more thani million people currently living without power. the president was been given an aerial tour of the damage in asheville, north carolina — the state worst hit by the flooding — there are around 100,000 people in ashville without access to water. he is ordered 1000 troops to help the efforts. kamala harris is in georgia. she has been meeting rescue workers, and is expected to speak shortly, on the recovery efforts.|t's important to say — that donald trump was also in georgia this week. accusing the white house of not doing enough. although that idea has been scotched by the republican gov brian kemp who said he had been almost immediately contacted by the president.

the irony of all this is that asheville became known as"climate city". what do you know of it? i've sent a what do you know of it? i've spent a lot _ what do you know of it? i've spent a lot of _ what do you know of it? i've spent a lot of time _ what do you know of it? i�*e spent a lot of time there. my brother lives there. they lost power for 18 hours. everybody is fine. i have a cousin in bryson city much more rural who we couldn't hear from for about three days. fortunately he is ok. asheville is a very 0k. asheville is a very democratic town. it's sort of a democratic enclave within a very republican part of the state, and what we know right now is, one, anyone speculating on the political impacts right now is inappropriate, probably doesn't know what they're talking about. but we know there are real challenges. we have about 1k counties right now where the board of elections are closed. in addition to every other type of local government operation struggling tojust get

local government operation struggling to just get back and up struggling to just get back and up and running again. that's a real problem with mail—in ballots that have already gone out in the mail. we don't have mail service right now. so a lot of hurdles... i mail service right now. so a lot of hurdles. . ._ mail service right now. so a lot of hurdles... i know they were trying _ lot of hurdles... i know they were trying to _ lot of hurdles... i know they were trying to get _ lot of hurdles... i know they were trying to get rfk - lot of hurdles... i know they| were trying to get rfk junior were trying to get rfkjunior off the ballot and there was a legal case around out, but there was early voting before this blue in.— this blue in. what it meant with the — this blue in. what it meant with the rfk _ this blue in. what it meant with the rfk delay - this blue in. what it meant with the rfk delay is - this blue in. what it meant with the rfk delay is that| with the rfk delay is that ballots would've just gotten to people �*s mailboxes. i've lost ids. i know that10,000 people �*s mailboxes. i've lost ids. i know that 10,000 early voting ballots had been sent to buncombe county, i don't know about the rest of the counties at this point. and it's hard to really speculate politically. 0ne really speculate politically. one of the challenges is local governments have been decimated by this and i can tell you just from experience today and yesterday i've tried to call and say how can i come down and help end organisations that are charged with doing so say we don't know yet. so you can just get down there and show up with a shovel and help and help dig

people and local government organisations out of this mess. and this is a long—term recovery. it's notjust about the next five weeks. very important, obviously, butabout five months and 12 to 24. look at these pictures. _ five months and 12 to 24. look at these pictures. there - five months and 12 to 24. look at these pictures. there is - at these pictures. there is a climate science hub there that provides a lot of data on us weather patterns and how they're changing. and that is also changed inward migration into the country. very recently, in fact, into the country. very recently, infact, one into the country. very recently, in fact, one of the local newspapers reported that there were people moving into there were people moving into the area because, supposedly, it was insulated from some of the extreme weather events. the asheville citizen times saying they were concerned that actually the city was going to be overcrowded by people moving in. but today the science hub is without power, the city has a disaster case study and not only businesses impacted in north carolina, there are two court mines near spruce pine, a small town in hours drive north of asheville that was forced to halt production this week, they

