Facing another issue in the us, increasingly chilly relations with the republican party. Donald trump has accused Mr Zelensky for refusing to do a deal with moscow and has questioned why the us is giving billions of dollars of aid to ukraine. And also, the House Speaker and the us, mike johnson, has accused the ukrainian ambassador in washington of organising what he called a partisan Campaign Event to help the democrats. Lets talk through some of theseissues lets talk through some of these issues with a ratio lets have it, he was Deputy Director of the russia ukrainian programme. 8 Billion worth of aid and billions more on top of what america has really given. How much of a difference to think that is going to make to ukraine and to the Army Fighting Rush at the moment . Fighting rush at the moment . Russia. Fighting rush at the moment . russia. There is war is very high Intensity War and it costs a lot of money. The annual needs of ukraine to really be able to repel russian Invasion Arc allocated to be more than 100 billion. You can see that 8 Billion is a lot of money, can make a difference but it is still not something that is needed and zelensky is asking to equip ukraine for victory. There are some interesting capabilities, such as new air to surface missiles, which has about 100 kilometres range that President Biden has announced. He says he can deploy quickly some of the weapons that are in us storages as part of his president Ial Drawdown authority. So week may see changing dynamics on the ground quite quickly, depending on those capabilities that will arise and depending how fast they will arrive because it is one thing to make a statement, another thing to organise all the logistics that they are on the logistics that they are on the battlefield. The logistics that they are on the battlefield. President Joe Biden has been the battlefield. President Joe Biden has been relatively biden has been relatively generous. I think you would agree. Are you worried that if Donald Trump walks into the white house, he is going to be a lot less generous. He was saying, quite Donald Trump, every time zelensky comes to the united states, he walks away with 100 billion. I think he is the greatest salesman on earth. That sounds like Donald Trump would not be getting that kind of money to Mr Zelensky . It is clear from tramp� s statements and from his approach to The World and geopolitics, that he will try to engage what he can win trump. There is ambiguity about what he will actually do, understanding the implications of Ukraines Defeat for the american power. Of course, it is risky. It is clear that trump holds grudges against ukraine. He personally did believe it interfered in us elections in 2016, whereas all evidence is pointing to russian interference, there is some kind of toxic relationship between him and ukraine personally that zelensky was trying to overcome, that he actually failed and was entangled now in the us domestic politics. Entangled now in the us domestic politics. There seem to be allegations domestic politics. There seem to be allegations from domestic politics. There seem to be allegations from the to be allegations from the republicans that the ukrainians and Mr Zelensky are kind of hiding with the democrats in the very hotly contested president ial election. Is that going to sour relations, do you think, with the republicans . I think, with the republicans . I think there are already soured relationships. They are already doing a thing they can to actually undermined biden� s pasty to have success and by proxy, ukraines is that chances of actually defining itself. This is why it is so dangerous, notjust for europe but everywhere. If ukraine collapses, the cost of that collapses, the cost of that collapse will not be cheap and america will actually have to be involved probably on the eastern flank of nato to defend eastern europe. So trump as plain as gamble of where he is blaming failures in ukraine while himself, it will be very damaging to us interests. Thank ou ve damaging to us interests. Thank you very much damaging to us interests. Thank you very much. More damaging to us interests. Thank you very much. More now damaging to us interests. Thank. You very much. More now another top story this hour. Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his troops to keep fighting with full force, damning international hopes a deal could be reached today. Despite calls from allies for a 21 day ceasefire. You can see some live pictures there of Southern Lebanon. We have seen Smoke Billowing in the distance around the City Of Tyre and Southern Lebanon after what would appear to be in israeli attack. There have certainly been about 75 targets attacked overnight, according to the israel defense force. Lets talk more about what is going on there with hossam abougabal. All this talk about a ceasefire. Lots of diplomatic activity working towards that. Do you think it is a possibility or is Israel And Hezbollah going to reject that idea . It hezbollah going to reect that idea . ,. ,. , hezbollah going to reect that idea . ,. ,. , idea . It