live from washington. this is bbc news. until preparations are under way for the first aid shipments by sea from cyprus carrying vital surprise for thousands of civilians on the brink of famine. gunfire and food shortages are reported in the capital haiti. and we will speak to the first american woman to sail around the world by herself. hello. we begin with the ongoing humanitarian crisis in gaza. a ship carrying much needed food and medical supplies preparing to set sail to gaza from cyprus, the closest you nation to gaza.

spanish russell hope to use and newly it should be grouped to arrive the next few days but where it will arrive is still up where it will arrive is still up in the air. no functioning point in gaza so it is unclear where that boat.. the ship called the open arms will set off. in the cypriot port of larnaca they've been working around the clock. the spanish ship, open arms, preparing to tow a barge with 200 tonnes of food and medical aid all the way to gaza. it's a precarious, untested plan, with obvious risks. translation: yes, we will tow this platform to gaza _ where the last mile will be the most complicated operation. the disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. how the aid will be unloaded into gaza where there's no port or functioning harbour isn't clear. airdrops and some land

deliveries are often swamped by thousands of desperate, hungry people. some aid agencies say the plan is misguided and ineffective. we've now also heard details about the ambitious american plan to build a floating port just off the coast of gaza. it'll take at least two months to build and will be built by us naval engineers, although critically, no us military personnel will set foot ashore in gaza. the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the day. the un says there's a danger of famine and children are already reported to be dying from malnutrition. all of this is happening because israel and hamas have been unable to agree a ceasefire that would have allowed more aid in by road through israel — still the preferred, most effective route. and the fighting continues. at least ten people were reported to have been killed today in an air strike on the nuseirat refugee

camp in central gaza. israel, despite growing international pressure for a truce, says its military campaign is not yet over. wyre davies, bbc news, jerusalem. attem pts atte m pts to attempts to get more aid into gaza are progressing and talks of a ceasefire i'm not. ahead of a ceasefire i'm not. ahead of israel's intelligence service accusing come up of hardening a position in these write—offs, thank you plan to as clay tensions during ramadan. come must not let israel for lack of progress in ceasefire negotiations that are continuing and expected to continue in cairo next week. new comets on saturday, presidentjoe biden said he is not giving up on a ceasefire deal before the muslim holy month of ramadan begins on monday. spoke earlier with the former israeli force spokesman jonathan enrico is about manager and eight effort and how they are connected to effort to stop the violence. thank you for being here. i want to start with some of the

remarks made by presidentjoe biden in the state of the union address where he talks about the situation in gaza. take a listen. ., ., , , ., the situation in gaza. take a listen. ., ., , , listen. to the leadership of is real i assistance _ listen. to the leadership of is real i assistance cannot - listen. to the leadership of is real i assistance cannot be i real i assistance cannot be secondary consideration or a bargaining chip. protecting and saving innocent lives have to be priority. as we look to the future, the only real solution to the situation in these two state solution over time. fix, to the situation in these two state solution over time. a lot in there and — state solution over time. a lot in there and we _ state solution over time. a lot in there and we heard - state solution over time. a lot in there and we heard the - in there and we heard the president essentially warning israel against using aid as a bargaining chip. what is your response to what he said? there were many _ response to what he said? there were many positive _ response to what he said? there were many positive things - response to what he said? there were many positive things from | were many positive things from my perspective said by the president and regarding the specific statement, it is very much correct that humanitarian aid is not used as bargaining. the only people bargaining humanitarian matters are hamas that are keeping israelis

hostage for more than 154 days. they are the ones on the humanitarian front are the cruel, heartless and terrorists. we have to look forward. there are lots of people in gaza that are probably not affiliated with hamas and should get communitarian assistance. it would have been great if these people would have been taken care of by the new un facilities in gaza and provided their needs. that was a decision unrwa decided four months i go not to do. and we see the consequences we spoke with many leaders are humanitarian and aid organisations and what they have been telling the bbc as they simply cannot continue with those humanitarian missions and are not able to access areas or get supplies in and say it is simply too dangerous.—