make up 80% of the world's court supply. why that important? because that is the mineral that is a vital raw material in the of semiconductor chips that sit in our phones, computers, our cars, you name it. so potentially, this affects all of us, caroline. way beyond. we will talk about the long and short and how we might be affected by �*s supply routes very shortly, but if there is no shortage of courts, there is a shortage of semiconductors. absolutely. i think you are right— absolutely. i think you are right to _ absolutely. i think you are right to say, i'm so glad that your— right to say, i'm so glad that your family right to say, i'm so glad that yourfamily and right to say, i'm so glad that your family and brother are safe, — your family and brother are safe, it's _ your family and brother are safe, it's devastating. i'm here_ safe, it's devastating. i'm here in_ safe, it's devastating. i'm here in atlanta. we were battening down hatches and thankfully some of my neighbours, they lost power. they — neighbours, they lost power. they were downed trees, but the flooding — they were downed trees, but the flooding is not nearly as bad as we — flooding is not nearly as bad as we thought was going to be. now, _ as we thought was going to be. now. in— as we thought was going to be. now, in various parts of atlanta _ now, in various parts of atlanta and when you come out east _ atlanta and when you come out east of — atlanta and when you come out east of atlanta, you know, sent towns _ east of atlanta, you know, sent towns decimated, people losing

power~ — towns decimated, people losing power~ i— towns decimated, people losing power. i think that none of us are going _ power. i think that none of us are going to be safe from climate _ are going to be safe from climate change. i think that has — climate change. i think that has to— climate change. i think that has to he _ climate change. i think that has to be the bottom line. again, _ has to be the bottom line. again, this neat diagram over them — again, this neat diagram over them we _ again, this neat diagram over them we heard the debate between these two vice presidential candidates representing the tickets. and we heard from jd vance essentially not answering the question directly had on when it came — question directly had on when it came to do you believe in climate _ it came to do you believe in climate change, essentially, is it a hoax— climate change, essentially, is it a hoax or is it real? he dhint— it a hoax or is it real? he didn't really answer that question. and i think that the difference in policy, policy will— difference in policy, policy will affect people. and we are going — will affect people. and we are going to — will affect people. and we are going to see more of these climate _ going to see more of these climate events. we are going to need _ climate events. we are going to need more funding for things like fema, which are going to help— like fema, which are going to help in— like fema, which are going to help in disaster relief and more _ help in disaster relief and more local organisations. sol think— more local organisations. sol think unfortunately, as delightful as it sounded, like asheville was going to be in some — asheville was going to be in some way inoculated from climate. _ some way inoculated from climate, i think the reality is that— climate, i think the reality is that none _ climate, i think the reality is that none of us are, and as you mentioned, _ that none of us are, and as you mentioned, it doesn't matter where — mentioned, it doesn't matter where you are in the world, you are going — where you are in the world, you are going to be able to trace

this— are going to be able to trace this back— are going to be able to trace this back to hell lean, even if you are — this back to hell lean, even if you are nowhere near its pathway _ you are nowhere near its pathway stop by the vice president 's is saying a gust of georgia, very famous golf course, _ of georgia, very famous golf course, of course. badly hit by the hurricane. let's listen in. and — the hurricane. let's listen in. and that _ the hurricane. let's listen in. and that includes that in this community come up to 60% of the residents here do not have power. many have been without running water for at least a couple of days now. many have water but no hot water. i was just talking with one of the members of the community and her daughter who lost her husband. and there is a real pain and trauma that resulted from this hurricane and in terms of what happened in the aftermath of it. i do want to acknowledge and thank the first responders who have been

extraordinary, having met with them, they are the kind of folks that are the heroes in moments of crisis who do extraordinary work that is about lifting up other people as it relates in particular to the leaders who are here and doing that work, including the first responders, most of them as it relates to the local folks or folks who have personally, and theirfamilies personally, and their families have personally, and theirfamilies have personally experienced loss and devastation, and yet they leave their home, leave their family to go to centres like where i was earlier to do the work of helping perfect strangers, and it really... the role of being _ strangers, and it really... the role of being the _ strangers, and it really... the role of being the consoler in chief, which is a fundamental part of thejob chief, which is a fundamental part of the job that she wants and will be voted on in five weeks' time. hard not to look at this in light of the election, two key battleground states. latest pulling from north carolina has trumped two points ahead. that's pulling

