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00:00:13Live from Washington. This is
00:00:16BBC News. President Trump lashes lashes out at the US central bank
00:00:20bank after it raises interest rates rates for the first time in three
00:00:24three years, citing inflation. Saudi
00:00:26Saudi Arabia intercepts a Houthi Houthi drone near the holiest city
00:00:29city in Islam, branding it a disgraceful
00:00:33disgraceful act and the European European Union proposes Canada become
00:00:35become the first associate member
00:00:37member as the trade war between Ottawa
00:00:40Ottawa and Washington escalates.
00:00:50escalates. I'm Helena Humphrey good good to have you with us. We begin
00:00:53begin here in the US where the Federal Federal Reserve, the US central bank,
00:00:57bank, has raised interest rates for for the first time in more than three
00:01:00three years in an effort to curb curb stubbornly rising prices. Well,
00:01:04Well, The Fed raised its benchmark
00:01:06benchmark rate by a quarter of a a percentage point and indicated
00:01:09indicated it could do so again before before the end of the year. Federal
00:01:12Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh Warsh says the American economy is
00:01:16is broadly in good shape, but inflation
00:01:18inflation has been too high for too too long. Well, President Trump responded
00:01:22responded to the decision on his his way to campaign for Republicans
00:01:26Republicans in North Carolina. The
00:01:28The interest rates are too high. high. They're not appropriate. And
00:01:31And I told I talked to Kevin and and I said, you might as well vote
00:01:35vote with the board because it's it's not going to matter. The board
00:01:38board is very hostile. They're very very political. They're doing the
00:01:41the wrong thing. There are a bunch bunch of politicians or people put
00:01:44put on by politicians, and it's a
00:01:47a shame because it's too high an an interest rate. Despite that, the
00:01:50the country barrels through everything everything because we're doing so so well. But the interest rates are
00:01:54are too high. We should be paying paying the lowest interest rate anywhere
00:01:58anywhere in the world because we
00:01:59we have the strongest credit. Our
00:02:02Our business correspondent Samira Samira Hussain has more. By raising
00:02:05raising interest rates a quarter quarter of a percentage point in
00:02:08in saying that inflation is the big big reason why the Federal Reserve
00:02:12Reserve did what it was expected expected to do. Now, The Fed also
00:02:15also said that, look, the US economy
00:02:17economy is growing at a pretty healthy
00:02:21healthy rate, despite geo developments. developments. Presumably referring
00:02:24referring to the war with Iran, which
00:02:27which has really driven up inflation. inflation. In a press conference,
00:02:31conference, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Warsh admitted look, this rate hike
00:02:35hike won't reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Hormuz. A quarter point rate hike
00:02:38hike does not reopen the Strait of of Hormuz. And so I wonder how you
00:02:41you think the smaller rate hikes
00:02:43hikes will be effective when it can't can't necessarily address the energy
00:02:47energy supply side of inflationary inflationary pressures. We cannot
00:02:50cannot affect any individual price, price, whether it be oil prices,
00:02:54prices, whether it be foodstuffs foodstuffs at the grocery store.
00:02:56store. But what we can do and will
00:02:58will do is ensure that any change
00:03:01change in relative prices don't broaden broaden out. So how will all of this
00:03:04this make a difference? Well, the the Federal Reserve really made it
00:03:07it clear that this is all about the
00:03:10the American consumer and specifically specifically those that are less
00:03:13less well off, that they really want
00:03:16want to try and get the cost of living living under control. And this is
00:03:19is one way that they can do that.
00:03:23that. Now President Trump says if
00:03:25if Canada joins the European Union, Union, he'll consider cutting off
00:03:29off trade with Europe altogether altogether or imposing heavy tariffs.
