out swinging against nikki haley, launching a range of verbal attacks on her record and against each other. you were bankrupt _ and against each other. you were bankrupt when - and against each other. mm, were bankrupt when you left the un, after you left the un you became a military contractor, you actually started joining service on the board of boeing whose back you scratched for a very long time. that maths does not add up. it adds up to the fact that you are corrupt. there is nothing to what he is saying. — there is nothing to what he is saying, and in terms of these design — saying, and in terms of these design -- _ saying, and in terms of these design —— donors supporting me, they— design —— donors supporting me, they are — design —— donors supporting me, they are jealous, i am not going _ they are jealous, i am not going to _ they are jealous, i am not going to sit there... applause. a notable absence _ going to sit there... applause. a notable absence of _ going to sit there... applause. a notable absence of front - a notable absence of front runner donald trump loomed large over the debate as most of the candidates took pains to avoid criticising the former president. a full 17 minutes elapsed before anyone on stage mentioned mr trump. chris christie became the only candidate to directly question his record and influence. this is an angry. _ his record and influence. this is an angry, bitter— his record and influence. this is an angry, bitter man - his record and influence. ti 3 is an angry, bitter man who now wants to be back as president because he wants to exact rep dilution on anyone who has disagreed with him —— retribution. disagreed with him -- retribution.— disagreed with him -- retribution. heading into tonight's _ retribution. heading into tonight's debate, - retribution. heading into tonight's debate, a - retribution. heading into tonight's debate, a poll. retribution. heading intol tonight's debate, a poll of likely voters showed 18% of them would choose florida governor ron desantis as their 2024 gop nominee, 12% which is former south carolina governor and un ambassador nikki haley, 4% going for entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy and 2% choosing former newjersey governor chris christie. keep in mind these numbers are far behind former president donald trump who in the same polls it's a 58%. ijust spoke who in the same polls it's a 58%. i just spoke to who in the same polls it's a 58%. ijust spoke to robert koster, the chief election and campaign correspondence at cbs news on the biggest takeaway is from the debate. thank you so much for being with us here on bbc news. after the debate in miami, ithink bbc news. after the debate in miami, i think it is fair to say that all eyes were on nikki haley. do you think that is still the case? it haley. do you think that is still the case?— haley. do you think that is still the case? it is certainly still the case? it is certainly still the case? it is certainly still the case. _ still the case? it is certainly still the case. the _ still the case? it is certainly still the case. the former i still the case. the former un ambassador came into this debate tonight the target of her political rivals. she is seen as someone gaining traction in the race, especially when it comes to fundraising. some of the biggest owners in the party on wall street are attracted to her as someone who is a viable alternative to former president donald trump, and she fended off attacks tonight but she also got a surprising defence from former newjersey governor reese christie who offered some words, from vivek ramaswamy who attacked hayley. we words, from vivek ramaswamy who attacked hayley-— attacked hayley. we saw some blows between _ attacked hayley. we saw some blows between those - attacked hayley. we saw some blows between those two. - attacked hayley. we saw some i blows between those two. donald trump was also directly brought up trump was also directly brought up by trump was also directly brought up by the moderators. how did the candidates handle that is to mark it was notable that florida governor ron desantis raised questions about front�*s conduct and especially his aid. is that it is time for a new generation, younger generation of republicans to step forward and dissenters has been four months trying to eat into the political coalition but he started to take a sharper line on the former president knowing that desantis and his campaign has to do well in iowa early next year as he tried to jumpstart his campaign and his chances. i jumpstart his campaign and his chances. ., ., ., . ., chances. i want to touch on their closing _ chances. i want to touch on their closing statements i chances. i want to touch on their closing statements to | chances. i want to touch on - their closing statements to see if they give more of an indication into their platform, because chris christie at the end spoke about donald trump. we saw vivek ramaswamy talk about what he called the climate change hoax. nikki haley also spoke about trumpian ron desantis speaking about the economy, particularly with the economy's effect on the younger generation. which topic do you think could gain more traction with voters?