we start in the us where in just one week, millions of americans will cast their votes in the presidential election between former president donald trump and vice president kamala harris. her message — the us has been consumed by chaos for too long and its time for the country to turn the page on division. donald trump intends to use the united states military against military citizens who simply disagree with him, people he calls quote, the enemy from within. america, this is not a candidate for president who is thinking about how to make your life better, this is someone who is unstable, obsessed

with revenge, consumed with grievance, and out for unchecked power. meawhile, at the same time, donald trump was speaking to voters at a rally in pennsylvania — one of those seven key battlegroud states that could decide this election. he told supporters a vote for him is a vote to move on from the past four years of the biden administration. are you better off now than you were four years ago? i'm here today with a message of hope for all americans. with your vote, we will end inflation, we will stop the invasion of criminals into our country, and we will bring back the american dream, we are doing it together, pennsylvania. our country will be bigger, better, bolder, richer, safer, and stronger than ever before.

the pitch was very much that she offers a stark contrast to president donald trump. four years ago, this is where he stayed where he gave that speech to his supporters, urging them to storm the capital and to never concede that 2020 election. so, the kamala harris campaign specifically chose this spot, and you have to take a moment to appreciate exactly where we are, you saw she was flanked by american flags on both the right side and the left, and the white house was glowing in her backdrop. so she looked very presidential, she definitely looked the part, she was trying to convince voters that she is said to be president. she certainly did that in her speech and even in this visual backdrop. but if

the other theme of this was to try and make her more known to the voters who say that, look, we just don't know much about her, she didn't quite hit that mark. she sort of used the same things that we've heard during the campaign, during the convention as well, so she didn't offer any more nuggets into exactly who kamala harris is. ~ , . . , into exactly who kamala harris is. ~ , . ., , is. will grant was at the trump rall . as is. will grant was at the trump rally- as you _ is. will grant was at the trump rally. as you heard _ is. will grant was at the trump rally. as you heard on - is. will grant was at the trump rally. as you heard on that - rally. as you heard on that little snippet, _ rally. as you heard on that little snippet, it _ rally. as you heard on that little snippet, it is - rally. as you heard on that little snippet, it is a - rally. as you heard on that| little snippet, it is a speech thatjumps from theme to theme, touches from everything to border security to inflation to transgender issues, lumps all these things together in a long diatribe. but a is actually very popular with people inside the convention centre listening to it, big cheers and laughs at the jags and so on. but what struck me is that as he set out the speech and came to the

stage, basically he asked a straight question, do you consider better off now than you were four years ago? and i think that really will be the heart of the remaining days of this campaign. he is basically asking people to vote for him, to vote in favour of change, to return a second trump presidency and break away from president biden and by extension vice president harris. on the flip side, as we heard in that little snippet of the speech of vice president harris, she is saying, he is not fit for office, he shouldn't be trusted with a top office in the land, he shouldn't be given their chance to be in the white house again, for a whole range of reasons, and that she in fact should be and that she in fact should be and has proven herself to be the next president.- and has proven herself to be the next president. with 'ust a week left. i the next president. with 'ust a week left, both * the next president. with just a week left, both candidates - the next president. with just a j week left, both candidates will be spending a lot of time and

money and we want to take a look at spending on us federal campaigns and how a landmark supreme court decision in 2010 led to an explosion of billions of dollars spent in offices from conquest right up to the presidency. we can speak to the ceo of the not profit group common cause. how much money does it take to finance a political campaign? it does it take to finance a political campaign? it depends on the type — political campaign? it depends on the type of— political campaign? it depends on the type of campaign. - political campaign? it depends on the type of campaign. to | on the type of campaign. to give you a intent clash an idea ——, the end of september, the us had already spent $15.9 billion this season, so you can imagine the massive amount of money, and that spending that is up, close to 16 billion, from around 15 billion in the 2020 presidential election. these are eye watering sums of money, what are the rules or laws regulating financing for

