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U.S. election night special coverage: 1st polls close in bitter and divisive Harris-Trump race
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-election-voting-day-how-to-see-results-1.7373406?cmp=rss 1.7370514 <p>One of the most divisive races for the White House in recent memory is coming to an end Tuesday as Americans head to the polls, tasked with choosing between two candidates who have each framed the election as a fight for the nation’s character, democracy and security.</p><p>Unlike Canadians, Americans vote directly for who they want to see as president — though it is the electoral college who ultimately elects the winner. Their choices this year are Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, Republican nominee Donald Trump or a third-party candidate.</p><p>The first polls closed in parts of Kentucky at 6 p.m. ET, with polls set to fully close in that state and five others by 7 p.m. ET. The remainder of poll closing times vary by state, but the last one finishes up in Alaska at 8 p.m. local time (1 a.m. ET).</p><p>More than <a href=”http://apnews.com/projects/election-results-2024/2024-early-voting-tracker/”>80 million</a> Americans voted early.</p><p>Harris, 60, said she had intended to vote early to show voters the different options available. Her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, did the same, casting his ballot last week in his home state. President Joe Biden also voted early in his home state of Delaware.</p><p>Trump, 78, <a href=”https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/10/23/donald-trump-ill-be-voting-early/”><u>had previously said</u></a> he would vote before election day but instead cast his ballot in Florida on Tuesday. </p><p>Voting has largely gone smoothly, but the FBI said hoax bomb threats on Tuesday, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, <a href=”https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hoax-bomb-threats-us-election-1.7374600″ target=”_blank”>were directed at polling locations</a> in three U.S. battleground states: Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin.</p><p>The bureau said the threats were not credible but at least two polling sites in Georgia were briefly evacuated.</p><div><em><strong>WATCH | When can we expect results on election night?:</strong></em><span><span class=”mediaEmbed”><div class=”player-placeholder-ui-container ” data-cy=”player-placeholder-ui-container”><div class=”player-placeholder-video-ui” title=”When will we know the U.S. election winner?” role=”button” tabindex=”0″><div class=”player-placeholder-ui “><div class=”video-item video-card-overlay ” title=”When will we know the U.S. election winner?”><div class=”thumbnail-wrapper”><div class=”thumbnail-container”><img src=”https://i.cbc.ca/ais/297fd991-a0e7-40dd-978c-f8a8260e90c6,1730819674639/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C714%2C401%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29″ srcset alt class=”thumbnail” loading=”lazy”></div></div><div class=”video-card-overlay-container” readability=”6″><div class=”video-info-container” readability=”7″><p class=”video-item-title”>When will we know the U.S. election winner?</p><div class=”video-time-container”><span class=”formattedDate video-time-stamp”>8 hours ago</span><div class=”videoTimeLabel “><p><span><span class=”a11y”>Duration </span>1:41</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class=”media-caption”>It takes 270 electoral college votes to win the U.S. presidency, and it looks like we’re headed for a tight race Tuesday night. Seven swing states will likely determine the winner between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Correction: A previous version of this video showed the incorrect state map for Nevada.</span></span></span></div><h2>How the candidates are spending the night</h2><p>Harris is planning to spend election night at a party at her alma mater, Howard University, a historically Black school in Washington, D.C.</p><p>”The first office I ever ran for was freshman class representative at Howard University,” Harris recalled in an interview on Tuesday with the <em>Big Tigger Morning Show</em> on V-103 in Atlanta. “And to go back tonight to Howard University, my beloved alma mater, and be able to hopefully recognize this day for what it is — really it’s full circle for me.”</p><div><figure class=”imageMedia image full”><div class=”placeholder”><img loading=”lazy” alt=”Dozens of people stand in a line up outside. Trees are in the background.” srcset=”https://i.cbc.ca/1.7373509.1730759847!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_300/election-2024-north-carolina.jpg 300w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7373509.1730759847!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_460/election-2024-north-carolina.jpg 460w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7373509.1730759847!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_620/election-2024-north-carolina.jpg 620w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7373509.1730759847!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/election-2024-north-carolina.jpg 780w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7373509.1730759847!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/election-2024-north-carolina.jpg 1180w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 300px,(max-width: 460px) 460px,(max-width: 620px) 620px,(max-width: 780px) 780px,(max-width: 1180px) 1180px” src=”https://i.cbc.ca/1.7373509.1730759847!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/election-2024-north-carolina.jpg” data-cy=”image-img”></div><figcaption class=”image-caption”>People stand in line during the last day of early voting on Saturday, in Charlotte, N.C.<!– –> <!– –>(Mike Stewart/The Associated Press)</figcaption></figure></div><p>Trump said he will watch the election results with “a very special group of people” at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., and a few thousand people at a nearby convention centre.</p><p>Speaking to reporters after voting in Palm Beach, Trump said he had no plans to tell his supporters to refrain from violence should he lose.</p><p>”I don’t have to tell them” because they “are not violent people,” he said.