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It isa it is a significant day in washington where the Louisiana Lawmaker secured a narrow win overjim jordan. Chief of thejustice committee. Narrow win overjim jordan. Chief of the justice committee. Who enjoyed the justice committee. Who enjoyed the support of the party right wing now he will do to the House Of Representatives where he will have to win over many other lawmakers from his own party not a guarantee, Heartland Republicans who asked of the previous speaker Kevin Mccarthy after he brokered the deal democrats to effort a Government Shutdown ensured that there was 15 rounds of the vote to secure him speaker. Here is scalise. First, i want to thank my House Republican colleagues forjust designating me as the speaker. Obviously, we still have work to do. Were going to have to go upstairs on the house floor and resolve this and then get the house opened again. We have a lot of work to do. Notjust in the house for the people of this country, but we see how dangerous of a world it is and how things can change so quickly. We need to make sure were sending a message to people all throughout the world that the house is open and doing the peoples business. A couple of things about this. Which are interesting first, want to talk about scalise himself because hes not in the greatest of health. I think he is currently being treated for blood cancer. But he was confident that he can take on what is a very importantjob at the moment. Is a very important ob at the moment. �. ,. ,. , moment. Im having some trouble heafina moment. Im having some Trouble Hearing yom moment. Im having some Trouble Hearing you. But moment. Im having some Trouble Hearing you. But i moment. Im having some Trouble Hearing you. But i will moment. Im having some Trouble Hearing you. But i will address moment. Im having some troublej hearing you. But i will address the speakers race. It appears scalise has the lead, but he has less than 50 of the votes he needs to actually become speaker. And he needs at least another 110 votes. There will not be a vote today. Im not sure there will be one tomorrow. The problem is, the way our government is set up, without the house, you cannot really get anything done. Nothing can go to the senate. The president has executive privileges and orders he can issue, but given all going on in the world and israel, ukraine, a budget we need to get died here in the us by a month from now, without a speaker at the house, and nothing can happen. Get there is still fighting going on. So you can expect the good democrats to vote in unison for hakeem jeffries. It is clear scalise as lease 110 votes, but you have the 18 republicans running for reelection this in districts that joe biden one. So they are in a tough spot but they also may have the most clout. The question is, can you keep them happy and keep people like Marjorie Taylor greene and others like her happy as well. Earlier we were talking about a rule change. Can you hear me now . No i dont think. Well see if we can reestablish them. John, the interesting thing about all of this is that time is of the essence. You cannot get a resolution on the floor if you dont have a house speaker. There needs to be a resolution on israel. The Rubber Stamping of weapons and systems to israel, not to mention, ukraine. When they got rid of the speaker over the spending bill, they stripped out of the spending bill, Essential Aid to ukraine. So this is becoming really important. Ukraine. So this is becoming really imortant. ,. , important. There is something absurd about the fact important. There is something absurd about the fact that important. There is something absurd about the fact that america important. There is something absurd about the fact that america is important. There is something absurd about the fact that america is so about the fact that america is so critical about the fact that america is so critical to about the fact that america is so Critical To Military Aid for ukraine, Critical To Military Aid for ukraine, military aid to israel in these ukraine, military aid to israel in these critical moments, immensely geopolitical confluence and get it is being geopolitical confluence and get it is being hampered by the Inner Ring Goings is being hampered by the Inner Ring Goings of is being hampered by the Inner Ring Goings of one political party. The republicans. If they could agree they could get a speaker but is the difficulty they could get a speaker but is the difficulty of getting a speaker that has led difficulty of getting a speaker that has led to the turnover of the speaken has led to the turnover of the speaker. And this paralysis. You have speaker. And this paralysis. You have to speaker. And this paralysis. You have to thinkjust as as we were talking have to thinkjust as as we were talking earlier about the view of the world talking earlier about the view of the world about hamas. What is the view of the world about hamas. What is the view of the the world about hamas. What is the view of the world about the Republican Party will be if this really Republican Party will be if this really turns into a stalemate as it seems really turns into a stalemate as it seems to really turns into a stalemate as it seems to be. But if you are 110 votes seems to be. But if you are 110 votes short seems to be. But if you are 110 votes short it is a