Loans from lenders. Trumps legal team has responded to the ruilng. The deicision comes ahead of the start of a civil trial against mr trump that begins on monday. Earlier, i spoke with bbc correspondent peter bowes about the ruling. Tell us what the judge said if this ruling. The judge essentially agreed with the Attorney General in new york that has brought this civil case against the former president. Its been a long running investigation into the Business Affairs of mrtrump, his organisation and members of his family. The allegation was that, as the judge has now agreed, the former president acted fraudulently in exaggerating his assets, the value of his golf courses, his apartments, including exaggerating the size of his own apartment in the Trump Building in new york. The reason was to get preferential treatment for loans to impress insurers, to impress banks, to further the cause of his business in the Property Sphere in new york. The net result of this, at this stage, and this matter isnt completely over as you indicated, because we have the trial starting next week, but the initial impact is some of the companys licences to operate in new york have been rescinded. Thats going to make it much more difficult for the Trump Organisation to operate in the short term, but there could be further consequences when other aspects of the lawsuit are heard during the trial that gets under way in a few days. This is being seen as a victory for Attorney GeneralLetitia James in her civil lawsuit against trump on fraud. What impact does this ruling have . Its potentially very beneficial to Letitia James, because it takes off the table a significant part of this lawsuit. That she will be seeking to win at the trial. Essentially, thejudge has sided with her so far on these very significant claims against the former president. So there is a narrower window in terms of the burden of proof that the Attorney General has to show in court. In theory, that could make it easier for her to eventually be successful in the overall lawsuit, which she is asking for very significant financial penalties against donald trump and his organisation, essentially she wants to ban him from ever doing business in new york again. Right now, house lawmakers are voting on advancing Spending Measures to avoid a partial Government Shutdown sunday. But, a small group of hard right conservatives wont strike a deal with Republican House speaker Kevin Mccarthy unless he agrees to budget cuts something that would still need us president joe biden� s support. I never give up. So the deadline might not yet and we are working, we will work late into the night. Mr mccarthy says hell try to tee up a Stop Gap Spending Bill for friday. If Congress Fails to secure funding by october 1st, Hundreds Of Thousands Offederal employees will be furloughed without pay, and Government Services will be disrupted. Earlier, i spoke with tennessee congressman tim burchett, one of the republican holdouts. Thanks forjoining us. You have said you will not support a short term funding bill. The speaker of the house Kevin Mccarthy is pushing for cuts to ensure he can get some more conservative votes on board. Your colleague in Congress Gary graves told reporters at the weekend that the house Leadership Plans to cut spending on discretionary programmes by 27 . I see you shaking your head, is that enough to win your vote . No, maam. My colleague you mention there, he has a self appointed role. I dont know that he speaks for anybody really, other than himself. The truth is, maam, a continued resolution isjust a complete capitulation of our duties. As congressmen, we are required to do one thing, and thats pass a budget. Continued resolution is not that. They tell us we need to pass this resolution to give us time to work so we cannot pass any more continued resolutions. We have been doing this for almost 30 years, maam, they pass a continued resolution, then they pass another, and then they push us up against the christmas break, and then they pass whats called an omnibus. They put all these little nice cherries on top to get us to vote for it, and what does it have in it . You look at an omnibus bill, 2000 pages, pelosi saying we got to pass it so we know whats in it, that is exactly what these big bills are. The powerful leadership, both parties, they put their little projects in there, and what does this little lowly congressman do, read a 2000 Page Document to about a fifth or sixth page and we say, that is enough for my folks back home, im good with it. Then you have 1998 other pages full of goodies. If i could jump in, does that mean you are indeed preparing for a shutdown . Im not going to vote for a continued resolution, we have had since september. I mean, weve had since january. September 30, it comes about this time every year, and we know its coming, yet here we are, we went home the entire month of august. We should have been in washington working. I work at home more than i do up here, this isnt work up here. These groups here, they will start their meetings at 10 30am, caterfor lunch, take a couple of hours off in the afternoon, then end at liz30pm and walk out with their Brooks Brothers jacket over their shoulder and their sleeves rolled up and their collars undone, talking about how hard they worked. People in East Tennessee literally dig ditches for a living. People that work with