the fact honest. honest about the fact that we — honest. honest about the fact that we made mistakes. honest about_ that we made mistakes. honest about the — that we made mistakes. honest about the fact that we let standards slip. and — the us presidential candidates rally through battleground states — north carolina set to be the next — with three days to go until the election. hello. the spanish government has significantly stepped up the response to the country's worst flooding crisis in generations. mr sanchez said he's sending 10,000 extra soldiers and police to join the rescue and recovery operation in valencia — the region worst affected by this week's flash flooding and landslides. 211 people are now known to have died

and many are still missing after rapidly rising waters trapped people in buildings and underground car parks. mud caked on roads, pavements and buildings. overturned cars litter the streets. shops, homes and businesses have been devastated. this was the moment when the first wave of floodwaters hit this town on tuesday night. volunteers have been turning up all morning to help out. one of them is martina. there is no food supply. there is no water. the army isn't helping because the political situation is so bad. we have no resources. everything we have is because of the volunteers who are helping. we are going through terrible

agony— we are going through terrible agony here~ _ we are going through terrible agony here. people _ we are going through terrible agony here. people have - we are going through terrible i agony here. people have passed away _ agony here. people have passed awa . ., , , away. people say they feel abandoned _ away. people say they feel abandoned by _ away. people say they feel abandoned by the - away. people say they feel. abandoned by the authorities. there is shock and disbelief that this could have happened in their city. many people are telling us that the victims are not receiving the support they need. the spanish prime minister is sending 10,000 extra soldiers to help in the rescue operation.— extra soldiers to help in the rescue operation. what we are livin: rescue operation. what we are living through _ rescue operation. what we are living through it _ rescue operation. what we are living through it is _ rescue operation. what we are living through it is tragic. - living through it is tragic. this— living through it is tragic. this is— living through it is tragic. this is the biggest flooding that— this is the biggest flooding that we have seen this century. the response so far has not been — the response so far has not been good enough. the search for the missing _ been good enough. the search for the missing continues. - been good enough. the search for the missing continues. but| for the missing continues. but with every hour that passes, the prospect of finding people still alive are fading.

there appears to be a train track in valencia, as you can see on the picture here. they are trying to move vehicles out of the way of the train tracks. there is still a lot of work to do as the prime minister also said. it gives you a sense of the situation on the ground. this is another part of valencia. this is a part of the story that needs to be told. locals who have come out to help with supplies to really collect whatever is needed by those who are most effective. this is the stadium in valencia. it is doubling up as a collection centre for

essential items to be distributed to those who the most. as you can see there, the volunteers are helping the locals. this is another part of valencia. this gives you a sense of how slushy it remains. the workers are on the ground they are trying to clear the med off the roads. the prime minister highlighting how it is still work in progress. there is still a lot of work left. which is why 5000 more troops and 5000 police officers have been pressed into service there in the valencia region gin after the catastrophic flooding. local authorities have been facing criticism as well for the speed of response and lack of warnings. more than 200 people have been confirmed dead. the total is expected to rise further as recovery efforts continue. also a

reminder, it is a story that we are tracking very closely. you can find more about it on the bbc website. there are minute by minute updates about the rescue operation and relief efforts. and glimpses from what reporters have been seeing. here in the uk, kemi badenoch has been elected as the new leader of the conservative party, replacing rishi sunak. mrs badenoch beat robert jenrick in a ballot of party members, gaining 57% of the vote. she becomes the first black leader of a major uk political party. in a victory speech, kemi badenoch said the party had to be "honest" about the "fact we made mistakes" and that "it was time to get down to business". helen catt reports for more than three months, these two slugged it out for these two slugged it out for the chance to lead their party