lot of wrangling, a of time in meetings and days of wrangling, a of time in meetings and days of deferred votes. That is the time days of deferred votes. That is the time when days of deferred votes. That is the time when the united states, i think its citizens. Time when the united states, i think its citizens, but definitely its political its citizens, but definitely its Political Leadership wants to see action Political Leadership wants to see action and action that is reflective of us action and action that is reflective of us values, commitment to democracy, commitment to fight the territorial democracy, commitment to fight the territorial invasion of ukraine or terrorism territorial invasion of ukraine or terrorism of hamas and it leads a mighty terrorism of hamas and it leads a mighty country, unrivaled military power. Mighty country, unrivaled military power, hamp dirt. It makes you think of the power, hamp dirt. It makes you think of the battle power, hamp dirt. It makes you think of the battle is lost. But there is something going seriously wrong when internat something going seriously wrong when internal politics of the Republican Party internal politics of the Republican Party in internal politics of the Republican Party in the house can cause this much party in the house can cause this much disruption in looking forward. It much disruption in looking forward. It was much disruption in looking forward. 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Use on our screen, Speaking Tojewish Community Leaders speaking to jewish Community Leaders in Speaking Tojewish Community Leaders in washington lets have a and see what he is saying. Aha, in washington lets have a and see what he is saying. What he is saying. A number of leaders around what he is saying. A number of leaders around the what he is saying. A number of leaders around the world, what he is saying. A number of leaders around the world, leaders in region as well. And among those that have been victimised, those who have been killed are at least 22 american citizens. This attack was a campaign of pure cruelty. Notjust hate, but Pure Cruelty Againstjewish people and i would argue is the deadliest day forjews since the holocaust. Deadliest day since the holocaust. The one of the worst chapters in Human History that reminded us of all of that expression i learned from my dad early on, silence is complicity. Silence is complicity. It really is. I want you to know, i think you have already figured it out. I refused to be silent and i knew you refused to be silent as well. � ,. , thatis that is president biting speaking to jewish Community Leaders in washington this afternoon. Reassuring them of the united statess steadfast support for the operation in gaza to the and Antony Blinken will arrive in tel aviv in the morning. I think hejust Left Washington in last few hours. One one immediate concern for the American Team that is incoming is to establish how Many American citizens have been killed 22 so far confirmed dead, perhaps as many as 17 taken hostage. The second objective is to control the shock waves that are rippling across the region. The uss gerald ford is now in position off israel. Air force squadrons in the middle east reinforced, the first arms supplies were dispatched to israel last night. All of that intended to strengthen the us Military Posture and to bolster the deterrance. Were determined to make sure that israel gets everything it needs to defend itself to provide for the security of its people. Already significant Military Assistance requested by israel is on the way. Thats on top of everything that weve been doing for years, including with the memorandum of understanding that was negotiated by president obama to make sure that israel has what it needs to defend itself. At the same time, we anticipate therell be further needs, further requests. Weve already been working closely with congress on this, and we look forward to continuing to do that to make sure that israel has what it needs. Thus far hezbullah has not taken up hamass call to open up a Northern Front against israel, as it did in 2006. Nor have palestinians in the west bank, or eastjerusalem although it did fire at a post this morning killing three israelis. Nor have palestinians in the west bank, or eastjerusalem risen up in revolt. But we are not even five days into this. What happens when the Ground Offensive begins, and the pictures begin circulating in the muslim world. Is there a limit to how far israel will be allowed to go. No calls for restraint at this point. I want to pick up with something you sit at the very beginning of the programme you said, the biggest objective for the israelis should be not to do with the enemy expects them to do. They would expect them to come in hard, they must� ve known that when they plotted this. And they want his Brother Bagbonon and they want his Brother Bagbonon and the arab states and the North African seats to price up in support. How did the israeli stop that from happening. That support. How did the israeli stop that from happening. That from happening. That is the auestion that from happening. That is the question of that from happening. That is the question of the that from happening. That is the question of the hour, that from happening. That is the question of the hour, the that from happening. That is the question of the hour, the day i that from