i'm caitriona perry. the u.s.el is currently conducting limited operations against hezbollah infrastructure in lebanon, after a fresh wave of daily israeli airstrikes targeting the iran backed militant group. during a visit to be lebanon border, israel's defense minister said israel is ready to use forces from air, sea, and land to achieve its objectives. that includes assuring people who evacuated from their homes in northern israel are safe to return. hezbollah's deputy chief says the military is also prepared for israeli ground offensive. president joe biden reiterated u.s. calls for an immediate cease-fire. the u.s. state department spokesperson matthew miller explained the u.s. position a little earlier. >> we recognize military pressure can enable diplomacy. it is also true that military pressure can lead to unintended consequences. we are in conversation with israel about all of these factors. these are decisions they have to make themselves, no one else can make them for them. we are going to continue to c

caitrÍona: thank you so much for joining us., where we can speak to our international editor jeremy bowen. we are seeing israel carrying out heavy bombardments on two fronts. is that prime minister netanyahu's new strategy? are there any hopes for a cease-fire now? jeremy: i think it's a continuation and intensification of the strategy they have been having. they believe they can establish deterrence again, they can make their enemies fear them. as for a cease-fire, i don't think there is any chance at the moment in gaza or lebanon. to start with, talks are not going on, and also the sides are way apart. you can see how there could be a cease-fire, you can see the kinds of conditions either side would have to accept. i don't think there is, certainly in the minds of the israeli side, room for that right now. caitrÍona: these bombardments and high civilian casualty count are coming despite international pressure and condemnation over casualties and also the strikes on u.s. peacekeepers. is there a sense that anything is a deterre

caitriona: take care.ceremonies were held across israel and around the world to remember the victims of the mass killings and abductions carried out by hamas on october 7. 1200 were killed and 250 were taken hostage. it is now considered the deadliest day for jewish people since the holocaust. for more on the aftermath, i spoke to a man who lost both of his parents in the october 7 attacks and he is now calling for a cease-fire. >> it can be achieved through actions. unfortunately, the war -- the world is sending us prayers. they are thinking out us. and some are even crossing their fingers, like president bide it is time to force a dialogue and peace conference between israelis and palestinians. like has been done in the past. the u.s. has done it two or three times already in recent history. it is time to do it now and unfortunately, the world, the international community, i'm shocked about the escalation, but they are still sending israel military aid and weapons. it is time to stop sending us tools of

i'm caitrÍona perry. least 11 are dead after hurricane milton swept through the state bringing major flooding and causing massive damage. more than 4 million homes and businesses are without power and more flooding is expected in the coming days. milton has now weakened to a category one hurricane moving east away from florida. there are still strong winds and heavy rains in eastern parts of the state. tornadoes's pond by milton killed at least four people in st. lucie county on the east coast. 12 high-strength tornadoes tore through the area in just about 20 minutes. it blew a crane into a newspaper building. tampa bay authorities say boats and amphibious vehicles were used to recognize 135 elderly residents at an assisted living facility in tampa. officials are encouraging residents to stay off the roads and not to visit the affected areas, is that could hinder first responders. to you first, gordon. the area where you are and just around there where the brunt of the hurricane, what is it like today? go

i am caitriona perry.of people in florida are rushing to leave their homes in the final hours before hurricane milton hits the state's west coast. these pictures show the size of the monster storm and officials think it could still double in size before landfall. the storm has already brushed past mexico where it caused major flooding. it is due to reach florida in several hours and milton is forecasted to be a category 3 storm when it makes landfall over sarasota. the city of tampa is close to the storm, which has winds close to 130 miles per hour. president joe biden has warned milton could be one of the worst storms to make landfall in a century. pres. biden: many communities in hurricane milton's path do not have a moment to catch their breath before helene and milton. two historic storms in two weeks. i want to thank everyone who has followed local guidance to evacuate ahead of landfall. it is tough to leave behind everything you won't but i urge everyone in hurricane milton's path to follow instructi