— with voters? those closing statements _ with voters? those closing statements were - with voters? those closing statements were such - with voters? those closing statements were such a i with voters? those closing . statements were such a prism into where these campaigns are. it is now december of 2023. early voting in these states are just weeks away. everybody on the stages trying to get traction and to fight the looming shadow over the republican race, donald trump. they are going back to core issues in core part of the personality as i try to catch the eye of voters and so much of what they said in their closing messages was about trying to make an overture to republican voters who support trump and say, yes, you may support unlike him, but give us a listen, give us a shot. it is what we are all about. the challenge for all of them is splitting that non— trump vote inside of the republican party and front�*s allies and campaign strategists believe unless this field ever shrinks in the coming weeks, trump still stands a very favourable chance of being the republican nominee because he has his hand in all of them are splitting the same boat. i of them are splitting the same boat. ., ., ., . ., of them are splitting the same boat. ., ., ., boat. i want to touch on some of donald _ boat. i want to touch on some of donald trump's _ boat. i want to touch on some of donald trump's comments | boat. i want to touch on some - of donald trump's comments from the fox news town hall. in nt, he said yesterday he would a dictator from day one, he said yesterday he would a dictatorfrom day one, and i just wonder with trump's leading that republican field remaining so solid as you say, do we have a clearer idea of what a second term trump residency might look like, and whether the party can still get behind that?— whether the party can still get behind that? trump has called for mass deportation - behind that? trump has called for mass deportation is - behind that? trump has called for mass deportation is in - behind that? trump has called for mass deportation is in a i for mass deportation is in a sweeping use of executive powers should he win the white house once again, and this kind of statement that he would be a dictator butjust on day one, it won't affect him in some early voting is life iowa where voters who are evangelical, conservative or largely positive towards trump regardless of the rhetoric he uses. at the same time, keep an eye on how trump's rhetoric, especially this talk of being a dictator on day one could affect his standing in new hampshire. chris christie who has both a big battle new hampshire, he more than anyone on stage tonight said trump is running for revenge, running to abuse power in christie's view, and he believes those more independent republicans in new hampshire might give them a chance to show, have a strong showing, maybe even win new hampshire early next year. it is a bit of a bank shot for christie politically but if these comments affect anywhere, it will likely be new hampshire.- it will likely be new hamshire. ,, ~ hampshire. do you think there was a potential— hampshire. do you think there was a potential vp _ hampshire. do you think there was a potential vp on - hampshire. do you think there was a potential vp on stage i was a potential vp on stage tonight? was a potential vp on stage toniaht? , ., , ., was a potential vp on stage toniaht? , . , ., ., tonight? trump wants a loyal soldierjust — tonight? trump wants a loyal soldierjust like _ tonight? trump wants a loyal soldierjust like he _ tonight? trump wants a loyal soldierjust like he got - tonight? trump wants a loyal soldierjust like he got in i soldierjust like he got in 2016. if he is the nominee again in 2024 he will want someone there with him, but maybe not someone on this stage. someone —— some of the worms could be pretty raw after this content is primary fight, 30 people sitting his conduct and his own age.— 30 people sitting his conduct and his own age. chief campaign correspondence _ and his own age. chief campaign correspondence by _ and his own age. chief campaign correspondence by koster, i and his own age. chief campaign correspondence by koster, good| correspondence by koster, good to talk to you. correspondence by koster, good to talk to yon-— correspondence by koster, good to talk to you._ in i correspondence by koster, good to talk to you._ in a i to talk to you. thank you. in a rare move. — to talk to you. thank you. in a rare move, the _ to talk to you. thank you. in a rare move, the un's- to talk to you. thank you. in aj rare move, the un's secretary general has told the security council it must act immediately to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in gaza and in a letter to the security council's president, antonio guterres want the war may aggravate threats to international peace and security. though he condemned hamas public attack on israel and called for the remaining hostages to be released, his focus was primarily on the communitarian crisis in gaza and in response to the letter israel's ambassador to the un said the chief had reached a loyal, accusing him of bias. the european union wasn't foreign policy chief is back to the secretary general�*s letter on the social media from x formerly known as twitter. he said, i ask the eu members of the un security council and like—minded partners to support the un secretary general antonio guterres's call. the un fc must act immediately to prevent a full collapse of the humanitarian situation in gaza. israel's security cabinet has approved a minimal increase of fuel to enter gaza to prevent a humanitarian collapse. for more on the ongoing conflict and that menu calls for a truce, i spoke to your�*s acting consul generalfor israel of eve spoke to your�*s acting consul general for israel of eve as rough. thank you for being with us on bbc news —— as rough. heavy fighting is taking place across kava including in the south, and according to the united nations, some 600,000 people there have been told to evacuate. we also know the idea says it reserves the right to strike other targets at its discretion. so, how do people know where to go, where they will be safe? know where to go, where they will be safe ?