00:03:32tariffs. He added that he wouldn't wouldn't do that if he thought it
00:03:35it was done with good intention. intention. It comes on the same day
00:03:38day that the President of the European European Commission announced proposals
00:03:40proposals for Canada to be made an an associate member of the EU. Ursula
00:03:44Ursula von der Leyen told the European European Parliament that the union
00:03:47union must build new coalitions as
00:03:49as the international rules-based
00:03:51rules-based system fractures. We
00:03:53We want to bring the relationship
00:03:55relationship with Canada to the highest
00:03:58highest level possible. And dear
00:04:00dear Mark, I said, we must urgently
00:04:04urgently reimagine our partnerships. partnerships. So I would like to
00:04:07to work with you on opening the door
00:04:11door for Canada to being the first
00:04:14first associate member of the European
00:04:17European Union. Those comments by
00:04:23by the EU commissioner come as the the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark
00:04:26Mark Carney, says that Ottawa is is seeking a unique alliance with
00:04:30with the EU as Canada's relationship relationship with the US continues
00:04:34continues to deteriorate, with trade trade talks falling through and both
00:04:37both countries imposing sanctions sanctions on one another. Our Europe
00:04:41Europe editor Katya Adler, explained explained why the EU commissioner
00:04:43commissioner made the decision. It's It's actually a very bold move of
00:04:47of Ursula von der Leyen, the European European Commission president, because
00:04:50because traditionally the EU is seen seen as really rigid. It's got all
00:04:53all of these rules and all these these regulations when it comes to
00:04:57to trade relations. But Brussels Brussels is really under pressure
00:05:01pressure in this volatile world that
00:05:02that we live in. Europe feels squished
00:05:05squished between the superpowers. superpowers. US on the one side and and China on the other. And Canada
00:05:09Canada is seen as a like-minded nation.
00:05:13nation. And And so Ursula von der Leyen has offered this associate membership
00:05:16membership to Canada. What does that that mean? Because there's already
00:05:19already a very ambitious trade partnership partnership between the two sides.
00:05:22sides. Well, we're looking at possibly possibly co-operating on digital
00:05:26digital and tech on energy, raw materials. materials. That's all something that
00:05:29that Canada can offer. The European European Union. But it's also been
00:05:32been on a kind of a buy European European spree of late when it comes
00:05:35comes to defence, like buying attack attack submarines from the Germans,
00:05:39Germans, for example. And while... And while Ursula von der Leyen
00:05:42was speaking in front of the European European Parliament today, who was
00:05:45was in the audience? Mark Carney, Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada,
00:05:48Canada, he has spoken of his desire
00:05:50desire for a unique new relationship
00:05:53relationship with the European Union.
00:05:55Union. This loving, according to
00:05:57to well, Ursula von der Leyen is is not against anyone else. It's
00:06:00It's about being more powerful together. together. But behind the scenes you've
00:06:04you've got Europe, you've got European European officials and officials
00:06:07officials from Canada saying, look, look, the unintended matchmaker here
00:06:10here is definitely Donald Trump.
00:06:12Trump. The Europeans are really bruised
00:06:15bruised by the White House. For decades, decades, Europe has looked to the
00:06:17the United States to have its back
00:06:20back in terms of security and also also to have sometimes competition,
00:06:23competition, but basically friendly friendly relations when it comes
00:06:25comes to trade. No longer. As for for Canada, it's in the middle of
00:06:29of an escalating trade tiff with with Washington. And we've heard
00:06:32heard Donald Trump say over and again again his ambition is to swallow
00:06:36swallow up Canada and make it America's
00:06:39America's 51st state. Mark Carney Carney earlier this year said, look,
00:06:43look, middle powers, as he calls calls it, they have to stick together
00:06:46together and defend some kind of
00:06:50of global multilateral order. And And this you could see as an attempt attempt at it. But, you know, the
00:06:54the devil is always in the detail detail when it comes to the European
00:06:57European Union. You can have all all of these ambitions, but there
00:07:01there is no legal framework as it it stands for an association agreement
00:07:04agreement with the European Union. Union. There's a summit between Canada
00:07:07Canada and the EU at the end of October. October. We'll see what working groups
00:07:11groups can come up with. But we've we've heard from the commission.