down before the hurricane blew in. two points ahead in georgia, a state wherejoe biden won in 2020 byjust 11,700 votes. these states very much in the balance. so anything at the margins, stephanie becomes hugely important. people will be listening carefully to what the vice president says today. unfortunately, i agree with doug. _ unfortunately, i agree with doug, talking about politics in the midst of a disaster of this nature — the midst of a disaster of this nature just feels completely uncouth and unimportant, but at the same — uncouth and unimportant, but at the same time, we do know that it will— the same time, we do know that it will have — the same time, we do know that it will have ramifications on this— it will have ramifications on this election. ijust think that— this election. ijust think that to _ this election. ijust think that to have two candidates with — that to have two candidates with varying ideas of what climate _ with varying ideas of what climate change is, is it real, is it— climate change is, is it real, is it not? _ climate change is, is it real, is it not? what it means. it's exemplified in what we have 'ust exemplified in what we have just seen in this hurricane, what — just seen in this hurricane, what we _ just seen in this hurricane, what we saw with the hurricane that hit — what we saw with the hurricane that hit puerto rico a few

years— that hit puerto rico a few years back. when we saw donald trump _ years back. when we saw donald trump not — years back. when we saw donald trump not act fast enough to give — trump not act fast enough to give aid _ trump not act fast enough to give aid to puerto rico. when we saw— give aid to puerto rico. when we saw donald trump decide that he wanted to cut funding from fema. — he wanted to cut funding from fema, those decisions have ramifications for the lives of americans and we are seeing that— americans and we are seeing that play— americans and we are seeing that play out. this is going to have — that play out. this is going to have political ramifications. it's going to have ramifications on this election. people — ramifications on this election. people will not be able to exercise their rights to vote because _ exercise their rights to vote because they will not have the opportunity to vote in ways that — opportunity to vote in ways that they are used to boating. so i _ that they are used to boating. so i think— that they are used to boating. so i think at the end of the day. — so i think at the end of the day, what i appreciate is that we have _ day, what i appreciate is that we have seen this swift response from biden harris administration, we see folks on the ground helping as much as possible — the ground helping as much as possible but policies matter and how _ possible but policies matter and how leaders lead in situations like this definitely makes — situations like this definitely makes a _ situations like this definitely makes a difference in how recovery— makes a difference in how recovery efforts are implemented to help. we had fema on the _ implemented to help. we had fema on the programme - implemented to help. we had fema on the programme the. implemented to help. we had - fema on the programme the other day and 23 federal teams in

these states helping out. but you can see the political risk. it's not necessarily in the first few days. we all remember what happened with george w. bush and obviously the situation in new orleans and that picture of looking out the window, and that became politically disastrous because he was seen as uncaring or unfeeling for the people on the ground. the announcement today that he's sending another 1000 soldiers to the region, does that suggest to you that the white house and the biden administration see the risk in this? and notjust over the next few days.— this? and notjust over the next few days. absolutely they do. also. _ next few days. absolutely they do. also, remember, - next few days. absolutely they do. also, remember, the - next few days. absolutely they i do. also, remember, the deeply ingrained — do. also, remember, the deeply ingrained image of trump throwing paper towels or puerto ricans _ throwing paper towels or puerto ricans who were so desperately needing — ricans who were so desperately needing help. that image has resounded over the years and something that trump will never be able — something that trump will never be able to— something that trump will never be able to live down. as you mentioned earlier, he has been lying _ mentioned earlier, he has been lying about what the biden administration has been doing, with the — administration has been doing, with the biden harris administration has been doing. biden— administration has been doing. biden has— administration has been doing. biden has been working closely with all—

