i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us. we start here in washington, where the race to become the next speaker of the house is underway, with a pair of lawmakers now vying to replace kevin mccarthy. on tuesday, he became the first speaker in history he removed from the position. so far, two republican have confirmed they will run for thejob. ohio representative, jimjordan — on the left — and steve scalise of louisiana — on the right — who is already the majority leader of the house. mrjordan is known as a hardline conservative and staunch supporter of former president donald trump. he's also a strong opponent of current presidentjoe biden, leading multiple investigations into the biden administration as chair of the house judiciary committee. representative steve scalise is the chamber�*s number—two ranking republican and has served in congress since 2008. the vote for the position likely won't be until next week. but in the meantime,

a temporary speaker has taken the gavel, patrick mchenry of north carolina. until mccarthy's replacement is elected, legislative activity in the house is essentially halted. on wednesday, president biden called for an end to the polarized atmosphere in congress. more than anything we need to change the poisonous atmosphere in washington. we have strong agreements but we need to stop seeing each other as enemies. we need to talk to one another, listen to one another and work with one another and we can do that. ijoined the minority leaderjeffries in saying that our republican colleagues remain committed to working in a bipartisan fashion and we are prepared to do it as well for the good of the american people. earlier my colleague caitriona perry spoke with catie edmondson, congressional reporter with the new york times.

we have two names in the ring now. i'll be expecting any others? i now. i'll be expecting any others? ~ now. i'll be expecting any others?— now. i'll be expecting any others? ~ ., now. i'll be expecting any others? ~' ., ., others? i think we will have to wait and see. _ others? i think we will have to wait and see. obviously - wait and see. obviously representative kevin mccarthy was ousted just last night and a number of lawmakers waiting to see if he might try to run again for that leadership post and once he formally announces he will not stand to speak again at the gas will be open but we are less than 2a hours out from that announcement so more people can throw their hat in the ring but the bottom line is that no—one is really expecting a quick and easy election of a speaker next week. if you remember it took kevin mccarthy 15 rounds of votes in order to win the speakership back injanuary so we potentially have a long saga ahead of us still. imilli we potentially have a long saga ahead of us still.— ahead of us still. will it be a similar process _ ahead of us still. will it be a similar process than - ahead of us still. will it be a similar process than it, - ahead of us still. will it be a similar process than it, just | similar process than it, just what is going to happen next week? it what is going to happen next week? , ., , ., week? it will be a similar process- _ week? it will be a similar process. we _ week? it will be a similar process. we understand l week? it will be a similar - process. we understand that on tuesday lawmakers are going to come back from their districts,

they will return to washington and republicans will have a sort of candidate forum for people running for speaker to put forward their vision for running the republican conference and we expect at the earliest they could be a vote on wednesday and again we're going to see the same process that we saw for those of you who watched injanuary that we saw for those of you who watched in january when kevin mccarthy was elected that lawmakers are going to have to stand up one by one on the house floor and say who they want to be speaker of the house. ~ , , ,, want to be speaker of the house. ~ ,, ,, , house. while this process is coin: house. while this process is going on. — house. while this process is going on. the _ house. while this process is going on, the clock - house. while this process is going on, the clock is - house. while this process is going on, the clock is still i going on, the clock is still ticking on the stopgap measure to keep the government funded and open until mid november. can anything happen with that while there is no speaker? that's right, the state is not just that you have a republican party at odds with itself at least in the house, we have again a stopgap funding bill thatis again a stopgap funding bill that is going to run in the middle of november and really should start as soon as possible in order to make sure the us government does not shut

down next month. and you also have the house floor currently paralysed because the house is not have a leader. we have, as you mentioned, and acting speaker, patrick mchenry, a congressman from north carolina but he's vested with the full powers of the speaker. he is living in a purely interim position so many of the functions of the house of representatives, such as committee's abilities to be pieces of legislation onto the house floor i currently shut down until republicans can elect a speaker. it down until republicans can elect a speaker.— elect a speaker. it is there any sense _ elect a speaker. it is there any sense of _ elect a speaker. it is there any sense of negotiations | elect a speaker. it is there - any sense of negotiations going on on a longer term spending measure?— measure? no, ithink house republicans. _ measure? no, ithink house republicans, many - measure? no, ithink house republicans, many of - measure? no, ithink house republicans, many of them | measure? no, i think house - republicans, many of them were quite shocked last night to see kevin mccarthy toppled in the fashion that he was. a number of lawmakers who were crying, putting forward kevin mccarthy's name, that maybe he run again for speaker, actually