seems that both Israel And Hezbollah idea . It seems that both Israel And Hezbollah are idea . It seems that both Israel And Hezbollah are going idea . It seems that both Israel And Hezbollah are going to and hezbollah are going to reject this deal. I think looking at the development over the past few weeks but especially in the last week, both Israel And Hezbollah stated objectives that israel want to replace the citizens of the northern, hezbollah want to continue the fight it out there is a lasting and to the conflict In Gaza and it seems that the israelis are not interested in ending the War On Gaza right now. Do interested in ending the War On Gaza right now. Gaza right now. Do you think the Will Gaza right now. Do you think they will intensify gaza right now. Do you think they will intensify it . Gaza right now. Do you think they will intensify it . A gaza right now. Do you think they will intensify it . A lot i they will intensify it . A lot of talk about a Ground Offensive by the israelis. They have lost an awful amount of troops over the Years Comedy Thing that will deter them or were they going on the ground . If we look at the coming days, we dont it is unlikely that they will launch Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon. Many israelis still want the government and the military to focus on returning hostages In Gaza. The international community, rightly so, is worried about an expansion of this conflict should israel conduct a Ground Operation. That is not to say that the israelis are not prepared to one or preparing for one and thatis one or preparing for one and that is not in their plans should their stated objectives not be achieved in the coming weeks. Its a high Risk Game at the moment but at least for now, it seems unlikely that the israelis will go then. And there is another phase of the conflict that we need to take place before the Ground Operation would become a cause of action. ,. ,. , of action. Israel wants to get its 60,000 of action. Israel wants to get its 60,000 civilians of action. Israel wants to get i its 60,000 civilians evacuated from Northern Israel back in the home. Realistically, can they stop the Hezbollah Rocket without a Ground Invasion yellow if they continue with the same Pace And Intensity of the same Pace And Intensity of the attacks, it seems unlikely that this alone would stop them attacking to the point that it is unable to launch attacks into Northern Israel. My suspicin into Northern Israel. My suspicion is into Northern Israel. My suspicion is that into Northern Israel. Ij� I Suspicion is that the into Northern Israel. M suspicion is that the israelis are hoping that this will deter hezbollah from conducting these attacks. In order to fully degrade hezbollah� s capabilities, a Ground Invasion would probably be needed but what will be needed for that is an of what were seeing so instead of brief air strikes, 75 overnight every three days, mostly targeting Hezbollah Launch petitions, we might start seeing before a Ground Invasion, is a sustained intense Military Campaign that targets critical infrastructure, major roads, ports, potentially the airport as they did in 2006. That has a higher potential, higher chance to degrade hezbollah� s capabilities. Our understanding, us intelligence estimates from just a few years ago as hezbollah has an arsenal of 150,000 rockets and missiles, had its own Underground Network and Southern Lebanon and even a Ground Invasion has a high risk of lasting several months, even years after israel to capture and to hold territory come up to 50, it is in Southern Lebanon, which hezbollah has a strong hold on is a very difficult task and i think the lessons learned in Gaza Cannot necessarily be applied lebanon. Hezbollah is much more capable Fighting Force with a greater or arsenal of weapons and greater experience. You mention gaza. Effectively is fighting on two fronts, against hamas In Gaza, hezbollah in lebanon, three funds if you also take into account the Motor Activity into account the Motor Activity in the West Bank . Absolutely, it is a multi front conflict with israel, it has been for several months. In gaza, what israel is now fighting our hamas insurgencies. Hamas does no longer exist as it did pre october seven. No longer exist as it did pre octoberseven. In no longer exist as it did pre october seven. In the West Bank, that is an ongoing Military And Police operation by the israelis and ii, we are seen as a major expansion. I think there is little Doubt Israel can sustain his fronts in the current form. But a major expansion that draws in other armed groups that are lined to iran is that would be very difficult for a Battle Tied Israeli Military that has been fighting a war of almost a year now. Been fighting a war of almost a ear now. ~ been fighting a war of almost a year ow been fighting a war of almost a ear now. ~ i. ,. Year now. Thank you very much, that is hossam year now. Thank you very much, that is hossam abougabal. Year now. Thank you very much, | that is hossam abougabal. Thank you for your analysis. You are what the obscene use. Do stay