some made their way through the narrow alleys of an arab neighbourhood, waving flags and chanting slogans. the palestinian red cross said more than 70 people were injured in clashes. now on bbc news stephen sackur is in washington with hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from washington. i m stephen sackur. the received political wisdom here is that economic issues pretty much decide elections, and that may be true in this midterm election year because of a dramatic spike in the cost of living. and yet, there is a sense here that right now, values and culture are at the centre of the political argument. my guest today is danica roem, a democrat and the first transgender person to take a seat in a state legislature. what does her story tell us about america s culture wars? danica roem, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. it s good to see you. it s great to have you on the show. now, when you won your election back in 2017 to become a state legislator in virginia. mm hm. ..you we
press for a blockade on ukrainian grain k3 exports. where the possible discussions stand and how the impact is felt far beyond the battlefield. and we begin in uvalde a community still very much in mourning after the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead at an elementary school. amid the devastation, we re also seeing an outpouring of support from that community and beyond. on saturday, you see them there is a long line of mourners waiting to lay flowers at a memorial set up outside robb elementary school. 21 empty chairs placed outside a local business, one for each life lost during tuesday s rampage. and as the community and in fact the entire nation reel from yet another mass shooting, outrage is growing over why a group of law enforcement officers waited so long to rush the gunman. and adrienne broaddus is in uvalde. reporter: we ve seen a mix of emotions. anger, frustration an disappointment after that 911 call time line became more clear. but folks ha
hello, i m lyse doucet. reporting from jerusalem. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict, day 30 of the war. let us take a look at this live shot towards the gaza skyline from southern israel. just after 11am local time now. the israeli military has said it will open a four hour window for people still living in northern gaza under extremely dangerous circumstances to move towards the south. the route for the evacuation will be on the salah al din road. it is the main route running north south in the gaza strip. it will be open between 8am and 12pm gmt. the road is already open. we will try to get you reports about how the evacuation is going. we have also been following reports the hamas run health ministry has accused israel of carrying out another deadlier strikes. a spokesperson said more than 30 people were killed in the bombardment of a refugee camp in the centre of the gaza strip, al maghazi. israel said it was looking into whether its forces had been
there was no immediate comment from israel. earlier, its defence forces admitted striking an ambulance in gaza city but said the vehicle was being used by hamas to transport fighters. our international editor jeremy bowen has this report on the aftermath of the attack by israel on an ambulance convoy. it contains images you may find upsetting from the start. around four this afternoon, an ambulance outside shifa, the main hospital in gaza, was destroyed by an israeli aircraft. in a crowded area, 13 people, including bystanders, were killed and 26 injured, according to the health ministry in gaza. israel said the ambulance was carrying a hamas terrorist cell. hamas said the attack was zionist nazi terror. thousands of palestinian civilians are sheltering at shifa hospital. israel s army says it s a battle zone and they should evacuate south. more dead civilians on al rasheed street, one of only two roads south where israel says civilians must go to be safe. the bbc has located