as he was telling lawmakers that he would not. this is a series of events that got a number of republicans by surprise and it is a part of the reason why patrick mchenry elected to send everyone home so they could regroup so i would not to see any substantial negotiations on that funding bill until there is a speaker elected.- that funding bill until there is a speaker elected. what will ha en is a speaker elected. what will happen next — is a speaker elected. what will happen next for _ is a speaker elected. what will happen next for speaker - happen next for speaker mccarthy then?- happen next for speaker mccarthy then? that is the question- _ mccarthy then? that is the question. he _ mccarthy then? that is the question. he alluded - mccarthy then? that is the question. he alluded in - mccarthy then? that is the question. he alluded in 50| question. he alluded in 50 minutes of a press conference last night, he said repeatedly that he believes he can serve america into some sort of position that is not speaker of the house but he did not allude to what it plans to do next. i asked a congressman who attended the private meeting with former speaker mccarthy where he spoke, as to whether he alluded he would resign from congress altogether and the congressman said mr mccarthy did not give any hints one way

or another. there is some precedent for that, john baker, when he was facing being ousted for is to resign rather than face an ouster vote like mr mccarthy did. face an ouster vote like mr mccarthy did-— face an ouster vote like mr mccarthy did. there will be a newspeak — mccarthy did. there will be a newspeak of _ mccarthy did. there will be a newspeak of the _ mccarthy did. there will be a newspeak of the house, - mccarthy did. there will be a - newspeak of the house, whoever it is, it seems there is no apparent change the polarised politics. , democratic leaders been asked to vacate their offices? ., �* , been asked to vacate their offices? . �* , ., ., offices? that's right, two of the names _ offices? that's right, two of the names are _ offices? that's right, two of the names are mentioned, l the names are mentioned, currently in contention for becoming speaker, steve scalise, from louisiana, as well asjim jordan scalise, from louisiana, as well as jim jordan of scalise, from louisiana, as well asjim jordan of ohio, well as jim jordan of ohio, these well asjim jordan of ohio, these are both very conservative man. i think most people temperamentally they are more politically conservative than mr mccarthy was so i do not think anyone should really expect to see a change in tone with a new speaker when it comes to how the republican

conference in the house of representatives operates. what is this going _ representatives operates. what is this going to _ representatives operates. what is this going to mean _ representatives operates. what is this going to mean for- representatives operates. what is this going to mean for the aid to ukraine, the one asked by the president? it aid to ukraine, the one asked by the president?— by the president? it was removed _ by the president? it was removed because - by the president? it was removed because of - by the president? it was| removed because of that by the president? it was - removed because of that vote for house republicans, they see it as politically toxic. they hear from their voters when they go back to their districts that many of them, particularly in very conservative and very right districts, hearing their voters do not want to see any more american money to help ukraine fend off the russian invasion. the new speaker of the house will want to put some sort of bill sending aid to ukraine on the house for a in fact several hard—line conservative lawmakers were warning other speaker mccarthy at the time or whoever was going to become speaker that was not a move they should take and so you see a lot of republican and democratic

lawmakers at the capitol who are strong supporters of ukraine quite worried as this juncture in time is in the future of new aid bills for ukraine. thank you forjoining us. thank you. to former president trump now, who appeared in court on the third day of his civil fraud trial in new york. the new york attorney general accuses mr trump, his two adult sons, and the trump organisation, of falsifying financial records and fabricating the value of key assets including apartment buildings and hotels. our north america correspondent nada tawfik is following the case from new york. donald trump left the court here in new york in the afternoon, flying back to mar—a—lago and he is not expected to return back for the rest of the week. now, he did sit through the morning's proceedings and took the opportunity several times to address the cameras that were asembled outside of the courtroom. he again slammed the whole