with us. You are watching bbc news. Injapan, The Worlds longest serving Death Row Prisoner has been acquitted, more than a half a century after his conviction in a quadruple murder. A former boxer, iwao hakamada, had been found guilty of killing his boss, the Mans Wife and their children , back in the 1960s. But the new evidence proved him to be innocent. The case has been one ofjapan� s most high profile legal sagas, Our Tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil reports. An acquittal for a man that has spent more time awaiting execution than anybody else in The World. Iwao hakamada was found guilty in 1968 of murdering his boss, the Mans Wife, and two of his teenage children. For decades, he has maintained his innocence. Now, the crucial piece of evidence upon which his eventual retrial hinged, and todays acquittal, was about the nature of the bloodstains, the colour of the bloodstains that were found on pieces of clothing allegedly worn by The Killer back then. The defence questioned these bloodstains, questioned how they aged and how they changed colour, saying given that they were still red and not blackish after a year of being immersed in Soybean Paste meant that this was fabricated. This was what they were trying to prove. This has been consistently challenged by the prosecution, even after Mr Hakamada was released and granted retrial in 2014, a key date here, there was relentless back and forth between the prosecution and the defence. Challenges and appeals continued for years, which meant that it took until 2023 for the retrial to be given the go ahead until today, for him to be announced innocent. Now, it was widely believed that he was going to be acquitted, but years of being behind bars, mostly in solitary confinement, had really taken a toll on his mental health. He was under the care and the supervision of his sister after he was released in 2014. He has been so ill and so unwell that he was exempt by the court from attending those hearings. His Sister Today in court appeared visibly emotional and the judge had actually apologised to her, saying sorry that it had taken so long. Today ends one of japans longest and most famous and closely watched legal sagas. But it raises a question about why this Miscarriage Ofjustice has lasted for so long. Elon musk has given a scathing response on x after the bbc revealed he hadnt been invited to the governments international Investment Summit next month. Mr musk said he didnt think anyone should go to the uk when they were releasing convicted paedophiles in order to imprison people for social media posts. He didnt cite any evidence for his claim. With me is Economics Editor faisal islam. He is clearly not happy, is he, Mr Musk . He is clearly not happy, is he, Mr Musk . ,. , , Mr Musk . The context of this is the international Mr Musk . The context of this is the international investment. The international Investment Summit is for the new government absolutely essential in terms of their agenda, which is to get loads of investment in the industries of the future, times a bit tight in terms of public money can be deathly need international investments. In the sectors that they are particularly focused on, al, electric vehicles, even a bit of space industry, Elon Musk is the lead industry, Elon Musk is the lead in the opener in The World and he would be a leader can set to a ten foot up he was invited to attend the same summit last year by the same government and he took a starring role in the Ai Summit by rishi sunak. Rishi sunak ended up interviewing him, actually. This is a tricky one when the same guy that does that then post a whole load of inflammatory comments on his own website that he owns in the middle of some serious social Disorder And Writing in order. My Disorder And Writing in order. My understanding is that there was not an invite and it was connected to those series of posts, it was not thought thinkable that he could be at the summit and that he would be a distraction. So we reported that, he has responded in typical Elon Musk fashion by doubling down on what he said over the summer and saying no one should go. It is slightly suggestive of the boycott, a counter boycott. This is very tricky in terms of the government was not decision making. On one hand, it is the same old spam. On the other hand, go to the heart of when you are going to be so dependent on international investment, where are the boundaries . There will be many people in the government you are welcome, but on this occasion, no invitation. On the other hand, i havejust occasion, no invitation. On the other hand, i have just been contacted by the former chancellor, jeremy hunt, who assures me that it could be said that Elon Musk has got no inattention to invest in the uk, so it is no weight loss. Jeremy hunt are same to me that when he last spoke to Elon Musk at that al summit, that he did say that he was going to invest in a second European TeslaGiga Factory the vehicles and her batteries after he had built his Mexican One and that the uk with a top candidate. So this is pretty tricky stuff. We know