and take on what is often described as the worstjob in politics. by this point, they knew who had won. then, so did we. the result was kemi badenoch 53,806 votes and robertjenrick 41,000... a moment to savour and a piece of history. she is the first black woman to lead a major political party in the uk. it woman to lead a ma'or political party in the ux._ party in the uk. it is the most enormous _ party in the uk. it is the most enormous honour— party in the uk. it is the most enormous honour to - party in the uk. it is the most enormous honour to be - party in the uk. it is the most i enormous honour to be elected to this — enormous honour to be elected to this role. to lead the party that— to this role. to lead the party that i— to this role. to lead the party that i love _ to this role. to lead the party that i love-— to this role. to lead the party that i love. she is no under no illusions about _ that i love. she is no under no illusions about the _ that i love. she is no under no illusions about the skin - that i love. she is no under no illusions about the skin of- that i love. she is no under no illusions about the skin of the | illusions about the skin of the challenge. illusions about the skin of the challenge-— challenge. the task press is tou t h challenge. the task press is tough but — challenge. the task press is tough but simple. _ challenge. the task press is tough but simple. our- challenge. the task press is tough but simple. our first | tough but simple. our first responsibility as his majesty's loyal— responsibility as his majesty's loyal opposition is to hold this— loyal opposition is to hold this labour government to account _ this labour government to account. our second is no less important _ account. our second is no less important. it is to prepare over— important. it is to prepare over the _ important. it is to prepare over the course of the next few years _ over the course of the next few years for—

over the course of the next few years for government. ladies and gentlemen, at the age of 16, i— and gentlemen, at the age of 16, i came to britain from nigeria _ 16, i came to britain from nigeria-— 16, i came to britain from niteria. , a ., , nigeria. kenny baker grew up in niteria. nigeria. kenny baker grew up in nigeria- she _ nigeria. kenny baker grew up in nigeria. she says _ nigeria. kenny baker grew up in nigeria. she says that _ nigeria. kenny baker grew up in nigeria. she says that her- nigeria. she says that her experiences and for many of her views. she gained a reputation for weighing in on cultural issues. herfans that for weighing in on cultural issues. her fans that she has a standout star quality. her critics say she is a little too willing to read people at the wrong way. to win back voters she said that they needed to have a real serious think about what conservatives stand for. in order to to do that go back to basic principles. there is likely to be pressure on the new leader to make a mark. rebuilding the party is one job. herformer rival robert jenrick says he is on board. rebuilding relations with voters will be the bigger task.

it is time to renew. thank you, ladies — it is time to renew. thank you, ladies and _ it is time to renew. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. she it is time to renew. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.- ladies and gentlemen. she will have to find — ladies and gentlemen. she will have to find a _ ladies and gentlemen. she will have to find a way _ ladies and gentlemen. she will have to find a way to _ ladies and gentlemen. she will have to find a way to get - ladies and gentlemen. she will have to find a way to get a - have to find a way to get a hearing from the country who recently gave the tories in electoral thrashing. kamala harris and donald trump have held ralliesjust six miles apart in the city of milwaukee, in wisconsin, three days before voters decide which one of them will become the next us president. wisconsin is one of seven contested states that are expected to determine the outcome, from where our senior north america correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. thank you. thank you very much! wow! what a crowd this one is, huh? it's been a rough week for the former president, on the back foot over his comments about women, hispanics and a suggestion that one opponent should face something akin to a firing squad. rock music plays. so, a bit of an unusual treat for the crowd but the message from the candidate

was the same. i will end inflation. i will stop the criminal invasion of our country — the biggest problem we have right now. and i will bring back the american dream. all chant: fix the mic! oh, the mic? yeah, i think the mic stinks. donald trump's bad week continued, these normally slick events bedevilled by sound problems. cheering and applause. here in wisconsin, just as across the other six swing states, donald trump and kamala harris are neck and neck — that is why they're ending up in the same cities all the time. the vice presidentjust six miles away from here with some star supporters. do we really trust this man with our economy? crowd: no! our economy?! and cardi b was just one of a whole list of celebrity