system, thejudge and the attorney general herself as corrupt. latitia james had her own words for donald trump. after he left she declared the donald trump show was over. and the attorney general said that his entire presence here had been nothing more than a political stunt and fundraising stop, and she vowed she would not be bullied and called his comments offensive. meanwhile, inside the courtroom, there were few heated moments. the judge at one point clearly becoming agitated, he pounded his fist on the bench and said that it was ridiculous that the defence was basically stringing out and dragging out their questioning and he said that there was no jury presents so he questioned why they were performing in that way. well, that elicited a response from donald trump who threw his hands up, and was clearly exasperated. the defence team though said they needed to take that line of questioning because they accused the witness

of being evasive. it is important to remember donald trump has already lost the core of this case when the judge ruled last week that he did commit fraud. today we saw that his legal team has formally now filed a notice of appeal. they said they will be challenging every aspect of thejudge's ruling. neda tawfique reporting from new york. also in manhattan, opening statements began wednesday in the trial of so—called �*crypto king' sam bankman—fried. the bankrupt ftx cryptocurrency exchange founder is accused of scamming customers out of billions of dollars and using their money to illegally fund other ventures. prosecutors says his empire was quote "built on lies". defense attornies say he overlooked risk management, but did not steal customer money. bankman—fried could face 115 years in prison. he's pleaded not guilty to all the charges. over 75,000 employees of one of the us's biggest healthcare providers have walked off the job, prompting the largest health care worker strike in the nation's history. medical support staff,

cleaners, technicians, and pharmacists, working for kaiser permanente are on strike after the non—profit healthcare giant and unions failed to reach an agreement after months of talks over wages, outsourcing and staffing shortages. demonstrations are happening across the country form california to right here, in washington, dc. the kaiser permanente strike is one of several labor strikes we've seen in the us in recent months. other high profile demonstrations have been led by the united auto workers and the actors' union. the us bureau of labour statistics reports that more than 300,000 workers went on strike through august this year alone. for more on this story, i'm joined by the executive director of the coalition of kaiser permanente unions, caroline lucas. caroline, in a statement today,

kaiser permanente said it had already agreed to a minimum wage increase of 25 dollars an hour in california, that they are agressively hiring new staff. what's your response to what they put on the table? thank you so much for having me at this pivotal moment. we do acknowledge kaiser permanente has made a commitment to hire 10,000 new staff and they are close to that goal but their failure to create a comprehensive solution to the short—term staffing crisis is resulting in people leaving the industry as well so within kaiser permanente, within our coalition, at the same time they have hired 10,000 new healthcare workers, almost 4000 have left so we need solutions that do notjust bring people in the door but retain them for the long—term. in the door but retain them for the long-term.— in the door but retain them for the long-term. what would that look like? _ the long-term. what would that look like? what _ the long-term. what would that look like? what would - the long-term. what would that look like? what would see - look like? what would see workers essentially come back to work and say this is good

enough? to work and say this is good enou~h? ., ., u, enough? frontline healthcare workers have _ enough? frontline healthcare workers have a _ enough? frontline healthcare workers have a couple - enough? frontline healthcare workers have a couple of- enough? frontline healthcare i workers have a couple of simple request and that is that kaiser permanente executives listen to the solution for short staff increases and that executives provide the levels necessary to deliver safe and effective patient care and that kaiser executives provide a workplace safe and acceptable for their workers. ~ , ., i. ~' safe and acceptable for their workers. ~ , ., ~ , workers. why do you think this is happening — workers. why do you think this is happening now— workers. why do you think this is happening now specifically? | is happening now specifically? without stereotyping, many healthcare workers we know they often go the extra mile for their patients, so what has pushed them to this point that they are prepared to walk off they are prepared to walk off thejob? they are prepared to walk off the “ob? ., , , . they are prepared to walk off the “ob? . , , . ., the job? that is such an important _ the job? that is such an important point - the job? that is such an important point and - the job? that is such an important point and i i the job? that is such an l important point and i will the job? that is such an - important point and i will say that no healthcare worker goes into healthcare because they want to be inaudible they want to be to the bedside of their patients. throughout the pandemic, they went the extra mile day in and day out for their patients which is why