their hands. Farmers. We have got lawyers, doctors, single mums that work two jobs because they have a deadbeat. You are talking about hard work, what is your message to military personnel, air traffic controllers, other federal workers who will not get paid if there is a shutdown . The federal government can make their choices of where they want to cut. And where they cut is where it hurts the most, shame on them for doing that. And they will all receive their back pay, nobody will miss anything. The myth that our military will lose their houses, that is not the truth. There are laws that prevent that. This is just an attempt to scare them. Weve had over 20 shutdowns in the last bit of history in our country. They average around three orfour days, i think. They happen, its unfortunate, but we take in 5 trillion a year, and these folks that are mad at me, they want to spend 7 trillion a year. Thats the bottom line. We cannot continue. I have to ask, because the deficit grew every year under the trump presidency, his administration set the record. And i voted against his budgets as well. Check your history on that. So why do you think the buck stops here on spending . Because now there are a lot more people that realise we are running off a cliff, and we cannot afford to spend 7 trillion a year when we take in 5 trillion. We spoke to one of your colleagues, republican congressman in nebraska, he supports working with democrats to get a budget bill pass. The conservative team has been undermined. Americans like conservative values, we also like governance and effectiveness. A lot of americans are seeing today dysfunction. Its not happening because republicans versus democrats, its because we have a smaller number of republicans who dont want to co operate. What is your response . Don is a good man, he served our country and hes a friend of mine, but again, you cant spend 7 trillion when you only take in 5 trillion, and that is conservatism, to me. Fiscally strong and morally upright. This administration is neither. The republicans need to stand up to it. We cannot continue down this path of deficit spending, in no shape, form orfashion. The 50 states pass a budget, they might not follow budget as well as they should but they pass a budget. A church, a synagogue, a temple, i guarantee they all have a budget. Any business, the us congress, the United States of america, it hasnt had a budget in 30 years. We have a Budget Committee out of texas, they can balance our budget in ten years. If we just went back to pre covid spending levels, and i dare say not Many Americans can name one thing they have got extra that they could not do without now. They can talk about everything but they cant talk about the numbers, and the numbers dont lie. We take in 5 trillion, we are spending 7 trillion. That will bankrupt this country, and further, like we used to see before world war ii in europe, people going down the street with a wheelbarrow full of cash to buy a loaf of bread. That is where we are heading. Congressman, thank you so much for sharing your perspective with us today. Senate leaders have reached their own deal to avert a shutdown, with a short term funding extension. Its not clear, though, whether it could pass the house. In michigan, tuesday, President Bidenjoined striking autoworkers on the picket lines. Mr biden is believed to be the first sitting president to do so. He has long championed unions. Michigan is a key Campaign Battleground state. Former President Trump will be visiting the picket lines on wednesday. In a speech to autoworkers earlier, mr biden encouraged them not to give up their fight. You made a lot of sacrifices, you given up a lot when companies were in trouble. Now the companies are doing incredibly well and, guess what, you should be doing incredibly well too. You deserve the significant raise you need, and other benefits. Earlier, i spoke with luiji gjokaj, Vice President of uaw local 51 in detroit. What did you think of President Biden� s message to striking autoworkers today . I bidens message to striking autoworkers today . Bidens message to striking autoworkers today . I think it was a good autoworkers today . I think it was a good message, autoworkers today . I think it i was a good message, following what several members have said throughout the years. Throughout the years. Listening to president throughout the years. Listening to President Biden, throughout the years. Listening to President Biden, as throughout the years. Listening to President Biden, as you throughout the years. Listening | to President Biden, as you have just said, people say it is very much in line with what the union is saying. We also see the former President Donald Trump is going to be in detroit on wednesday delivering a speech. What do you make of these visits . Does It Help Autoworkers . These visits . Does It Help Autoworkers . � ,. ,. , autoworkers . Its always going to help autoworkers autoworkers . Its always going to help autoworkers wheneverl to help autoworkers whenever president s or attempting to be president , and other legislative people come to support us and finally show interest and possibly do something with legislative change. We have got a lot of lip service over the decades but we need actual law is changed to Support Working people. Changed to Support Working eole. ~. Changed to Support Working