_ know where to go, where they will be safe? thank you so much for having _ will be safe? thank you so much for having me — will be safe? thank you so much for having me on _ will be safe? thank you so much for having me on your— will be safe? thank you so much for having me on your show. i will be safe? thank you so much for having me on your show. as | for having me on your show. as you know, the clear differentiation between what we do and what hamas does is we make the differentiation between noncombatants and between noncombata nts and between noncombatants and between the militant hamas and the idea that we have in mind was to clear safe passages and safe zones where we know for a fact we will be able to make sure innocent civilians that will go there will not be hurt. we have identified pacific areas like that and we have published it in a map that on one hand is interactive, but we know there are challenges in internet in the gaza strip so we set out either text messages, phone calls or leaflets to make sure these locations will be safe or innocent civilians because at the end of the day we have to go after hamas terrorists into the future to make sure that this does not happen again in terms of the atrocities.- terms of the atrocities. many --eole terms of the atrocities. many peeple our— terms of the atrocities. many people our correspondence i terms of the atrocities. many i people our correspondence have been speaking to on the ground, they say they don't know where to go to and when they do go to any area of ground, for example, we are talking in one area, a tiny patch of land for 600,000 people's is that enough to support the humanitarian lead? we are talking about hundreds of thousands of people congregating in a tiny area. 100%. we are looking at that challenge very carefully and we want to make sure that we will minimise as much as we can hurting any civilians. the humanitarian effort is continuously in action, we are bringing in trucks and convoys of food, water, medical supplies, we are supporting hospitals coming from international sources and we are making sure that even fuel comes in even though we know that these kind of support are usually confiscated or stolen by hamas. it really extends we will continue fighting with hamas and also supporting them with this material but for us it is crucial to make sure that the innocent civilians will congregate and, as you said, a lot of innocent civilians are paying a price but they need to finger point that specific was on the who know exactly what they are doing in embedding themselves behind innocent civilians in schools, in hospitals, in anywhere that is definitely a war crime. can hospitals, in anywhere that is definitely a war crime.- definitely a war crime. can i do is ask. — definitely a war crime. can i do is ask, are _ definitely a war crime. can i do is ask, are we _ definitely a war crime. can i do is ask, are we not - definitely a war crime. can i | do is ask, are we not beyond that point now? the un secretary general is calling for a ceasefire because humanitarian needs are just so great. un secretary general antonio guterres in new york has now invoked article 99 are saying essentially humanitarian system could collapse system could colla pse altogether system could collapse altogether in gaza, the conflict threatens international security. shouldn't there be a ceasefire? i want to remind the viewers that on the sixth of october we had a ceasefire. that ceasefire was broken by hamas on the seventh of october when they attacked us, with all the atrocities that including raping our women and killing our babies and extracting children from their beds and taking them to hamas and the gaza strip would still have 137 of these hostages and humanitarian is a 2—way street. we need the red cross to be allowed to go visit the hostages. this is something which is unacceptable and, once again, otherwall which is unacceptable and, once again, other wall crimes, the 11,000 rockets that are being sheued 11,000 rockets that are being shelled on our people on an everyday basis. i think it is a 2—way street. we will keep our end of the commitment, we will make sure the humanitarian support keeps going in as much as we can, but on the other hand, to request us to cease our fire, hand, to request us to cease ourfire, we know the hand, to request us to cease our fire, we know the only reason they agree to the exchange and swap of hostages will only be through military pressure and we will make sure that we will bring all of them back. that is why i am holding this tag with me to go we are reminded of bringing these hostages back sooner rather than later, and eradicating hamas to threaten us. i than later, and eradicating hamas to threaten us. i also want to talk _ hamas to threaten us. i also want to talk about _ hamas to threaten us. i also want to talk about those i want to talk about those allegations of rape and sexual violence which you spoke about during the ship hamas attacks on the seventh of october. with these kinds of allegations continuing to come to light, how do you want that to be pursued from an international justice perspective? the gender-based _ justice perspective? tie: gender—based violence and justice perspective? ti9: gender—based violence and the raping and the stories of witnesses that we are receiving, of gang rape things of ten hamas terrorists against one innocent girl and then the last one, also executing is also unbelievable, unspeakable, unimaginable. we are talking with our counterparts in all places around the world and i have to tell you that silence is complicit. we need to make sure that the un and un women and all of the other organisations speak against it because if we don't speak against it now, all women will be later on exposed to these kind of atrocities, and it is unacceptable that we have a me too unless you are aversion to these events.