many healthcare workers worked 10-30 many healthcare workers worked 10—30 hours of overtime because they do not want the patients heard by the lack of stuff and in some cases because sometimes healthcare workers cannot make and meet on 40 hours of week of work. people are burnt out. people cannot do it any longer. they have been sounding the alarm for mums and saying we do not feel safe and we do not feel we are providing the level of care we feel good about and something has to change and kaiser executive have not acted with the urgency needed. and here we are with workers on strike outside of kaiser hospitals and clinics is that of inside with patients. patients will be wondering, how does this impact me?— does this impact me? what should they _ does this impact me? what should they expect? - does this impact me? what should they expect? right. does this impact me? what. should they expect? right now we have tens of thousands on frontline workers so when you go to a clinic you will see hundreds of people outside with

science talk about the need for patient care. if you are a patient care. if you are a patient who needs care, absolutely frontline workers are saying go get the care you need but we are also telling kaiser permanente that the long—term solutions are keeping, retaining and attracting and keeping folks on the job. attracting and keeping folks on thejob. this is not a crisis that happened due to this drug. people are out on strike because there is a healthcare cross going on for years exacerbated in the last six months, causing patience to wait for appointments, critical testing and to be seen by their doctors. , ., doctors. something else that will perhaps _ doctors. something else that will perhaps come _ doctors. something else that will perhaps come front - doctors. something else that will perhaps come front of i doctors. something else that| will perhaps come front of my depression is if this progresses, if you are able to come to a deal which ultimately sees higher wages, will those costs be passed on than to patients potentially? kaiser can afford _ patients potentially? kaiser can afford to _ patients potentially? kaiser can afford to do _ patients potentially? kaiser can afford to do right - patients potentially? kaiser can afford to do right by - patients potentially? kaiser. can afford to do right by both their patients and by their

workers. this is the largest not—for—profit hospital system in our country, an organisation that although it is not—for—profit, made $3 billion in the first six months of the year. an organisation that pays executive $16 million. this is not a question of resources but a question of priorities. you've wrapped up day one of this strike. it's been slated for three days. if you don't go further with those negotiations, because the strike potentially run longer than three days? the strike potentially run longer than three days?— strike potentially run longer than three days? the strike is scheduled _ than three days? the strike is scheduled and _ than three days? the strike is scheduled and at _ than three days? the strike is scheduled and at 6am - than three days? the strike is. scheduled and at 6am saturday morning, the io—day notice we provided kaiser which we are legally required to provide. co—workers won't stop advocating, they can't afford a stop advocating fermentable solutions but they will do so not from the strike binder from back at the bargaining table. caroline lucas, thank you for

being with us.— being with us. thanks for havin: being with us. thanks for having me- _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. thanks forjoining us. let's look at some other stories making news. britain's prime minister has committed to raising the age that people can buy cigarettes by one year, every year. the idea is that smoking would eventually be phased out altogether, with those aged 14 today never able to buy tobacco. rishi sunak says there will be a vote in parliament on the issue. the idea was put forward by a government—commissioned review in 2022. us senator dianne feinstein is lying in state at the san franscisco city hall. san francisco is where feinstein launched her political career, spending a decade as the city's mayor. feinstein died at the age of 90 last week after a series of illnesses. she was the longest—serving woman in the senate and the oldest sitting member of congress. a former gang member who was arrested last week in the killing of tupac shakur has made his first court

appearance in las vegas. duane "keefe d" davis was granted a two—week delay to enter a plea. you're live with bbc news. presidentjoe biden says he'll deliver a major speech on why funding ukraine is critically important for the united states and other allies. on thursday he is set to receive a briefing from members of his national security team on ukraine. the us showed its continued support by sending ukraine more thani million rounds of iranian ammunition on wednesday. the us military said the ammunition had been seized last year from iran—backed fighters in yemen. but it is unlikely to make a major difference on the battlefield when long—range weapons and air defence systems are on the top of ukraine's wish list. mr biden's remarks come after aid for ukraine was cut to pass a us congressional budget deal to avoid a government shutdown. biden vowed the us will continue to support ukraine.

