right now, but weaponry to ukraine right now, but other nato countries, european allies for example, are actually supplying a higher proportion when it comes to the percentage of their gdp as well. i think that will exert some pressure on the united states as well, and essentially what zelinski has been saying from the beginning. remember he had asked for a no—fly zone from nato allies to establish that, nato allies decided that zele ns ky�*s zelensky�*s call was always defend our skies. zelensky�*s call was always defend ourskies. "i'm zelensky�*s call was always defend our skies. "i'm asking you to arm our skies. "i'm asking you to arm our soldiers so that your soldiers don't have to be armed in this fight." that's it simply —— essentially what we're seeing. president biden goes past that red line in terms of that weaponry. we

did see president zelensky meeting with defence secretary lloyd austin. he was setting out the lines with the summit they held in germany where there was that sign off of those abrams being issued. making that case saying this is what they need on the battlefield. kevin mccarthy had called on president zelensky to do that. "show us how you plan on being victorious." to which he had probably said, show me how we're going to win their superiority, because there is no way you would have a counteroffensive. the americans wouldn't find one without control of the skies. interesting that he was at the pentagon today. probably meeting the new chair of the staff. he will play

such an important role in this as chair of the contact group. coming back to the point that kevin mccarthy made today in the house that he wants to see accountability. it was interesting that before he actually came to washington, president zelensky laid off six of his deputy defence ministers. two weeks ago, he laid off the man we all recognise as leading the war effort, the defence minister. he's clearly making moves in that direction. there inflated contracts that are of concern within ukraine, but he's clearly making a culture ukraine to spend money in the right way. ukraine to spend money in the right wa . ., _, ., way. one thing we have come to know about president _ way. one thing we have come to know about president zelensky _ way. one thing we have come to know about president zelensky is _ way. one thing we have come to know about president zelensky is he - way. one thing we have come to know about president zelensky is he is - way. one thing we have come to know about president zelensky is he is an i about president zelensky is he is an incredible deliberate committing... i'm just going to interrupt you because they are here. we see the

president and the first lady come out. no sign of president zelensky yet. maybe they've not met yet. i perhaps miss informed you that they are meeting, but that doesn't seem to be the case. maybe this is the moment where make the official statement. flags have dipped in honour of the ukrainian president. this is i think his third visit to the white house. i might be corrected later, but i think it's his third visit. as helena said, it comes at a very different moment from the last time they met, particularly with the family and the balance. he's going to get a much more sympathetic ear here as the white house. he's probably keen to

hear what president biden can do to get around the current situation, because while politics are playing out, he needs this these weapons and aid much more urgently than can be supplied. let'sjust listen in and see if we can hear anything on the drive. not much that we can hear. the ukrainian first lady is with the president today, who's talking in his interviews with the american networks, just how much he misses his family. they live apart for security reasons, but on those seldom occasions that they get home to hug his children, that is the most special time. that's what a lot of families in ukraine are missing in the moment. some of them at the

front, away from their families and making an appeal to the hearts and minds of the american people at a time when public support is starting to ebb away. 55% of people do not think congress should spend more of taxpayer money on the war in ukraine. there they go into the white house, and i would think in some minutes, we're going to get the spray, as we normally do. the two leaders sitting down to give their first comments. we'll give helena a break and come back to her in a sort time, but while we wait for the two leaders, let's get some sport. here's marc edwards. thanks, christian. busy, and a full night kicking off. liverpool are starting their adventure in their

second tier of continental football with a win. they had to come from behind before finally beating australia. ajax cruising with two quick fire goals. mobile brighton have become theirfirst campaign. the goals. mobile brighton have become their first campaign. the seagulls flying high in the premier league. they are behind aek athens. before joao pedro drew from the penalty spot. more from those in all of the matches across the european action on the bbc sport website. england's women have reached an agreement with the folks football association. talks have been going since the end of last year, but were pause in