— these events. thank you for bein: these events. thank you for being with _ these events. thank you for being with us. _ these events. thank you for being with us. thank- these events. thank you for being with us. thank you i these events. thank you for being with us. thank you so much for — being with us. thank you so much for having _ being with us. thank you so much for having me. - being with us. thank you so much for having me. god i being with us. thank you so i much for having me. god bless. the ceo of an organisation for civic engagement and political literacy of muslim americans told me a short time ago un system is broken. as you know today, the un secretary general antonio guterres has taken that move to invoke article 99 of the un charter, citing among other things what he says is a severe risk of collapse of the humanitarian system in gaza what are your thoughts on that? my what are your thoughts on that? my thought is that he is right and he is really doing his best to sound the alarm. it is a humanitarian catastrophe stop hundreds of thousands of people are sleeping on the streets in the streets as we are in winter and now and obviously people are experiencing extreme conditions, lack of food, lack of medicine, lack of shelter, and just even the syringe and garbage that is piling up in the south because of 2 million people in that small corner of the world. the un system is clearly broken, i have experience that other conference when i was at the state department covering syria and other hot spots, and we are seeing now. the people's decency around the world. the argument _ decency around the world. the argument from _ decency around the world. the argument from israel is that ultimately this is about self defence, it is about the existence of israel and if they are unable to defeat israel that um,�*s then what happened on october seven could be replicated again. —— unable to defeat hamas. replicated again. -- unable to defeat hamas.— defeat hamas. unless the israeli government - defeat hamas. unless the israeli government thinks | defeat hamas. unless the i israeli government thinks that its survival depends on the murder of children there has to be another way. according to the israeli government's own statistics they say they have killed 5000 hamas fighters and militants which means they have killed two civilians for every hamas member including one child and that is an unacceptable ratio. really, it begs the question how precise is this? indeed if it is precise it is intentional. meaning perhaps the killing of his —— palestinians is intentional at this point. if intentional at this point. if you don't mind what would another way look like? there must be a — another way look like? there must be a cessation - another way look like? there must be a cessation of i must be a cessation of hostilities of israel really wants to kill hamas fighters there is a more targeted way of doing this operation like any counterterrorism operation we have seen in the world. not that i condone it because what is needed is a cessation of hostilities. israel has proven itself unwilling or unable to exercise caution and to just kill terrorists and what they are doing is killing civilian populations and we need international intervention here and international mediation that puts us on a more edible path towards resolution of the root cause of this conflict which did not begin on october seven and is rooted in israel's occupation of the palestinians and denial of the right for self—determination. i and denial of the right for self-determination. i wanted to ask ou self-determination. i wanted to ask you about — self-determination. i wanted to ask you about your _ self-determination. i wanted to ask you about your thoughts i self-determination. i wanted to ask you about your thoughts on | ask you about your thoughts on the prospect for another temporary cessation of hostilities right now, cognizant of the fact that in recent days we have been hearing increasing reports of rape, sexual violence committed against women by hamas on october seven and with those reports coming to light what you think means for the prospect of another truce being negotiated?