there's been record turnout in georgia on the first day of early voting for next month's us presidential election. month's us hello, month's us this is donald trump, for hello, this is donald trump, for mister cohn._ hello, this is donald trump, for mister cohn. hello, donald who? the biopic that donald trump has threatened to take legal action against. we speak with the cast about the challenges of making it. you are fighting upstream because everyone has strong opinions about the person is already baggage and projections that audiences will come to the theatre with. —— and there is already baggage. hello and welcome to the programme — i'm mark lobel. israel says it will address the concerns of top americn officials, that as much as 90 percent of aid to north and south gaza was denied or slowed

by the israelis last month. the us has threatened to end some military assistance to israel if it doesn't allow more humanitarian aid into gaza within 30 days — but israel claims the aid deliveries are being used by hamas to generate funds. the american warning was made in a letter signed by two of the most senior officials in the biden administration — the defence secretary, lloyd austin and the secretary of state, antony blinken. it's the strongest known written warning to israel during the current conflict from its main ally. tom bateman reports from washington northern gaza is under renewed israeli assault. loud blast it's offensive, it says, is to clear out hamas. but aid groups say the area is encircled and civilians who don't obey orders to leave might not survive, with nearly all aid blocked for a fortnight now. the us secretaries of state and defence have now written

to the israeli government demanding it stops blocking convoys. the letter was sent to the israeli government on sunday. it says the us has deep concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in gaza, warning that 1.7 million civilians are at high risk of lethal contagion, having been forced into a narrow coastal area by israel's evacuation orders. the letter demands urgent and sustained actions this month to reverse this trajectory, saying israel must, starting now and within 30 days, act to boost aid supplies. it warns that failure may have implications for us policy, and it quotes american law, which prohibits military assistance to countries that impede the delivery of aid. critics have long accused the us of failing to leverage its weapons supply to israel to get what it wants on the protection of civilians in gaza.

it has always rejected that, but now it is issuing its starkest warning yet to the israelis to do more, to get aid in and to do it now. at the state department, officials say the letter is a matter of us law. good afternoon, everyone. there will be those who say, you've had a year to write this letter to issue such a stark warning to the israelis. why has it taken so long? you shouldn't assume that the letter is our first intervention with the government of israel about the situation. just over the past few months, we have been making it clear to them that we needed to see results, and we haven't seen the results. president biden�*s pressure on its government is increasing near the end of his term, but the war in gaza may yet last a lot longer. tom bateman, bbc news, washington. let's speak to our washington correpondent, helena humphrey. israel is acknowledging this letter, but how surprising do

you think the stark warning within it is? i you think the stark warning within it is?— w within it is? i think it is fair to say _ within it is? ithink it is fair to say that - within it is? ithink it is fair to say that perhaps within it is? i think it is - fair to say that perhaps this came a little out of the blue because this letter had been leaked to the press and was written some two days ago and then delivered to israel and we have been learning about its contents and it's been confirmed from the state department and it's fair to characterise this as the starkest warning and request from the biden administration to israel throughout the course of the war and the reason for thatisitis of the war and the reason for that is it is notjust an ask to allow unimpeded humanitarian supplies and access into gaza but also comes with a condition potentially with repercussions, if there is not that significantly expanded access of aid in gaza back could see the reduction of military assistance to israel from the us, its strongest ally, and talking about that volume of military assistance it is significant some 3.8 billion us

dollars every year at a time when the tensions in the middle east are at their highest level in a long time and there is the legal backing which was evoked in the letter under the us arms export control act. essentially, if the us is not allowed into an area then you can see that restriction of military assistance, and that is what the secretary of state and the defence secretary lloyd austin have put their name too, but of course those warnings from the likes of un officials but also us officials about the situation in gaza have been incredibly stark when it comes to hunger, medical supplies but also as you heard there, something called lethal contagion in the coastal area. essentially unimpeded spread of infectious disease in this area. and linking that to the supply of humanitarian aid. in

september, according to the state department it was at its lowest level that we've seen so far in this conflict so they have 30 days to rectify the situation or face consequences potentially. situation or face consequences potentially-— potentially. helena, thank you for that assessment _ potentially. helena, thank you for that assessment of - potentially. helena, thank you for that assessment of what i potentially. helena, thank you for that assessment of what is j for that assessment of what is going on on the israeli southern border with gaza and let's turn to the northern border with lebanon. hezbollah says it's fired a barrage of rockets towards the northern israeli town of safed. israel's military said it detected about fifty rockets, some of which were intercepted. there are no reports of casualties. late on tuesday, benjamin netanyahu rejected the idea of a ceasefire with hezbollah — if the deal were to leave iran—backed fighters close to the border. hezbollah's deputy leader said the only solution is a ceasefire — but threatened to expand the group's missile attacks on israel. naim qassem said the recent killing of much of hezbollah's leadership was painful, but insisted his fighters could still inflict pain. the united nations refugee agency says a quarter of lebanon is under evacuation