july. speaking i had a friday's match, many bright revealed the dispute —— minnie bright. i5 match, many bright revealed the dispute -- minnie bright. is bigger than the bonus. _ dispute -- minnie bright. is bigger than the bonus. it's _ dispute -- minnie bright. is bigger than the bonus. it's about - dispute -- minnie bright. is bigger than the bonus. it's about being i than the bonus. it's about being world leaders on and off the pitch, and the women's game is evolving very quickly. in order we're at the top of our game, the conversation is a positive and as players, we feel positive moving forward. fine a positive and as players, we feel positive moving forward. one match in the rugby — positive moving forward. one match in the rugby world _ positive moving forward. one match in the rugby world cup, _ positive moving forward. one match in the rugby world cup, and - positive moving forward. one match in the rugby world cup, and its - positive moving forward. one match in the rugby world cup, and its hostj in the rugby world cup, and its host france taking on group a minnows. fabienne has made five changes since last week. despite all of those operations, everything going to plan. france very much at a point a minute territory. bonus point in the bag, fantastic french in full flow.

all crossing the white wash. england have run changes with chile on saturday. marcus smith starts at fullback and have to know in farrell established fullback freddy stewart is rested among the 12 changes made by steve borthwick. eoin ferrell of peelers for the first time after four match ban. all the lawrence and max mailings also come in with verna —— vunipola. the two sides in the world go head to head. —— talk to. head coach andy farrell has made one

change. plenty at stake with the winner of the match likely to top the group, and thus avoid posts france. it will probably be a quarterfinal against new zealand —— top two. charlie hull will remove her... lexie thompson will hit the opening tee shotjust after eight o'clock local time. thompson playing with megan khang. would you france won three points together. that's all you're sport for now. back to you, christian.

if i play you this, which real life family would come to mind? the writers of succession insist it was never styled on a real life dynasty, but those who watched most likely thought of the murdochs. perhaps with one crucial difference — logan roy would never stand down. rupert murdoch has been organising his succession for months. and today, he announced to the city he is finally standing down as chairman of fox and news corp. his son lachlan will head up both companies, which inspired plenty of comment online. mr murdoch will continue as "emeritus chairman". in his statement, he said the companies "are in robust health, as am i". "our opportunities he added far exceed our commercial challenges". lachlan congratulated his father on a "remarkable 70?year career". very pleased to say that the former editor of the sun is here with us.

did you ever think you would see the day where rupert murdoch stood aside? i day where rupert murdoch stood aside? �* . ., aside? i didn't, and he said to me on numerous _ aside? i didn't, and he said to me on numerous occasions _ aside? i didn't, and he said to me on numerous occasions that - aside? i didn't, and he said to me on numerous occasions that they | on numerous occasions that they would have to carry him out with his boots on. look, old father time, he's 92. this is a guy who literally has worked, i would say, 18 hours a day, seven days a week for literally 70 years — a phenomenon. i think the news business would have suffered dramatically had he not seen opportunities which others saw as problems. look, i've been hired by him, i've been fired by him, he's invested in me, i've made him money, i've lost him money. we all of us, including potentially employees at the bbc, have downsides to their

lives, and there will be aspects that aren't necessarily attractive. if he meets the good lord, when he looks at the balance sheet, it will be very much in his favour.- looks at the balance sheet, it will be very much in his favour. when you look back in — be very much in his favour. when you look back in history, _ be very much in his favour. when you look back in history, there very - be very much in his favour. when you look back in history, there very few. look back in history, there very few people in the world, whether you like it or not, who hold such influence over politics, overpower. how central do you think he was in the way that the family of companies was controlled, day—to—day? that’s was controlled, day-to-day? that's another fantastic _ was controlled, day-to-day? that's another fantastic thing. _ was controlled, day-to-day? that's another fantastic thing. he - was controlled, day-to-day? that's another fantastic thing. he was - another fantastic thing. he was across everything. he didn't choose, he wouldn't call me out. he would speak to me two or three times. he didn't asked me what the page seven lead was. he actually didn't have a phenomenal nuisance. i didn't used to tell him things because i didn't