rappers. and musicians who turned out for kamala harris as she sought to make her closing arguments. cheering and applause. are we ready to win? cheering and applause. are we ready to vote? cheering and applause. and we will win. cheering and applause. we've got got work to do, milwaukee, ok? four days left. four days left in the most consequential election of our lifetime, and we still have work to do. but here's the thing about all of us — we like hard work. cheering and applause. raps. celebrity endorsements matter but only get you so far in a close presidential race. it's now a battle for every vote. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, milwaukee. my colleague helena humphrey

is in he swing state of north carolina and she filed this from the town of gastonia where donald trump supporters have been gathering for a rally by their candidate. both candidates are continuing those frenetic zigzags through those key battleground states. talking about donald trump's supporters, i just want to get out of the way because you can see these supporters behind me. they have been here since dawn. they are desperate to catch a glimpse of donald trump. it will be the final rally of this election cycle. he will then go on to salem, virginia, not a battleground state. before returning to north carolina tonight. it is an important battleground state. there is a significant african—american population there.

the harris campaign is continuing to really rely on that base. donald trump has been courting support and making some inroads with young black male voters. in terms of kamala harris and where she goes today, matching him step for step, she will be heading to georgia. that is a swing state where democrats feel relatively positive. president biden won there with 12,000 votes. i was there last week speaking to people. young women are saying that gen 2 won't stand for it when it comes to reproductive rights. here in charlotte, she will continue cut court support. this is the first presidential election since a significant number of women came out about reproductive rights.

all good pollsters are telling people not to read too much into it. they have been wrong in the past. this is the closest selection in history. the economy is what most voters are talking about. that was very much on stage last night in wisconsin at both those rallies. donald trump was saying, drill, baby, drill. he said that kamala harris would take them back to 1929 and the depression era. kamala harris was appearing on stage with union workers. the administration has reported 12,000 jobs added to the economy.

inflation is heading in the right direction, but every piece of information matters right now. we are just three days out. this election remains on a knife edge. with just a few days left until the us election, the race between donald trump and kamala harris remains as tight as ever. new polls are arriving every day, each with their own slightly different take on the figures. if you draw out the overall trends, ratherthan the individual points, you see vice president kamala harris's early lead down at around a single point. but the candidates share of the national vote won't determine the winner. let's turn to the battleground states, that s the seven that were very close last time around and could be decisive in this election. trump has an edge in georgia, arizona and north carolina, you can see them at the bottom of the screen. the other battlegrounds are tighter. the picture has shifted slightly in his favour

since the start of october — but neither candidate can bank on victory in any of these states because election results have often differed from the polls by around three points — which would overturn any of the leads shown here. and you can watch live coverage of the results coming in here on bbc news, on bbc one in the uk, and on the iplayer at 10:40 gmt next tuesday 5th november. sumi somaskanda and caitriona perry will bring you a special programme from washington dc with our team of experts and correspondents. now it's time for a look at today's sport with mike bushell hello there....the new manchester united manager, ruben amorim has finally got a starting date at old trafford — he was told it was now or never — when it came to leaving sporting — and will complete his move

on 11th of november. as for the interim ruud van nistelrooy, his future at the club is now unclear — after amorim stated his desire to bring his current staff with him. amorim was given the ultimatum by united, after they sacked erik ten hag at the start of the week — he'll take charge, as head coach, during the international break — with his first match being at ipswich town on the 24th... he inherits a side sitting 14th in the premier league. but comes with a reputation as one of europe's most promising managers — he's guided sporting to two portuguese league titles in four years. here's what he said, after his side won 5—1 last night. we have had a very good season. i never interfered and i never discuss — i never interfered and i never discuss anything with the president. the negotiation then came _ president. the negotiation then came to —

president. the negotiation then came to me. the only request i made _ came to me. the only request i made was — came to me. the only request i made was that it be at the end of the — made was that it be at the end of the season. it was the only request— of the season. it was the only request and i spent three days asking — request and i spent three days asking for it. they told me it wasn't — asking for it. they told me it wasn't possible. that it was now — wasn't possible. that it was now or— wasn't possible. that it was now or never. manchester city will be looking to maintain their position at the top of the premier league table... when they travel to face bournemouth on saturday. 3 days on from a five—goal thriller in the efl cup, liverpool and brighton face off at anfield. bottom—of—the—table southampton welcome an everton side unbeaten in five games to st mary's... what a match we have to kick off rugby union's autumn internationals — england against new zealand at twickenham. and england prop ellis genge says there will be a respectful response to the haka, after a controversial couple of days. in the run—up to the match, joe marler — who's not even playing today — said it was "ridiculous"