caitriona: thanks for joining us on bbc news. of unionized dockworkers are striking in port cities for a third day, halting crucial u.s. trade operations weeks before the u.s. presidential election. that progress is to reach a deal that would and by the strike. ships carrying goods from car parts bananas are stuck offshore. and experts say the strike could cost the u.s. economy as much as $5 billion a day. nearly 300 trade associations are calling on the government to use its authority to end the strike. a columnist at the washington post has been speaking to striking workers at the port of baltimore and told us about their concerns. >> they obviously really feel they deserve higher wages. they are asking for big pay increase, 77% over the next three years. the latest indication is the port companies offered 50% wage increases, so they are getting close. the real issue when i was there in baltimore talking with those workers is automation. big fear that they will lose their jobs. a lot of the signs they are carrying say things li

caitriona: i am caitriona perry in arizona, one of the most when battleground states.speaking to voters as they decide between donald trump and kamala harris. ♪ >> welcome to "world news america." israel said its forces have killed hamas leader yahya sinwar in southern gaza. the israeli government said dna testing confirmed sinwar was one of three people killed during a ground operation. the israel defense force added soldiers had been on sinwar's trail for months. officials hold sinwar responsible for organizing and directing the october 7 attacks last year that killed more than 1200 people and resulted in 250 hostages being taken. sinwar rose to prominence within hamas after he was released during a prisoner swap in 2011. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said people suffered a blow as a result of sinwar's death. >> this is a milestone in terms of taking down the people rule of hamas. hamas will no longer rule in gaza. it is the beginning of the day after for hamas. this is the opportunity for the residents of gaza to liberate yourselves from tyranny. >> y

, caitriona. broadcast center in new york city, where the countdown is on to that first and only us vice presidential debate. the democratic governor of minnesota, tim walz, faces off with jd vance, the republican senator from ohio, each vying to become the next vice president of the united states. the debate will begin in less than two hours from now, at 9pm eastern time, or 2am in the morning if you're in the uk and ireland. it's being hosted by our us media partners cbs news, with moderators norah o'donnell and margaret brennan. it will run about 90 minutes. there will be no opening statements and no audience in attendance. one big difference from the presidential debates is that the candidates' mics will not be muted. we might expect to hear more cross—talk than we did in the trump—biden and trump—harris debates. you can watch that cbs news vice presidential debate simulcast right here on bbc news. do stay with us in the coming hours. we'll be speaking to political guests leading up to the deb

that's right, caitriona. at this - hurricane? that's right, caitriona. at this point, | caitriona. point, officials are saying to hunker down and stay in place and as safe as possible. a fluid disaster official recently said, if you hear branches and trees breaking, cover yourself in blankets and pillows. last night a florida disaster official. i spoke to a family friend in port charlotte half an hour ago. she and her elderly mother... inaudible. it is set to be hit pretty hard by hurricane milton. they have boarded up their homes with sandbags. she said the trees are bending sideways because of the extreme wind and rain. but they believed because they had survived previous hurricanes like hurricane ian and helene that they could ride out the storm. most people we know did heed the evacuation warnings and get out of the path beforehand, but there are cases of people remaining, especially if they are on higher land. they are trying to keep up suppliers and make sure they have water, batteries, generators and food to make sure they can stay in place as long as necessary. we sure they

those are fascinating statistics, caitriona.y records of tim walz and jd vance have also been brought up a few times here. the fact that they're both veterans, the running mates, of course, for kamala harris and for donald trump. and it really feeds into the line. i know we've been discussing this in the past few weeks in the podcast as well. the question that donald trump's campaign keeps asking in campaigns, of course, is to say, or in rallies as well as to say, was your life better off four years ago? and one of the points they make there is that the world wasn't in the, quote unquote, chaos that it is in now. and certainly if you look across the globe, people might have that perception of the world right now with not only the war in the middle east, but of course, the war in ukraine ongoing as well. and so, that is such an interesting point that you made also on the polling on how people feel about the us�*s role. what i do wonder is how much voters hold kamala harris accountable for the fact that there hasn't been a diploma