that that has not come out of the wash that he has been invited to the summit but it shows there is some jeopardy in some decision and some judgments to be made here. I suppose the british government could say, we have got 300 other people coming, Elon Musk is pretty idiosyncratic, he is pretty predictable. He is a big player but he is one we could do without . Player but he is one we could do without . Yes, and it would distract from do without . Yes, and it would distract from everything do without . Yes, and it would distract from Everything Else L Distract from everything else they are trying to achieve and a message of political and economic stability. There is a judgment he made here, and i dont thing they want to make a fuss about it, i dont want this to make this a deciding factor in terms of the Summit Thatis Factor in terms of the summit that is deeply important that economic agenda. But a decision, as far as i have been informed, had been made, and we have got that response from The Man himself today. Man himself today. Thank you very much man himself today. Thank you very much indeed. Man himself today. Thank you very much indeed. Keep man himself today. Thank you very much indeed. Keep us i very much indeed. Keep us updated if there is any more develop on that. Faisal islam there, our economic editor with there, our economic editor with the latest. Hurricane helene is continuing to stregnthen as it makes its approach towards florida. The category three hurricane is expected to become category four by the time it makes landfall tomorrow, with several areas under Evacuation Orders due to fears that Storm Surges could reach 20 feet high. The united states national Weather Service has warned that the hurricane could be Catastrophic And Unsurvivable and has told those in direct path of the storm to take the Evacuation Orders seriously. Lets speak to the correspondent from our Partner Station cbs, joining me from tampa in florida. What is the latest on this . Tampa bay looking at potential Record Storm Surge as Hurricane Helene barrels towards the sunshine state, anywhere between five to eight inches of Storm Surge, five to eight feet of Storm Surge is what we could be facing in just a matter of hours here. This is a Storm Thatis hours here. This is a storm that is growing and moving quickly. It is while Bse Evacuation orders issued for about a dozen or so counties, especially those living and loving that it might lower line communities, they have been told to come out yesterday those living in lower lying communities. A range of people along this coast are in the path of feeling some sort of impact here. Further north could be looking at a whopping 20 feet of Storm Surge, that is enough water to submerge a two building. The situation, a nightmare scenario, according to forecasters here, begging for radiance to take these warning seriously get further inland if they can, if they are choosing to stay, preparing for some significant damage with the storm. We know it is going to get bad here in just a few hours. Not only seeing a lot of rain and the stronger winds but again, that Storm Surge is the key message on the key threat for so many across the state. For forecasted to be one of the larger storm to hit the region in years. From northern parts of the site all the way down to South West florida. Of the site all the way down to southwest florida. Of the site all the way down to southwest florida. Thank you very much southwest florida. Thank you very much indeed. Southwest florida. Thank you very much indeed. Still southwest florida. Thank you very much indeed. Still an very much indeed. Still an united states, and us media reports say that the new York City mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on criminal charges because of the indictment remains sealed but the mayor has been under federal investigation for has been underfederal investigation for Campaign Fundraising violations and possible influence peddling. It follows months of investigations during which federal agents have seized phones and search the homes of several high ranking officials and advisers. In a statement on wednesday night, mr adams said he was innocent and would fight any charges. Our North America CorrespondentDavid Willis sent us an update with more details. Remarkable as these reports may be, given that Eric Adams would be, given that Eric Adams would be the first mayor of americas larger city to be indicted on criminal charges. They hardly come as a surprise. Last november, the fbi seized Mr Adamss electronic devices and they also raided the home of his Chief Fundraiser and since then, a variety of subpoenas and searches have been carried out or requested at the homes and offices of people close to Eric Adams. In connection with various investigations into allegations of political corruption. Numerous City Officials have resigned as a result and indeed in the last two weeks alone, we have seen the resignation of new Yorks Police Chief after just a year on thejob and Police Chief after just a year on the job and the citys schools chancellor, that is the