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five people killed in what is called a terror attack in ankara. a polio vaccination stopped citing constant bombardment and unsafe conditions. north korean troops are now in russia. ♪ sumi: welcome to world news america. we startn turkey where five people were killed and what the turkish government is calling a terror attack. two gunmen stormed in aerospace company. both assailants were killed by security forces. he said they were most likely members of an outlawed kurdish separatist roop, the pkk. the group is listed as a terrorist organization by the u.s. and u.k. the white house condemned the attack calling it an act of violence. nato says it stands with turkiye and is offered the country its

support. we have th report. reporter: from the car park outside the headquarters of turkiye's state run aerospace company, someone filmed as the attack unfolded. first came the shooting. then the explosion. followed by more gunfire. the attackers appeared to have arrived in this taxi. to the right of it, one of the first casualties. cctv showed two attackers, one a man, one a woman, just outside the building with large rucksacks and automatic weapons. the man enters the headquarters. security forces rusd to the scene as employees took refuge in shelters. the company makes both civilian

and military aircraft as well as drones. this is the aftermath. no group has yet said it is behind it, but officials point the finger at the kurdish militant group, the pkk. president erdogan had just arrived in russia to attend the brics summit for emerging economies. from those here and other allies including the u.s. and e.u. came condemnation. >> thank you for your condolences. i condemn this heinous terrorist attack and wish god's mercy to our martyrs. reporter: two attackers were killed by security forces. and as another victim died of injuriesthe defense minister vowed stern response. sumi: as israel presses on with military operation in lebanon,

fresh air strikes reported on the capital beirut. the latest pictures show the aftermath of those strikes. you can see flames and smoke rising above the city. several buildings were leveled in the strikes accordi to local media. early wednesday israeli forces launched missiles on tyre. there was a large evacuation order to residents in the area, they were warned to move 25 miles north of tyre. israel said they were targeting hezbollah sites in the city. they are accused of turning it into a kill zone. there have been no reports of casualties. israel is under u.s. presse to ceasefire as they expand military operations in the middle east. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken warned of consequences unless more is done to increase access to humanitarian aid in northern gaza. the israeli government denies using force, displacement and

starvation as tactics against civilians in northern gaza. israel is preparing for an attack on iran, which launched a barrage of missiles at israel earlier this month. speaking to israeli troops, the country must so -- show the world it is prepared to respond to any attack. >> the air force is a key element in this matter. anyone who tries to harm us will be harmed. this is also true for iran. after we attack iran, everyone, in the state of israel and other places, will understand what you did in the preparation and training process. we have a very high trust in your abilities. sumi: this as the world health organization and u.n. postponed e mass polio vaccination campaign in northern gaza saying this is due to increasing violence and lack of assured humanitarian pauses to help teams reach people in need. the agency said, the current

conditions including ongoing attacks on civilian infrastructure continue to jeopardize safety and movement in northern gaza, making it impossible for filies to safely bring children for vaccination and health workers to operate. the third and final phase was supposed to happen today with the aim of reaching more than 119,000 children. dozens of teams were ready with doses for children needing a crucial second round of immunization. there are concerns polio could spread rapidly throughout gaza. for more on the humanitarian crisis i have been speaking to the unrwa deputy director. i want to ask you about the world health organization causing the polio vaccination drive in northern gaza. how important is that second dose? sam: thank you. it is a very sad day for all sorts of reasons, but it is sad

the w.h.o. and my organization unrwa, working closely with the ministry of health have had to call off the second round of the polio campaign in northern gaza. it is a reflection of the catastrophic conditions inside northern gaza, the heavy bombardments, the stress and strain and evacuations people are under. it is also a real concern for the success of the campaign overall because if we are not able to vaccinate enough children, the herd immunity we are looking for does not materialize. there is a risk the vaccine could mutate, and we could be dealing with a completely new strain. given the reality of the now in northern gaza, it was not

feasible or possible to go ahead with a campaign such as this. sumi: you are saying conditions are catastrophic in northern gaza. beyond the vaccination drive, what more is needed in terms of aid and what is stopping it from getting it to people who need it? sam: if we are talking about northern gaza, the situation is as bad as anything we have seen since the start of the conflict. it is difficult to get a precise read of what is going on, but we are getting testimonies from colleagues, we are seeing video clips, getting reports of incidents and bombings. reports of people bombed as they are trying to flee. missions by the united nations to deliver blood, supplies to hospitals, are being denied.

very little by way of supplies is getting in and the people are in the most desperate of conditions in the north. what we need in the north is access to aid, but more than anything, the bombardments to stop and civilians who wish to lead to be able to leave safely. that is not what we are seeing right now. we are seeing an incomprehensible lack of humanity in northern gaza right now. sumi: if we talk about bombardments, israel says its current assault is to prevent hamas militants from regrouping in the region. has your organization seen militants exploiting the civilian population, embedding themselves among the civilians? sam: i have not seen that in northern gaza. we are not able to get to northern gaza frequently because of the conditions.