</p><div><em><strong>WATCH | Trump speaks to reporters after casting vote:</strong></em><span><span class=”mediaEmbed”><div class=”player-placeholder-ui-container ” data-cy=”player-placeholder-ui-container”><div class=”player-placeholder-video-ui” title=”Trump says his supporters ‘are not violent people'” role=”button” tabindex=”0″><div class=”player-placeholder-ui “><div class=”video-item video-card-overlay ” title=”Trump says his supporters ‘are not violent people'”><div class=”thumbnail-wrapper”><div class=”thumbnail-container”><img src=”https://i.cbc.ca/ais/5233d81d-70eb-4ae6-bee1-7d3a76607859,1730839690699/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5999%2C3374%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29″ srcset alt class=”thumbnail” loading=”lazy”></div></div><div class=”video-card-overlay-container” readability=”6″><div class=”video-info-container” readability=”7″><p class=”video-item-title”>Trump says his supporters ‘are not violent people'</p><div class=”video-time-container”><span class=”formattedDate video-time-stamp”>3 hours ago</span><div class=”videoTimeLabel “><p><span><span class=”a11y”>Duration </span>1:01</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class=”media-caption”>In response to a reporter’s question, Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said he doesn’t think he needs to tell his supporters to refrain from violence if he loses the election. ‘I certainly don’t want any violence, but I certainly don’t have to tell [them]’ because they ‘are not violent people,’ he said at a Palm Beach, Fla., polling centre, where he cast his vote.</span></span></span></div><p>Trump also planned to visit a nearby campaign office to thank those working on his behalf.</p><p>As usual, each candidate <a href=”https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/electoral-college-explainer-1.5768507″ target=”_blank”>needs 270 electoral votes to win the White House</a>.</p><p>In the past, the results have been obvious within a matter of hours on election night. If the presidential race is extremely close and mail-in ballots become a deciding factor, there will be no clear winner on Tuesday night.</p><div><em><strong>WATCH | Why the next U.S. president will be decided by just 7 states:</strong></em><span><span class=”mediaEmbed”><div class=”player-placeholder-ui-container ” data-cy=”player-placeholder-ui-container”><div class=”player-placeholder-video-ui” title=”Why 0.008% of the U.S. population might determine the election | About That” role=”button” tabindex=”0″><div class=”player-placeholder-ui “><div class=”video-item video-card-overlay ” title=”Why 0.008% of the U.S. population might determine the election | About That”><div class=”thumbnail-wrapper”><div class=”thumbnail-container”><img src=”https://i.cbc.ca/ais/92fef340-6770-4f0e-9896-d00eac36186d,1726079570204/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1919%2C1079%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29″ srcset alt class=”thumbnail” loading=”lazy”></div></div><div class=”video-card-overlay-container” readability=”6″><div class=”video-info-container” readability=”7″><p class=”video-item-title”>Why 0.008% of the U.S. population might determine the election | About That</p><div class=”video-time-container”><span class=”formattedDate video-time-stamp”>2 months ago</span><div class=”videoTimeLabel “><div class=”durationLabel”><span><span class=”a11y”>Duration </span>9:39</span><svg class=”captions” aria-label=”Close captions available” height=”10″ width=”11.25″ viewBox=”0 0 11.25 10″><path d=”m 10,0 c 0.6875,0 1.25,0.5625 1.25,1.25 v 7.5 C 11.25,9.4375 10.6875,10 10,10 H 1.25 C 0.55625,10 0,9.4375 0,8.75 V 1.25 C 0,0.5625 0.55625,0 1.25,0 Z M 5,4.375 V 3.75 C 5,3.40625 4.71875,3.125 4.375,3.125 H 2.5 c -0.34375,0 -0.625,0.28125 -0.625,0.625 v 2.5 c 0,0.34375 0.28125,0.625 0.625,0.625 H 4.375 C 4.71875,6.875 5,6.59375 5,6.25 V 5.625 H 4.0625 v 0.3125 h -1.25 v -1.875 h 1.25 V 4.375 Z m 4.375,0 V 3.75 C 9.375,3.40625 9.09375,3.125 8.75,3.125 H 6.875 C 6.53125,3.125 6.25,3.40625 6.25,3.75 v 2.5 c 0,0.34375 0.28125,0.625 0.625,0.625 H 8.75 c 0.34375,0 0.625,-0.28125 0.625,-0.625 V 5.625 H 8.4375 v 0.3125 h -1.25 v -1.875 h 1.25 V 4.375 Z” /></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class=”media-caption”>Voters in seven swing states will determine the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in November. Andrew Chang breaks down each of the states in play for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and their pathways to 270 electoral college votes.</span></span></span></div><p>The next U.S. president <a href=”https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/buckle-up-canada-second-trump-presidency-1.7373137″ target=”_blank”>will be consequential for Canada, too</a>: The countries are top allies, side by side on the world stage and one another’s largest customers with billions of dollars annually in trade.</p><p>At his own event on the eve of the election on Monday, Walz said voters’ choice will have implications far beyond the next presidential term.</p><p>”The thing is upon us now, folks,” Walz said at a rally in La Crosse, Wis. “I know there is a lot of anxiety, but the decisions that are made over the next 24 to 36 hours when those polls close will shape not just the next four years — they will shape the coming generations.”</p><div><em><strong>WATCH | How the U.S. electoral college works:</strong></em><span><span class=”mediaEmbed”><div class=”player-placeholder-ui-container ” data-cy=”player-placeholder-ui-container”><div class=”player-placeholder-video-ui” title=”Want to understand the U.S. electoral college? It’s just like tennis | About That” role=”button” tabindex=”0″><div class=”player-placeholder-ui “><div class=”video-item video-card-overlay ” title=”Want to understand the U.S. electoral college? It’s just like tennis | About That”><div class=”thumbnail-wrapper”><div class=”thumbnail-container”><img src=”https://i.cbc.ca/ais/e8049bfa-b9ce-4ef5-bfe3-05691500aca3,1729104468729/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1919%2C1079%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29″ srcset alt class=”thumbnail” loading=”lazy”></div></div><div class=”video-card-overlay-container” readability=”6″><div class=”video-info-container” readability=”7″><p class=”video-item-title”>Want to understand the U.S. electoral college? It’s just like tennis | About That</p><div class=”video-time-container”><span class=”formattedDate video-time-stamp”>20 days ago</span><div class=”videoTimeLabel “><p><span><span class=”a11y”>Duration </span>6:14</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class=”media-caption”>The U.S. presidential election in November is the only election in the country that doesn’t use the popular vote to determine a winner; instead it uses the slightly confusing — and often controversial — electoral college. Andrew Chang explains how the numbers add up and why winning an election can be just like winning a tennis match.</span></span></span></div>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:11:21 +0000Rhianna Schmunk en text/html https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-election-voting-day-how-to-see-results-1.7373406?cmp=rss News