and say it is simply too dangerous. the security situation _ dangerous. the security situation does - dangerous. the security situation does not - dangerous. the security situation does not allow dangerous. the security - situation does not allow them to do that. is israel doing enough to provide the conditions in order to actually deliver aid safely to the civilians that need it? definitely yes. israel is doing far beyond what any military fighting in combat is doing, while there was a clear and imminent threat to israeli civilians and still is hostages held in gaza, israel is transferring humanitarian aid into the basin combat zone. i would like to say unrwa is a complete and other failure of their mandates. they felt the palestinians, failed their charter, failed the values of the un and failed the humanitarian mission and they arejust nothing more but a front for hamas, doing, smack smack dirty work and enabling the continued ruler, smack over the continued ruler, smack over the gaza strip.— the gaza strip. ceasefire negotiations _ the gaza strip. ceasefire negotiations having - the gaza strip. ceasefire| negotiations having gone the gaza strip. ceasefire - negotiations having gone and i'm sure you have been paying close attention. it seems like

they have broken down were not long way from the start of ramadan. how optimistic are you? there have been calls to try to get a multi— day ceasefire in before the holy month. how optimistic are you that would happen? i month. how optimistic are you that would happen?— that would happen? i think, smack's plan _ that would happen? i think, smack's plan is _ that would happen? i think, smack's plan is working - that would happen? i think, smack's plan is working out| smack's plan is working out quite nicely and getting support and use of the international community and the us very cleverly. i think their plan all along was to buy time, spend time until the month of rumba dump comes along. banking on or hoping israel would not do major combat operations during that month in fear of additional escalation in other parts of the middle east and religious extremism bubbling over into general violence in the area. sadly that plan appears the happy working clinic to all of the locations. are a real hostage deal was

knocked in the works. they were playing full—time in order to get close to and i think they were hoping us would call the way out of the fighting and claim victory by existing and having some long—term in unofficial ceasefire. i hope israel stays true to its mission that is to defend israeli civilians and get the hostages home and defeat the threat and menace of, smack from gaza. threat and menace of, smack from gaza-— threat and menace of, smack from gaza. ., ,, from gaza. former spokesperson for the israeli _ from gaza. former spokesperson for the israeli defence, _ from gaza. former spokesperson for the israeli defence, thank- for the israeli defence, thank you for your time.— you for your time. thank you for having — you for your time. thank you for having me. _ you for your time. thank you for having me. the _ you for your time. thank you for having me. the crisis - you for your time. thank you for having me. the crisis in l for having me. the crisis in haiti where _ for having me. the crisis in haiti where the _ for having me. the crisis in haiti where the country - for having me. the crisis in haiti where the country 's i for having me. the crisis in - haiti where the country 's most haiti where the country �*s most vulnerable people are suffering amid a surge of deadly gang violence on friday, gang members attacked at least three different police stations of the capital port—au—prince. security forces battled to quell attacks of the presidential palace, gunfire

hurried saturday and there were reports bodies piling up in the streets. unrest deepened since gangs broken thousands of inmates out of the two largest prisons. parts of the country under of emergency and it was unlikely currently in place for the crisis also severely hampered the country �*s and water are in short supply. the united nations says nearly half of the countries, more than 11 million people do not have enough to eat and at 1.4 million people living at starvation levels. guyana �*s president called for an emergency meeting. the delegations invited include the un, united states, france, canada and brazilfor the un, united states, france, canada and brazil for the was official so i have pushed by political transition in haiti and say they have no intentions of sending troops to support police operations. they have urged american citizens to leave the country. i spoke to an ambassador who served as us special envoy to haiti in 2021

following the assassination of the then—president. i want to ask you about your assessment of the situation in haiti. i do not want to use the word cooper how close is the government to completely losing control of the situation? it completely losing control of the situation?— the situation? it already is. haiti has — the situation? it already is. haiti has been _ the situation? it already is. haiti has been a _ the situation? it already is. haiti has been a failed - the situation? it already is. | haiti has been a failed state since the assassination. he was appointed de facto prime minister —— the us appointed. that has the entire country including games: for his resignation and has done nothing for the haitian people. the united states has held him in power. at this point, it is not a coup or a protest, it is a revolution. ithink not a coup or a protest, it is a revolution. i think the haitians are really reaching out for the sovereignty they did not gain when they defeated the french for their