happening. That is the l question of the hour, the day and weeks ahead. And that is what everyone has to navigate. I told think anyone has an answer to that. But i think establishing a sense of ground rules that everything has to be done possible to protect all of the innocent civilians, hostages and others who are in gaza, to get them out. I think nothing is more important than that right now. You referenced that american hostages in toronto in 1979. They were released until the resin election. And it was basically Ronald Reagan beating jimmy carter. But that was a negotiation. And that is how it ended. This is far more fraught in many ways. You can tell, i will go back to what i said at the top of the show. It is clear netanyahu wanted to go in with shock and all but there would have been Collateral Damage to many innocent civilians who have already been traumatised and harmed in so many ways. Tonight he said every and harmed in so many ways. Tonight he said every hamas and harmed in so many ways. Tonight he said every hamas man and harmed in so many ways. Tonight he said every hamas man is a and harmed in so many ways. Tonight he said every hamas man is a dead i he said every hamas man is a dead man. But from the opposition, the former general himself and he said there is a time for peace and war and now is not a time for peace, now is a time for war. So the rhetoric is a time for war. So the rhetoric is such that they will go in very hard. But there must be this hope for the negotiation for Family Speech had on tonight because these are of enormous value, the hostages. I remember back in 2006 when she he was taken and swapped him for a 1000 palestinian producers and their currently thousands in prisons around israel and there are enormous value for these hostages and they need to keep that in mind. Bath value for these hostages and they need to keep that in mind. Both of these things need to keep that in mind. Both of these things can need to keep that in mind. Both of these things can be need to keep that in mind. Both of these things can be true. Need to keep that in mind. Both of these things can be true. Hamas i need to keep that in mind. Both of i these things can be true. Hamas can be taken out and you can get the hostages as well. I think that is everything is tried to do right now. Whether it will be successful, no one knows, but that has to be the goal. And certainly for the families who have loved ones who are being detained. Dr Natalie Roberts is the uk Executive Director of msf. It has been patiently waiting and is now coming in, thank you for coming on. Do you have people in gaza at the moment . Irate on. Do you have people in gaza at the moment . On. Do you have people in gaza at the moment . We do actually have 0 erations the moment . We do actually have operations in the moment . We do actually have operations in gaza the moment . We do actually have operations in gaza for the moment . We do actually have operations in gaza for a the moment . We do actually have operations in gaza for a long the moment . We do actually have | operations in gaza for a long time. It operations in gaza for a long time. It has operations in gaza for a long time. It has been operations in gaza for a long time. It has been 16 years of blockade in gaza and it has been 16 years of blockade in gaza and multiple escalations of violence gaza and multiple escalations of violence to our teams are use to responding violence to our teams are use to responding in many ways to this type of episodes responding in many ways to this type of episodes of bombing and escalations in the conflict. But they escalations in the conflict. But they are escalations in the conflict. But they are telling me that this is on a whole they are telling me that this is on a whole other skill that weve never seen a whole other skill that weve never seen anything like this before. I had seen anything like this before. Had been seen anything like this before. I had been in many, many war zones of the years and whenever i get there, i can attest to the amazing work that the doctors they are due and the nurses as well. What do they need . Clearly there is a dire situation with regards to power and fuel which knows hospital can run on without that, what else do they need . ~,. , without that, what else do they need . ~ , ,. ,. , need . Absolutely, they have gotten uuite used need . Absolutely, they have gotten quite used to need . Absolutely, they have gotten quite used to running need . Absolutely, they have gotten quite used to running with need . Absolutely, they have gotten quite used to running with all need . Absolutely, they have gotten quite used to running with all of quite used to running with all of the constraints we have had on medical supplies over so many years, it has been so many difficulties in having electricity inviting hospitals in those conditions, it is already very a precarious situation but now they are incredibly afraid because there is no where more supplies in. Were using up so many supplies in. Were using up so many supplies so quickly because there have been so many wounded patients coming into an influx is massive. With this kind of suggestion that the electricity, the power will run out soon, which hits we will not be p out soon, which hits we will not be up to do anything at all essentially. You cannot run a medical hospital without power. So they