Phoney bomb threats in 3 U.S. battleground states appear to stem from Russian email domains: FBI
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hoax-bomb-threats-us-election-1.7374600?cmp=rss 1.7374600 <p>Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed at polling locations in three U.S. battleground states — Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin — as election day voting was underway, the FBI said on Tuesday.</p><p>”None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far,” the FBI <a href=”https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-bomb-threats-to-polling-locations”>said in a statement</a>, adding that election integrity was among the bureau’s highest priorities.</p><p>At least two polling sites targeted by the fake bomb threats in Georgia were briefly evacuated on Tuesday.</p><p>Those two locations in Fulton County both reopened after about 30 minutes, officials said, and the county is seeking a court order to extend the location’s voting hours past the statewide deadline of 7 p.m. local time.</p><p>Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, blamed Russian interference for the election day bomb hoaxes.</p><p>”They’re up to mischief, it seems. They don’t want us to have a smooth, fair and accurate election, and if they can get us to fight among ourselves, they can count that as a victory,” Raffensperger told reporters.</p><p>The Russian embassy in Washington called insinuations about Russian interference “malicious slander.”</p><p>”We would like to emphasize that Russia has not interfered and does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, including the United States,” the embassy said. ”As [Russian] President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stressed, we respect the will of the American people.”</p><h2>State officials confirm hoax threats</h2><p>Ann Jacobs, head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, said fake bomb threats were sent to two polling locations in the state capital of Madison, but they did not disrupt voting. Jacobs did not know if the threats were linked to Russia.</p><p>A spokesperson for Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s Democratic state secretary, told Reuters there had been reports of bomb threats at several polling locations, but none were credible.</p><p>Benson’s office had been notified that the threats may be tied to Russia, the spokesperson said.</p><p>An FBI official said Georgia alone received more than two dozen, most of which occurred in Fulton County, which encompasses much of Atlanta, a Democratic stronghold.</p><div><figure class=”imageMedia image full”><div class=”placeholder”><img loading=”lazy” alt=”People cast ballots on Election Day at a community centre in College Park, Ga.” srcset=”https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374623.1730845377!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_300/people-cast-ballots-on-election-day-at-georgia-community-centre.JPG 300w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374623.1730845377!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_460/people-cast-ballots-on-election-day-at-georgia-community-centre.JPG 460w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374623.1730845377!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_620/people-cast-ballots-on-election-day-at-georgia-community-centre.JPG 620w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374623.1730845377!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_780/people-cast-ballots-on-election-day-at-georgia-community-centre.JPG 780w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374623.1730845377!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_1180/people-cast-ballots-on-election-day-at-georgia-community-centre.JPG 1180w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 300px,(max-width: 460px) 460px,(max-width: 620px) 620px,(max-width: 780px) 780px,(max-width: 1180px) 1180px” src=”https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374623.1730845377!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_780/people-cast-ballots-on-election-day-at-georgia-community-centre.JPG” data-cy=”image-img”></div><figcaption class=”image-caption”>Voters cast ballots on Tuesday at a community centre in College Park, Ga.<!– –> <!– –>(Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)</figcaption></figure></div><p>A senior official in Raffensperger’s office, speaking on the condition of anonymity to speak freely, said the Georgia bomb hoaxes were sent from email addresses that had been used by Russians trying to interfere in previous U.S. elections.</p><p>The threats were sent to U.S. media and the two polling locations, the official said, adding, “It’s a likelihood it’s Russia.”</p><p>Adrian Fontes, a Democrat and Arizona’s state secretary, the chief election official in the swing state, said four fake bomb threats had been delivered to polling sites in the state’s Navajo County.</p><p>U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, and Republican candidate Donald Trump, a former U.S. president, are locked in a tight race for the White House. Opinion polls suggest the contest is too close to call.</p><p>The phoney bomb threats mark the latest in a string of examples of alleged interference by the Russians in the 2024 election.</p><p>On Nov. 1, U.S. <a href=”https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-voting-myths-2024-presidential-election-1.7371448”>intelligence officials warned</a> that Russian actors manufactured a video that falsely depicted Haitians illegally casting ballots in Georgia. Intelligence officials also found that the Russians created a separate phoney video that falsely accused someone associated with the Harris presidential ticket of taking a bribe from an entertainer.</p><p>U.S. intelligence officials have also accused Russia of interfering in previous presidential elections, especially the 2016 race that Trump won against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.</p>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 22:26:13 +0000en text/html https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hoax-bomb-threats-us-election-1.7374600?cmp=rss News/World
