died at the age of 31. local police say the british musician was found dead outside of a hotel in the argentine capital, buenos aires. authorities there have confirmed to our partner cbs news that he died after falling from the building's third floor. hailing from the uk, liam payne rose to global stardom with other band members harry styles, niall horan, zayne malik and louis tomlinson. let's go live to los angeles and speak to our correspondent. bring us up to date on what we know. . , ., , know. the details are still cominu know. the details are still coming in. _ know. the details are still coming in, but _ know. the details are still coming in, but as - know. the details are still coming in, but as you - coming in, but as you mentioned, the police have said he felt some the third floor of this hotel in buenos aires, in an affluent neighbourhood in palermo. police cordoned off the entrance because fans began

gathering. i'm going to redo the statement to make sure it is precise. an additional statement that came in a few moments ago. —— to read out. the police were dispatched after an emergency call, they were informed of an aggressive person who may have been under the effect of drugs and alcohol, again that's a police statement but we don't have confirmation other than that. they said when they arrived, the officer in charge heard a loud sound in the inner courtyard of the hotel. the head of the emergency medical service in buenos aires also said when they arrived, the body had serious injuries and resuscitation was not possible at this time. liam payne was only 31 years old. and of course, he was a member of one of the biggest boy bands in contemporary history, one direction. and also had his own solo career. so of course this is a very big shock to many of

his fans and the music industry as well. , ., ., as well. tell us about some of the reactions _ as well. tell us about some of the reactions that _ as well. tell us about some of the reactions that have - as well. tell us about some of the reactions that have been l the reactions that have been coming in. b5 the reactions that have been coming in-— the reactions that have been cominu in. �* , ., coming in. as i mentioned, he was art coming in. as i mentioned, he was part of— coming in. as i mentioned, he was part of the _ coming in. as i mentioned, he was part of the one _ coming in. as i mentioned, he was part of the one direction l was part of the one direction boy band, and they were formed in 2010 when they were extremely young. liam was only 16 at that time. many acts have come through that competition. one direction came third but they are arguably the biggest success and biggest legacy for that programme. so other contestants who came through that same academy have sent out tributes online. one of them is ryland clark, who said the death is tragic, he said it's extremely sad news. he also referenced the fact that liam payne was so young. it's worth mentioning that he had a child, a son with cheryl cole, a very

well—known singer, a former member of girls aloud, a female group, also a judge on the x factor competition in the uk and the us. another group that came out of that singing competition was jedward, came out of that singing competition wasjedward, and they have sent strength to the whole one direction family. paris hilton has also sent condolences, she said, sending love and condolences to his family and loved ones, rip my friend. there has also been a statement from the brit awards. one direction won several awards, not only the mtv music awards, not only the mtv music awards, the video music awards, the brit awards, and again that mammoth impact on the industry. the brit awards said, we are incredibly sad to learn of the tragic passing of liam payne, our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family at this time. we haven't heard

anything yet so far from his former bandmates. but of course, given the impact he had on the industry, given the legions of fans, young female fans that one direction had, and of course liam payne later grew his own fan base as a solo artist, so we can expect more tributes to come in.— artist, so we can expect more tributes to come in. thank you so much for— tributes to come in. thank you so much for that _ tributes to come in. thank you so much for that update. - so much for that update. outside the hotel where the incident took place, fans have given their reaction to the news. translation: i news. translation: ., , , translation: i was in my living room and my _ translation: i was in my living room and my sister— translation: i was in my living room and my sister told - translation: i was in my living room and my sister told me - translation: i was in my living| room and my sister told me liam died, we couldn't believe it, we came here directly to confirm it was true. he was 30, with a seven—year—old son. i saw him two weeks ago at the concert of another one direction member. i saw him, he was ok. , ~' direction member. i saw him, he was ok. , ~ ., ., , was ok. the shock from many fans who _ was ok. the shock from many fans who have _ was ok. the shock from many fans who have gathered. - was ok. the shock from many fans who have gathered. we l was ok. the shock from many i fans who have gathered. we can speak to an entertainment reporterjoining us on bbc

news. if we look at liam payne, tell us more about his life and his rise to success with one direction. his rise to success with one direction-— direction. well, his first audition _ direction. well, his first audition was _ direction. well, his first audition was in - direction. well, his first audition was in 2008 i direction. well, his firstj audition was in 2008 on direction. well, his first - audition was in 2008 on the x factor, and simon cowell told him he wasn't quite ready. he was 1a at the time and was told to come back in two years' time, which he did. in 2010. that was when one direction was formed. they didn't win, they were runners—up, but that didn't matter. they were absolutely ready for world domination. it's really interesting, because theirfame interesting, because their fame didn't interesting, because theirfame didn't really grow over time, it was immediate. i remember about six months after they were runners—up on the x factor, they were recording their first album in stockholm. there were fans there hiding in the bins to look for one direction, to get an image of

the boys. the fame they had from the very beginning was immediate. even when one direction broke up in 2015 after zayn left, they continued to be international stars. they couldn't go anywhere without being recognised. one direction fans are such a community, they also dedicated to these boys. i think this is going to shock the world, really. when we found out in the uk that this desperate news had happened, it was about 10.50 at night, so a lot of fans waking up to this news tomorrow and it's going to be devastating. you news tomorrow and it's going to be devastating.— be devastating. you actually had the opportunity - be devastating. you actually had the opportunity to - had the opportunity to interview one direction, tell us what that experience was like, with liam payne in particular. like, with liam payne in particular-— like, with liam payne in particular. yes, i had the opportunity _ particular. yes, i had the opportunity to _ particular. yes, i had the opportunity to interview l particular. yes, i had the . opportunity to interview one direction and liam a number of times. he was always so warm, incredibly personable, very polite, wanted to say hello to