think he would approve, so i used to always, when he asked what happening, i would always, when he asked what happening, iwould read always, when he asked what happening, i would read out some story from the london to evening standard. that seemed to cheer him up. i then led on the fact that three rhinoceroses have run off with a monk. but he had a general sense of every one of his businesses, and it was important to him that you understood that he knew what was going on. in understood that he knew what was auoin on. ., understood that he knew what was auoin on. . , , going on. in that sense, kelvin, obviously. _ going on. in that sense, kelvin, obviously, his _ going on. in that sense, kelvin, obviously, his detractors - going on. in that sense, kelvin, obviously, his detractors will. going on. in that sense, kelvin, i obviously, his detractors will point to the scandals. phone hacking, the sex scandal that fox, the 2020 election. do think that happened in spite of him or because of him and the sort of news man he was? there

are two ways- _ the sort of news man he was? there are two ways- he — the sort of news man he was? there are two ways. he wasn't _ the sort of news man he was? there are two ways. he wasn't across - are two ways. he wasn't across everything and couldn't possibly be. he employed about 30,000 people across five continents. it will be literally impossible. however, the reason these mistakes happened is because he would be driving everybody forward. he'd be driving the local ceos further, he'd be driving the emphasis further, because extra audience equals extra appetite, equals extra sales equals extra profit. what ijust —— what i disliked about him, the scandal at fox in the fact that thanks to him, he handed over a whole load of e—mails to the authorities which lead to innocentjournalists, found innocent byjurors. he washes his hands of it all. whereas it's his drive and energy would cause the problems in the first place. that is

my one criticism. he's had 70 years. the idea that he created fox news so that a second a section of political society didn't have to listen any more to necessarily a liberal view of the way the world is. not only did it make a lot of money, which is one thing, but it served an audience who previously had been unserved. what about the succession? you'll have seen on social media lots of people making the connection. was it like that? because clearly, james was the second son, was very much part of it and seemed to take a back—seat. now locklin is in charge. is locklin the kind of guy that can fill some very big boots —— lauchlin.

fill some very big boots -- lauchlin-— fill some very big boots -- lauchlin. ., , ., , ., lauchlin. two brothers on the same and two chief _ lauchlin. two brothers on the same and two chief executives _ lauchlin. two brothers on the same and two chief executives aren't - lauchlin. two brothers on the same and two chief executives aren't the | and two chief executives aren't the same and to chairman aren't the same. james is a clever guy, lachlin is a clever guy, and james wanted to be number one. he wanted to force his father out. james is a difficult customer. he fell out with his sister. a lot of succession. as you now know, injerry hall's divorce, he had to sign a line that said she wouldn't supply storylines to the succession script writers! you couldn't make that up! a lot of that stuff to anybody that knows the way that news core works, a lot of succession was actually taken from the day—to—day playbook. the only difference was that rupert himself is quietly spoken, quite death, keeps his thought to himself. you

know, he is a cunning old water. you can't survive running a public company across the world in a high—profile industry like the media without being as cunning as all hell. he's a very clever, astute quy' hell. he's a very clever, astute guy, and actually, the uk has been great for it. you take the times he's lost... he held it for a0 years before he made a penny. he lost £2 billion. i know a lot of entrepreneurs who would have come and gone 20 times while losing 2 billion. chucked aside, thrown out by shareholders. right now, that business is probably making 100 million a year. it will be worth 10

billion in the future. when rupert is dead, it will still be invested in. on the other side, papers like the sun used to sell, and my time, four and a half million. today, you couldn't give it away as a print paper. they're clearly going to stop printing in a couple of years or go totally digital. i think rupert accepts all this. some of his investments of late, i don't think lachlin has been here many times. he will look at talk tv, which is total disaster, totalfinancial will look at talk tv, which is total disaster, total financial disaster. in terms of audience, nobody wants to watch it. in terms of audience, nobody wants to watch it— to watch it. your former editor isn't going _ to watch it. your former editor isn't going to _ to watch it. your former editor isn't going to like _ to watch it. your former editor isn't going to like that. - to watch it. your former editor| isn't going to like that. isn't he the main star? he isn't going to like that. isn't he the main star?—