campaigns?— laws regulating financing for camaians? ~ ., ., , campaigns? well, unfortunately, the law that _ campaigns? well, unfortunately, the law that was _ campaigns? well, unfortunately, the law that was struck _ campaigns? well, unfortunately, the law that was struck down, i the law that was struck down, there was something called the mccain rule, that is to be able to have more control or regulation over campaign spending. when that was overturned with a decision by the supreme court, where basically did was open the floodgates for money being able to commend seeing what we call dark money flowing into the election, those are pacs, political action committees, that are able to have tonnes and tonnes of money coming in from undisclosed donors, and so the problem that lies in there as there is very little regulation. i5 as there is very little regulation.— as there is very little regulation. as there is very little re . ulation. , ., . regulation. is there a direct correlation _ regulation. is there a direct correlation between - regulation. is there a direct correlation between money| regulation. is there a direct - correlation between money spent and chances of success? absolutely. although there are sometimes really good stories,

there was in the state where i live here in the united states, there was a campaign raised for a senate seat and a good old—fashioned organising and doorknocking actually beat out the person who the candidate was running a gent who was spending millions and millions of his own money. so those happen rarely, though, quite frankly. it requires candidates raising massive amounts of money all the timejust raising massive amounts of money all the time just to be able to keep up with the political spending that is required in order to win a race. ~ h, required in order to win a race. ~ ,., . required in order to win a race. ~ . ., , race. with so much money sloshing — race. with so much money sloshing around _ race. with so much money sloshing around the - race. with so much money i sloshing around the campaign system, virginia, is there a big example of corruption that you can tell is about?- you can tell is about? well, i think one _ you can tell is about? well, i think one of _ you can tell is about? well, i think one of the _ you can tell is about? well, i think one of the things - you can tell is about? well, i think one of the things it - you can tell is about? well, i think one of the things it is l think one of the things it is hard to know and that is part of the problem, there is a lack of the problem, there is a lack of disclosure required. there is some campaign disclosure by when it comes to these pacs, these political action committees, there is plenty of money that can go in there and if we don't know who is giving that money and there is a lack

of disclosure requirement, it is very hard to know who is influencing your vote and also who the candidate may be beholden to.— who the candidate may be beholden to. �* _, . beholden to. are there concrete effort to try _ beholden to. are there concrete effort to try and _ beholden to. are there concrete effort to try and train _ beholden to. are there concrete effort to try and train -- - effort to try and train —— change the campaign finance system? change the campaign finance s stem? , :: ,': system? there is. in 2023, conquest — system? there is. in 2023, conquest put _ system? there is. in 2023, conquest put forward - system? there is. in 2023, conquest put forward an i system? there is. in 2023,| conquest put forward an act that would actually have changed the way elections works, the way that campaign financing worked, it was called the disclose act because it did required a different level of disclosure around political ads, around issue is contributing to these pacs so that dark money can stop flowing. unfortunately, it did not pass in the last congress and we are hoping that perhaps the next congress, we will get to see it have another shot at it. ., ~ to see it have another shot at it. . ~ , ., to see it have another shot at it. . ~ i. to see it have another shot at it. thank you so much for “oininu it. thank you so much for joining us _ it. thank you so much for joining us tonight - it. thank you so much for joining us tonight on - it. thank you so much for joining us tonight on bbc| it. thank you so much for- joining us tonight on bbc news, really appreciate it.

well, the us state of georgia was at the heart of false claims of election fraud following the last presidential election, and the state is in the spotlight again, with barely anything separating kamala harris and donald trump in the polls. in 2020, president biden won the state after a recount, byjust shy of 12,000 votes. many worry if the results are tight again, conspiracy theories and allegations of voterfraud could resurface. our north america editor sarah smith reports. there is a lawyerfor almost everything in america. they will take just about any complaint to court — possibly including disputing the result of the presidential election. most donald trump supporters, queuing up for one of his rallies in the georgia sunshine, really believe the last election was stolen and fear it might happen again. particularly in states like georgia, where the result is likely to be very close this year. in an election which has been characterised by extreme levels of misinformation and downright lies, it seems likely a lot of people simply will not believe the result — especially if they don't get the outcome they want. we don't have to cheat like they do. but we need to put

it in their face. you're cheating, we caught you and here you go. are you worried that there might be some cheating in this election? i'm always worried that there's going to be cheating in this election. we pretty much know there's going to be cheating. - but i'm hoping it'll be such i a minimalamount that, uh... ..that it won't matter. it's memories of 2020 that have put republicans on edge and ready to challenge any possibly problematic results. i mean, i went to bed on election night thinking donald trump had won georgia, right? and then two days later, after this steady drip — oh, no, nowjoe biden's the winner. so you think about how any rational person is going to react to that sequence of events, and they think something is up. they think something's not right about that. multiple investigations and legal challenges after the 2020 election found no evidence of sustained voterfraud in georgia or in any other state. when i spoke to him a few months ago, steve bannon, an architect of donald trump's