healer. ,. People. What specific legislative people. What specific legislative change people. What specific| legislative change are people. What specific legislative change are you looking for President Biden to do . ,. ,. , looking for President Biden to do . , , looking for President Biden to do . , do . Something as simple as the renegotiation do . Something as simple as the renegotiation of do . Something as simple as the renegotiation of nafta do . Something as simple as the renegotiation of nafta or do . Something as simple as the renegotiation of nafta or not. Renegotiation of nafta or not happening it in the first, that was the start of the devastating effect. Its the 12th day on devastating effect. Its the 12th day on strike, devastating effect. Its the 12th day on strike, some l 12th day on strike, some workers are of course still going to theirjobs, your branch is one of them. Can you tell us what this experience has been like . Its tell us what this experience has been like . Its exciting, a little nerves has been like . Its exciting, a little nerves in has been like . Its exciting, a little nerves in the has been like . Its exciting, a little nerves in the air, little nerves in the air, operating under an expired contract which has never happened in our generation or the generation before that we are aware of, though some differences we are working through. Something the company are trying to do that we are combating, its a good thing we have a union there combating these issues. I have a union there combating these issues. Have a union there combating these issues. I want to ask you about what these issues. I want to ask you about what the these issues. I want to ask you about what the ceos these issues. I want to ask you about what the ceos of these issues. I want to ask you about what the ceos of the these issues. I want to ask you about what the ceos of the big j about what the ceos of the big auto makers have said. They said if they meet your demands in full, they would go bankrupt. In full, they would go bankrupt. In full, they would go bankru t. ,. , bankrupt. Can you tell the viewers why bankrupt. Can you tell the viewers why its bankrupt. Can you tell the j viewers why its important bankrupt. Can you tell the i viewers why its important to have a nearly 40 Wage Increase and cost of living increase Going Forward . It represents over 15 years, half a generation of a workforce that was gutted when the bankruptcy and the bailouts happened here. The public has to remember, this has been the message consistently, we save the company. They came to us asking for concessions. Half pay, 14 per hour when i started in 2010, it took nearly 13 years for me to be made whole just on the wages. Typical of what the uaw fought for and the workers fought and bled and died for, pensions and health care, it is no longer a thing. If you were hired during the bankruptcy or after, you no longer have that pathway to retirement, it doesnt exist, and thats what created the working automotive jobs and the middle class. Other Companies Say the industry is changing, moving towards electric vehicles, and we cannot sustain these types of increases . I we cannot sustain these types of increases . Of increases . I ust dont believe h of increases . I ust dont believe it. Of increases . I ust dont believe it. I of increases . I just dont believe it. I dont of increases . I just dont believe it. I dont think. Of increases . I just dont l believe it. I dont think the numbers supported either. They have outsourced work to mexico or china and built the product over there. And then shifted into the us. They have charged notjust into the us. They have charged not just the same into the us. They have charged notjust the same price but more. If you had a 20,000 vehicle built in america and now all of a sudden its built in asia pacific or china or mexico, its now 21,000. So if the increase in wages increases the increase in wages increases the price, why does a decrease in wages not decrease the price . Ive yet to receive an answer. Price . Ive yet to receive an answer price . Ive yet to receive an answer. ,. , ~. , answer. Do you think there has been progress answer. Do you think there has been progress made answer. Do you think there has been progress made in been progress made in negotiations so far with the Auto Companies . I negotiations so far with the Auto Companies . Negotiations so far with the Auto Companies . I think there has been Auto Companies . I think there has been some Auto Companies . I think there has been some progress. Has been some progress. Forward, for instance, im assuming has been making better progress than the other two, which is why they were not part of the strike. Ford. That indicates that they are at least bargaining properly and coming to the table with something substantial. At least coming back with demand. Ii the coming back with demand. If the strike stretches coming back with demand. If the strike stretches on, coming back with demand. If the strike stretches on, are coming back with demand. If the strike stretches on, are you strike stretches on, are you worried about the impact not only on the workers and uaw members but also on the industry . Members but also on the indust . ~. ,. , industry . We are always worried about it. Industry . We are always worried about it we industry . We are always worried about it. We have