isn't going to like that. isn't he the main star? he is. he's getting aid the main star? he is. he's getting paid about — the main star? he is. he's getting paid about 70 _ the main star? he is. he's getting paid about 70 million _ the main star? he is. he's getting paid about 70 million a _ the main star? he is. he's getting paid about 70 million a year. - the main star? he is. he's getting| paid about 70 million a year. don't sa that, paid about 70 million a year. don't say that. you're — paid about 70 million a year. don't say that, you're going _ paid about 70 million a year. don't say that, you're going to _ paid about 70 million a year. don't say that, you're going to make me weep. say that, you're going to make me wee. ., say that, you're going to make me wee, ., . ., say that, you're going to make me wee. ., ., ., say that, you're going to make me wee n . ., . ., ., ., , weep. you can imagine heading very clearly towards _ weep. you can imagine heading very clearly towards gb _ weep. you can imagine heading very clearly towards gb news. _ weep. you can imagine heading very clearly towards gb news. i'm - weep. you can imagine heading very| clearly towards gb news. i'm joking. but there are decisions to be made. massively clever people like rupert seeing a gap in the market, and you're going to like this. social media's turned that completely on its head. somebody somewhere has invented some idea, and other people have said they like that. it's no longer the top—down approach. media is massively unloved in the financial markets. i is massively unloved in the financial markets.- is massively unloved in the financial markets. i am massively unloved because _ financial markets. i am massively unloved because you've _ financial markets. i am massively unloved because you've crushed i financial markets. i am massively i unloved because you've crushed all my tithing. i have to leave it there. nice to see you. all the best. this is bbc news.

to say this shop has stood the test of time. it's been serving the village since the 15th century. now, its current owners are reluctantly putting this marketable piece of history back on the market. —— remarkably. i piece of history back on the market. -- remarkably-_ -- remarkably. i think about the size of the _ -- remarkably. i think about the size of the front _ -- remarkably. i think about the size of the front door _ -- remarkably. i think about the size of the front door because i -- remarkably. i think about the | size of the front door because it's a hinged door and if you look at the step, it's so worn out. i hope it will go into a good pair of hands. the shop's beauty and history has meant it's featured in films and dramas watched by millions across the world. and residents are relieved that whoever buys it next, we'll have to keep it as a shop and a post office. we'll have to keep it as a shop and a post office-— we'll have to keep it as a shop and a post office. i've been coming here for 36 years _

a post office. i've been coming here for 36 years it _ a post office. i've been coming here for 36 years. it was _ a post office. i've been coming here for 36 years. it was a _ for 36 years. it was a little grocery _ for 36 years. it was a little grocery shop when i first came here. for more _ grocery shop when i first came here. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. welcome back. 75% of deaths have been linked to end. this week, police in new york found a kilo of the drug in a nursery, hidden beneath a mat, in a room where children slept. a one—year—old child died of an overdose. three others were treated in hospital. here's new york's mayor eric adams. so, if it's bad now, just how much worse could it be, now that the sinaloa cartel in mexico has begun industrial production of fentanyl? newspapers in mexico say the authorities have already seized 33 pill press machines, in 21 different manufacturing centres the cartel controls. they have recovered nearly four million fentanyl tablets. let's talks to dr leah croll, a clinical neurology professor at lewis katz school

