckless and irresponsible but america has had support from other countries. It was after dark on the East Coast Of America and before the sun had r