00:07:14commission. What about European member member states? I said that there
00:07:17there already is a big trade deal deal in place between Canada and
00:07:20and the EU. It was signed almost almost ten years ago, but you have
00:07:24have ten EU member states, including including big powers France, Poland
00:07:28Poland and Italy that haven't even
00:07:31even ratified that yet. And those those three countries have got big
00:07:34big elections coming up, and they're they're going to be worried about
00:07:37about hugging Canada too tightly. tightly. They may be wary of the
00:07:40the US at the moment, but they're they're also scared that Donald Trump
00:07:44Trump could be angry if they're too too close to Canada or could even
00:07:47even try to impose more tariffs. tariffs. And that's why although although the European Commission
00:07:51Commission has spoken out loudly,
00:07:53loudly, the member states are watching, watching, applauding silently, and
00:07:56and we have to see what actually actually comes of this associate
00:07:59associate membership. Well, Shuvaloy
00:08:02Shuvaloy Majumdar is a Conservative Conservative MP for Calgary Heritage
00:08:05Heritage and shadow minister for for Canada-U.S. Relations. I asked
00:08:08asked him whether the invite for for Canada to become an associate
00:08:11associate member of the EU came as
00:08:13as a surprise. It did. We first heard
00:08:17heard reports about this from the the Wall Street Journal a couple couple of days ago during the Prime
00:08:21Prime Minister's Investment Summit Summit in Canada in Toronto. Then Then we watched the Prime Minister's
00:08:25Minister's office walk back the announcement announcement saying that it was not not going to be an associate membership
00:08:29membership in the EU. And then we we saw the EU leadership describe
00:08:31describe it as an associate membership. membership. So you'll forgive us. us. We have many questions of what
00:08:35what would be involved with respect respect to Canada's relationship
00:08:39relationship across the transatlantic. transatlantic. Obviously we have have a proud relationship with Nato.
00:08:43Nato. We have a proud relationship relationship with trade in the city city arrangement which ten European
00:08:47European countries have yet to ratify. ratify. So the need and the purpose
00:08:51purpose of scope of this is obviously obviously concerning to Canadians
00:08:54Canadians when it comes to the presence
00:08:56presence of the European Union with
00:08:58with our sovereignty, our immigration,
00:09:00immigration, our access to markets markets and our regulatory environment. environment. There's many questions
00:09:04questions that the Prime Minister Minister should bring before the
00:09:07the Canadian Parliament. Many concerns
00:09:10concerns that you have just brought brought up there many questions about about what this could look like.
00:09:14like. Do you think there could be be any benefits to this? Listen,
00:09:17Listen, it is a time in which Canada Canada should be self-confident with with Washington, with Europe and
00:09:21and with the world. Indeed, trade trade diversification is something
00:09:24something that Canada has to take take very seriously. Not only does
00:09:26does it require the right arrangements arrangements around the world, whether whether to Europe or to Asia, it
00:09:30it requires our own domestic capability capability to have a very competitive
00:09:34competitive regulatory environment, environment, a tax environment that's that's attractive to investment,
00:09:38investment, a regulatory environment environment that gets to yes, on
00:09:40on massive projects with respect respect to our commodities, our manufacturing
00:09:43manufacturing and advanced manufacturing manufacturing potential. When it it comes to AI, critical minerals
00:09:47minerals and all the technologies technologies of the future, those those are all domestic decisions
00:09:50decisions that Canada has to make make today, particularly in the context
00:09:53context of the urgency of the trade trade dispute we have with the United United States, why we would need
00:09:57need a deeper relationship with the the European Union beyond what we
00:10:01we enjoy with CETA and with our military military partnerships, is something
00:10:04something that is a mystery to. I I think, many Canadians and certainly certainly the official opposition.
00:10:07opposition. We look forward to hearing hearing more from the Prime Minister
00:10:09Minister in our Parliament, in our our House of Commons, where in a
00:10:13a wartime setting he has a responsibility responsibility to be held accountable. accountable. There are questions
00:10:17questions right now as to where the the US., Canada relationship goes
00:10:21goes from here. When you look at at trade, for example, when you look
00:10:25look at comments perhaps from President
00:10:27President Trump when it comes to
00:10:30to Nato, do you think the US is still
00:10:32still a reliable partner for Canada?