— negotiated? there should absolutely _ negotiated? there should absolutely be _ negotiated? there should absolutely be another i negotiated? there should i absolutely be another truce and we welcome the release of the hostages on both sides, by the way, israel has had thousands of children and women in its jails who can really not be described as anything but hostage terminology. we want more of that. we want innocent people from both sides who have been captured by militants or the idf to be released. absolutely we need an investigation, an international investigation, an international investigation in fact these allegations of rape and sexual violence which are abhorrent both under international law and islamic law and those who are culpable need to be brought to justice. are culpable need to be brought tojustice. we heard to justice. we heard allegations tojustice. we heard allegations of rape in israeli jails. they need to be absolutely investigated as much and perhaps more because israel is the recipient of us aid to the tune of perhaps $14 billion. �* , ~' :, the tune of perhaps $14 billion. �* , ~ :, billion. briefly, i know you have been _ billion. briefly, i know you have been taking - billion. briefly, i know you have been taking part i billion. briefly, i know you have been taking part in l have been taking part in closed—door meetings with the biden administration in regards to the administration's policy on israel. has the white house taken any actions as a result of your meeting so far? we have not had any _ of your meeting so far? we have not had any recent _ of your meeting so far? we have not had any recent meetings i not had any recent meetings however we have seen a change in rhetoric and tone which is welcome by the secretary of defence and the vice president. recently calling to israel to exercise caution and not attack civilians particularly in the south and that the us will not support a permanent redrawing of orders or displacement of population. howeverthe population. however the administration through population. howeverthe administration through its spokesperson, john kirby, keeps going back to the israeli government's talking points of excusing their behaviour and saying that we are telling them to exercise caution and are doing our best and really backsliding that rhetoric that is necessary right now to stress to the israelis that they will be held responsible and that our support for them cannot be unconditional or indefinite.— cannot be unconditional or indefinite. :, ., indefinite. the ceo of engage, thank you _ indefinite. the ceo of engage, thank you so — indefinite. the ceo of engage, thank you so much _ indefinite. the ceo of engage, thank you so much for- indefinite. the ceo of engage, thank you so much for being . thank you so much for being with us. around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. looking at other stories now making news and widespread flooding from cyclone in cyclone on wednesday. rescuers used boats robes and helicopters to save people stranded in their homes. the cyclone triggered torrential rains and heavy wind after a barrelled into the southern coast and at least 13 people have died. most in the manufacturing hub. in zambia rescue workers have pulled the first survivors out of a copper mine after a landslide at least 38 people who were working inside were trapped after heavy rains triggered the landslide. officials say the rescue team also retrieved two bodies. the president of zambia says he is hopeful that the trapped miners were still alive. kevin mccarthy has announced he will leave congress at the end of the year. mr mccarthy served as speaker for nine months speakerfor nine months before right—wing members of his caucus came together to oust him for working with democrats on a bill to prevent a government shutdown. writing in the wall streetjournal he said he would pursue his passion in other arenas. you are alive with bbc news. police say at least three people have been killed and one has been injured in a shooting at the las vegas campus of the university of nevada. the gunman is also dead. police say another person is in critical condition at hospital and there is no clear indication yet of a motive. while these are pictures of teams rushing to the scene earlier and in teams rushing to the scene earlierand in a teams rushing to the scene earlier and in a white house statement president biden called the shooting a horrific act of gun violence. more than 39 mass shootings in the united states this year, supposing last year's states this year, supposing last yea r�*s record states this year, supposing last year's record of 36. that is a kill porting to the washington post. these deadliest mass shooting happened in october in lewiston when a 40—year—old shot killed 18 people and wounded 13 others. the us says it is grounding its entire military fleet of v—22 osprey aircraft following a fatal crash last week off the coast of japan. the us air force said it is a precautionary move as it continues to investigate the cause of the crash and make recommendations as well. eight american servicemembers were on board the tilt rotor aircraft when it crashed during a routine training mission. tokyo has voiced concern about osprey flights. the us senate republicans have blocked a $110 billion security systems bill which was destined for ukraine which was destined for ukraine which was destined for ukraine which was backed by the democrats. it also include funding for israel and taiwan as well as more money for us border security programmes. republicans wanted the bill to include other border policies to curb immigration. here is democratic senator mark warner talking to my colleague earlier about that package. senator, very good to have you on bbc news today. we have seen republicans block this funding package from being passed. what happens now? well, i was disappointed, because i think this is an historic moment and the united states and our allies like the uk and others need to stand with the people of ukraine. i'm hopeful, though, we can't give up, so my republican colleagues want to make some changes on the border policy and it is an unrelated