need to have much supplies coming in, they need to have reinforcements coming in, they need to have some reassurance that they will be to run. At the same time what they are trying to do is live in gaza and the sort of escalation of the bombing so huge that they did not have any mercy to be. Its not you could be safe in a hospital, hospitals are getting hit, medical structures that the hit, ambulances are getting hit. So on one hand they are getting hit. So on one hand they are trying to provide medical care on the other hand it worrying that they will be hit and their families will be had at any moment so but they really need is this to stop. And that is what they actually want. And that is what they actually want. And to have some kind of reassurance that there are efforts being made to stop this escalation. I that there are efforts being made to stop this escalation. Stop this escalation. I dont think that will happen stop this escalation. I dont think that will happen but stop this escalation. I dont think that will happen but you stop this escalation. I dont think that will happen but you are stop this escalation. I dont think| that will happen but you are right that will happen but you are right that there needs to be a humanitarian corridor. The white house the same but that what is what it wants. In your right to point out for our viewers the dangers that the Ambulance Drivers encounter on a daily basis. It is because hamas gunmen do use the ambulances and israelis know that and i know for my time there is thousand eight there were a lot of Ambulance Drivers were killed because they are targeted and used by both sides as well. What about the security for your staff there . Do they ever leave the hospital . Is there any sort of like outside of the Operating Theatre . Currently at the moment, no i dont think there is no time for stepping outside of the Operating Theatre. We know we have stopped sheltering in our offices hoping it is a safer place, as he say, at times of medical services and ambulances in particular have been targeted. That be considered difficult option of actually come in mi and a more dangerous place coming to the hospital in wanting to provide care to the civilian population and how can i avoid being a target because i providing this medical services. So our staff are constantly trying to make decisions about, can i get anywhere safer and in fact, even where they are there is often sheltering in place. They cannot actually move anywhere because it is just too dangerous to even leave or they are. So they are staying put in thinking, theres nowhere else for me to go. And i was try and just wait it out. But theres only so long that people can sit and wait. They do feel held hostage, essentially. As potential Collateral Damage. There is nothing, there is 2. 3 Million People in this very small area of land. There is no way of them seeking safety, there is no receipt for them to go. Than of them seeking safety, there is no receipt for them to go. An enormous sacrifice that receipt for them to go. An enormous sacrifice that their receipt for them to go. An enormous sacrifice that their families receipt for them to go. An enormous sacrifice that their families pay, sacrifice that their families pay, and they are very selfless, thank you for coming on and i give my best your team. You are watching bbc news. Around the world and here in the uk. Bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. Lunchtime in Bristol City Centre and youd think this is the only Sandwich Shop in town. Business is brisk and theyre queuing out of the door. Its not hard to see why. Its so good. Money wise. Whats that . Eight quid or Something Like that . Cant go wrong. No one in this queue needs convincing about the sandwiches, but in case they did, this business is now officially the best crowned the winner of the uber eats restaurant of the year award presented tojosh and his family at a star studded event in london by top chefs prue leith and Monica Galetti. It was fantastic. Watching Monica Galetti and prue leith on the tv when im younger im only 23 years of age now. It was an experience. Everyone was so welcoming, so lovely. Its a time when were mainly reporting about closures in the hospitality industry. This is a refreshing change. For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Since we havejohn with us tonight, i do want to make mention of the Labour Party Conference which has wrapped up in liverpool today. We will ditch time for the panel tonight and just focus a little bit on the other story today it has wrapped up in the labour party 17 points ahead in the polls. The Labour Leader sir keir starmer has been making the rounds today. His wife isjewish. So of course as a family they are deeply effected by what is happening in the middle east right now. Hes been speaking our Political Editor chris mason. What weve seen in recent days is appalling and shocking acts of cold blooded murder in relation to men, Women And Children and responsibility for that terrorism lies with hamas, and israel does have must have the right to defend herself. Now, obviously, thats within the framework of international law. But i think that hamas should immediately release these hostages. So including a ground war, for instance, israel going in to get those hostages. That would be acceptable, would it . Israel has the right to defend herself, has the right