Israel’s Netanyahu dismisses defence minister, citing ‘crisis of trust’ amid multiple wars
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/netanyahu-gallant-1.7374256?cmp=rss 1.7374256 <p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defence minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region.</p><p>Netanyahu and Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza. But Netanyahu had avoided firing his rival. The prime minister cited “significant gaps” and a “crisis of trust” between the men in his Tuesday evening announcement.</p><p>”In the midst of a war, more than ever, full trust is required between the prime minister and defence minister,” Netanyahu said. “Unfortunately, although in the first months of the campaign there was such trust and there was very fruitful work, during the last months this trust cracked between me and the defence minister.”</p><p>In the early days of the war, Israel’s leadership presented a unified front as it responded to the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 attack.</p><p>But as the war dragged on and spread to Lebanon, key policy differences have emerged. While Netanyahu has called for continued military pressure on Hamas, Gallant has taken a more pragmatic approach, saying that military force has created the necessary conditions for a diplomatic deal that could bring home hostages held by the militant group.</p><p>In a statement, Gallant said, “The security of the state of Israel always was, and will always remain, my life’s mission.”</p><p>Gallant, a former general, has gained public respect with his gruff, no-nonsense personality. Throughout the war, he has worn a simple black buttoned shirt in a sign of sorrow over the Oct. 7 attack, and has developed a strong relationship with his U.S. counterpart, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.</p><div><figure class=”imageMedia image full”><div class=”placeholder”><img loading=”lazy” alt=”Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023. ” srcset=”https://i.cbc.ca/1.7299070.1724111694!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_300/israel-palestinians-ministers.JPG 300w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7299070.1724111694!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_460/israel-palestinians-ministers.JPG 460w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7299070.1724111694!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_620/israel-palestinians-ministers.JPG 620w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7299070.1724111694!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_780/israel-palestinians-ministers.JPG 780w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7299070.1724111694!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_1180/israel-palestinians-ministers.JPG 1180w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 300px,(max-width: 460px) 460px,(max-width: 620px) 620px,(max-width: 780px) 780px,(max-width: 1180px) 1180px” src=”https://i.cbc.ca/1.7299070.1724111694!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_780/israel-palestinians-ministers.JPG” data-cy=”image-img”></div><figcaption class=”image-caption”>Netanyahu and Gallant during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, in October 2023.<!– –> <!– –>(Abir Sultan/Reuters)</figcaption></figure></div><h2>Previous attempt sparked protest</h2><p>Netanyahu’s previous attempt to fire Gallant in March 2023 sparked widespread street protests against the prime minister. He also flirted with the idea of dismissing Gallant over the summer, but held off, until Tuesday’s announcement.</p><p>Gallant will be replaced by Foreign Minister Israel Katz, a Netanyahu loyalist and veteran cabinet minister who was a junior officer in the military. Gideon Saar, a former Netanyahu rival who recently rejoined the government, will take the foreign affairs post.</p><div><em><strong>WATCH | Israel cuts ties with relief organization:</strong></em> <span><span class=”mediaEmbed”><div class=”player-placeholder-ui-container ” data-cy=”player-placeholder-ui-container”><div class=”player-placeholder-video-ui” title=”Israel tells UN it is ending agreement with Palestinian relief agency” role=”button” tabindex=”0″><div class=”player-placeholder-ui “><div class=”video-item video-card-overlay ” title=”Israel tells UN it is ending agreement with Palestinian relief agency”><div class=”thumbnail-wrapper”><div class=”thumbnail-container”><img src=”https://i.cbc.ca/ais/cc76241e-c38e-4b2e-a718-63892b265c4c,1730737435167/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1279%2C719%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29″ srcset alt class=”thumbnail” loading=”lazy”></div></div><div class=”video-card-overlay-container” readability=”6″><div class=”video-info-container” readability=”7″><p class=”video-item-title”>Israel tells UN it is ending agreement with Palestinian relief agency</p><div class=”video-time-container”><span class=”formattedDate video-time-stamp”>1 day ago</span><div class=”videoTimeLabel “><div class=”durationLabel”><span><span class=”a11y”>Duration </span>4:37</span><svg class=”captions” aria-label=”Close captions available” height=”10″ width=”11.25″ viewBox=”0 0 11.25 10″><path d=”m 10,0 c 0.6875,0 1.25,0.5625 1.25,1.25 v 7.5 C 11.25,9.4375 10.6875,10 10,10 H 1.25 C 0.55625,10 0,9.4375 0,8.75 V 1.25 C 0,0.5625 0.55625,0 1.25,0 Z M 5,4.375 V 3.75 C 5,3.40625 4.71875,3.125 4.375,3.125 H 2.5 c -0.34375,0 -0.625,0.28125 -0.625,0.625 v 2.5 c 0,0.34375 0.28125,0.625 0.625,0.625 H 4.375 C 4.71875,6.875 5,6.59375 5,6.25 V 5.625 H 4.0625 v 0.3125 h -1.25 v -1.875 h 1.25 V 4.375 Z m 4.375,0 V 3.75 C 9.375,3.40625 9.09375,3.125 8.75,3.125 H 6.875 C 6.53125,3.125 6.25,3.40625 6.25,3.75 v 2.5 c 0,0.34375 0.28125,0.625 0.625,0.625 H 8.75 c 0.34375,0 0.625,-0.28125 0.625,-0.625 V 5.625 H 8.4375 v 0.3125 h -1.25 v -1.875 h 1.25 V 4.375 Z” /></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class=”media-caption”>Israel has officially notified the UN that it’s cancelling the agreement that had regulated its relations with the main UN relief organization for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, since 1967.</span></span></span></div><p>Netanyahu has a long history of neutralizing his rivals. In his statement, he claimed he had made “many attempts” to bridge the gaps with Gallant.</p><p>”But they kept getting wider,” he said. ”</p><p>They also came to the knowledge of the public in an unacceptable way, and worse than that, they came to the knowledge of the enemy — our enemies enjoyed it and derived a lot of benefit from it.”</p>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:00:23 +0000en text/html https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/netanyahu-gallant-1.7374256?cmp=rss News/World