of medicine, temple university. also steve filson, secretary treasurer of victims of illicit drugs — v0|d — an organisation dedicated to educating parents and children about the dangers of illicit drug use. steve, please tell us about your daughter and how fentanyl has affected your life.— daughter and how fentanyl has affected your life. thank you for havin: affected your life. thank you for having me- _ affected your life. thank you for having me. jessica _ affected your life. thank you for having me. jessica was - affected your life. thank you for having me. jessica was 29 - affected your life. thank you forj having me. jessica was 29 years affected your life. thank you for - having me. jessica was 29 years old when onjanuary having me. jessica was 29 years old when on january 20, having me. jessica was 29 years old when onjanuary 20, 2020, she was found dead inside of her residence along with her boyfriend. sadly, we found out that they elected to celebrate nicholas's upcoming birthday by ordering some cocaine. it was delivered, they used it and fentanyl mac had been added to the product unbeknownst to them. for fentanyl, they would still be here. we would have been able to take care of the problem hopefully. fentanyl robbed us of the opportunity. hagar

robbed us of the opportunity. how comment is _ robbed us of the opportunity. how comment is that _ robbed us of the opportunity. how comment is that in _ robbed us of the opportunity. how comment is that in your experience, that drugs are mixed in fentanyl, which is... there are precursors. are they slipped into other drugs so that people don't know what they're taking? it’s that people don't know what they're takin: ? �* , ., , that people don't know what they're takina? v ., , ., taking? it's overwhelmingly common in the fictional _ taking? it's overwhelmingly common in the fictional industry _ taking? it's overwhelmingly common in the fictional industry and - taking? it's overwhelmingly common in the fictional industry and in - in the fictional industry and in other places throughout the world. —— fentanyl. as a matter of fact, cocaine and methamphetamine are the highest drugs death involved in fentanyl in our country. also counterfeit pills, which you discussed. 0xycontin, adderall, xanax, common pharmaceutical medicines that are prescribed are made to look exactly like the legitimate pharmaceutical pill. they

are not, they contain nothing but filler and fentanyl. we note approximately two mg of fentanyl is going to be a fatal dose to most people who ingest it.— going to be a fatal dose to most people who ingest it. goodness me. the scary part _ people who ingest it. goodness me. the scary part about _ people who ingest it. goodness me. the scary part about it _ people who ingest it. goodness me. the scary part about it is _ people who ingest it. goodness me. the scary part about it is the - the scary part about it is the dda has handed out statistics within the last year that six out of ten pills that are being distributed on the street or through social media have that two mg fatal pills. six out of ten. we call it pill roulette, and that's exactly what it is.- ten. we call it pill roulette, and that's exactly what it is. lee, when ou look that's exactly what it is. lee, when you look at — that's exactly what it is. lee, when you look at the _ that's exactly what it is. lee, when you look at the state _ that's exactly what it is. lee, when you look at the state of _ that's exactly what it is. lee, when you look at the state of drug use i that's exactly what it is. lee, when j you look at the state of drug use at the moment in the united states, this is the fourth opioid wave. is there a, very sadly, a willing customer base for this kind of drug, however scary it might be? unfortunately, there really is a willing — unfortunately, there really is a willing customer base. fentanyl is not only—

willing customer base. fentanyl is not only extremely coated, is extremely addictive. —— potent. it can be _ extremely addictive. —— potent. it can be very— extremely addictive. —— potent. it can be very lucrative if you're interested in selling. if it was produced _ interested in selling. if it was produced in _ interested in selling. if it was produced in a _ interested in selling. if it was produced in a pill _ interested in selling. if it was produced in a pill format, - interested in selling. if it was i produced in a pill format, even interested in selling. if it was - produced in a pill format, even more disastrous? ~ produced in a pill format, even more disastrous?— disastrous? well, there's a few thin . s we disastrous? well, there's a few things we worry _ disastrous? well, there's a few things we worry about - disastrous? well, there's a few things we worry about with - disastrous? well, there's a few things we worry about with the | things we worry about with the pills _ things we worry about with the pills the — things we worry about with the pills. the pill roulette phenomenon is certainly — pills. the pill roulette phenomenon is certainly the chief concern that you don'l— is certainly the chief concern that you don't know how much fentanyl is in each _ you don't know how much fentanyl is in each pill— you don't know how much fentanyl is in each pill and you potentially could — in each pill and you potentially could be — in each pill and you potentially could be getting a lethal dose. the other— could be getting a lethal dose. the other thing we think about, especially with halloween coming up, as a lot _ especially with halloween coming up, as a lot of— especially with halloween coming up, as a lot of these are in rainbow colours — as a lot of these are in rainbow colours and _ as a lot of these are in rainbow colours and sometimes marketed towards _ colours and sometimes marketed towards children.— colours and sometimes marketed towards children. leah and steve, we are 'ust towards children. leah and steve, we are just out — towards children. leah and steve, we are just out of — towards children. leah and steve, we are just out of time. _ towards children. leah and steve, we are just out of time. we _ towards children. leah and steve, we are just out of time. we have been i are just out of time. we have been squeezed by events in washington, but it's a story we keep coming back to. i hope you'lljoin us in the future to talk about it, because it's certainly a very worrying prospect. it's a problem that's now coming here to the united kingdom as well because drug use in scotland, fentanyl use in scotland is very much on the rise. thank you both for