2016 win, told me he had a maga army ready to deploy if they think something's not right this time. right now, we've trained up an army of poll workers, poll watchers, election officials. we have been training up for years. lawyers are going to be ready, and this time, they're going to have their filings ready to go and they'll be outside the courthouse. so our people are going to be on the trigger, metaphorically, to fight this from day one. fighting back — democracy watchdogs worried about undermining trust in the process. we're concerned that people will not accept the elected leader of the united states presidency as they didn't in 2020. and we know right now that less than a quarter of republicans believe that the vote counting for 2024 will be legitimate. we're concerned that we're going to have the exact same thing happen, play out again, because of individuals who are determined to make sure that people don't trust our elections. donald trump is already claiming there will be electoral fraud. he's getting ready to call foul if he loses. we're leading in the polls,

but we have to do it too big to rig because they are good at one thing. you know what that one thing is? crowd: cheating! che—... he goes "cheating". that's — they're professional thieves. the closer the result, the more likely it is that there will have to be recounts or even legal battles. states like georgia might have to wait for a court verdict before they can declare a winner. so it could be days, maybe even weeks before we know who's the next president of the united states. let's now take a look at spending on us federal let's turn to the escalating conflict in the middle east. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says that an israeli air strike in the northern town of beit lahia has left at least 93 palestinians dead or missing, including 20 children. and many are thought to still be under the rubble. witnesses say residents have been trying to drag bodies out from under the debris. the victims are reported to include families that have been displaced by israel's renewed offensive in northern gaza, which has claimed hundreds of lives. israel's military says its looking into the incident. it comes after a vote in the israeli parliament on monday —

banning the un's palestinian refugee agency unrwa from working within the country. the world food programme warns that the people of gaza could face starvation if immediate action is not taken. our special correspondent fergal keane sent this report from jerusalem. and i should warn you it contains distressing images of the aftermath of the strike. bearing the dead in beit lahia. at any time, expelling the main aid agency for palestinians would have been controversial. but in the middle of this, it's provoked widespread international criticism. dozens killed in an israeli air strike, many of them children according to health officials. in gaza city, where many from beit lahia have fled, another strike. the dead laying among market stalls. these boys wondering how to help.

there are nearly two million displaced in gaza — facing famine, the un says, and depending on unwra for the basics of survival. within three months, the agency is to be shut down. i mean, it's absolutely outrageous. we said that the prospect of this vote was outrageous. the fact that the vote has happened is equally outrageous. it creates an incredibly dangerous precedent — notjust for this region, but potentially with international implications in other places. israel has accused unwra staff of being involved in the october 7th attacks. allegations were made against 19 staff out of 13,000. nine were subsequently fired. today, i met one of the government mps sponsoring the legislation. the determination of fighting terrorism is a consensus

and this is part of it. unrwa has decided on the 7th to go on the wrong side of history. so no matter what pressure comes from the americans or from anybody else, this bill will not be withdrawn? you will go ahead with expelling unwra? so first of all, you have to understand... it's a really straightforward question — yes or no. yes, i will give you... yes. yes, definitely. you will not back down. of course not. ok. of course not, because we believe in our bill and because it's a just and right bill. the reality is that gaza needs vastly increased amounts of aid. today we managed to contact, on a poor phone line, one of only two doctors left dealing with hundreds of patients at kamal adwan hospital. phone line goes dead. then we lost contact.

there's the debate about what might or might not happen with unrwa. and there's this — the certainty of relentless suffering. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a teenager accused of murdering three young girls in southport the funeral of the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, has taken place in aberdeenshire. he died earlier this month after speaking at a conference in north macedonia. it took place in the village of strichen where mr salmond had lived. later, family and close friends attended a private service at the cemetery. a public memorial is to be held at a later date. the government's revealed that more than three million lower paid workers are to benefit from an almost 7% rise in the national living wage in tomorrow's budget. it means an increase of around £1,400 a yearfor a full time worker over the age of 21. some businesses have said they're surprised by the size of the increase after a long period of rising costs.