biden has been working closely with all the governors involve gum — with all the governors involve gum including brian kemp who promptly shut down from's lies. trump _ promptly shut down from's lies. trump is — promptly shut down from's lies. trump is a — promptly shut down from's lies. trump is a sane guy —— the same luy trump is a sane guy —— the same guy who — trump is a sane guy —— the same guy who received hundreds of dollars— guy who received hundreds of dollars in— guy who received hundreds of dollars in campaign donations. it's dollars in campaign donations. it's the — dollars in campaign donations. it's the biden administration pumping more oil than ever before. . . before. the harris i administration would before. the harris - administration would be a departure from that. she understands, and i've spoken to her about— understands, and i've spoken to her about this, she understands the threat — her about this, she understands the threat posed by climate change. _ the threat posed by climate change, not only to my generation or future generations but right now, to the present day. this causes billions _ the present day. this causes billions of dollars in damage and every storm is worse than the last— and every storm is worse than the last and more frequent. and we arem — the last and more frequent. and we are... the democratic party is the _ we are... the democratic party is the party— we are... the democratic party is the party of environmental sustainability and finding renewable sources of energy. trump — renewable sources of energy. trump and the model party are drill. _ trump and the model party are drill. drill. _ trump and the model party are drill, drill, drill. a trump and the model party are drill, drill, drill.— drill, drill, drill. a quick word on _ drill, drill, drill. a quick word on that, _ drill, drill, drill. a quick word on that, doug, - drill, drill, drill. a quick. word on that, doug, going drill, drill, drill. a quick- word on that, doug, going back to the vice presidential debate, one of the things that jd vance did acknowledge last night is that climate change was real, which actually is quite the moment because there

are many senior people in the republican party who cannot yet say that, you know, and hold the respect of the former president, donald trump. with the amount of damage that we are not talking about with this hurricane, we are talking billions of dollars, this is the biggest hurricane in 50 years in land from the florida coast. do you think it becomes ever more difficult for republicans to hold that position?— republicans to hold that osition? ., , ., position? probably over the lona position? probably over the long term. _ position? probably over the long term, but _ position? probably over the long term, but in _ position? probably over the long term, but in the - position? probably over the long term, but in the short| long term, but in the short term, you have people in western north carolina and parts of south carolina, georgia is welcome to tennessee certainly that are trying to put their lives back together. and when you have multiple come about 20 counties that have declared an emergency, they are not focused on climate change and they are not focused on, "our party is good and virtuous "0ur party is good and virtuous and the other party is terrible and the other party is terrible and drill, baby, drill." they are focused on "how do i get my small business up and running? .. j small business up and running? " i get that, but 'ust to push ou on " i get that, but 'ust to push you on that. — " i get that, butjust to push you on that. last _ " i get that, butjust to push you on that. last year- " i get that, butjust to push you on that. last year we i " i get that, but just to push i you on that. last year we were talking about kentucky and the

floods. we were talking about florida and the hurricane that blew in on the bend there. now we are talking about north carolina, south carolina. we're talking about the public and parts of virginia. these are republican voters, and to hear republicans say, this is not real, things are not changing, ijust wonder whether real, things are not changing, i just wonder whether that is actually sustainable in the long run. actually sustainable in the long run-— actually sustainable in the long run. actually sustainable in the lona run. �* . ~ ., long run. again, i think we are heafina long run. again, i think we are hearing more _ long run. again, i think we are hearing more people - long run. again, i think we are hearing more people say i long run. again, i think we are hearing more people say the l hearing more people say the opposite. jd vance again last night, but this is not what the election is going to be decided on in the next five weeks and that's not the messaging that those voters want to hear about at this point. 0thers sitting in washington, dc or new york what ever do, but if you are in north carolina right now, your issue as a voter is much more immediate, and it's what are you doing to fix right now? match future storms, not all of the outcome of their pockets that want to hear that, but they are very concerned on the day to day going about their lives and getting back to normal. i lives and getting back to normal. . lives and getting back to normal-— lives and getting back to normal. . ., normal. i dare say you are riuht. normal. i dare say you are right. politicians - normal. i dare say you are right. politicians are i normal. i dare say you are right. politicians are the i normal. i dare say you are i right. politicians are the last people they want to see, although the federal teams they definitely want to see if they

look for their loved ones to try to piece it all back together.— try to piece it all back together. try to piece it all back touether. , ., ., , together. they want to see the politicians. _ together. they want to see the politicians, they _ together. they want to see the politicians, they just _ together. they want to see the politicians, they just don't i politicians, theyjust don't want to see them be political. that's the difference. i want to see them be political. that's the difference.- you are right. let's take a break. we will talk about the situation at the ports. we will be right back after this.