industry . We are always worried about it. We have been industry . We are always worried about it. We have been worriedl about it. We have been worried the last 15 years that i could have been increasing and wages and benefits have not also increased with it. We are concerned that the ceos are making 400 more than the workers are making. We are concerned that Vehicle Prices have gone up 30 40 and wages have gone up 30 40 and wages have not gone up. Lots of concerns that we cant retire after 30 years any more in an industry that we dedicated our lives and our time to that doesnt want to meet the same requirement. Doesnt want to meet the same requirement doesnt want to meet the same requirement. Really interesting to net requirement. Really interesting to get your requirement. Really interesting to get your perspective requirement. Really interesting to get your perspective on requirement. Really interesting to get your perspective on our. To get your perspective on our show. Meanwhile, on tueday the Writers Guild moved to end its strike, allowing writers to return to work. It comes as writers still consider a final determination on a contract with Hollywood Studios reached with union negotiators. 11,500 members will vote on whether to approve a three year deal. Writers first went on strike in may. Actors remain on strike as they work to negotiate their own deal. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. Us Regualators Have sued amazon for allegedly using unfair strategies to illegely create a monopoly. To illegally create a monopoly. The Federal Trade Commissions says the online retailer leveraged its position to push up prices and stifle competition. Amazon says the suit is wrong on the facts and law. The speaker of canadas House Of Commons has resigned after unwittingly praising a ukrainian world war ii veteran who had fought for the nazis. Anthony rota had invited Yaroslav Hunka to parliament on friday during the visit by ukraine president volodymyr zelensky. Rota referred to the 98 year old as a hero, leading to a global backlash. He has reiterated his profound regret for the incident. The Un Refugee Agency has pushed back on comments from britains Home Secretary whos questioned whether International Rules are fit for the modern age. In a speech in the us, Suella Braverman said fearing discrimination for being gay or a woman should not be enough to qualify for refugee protection. The unhcr instead called for stronger and more consistent application. Youre live with bbc news. A Refugee Crisis is developing in armenia, with more than 28,000 people fleeing the disputed enclave of Nagorno Karabakh. It follows a Military Operation last week by the azerbaijanis, to retake the region, after months of tension. Internationally, Nagorno Kara Bakh is recognized as part of azerbaijan, but for decades Ethnic Armenians have controlled large parts of the territory. Since the ceasefire, there has been a mass exodus of residents of Nagorno Karabakh toward the border with armenia. Armenias Prime Minister has warned that Ethnic Cleansing is already under way in the region. Bbc correspondent Sarah Rainsford has more from The Border Town of goris. The slow roll out of their homeland. This is a journey no one squeezed into these vehicles ever imagined they would make. Ethnic armenians fleeing Nagorno Karabakh on whatever transport they could find. Its a week since azerbaijan seized back the enclave. It did promise to protect the armenian majority there, but no one we found dared believe that. Instead, they flooded here, to armenia. We met this family of seven who had crammed their whole lives into a few cases. Hungry and exhausted after more than a day crushed into one car, and still reeling from what theyve had to give up. Translation it was tough there but it was our land, for generations armenian land. Now, today, we are here, we are homeless. Armenia initially prepared to host 40,000 refugees. It could be facing many more. The cars keep coming through the mountains. There are still hundreds of people leaving Nagorno Karabakh every single hour. People whove left behind their homes and their land and almost everything they own. And ive not met a Single Person whos told me they think theyre ever going back. This isnt a temporary evacuation, its an exodus. We cant get to karabakh from armenia now that azerbaijan is in control there, but a localjournalist we called told me everyone he knows plans to leave, as soon as the giant trafficjams die down. Translation there was a war, but things were really hard before that, too. So, people didnt really think long about whether to stay or go. They decided to leave. Because we lost. It was a capitulation. So, what could we do . In a nearby town, theres now a desperate crush for information and for aid from people who suddenly have nothing. There are donations, though not much, and no clear picture on where all these people will end up. And many are still shaken by two days of shelling last week. As azerbaijan retook karabakh by force, melina and her grandchildren huddled in their cellar. Shes now had to tell them they wont be going home because shes scared to live under azerbaijani rule. So, theyve joined the crowds now heading into uncertainty as the face of Nagorno Karabakh is transformed. In a call to azerbaijans president , us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken urged