yeah, caitriona, that's a really interesting point. and i think that's where the democrats right now, if you talk to campaign strategists, they're really hopeful that, you know, that is going to be the case on election night, that you have women who say they don't know who they're voting for or are perhaps in conservative families will actually go to the ballot box and vote for kamala harris. on the other hand, of course, you know, we don't know if there is this contingent like we saw in 2016, of people who have said that they don't know who they're voting for, and they'll go into the ballot box and vote for donald trump. that's also very, very possible. and i think that's something that we have to take into account. and that's why i think the most frustrating aspect for me right now isjust not knowing how to read the polls, or if there is this kind of silent aspect of the polls that we're not capturing. and if you look at the latest polls from marist and i mean, there haven't, i don't know how you guys feel about this, but there haven

caitriona: lots to come tonight we will be keeping a key i -- a keen eye out on.atch the cbs news vice presidential debate on bbc news. will be simulcasting that. we will have a full build coming on air when :00 a.m. british time or 8:00 p.m. u.s. eastern time. do join us for that. former u.s. president jimmy carter marks his 100th birthday today. making carter the oldest surviving and longest living u.s. president. to celebrate the occasion, a musical concert will be held in his hometown of plains, georgia and habitat for humanity, the housing charity carter has worked with for over 40 years will build 30 homes in his honor. former president carter has spent the net -- the past 19 months in hospice care at his home. his grandson jason carter says the president is still engaged in politics and is excited to cast his ballot in the u.s. presidential election in november. as always you can keep up-to-date with all of the day news at our website bbc.com/news. the developing situation in the middle east and everything that is going on here with the vice presidential de

and caitriona, you're in arizona. tell us what you've been seeing there. yes, lam here in tucson, arizona, as we're speaking, i'm actually in the student union centre of the university of arizona, tucson campus, where i've been speaking to students. this is part of our voter voices series, sumi, that you and i have been doing it and other colleagues will be doing as well, just taking the temperature of voters in these key swing states sometimes vote republicans, sometimes vote democrat just to see are the polls right, do they feel like that on the ground and what issues are driving people? and i can say, i've been here now for three days, and it would feel as close as the polls say it is. you meet a harris voter, you quickly meet a trump voter. you meet a trump voter. and of course, in this state, in arizona, there are slightly more registered republican voters than democrats. but there are three in ten voters who consider themselves to be independent. so that's quite a big chunk of people who, you know, go between different candidates for different races

caitriona, well done, you, for soldiering through.ple realised how long it took us to get you up the internet. the comms in a comms building. yeah, the comms in a comms building. yeah — and i'm actually in new york, where i'm having a very nice time interviewing vera wang and ottolenghi. completely not political, but it's been a very nice little break from politics. 0h, fabulous. we are recording this on thursday, october the 3rd — is that right, is my head right? and so, this will be reaching all of you guys on the 4th. and we're in the first week of october, and everybody�*s already talking about october surprises, so i thought that would be a kind of fun place for us to start. i mean, if you look at all the things that are happening both here, in the us, and around the world — and we don't really know the impact of them, so we can kind of rattle through them — but on my mind, and i'd be interested to see if you thought there were any others, there's obviously the aftermath of hurricane helene, in north carolina — a swing state — an

i'm caitriona perry.srael says its forces have hit more than 2,000 sites since it began its ground operation in southern lebanon on tuesday. this recent map shows weapons strikes across the region. attacks by israel are shown in red and those by hezbollah — rockets fired into northern israel — are in purple. israel has ordered residents in these southern lebanese communities, around 30 villages — here marked in orange — to leave their homes for their own safety. the areas in grey show places which have already received evacuation orders since tuesday. on friday morning, an israeli strike cut a key route with syria. israel says it struck the masnaa crossing because the route was being used by hezbollah to transport weapons. the masnaa crossing has been used by thousands of refugees who've been fleeing the bombing by israel. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson has the latest from the israel—lebanon border. hezbollah rockets are no longer a response to israeli troops in gaza, but to israeli troops at home, map

i'm caitriona perry.eturning to our top story now, that's antony blinken�*s latest diplomatic push in israel. it comes as israeli forces are now battling multiple iranian—backed groups in the region — including an explanding conflict with hezbollah in lebanon. ahead of the us secretary of state's meeting with israel's president in tel aviv, air raid sirens rang out and rockets were intercepted overhead. hezbollah said it targeted a military base. hezbollah — designated a terror organisation by the us — has also taken responsibility for a drone attack targeting benjamin netanyahu's holiday home over the weekend. the israeli military confirmed hezbollah�*s hashem safieddine — the apparent heir to former chief hassan nasrallah, seen in these pictures — was killed in an air strike earlier this month. israeli government spokesman david mencer had this warning to hezbollah while speaking to reporters. the attempt by iran's epoxy hezbollah to assassinate the prime minister, it's clearly a grave mistake. it will