i'm going to make the argument thatis i'm going to make the argument that is overwhelmingly in interest of the united states of america that ukraine succeed, the majority of the american people still support ukraine, and the majority of members of congress and democratic republican support so i do think we should let this get on the way of blocking it. president biden's renewed pledge to help ukraine comes as a new survey shows narrowing support in the us for military aid to the country. the chicago council on global affairs finds 63% of americans support military aid to ukraine. but that's down from 72% in july 2022. live now to emily guskin, polling analyst from the washington post. good evening to you. so much forjoining us here in the programme. emily, these survey results appear to indicate

that we are seeing some fraying of bipartisan support for us military assitance to ukraine. do we know what's behind that? it looks like the decline is really concentrated among republican voters as opposed to democrats or independents. they are down to 50% who support additional arms and military supplies to ukraine, where there are still majority of democrats and independents who say the same. democrats and independents who say the same-— say the same. let's look little more in terms _ say the same. let's look little more in terms of _ say the same. let's look little more in terms of what's - say the same. let's look little. more in terms of what's driving this. is this more indicative of what we've been seeing when it comes to ukraine was my performance in its most recent counteroffensive on the battlefield? is it a case of domestic politics playing at home here in the united states and the messaging around that what have you been seeing? the survey was _ what have you been seeing? tue: survey was taken what have you been seeing? tte: survey was taken in what have you been seeing? "tt2 survey was taken in september before this latest almost government shutdown and the pulling of the support, the us

support for ukraine in the last bill. so it is not the most recent amount of data, it is from september. but we have heard more republicans speak up, faroux remembers a party had mentioned several times that they want to pull back funding —— far right members. we've seen americans divided whether or not it is worth the $43 billion that we have provided so far, and that higher among republicans, the majority of republican state its not worth the cost and it's not worth the cost and majority of democrats say it is worth the cost.— worth the cost. this is equitable _ worth the cost. this is equitable moment - worth the cost. this is equitable moment for| worth the cost. this is - equitable moment for ukraine now as at seeks further funding. how do you see this playing out then for ukraine as president biden, as we know, seeks a further $24 billion of aid. we have got to melt in the house right now. do you think that these results show that

ukraine does risk seeing dwindling support from some quarters? taste dwindling support from some uuarters? ~ ., , dwindling support from some quarters?— dwindling support from some uuarters? ~ . , ., quarters? we are seeing that in the data that _ quarters? we are seeing that in the data that republicans - quarters? we are seeing that in the data that republicans are i the data that republicans are less supportive of sending aid to ukraine but we also see interesting data throughout, for example, the survey asked if americans had a greater responsibility to european countries. 66% say that europe should be equally responsible as the us to ukraine. just 3% of americans that the us has greater responsibility and 30% say europe should be more responsible. so a majority of americans you really think there is a united front between there is a united front between the us and europe and we see that in time and time again in surveys that americans really like working together. there's also questions here about nato there is a lot of support for supporting nato and partner

countries. supporting nato and partner countries-— countries. recently we had president _ countries. recently we had president of _ countries. recently we had president of ukraine - countries. recently we had president of ukraine here | countries. recently we had | president of ukraine here in washington and at that time we started to see some concerns imagining about how long this will continue. did you also see that concern coming through from the poll respondents? yes. from the poll respondents? yes, if ou from the poll respondents? yes, if you expeet _ from the poll respondents? yes, if you expeet a — from the poll respondents? yes, if you expect a short _ from the poll respondents? yes, if you expect a short and - from the poll respondents? yes, if you expect a short and to - if you expect a short and to it. 34% so the fighting will go on for over a year and another 34% said it will last for more years and 50% in the last five years and 50% in the last five years or more so there is not an optimistic view among americans that the warmer end anytime soon you mentioned the visited the us recently and he still has a majority positive rating of the us unlike the present year and he has 67% approval rating from americans, approval rating from americans, a favourable rating, rather, down from 81% he had an 2022, but still net positive and