00:10:35Canada? Well, look, as you well know,
00:10:37know, our geography defines our national national and economic security. The
00:10:40The continent of North America has has many issues to concern itself
00:10:44itself with respect to the Arctic, Arctic, the Pacific stability, our
00:10:47our transatlantic relationships and and our partnerships, Canada has
00:10:50has to make sovereign decisions on
00:10:52on assuring that it's a reality that that our our country has when it
00:10:56it comes to dealing with our immediate immediate borders and the protection
00:10:59protection of our people when it it comes to the prosperity and the the partnerships we have. Obviously,
00:11:03Obviously, Europe and Nato have been been longstanding partners for Canada
00:11:06Canada in the transatlantic Alliance. Alliance. We are indeed experiencing
00:11:08experiencing a disruption internationally internationally in all of the arrangements
00:11:12arrangements around the world. There's There's an American response that
00:11:15that started with President Trump Trump continued by Biden and now
00:11:17now through Trump's second administration, administration, it's held through
00:11:21through by by by bipartisan support support in the United States Congress. Congress. And it's largely a response
00:11:25response to the disruption that has has been caused by China to our supply
00:11:28supply chains, our energy, our investment,
00:11:32investment, and our capability to to do commerce and trade with one
00:11:34one another, our supply chain. So
00:11:36So when we're as our country reflects reflects on how we deal with these
00:11:40these types of issues moving forward, forward, it is absolutely critical
00:11:43critical that we think about our our own national interests and to to ensure that the sovereignty of
00:11:47of Canada is never to become the
00:11:49the 51st state to the United States States or the 24th member of the
00:11:53the European Union. Our sovereignty sovereignty matters to the country country and to the people of this
00:11:56this country very dearly. I mean, mean, it is early days in all of
00:12:00of this, but I'm curious as to whether whether you've heard from any of
00:12:03of your constituents how Canadians Canadians feel about this idea more
00:12:06more broadly. It is certainly something something that is gripping our national
00:12:10national debate, how we work with with our partners is a key issue.
00:12:14issue. Europe has great potential potential and great possibility for
00:12:17for Canada. You know, the centre centre of gravity for global growth growth for the next half century
00:12:21century will be the Indo Pacific Pacific region, of which Canada is
00:12:23is a proud Pacific nation. We have
00:12:26have massive decisions that are being being asked by our constituents at
00:12:29at the doors about how do we create create a stable environment for our
00:12:33our workers and our people, how do do we ensure the sovereignty of our our country, whether it's economic
00:12:36economic or security, is not compromised compromised with any partnership?
00:12:39partnership? And how do we more importantly importantly unlock the extraordinary
00:12:42extraordinary potential of trillions trillions of dollars of commodity commodity strength, the things that
00:12:46that would supercharge our economy economy and make us a powerhouse, powerhouse, an economic powerhouse
00:12:49powerhouse for the next half century, century, all of the things that Canada
00:12:52Canada has to offer the world, from from agriculture to energy to technology
00:12:56technology to value addition in our our industry, are things that our
00:12:59our allied world needs. And we have have to make as we hear from our
00:13:02our people in every single day, the the big decisions to transform our
00:13:05our country and deliver that potential potential to the world. Well, turning
00:13:09turning now to the Middle East, where where Saudi Arabia says that they
00:13:12they have intercepted a Houthi drone drone near Mecca, the holiest city
00:13:15city in Islam. A Saudi spokesperson spokesperson called it a disgraceful
00:13:19disgraceful act. The Iran backed backed Houthis have denied targeting
00:13:22targeting Mecca. The Houthis have, have, however, claimed to have shot
00:13:25shot down a Saudi fighter jet over over Yemen. It comes after the rebel
00:13:29rebel group seized control of large large swathes of Yemen's Red coast
00:13:33coast from the Saudi backed pro-government pro-government forces. Our security
00:13:37security correspondent, Frank Gardner
00:13:38Gardner has more. Down in the desert,
00:13:45desert, Yemen's Houthi rebels displaying displaying a Saudi Air Force F-15
00:13:48F-15 fighter jet they brought down down with a missile. They may not
00:13:51not look. The most professional of
00:13:54of armies, but their actions reach
00:13:56reach far beyond their borders. The
00:13:59The Houthis in this shaded area here here can now threaten almost any
00:14:03any shipping passing Yemen's Red Red Sea coast. Now remember that
00:14:06that on the other side of the Arabian Arabian Peninsula, the Strait of
00:14:10of Hormuz is largely blocked due
00:14:12due to the US-Iran war. To get around
00:14:14around this, Saudi Arabia has been been pumping around 6 million barrels
00:14:18barrels of oil a day through this this east west pipeline to their
00:14:22their export terminal at Yanbu on
00:14:24on the Red Sea. From there, Saudi
00:14:26Saudi tankers have been taking the
00:14:28the oil south, heading for the Asian
00:14:31Asian markets via the Bab al-Mandab al-Mandab Strait. But the Houthis
00:14:33Houthis are at war with the Saudis,
00:14:36Saudis, and they vowed to target
00:14:38target all Saudi shipping. The Saudi
00:14:40Saudi Houthi conflict has recently
00:14:43recently escalated dramatically, dramatically, and that helps Iran.