i'm caitriona perry.on our top story, as the middle east marked the anniversary of october 7th against a backdrop of regional conflict. in israel, sirens sounded as his brother launched rockets — in israel, sirens sounded as hezbollah launched rockets — and families mourned their lost loved ones, and those still in captivity. israeli air strikes shook the people of beirut. in gaza, millions are spending another night in tents among rubble and disease, as israeli strikes continued there, too. 0ur correspondent, anna foster, is on the scene. i spoke to herjust before coming on air. and i, as we speak, how tense is the situation there? it’s air. and i, as we speak, how tense is the situation there?— is the situation there? it's always particularly _ is the situation there? it's always particularly tense _ is the situation there? it's always particularly tense during - is the situation there? it's always particularly tense during this - is the situation there? it's always l particularly tense during this time

—— we heard caitriona. i think it will and i think this is a lot of crises coming to the fore.dle east. i think tonight is about values, the experience, and how these candidates will respond. i thinkjd vance has a lot to show because of donald trump's age and because of donald trump's age and because of his volatility. people really are concerned about the way he would respond. if something were to happen to him, jd vance only has two years in the us congress. he doesn't really have the depth of experience in dealing with this magnitude. i think we will see tim walz�*s experience — six years in congress, his years as governor and being able to respond to crises. what do you think, rodney, looking at this? what do you thinkjd vance we need to do to be successful? he needs to address the issues that are going _ needs to address the issues that are going to _ needs to address the issues that are going to he — needs to address the issues that are going to be at hand. all of the issues — going to be at hand. all of the issues that you just ran down ought to he _ issues that you just

thank you, caitriona. thank you, caitriona.camilla are on their way to australia for their biggest overseas trip since the king began cancer treatment in february. the visit has attracted some controversy though, re—opening questions about the future of the monarchy in australia and the debate about whether the country should become a republic. from sydney, katy watson reports. # god save the king #. for australia's young monarchists there is a lot to celebrate. the fact king charles is travelling 10,000 miles and across ten different time zones, all the while having cancer treatment, is, say these students, testament to his fondness for this country. i'm really excited. i think he's such a big part of our history and our tradition, it's really wonderful we get to celebrate it. people aren't going to line the streets waving unionjacks, they are going to be waving the australian flag because the king isjust as much the king of australia as he is the king of england. archive: at london airport the heir to the throne prepared _ to

i'm caitriona perry.round that. there's also another deep area of low pressure in the mix. this is ex—hurricane kirk — this will stay to the south of us, but it will essentially join forces with our low, some heavy downpours over the next couple of days, then the whole lot shifts eastwards, leaving us with northerly winds and something significantly colder. but in the short—term for tuesday, still relatively mild, actually, with a mix of some sunshine, yes, but also some really heavy, thundery downpours. a band of cloud and rain moving slowly northwards across the far north of england, northern ireland, into southern scotland — some parts of southeast scotland looking very wet, indeed. northern scotland seeing a fair amount of cloud, it'll be windy, some spots of rain and drizzle. and then, further south, it is that mix of sunshine and showers, but some of the showers really heavy with some hail and thunder, the winds strengthening down towards the southwest. temperatures north to south between 10—18 cels

i'm caitriona perry.li military has drawn further condemnation after its troops struck a un position in lebanon, injury two peacekeepers. it is the second time in as many days. friends, italy -- france, italy, and spain issued a joint statement, calling israel's attacks a serious violation of its obligations under international law. israel said friday's incident was in response to a threat and said it had warned un personnel to enter a safe space hours before the incident. a day earlier, an israeli tank fired towards a un observation post, and during two indonesian peacekeepers. the u.n. secretary general was asked about the incidents. >> peacekeepers must be protected by all parties of the conflict. and what has happened is obviously condemnable. there was naturally a reaction from many sides in solidarity with the peacekeepers that were wounded. in telling israel very clearly that these incidents is intolerable and cannot be repeated. host: israel's latest attack on those u.n. positions came after a con