the boss of the portuguese football club says he has not made a decision about his future after manchester united expressed interest in making him their manager. sporting said he had been approached. the club's former manager erik ten hag was sacked earlier in the week. you're live with bbc news. a top advisor to ukrainian president volodmyr zelensky is in the united states discussing kyiv�*s victory plan and north korean involvement in the war with us national security advisor jake sullivan. after the meeting, andriy yermark took to x, posting, quote, "military assistance to ukraine, sanctions against russia, and increasing pressure on moscow's allies are essential." the trip comes at a difficult time for ukraine. moscow on tuesday said it captured a ukranian town and three villages in the eastern donetsk region. and analysis from the afp news agency shows russian troops advancing almost 500 square kilometers in october — a record since march 2022.

james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. it is in the east and the next reason of ukraine that russia is making its greatest gains. ——it is in the east donestk reason of ukraine that russia is making its greatest gains. we are seeing moscow claiming to be in control of the eastern coal—mining town as well as the surrounding villages and if you look at what monitoring channels are saying, it is clear that they are in control of large parts of the town. if you look at analysis by the afp news agency saying that russia has advanced almost 500 square kilometres into ukrainian territory in october, that is more than since the start of the full—scale invasion, that tells you about how things are going. ukraine is struggling to contain russia's advances because of sheer numbers and deeper resources. the question being debated now is whether moscow's ability to sustain its attacks on another eastern town

prokofstk can be maintained because it is strategically significant, it is a transport hub, if that was to fall it could really go south for ukrainian front lines. i think you look at what is going on there, if you look at the country's ongoing issues with mobilisation, if you look at the upcoming us presidential election and future aid for ukraine, if you look at the involvement of north korea now in russia is invasion, things are in currently uncertain. there is a real sense of urgency here and on that question of north korea, president zelensky and his south korean counterpart have agreed to stage talks now where they are going to plan, they say, a response to pyongyang's involvement where thousands of troops are reportedly being deployed to the front line. so i think we are seeing a real sense of urgency in a war where ukraine is on the back foot and all eyes are on the us presidential election in a week's time,

where the of this war and ukraine's very future will be moulded. china has succesfully launched its shenzhou—19 mission at thejiuquan satellite launch center in the country's northwest. the spacecraft is carrying three new astronauts who will replace the team who've lived on the tiangong space station for the last six months. the mission crew will be sent into low—earth orbit to conduct various scientific experiments. china's space programme was the third to put humans in orbit and has landed robotic rovers on mars and the moon. this launch is another step in a growing space race, a battle that could even decide who owns the moon. so close you can feel it vibrate and the fact that china feels so confident to have us here shows its own confidence in its growing space

ambitions. this is one of a hundred launches they are planning this year as they try to outdo rival united states. these are the three chosen to fly from china back home to the space station. they have been in quarantine and kept behind glass. they include the country but my first female space engineer. translation: i dream of exoloring _ translation: i dream of exploring the _ translation: i dream of exploring the vastness . translation: i dream of exploring the vastness of| exploring the vastness of space, waving to the stars and of course looking back at my homeland. my deepest affection will always be for my motherland, no matter where i am. i will keep striving and working tirelessly. the team have trained _ working tirelessly. the team have trained together - working tirelessly. the team have trained together for - working tirelessly. the team have trained together for a l have trained together for a year to conduct experiments and carry out space walks. the pilot is a veteran. both wang

and her crew mate are china's next generation of space explorers. this year, they watch their country carry out an historic first and collect lunar samples from the far side of the moon. china also has a fleet of satellites in space and plans for many more, a rival to elon musk�*s starling. the modern space race is no longer about getting to the moon, it is about who will control its rich resources. valuable minerals and metals. and the head of nasa is worried china will claim them. translation: i china will claim them. tuna/mom- china will claim them. translation: | think his concerns _ translation: i think his concerns are _ translation: | think his| concerns are unnecessary. translation: i think his - concerns are unnecessary. we are here to the principles of peaceful use, equality, mutual benefit and joint development. as the astronauts make their last steps on earth for the next six months, they are