these reports that we hear, we absolutely condemn those reports and call on all parties to the conflict to respect the inviolability and sanctity of u.n. installations, of schools, and of hospitals and humanitarian workers. what we call for here is protection to the civilians in these areas. if hamas is abusing those civilians in that way, this does not disabuse israel of its responsibilities under international law to do everything to protect those civilians. there is nothing these civilians can do right now. they are trapped. we are trying to bring in food and water and the basics of

existence for them, and that is not proving possible. even in war there are rules and we continue to insist those rules be upheld. where there are allegations, we call for full, impartial independent investigations to ascertain what is happening. sumi: u.s. secretary of defense lloyd austin confirms reports north korea sent military forces to russia. speaking wednesday secretary austin warned if north korean troops join combat with russian soldiers it will have serious global impact. at a news conference the south korean spy chief claimed 3000 north korean troops are receiving military training in russia ahead of their deployment to the front lines while russia and north korea denied reports, they have strengthened collaborations in recent years and signed a major security agreement in june that commits both countries to provide military assistance if either is attacked.

on the u.s. house intelligence committee, he shared how significant an escalation this . congressman, great to have you with us. what do we know about where these north korean troops are and where they are heading? >> we know they are near the far eastern coast of russia and of come from north korea, there are thousands of them and although the pentagon will not confirm, that they are on their way to ukraine, it is a very high probability at this point. sumi: we saw lloyd austin saying this is a serious escalation and would have ramifications in both europe and asia. what are the ramifications you see for ukraine and beyond? rep. krishnamoorthi: let's start with ukraine. thousands of troops heading to ukraine.

they could possibly go to kursk, the region where ukrainians have taken russian territory, to reinforce russians already there. it also speaks to a potential desperation on part of putin in that he is not able to mobilize enough russian troops without disrupting society in russia to do what he needs to do with regard to the criminal invasion of ukraine. that is one aspect. the other part, how does this affect asia and the korean peninsula and the u.s. and other regional neighbors? what we are most concerned about is, we don't know what north koreans are getting in return for sending these troops to russia. is it money, oil, missile technology? the last would be very concerning because right now, north korea aims to have missiles, icbm's, capable of

reaching the continental u.s. currently they do not have that technology to make their icbm's hardened enough to survive reentry into the earth's atmosphere and reach the continental u.s., but that is the type of technology they might be demanding of the russians. we don't know how vladimir putin would respond. sumi: i want to ask about what we heard from the security spokesperson today. if north korean troops deployed to ukraine, they are fair game. does that mean fair game for ukrainian troops to use u.s. weapons into russian territory? rep. krishnamoorthi: i think the ukrainians have every right to defend themselves. whoever is going to be attacking them will be exposing themselves to whatever weaponry ukrainians used to defend themselves. sumi: the chairma of the house intelligence committee mike turner joined us monday and said

the biden administration needs to be stronger on this, needs to draw a redline to north korea and russia. do you want to see that from the white house as well? rep. krishnamoorthi: i think the white house needs to do everything in its power to enlist china in this effort as well because china has the most leverage with the north koreans. why the chinese would want the north koreans to potentially have an even greater missile technology to destabilize the region, i am not sure. in fact, i think it would be the opposite of what they want. now is the time to enlist the chinese in an effort to lower the possibility of tensions spiraling out of control. sumi: one more question. this as we see russia hosting the brics summit with brazil, russia is not perhaps asowing isolated as the west would want. has this emboldened putin? rep. krishnamoorthi: i don't think so.

i don't think he is doing anything more than he has before. all along he has been acting like a rogue state, or heading a rogue state. at this point we need to do everything in our power to a, help ukrainians continue to defend themselves and, b, enlist others to rein in north korea and anyone who would aid the russians in their war efforts. sumi: to breaking news in the u.s. on elon musk's actions on the presidential campaign trail. the u.s. justice department is warning the tech mobile his million dollar giveaway for registered voters and swing states may violate federal law, according to our u.s. news partner cbs. this after elon musk's political action committee said it offered rise money to increase voter registration in a controversial

move some state officials warned might be illegal. our correspondent is looking at the latest. tell us more about what the doj is saying here. >> the doj is declining to comment on the record and the bbc has reached out to the america a -- america pac elon musk set up. they have not responded yet. immediately after elon musk announced the sweepstakes, there was concern from democrats, state lawmakers, of the legality of it. pennsylvania governor shapiro says it is concerning and calls on law enforcement to investigate it. now we know the justice department has sent a letter to america pac saying their move could be violating the law. elon musk has said the sweepstakes is open to any voter