to get those hostages back. Country first party second is what he said today. It is a very different message on the middle east coming from labour because this has been an area that they have some difficulty in the past. Difficulty in the past. Yes. It is only three difficulty in the past. Yes. It is only three conferences difficulty in the past. Yes. It is only three conferences ago. Difficulty in the past. Yes. It is i only three conferences ago when delegates were waving palestinian flas delegates were waving palestinian flags yet, two days ago, you had a minute flags yet, two days ago, you had a minute silence for israel and the victims minute silence for israel and the victims of minute silence for israel and the victims of terrorism. The party, the labour victims of terrorism. The party, the labour party victims of terrorism. The party, the labour party are on a massive journey labour party are on a massive journey and the maturity that the Party Journey and the maturity that the party members, delegates, showed this week party members, delegates, showed this week is really the mark of how much this week is really the mark of how much keir this week is really the mark of how much keir starmer has transformed the partv much keir starmer has transformed the party. And that is really what he said the party. And that is really what he said. The most famous incident of his speech he said. The most famous incident of his speech was actually a protester, demonstrator, rushing on throwing glitter demonstrator, rushing on throwing glitter and demonstrator, rushing on throwing glitter and saying, we have changed her celi glitter and saying, we have changed her cell from a party of protest to a party her cell from a party of protest to a party of her cell from a party of protest to a party of power. A party that needs to get a party of power. A party that needs to get into a party of power. A party that needs to get into power to implement changes to get into power to implement changes. That has happened injust the two changes. That has happened injust the two years since lockton ended in the two years since lockton ended in the uk the two years since lockton ended in the uk. Politics is very different when the uk. Politics is very different when keir the uk. Politics is very different when keir starmer became a leader in a pandemic when keir starmer became a leader in a pandemic when he could not go in and meet a pandemic when he could not go in and meet the public. Politicians, to find them and meet the public. Politicians, to find them selves not to spike great speeches find them selves not to spike great speeches but by their encounters with members of the publix. He didnt with members of the publix. He didnt have a chance. I . With members of the publix. He didnt have a chance. Didnt have a chance. 17 points ahead in the didnt have a chance. 17 points ahead in the polls didnt have a chance. 17 points ahead in the polls plenty, didnt have a chance. 17 points ahead in the polls plenty, stillj didnt have a chance. 17 points i ahead in the polls plenty, still to discuss and debate in the months ahead. But thank you very much for your contributions. We did finally make contact, she could finally hear us at the end. Same time tomorrow. Good night. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Rohit sharmas record breaking century fired inidia to an eight wicket victory over afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup to maintain their unbeaten start. The hosts winning with 15 overs to spare. Alex fletcher was watching. After a Statement Win over australia in their opening game, everyone wanted a glimpse of india. Afghanistan meanwhile began their world cup with defeat and early in their innings that wicket started to tumble. This catch was taken on the boundary. Afghanistan reduced to 64 3, as indias attack on the perfect rhythm. There was some disruption, with a Player Top Scoring at 80, but the captain was eventually trapped lbw by yadav. A competitive total, or so it seems. That is gigantic, humongous. Until the magic of rohit sharma delighted the delhi crowd. A record breaking world cups century structure 63 balls, even his team mates could scarcely believe it. Rashid khan eventually removed him, ending his innings and 131. Virat kohli sealed victory after notching up his own half century. It is back to the Drawing Board for afghanistan, but things move on for india. Next up, pakistan. Its International Week with plenty of exciting Euro Qualiifers Taking place butjust the one game on wednesday and wales have beaten gibraltar 4 0 in a friendly. Rob page handed a debut to Charlie Savage the son of former Wales International robbie and he assisted the second goalfor Kieffer Moore after ben davies opener. Nathan broadhead then added a third with this great finish before moore got his second to wrap up the win. Wales will face croatia in a euro 2024 qualifier next on sunday. Scotland manager steve clarke believes if they play their own game against spain on thursday then they can get a result which would see them secure their place at euro 24. Scotland sit top of group a with five wins out of five and they know that all they need is a draw in seville to book their place in germany next year we went to get the job done as quickly as possible. If it means that we are good enough to get it tomorrow night, great, if tonight we have