Hey Friday Morning and a new dawn and the race for the White House inside the United Center on chicagos West Side as Kamala Harris promises, a quote, New Way Forward. The biggest moment of her political life, the Vice President s center stage, and the race to november it is on with these words i accept your Nomination Welcome to a special Tgif Edition of the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta live at the dnc in chicago. The democrats message, singular and focused a president as theyre describing it for all our nation with this election, hasnt hey precious fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the past a chance to chart a New Way Forward i promised to be a president for all americans You Can always trust me to put Party And Self one of the iconic moments captured at this convention, this photo, a snapshot of one of the youngest people listening to Kamala Harris message. Her grandniece, that grandniece also playing a starring role on stage. Take a l
The us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. However, prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused hamas of being stubborn and warned there were things his government could not be flexible about. In a statement released just hours after blinken s arrival, hamas said that a new proposal for a Gaza Ceasefire was too close to Mr Netanyahus recent positions. The Armed Group has again accused israel of obstructing a deal by adding new conditions to earlier proposals, and rejecting a permanent Ceasefire And Withdrawal from gaza. President biden maintained that a Gaza Ceasefire remained a possibility, adding, were not giving up. The talks come as Air Strikes continue in gaza. Palestinian health authorities said israeli Air Strikes killed at least 21 people in gaza on sunday. Among those dead were six children and their mother in the central city of nuseirat. Our State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman is travelling with mr blinken, and he s
Counting the cost of pothole damage. Average repairs rise to nearly £500. Could more of us be claiming compensation from the council . I Take A Look. Good morning. Temperatures today could reach 35 celsius in parts of the South East quarter of the country, making it the hottest day of this year so far but further north we have got some heavy Thundery Downpours. I will have all of the details shortly. Its monday the 12th of august. A doctor who treated Valdo Calocane three years before he fatally stabbed ian coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace Omalley Kumar in nottingham warned his Mental Illness was so severe he could end up killing someone, according to medical records seen by the bbc. In their first interview, calocane s Mother And Brother told Bbc Panorama this was one of a series of missed opportunities over three years that could have prevented the killings. Navtej johal has this report. For so long we thought that it would end in tragedy. But i thought the tragedy would be him taki
Inciting racial hatred and sending threatening messages. The uk Prime Minister says online Misinformation Laws will be reviewed after those far right riots were sparked by fake News And Hate speech on some Social Media platforms. We start with the war in ukraine, as kyiv says its made advances inside russia, hitting a Military Airfield on the fourth day of its cross border incursion. According to the us based institute for the study of war, ukrainian forces could have reached as far as 20 miles or 32 kilometres inside the Kursk Region. State media in russia is reporting that moscow is sending reinforcements and extra military hardware to the area. Its also declared a State Of Emergency in the region. Fighting is thought to be concentrated close to the town of sudzha, with up to 1000 ukrainian troops involved according to moscow. There are now concerns about the regions nuclear plant. These images being shared on Social Media, which have been verified by The Bbc, show a convoy of russia
Above our immediate desires. That is very counterintuitive. It is very countercultural. It has been since the third N Chapter of genesis, right . There was a piece of fruit, we were told not to take it, we wanted it, we took it. And thus began history. Giving is really really hard, and taking is really really fun. But, democracies only work if we manage to give just enough that everybody wants to stay in the stadium, in the arena, and keep working together. Pick your metaphor. And so, what he has modeled for us, what he has given us, is an example of someone who respectsm reality, who respects fate, as he says, i am a great respecter of fate, and who understands that as flawed and imperfect as we all are, we are given a chance to do the right thing. If we can take it, then the life of the country rises. The right life of the country he comes better, nobler, becomes more whole, and we dont have to do it all the time. Right . I am not asking for Everybody Ev to be john lewis. What we are