and should be " binned". he did apologise, and england have switched their focus to the game — and it's not often they get to face the all blacks at twickenham. it's nice to be tested against the best _ it's nice to be tested against the best. we have played them twice — the best. we have played them twice. there has been some chatter— twice. there has been some chatter about the hacker this week — iamon i am on board with it. i grew up i am on board with it. i grew up in— i am on board with it. i grew up inthat— i am on board with it. i grew up in that period. i love watching the haka. sill up in that period. i love watching the haka. all that come later— watching the haka. all that come later on. _ mark cavendish is edging towards the end of his professional cycling career. he'll ride his last race in singapore. before that, he took part in the saitama criterium injapan. he finished third — behind race winner biniam girmay and preemoz roglitch. afterwards he was given a special presentation on the podium and got

to say goodbye to the japanese fans. i think ithink! i think i speakfor i think i speak for the i think i speakfor the riders. we have an incredible race here. i would like to say thank you for an incredible turn aid an incredible support. it has been a wonderful day to nj probably my last time in a race. horgay marteen has moved a step closer to becoming motogp champion for the first time after winning the sprint race ahead of the malaysian grand prix. that's because his title rival and reigning champion francesco bagnaia crashed out on just the third lap. marteen won to extend his championship lead to 29 points. if the spaniard scores nine points more than the italian in sunday's grand prix he'll become world champion with a round to spare. and that's all the sport for now.

iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has vowed to mount what he called a "tooth—breaking response" to israeli strikes against iran a week ago. speaking to students in tehran, he said the resistance front would take part in the retaliation — referring to the tehran—allied yemeni houthis, lebanon's his brother and the palestinian group hamas. this may suggest that tehran might leave the retaliatory strike to its proxy groups, thus limiting the likelihood of further israeli attacks on iran itself. israel's strikes last saturday were in response to iran's multi—missile attack on tehran a month ago. meanwhile the prospects of a ceasefire between israel and hamas in gaza , and between israel and his brother in lebanon , are fading. israel's emergency services said 11 people were injured in the central town of tira by rockets launched from lebanon — his brother says its fighters had fired a salvo at a military base in the tel aviv suburbs.

inside lebanon — israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the east of the country. lebanese officials said israel didn't issue evacuation warnings before the attacks. inside gaza — the health ministry says two israeli attacks on residential buildings in the north of the strip on friday killed more than 80 people. after weeks of intensive israeli military attacks, and the lack of aid getting into gaza, leaders of 15 un agencies have described conditions there as "apocalyptic". amin saikal, is emeritus professor of middle eastern, central asian and islamic studies at the australian national university. he doesn't believe that stark warning by the 15 un agencies will have any impact on israel. i don't think it is going to have much impact. israel is determined to make sure that

hamas are out of northern gaza altogether. they have some difficulty in doing that. israel has returned to northern gaza over and over in order to wipe out hamas resistance. hamas is not weakened, but they are continuing their resistance. it is also extraordinary that after more than a year of fighting, israel has not been able to secure this. there are still hostages in the custody of her mass. the world health organization has resumed the delayed second phase of polio vaccinations of children in gaza. the who says it will be confined to gaza city. the immunisation campaign began in september but was suspended last week because of continuing israeli attacks on northern gaza. the who says it will still not be able to reach tens of thousands of children. our correspondentjoe