Cuba readies for arrival of Rafael, expected to reach island as hurricane
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tropical-storm-rafael-hurricane-cuba-1.7374454?cmp=rss 1.7374454 <p>Tropical storm Rafael chugged past western Jamaica on Tuesday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it headed toward Cuba.</p><p>The storm was located 170 kilometres east of Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands on Tuesday after passing by Jamaica, where little damage was reported. It had maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h and was moving northwest at 24 km/h, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.</p><p>The centre said it expected “steady to rapid intensification” over the next 24 hours. The storm was expected to pass over or by the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night and make landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday.</p><p>”Rafael is expected to become a hurricane as it passes near the Cayman Islands with further strengthening before it makes landfall in Cuba,” the centre said.</p><p>The U.S. State Department issued an advisory for Cuba on Tuesday afternoon, offering departure flights to non-essential staff and American citizens, and advising others to “reconsider travel to Cuba” because of the storm.</p><p>Meanwhile, on Tuesday morning, Cuba’s civil defence authorities called on social media for Cubans to prepare as soon as possible because when the storm makes landfall, “it’s important to stay where you are.”</p><p>The day before, authorities said they had issued an evacuation order for 37,000 people for eastern Cuba, in the province of Guantanamo, due to bad weather.</p><hr><p>A hurricane warning was in effect for the Cayman Islands and the Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, Matanzas and the Isle of Youth.</p><p>A tropical storm warning was in effect for the Cuban provinces of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus and Ciego de Avila, as well as the lower and middle Florida Keys from Key West to west of the Channel 5 Bridge, and Dry Tortugas.</p><p>The warning was lifted in Jamaica after the storm passed by the western coast. A tropical storm watch was in effect for the Cuban provinces of Camaguey and Las Tunas.</p><p>”The storm is currently situated in an atmospheric and oceanic environment that is quite conducive for strengthening,” the hurricane centre said.</p><h2>Schools, government offices close in Cayman Islands</h2><p>In the Cayman Islands, officials closed schools and government offices as they urged residents to prepare. Long lines were reported at grocery stores as the storm approached.</p><p>Cayman Islands Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly told Radio Cayman that schools would remain closed on Wednesday.</p><p>The British territory was setting up its own preparations and bracing for damage to infrastructure, power lines and water systems, <a href=”https://www.gov.ky/news/press-release-details/final-preparations-for-sister-islands-urged-ahead-of-ts-rafael”>the government said in a statement</a>.</p><div><figure class=”imageMedia image full”><div class=”placeholder”><img loading=”lazy” alt=”Man walking past the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica, during heavy rains brought on by tropical storm Rafael.” srcset=”https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374474.1730838456!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_300/man-walking-past-u-s-embassy-in-kingston-amid-heavy-rain.jpg 300w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374474.1730838456!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_460/man-walking-past-u-s-embassy-in-kingston-amid-heavy-rain.jpg 460w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374474.1730838456!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_620/man-walking-past-u-s-embassy-in-kingston-amid-heavy-rain.jpg 620w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374474.1730838456!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/man-walking-past-u-s-embassy-in-kingston-amid-heavy-rain.jpg 780w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374474.1730838456!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/man-walking-past-u-s-embassy-in-kingston-amid-heavy-rain.jpg 1180w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 300px,(max-width: 460px) 460px,(max-width: 620px) 620px,(max-width: 780px) 780px,(max-width: 1180px) 1180px” src=”https://i.cbc.ca/1.7374474.1730838456!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/man-walking-past-u-s-embassy-in-kingston-amid-heavy-rain.jpg” data-cy=”image-img”></div><figcaption class=”image-caption”>A man walks past the the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday during rains brought on by Rafael in Kingston, Jamaica.<!– –> <!– –>(Collin Reid/The Associated Press)</figcaption></figure></div><p>The storm is bad news for Cuba, which is still struggling to recover from Hurricane Oscar, which battered the island last month after making landfall in the eastern part of the country, killing at least six people. The storm also coincided with <a href=”https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-power-grid-1.7356496″>a large-scale blackout</a> on the island.</p><p>Forecasters warned that Rafael would unleash heavy rains across the western Caribbean that could lead to flooding and mudslides, with totals of seven to 15 centimetres and up to 25 centimetres expected locally in Jamaica and parts of Cuba.</p>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 21:01:13 +0000en text/html https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tropical-storm-rafael-hurricane-cuba-1.7374454?cmp=rss News/World