the country to end hostilities in the region. Russia is seeking to rejoin the United NationsHuman Rights Council, after it was suspended following its invasion of ukraine. The bbc obtained a copy of russias position paper, seeing adequate provisions for human rights issues. More form the bbc� s Diplomatic Correspondent james landale. This is interesting for several reasons, the first is russia has chosen to actually apply for this post on the un Human Rights Council. It doesnt have to do that, there is no need for it to do that, to make an application, but russia has chosen that it wants to, and as a result, it is showing that russia is still interested in the international system, the international order. It wants to get elected to bodies, it wants to regain some International Credibility that it lost as a result of the invasion of ukraine. Thats the first thing. The second interesting thing is what happens in this vote. It will be a snapshot of international opinion, about russia. We havent had a vote in the United Nations on russia for some time. Remember last year and the beginning of this year, there were some votes in the un assembly where the un overwhelmingly voted to criticise russias invasion of ukraine, about 140 members of the un said they opposed it, they called for russia to withdraw. We havent had one of those votes for a long time, this will be the latest version of that. It will be a chance for the west and others to express their view, a chance for the global south in particular to express their opinion, and thats where this argument will lie, because the west is trying to woo the global south, as is russia, and russias argument is that the west is using the Human Rights Council as a political tool. The west is saying, look, you cant have a country like russia, which they say is guilty of almost daily war crimes and crimes against humanity within ukraine, being a member of the uns main human rights body. Thats going to be the test that we see when the election happens on october 10th. Diplomats say russia is campaigning hard, they say its offering countries arms and grain in return for their votes. It can get very transactional at the transactional at the United Nations. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello there. Storm agnes is going to bring some very strong winds to irish sea coasts during wednesday, could bring disruption. At the moment, agnes is rapidly developing underneath this Powerful Atlantic jet stream. Theres some evidence that we might see a Sting Jet Form thats something that really accelerates the winds and at its peak, well out to sea, the winds are modelled to reach 120 miles an hour in gusts, so some ferocious winds. They will stay well away from land. And, actually, by the time agnes works across the uk, it will be working in as a weakening area of low pressure. Still, though, the winds Strong Enough to bring some disruption, as well see in a moment. Now, if youre outside at the moment, you might notice the winds picking up across wales and south west england. Otherwise, its a breezy kind of night. Quite cool for scotland, where therell be one or two showers, the Weather Turning increasingly mild as we head into the first part of wednesday morning for england and wales. Now, the strongest winds from agnes will be working through irish sea coasts where gusts could Reach 60s To 70s of miles an hour, Strong Enough to bring some disruption. It will be a bright start with some sunshine for scotland, and Eastern England having a relatively quiet day. Its through the afternoon that we get this swathe of really strong winds moving in, the winds Strong Enough to bring some power cuts, maybe some transport disruption, ferries perhaps running with cancellations or delays. And well probably see some trees being blown over as well due to those strong winds. And the winds continue overnight across Northern England and scotland, so very windy here wednesday night before agnes starts to clear out into the norwegian sea. We then get a ridge of High Pressure just ahead of the next system, and what that means is actually, for thursday, many of us, at least for a time, will see a slice of dry weather with a bit of sunshine as agnes works away before the next band of rain works in through the afternoon. Some of the rain could be quite heavy in the west thursday afternoon. Continues to be mild, about 16 20 celsius, and another relatively mild day on the cards for friday. There will be lots of showers around for scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england, perhaps merging together across the far north of scotland to bring some wetter weather, whereas across southern areas of england and wales, it looks like being a dry day on friday with some warm spells of sunshine. Temperatures 16 21. What about the weekend Weather Prospects . Well, things look quite unsettled at the moment. Were looking at the risk of showers or some longer spells of rain for many of us this weekend, but it will stay on the mild side. Bye for now. The first time i ever witnessed xenophobic violence, it felt like a foreign force. We often hear of racism abroad. But one do not expect to live that in south africa. As xenophobia became more prevalent in my country, i wanted to look away. This is vigilantism. No. But the scapegoating of migrants is threatening the fabric of our country. We are coming for you