orders by israel, with over a million forced to flee their homes. the un's human rights office has called for an investigation into an israeli airstrike in northern lebanon on monday that killed more than 20 people. mohamed taha from bbc arabic is with me in the studio. since the attack on monday, another on tuesday and 50 projectiles coming from lebanon to israel and israel warning in the last few hours that a specific building in the beirut southern suburbs must be evacuated so hostility is moving fast.— evacuated so hostility is moving fast. evacuated so hostility is movin fast. . moving fast. indeed there are many indications _ moving fast. indeed there are many indications that - moving fast. indeed there are l many indications that hezbollah has recovered from all of the blows that israel directed at them in the previous weeks from them in the previous weeks from the walkie—talkies and pagers and killing the leader. it

looks like this consistency of hitting the israeli cities of safed in the north and haifa in the middle and tel aviv, and thatis the middle and tel aviv, and that is 120 kilometres away from the lebanese border, meaning hezbollah is consistent in using ballistic missiles and firing into tel aviv, consistent in using the russian missiles and firing into safed and medium—range missiles to hit haifa. in all of these indications are of recovery and the deputy leader expressed that in his speech last evening when he said now we are in the phase of hurting the enemy, as he used these words. and southern lebanon, many indications that israeli forces are advancing into lebanon. not very much. there's lots of

resistance in lots of areas and in southern lebanon there is massive resistance from hezbollah but the israeli forces are advancing and it looks like one of the main barriers towards the advance of the israeli forces is 10,000 peacekeepers in southern lebanon. peacekeepers in southern lebanon-— lebanon. israel is still involved _ lebanon. israel is still involved in _ lebanon. israel is still involved in the - lebanon. israel is still| involved in the dispute lebanon. israel is still- involved in the dispute with the un about the removal of peacekeepers and the un is standing firm.— peacekeepers and the un is standing firm. indeed there is kind of a diplomatic _ standing firm. indeed there is kind of a diplomatic row - kind of a diplomatic row between israel and the countries that these troops are belonging to, like france or germany, italy and also spain. these are the main countries that representing these groups, and president macron said yesterday evening that israel showed respect to these troops

and to not rip —— target them as there are at least four incidents where israeli troops targeted the troops. if israel wanted to control the area near the river in southern lebanon, from the military perspective for israel, the troops should leave and that's why there is a big row between the parties at the moment. we big row between the parties at the moment-— big row between the parties at the moment. ~ ., , the moment. we are 'ust looking at live shots h the moment. we are 'ust looking at live shots of h the moment. we are 'ust looking at live shots of the _ the moment. we are just looking at live shots of the scene - the moment. we are just looking at live shots of the scene in - at live shots of the scene in —— on the border between israel and lebanon this morning. we have shots of beirut where many of the attacks have been targeted, with smoke on the skyline as you can see. let's get some of the days of the news. general mike jackson — one of the uk's most prominent military figures since the second world war — has died aged 80.

generaljackson became british army chiefjust a month before the allied invasion of iraq in 2003. he gained a reputation for being tough and uncompromising. the european union energy commissioner has criticised eu countries that continue to rely on russian gas after the bloc saw a recent rise in imports. kadri simson said it was a concern that after two years of reducing gas imports from moscow, recent months had seen a rise. roads in bolivia have been blocked for a second day by supporters of the former president, evo morales, to prevent his possible arrest. mr morales is being investigated for alleged rape and human trafficking, which he denies. his suporters say they'll paralyse the country if he's detained. the russian authorities have released alexei moskalev, who was detained for two years after his daughter drew an anti—war picture — in a case that drew international condemnation. in 2022, mr moskalev�*s daughter masha — then 12 — was reported to police for a drawing that featured the phrases no to war

and glory to ukraine. the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby has warned of a "slippery slope" ahead of an assisted dying bill being officially introduced to parliament in westminster. the law change, would give people who are terminally ill in england and wales, the right to end their life — as our religion editor aleem maqbool reports. we want choice! should the terminally ill be allowed to choose when to die? it's a question that, after years of debate, is back in sharp focus. when it comes to the idea of an assisted dying bill of the kind that's about to be introduced in parliament, the archbishop of canterbury is unequivocal. i think this approach is both dangerous and

sets us in a direction which is even more dangerous. and in every other place where it's been done has led to a slippery slope. and in the institution he heads, he's not alone. well, the last time the church of england voted on the subject of assisted dying, which was only a couple of years ago, only 7% of its general assembly, the synod voted in favour of a change in the law. that is massively out of kilter when it comes to opinion polls that have been conducted in wider society. there are members of the clergy who feel their faith, and their experience guides them differently to the archbishop. reverend val plumb's world and her views on assisted death were turned upside down when her mother was dying of pancreatic cancer. i remember this moment of looking in my mother's eyes