tens of thousands of dock workers went on strike yesterday shutting down major ports along the east and gulf coasts which will severely limit deliveries of goods and notjust within the united states. they estimate the strike could cost the us economy up to $4.5 billion a day, and were it to continue the costs from redirecting goods along longer routes would of course be passed on to consumers. and we know what inflationary pressure that caused pandemic. joe biden refusing to intervene here. he says that he believes in collective bargaining, the

shipping companies have made some enormous profits of late, but where to continue to election day, this becomes a major political headache, doesn't it?— major political headache, doesn't it? , ., ~ doesn't it? christian, i think ou are doesn't it? christian, i think you are right. _ doesn't it? christian, i think you are right. we _ doesn't it? christian, i think you are right. we talk i doesn't it? christian, i think you are right. we talk about october surprises in the 0ctober surprises in the context of the us election, and it is just under the wire yesterday, that's when the international association went on strike tuesday here in the united states. it is going to cause a nightmare if this continues. they have to walk a fine line here. on the one hand he always sorts of puts himself out there, a union guy, he is sincere with that and he wants to make sure that he is going to make sure that he is going to encourage and continue to sort of galvanise union workers to the polls and just five short weeks' time. on the other hand he doesn't want to cause a real slowing of the number one issue for... very tricky situation people are going to

start to feel the pain, i think i'm in relatively short succession of this doesn't get resolved. the association the first time they have gone on strike in about 50 years. and they want more money. i think that's, you know, a lot of people are going to be arguing as we get closer and closer to election day, this is going to become a national issue, and in international issue. those shipments, consumer goods not just in the united states but across the world.— just in the united states but across the world. once you get out of kilter _ across the world. once you get out of kilter with _ across the world. once you get out of kilter with this. - across the world. once you get out of kilter with this. we i across the world. once you get out of kilter with this. we sawl out of kilter with this. we saw this to the pandemic, didn't? 0nce this to the pandemic, didn't? once the containers are in the wrong places, once the ship start to stack up and it really does start to back up right across the world... irate does start to back up right across the world... we talked about sopply _ across the world... we talked about supply chain _ across the world... we talked about supply chain from i across the world... we talked about supply chain from it i across the world... we talked | about supply chain from it was definitely not on our bingo cards in 2020 how much we were all going to be talking about the supply chain and yet here we are. it's going to be a really serious issue. it will

be a hard one for the democrats... be a hard one for the democrats. . . be a hard one for the democrats... ., , , democrats... courts, hurricanes in north carolina, _ democrats... courts, hurricanes in north carolina, invasions i democrats... courts, hurricanes in north carolina, invasions of i in north carolina, invasions of iran. it has everything come of this election campaign is so predict —— difficult to predict. a campaign strategy is to try to appeal certainly in these last few weeks to blue—collar unionised workers where, actually, you look at kamala harris's numbers, she's a little bit soft. you can see why they would want to get a deal, particularly in the cost of living at across the country. of living at across the country-— of living at across the count . ~ , , of living at across the count , ,, country. absolutely. the ripple effect of this _ country. absolutely. the ripple effect of this and _ country. absolutely. the ripple effect of this and the _ country. absolutely. the ripple effect of this and the timing i effect of this and the timing is crazy~ _ effect of this and the timing is crazy. let's not forget that we are — is crazy. let's not forget that we are talking about the democratic base, at its foundation 's labour. we have already— foundation 's labour. we have already seen labour unions like the teamsters not show support for the _ the teamsters not show support for the biden harris administration. they cannot afford — administration. they cannot afford to— administration. they cannot afford to be on the other side