independence because ever since then, international countries and white people have been making their governmental decisions for them and they never had a social contract between the people in their government. let between the people in their government.— between the people in their government. let me ask you, what should _ government. let me ask you, what should the _ government. let me ask you, what should the next - government. let me ask you, what should the next move i what should the next move beneath the prime minister? the us urging him to step down to lay apart for new elections, does he still have any legitimacy left and what should he do? ., ., . , he do? zero legitimacy left. there is a — he do? zero legitimacy left. there is a complicated - he do? zero legitimacy left. i there is a complicated factor. he is a suspect in the assassination and i am not sure he was involved in the planning or implementation but he certainly has obstructed justice to a large degree since the assassination. if he is no longer in power, he is going to have to facejustice longer in power, he is going to have to face justice and he knows that. that complicates it. he is not getting back into haiti and surviving. i'm not talking about survive as prime minister, i'm talking about

surviving come alive. did you think the _ surviving come alive. did you think the premise _ surviving come alive. did you think the premise attracted l think the premise attracted into haiti again? he think the premise attracted into haiti again?— into haiti again? he is not aaivin into haiti again? he is not giving up _ into haiti again? he is not giving up at _ into haiti again? he is not giving up at this _ into haiti again? he is not giving up at this point. - into haiti again? he is not| giving up at this point. the dominican republic can call him persona non grata press repeated attempts. it is either go back or go to prison for the rest of his life. hat go back or go to prison for the rest of his life.— rest of his life. not an easy situation. _ rest of his life. not an easy situation. there _ rest of his life. not an easy situation. there are - rest of his life. not an easy situation. there are very i rest of his life. not an easy. situation. there are very few elected officials left in haiti right now. elected officials left in haiti right nova— elected officials left in haiti l right now._ the right now. zero, not one. the other peeple _ right now. zero, not one. the other people who _ right now. zero, not one. the other people who appear - right now. zero, not one. the other people who appear to i right now. zero, not one. the i other people who appear to have power either gang leaders. is that even a good option in terms of holding elections or trying to find somebody else to lead the nation that is not currently with the nickname barbecue? one of the top leaders of gangs that are leading the violence. the international _ leading the violence. tue: international community leading the violence. tte: international community wants to get this right. we panicked. the us and france and canada did not care two weeks ago

about the humanitarian disaster. which has gotten worse. but not markedly since this happened. it will continue to get worse. they do not care about and suddenly they care about and suddenly they care about it. if they want to get this right, they need to let the haitian civil society opposition political parties come together and find be haitian way forward, which has never been afforded to them in their years of independence. if their years of independence. if the international community chooses another leader or government for them, it may get better temporarily but will continue its slide to have it. we have seen in the past some attempts at international aid efforts or security effort is not going well in haiti. i know you stepped down from your role as ambassador in 2021, over the deportation of haitian migrants from the us. how would you then gauge what the us should be doing or has been doing when it

comes to haiti, which is only a few hundred miles away from the southern coast of the us. it is one hour _ southern coast of the us. it is one hour and _ southern coast of the us. it is one hour and 40 _ southern coast of the us. tt 3 one hour and 40 minute flight from miami to port—au—prince, pretty darn close and it has become a hub of illicit trafficking in the hemisphere. a great threat to us national security. the last 2.5 years, despite me telling them what i thought was the right way and the consequences accurately of going with him, they stuck with them and the us created the situation. it is time for them to sweep it up and they will have to help security was whether president biden wants to are not because this intervention with police officers from africa is nothing but a pipedream at best and a suicide mission at worst. it is certainly _ suicide mission at worst. it is certainly a — suicide mission at worst. it is certainly a difficult _ certainly a difficult situation. the citizens of