00:14:46Iran. Iran now can go to the Trump Trump administration and actually
00:14:50actually negotiate on better terms. terms. Now they don't just control
00:14:52control the Strait of Hormuz, but but actually very two important choke
00:14:56choke points and control over almost
00:15:00almost 35% of the global oil
00:15:05economy. The Houthis seen here firing firing on Yemeni government forces
00:15:07forces are tough tribal fighters fighters from the highlands. But
00:15:10But they've also been armed and trained trained by Iran. That's allowed them
00:15:14them to strike targets in Saudi Arabia
00:15:16Arabia like airports, oil depots
00:15:19depots and pipelines. All this is
00:15:22is a counterbalance to the US Navy's
00:15:24Navy's blockade of Iran's Gulf ports,
00:15:26ports, a blockade that Iran and its
00:15:29its murals say America cannot win.
00:15:32win. Frank Gardner, BBC News. Well,
00:15:36Well, elsewhere in the Middle East, East, new photos reveal the damage
00:15:38damage that Iranian missile and drone drone attacks have done across US
00:15:42US military positions in the region.
00:15:44region. The images sent from active
00:15:46active service members to our US
00:15:48US news content partner CBS shows
00:15:51shows damaged and destroyed buildings, buildings, vehicles and aircraft.
00:15:53aircraft. One deployed service member member told CBS News the extent of
00:15:57of the damage is not being communicated communicated to the public well here
00:16:00here in Washington there is opposition
00:16:03opposition to a $2.8 billion US arms arms sale to Israel. The Trump administration's
00:16:07administration's partner in its war war with Iran. Congressman Gregory
00:16:10Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on on the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
00:16:13Committee, says that he will not
00:16:14not vote to authorise the sale of
00:16:18of £2,000 bombs to Israel. It comes comes a day after the Defence Department
00:16:21Department inspector general reported reported that the US military is
00:16:24is facing a shortfall in munitions
00:16:27munitions from the Iran war and our our State Department correspondent correspondent Tom Bateman has more
00:16:31more details on the damage to US
00:16:34US positions in the Middle East. East. These are pictures from anonymous
00:16:36anonymous US service members showing showing how bad Iranian attacks have
00:16:40have been on some American bases bases in the Gulf. This one shows
00:16:43shows a US surveillance plane smashed smashed up in Saudi Arabia. One whistleblower
00:16:47whistleblower called this major damage damage that hasn't been communicated communicated to the American public.
00:16:51public. And the pictures show just just how unprotected the bases appear
00:16:55appear to be from Iranian missiles missiles and drones. One service service member said, we're standing
00:16:59standing there with our eyes closed, closed, getting punched in the face.
00:17:02face. The Trump administration said said its air defences are incredible
00:17:05incredible and have shot down most most attacks, but said in March. March. Every once. In a while you
00:17:09you might have one. Unfortunately Unfortunately we call it a squirter
00:17:11squirter that makes its way through. But the service member said said these aren't Squirters saying
00:17:15saying we're not defending these these bases, we're just watching
00:17:18watching them get destroyed. Now
00:17:21Now to Gaza, where 21 people were
00:17:22were killed in an apartment building
00:17:25building collapse overnight. Several Several Palestinian families were
00:17:28were seeking refuge inside the building, building, despite it being severely
00:17:31severely damaged by an Israeli air air strike last year. They say they
00:17:34they could find no other shelter shelter after being displaced by
00:17:38by prior attacks. Officials say rescue rescue efforts have ended after local
00:17:41local search teams found 45 injured.
00:17:44injured. Survivors and others thought thought missing now accounted for.
00:17:47for. Well, the United Nations has has warned that hundreds of other
00:17:50other war damaged buildings in Gaza
00:17:52Gaza are at imminent risk of collapse,
00:17:55collapse, and the BBC, like other other international media organisations,
00:17:58organisations, can't report from
00:18:00from inside Gaza. From Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Our international correspondent
00:18:03correspondent Yogita Limaye sent
00:18:04sent us this report. The flimsy.
00:18:08flimsy. Shelter of a war ravaged
00:18:10ravaged building one of hundreds
00:18:12hundreds in Gaza suddenly gave way
00:18:14way last night, killing families
00:18:17families sleeping inside. Is anyone
00:18:18anyone there? Rescuers shouted using
00:18:22using hammers, drills and their bare
00:18:24bare hands to pull people out. Heavy
00:18:28Heavy machines are in short supply. supply. There are restrictions on
00:18:31on what can be brought into Gaza.