In northern Gaza, ‘hell is boiling’ for civilians who remain, Palestinian says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/northern-gaza-israel-bombardment-1.7373862?cmp=rss 1.7373862 <p>Mohammad Atteya has been separated from his family in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya for two weeks since being evacuated to hospital with a head wound.</p><p>Now, he is torn by regret for leaving them in the epicentre of a massive Israeli military assault.</p><p>”They speak to me about their nights of horror, they tell me how every night they pray for their safety and they bid one another farewell. Hell is boiling there, I feel it inside my chest. I wish I hadn’t left,” he said.</p><p>While he waits in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, only a few kilometres from home but unable to return, 23 members of his extended family are sheltering in one house with barely enough to eat.</p><p>”They are eating what is left of some canned food, no fresh vegetables or fruit, no meat or chicken and no clean water,” he said.</p><p>In the month since Israel launched a renewed campaign in the border town of Beit Lahiya, one of the first targets of last year’s ground assault, strikes have killed hundreds of Palestinians.</p><div><em><strong>WATCH | Some 93 people killed in residential building strike: </strong></em><span><span class=”mediaEmbed”><div class=”player-placeholder-ui-container ” data-cy=”player-placeholder-ui-container”><div class=”player-placeholder-video-ui” title=”‘Everyone is gone’: Witness describes devastation in northern Gaza after deadly Israeli strike” role=”button” tabindex=”0″><div class=”player-placeholder-ui “><div class=”video-item video-card-overlay ” title=”‘Everyone is gone’: Witness describes devastation in northern Gaza after deadly Israeli strike”><div class=”thumbnail-wrapper”><div class=”thumbnail-container”><img src=”https://i.cbc.ca/ais/04e05def-d0d7-43e7-b6f9-e3eec5e3ea18,1730233648059/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%282%2C0%2C1507%2C847%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29″ srcset alt class=”thumbnail” loading=”lazy”></div></div><div class=”video-card-overlay-container” readability=”6″><div class=”video-info-container” readability=”7″><p class=”video-item-title”>’Everyone is gone’: Witness describes devastation in northern Gaza after deadly Israeli strike</p><div class=”video-time-container”><span class=”formattedDate video-time-stamp”>7 days ago</span><div class=”videoTimeLabel “><p><span><span class=”a11y”>Duration </span>1:20</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class=”media-caption”>People in northern Gaza were calling for more help on Tuesday after a deadly Israeli airstrike on a building in Beit Lahiya, which witnesses said was sheltering displaced people, including women and children. (Warning: This video contains images showing covered bodies and an injured person.)</span></span></span></div><p>A hit on a residential building on Oct. 29 killed <a href=”https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-strikes-hezbollah-leader-1.7366399″>at least 93 people</a>, health officials said. Israel’s military said it was targeting a spotter on the roof.</p><p>Thousands of Palestinians have been evacuated from Beit Lahiya and the nearby towns of Beit Hanoun and Jabalia, as the Israeli military roots out bands of Hamas fighters still operating from among the rubble.</p><p>The area has been cut off from Gaza City to the south, communication has been patchy, supplies of food are dwindling and the price of whatever is available has reached exorbitant levels.</p><p>It is unclear how many civilians remain in northern Gaza. The Palestinian Civil Emergency Service estimated 100,000 people remain in Jabalia, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun, about half the number of people there at the start of the new Israeli campaign on Oct. 5.</p><p>The repeated bombardments have destroyed shelters and those remaining are huddled together in whatever structures still stand. “That is why every Israeli hit on a house leads to dozens of casualties,” said Atteya.</p><p>The Israeli military has disputed some of the casualty figures reported by Palestinian officials. Top United Nations officials say the situation in northern Gaza is “apocalyptic,” with the entire population at imminent risk of death.</p><h2>IDF says north incursion expected to last ‘few’ more weeks</h2><p>More than a year into the war in Gaza, the Israeli military believes Hamas — who led the attacks on communities in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages — has been depleted but not extinguished.</p><p>”We expect this campaign to last an additional few weeks at least. There is a lot of work to do there in order to dismantle Hamas’s capabilities in this region,” an Israeli military official said last week.</p><p>The army says it has killed or captured hundreds of Hamas fighters during the northern Gaza operation, and at least 17 Israeli soldiers have been killed in gun battles and ambushes in the wrecked streets or bombed-out buildings.</p><div><figure class=”imageMedia image full”><div class=”placeholder”><img loading=”lazy” alt=”A group of people stand near rubble” srcset=”https://i.cbc.ca/1.7369645.1730408095!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_300/hundreds-of-palestinians-in-jabaliya-line-up-to-evacuate-the-north.jpg 300w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7369645.1730408095!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_460/hundreds-of-palestinians-in-jabaliya-line-up-to-evacuate-the-north.jpg 460w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7369645.1730408095!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_620/hundreds-of-palestinians-in-jabaliya-line-up-to-evacuate-the-north.jpg 620w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7369645.1730408095!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/hundreds-of-palestinians-in-jabaliya-line-up-to-evacuate-the-north.jpg 780w, https://i.cbc.ca/1.7369645.1730408095!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/hundreds-of-palestinians-in-jabaliya-line-up-to-evacuate-the-north.jpg 1180w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 300px,(max-width: 460px) 460px,(max-width: 620px) 620px,(max-width: 780px) 780px,(max-width: 1180px) 1180px” src=”https://i.cbc.ca/1.7369645.1730408095!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/hundreds-of-palestinians-in-jabaliya-line-up-to-evacuate-the-north.jpg” data-cy=”image-img”></div><figcaption class=”image-caption”>This photo, posted to X by IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee, was taken on Oct. 21, when the latest evacuation order was given to residents of northern Gaza. As fighting picks up again in that part of the Gaza Strip, hundreds were asked to leave but they say they have no place to go. <!– –> <!– –>(@avichayadraee)</figcaption></figure></div><p>On Tuesday, Hamas’s armed wing said fighters in Jabalia had killed five Israeli soldiers at point-blank range a day earlier, in one of several such announcements the group has made in past weeks. The Israeli military did not immediately comment.</p><p>Access for reporters is restricted and communications are erratic, making independent verification of what is happening on the ground difficult.