haiti are caught in the middle. ambassador, formally be special envoy to haiti, give your perspective. envoy to haiti, give your perspective-_ there was another mass kidnapping in nigeria, armed men kidnapped 15 students from their school in the early hours of saturday, four women were also taken. there is already a major search for almost 300 students who were abducted by armed men on thursday from the north—west town. it is the biggest mass abduction from a schools in 2021. about 200 people were abducted on a 29 february. more than 4700 people have been kidnapped since the president came into power in may, that is according to one consultancy group. our correspondent has more on the latest kidnapping. tote correspondent has more on the latest kidnapping.— latest kidnapping. we do not know very — latest kidnapping. we do not know very much, _ latest kidnapping. we do not know very much, all - latest kidnapping. we do not know very much, all we - latest kidnapping. we do not| know very much, all we know latest kidnapping. we do not i know very much, all we know it is happened early this morning

in the north—west of nigeria. local members of the community told the bbc that government came to the town, shooting into the air and they took a number of women and as they were fleeing, they stole summer students running into their dormitories and decided to abduct them as well. this is coming at a time of heightened tensions in the region, a search operation is under way to recover these almost 300 students that were taken from their school on thursday. the military, the police and local hunters are combing the virus in the region trying to recover the students.— in the region trying to recover the students. pope francis has said that ukraine _ the students. pope francis has said that ukraine should - the students. pope francis has said that ukraine should have. said that ukraine should have what he called the coverage of the white flag and negotiate and enter the war with russia which is now in its third year and kill tens of thousands of people. the pope made the comments in an interview recorded last month with a swiss broadcaster well before friday's leaders offer by turkish resident to host a summit between ukraine and russia to in the war.

translation: russia to in the war. tuna/mom- russia to in the war. translation: ., ., ., translation: the word negotiate is a reuius translation: the word negotiate is a regius word _ translation: the word negotiate is a regius word and _ translation: the word negotiate is a regius word and when - translation: the word negotiate is a regius word and when you - is a regius word and when you see you are defeated and when things are not going well, you have to have the courage to negotiate. you may feel shame but how many deadly war end up with? one should negotiate in time and find a country they can be a mediator. the setback for ireiand's — can be a mediator. the setback for ireland's government, - for ireland's government, voters rejected two referendum for the redefinition of family and women's roles. the prime minister described as a conference of defeat while the leader of fein lady blame squarely at the of the government. within minutes of the ballot box opening, it was clear that has said no. voters were asked to approve two amendments to the 1937 constitution. one of the definition of family and the other on a care. government leaders said they respect the decision but i disappointed. this

decision but i disappointed. e1 head of decision but i disappointed. 11 head of government we accept responsibility for the result, it was our responsibility to convince the majority of people to vote yes and we clearly failed to do so. i think we struggle to convince people of the necessity of the need for the necessity of the need for the referendum at all let alone the referendum at all let alone the detail in the wording. those voting for the �*no' vote said the government is judge the mood of the electorate. these amendments for the government exercise in a virtue signalling, a common flag of progressiveness while actually still at the same time refusing to provide services to families who really needed.— to provide services to families who really needed. ireland has voted no constitutional - who really needed. ireland has voted no constitutional change j voted no constitutional change but already some of the political parties he say they will return to the issue after the next general election. a record was broken this week in the world of sailing. this is cole brauer, a 29—year—old who was the first american woman to sail around the world by

herself. she completed his solo journey on thursday, avoid spending 130 days and 30,000 miles, about 40,200 kilometres. she started and finished in spain, coming in second place in the solo challenge race despite suffering a rib injury midway through. she was the youngest sailor, the only woman piloting one of 16 boats competing in the challenge and just 1.5 days after making history she spoke with me about the experience. thank you for taking the time to speak with us and welcome back to dry land. you sailed 30,000 miles around the globe, all by yourself. you are back now and yourself. you are back now and you have had a little bit of time to reflect on this. can you believe you actually did that? it you believe you actually did that? , ., ., , that? it is not really feel real. getting _ that? it is not really feel real. getting onto - that? it is not really feel real. getting onto land l that? it is not really feel i real. getting onto land and seeing my friends and family and just way the they looked at me and everyone was crying. it

