this is it, the official kickoff for the 2024 battle for the white house, and one state has the first shot at shaping the race. it s decision time in the bitter cold heartland. iowa has a huge, huge role to play here. this starts here. there is no way iowa is voting against trump. the first votes in a presidential contest that is testing american democracy in extraordinary ways. are you ready? will the former president and unprecedented legal peril get one step closer to a white house comeback? 2024 is our final battle. it s iowa s choice. tonight, after months of anticipation, the republican race gets real. donald trump aiming to drive home his dominance over his gop rivals. we got to be sure that we put this thing away. ron desantis and nikki haley. our best days are yet to come. engaging in a heated showdown to be the top alternative to trump. nikki haley is running on her donors issues. i m the only one running on your issues. he is going to
as israeli police stopped palestinian men from entering the compound, forcing them to pray outside the old city gates. tens of thousands of catholic worshippers have gathered in saint peter s square in rome as pope francis presided over easter sunday mass. the pontiff is expected to pronounce the traditional holiday blessing later. a four storey residential building has collapsed in the french city of marseille leaving at least five people from the surrounding structures injured. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for global questions: brazil s amazon fight. hello, welcome to global questions. we are in rio dejaneiro in a country which like most countries these days is confronting many crises at home. few national policies have such global consequences as the fate of the amazon. it s the world s largest tropical rainforest, covering much of northern brazil. it s under growing threat, from deforestation, large scale farming and ranching and mining. newly elected preside
more than 850 community and charity representatives from across the uk to attend the coronation of king charles. you re watching bbc news. now its time for global questions: brazil s amazon fight. hello, welcome to global questions. we are in rio dejaneiro in a country which like most countries these days is confronting many crises at home. few national policies have such global consequences as the fate of the amazon. it s the world s largest tropical rainforest, covering much of northern brazil. it s under growing threat, from deforestation, large scale farming and ranching and mining. newly elected president lula has pledged to undo the destruction under the former president bolsonaro. he speaks of tackling the problem in the largest indigenous territory. what happens in the amazon will have a huge impact on our climate crisis. can president lula rebuild the protection programme or is time running out to save the rainforest and the indigenous people that call it home? that
newly elected president lula has pledged to undo the destruction under the former president bolsonaro. he speaks of tackling the problem in the largest indigenous territory. what happens in the amazon will have a huge impact on our climate crisis. can president lula rebuild the protection programme or is time running out to save the rainforest and the indigenous people that call it home? that is global questions, brazil s fight for the amazon. you join us in this stunning setting here in rio dejaneiro and the sun has just set on this spectacular city. we are joined here tonight with a terrific audience and a panel of experts and individuals intensely engaged in these environmental questions. let me tell you who are panel is. first of all, izabella texiera, a former environment minister, still continuing to be a leading voice on climate issues. she received a un lifetime achievement award for champions of the earth in 2013. even her glasses are green. marina grossi, president