</p><p>Israel accuses Hamas fighters of hiding among civilians. In a night-time raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of the health facilities struggling to operate in the north, an Israeli military official said around 100 Hamas fighters were captured, some posing as medical staff, along with weapons and ammunition.</p><h2>Evacuation is ‘worst feeling ever,’ says Palestinian</h2><p>Hamas rejected the accusations. Eid Sabbah, the hospital’s director of nursing, described a terrifying raid in a voice note to Reuters. “The terrorizing of civilians, the injured and children began as they [the Israeli army] started opening fire on the hospital,” he said.</p><p>In advance of attacks, the Israeli military sends out evacuation orders to civilians in leaflet drops and targeted telephone calls.</p><p>”Evacuation is the worst feeling ever,” Atteya said. “You are told to run for your life, you try to ask the voice [Israeli caller], how much time do I have, he says ‘run.’ What can you take with you when you go running?”</p><div><em><strong>WATCH | WHO director general says conditions worsening in north Gaza: </strong></em><span><span class=”mediaEmbed”><div class=”player-placeholder-ui-container ” data-cy=”player-placeholder-ui-container”><div class=”player-placeholder-video-ui” title=”Worsening conditions in northern Gaza likely to affect polio vaccination efforts: WHO” role=”button” tabindex=”0″><div class=”player-placeholder-ui “><div class=”video-item video-card-overlay ” title=”Worsening conditions in northern Gaza likely to affect polio vaccination efforts: WHO”><div class=”thumbnail-wrapper”><div class=”thumbnail-container”><img src=”https://i.cbc.ca/ais/284b9f69-5da6-47fe-bb5b-36890e0748e8,1730482691497/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1919%2C1079%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29″ srcset alt class=”thumbnail” loading=”lazy”></div></div><div class=”video-card-overlay-container” readability=”6″><div class=”video-info-container” readability=”7″><p class=”video-item-title”>Worsening conditions in northern Gaza likely to affect polio vaccination efforts: WHO</p><div class=”video-time-container”><span class=”formattedDate video-time-stamp”>4 days ago</span><div class=”videoTimeLabel “><p><span><span class=”a11y”>Duration </span>0:55</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class=”media-caption”>WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday achieving an initial target of vaccinating roughly 119,000 children in Gaza against polio is “unlikely,” after it was announced the same day that the third phase of the vaccination campaign will pick back up Saturday. The second phase of the rollout was derailed by Israeli bombardments and the complications of mass displacement.</span></span></span></div><p>A public servant, Atteya had dreams for his children, aged between two and 15, in Hamas-run Gaza before the war, which health officials in Gaza say has killed more than 43,300 Palestinians.</p><p>”I don’t say the Hamas government was ideal. They couldn’t improve economic conditions,” he said. “We had a life, a good one, not good enough, but we didn’t have the [Israeli] occupation’s killing machine tearing us up every day.”</p><p>The future is hard for Atteya to envisage. Many Palestinians believe the Israeli campaign is aimed at preparing the way for a return of Israeli settlers to postwar Gaza.</p><p>”They are making buffer zones, that’s why they are demolishing and bombing residential districts, and some of their fanatics want to return settlers in Gaza. This is how bad the situation is,” he said.</p><p>The Israeli military denies such plans and says the evacuation orders are meant to keep civilians out of harm’s way.</p><div><em><strong>WATCH | How outcome of U.S. election could impact Gaza, Lebanon: </strong></em><span><span class=”mediaEmbed”><div class=”player-placeholder-ui-container ” data-cy=”player-placeholder-ui-container”><div class=”player-placeholder-video-ui” title=”How the U.S. election could impact the Middle East crisis” role=”button” tabindex=”0″><div class=”player-placeholder-ui “><div class=”video-item video-card-overlay ” title=”How the U.S. election could impact the Middle East crisis”><div class=”thumbnail-wrapper”><div class=”thumbnail-container”><img src=”https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6fa0256b-86bb-491c-a187-f95038cec72d,1730663366377/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C2047%2C1151%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29″ srcset alt class=”thumbnail” loading=”lazy”></div></div><div class=”video-card-overlay-container” readability=”6″><div class=”video-info-container” readability=”7″><p class=”video-item-title”>How the U.S. election could impact the Middle East crisis</p><div class=”video-time-container”><span class=”formattedDate video-time-stamp”>2 days ago</span><div class=”videoTimeLabel “><div class=”durationLabel”><span><span class=”a11y”>Duration </span>3:51</span><svg class=”captions” aria-label=”Close captions available” height=”10″ width=”11.25″ viewBox=”0 0 11.25 10″><path d=”m 10,0 c 0.6875,0 1.25,0.5625 1.25,1.25 v 7.5 C 11.25,9.4375 10.6875,10 10,10 H 1.25 C 0.55625,10 0,9.4375 0,8.75 V 1.25 C 0,0.5625 0.55625,0 1.25,0 Z M 5,4.375 V 3.75 C 5,3.40625 4.71875,3.125 4.375,3.125 H 2.5 c -0.34375,0 -0.625,0.28125 -0.625,0.625 v 2.5 c 0,0.34375 0.28125,0.625 0.625,0.625 H 4.375 C 4.71875,6.875 5,6.59375 5,6.25 V 5.625 H 4.0625 v 0.3125 h -1.25 v -1.875 h 1.25 V 4.375 Z m 4.375,0 V 3.75 C 9.375,3.40625 9.09375,3.125 8.75,3.125 H 6.875 C 6.53125,3.125 6.25,3.40625 6.25,3.75 v 2.5 c 0,0.34375 0.28125,0.625 0.625,0.625 H 8.75 c 0.34375,0 0.625,-0.28125 0.625,-0.625 V 5.625 H 8.4375 v 0.3125 h -1.25 v -1.875 h 1.25 V 4.375 Z” /></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class=”media-caption”>According to recent polls, 66 per cent of Israelis would prefer to see Donald Trump win the U.S. election, while only 17 per cent want Kamala Harris to win. The relationship between U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been tense, strained over the latter’s handling of the war in Gaza and the conflict with Hezbollah.</span></span></span></div>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:01:53 +0000en text/html https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/northern-gaza-israel-bombardment-1.7373862?cmp=rss News/World
The first witness in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified on Tuesday that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Trump’s 2016 presidential bid.