was really beautiful but for me it felt like i had not been gone for very long. it felt very confusing of why they are looking at me so strange. this competition — looking at me so strange. this competition you _ looking at me so strange. this competition you did, - looking at me so strange. this competition you did, more than half of the competitors actually did not finish the race. was there a moment where you thought this is so difficult, i am you thought this is so difficult, iam not you thought this is so difficult, i am not sure i will be able to do this?- be able to do this? no. for sure, be able to do this? no. for sure. no- _ be able to do this? no. for sure, no. when _ be able to do this? no. for sure, no. when we - be able to do this? no. for sure, no. when we first. be able to do this? no. for - sure, no. when we first started preparing for this race, the entire goal was to have an office spares, have enough food, enough tools to pretty much repair or bills anything that we really needed to do without stopping. if we are going to put all this money, time, energy, take people away from theirfamilies for time, energy, take people away from their families for months on end, to do this project we wanted to make sure we are very

serious about it and so we had so much supplies on board that we really hoped that would be a last—ditch you to stop. you last-ditch you to stop. you were the — last-ditch you to stop. you were the only _ last-ditch you to stop. you were the only woman - last-ditch you to stop. you were the only woman in i last—ditch you to stop. you were the only woman in this race. how significant was the fact to you? tt race. how significant was the fact to you?— fact to you? it was a little strange- _ fact to you? it was a little strange. we _ fact to you? it was a little strange. we all— fact to you? it was a little strange. we all know i fact to you? it was a little strange. we all know is i fact to you? it was a little strange. we all know is a | strange. we all know is a male—dominated sport but there are so many really amazing offshore sailors and i really think that now that women see this and see that this is what i have done, and one out of 16, thatis i have done, and one out of 16, that is a terrible percentage. we really need to get a better next time around. i hope that women in the offshore world or even not in the offshore world and mainstream media see this and mainstream media see this and go ok, well, she can do that too. t and go 0k, well, she can do that too-— and go 0k, well, she can do that too. ,, ., ,, that too. i know you documented a lot of this _ that too. i know you documented a lot of this trip _ that too. i know you documented a lot of this trip on _ that too. i know you documented a lot of this trip on your- a lot of this trip on your social media. if you go there

there is just incredible pictures and videos. tell me about the response you have been getting because i know you have about 500,000 followers on instagram now. tt have about 500,000 followers on instagram now._ instagram now. it was really shocking- — instagram now. it was really shocking- i _ instagram now. it was really shocking. i really _ instagram now. it was really shocking. i really do - instagram now. it was really shocking. i really do not i instagram now. it was really. shocking. i really do not think sailing was going to get this much mainstream media coverage. it has been really cool. so many people, men and women, we have 5054 followers right now for men and women, the response is overwhelmingly positive. usually on social media to get some negativity and it is a mixed bag and it is overwhelmingly positive. t overwhelmingly positive. i found this particular fact just crazy. found this particular factjust crazy. at some point you were in such remote waters at the nearest human being to you was likely the astronauts of above you in the international space station. what was it like to be so alone in the ocean and how

do you make sure that you keep a healthy mental state during that? it a healthy mental state during that? ., , a healthy mental state during that? . , ., , a healthy mental state during that? ., , ., that? it was really good. i had starlink. this _ that? it was really good. i had starlink. this was _ that? it was really good. i had starlink. this was the - that? it was really good. i had starlink. this was the first i starlink. this was the first time that starlink had gone around the world. their customer service was fantastic. i would definitely use them again. he never really felt like i was completely alone because they always had my team on call and if i got sad or if i needed — i facetime my mother every single morning, that is so close, and the quality of that service was better than i have in this hotel room right now. i neverfelt alone have in this hotel room right now. i never felt alone and have in this hotel room right now. i neverfelt alone and i think it is to be important that we keep going in the ceiling well, trying to open this up because the ocean is so beautiful and i would like to continue to show it to the world. ., . , continue to show it to the world. ., ., , . ,, continue to show it to the world. ., ., , , world. you have been back 'ust a a few days i world. you have been back 'ust a a few days nowi world. you have been back 'ust a a few days now after i