regardless of party affiliation and does not require them to vote, but the issue is, the petition has to be signed by a registered voter. this is a petition voters have to sign that states they support the rst amendment and the right to bear arms, but they have to be a registered voter in a swing state to qualify for that $1 million. that is where it could get tricky on the law. under u.s. law it is illegal to incentivize voter registration. again, a letter from the justice department warning this could be illegal. sumi: thank you so much. donald trump's former chief of staff general john kelly called the former president's leadership style dictatorial, fascist and lacking empathy in a new york times interview where he heavily criticized the former president. >> the former president is in the far right area,

authoritarian. admires people who are dictators. he has said that. he falls into the general definition of fascist, for sure. sumi: mr. kelly confirmed reports that while trump was president he made comments raising it out heller's -- praising hitler's leadership. a trump campaign spokesperson said kelly has clowned himself with these claims and pushed back that trump had been critical of those disabled, injured or killed while serving in the military. his opponent kamala harris shared this reaction. v.p. harris: anyone who refuses to bend a knee or dare criticize him would qualify in his mind as the enemy within. like judges, like journalists,

like nonpartisan election officials. it is deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that donald trump would invoke adolf hitler, the man who is responsible f the deaths of 6 million jews, and hundreds of thousands of americans. sumi: that as the campaign continues. vice president harris visiting the battleground state of pennsylvania where she recorded a televised town hall. meanwhile former president trump took his campaign to georgia. he will be heading to the outskirts of atlanta for a rally tonight. let's go to our correspondent at the rally in duluth, georgia. very good to see you. what have voters been telling you? reporter: one thing i can tell you from speaking to voters the past couple days in georgia, whether they are republican or

democrat, they have one thing on their minds and that is how important this election is. in georgia some 2 million people have already voted, 1/4 of the population. you mentioned that rally will be going ahead in duluth. we have seen a steady stream of trump supporters over the last hour. if you want to understand the importance of an area like this, this is gwinnett county, the most diverse county in georgia. this is the story of how this state slipped blue in 2020 by 12,000 votes for joe biden. you have atlanta suburbs which are increasingly becoming more diverse, seeing more democratic support. when you ask what is getting people to the polls, the economy. and on the democratic side, talking affordable housing, affordable medication, affordable health care, also pregnancy issues, reproductive rights.

especially ia state with a disproportionately high level of maternal deaths, particularly among black women. speaking to people in wealthier suburbs, economy still a big issue. >> we need to get everything back in order. groceries are out of control, prices are out of control. i have grandkids and my kids are studying -- struggling. education is crazy. the lgbt things going into schools as early as middle school and some of those things, we just need to get a handle back on america. helena: what was interesting is, when i was speaking to voters who think along similar lines as that voter, and i said what about concerns raised today by the former general chief of staff john kelly about the potential for authoritarian tendencies in his words? that voter told me she was not concerned about that because she

believes donald trump would be a strong leader when she said she looked at the global malt -- tumult, she said that was needed on the global stage. sumi: it is very tight race in georgia, isn't it? helena: it is an incredibly tight race. if you look at the polling, averages in this state, trump leading by a couple percentage points. as you know, polls are not predictors, but a snapshot in time. it is below the margin of error. it shows how incredibly tight the race is right now. sumi: thank you so much. nationwide polls have shown kamala harris in the lead since she joined the presidential race at the end of the trial -- of july, but she has a slim lead. as we said in georgia, they are dead even. we will have more on election

day onbc news. other important news around the world. mozambique's president warns calls for violent protests could be criminal. tensions ahead of the general election results. the leading opposition candidate says he will unleash 25 days of terror in response to the killing of his lawyer friday. he was reportedly preparing a case to contest of the vote and was shot dead in his car along with an official from his party. former hollywood producer arby weinstein appeared for hearing ahead of his retrial for sex crime chart -- charges. he was convicted in a case that sparked the me too movement. the new york court of appeals throughout his conviction stating he did not get a fair trial. boeing lost $6 billion in three months as it struggles to deal with a strike halting production. more than 30,000 union members are due to vote to end the

strike. the company is hopeful the deal, including a 35% pay raise over four years, will be approved. that is our program. get more on all the days news on our website, bbc.com/news. you will see the latest on top stories, the attack in turkiye, with an update from our correspondent. and to see what we are working out -- working on at any time follow us on your favorite social media site. we are followi the latest on the u.s. election as well. our correspondents are in those battleground states. i'm sumi somaskanda. thk you for watching "bbc world news." announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. announcer: funding was also provided by,

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♪ good evening. ♪ >> good evening. on the news hour tonight, donald trump's longest serving chief of staff the former president's authoritarian tendencies. and praise of hitler. intellig