better than most american politicians enjoy their own ratings here, and that decreases in applicants as well, not among democrats or independents —— zelensky. well, not among democrats or independents -- zelensky. emily guskin from _ independents -- zelensky. emily guskin from the _ independents -- zelensky. emily guskin from the washington - guskin from the washington post, great to talk to you. thanks for being with us. thanks for being with us. thanks having me. —— thanks for having me. in italy, authorities are now investigating a tourist coach that careened off a motorway overpass near venice tuesday killing at least 21 people. officials say three children, including a baby, are among the dead. the bus was taking passengers from the centre of venice to a camp site. our rome correspondent, mark lowen, sent in this report from the scene. we will catch up with that later. and finally from us, this year's nobel prize for chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for ground—breaking discoveries in the field of quantum dots: crystals the size of a just a few thousand atoms. they are actually nanoparticles, so tiny their size determines their properties. they're useful in new

led—light and tv screen technology, mapping cancer tumours, and building thinner solar cells. you are watching bbc news. i am helena humphrey in washington. thanks for your company. remember, you can get more in our stories and features on our website, bbcnews.com. we have more news at the top of the hour so there as you can. bye for now. ——sojoin me there if you can. hello. some of you may be forgiven for thinking that summer has returned this weekend. yes, for some of you, the weather is set to get a lot warmer. but before you get there, at the moment, cloud is thickening to our west and we have rain on the way as well for quite a few. now we're starting to see rain edge into northern ireland. that's going to be turning steadier and heavier over

the next few hours, but some patches of rain also for the southwest of scotland, the north—west of both england and wales. with extensive cloud around, its a mild start to thursday morning, with temperatures into double figures widely. but across the northern half of scotland with some clearer skies here — we're starting on a chilly note. now, through thursday, this low pressure is the system that's bringing the rain. so it's going to be quite windy. you can see some fairly tightly packed isobars there. the rain at its heaviest in the morning across northern ireland. that wetter weather then swings across scotland, northern england, wales and some damp weather too, for the midlands for a time, east anglia and southern parts of england probably staying dry until after dark with some bright spells coming through the cloud. and for many areas of the uk, temperatures are running above average. now eventually you might see a little bit of rain thursday evening trickling down across parts of southern england and east anglia, but it won't really amount to very much. on into friday's forecast, we've got another zone of rain pushing into western scotland. the rain now clearing further southwards as this ridge of high pressure starts to build in and that should mean that the weather becomes increasingly dry. there'll be a bit more sunshine

to go around and those temperatures are creeping up — 22 in london, while the average for this time of the year in the capital is 16 degrees. now, the process of that high pressure really starting to flex its muscles continues into the weekend. pushing the band of rain ever further northwards across scotland where it could be quite wet across northern areas of scotland on saturday. otherwise, lots of sunshine around and those temperatures climbing, well, we could see highs of 26, maybe a 27 this weekend in the very warmest areas. certainly those temperatures are a long, long way above average. and if we look at temperatures in october — now, we often see temperatures, the highest temperatures in a month getting to the low 20s. but it's quite rare to see temperatures up to 26 or 27. that would make it one of the hotter days that we've seen in october in this country.

indians are bowled over with cricket madness as they play host to the world cup this month. the tournament starts today. the first witnesses take the stand in the trial of the ftx founder, sam benjamin bankman—fried.

one of the largest financial crimes in us history. hello and welcome to asia business report, with me, arunoday mukharji. to india now, which is set to host the 13th cricket world cup, after 12 years on home soil, starting today. it is an event also likely to generate big business across various sectors. from mumbai, my colleague nikhil inamber, with this report, on how the world cup will impact india's economy. when they say cricket is a religion here in india, that is not in evidence just on big cricketing fields and grounds like these, as the world cup begins here in this country, its cities like ahmedabad where india will face off against pakistan, people have begun booking hospital beds, and why is that? because there are no hotels available. they have all been sold out. in fact, airline ticket prices, hotel room rates, they have all shot through the roof on key match dates, up three to five times the usual.