of saying _ afford to be on the other side of saying anything other than collective bargaining is what we want _ collective bargaining is what we want to see happen here. because _ we want to see happen here. because labour means so much to the democratic party and to reach — the democratic party and to reach voters and to turn them out _ reach voters and to turn them out at — reach voters and to turn them out at the _ reach voters and to turn them out. at the same time, we can't ignore _ out. at the same time, we can't ignore the — out. at the same time, we can't ignore the fact that the economy remains the number one issue _ economy remains the number one issue. people already feel as though— issue. people already feel as though everything is too high, although a lot of those policies and why that is is not because — policies and why that is is not because of the biden harris administration but because of what — administration but because of what they inherited, but at the end of— what they inherited, but at the end of the day, it is great for them — end of the day, it is great for them to— end of the day, it is great for them to stand strong, to say that— them to stand strong, to say that we _ them to stand strong, to say that we need to see this bargaining take place, but we will see — bargaining take place, but we will see how long this lasts, because _ will see how long this lasts, because the last few weeks of the elections are definitely going _ the elections are definitely going to get tougher. we will see each other _ going to get tougher. we will see each other again - going to get tougher. we will see each other again very i going to get tougher. we will i see each other again very soon before the election. it is always good to have your company. thank you very much indeed. we will of course do it all again tomorrow. lots going on. just to remind you that

there is plenty of live coverage on the bbc website if you want to cover events in the middle east, do please have a look at that. thanks very much for watching. good night. this is your update from the bbc sport centre. let's bring you up to date with what's happening in the champions league. aston villa are taking on bayern munich with just a few moments left. villa famously beat bayern in the european cup final back in 1982 and substitute john turan sent villa park into ecstasy deep into the second half. villa on the verge of beating the six time champions bayern. prince william looking on

there. liverpool have maintained their 100% record in the competition — they beat 2—0 against bologna. the reds who convincingly beat milan last week, were on top form again against italian opposition. alexis allister opened the scoring in the first half — mo salah got the second for arne slot�*s side, who's great early season form goes on.. while one of the big upsets of the night could come in france, as defending champions real madrid are 1—0 down at lille in injury time — jonathan david's first—half penalty giving the hosts the lead at the stade pierre—maw—wah carlos alcaraz came from a set down to beat the world number one jannik sinner in a dramatic china open final in beijing, ending the italians fifteen match winning streak. the match had to be decided on a tie—break with alcaraz winning seven stunning points in a row to claim victory. it's the spaniards fourth title of the year and 16th of his career.... of the year and 16th of his career. and he's now won all three of his meetings with sinner this year and afterwards admitted the match was too close for comfort.

ididn't i didn't lose hope, but i thought, 0k, i didn't lose hope, but i thought, ok, i have to give everything that i have to try to give myself the opportunity to give myself the opportunity to be close. after thatjust think to go for it. if i lose it, at least i work for it. that's all i thought in that moment. that's all i thought in that moment-— that's all i thought in that moment. , ,, , moment. these kinds of matches reall can moment. these kinds of matches really can go _ moment. these kinds of matches really can go both _ moment. these kinds of matches really can go both ways. - moment. these kinds of matches really can go both ways. but i really can go both ways. but that — really can go both ways. but that was _ really can go both ways. but that was not my day played better— that was not my day played better in important moments and. _ better in important moments and. you _ better in important moments and, you know, that's it. i better in important moments and, you know, that's it. lam proud — and, you know, that's it. lam proud again— and, you know, that's it. lam proud again of a great week. i make — proud again of a great week. i make the _ proud again of a great week. i make the finals here. last year iwon— make the finals here. last year i won here. _ make the finals here. last year i won here, so it's for sure a place — i won here, so it's for sure a place i— i won here, so it's for sure a place i love _ i won here, so it's for sure a place i love to play and, yeah, i'm already looking forward to next _ i'm already looking forward to next year. _ the international cricket winter calendar is about to start — with the women's t20 world cup getting underway tomorrow. england's first game is on saturday against bangladesh... who were due to be the hosts

until political unrest in the country led to the tournament being relocated to the uae. while scotland are involved in the opening game against the same opponents in what will be their first appearance in a women's cricket world cup... i think it's massive. hopefully it can inspire some people and the amount of support that we've got back home has been absolutely incredible. hopefully people can now see that it hopefully people can now see thatitis hopefully people can now see that it is a sport where there's actually something to work towards. you get to go to global events and world events and come to things like the world cup which you never got to do before. so hopefully that can get more people involved. meanwhile the squad for the men's white ball series in west indies has been named — there are three uncapped players included. among them, yorkshire leg spinner jafer chohan who came through the south asian cricket academy. jos buttler returns from injury to lead the side for three one day internationals and five t20 matches. the final of the louis vuitton cup continued off the coast of barcelona