person who oversees the largest public School System in this country, the precise nature of the charges against Eric Adams have not been revealed, although it is, according to unconfirmed reports here, and i stress those reports are unconfirmed, they are thought to relate to allegations of illegal Campaign Contributions from turkey and other foreign governments to mr adams political campaign. It is possible that he will appear in court in manhattan in the morning when the full details of those charges will be unveiled. Eric adams is up for election next year. He said that he will not be resigning and in a defiant statement, issued this evening, he said the allegations against him were, as he put it, based on lies and he added that he planned to fight them with, as he put it, every ounce of his strength and spirit. Strength and spirit. That is David Willis strength and spirit. That is David Willis reporting. Strength and spirit. That is| David Willis reporting. Lets show you the latest live pictures from Southern Lebanon, around the City Of Tyre where we saw smoke rising earlier on after what appeared to be another israeli attack. Israel has been continuing it strikes against hezbollah overnight and another 75 targets hit according to the israelis. The lebanese authorities saying 20 people, almost all syrians, were killed in another israeli strike on the east of the country. We will be talking about that in the coming hour and we will be live with my Colleague Anna Foster in beirut with the latest on those global calls for a ceasefire. But it also looks like israel may be, may be considering a Ground Invasion. Lots of speculation about that. You are watching bbc news. Hello again. Weve had some torrential rain this morning pushing northwards, and as we go through the rest of the day its going to start to retreat back southwards. But its heavy and persistent across Northern England and also northern ireland. Now, to the south of that we see a return to sunshine and showers, but some of the showers could be heavy and thundery, with some hail. To the north of it, weve got brighter skies, but there will be some showers in areas exposed to the chilly northerly wind. Temperatures 11 to 18 degrees. The Met Office has an amber, be prepared, Weather Warning for Heavy Rain. It runs from six oclock this evening until six oclock tomorrow morning. For the central and southern midlands, we could have as much as 30m to 40mm of Rain Falling Injust three hours. You can see how it pushes southwards. In six hours we could have double that amount, so it could well lead again to issues with flooding. Behind that, were looking at some clearer skies, some showers and windy, particularly so down the North Sea coastline. Temperatures falling away between 5 and about 10 or 11 degrees. That takes us into tomorrow. Weve got the remnants of the rain pulling away slowly from the South East. That opens the doors to a northerly wind, so its going to feel colder tomorrow. So you can see how weve got the cloud and the Rain Clearing East anglia and South East england lastly. Behind that, well, its a return to sunshine and a few showers, but it is going to be a windy day, a brisk wind taking the edge off the temperatures which are lower anyway. Were looking at 9 to about 13, maybe 15 at best. But then as we head into the weekend, weve got this ridge of high Pressure Building across us, settling things down for a time. But we also have a Weather Front across the north of scotland. Now, on saturday, that Weather Front is going to be producing some showery outbreaks of rain. Its going to be a cold start with a widespread frost. Through the day, a little bit more cloud will develop, turning the Sunshine Hazy in places, but the winds will be lighter. Temperatures, however, very similar to what were looking at on friday. Weve got 9 to about 15 degrees. And then as we move on into sunday, the High Pressure pushes away the rain from the far north of scotland. Therell be a drier interlude. But then weve got some Heavy Rain and strong winds coming in from the South West, and theyre going to be pushing northwards and eastwards through the rest of the day and into monday. After accusations of Sexual Abuse against former owner mohamed al fayed. Michael ward said that although there were rumours about al fayeds behaviour, he was not personally aware of his criminality and abuse. Also on the programme. Israels Prime Minister tells the military to keep fighting with full force in lebanon, as the uk, us and other allies call for a 21 day ceasefire. Dozens of prisoners have been let out ofjail by mistake under the governments early release scheme. Most have now returned to prison, but five are still free. The worlds richest person, Elon Musk, hits back after not being invited to the Uk GovernmentsInvestment Summit. And coming up on bbc news, Manchester United left to reflect on a frustrating start to their Europa League Campaign held to a draw at home to fc twente. Good afternoon. The current Managing Director of harrods has spoken out for the first time after hundreds of women made allegations of sexual