Good morning. Lets go to the middle east. And americas top diplomat has said no more time could be wasted in reaching a Gaza Ceasefire Deal as he wrapped up his latest tour to the region. Secretary of state Antony Blinken said hamas needed to agree to the Bridging Proposal for a ceasefire so that both sides could proceed to the implementation of a peace deal. Mr blinken reaffirmed that the us would not agree to any long Term Occupation of gaza by israeli troops. His comment followed reports that the israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued to speak of an ongoing israeli Troop Presence on the border between gaza and egypt. Oui our message is simple, its clear, and it is urgent. We need to get the Ceasefire And Hostage agreement over the finish line, and we need to do it now. ,. , ,. It now. Time is of the essence. Because with it now. Time is of the essence. Because with every it now. Time is of the essence. Because with every Passing It now. Time is of the essence. I because
We start this hour in the us. The former President Barack Obama and his wife michelle have given their enthusiastic backing to Kamala Harris S Bid for the white house. During his Primetime Speech at the Democratic National Convention in chicago, Mr Obama said america was ready for a new chapter and described Donald Trump as selfish, dangerous, and weirdly obsessed with crowd size. Our senior north america correspondent, gary odonoghue, was watching. This is about as close to royalty as the democratic party gets. Hello, chicago Barack Obama paid tribute to his former Vice President , joe biden, and he warned the democrats the election would be a tight race in a closely divided country. If we work like weve never worked before, if we hold firm to our convictions, we will elect Kamala Harris as the next president of the united states. Both Barack Obama and the former First Lady laid into Donald Trump misogynistic, racist, whingeing, childish, among the many insults. Michelle obama going a
Good evenIng. Four bodIes have been found on the Luxury Yacht the bayesIan that sank In a storm off the coast of sIcIly on monday. Two of the bodIes have been brought ashore by Rescue And Recovery teams, whIle two others remaIn InsIde the wreckage. None of theIr IdentItIes have been dIsclosed. It means there are stIll two people on board who are yet to be accounted for. The bayesIan sank after beIng caught In a tornado at sea. From sIcIly, Mark Lowen sent thIs report. In thIs awful story, and grImly InevItable chapter the fIrst of four more bodIes found today from the bayesIan taken ashore. TheIr IdentItIes are not yet confIrmed. It takes to the number Is known to have dIed as the super yacht sank. Two others are mIssIng. DIvers had been searchIng sInce fIrst lIght, helped by Remote Control vehIcles that could be on the Sea Bed for several hours, far longer than the ten mInutes each DIve Team Is allowed at that depth. They have been tryIng sInce monday to get Into the bayesIan, lyIng o
Stokes . We have some wet and wIndy weather to come today across the northern half of the country. Further south It wIll Be Blustery, But also BrIghter. All the detaIls shortly. Hello, good mornIng. Its wednesday 21st august. Our maIn story. SIx people remaIn mIssIng off the coast of sIcIly, as Rescue Teams struggle to get InsIde the Luxury Yacht whIch sank durIng a storm on monday. The search wIll resume thIs mornIng as rescuers contInue to attempt to get access to the caBIns. One Body has Been recovered, whIch Is BelIeved to Be that of the vessels chef. Our reporter Graham Satchell has more. Cctv footage from the early hours of monday mornIng. Through the ragIng storm, you can just see the lIghts of the Luxury SaIlIng Yacht the BayesIan, anchored offshore. But wIthIn mInutes, as the wInd IntensIfIes, the lIghts dIsappear. ThIs Rescue OperatIon Is now enterIng Its thIrd day and condItIons are dIffIcult. The wreckage Is more than 150ft underwater. DIvers are usIng remotely operated veh