Pecker, 72, testified in a New York court that the Enquirer paid two people who were peddling stories of Trump’s sexual misbehaviour but never published them — a practice known as “catch and kill.”
“When someone’s running for public office like this, it is very common for these women to call up a magazine like the National Enquirer to try to sell their stories,” Pecker testified.
Pecker said the decision to bury the stories followed a 2015 meeting at which he told Trump that the Enquirer would publish favourable stories about the billionaire candidate and keep an eye out for people selling stories that might hurt him. He said he told an editor to keep the arrangement secret.
Pecker said the Enquirer paid former Playboy model Karen McDougal for her story of a sexual relationship with Trump in 2006 and 2007. He said he bought the story after Trump refused to do so himself.
“He said that anytime you do anything like this it always gets out,” Pecker said.
WATCH l Highlights from opening statements in historic trial of former president Trump:
Trump’s hush-money trial underway in New York City
7 months ago
Duration 3:03
Former U.S. president Donald Trump’s hush-money trial began in earnest on Monday with opening statements and the first witness. Trump is accused of allegedly falsifying business records to cover up paying porn star Stormy Daniels to bury her story about their sexual encounter, which he denies.
The Enquirer’s parent company, American Media, said in 2018 it paid $150,000 for the story. Trump has denied having an affair with McDougal.
The tabloid also paid $30,000 for a story peddled by former Trump Tower doorman Dino Sajudin, who claimed Trump fathered a child with a maid who worked for him. The story turned out not to be true, Pecker said.
Both payments far exceeded the amounts the paper typically paid for stories, he said. “I made the decision to buy the story because of the potential embarrassment it would have to the campaign and Mr. Trump,” Pecker said.
He is expected to testify further when the trial resumes on Thursday.
Prosecutors say Pecker’s actions helped Trump deceive voters in the 2016 election by burying stories of alleged extramarital affairs at a time when he already faced multiple accusations of sexual misbehaviour.
They have charged Trump with criminally falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to buy the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels, who says they had a sexual encounter 10 years earlier.
Trump, left, watches as David Pecker answers questions on the witness stand, far right, from assistant district attorney Joshua Steingless, on Tuesday. (Elizabeth Williams/The Associated Press)
Trump has pleaded not guilty and denies having an encounter with Daniels. His lawyers argue that Trump did not commit any crimes and only acted to protect his reputation.
The case may be the only one of Trump’s four criminal prosecutions to go to trial before the Republican’s Nov. 5 election rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden.
A guilty verdict would not bar Trump from taking office but could hurt his candidacy.
‘Losing all credibility’
Pecker’s testimony came after a hearing to consider prosecutors’ request to fine Trump $10,000 for violating a gag order prohibiting him from criticizing witnesses, court officials and their relatives.
Justice Juan Merchan said he would not immediately rule on that request, but he appeared unmoved by Trump defence lawyer Todd Blanche’s arguments that Trump was responding to political attacks, not intimidating witnesses.
“You’ve presented nothing,” Merchan said. “I’ve asked you eight or nine times, show me the exact post he was responding to. You’ve not even been able to do that once.”
Why Trump prosecution is focusing on campaign finance violation, election interference
7 months ago
Duration 1:09
Former federal prosecutor Joseph Moreno explains why hush money payments weren’t illegal, but the way they were concealed may have been.
“I have to tell you right now, you’re losing all credibility with the court,” the judge added.
After the session, Trump repeated his claim that the gag order violated his constitutional free speech rights.
“This is a kangaroo court and the judge should recuse himself!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
New York prosecutor Christopher Conroy said Trump has run afoul of the order, pointing to an April 10 Truth Social post that called Daniels and Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen “sleazebags.” Both are expected to testify in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
‘He does it anyway’
Conroy said other posts led to media coverage that prompted a juror last week to withdraw over privacy concerns.
“He knows what he’s not allowed to do and he does it anyway,” Conroy said of Trump. “His disobedience of the order is willful. It’s intentional.”
The $10,000 fine sought by Conroy would be a relatively small penalty for Trump, who has posted $266.6 million in bonds as he appeals civil judgments in two other cases.
Conroy said he was not at this point asking Merchan to send Trump to jail for up to 30 days, as New York law allows.
“The defendant seems to be angling for that,” Conroy said.
Blanche said Trump’s posts were responses to political attacks by Cohen and not related to his former lawyer’s expected testimony.
“He’s allowed to respond to political attacks,” Blanche said.
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