andjust being herand me, and she said to me, "i'm not "afraid to die, val, but please, i'm "terrified of suffering. "please don't let me suffer." and i couldn't stick to that. reverend val is now a passionate advocate for allowing the terminally ill to choose. she sometimes feels the very institution she belongs to makes her feel bad for that. but the man who leads it says he comes from a place of compassion, too. i've sat with people at the bedside and people have said, "i want mum, i want my daughter, i want my brother to go because this is so horrible." i haven't said that's the wrong thing to do. what i'm saying is something completely different. for him, this is about opening the door to more and more people feeling like they should opt for an assisted death, but the church may find itself left behind

in a fast evolving discourse. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in canterbury. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

an air india flight bound for chicago made an emergency landing in ekaluit a city in the canadian arctic, after a false bomb threat was posted online. all 211 passengers and crew disembarked and were re—screened according to security protocols. air india noted that it, along with other indian airlines, has faced multiple threats in recent days. the emergency landing came less than a day after canada and india expelled senior diplomats, in a widening feud between the two countries. i am joined now by samuel wat who is a reporter with the canadian broadcasting corporation based in iqaluit, where the plane

made an emergency landing. is the grounding of this flight related in any way to the diplomatic spat between the countries, india and canada? currently there is no clear correlation between the incidence in relation to the spat between india and canada and i know it's been almost a year since canada said it would investigate the threats against air india which was sparked by an american group called seats forjustice posting a video saying people should not fly with the airline because of global blockade they were waging against the airline. and what caused the emergency language —— landing in iqaluit, that flight was not supposed to have landed in canada and those are the flights were also not intended to land in canada and

they didn't land in canada. it would be remiss not to point out that there have been a tense few days between india and canada and attempts year for that matter. this bomb threat posted on social media came just a day after the royal canadian mounted police and the prime ministerjustin trudeau made accusations of widespread violence by indian agents, so those accusations include homicides, coercion and extortion that cause canada yesterday or the day before i should say, 0ctober11t, to expel several indian diplomats from canada and they ended up retaliating tensions have been deteriorating in the past year since the killing of the canadian leader. ,,., i, , canadian leader. samuel, many

thanks. there's been record turnout in georgia on the first day of early voting for next month's us presidential election. more than a quarter of a million ballots were cast by mid afternoon on tuesday — nearly double the number at the same stage in 2020. nationwide, there's been far fewer early votes than at the last election, which was affected by the covid pandemic. kamala harris and donald trump have both campaigned intensely in georgia, regarded as a key swing state. you may remember this mugshot. donald trump — along with 18 others — is accused of criminally conspiring to overturn his defeat back then. the former president has pleaded not guilty. let's hear what some georgia residents had to say as they voted. i just started law school, actually, down in florida, so ijust really wanted to get it out while i was home and get it done, because being so young and especially with the recent economic crisis, ijust really want to make

sure my vote counts. january 6th was a defining moment for me. and i think that we have to separate the practical policies that help people from the political policies that divide us. i think this is probably- the most important voting season of our lifetime. i think it's imperative that every single person vote i to help save democracy. a film that captures the early life of donald trump before he became a reality tv star and then us president is about to be released in the uk. the former us presidemt has threatened to take legal action against producers, describing the movie as "fake and classless". 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, has been speaking to the cast about the challenges of making it. hello? this is donald trump for mr cohn. thank you so much. donald who? set in the 19705 and 19805 the apprentice follows the rise

of donald trump as a businessman in new york. there's always a level of responsibility when you're playing a real life character, but with somebody like donald trump, that must be even more challenging. yep. yes. because i think you're fighting upstream in a way, because everyone's got very strong feelings about the person, and there's already baggage and projections that audiences are going to come to the theatre with. so it was about clearing all that and trying to get to the truth and have them believe it. the film focuses on his relationship with ruthless lawyer roy cohn. guilty as charged. a man who teaches the ambitious trump everything he knows. no matter what happens, you claim victory and never admit defeat. i think every great film is about a relationship. every great film has a relationship at its core. and, you know, this is,

in a way, a frankenstein story. the crux of it being roy cohn's dogma and his sort of malign influence over donald trump. well, i intend to acquire the commodore, and i'm planning on making it the best and the finest building in the city. maybe. maybe the country. in the world, judy, in the world, it's going to be the finest building in the world. it's going to be spectacular. he is one of the most divisive figures that we have at the moment. a hero to millions, the opposite to millions. did you have any hesitation about taking on this role? i think it would be, yeah, absent minded to not factor in every everything that could come with it. but i think for me, the importance of the film was far surpassed any fear or any doubt or anything like that. the film has been criticised by donald trump and his team since it premiered in

cannes, with the former president calling the movie a cheap, defamatory and politically disgusting hatchetjob. how challenging was it getting this movie released, particularly in the united states? when we were in cannes and we got like a standing ovation and everyone was so happy and, you know, flattering and all that, i was thinking, "oh, it's going to be a bidding war." you know, do i want to go warner? do i want to go netflix? who do i want to pick? and then that was not how it turned out. so it's been quite a ride. with the american election in early november, it's likely to be one of the most talked about films over the coming weeks. we have a brand new campaign slogan, let's make america great again. mm. well, i like the again part. lizo mzimba, bbc news.