00:18:34Gaza. Don't be scared my child. Rescuers
00:18:37Rescuers comforted six-year-old Aboud, Aboud, who was trapped next to the
00:18:40the bodies of some of his family.
00:18:42family. It took hours to lift him
00:18:44him out. A bit earlier, his sister
00:18:47sister Farial, who suffered a head
00:18:50head injury, was rescued carried carried here by her father after
00:18:53after being bandaged in hospital.
00:18:54hospital. She spoke to the BBC when
00:18:58when the building collapsed. I was
00:19:00was trapped under a wall. My grandparents grandparents died and we still can't
00:19:04can't find my mother. Farial said
00:19:07said later she found out her mother
00:19:09mother had also died. Most of the
00:19:12the victims are women and children.
00:19:14children. A rescuer carried out the the body of a little girl and cried.
00:19:19cried. She had the right to live live in a humane way, Mansour Backrooms
00:19:22Backrooms tent was right next to
00:19:24to the collapsed building. They didn't didn't have anywhere else to live.
00:19:28live. People are living in the streets
00:19:31streets and there is no space. There's There's no decent shelter for most
00:19:35most of Gaza's people. The destruction
00:19:37destruction caused by Israeli bombing bombing is staggering. And nearly
00:19:40nearly a year since the ceasefire
00:19:42ceasefire rebuilding has not begun.
00:19:45begun. Today that's taken the lives
00:19:47lives of at least 20. They said that
00:19:50that reconstruction material will will enter Gaza and there will be
00:19:53be rebuilding. But unfortunately, unfortunately, my uncle and his whole
00:19:56whole family were killed without without getting a safe place to live.
00:20:00live. These are families who fled fled from one place to another to
00:20:03to survive. But safety remains out
00:20:06out of reach. Yogita Limaye, BBC
00:20:09BBC News in Jerusalem. Well still
00:20:13still to come, US lawmakers hold hold an emergency bipartisan briefing
00:20:17briefing about artificial intelligence intelligence as concerns grow about
00:20:20about the technology. We'll have have more on that after the
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00:21:27The Travel Show on BBC iPlayer. You're
00:21:36You're live with BBC News Now. Senator Senator Bernie Sanders brought in
00:21:40in top AI researchers to meet with with a bipartisan group of lawmakers
00:21:44lawmakers at emergency briefing on on Capitol Hill. It's part of Senator
00:21:47Senator Sanders effort to rein in
00:21:50in development of artificial intelligence intelligence as concerns grow about
00:21:53about how quickly the new technology
00:21:56technology is being developed. President President Trump has dismissed AI
00:21:59AI risks as a hoax. A new safety safety legislation on AI is unlikely
00:22:03unlikely to emerge from Congress Congress any time soon, with a lack
00:22:06lack of consensus within both parties
00:22:09parties on how regulation would happen. happen. Well, Carl Nasman has more.
00:22:13more. This was really the first Capitol Capitol Hill briefing that we've
00:22:16we've seen on artificial intelligence intelligence since some of those
00:22:18those dire warnings about the technology. technology. And this was a gathering
00:22:21gathering of Democrats and Republicans, Republicans, mostly Democrats, we we should say, who were there to
00:22:25to listen to three computer science science experts walk them through
00:22:29through some of these recent incidents incidents and why they think they
00:22:32they could pose a risk not only to to the country, but maybe to humanity
00:22:35humanity itself. As those lawmakers lawmakers came out of that room,
00:22:38room, it was very clear from what what they had to say that they took took those risks seriously and that
00:22:42that they do think that Congress Congress should play a role in terms
00:22:46terms of regulating artificial intelligence. intelligence. Senator Bernie Sanders
00:22:49Sanders organised this meeting. He He really has some of the strongest
00:22:52strongest proposals for how to regulate regulate artificial intelligence,
00:22:55intelligence, including a complete complete ban on super intelligence.
00:22:58intelligence. That's any AI deemed deemed to be smarter than humans.