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome.aelis have spent october 7th remembering the 1,200 who were killed one year ago to the day, as well as the many others who were abducted and later died in captivity. it was 6.30am on october 7th, when fighters from hamas and other groups crossed the southern borderfrom gaza, and inflicted the worst single mass killing of israelis in the nation's history. the gunmen from hamas broke through the border fence, rampaging through nearby villages, kibbutzes, military posts and a music festival. they torched homes, shooting and killing indiscriminately. hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by the us, uk, and other governments. according to israel, 251 of its citizens and foreigners were taken hostage into gaza. one year on, around 100 people remain unaccounted for. the events of last year have transformed israel and the region. including in gaza where nearly 42,000 people have been killed in israel's response. israeli bombs continued to fall on the territory today. tonight, beirut

hello, i hello, lam hello, i am caitriona perry. you are very welcome.ael says its forces have hit more than 2,000 sites since it began its ground operation in southern lebanon on tuesday. this recent map shows weapons strikes across the region. attacks by israel are shown in red and those by hezbollah — rockets fired into northern israel — are in purple. israel has ordered residents in these southern lebanese communities — around 30 villages, here marked in orange — to leave their homes for their own safety. the areas in grey show places which have already received evacuation orders since tuesday. on friday morning, an israeli strike cut a key route with syria. israel says it struck the masnaa crossing because the route was being used by hezbollah to transport weapons. the masnaa crossing has been used by thousands of refugees who've been fleeing the bombing by israel. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson has the latest from the israel—lebanon border. —— in the last few hours more air strikes have been reported in southern lebanon and beirut. these are liv

hello, i'm caitriona perry, you're very welcome.loridians are evacuating en mass ahead of hurricane milton's landfall on wednesday. the hurricane has been upgraded to a category five storm, with the national hurricane centre reporting that it has doubled in size since tuesday. local authorities and weather experts say milton will bring a destructive storm surge in which some areas will not be survivable. hundreds of flights have been cancelled ahead of its landfall, which is expected to bring strong winds of up to 155mph — or 250kph. milton comes just days after hurricane helene tore through the southeastern us — 225 people were killed by the natural disaster across six states. the back—to—back storms are expected to leave historic levels of damage that could take years to recover from. unlike helene, milton will only pass through florida on its way to the atlantic ocean, making the sunshine state the only one to be affected twice. president biden has postponed a trip to germany to oversee preparations and prepare a federal response

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. the city of tampa is also near the path of the storm. here's a live look now at fort myers beach, in florida.

myself and caitriona perry will bring you a special programme from here in washington dc, beginning atnovember. some breaking news now. north korea has testified a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile. south korea and japan say the missile flew on a steep trajectory from an area near pyongyang and dropped into the sea off the japanese coast under one .5 hours after it launched. if confirmed the estimated flying time of nearly 90 minutes would be the longest of any north korean test etiquette took place shortly after the us and south korean defence ministers held talks at the pentagon where they spoke against the deployment of thousands of north korean troops to russia for its war against ukraine. white house condemned the missile launch while saying it did not immediately threaten us territory, personnel or its allies and we will continue to follow the latest developments on that story as we get new information into us here. at least 110 palestinians are now known to have been killed in israeli strikes on a residential building in beit lahia in northern gaza on tuesday — accord

i'm caitriona perry, live in new york city, where injust i'm caitriona perry, live in new york city,and around the world. and we begin in the middle east, a region on edge after iran launched a barrage of missiles at israel, on the same day israel launched a limited ground invasion into lebanon. the us says nearly 200 rockets were fired at israel — most of them intercepted by air defence systems. the strikes lit up the skies above tel aviv and jerusalem as sirens sounded across the country and civilians were told to take shelter. no injuries or casualties were reported in israel, but a palestinian in the neighbouring west bank was killed by rocket debris. tuesday's strikes by iran appear to be a response to recent israeli strikes targeting hezbollah in lebanon, which killed hundreds of people and displaced about a million more. israel defence forces spokesperson daniel hagari has been discussing a possible israeli response to tuesday's attack.