world. you have been back 'ust a a few days now after 130 i world. you have been backjust| a a few days now after 130 days at sea. was there anything you miss the most when you came back onto land? what was the first thing you did? the back onto land? what was the first thing you did?— first thing you did? the first thin i first thing you did? the first thing i did... _ first thing you did? the first thing | did... |_ first thing you did? the first thing i did... i hugged i first thing you did? the first thing i did... i hugged my. thing i did... i hugged my parents, i wanted a cappuccino, i wanted a croissant. a bottle of champagne. i miss the ocean, thatis of champagne. i miss the ocean, that is still the only time so far that i have really cried since i have been back on land and it was when i was asked what do you miss the most? i started remembering the smell of the ocean and help pure the oceanis of the ocean and help pure the ocean is and how clean it is and there are no cars. significantly less pollution. that is something that you cannot really buy, and the ocean and nature is so

beautiful. i will miss that every single day until i get back out there. tt every single day until i get back out there.— every single day until i get back out there. it sounds like an incredible _ back out there. it sounds like an incredible experience i back out there. it sounds like an incredible experience at i back out there. it sounds like | an incredible experience at an amazing achievement. cole brauer, the first american woman to raise solo non—stop around the world in a sailboat, congratulations and welcome back. ., ., congratulations and welcome back. . ,, , ., congratulations and welcome back. . . ., ,, back. thank you so much, thank ou for back. thank you so much, thank you for having — back. thank you so much, thank you for having me. _ back. thank you so much, thank you for having me. we - back. thank you so much, thank you for having me. we are i back. thank you so much, thank you for having me. we are just i you for having me. we are 'ust one da you for having me. we are 'ust day away i you for having me. we are 'ust one day away from i you for having me. we are 'ust one day away from the i you for having me. we are just one day away from the oscars | one day away from the oscars here in the us and preparations are in full swing in hollywood. take a look at this, the rehearsals for the famed red carpet walk. you can see the movie stars, that is a really the movie star — you have the sign around the neck. we will live up to you to who deserves the actor are best pretending to be a movie star. the razzie awards have named and shamed the years' worth movies. winnie the years' worth movies. winnie the pooh blood and honey picked up the pooh blood and honey picked up the most fake accolades. every emergency characters of the hundred acre wood as a vicious serial killers. i have that one. stay with us, more at

the top of the hour. hello there. cloudy skies will remain a dominant feature with the weather story as we continue through the weekend. so mothering sunday, a rather grey start for many of us and there will be more in the way of rain around at times. now it really is quite a messy story, but we're still under this influence of low pressure, despite itjust sinking a little bit further south towards northern spain. the isobars open up, lighter winds across central and southern england. but this trailing weather front will introduce cloud and showery bits and pieces of rain. a relatively bright start across wales and south—west england. but the rain will tend to drift its way westwards as we go through the afternoon. so sunny spells and a few scattered showers, potentially, across cornwall, devon and parts of south wales. a line of more persistent rain moving its way slowly eastwards, cloudier skies remaining behind. quite a lot of clouds to the east

of the pennines, some showery outbreaks of rain moving into northern ireland and always along that east coast. it will stay cloudy, cool, breezy and wet at times. so that could have an impact once again on the feel of the weather — 6—8 degrees here. but further west where we may well see the best of the brightness, 11—12 celsius. now, as we move out of sunday into monday, that low pressure is going to drift its way over into central europe. the trailing weather front still producing quite a lot of cloud and a few bits and pieces of showery rain across parts of london and towards kent first thing on monday morning. so monday, again, a grey start. we've got this easterly feed continuing to push in cloud and maybe some outbreaks of light drizzle along exposed east coasts. so sheltered western areas potentially seeing the best of any brighter weather. and that's where we'll see the best of the warmth. 10—11 degrees, always cooler on those exposed coasts where the cloud and the drizzle may remain all day.

now, as we move through the middle part of the week, there is another weather front. but on the whole, a quieter story until we get to the end of the week where we could see weather fronts starting to push in from the west, but the wind direction will change to more of a southwesterly and we will tend to see it turning a little milder. so it is going to stay pretty messy throughout the week, a greater chance of seeing more persistent rain by the end of the working week, butjust that little bit milder.

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