on wednesday. this is the series that decides whether ineos brittannia , skippered by ben ainslie, or the italians luna rossa will take on new zealand for the america's cup later this month. having won both the days races inneos now have a 6—4 lead in the first to seven series — and therefor only need 0ne more victory to see them through, . and sir mark cavendish has said it will be "really nice" to race as a knight commander, as he received a knighthood at windsor castle earlier today. the 39 year old finished this season with a record—breaking 35th stage win in the tour de france, and although he says he won't ride the race again, he's still keen to complete his season on the road. cavendish said one of his children expected him to emerge from the ceremony wearing a suit of armour after being knighted! it's the biggest honour you can have as a sports person to have this bestowed upon you. everything we do in our career, and ourjob coming put the work into trying to get results and we can control that. to be

honoured is something different, something that's given to you out of your control and it's very, very special. it means so much. and that's all the sport for now. analysis of the champions league on the bbc sport 's website. see you soon. hello. well, northern parts of the uk have had plenty of sunshine today, but yet again across england, it's been a cloudy picture with frequent showers. really, the weather has left a lot to be desired, certainly after that wet september. here's the good news if you want some drier and brighter weather — thursday, friday and to an extent into saturday, the weather is looking a little bit better. gap in the clouds at the moment with high pressure building across the uk, and in fact, as we go through the course of this evening, skies will tend to clear across the bulk of the country. the winds are going to be light, so that means it is going to turn quite chilly early on thursday morning. in some spots, north or south temperatures could be just a few degrees above freezing, and that's in sheltered

areas out of town. some mist and fog in places, too, but in bigger cities and around coastal areas, i think around 6—9 degrees. so, high pressure firmly in charge of the weather on thursday anchored across the uk. that means light winds, prolonged sunshine, scattered fair—weather clouds and this is from early morning onwards right through the course of the day. so, we've got a beautiful thursday on the way, and i think it'll feel pleasant enough. the temperatures will be somewhat below the average for the time of the year, but we could do worse — around 15 degrees in glasgow, 16 expected in the south of the country. now, thursday into friday, that high pressure is going to show signs of slipping away a little bit towards the east, giving way to atlantic weather fronts, and that does spell cloud and at least some rain across ireland and also into western parts of scotland. but the further east and southeast you are, the better the weather will be on friday, and i think beautiful weather on the way for east anglia and the southeast.

17 celsius expected in london. further north, i think it'll be a little fresher, maybe 13—15 degrees. so, that's how we end the week — here's a look at the weekend and into next week. low pressure's once again sweeping off the atlantic and it is looking distinctly unsettled in the days ahead. in fact, here we have the tail end of an atlantic hurricane potentially heading our way. it's still a long way off, but basically, it means that there's plenty of wet and windy weather in the forecast in the days ahead. so, here's a look at the weekend — steadily going downhill. and then we've got rain icons pretty much for most of next week, but the temperatures still hovering around the mid—teens. that's it for me. bye— bye.

tonight at ten, the middle east on the brink, as all sides warn of more attacks to come. eight israeli soliders are killed as israel commits more troops to its invasion of lebanon. and after iran's unprecedented missile attack on israel yesterday, we'll be assesing the damage and where the war goes next. and amid fears of further escalation, the first britons evacuated from beirut arrive back in the uk. and the other main stories on tonight's programme... you posted an cars on manual, do you

accept any responsibility for what you did? the neo—nazi who played a key role on a social media account that helped spark a summer of violence in parts of the uk. the row over donations prompts sir keir starmer to pay back more than £6,000 for gifts and hospitality. takes ta kes a takes a shot! and joy for aston villa as they take the lead against bayern munich in their long awaited return to top flight european football . 0n newsnight at 10.30pm, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. israel says eight of its soldiers have been killed in the opening two days of its ground invasion of lebanon.