that. we're going to take a short break. we're going to focus on events at the white house. good evening. the rather autumnal weather picture will continue for the end of the working week as well. we've had more heavy rain or heavy showers today. the showers continue as we go through the night. at least it'll be different to last night, when it was the persistent rain, 30—a0 millimetres that pushed through southern and eastern areas. we have had another dollop, though, of persistent rain in the north, showers in between. now, that band of rain in the north will tend to fragment to showers, but we could see further heavy, thundery showers moving into central and eastern areas, as well as a scattering elsewhere as that band of rain makes its way southwards. but in between, some clear spells

and a cooler, fresher night — notably so across southern parts of england and wales compared with last night. we move into friday, and those showers may take a couple of hours to clear away from eastern areas. a couple of hours to clear away from eastern areas, and then it's a day of sunny spells and scattered showers. again, there'll be some heavy showers rushing through on a stronger wind. that'll be the notable difference, i think, for most of us. that wind coming down from the north or north—west, really quite strong around some of the coastlines and over the hills, and pushing those showers ever southwards. so, temperatures on a par with those of today, but i think they'll feel a little bit cooler because of the strength of that wind. but the winds ease away, then, during the night on friday and a little ridge of high pressure, a window of drier, calmer weather. a window of drier, calmer weather, so part one of the weekend does look like the drier day at the moment. we might have some early morning mist and some fog around, but then, in comes the rain and the cloud ahead of this, i think, to bring it to northern ireland in particular. but for many of us, there'll be some

good spells of sunshine — 16—17 on the cards. now, moving into saturday night, we see the remnants of this time hurricane nigel moving in, so there's more energy in the atmosphere. again, some tropical moisture. so, yes, we're going to see windier, wetter weather returning for sunday. it's likely, we think, that southern and eastern areas might escape the rain, certainly more cloud around and more breeze as well. this time, it's changing to the south, coming up from the south or the south—west. so temperatures rise, actually during sunday, but with it in many areas, some fairly persistent and heavy rain, which will take a time to clear on monday. and even once it does, as you can see, it's a rather showery, unsettled picture as we go into next week. more online.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. president biden will announce a new package of military assistance today that includes significant air defence capabilities to help ukraine protect its people. because of budget disputes between democrats and republicans, the ongoing funding for ukraine could dry up. i at the heart of it there is thisl grain deal, the fact that poland is refusing to allow imports of ukrainian grain into thisl country because it says that it's bad for polish farmers. -

"if we don't get the aid, we lose the war." that is what president zelensky republicans leaders zelensky told republicans leaders on capitol hill today. $2a billion in military aid currently hangs in the balance. republicans say they want a plan for victory and guarantees on how it's spent. so what does president biden do to unlock the stand off? we will get into that this evening with our panel. lord kim darroch, former british ambassador to washington. and from washington, republican strategist doug heye. love him or loathe him, rupert murdoch unquestionably, was one of the most influential figures of the modern era. one of the most influential figures of the modern era. today he handed the reigns of his powerful companies to his eldest son. and the childcare crisis in america. the pandemic support for nurseries will end next week putting 70,000 at risk.