i'm caitriona perry.e very welcome to this new, extended hour of world news america — where we'll bring you a full hour of live news and analysis from here in the us, the uk, and around the world. do you stay with us. first — israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the israeli military has killed the man who was widely tipped to become the new leader of hezbollah, hashem safieddine, in an air strike in beirut on friday. the israel defense forces says it can't yet confirm the results of the strike. safieddine, a relative of former leader hassan nasrallah, has been running the movement alongside its deputy secretary general since nasrallah was killed by israel at the end of september. as air strikes continue in beirut, israel's military has been stepping up operations on the ground in lebanon, now moving in the south west of the country, as well as the south east. the idf says at least 50 hezbollah members were killed in strikes in southern lebanon on monday. syrian state media also reports israel

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.d to a category five storm, with the national hurricane center reporting that it has doubled in size since tuesday. local authorities and weather experts say milton will bring a destructive storm surge in which some areas will not be survivable. hundreds of flights have been cancelled, ahead of its landfall, which is expected to bring strong winds

announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> i am caitriona perry in washington and this is "bbc world news americantinue to secure a truce between israel and hezbollah in lebanon. record-breaking 60 million early votes have been cast so far in early voting. north korea fires in intercontinental ballistic missile and a move condemned by its neighbors. -- in a move condemned by its neighbors. hello and welcome to "bbc world news america." u.s. secretary of state antony blinken says they have made good progress toward a truce in lebanon. two advisors are heading back to the u.s. after spending thursday in tel aviv, working with israeli officials on a cease-fire deal. our white house coordinate -- the specialists are pushing to ensure civilians in both countries can return to their homes. tens of thousands of people on both sides of the border have left their homes to escape cross-border fire between hezbollah and israeli forces. during talks with the senior american delegates, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said any agreement must ensure israel can counter threats to its security from lebanon. the

my colleague caitriona perry has travelled to the state — and sent this report.e about an abortion pill reversal... three days a week they come to stand outside one of the southern arizona's only two abortion clinics, trying to persuade women not to terminate their pregnancy. hey, i'm lucy with pro life tucson. got a gift bag for you. this year, in addition to voting for president, arizonans will also vote on whether to extend the right to an abortion from 15 weeks up to viability, around 2a weeks. donald trump was the most pro—life president we have ever had. we don't vote for personality. we vote for what that candidate is going to bring, and he going to protect us from evil. these are our last ultrasounds with her. for kristen and dave, it's a matter of health care. they got a tragic diagnosis when kristen was 18 weeks pregnant with their daughter. that was her heartbeat. the life expectancy and life quality the doctors described to us was really, really grim. the doctors told them there was an option to end the pregnancy, but that they would have to leave the

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sumi somaskanda and caitriona perry will bring you a special programme from washington dc, beginning chancellor has presented the first budget by a labour party government in fourteen years. rachel reeves says she will raise taxes by 50 billion dollars — and that the move is necessary to put public finances on a firm footing but the former prime minister, rishi sunak, said the labour government was going to tax, borrow and spend far beyond its means. our political editor chris mason reports. it isn�*t the most famous door on downing street, but the build—up on what�*s been going on behind it has been growing for weeks. the focus getting sharper on what would be in the budget and who is unveiling it. a genuine moment of history, this — hundreds and hundreds of blokes for centuries and centuries have had a moment like this, delivering a budget as chancellor. and yet this is the first time ever it�*s been done by a woman, and a big budget it is too — big borrowing, big spending and big tax rises. i call the chancellor of the exchequer! the first budget from labour in nearly 15 years. an

my colleague caitriona perry has travelled to the state — and sent this report.t basically in a dead heat here. sometimes, slightly leading for donald trump and sometimes for, harris, but all falling within margin of error. donald trump won in 2016, but in 2020, joe biden flipped the state. the issues of concern to voters here, they're the same you see across america — economy, christ with this, -- crisis. —— crisis. immigration and border control are issues of concern here. routers here in addition will vote, but the bull also vote for 13 other rights. —— but they will also vote. about 22 or 2a weeks. that's another matter the forefront of voters' my. —— minds. forefront of voters' my. -- minds. . , . forefront of voters' my. -- minds— forefront of voters' my. -- minds. . , ., ., minds. receipt close to home here on this _ minds. receipt close to home here on this campus. - minds. receipt close to home here on this campus. it - minds. receipt close to home| here on this campus. it comes close to home. are there other issues in your mind? immigration. have you de