inwood is in jerusalem. he explained the background to the current vaccination challenges. the immunisation campaign began in september but was suspended last week because of continuing israeli attacks one case, a child found to have been paralysed by the virus. the who quickly started a vaccination programme in september. they managed to get to more than half a million people, children, right across the gaza strip. in orderfor it to be effective, they need two doses. a few weeks ago, they did the second vaccination for the south and centre of the gaza strip. they were not able to get to the north due to the intensity of the isreali military offensive there. they have today started the second phase, trying to reach all the children in gaza city over the next few days to give them immunity from the virus. there are about 15,000 children, north of the gaza

strip but not in gaza city that they cannot access. there is still concerned that there will be pockets of vulnerability to this terrible disease, terrible virus and children could be at risk. thieves appear to have used explosives to steal two paintings by the american artist, andy warhol, from a gallery in the netherlands. dutch media say the entrance of the building in oisterwijk was blown out. four artworks were reportedly taken, but two were found abandoned nearby; officials think they didn't fit in the getaway vehicle. the missing paintings depict the late queen elizabeth, and denmark's former queen, margrethe the second. they were due to be put up for sale in amsterdam later this month. rohit bal, one of india's most

celebrated fashion designers, has died aged 63 after a long period of illness. rohit bal�*s designs won acclaim for his deep understanding of indian textiles and meticulous attention to detail. his innovative creations were worn by supermodels and film stars and he became synonymous with blending india's rich cultural heritage with a contemporary flair. rohit bal�*s designs reached far and wide, with hollywood actress uma thurman and supermodels cindy crawford and naomi campbell wearing his creations. stay with us here on bbc news. for many of us a great and gloomy picture, misty and murky. drizzly. that is how it is going to stay for most of the weekend. there is no real change on the way for much of next week. this is a satellite picture. you can see the high pressure centred in the north sea. the wind blowing around it. elements are strong in the north of scotland going over the mountains. the clouds do tend to break up a bit. some of us are in for some sunshine through the course of today. certainly not gloomy everywhere. over the course of the night, the sky is remaining clear.

for example, northern and eastern scotland will turn a little colder. that means that in the morning on sunday, perhaps only 4 degrees in aberdeen. for many of us, it will be closer to 10 degrees. mist and drizzle for a time in the morning. a slow—moving area of high pressure. again, some of us have a bit of sunshine. it will probably be a little bit brighter tomorrow. it isn't a guarantee. for many of us, it will be exactly the same. temperature is exactly the same. mid—teens, generally speaking, crossing the uk. it will feel more pleasant. chilly for aberdeen. high pressure weathers. echoes across central europe towards the balkans. for weather system taking a detour to the north atlantic before sweeping across the norwegian sea. we are in that calm area of weather of light winds. that means thick fog parts are in that calm area of weather of light winds. that means thick fog put summers on monday morning. it will clear in the afternoon, and it will lift

those low creates guys. some sunshine in the forecast. i'm thinking parts of east anglia, the south, part of its western coast getting some brightness over the course of the day. high pressure, on the other side of the high pressure is called the air. we are in the warmth. over the course of the week the temperatures may rise as we see the air streaming in from the southern climes. it isn't impossible we will see temperatures as high as 17 or 18 or possibly 19 degrees in some spots. for most of us, it will be around the mid—teens, not a lot of change in the weather icons. generally rather cloudy. that is all for me. goodbye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the spanish prime minister says 10,000 extra soldiers and police are to join the recovery operations in valencia — after the worst flood in generations kills at least 211 people. translation: we are talking i about the biggest deployment of emergency services and the army that we have ever deployed in peacetime in our country. in the uk — kemi badenoch wins the race to become the new leader of the conservative party. to be heard, we have to be honest. honest about the fact that we made mistakes.

that we let standards slip. the us presidential candidates continue their duelling rallies through battleground states — north carolina set to be the next — with three days to go until the election. more than 70 million people have already cast their vote. now on bbc news: path to the presidency. hello and welcome to this week's episode of path to the presidency. we're recording late in the afternoon, us eastern time on thursday, the 31st of october. slightly different this week. we're in studio together because we've been rehearsing for the big election. for ever. yeah. so much to chat about, really, isn't there? i mean, where do we go from here?