00:23:01humans. He spoke to reporters after
00:23:04after that meeting. Here's what he he had to say. I think it is basically
00:23:07basically insane, and I think most most Americans would agree with me
00:23:11me that we allow the development
00:23:13development of a dangerous technology technology that could escape human
00:23:17human control. I mean, that's kind kind of a no-brainer. So it does does feel like there is pressure
00:23:21pressure on lawmakers right now to to take some sort of action around
00:23:24around the risks of artificial intelligence, intelligence, but there isn't a lot
00:23:27lot of agreement about what that that action should be. We know that
00:23:30that President Trump has called these
00:23:33these threats, these warnings a scam scam or a hoax. He doesn't believe believe that these are real. The
00:23:36The top Republican in the House, House, Mike Johnson, wants the AI
00:23:40AI companies to regulate themselves. themselves. There is a bipartisan
00:23:43bipartisan bill right now Democrat Democrat and Republican sponsoring
00:23:47sponsoring legislation in the House. House. But we are not likely to see
00:23:50see any votes any time soon. That's That's because the House is on their
00:23:53their way out of Washington, and and those lawmakers won't be returning
00:23:57returning until after the mid-term mid-term elections. So we are likely
00:24:00likely to see this issue of artificial artificial intelligence continue
00:24:03continue to be one of those really really hot button campaign topics
00:24:06topics all the way until those November
00:24:08November elections. Now Spencer, Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess
00:24:12Princess of Wales, has claimed that that King Charles said will forget
00:24:15forget her soon enough days after after her death. In an extract from
00:24:19from his upcoming memoir. Buckingham Buckingham Palace has released an
00:24:22an unusually pointed response to to the allegations. It comes after
00:24:26after copies of the unreleased memoir memoir were stolen in the Netherlands Netherlands ahead of the book's release.
00:24:30release. Our senior royal correspondent correspondent Daniela Relph spoke
00:24:32spoke to my colleague Sophie Raworth
00:24:34Raworth about this development. Sophie, Sophie, this is another chapter of
00:24:38of royal drama unfolding this evening. evening. Next week, Earl Spencer
00:24:42Spencer releases his new book about about his sister called Swan Song.
00:24:45Song. It's being serialised in the the Daily Mail over the coming days,
00:24:48days, and we've had the first extract extract from that book tonight. Now
00:24:51Now in it, Earl Spencer recounts recounts what he says was a row with
00:24:54with the King when he was Prince
00:24:56Prince of Wales in 1997 after the
00:24:59the death of Princess Diana. He says says that he told the King that he
00:25:02he didn't approve of the decision decision to have Princes William
00:25:05William and Harry walking behind behind their mother's coffin at her
00:25:08her funeral. He writes that the King King responded showing his contempt
00:25:12contempt for Diana, saying rest assured
00:25:14assured we'll forget her soon enough. enough. Now Buckingham Palace has
00:25:18has pushed back on this with real real bite. This evening it is unusual
00:25:22unusual for them to respond so forcefully. forcefully. In a statement, a Palace
00:25:26Palace spokesperson said while we we do not comment on books as a matter
00:25:30matter of principle, His Majesty Majesty is mindful that the pain
00:25:32pain of fraternal grief can cloud
00:25:35cloud reason, affect judgement and
00:25:37and colour memory in ways others
00:25:39others do not recognise. Even many many years after such a loss. It
00:25:43It is carefully worded and robust. robust. Sophie and the fact that
00:25:47that the Palace released that kind kind of statement tonight is a sign
00:25:50sign of just how angry they are about
00:25:51about Earl Spencer's claims. Our
00:25:55Our senior royal correspondent there, there, Daniela Relph reporting on
00:25:58on that story. Well, it's good night night from all of us here in Washington,
00:26:01Washington, DC I'll leave you in in the hands of Singapore. I'll see see you soon.
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00:30:06into the world of artificial intelligence.
00:30:22Welcome to AI Decoded. I'm Marc Cieslak, the BBC's AI correspondent.
00:30:26correspondent. This week we're looking looking at a technology that's been been making headlines for all the
00:30:30the wrong reasons AI powered smart smart glasses. The tech has had a
00:30:33a few false starts, but Essilorluxottica, Essilorluxottica, the eyewear giant
00:30:36giant that partners with Meta on
00:30:38on its AI enabled shades and specs, specs, says it sold 7 million pairs
00:30:42pairs last year. However, critics critics have labelled them pervert
00:30:45pervert glasses. Some venues are are banning them outright while lawsuits
00:30:48lawsuits have been filed over privacy. privacy. There's another side to
00:30:51to the story, though, for blind and and visually impaired users, these
00:30:54these devices can read menus, identify identify surroundings and some say
00:30:57say are easier to use than