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.non, with several explosions reported in beirut on wednesday evening. this was the scene earlier in the evening in the lebanese capital, where state media reported at least ten strikes on the southern suburbs of the city. one reportedly hit the evacuated office

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. hurricane milton is just hours away from making landfall in the us — taking aim at the state of florida. residents are now being urged by authorities to shelter in place. milton is projected to be a category three storm when it makes landfall. forecasters say it's currently on track for the city of sarasota. the city of tampa is also near the path of the storm. here's a live look now at fort myers beach, in florida. you can see those high winds and heavy rains beginning to lash the coast there in fort myers. you can see how much the camera is shaking with the wind there, and obviously large waves — warned of storm surges and rising water levels, as you can see coming up over the beach and onto the barriers, and beyond. this is from a short time ago in fort myers. you can see the before and after of water coming up over this hotel pool. quite dramatic there. and just to show how dangerous this storm is, even with the storm still offshore, it is already causing damage. it has spawned se

hello, i'm caitriona perry, you're very welcome.hurricane centre reporting that it has doubled in size since tuesday. local authorities and weather experts say milton will bring a destructive storm surge in which some areas

my colleague caitriona perry has travelled to the state. and sent this report. narrow zone is narrowublican that the polls have it basically in a dead heat. sometimes a slight lead for donald trump and sometimes a slight lead for kamala harris but it all falls in the margin of error in the polls and to put it in context, donald trump won here in 2016 but in 2020 joe biden flipped the state by a tiny margin, about 10,000 votes out of the 3.2 million cast. the issues of concern to voters here are quite the same as what you see across america, the economy, affordability crisis, the price of housing, rent, fuel and so on but we are very near the border with mexico and arizona, the only battleground state with a border to mexico so immigration and border control are issues of concern. and in addition to that the voters here in arizona will vote for the president and other elected representatives but also vote for 13 other issues, 13 propositions, one of them is to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution, pushing the limit from the current 15 weeks up to the point of viabi

sumi somaskanda and caitriona perry will bring you a special programme from washington, dc with our teamcalendar. in the city of mumbai, fireworks lit up indian skies to symbolise the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. in hyderabad, some celebrated by lighting sparklers, while others lit lamps and candles. there is a complete ban on sale and use of firecrackers in the capital, delhi during the festival, as it grapples with severe air pollution. 0n diwali morning, delhi residents woke up to a toxic smog, which was eexpectedto worsen in the next few days. —— which was expected to worsen. and in neighbouring nepal, these good boys were celebrated in the country's "kukur puja" festival, which is part of diwali also known as tihar in nepal. dogs across the country were honoured with offerings of flower garlands, treats and vermillion marks on their heads. in hindu—majority nepal, dogs are believed to be messengers of yamraj, the god of death and worshipping them is thought to please the deity. stay with us here on bbc news. we'll be back with plenty more in just a few minutes'

and live from new york, i'm caitriona perry. we're just moments away from the first, and only, vice—presidential debate of this fast—paced and dramatic election cycle, as minnesota governor tim walz and ohio senatorjd vance prepare to take the stage here at the cbs broadcast centre in midtown manhattan. the debate will be moderated by cbs evening news anchor norah o'donnell and face the nation moderator margaret brennan. with just over four weeks left until election day, and early voting already underway in several states, the stakes are high. as kamala harris and donald trump's running mates make their case to the american people. so, who are the candidates? jd vance is the republican nominee, running alongside donald trump. he's a us senator from ohio, elected in 2022 — he previously worked as a venture capitalist. he first came to prominence for his 2016 memoirs hillbilly elegy, about social and economic decay in his native kentucky. he enlisted in the us marine corps from 2003 to 2007, serving as a military journalist. he tu