waived off as national heroes. china's rivalry with the us is no longerjust based here on earth. both could soon be staking territorial claims well beyond this planet. laura becker, bbc news. deepin deep in the central american jungle, the trees are hiding treasures. radarfired from jungle, the trees are hiding treasures. radar fired from a plain peers through the canopy to search for ruins. this is in guatemala but archaeologists have now discovered another huge city, this time in mexico. they are calling it valery ahna. we don't have any pictures because no one has been there for hundreds of years, so we thought we would show you what it might have

looked like, here in the virtual studio. this is a mayan temple similar to ones found in the city, people worshipped here and brought witches jade masks and even buried their dead. in total, the found almost seven buildings. up to 50,000 people may have lived in this area. at its peak in a century. alongside houses the archaeologists found evidence of amphitheatres, plazas, and even a sports field for an ancient building. it even a sports field for an ancient building. it would have been a very — ancient building. it would have been a very colourful, - ancient building. it would have been a very colourful, very - been a very colourful, very lush, and very striking environment to move through, things like palaces and temple pyramids, all of those would have been covered in lime plaster and painted red, pink, and yellow and black. they would have been clusters of buildings where people mostly spend their time making ceramics or mostly spend their

time shaping stone tools. this part of the world, there is evidence for marketplaces. it took centuries but war, climate change, and the spanish invasion caused the collapse of the mayans. but there since descendants still live here today and at the new site, 15 minutes were busy roads, their ancient relatives lie beneath their feet. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. there's not much weather to talk about for the foreseeable future. high pressure will be dominating the scene, bringing a lot of dry conditions to the uk. it will be mild both by day and by night. a few chilly spots where skies clear at night. a little bit of sunshine around, but it will generally be mostly cloudy. so our area of high pressure dominates the scene as we head into the middle part of the week. it's a dry start to the day. some early mist and fog which could lift into low

clouds, so some areas staying grey, particularly central, southern and western areas with the best chance of seeing sunshine again will be across parts of eastern scotland, northeast england, maybe northern ireland, joining in during the afternoon period. temperature wise, reaching the mid—teens for many. we could make 16 or 17 in the warmest spot, so mild for the time of year. wednesday night promises to be a largely dry one. variable cloud. some clear spells again, some mist and fog developing. winds light for most. single figures, i think across large parts of england, wales, certainly out of town where we hold on to the cloud, though just about double figures. now as we head into thursday, we've still got high pressure across the uk. stronger winds affecting the far north of scotland, the northern isles, with outbreaks of rain here, but that really is about it. elsewhere it's going to be dry. lighter winds further south, but a better chance of seeing some sunshine develop on thursday afternoon for england and wales. maybe a bit more cloud across northern western scotland with outbreaks of rain here. so as we head into the halloween evening, i think there'll be plenty of dry weather for england wales for the trick—or—treaters.

but more cloud with outbreaks of rain across argyll and the highlands for the geysers there. as we head into friday, the 1st of november, we could just tap into some cold air across the far north of scotland. there'll be a weather front here, outbreaks of rain, strong cold northerly winds and it'll be noticeably chilly, i think, across the northern isles and the north highlands. further south for england and wales, northern ireland again, variable cloud, a little bit of sunshine, mild in the south. we see something a bit colder across northern scotland, but it is short lived. as we move out of friday into the weekend, high pressure rolls back in from the west and pushes the cold air towards scandinavia and the near continent. we're back into the mild colours, as you can see there for saturday and sunday. so the outlook then — further dry, settled weather, fairly mild by day and by night. that settled theme continues into the new week. take care.

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where the first of the big five tech giants has reported earnings. google parent alphabet beat third—quarter revenue expectations, helped by the growth of the cloud computing business. alphabet reported third—quarter sales that topped analyst expectations, the parent company of google was helped by steady growth in the digital advertising business, and an ai jump advertising business, and an ai jump in demand for cloud services. alphabet reported a profit of $2.12 per share while revenue increased 15% to $88 billion. the ceo said investment in al were paying off in use and sales and search off in use and sales and search of cloud businesses. as the main search business matures, google is betting on growth in the cloud division which applies computing power, software and services to other

companies. google drew more