two more chances in november. We have the students because we started the group so well. We have 15 points from five games. A good start. We know we have to get more points to go over the line. I think this team will finish on 15 points . Know. I think we will get more weather tomorrow or november. England face australia in a friendly on friday before a Euro Qualifier at home to italy next tuesday and england defender Harry Maguire says a phone call from David Beckham meant everything after he was jeered by scotland fans last month. The Manchester United defender scored an own goal in a 3 1 win but says hes been encouraged by beckham who suffered plenty of abuse himself after being sent off at the � 98 world cup. About three weeks ago, after the scotland game, he got in touch with me. It was really nice of him and i really appreciated that. Throughout my career, David Beckham is someone who i looked up to and watched as a young boy. He reminded me of the career i have had to date, the big moments i have had in my career, what i have reached in terms of being captain of the biggest club in the world for 3. 5 years. He has been in that position and he knows what it is like. I watched the documentary and i couldnt believe how much he went through at the time. Wayne rooney says he wants to take Birmingham City to the next level after being named the new manager of the english second tier side. Rooney left dc united in the mls at the weekend after failing to make the playoffs and he Replacesjohn Eustace whod guided birmingham to 6th in the championship after 11 games. The former england striker says previous challenging environments have prepared him for the opportunity. Its been 12 years since birmingham last played in the premier league. Glasgow city have a mountain to climb in the Womens Champions League after a heavy 4 0 defeat at home to norweigan champions brann. The visitors were ahead after just five minutes, some decent Build Up Play releasing Rakel Engesvik who tapped in after rounding the keeper. Glasgow city were soon 2 0 down, before engesvik would get on the scoresheet once again with this bit of ingenuity in the area. It leaves the scottish champions with work to do in next weeks second leg. And thats all the sport for now. Hello there. For those parts of the uk where it has been exceptionally warm over the last few days, there is something more autumnal on the way. That cooler feel already in evidence across northern areas. Further south today weve had more in the way of cloud. That cloud has been producing some outbreaks of rain. You can see the division between that warm and actually rather humid air in the south with south westerly winds, and the north westerly winds bringing something cooler and more autumnal in the north. This Weather Front lies between those two air masses. Its been bringing quite a lot of rain for some of us during today. That front tending to slip its way southwards overnight. Still some quite heavy bursts of rain actually pushing across some southern parts of england, some rain left behind across the midlands, mid wales. Further north, though, clear, starry skies. Just a few showers in the far north. Temperatures dropping to about one degree in parts of Northern Ireland, Northern England and scotland, so A Touch Of Frost to start tomorrow, but with some spells of sunshine. Whereas, for the southern half of wales, parts of the midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england, there will be a lot of cloud. There will be some bits and pieces of rain at times. Just the odd shower in the far north of scotland, where it will be breezy, but perhaps not as windy as it was today. Temperatures of ten degrees there in lerwick, 12 in aberdeen. It will not be as warm as it has been in the south, but still 18, 19 or 20 degrees. During thursday night things will turn very, very wet across a good part of england and wales. This Weather System pushing up from the south. At the same time a frontal system pushing down from the north, this cold front here. The two will essentially combine for friday to give some really heavy rain, at least for a time, across parts of england and wales. Further north and west, for the far north of england, more especially Northern Ireland and scotland, we will see plenty of sunshine. Some showers pushing back in on this brisk north westerly wind. Temperature wise, were looking at 12 degrees in glasgow, 13 in newcastle, 20 in london. But that will not last as we head into the weekend. Finally, we lose all these various frontal systems, they clear away southwards. We pick up a north or north westerly wind. As you can see from the blue colours, something colder spreading southwards. If anything, some of these temperatures actually below the average for the time of year by day and the nights will bring some A Touch Of Frost. At ten the United Nations calls for humanitarian access, to get badly needed aid supplies into besieged gaza. It comes as israel continues to mobilise thousands of troops on the border with the territory, in advance of a possible ground invasion. And i have been down to the border with gaza and seen israeli troops, tanks and other heavy weapons getting ready for whatever comes. The families of those feared taken hostage and being held in gaza, desperate for news about their loved ones. Inside my heart, im very hurt. Worried. I want to hope i want to be in hope