in football, thomas tuchel is to become the new england manager. tuchel led the english premier league club chelsea to victory in the champions league final in 2021. he has also managed paris st germain and bayern munich. tuchel, who is from germany, will be the third foreign manager to take charge of the england men's team, after sweden's sven—goran eriksson and fabio capello of italy. now to giza, where the grand egyptian museum is opening its doors to its first visitors today in a trial run ahead of its official launch. the museum, a grand project near the iconic giza pyramids, cost over $1 billion, or £765 million, to build. it s the largest archaeological museum complex in the world, housing more than 100,000 artifacts, spanning from prehistoric times through egypt 5 pharaonic era to the ancient greek and roman periods. two giant pandas sent from china have arrived in the us. they landed at dulles airport in virginia in a plane with, fittingly,

pandas on the side. they are called bao li and qing bao and are both three years old. the new pandas will be quarantined for at least 30 days before making their debut for the public. after landing, they continued theirjourney in specially branded trucks to their new home. they will be there under a ten— year breeding and research agreement. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. areas of heavy and, in places, thundery rain to take us through tonight, but it won't be a cold night by any means. now, if i show you the temperature — normally this is how temperatures compared to normal over the next few days, the oranges and the reds show temperatures above average, peaking really on wednesday and thursday, but remaining above average as we go through into the weekend. driving it all is this area of low pressure. it's allowing those southerly winds, but because of its proximity is why we're going to see those areas of rain. so, for the night ahead, it's going to be a case of heavy,

thundery rain in the south and west to begin with, pushing its way northwards and eastwards. some drier, clearer spells east anglia and the south—east later on and temperatures not dropping a massive amount — 10—14 or 15 degrees. that's not a million miles away. it should be in an afternoon, never mind first thing on a wednesday morning in october. so, to start the day, lots of cloud in the north and west. still some areas of rain around thundery for one or two. it's going to come and go. northern england, scotland, northern ireland during the morning, linger though into the afternoon for some across scotland. we then see another batch of rain develop across wales and the south west and the channel islands later, but with some clearer skies. lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east, bit of sunshine through the afternoon here could lift temperatures to around 21 or 22 degrees — that's around six degrees above where we should be for this stage in the year. another batch of heavy thundery rain then works its way northward and eastwards as we go through wednesday night and into thursday, affecting most parts actually, with some clearer skies

in the west later. so, it might turn a bit fresher here in the west by the end of the night, but still, temperatures in double figures, if not mid teens for some. but here's the chart for thursday. instead of southerly winds as those weather fronts go through, it's west or south—westerly ones, so the winds will be as strong, but still not cold winds at that. early rain across parts of scotland, typically north and east, maybe through central areas clears. sunny spells for the vast majority, but we could see some showers, even some lengthier ones around these western areas around the irish sea in particular with some blustery winds. but away from that, with the sunshine out and lighter winds, it may actually feel a little bit warmer than wednesday. into friday, we start to inject a bit more moisture into the atmosphere, so more cloud around. still some sunny spells through central eastern areas in the west, though the cloud will be thickening up through the day. outbreaks of rain become heavy and prolonged, the winds strengthening as well, and we could see some pretty rough seas around parts of wales and the south—west, too — that rain spreading eastwards on friday night.

piling on the pressure — boeing strikers rally as the plane—maker heads to wall street to shore up its finances. burgeoning black hole — the bbc understands the uk chancellor is considering £40 billion worth of tax rises and spending cuts in this month's budget. cutting back on luxury — the louis vuitton owner's sales dip as low china

consumer confidence bites. tough at the top — from budgets to boeing, making those big calls is hard work and rarely can you please everyone. we take a look at the world of the big boss. live from london, this is business today. i'm mark lobel. we start in the us, where striking boeing workers have been rallying in seattle, piling further pressure on the embattled plane—maker to find a way out of the industrial action which is hammering its finances. some 33,000 workers on the us west coast have been off thejob since 13th september, demanding wage increases and pension reforms. the action has halted production of boeing's best—selling 737max jet amongst others, adding to an increasingly backed—up order book. in response, boeing has announced plans to raise some

$35 billion to plug the cash drain caused by the strikes,