issue, but the southern border in this country is a problem. so count me in on reforms there. what we can't do, though, is part of this until after christmas. the ukrainians are in an extraordinarily challenging position. we need to stand with them. if we don't then, you know, what nato country would ever trust america again? senator, can you help us understand why this didn't pass. you say this border as a priority, we saw president biden say today "i am willing to make significant compromises on the border. we need to fix the border situation." mitch mcconnell said today "let's finally start meeting america's national security priorities, including right here at home." so, what is the sticking point here? a couple of things. ironically, there's about one third of the republicans in the house and the senate that under no circumstances will support aid for ukraine. we will never get them if we gave them the sun and the moon and the stars. and many of those individuals are the ones who are most strident about border changes. so we need to change what is called the amnesty process, we need to change something called the parole process, but what we don't want to do or i won't support is this extreme bill that was supported only by republicans that would literally shut down the border. this is stuff that even president trump didn't try to put in place. so, is there a mid ground here? absolutely. but, again, it is more than a little bit ironic that the loudest voices on the border are the very republican members that will under no circumstances support ukraine. so let's get the folks that can get to yes and get this resolved as soon as possible. interesting. before we go, times person of the yearfor before we go, times person of the year for 2023 has been revealed. taylor swift beat out barbie and the president donald trump, vladimir putin and king charles for the honour. her recent tour has grossed billions of dollars in american ticket sales alone and has become the most strained artist on spotter five. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. while wednesday was a pretty chilly day for many of us, again, we had some blue skies and sunshine, especially towards northern and eastern areas of the uk. a lovely scene there in perth and kinross, but it wasn't quite as sunny as that further south and west, where we had rain spreading in, well, courtesy of these weather fronts pushing in from the southwest. now, we could see a spell of snow in the central lowlands into thursday morning. that could be disruptive, just one to keep an eye on first thing on thursday, and maybe a touch of frost here. but elsewhere, you can see temperatures above freezing. so a frost—free night. as we go through thursday, though, we will see further heavy rain moving in from the west. notice these green colours here. really quite intense rain for a time, and a windy day, really, for many of us. those winds really picking up, particularly around the irish sea coast. gales here, severe gales in the far northeast of scotland. but it's through thursday that we'll see that milder air, really, spread to all parts. so temperatures a bit higher, seven or eight celsius for many, but double figures towards northern ireland, wales and the southwest of england. but the rain could be a little bit disruptive. we could see some localised flooding as we go through thursday. into the evening, that rain does spread away to the east, but some really quite high rainfall totals for some of us. but the milder air firmly with us because it'll be a frost free night into friday morning. temperatures no lower than about five to seven or eight celsius. and there's that milder air i've been talking about. you can see the colder condition is just limited to the very, very far northeast of scotland. the southwesterly winds bring those milder conditions or less cold conditions, i should really say, because it's not exactly mild. but we do have on friday further pulses of rain moving its way in from the west, all linked in with that area of low pressure. just situated across northern ireland. some sunny spells, especially towards the southeast of england during the day, and many more of us will see temperatures getting up into double figures. how about the weekends then? well, it's going to stay unsettled. there'll be further bouts of rain coming their way in from the atlantic. you can see the southwesterly airflow moving those weather fronts in. now, the weekend isn't going to be completely wet. there will be some sunny spells in between some spells of rain. but you notice those temperatures will stay up in double figures for many of us with rain at times. bye— bye. hi. i'm ellis with the catchup. tonight, ref body cams, another win for taylor swift and a teacher's pet. but first, boris johnson, the former pm, has spent his day answering questions about decisions during covid at the inquiry looking into how the pandemic was handled. he said he should have twigged how serious the virus was sooner and shouldn't have shaken covid patients' hands in march 2020. even with seizures and severe pain, 21—year—old zara corbett says she's begging for help as she copes with endometriosis, which affects one in ten women. zara has been put into early menopause, one potential treatment for her condition. there are specialist support centres for endometriosis in the uk, but none are in northern ireland where zara's from. begging for a point of contact with hand. we can't go on like this. life shouldn't be like this. in this much pain. some other stories now.