there will be sunny spells developing later. most of us will see sunshine today with a few scattered showers. all of the details shortly. it s tuesday, the 23nd ofjuly. kamala harris has launched her campaign for us president, promising to take the democrats to victory against donald trump in november. she launched her bid last night just a day after presidentjoe biden dropped out of the race. here s our north america correspondent david willis. 24 2a hours into her new role and kamala harris was already on the verge of becoming the first black and asian women to win the presidential nomination of a major party. the first event is presidential candidate was at campaign headquarters. from the former california prosecutor, a taste of how she tends to set about attacking donald trump. the president attacking donald trump. the president will attacking donald trump. tue: president will abuse attacking donald trump. tte: president will abuse women, fraudsters ripped off consu
and we ll be talking to andrew harding our africa correspondent about the conditions that have led to the crisis. also tonight. in birmingham, prime minister and chancellor are dealing with more division this time over increasing benefits in line with inflation. in ukraine, an extended report on the areas being abandoned by russian forces and the high price being paid. what happened here wasn tjust a defeat for president putin, it was a complete humiliation. two and a half years after covid 19 struck, a public inquiry opens into the uk s handling of the pandemic. and in tonight s champions league football liverpool take on rangers the first ever competitive match between the two sides. and on the bbc news channel, england captain leah williamson won t play against the usa as a training injury rules her out of friday s big friendly at wembley. good evening. we start with one of the most severe humanitarian crises anywhere in the world right now. we have an exten