everyone, shake every hand. there was a particular interview that stands out, a very special moment because it was when liam had just had his son with cheryl, an enormous p0p son with cheryl, an enormous pop star in the uk. and i had alsojust found out pop star in the uk. and i had also just found out i was pregnant. he was so unbelievably kind and generous, and excited about being a new dad, and sharing advice with me, telling me about changing nappies. ijust thought it me, telling me about changing nappies. i just thought it was such a lovely moment. hejust treated everyone... he was an international star. treated everyone... he was an internationalstar. he treated everyone... he was an international star. he had fame and fortune, and hejust treated everyone as a normal person, he was lovely. it’s treated everyone as a normal person, he was lovely.- person, he was lovely. it's a treat person, he was lovely. it's a great story- _ person, he was lovely. it's a great story. beyond - person, he was lovely. it's a great story. beyond the - person, he was lovely. it's a l great story. beyond the fame that you have described, what do we know about how much music itself meant to liam in his life? ~ , . ., , itself meant to liam in his life? ~ ,. ,, ., ., life? music was his bread and butter. life? music was his bread and butter- at _ life? music was his bread and butter. at the _ life? music was his bread and butter. at the age _ life? music was his bread and butter. at the age of - life? music was his bread and

butter. at the age of 14, - life? music was his bread and butter. at the age of 14, he l butter. at the age of 1a, he went for the x factor. that is such a young age, isn't it? two years later was when he got into the band. he was really into the band. he was really into songwriting. it meant everything to him. and also supporting his other band mates. he was at a nile hole in concert only a couple of weeks ago in argentina, supporting his band—mate, dancing along with the crowd. he has worked with the crowd. he has worked with so many different artists. music was his thing. —— at a niall horan concert. i remember interviewing him for one of his songs, he was so passionate and he just wanted to give music back to the fans. he he just wanted to give music back to the fans.— back to the fans. he also talked about _ back to the fans. he also talked about some - back to the fans. he also talked about some of. back to the fans. he also| talked about some of the struggles with fame, didn't he? yes, he did, he was very open about his mental health problems. he said he found fame very confusing. but he wouldn't ever change it, he wouldn't

change the experiences he had had. but it is hard, isn't it? if you are going to get into the public eye at that age, you're going to be thrown to the masses, screaming girls, the masses, screaming girls, the press, critical acclaim... that is a lot to deal with for anyone, let alone a young star. he was famous for most of his life and that comes with problems. life and that comes with problem-— life and that comes with roblems. . , , problems. really interesting oints problems. really interesting points about _ problems. really interesting points about how— problems. really interesting points about how he - problems. really interesting points about how he spoke l problems. really interesting - points about how he spoke about fame and music and family. thank you so much for sharing your personal experiences, really appreciate it. we have also seen a statement from the uk foreign ministry that has come through cbs, saying, we are in contact with the local authorities regarding reports of the death of a british man in argentina. that is as much as we have heard from the uk

foreign ministry, but we do have updates on the website, the qr code on our screen will take you to the website with live updates, the latest information coming in, the authorities in buenos aires and reaction coming into the news of liam paynes death at the age of liam paynes death at the age of 31. we will continue to update you. the us ambassador to the un says they are watching israel's actions in gaza to make sure they don't have a "policy of starvation" in the northern part of the strip. she made the remarks to the un security council. israel has denied previous accusations that its military is surrounding parts of the north and preventing food aid from getting through. it comes as trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the war—torn region for the third day in a row following a two—week period when the united nations said no aid had entered northern gaza. the deliveries follow a warning from the us it would cut military support to israel if it didn't boost aid efforts in the strip. wyre davies is following all of these developments from jerusalem.

the last three days, there's been a significant and small increase in the amount of aid in northern gaza, perhaps as a response to the very strongly worded letter from the american secretary of state and the american defence secretary outlining the fact that israel's military offensive in gaza was having unacceptable humanitarian consequences. about 50 trucks have gone in through the erez crossing in northern gaza. it's still way short of the 500 trucks are of the 500 trucks or so a day that are needed. but israel says it is sending in aid, it accuses hamas and other groups sometimes of stealing that aid, but clearly not enough is getting in. the united nations has again said the situation in northern gaza is completely unlivable at the minute. we've heard more accusations and criticism from some of israel's closest allies. the americans have told israel they're keeping a very close

eye on what israel is doing in northern gaza because of the humanitarian situation. i think israel is probably going to have to rethink its military objectives in northern gaza. israel can't simply go in there now, almost flatten parts of the area in pursuit of the remaining hamas units. it has to think about the impact on the 300,000 or so people who are living there. israel says it is encouraging people to leave, but many agencies like msf have said it's impossible for people to leave. some people are being shot at when they try to leave by troops, and even when people get to the so—called designated safe areas, they find themselves at threat. sadly, there were people that have been killed in bombings in these so—called safe areas. perhaps a rethink for israel of its military objectives in northern gaza, although it does say that it is continuing

to kill hamas fighters. apparently 50 hamas members were killed by israel in gaza in overnight activity. that is why israel is doing what it's doing. but clearly, given this criticism in writing and also on the floor of the un from the united states, from the british, israel defending itself, but it might have to rethink things in northern gaza. lloyd austin has encouraged the israeli government to continue taking steps... elsewhere in the region, cross—border fire between israel and has below continues. 90 missiles were fired into israel in the last 2a hours according to its military. in

lebanon, 138 strikes were reported. the israeli army said its warplanes struck dozens of what they say are 1525 0