On wednesday. Israel and iran have each wanted the other against further attacks after iran launched a massive ballistic Missile Attack on israel on tuesday. Meanwhile the Israeli Military confirmed it has been engaged in what it describes as close Range Combat with hezbollah inside southern lebanon. Where aid israeli soldiers died in combat. It is the first report of the Israeli Military casualties since israeli forces started their campaign in lebanon. With the Details Lucy Williamson � s has report. Israels Air Force was defending other targets when irans missiles came. Slipping through defences to hit several air bases, like this one at nevatim. Another narrowly missing an Intelligence Base in Tel Aviv. The crater it left filled with visions of what if. The us said this attack had twice the scope of irans last bombardment in april. Not all the targets hit were military. 0ne landed in this residential suburb of Tel Aviv neighbours rushing through repairs before thejewish new year tonight. Temporary solutions to the problems of a regional war. 83 year old schmulik� s home, one of more than A Hundred houses damaged here. Everybody was scared because the blast, it was an enormous blast. And when we get out of the shelter, we saw something not from this world. All the house was glasses, no windows, no doors. The impact site around 100 metres from his front door, another what if. This is the second time in six months that iran has attacked israel directly. Actions that were once seen as red lines are now becoming routine. Each time, the line between Message And Miscalculation is paper thin, and each time demands a response. Israels Prime Minister has promised a response will come. Translation we are in | the middle of a tough war against Irans Axis of evil, which seeks to destroy us. This will not happen because we will stand together, and with gods help, we will win together. Israel has been Crossing Red lines itself, sending these soldiers into lebanon this week a limited and targeted incursion, it says, to destroy hezbollah tunnels. But another four brigades were called up today and villagers in the south of lebanon told to leave their homes and move north. Also today, the first israeli casualties airlifted out of the Combat Zone eight killed and others injured, men from israels elite Commando And Infantry brigades, the youngest of them 21 years old. Two days into this war, israel is facing the risks of old conflicts weighed against the risks of playing by new rules. Lucy williamson, bbc news, israel. After iran launched around 180 missiles on israel on tuesday, the country � s president insisted today they were not looking for war but he pledged a stronger response if Israel Retaliates for the attack our cheap international correspondent has more. Cheap international correspondent. Irans most powerful missiles, sending their starkest message last night to israel if you hit us or our allies, well hit you. The order given by commanders and clerics. In the name of god, he declares, in revenge for the martyrs� blood. And today, a message from the president while visiting qatar. Translation we were left | with no choice but to respond. If israel decides to retaliate, then it will face harsher reactions. Its this man who calls the shots in tehran, the supreme Leader Ayatollah khomeini. Revered by his supporters, reviled by enemies, ultra conservative, deeply distrustful of the west. Translation in our region, the Root Cause of all these i wars is the presence of those who claim they want peace and calm, america and some european countries. Irans cautious cleric has tried to avoid direct confrontation with israel, with america. But today, his supporters celebrated irans attack. For hardliners, Israels Assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the hezbollah chief, crossed a red line. They had to retaliate. And this is why. Iran believes it had to protect what it calls its ring of fire, militias its armed in these countries across the region, most of all hezbollah in lebanon, right on Israels Border Hassan Nasrallah was part of irans forward defence and in gaza, hamas. Their political leader, ismail haniyeh, was killed injuly while visiting iran. Israel was blamed. These groups, which also call themselves the axis of resistance, are in syria, iraq and as far away as the houthis in yemen. Theyve all been weakened but not wiped out by israels recent strikes, and theyre certain to keep attacking. But what matters most of all for the Islamic Republic is to preserve the Islamic Republic, their power at home. That means striking hard enough to send a message, but not so hard it drags iran into an all out war it knows it cannot win. Lyse doucet, bbc news. For more let speak with our guests. Thank you forjoining us. We heard about the delicate Line Iran is trying to walk. What do you think is next given they are continuing to strike in the capital of beirut . Thanks for having me. It seems israel is the term and to focus on beirut. Irans retaliation on beirut. Irans retaliation on the assassinations is just retaliation, one time retaliation. Just to save face because it was not really followed by any barrage of rockets. They basically told the entire world they will do that to save face for that israel might see this as an invitation to actually buy certain facilities. The Question Today is what kind of inaudible. There are many statements that there will be a response. The question is whether they will bomb a nuclear facility, military Facility Or Infrastructure for that no matter what happens, the Focus Todayis Matter what happens, the Focus Today is on lab and on. The main point of this campaign is to mitigate Hezbollah Threat drastically, set it back in a way that it is no longer constitutes a threat to israel. Israel has a need to mitigate the threat. Iran might try to distract israel like this by Lodging Other regional. Inaudible they will continue focusing on hezbollah and lebanon. This is really what protects iran. That is why they want to remove the shield before actually going after iran. Haw actually going after iran. How stron is actually going after iran. How strong is hezbollah actually going after iran. How strong is hezbollah now actually going after iran. How strong is hezbollah now after these attacks on Leadership And Infrastructure . Infrastructure . Hezbollah is not the hezbollah infrastructure . Hezbollah is not the Hezbollah Winner. Infrastructure . Hezbollah is not the Hezbollah Winner in | not the Hezbollah Winner in 2006. It has changed drastically but in the past year it has launched a lot of. Inaudible. In the past few weeks normally has it got more infrastructure, it is lost the element of Surprise And Capability to respond. Anything we have seen so far is just, the myth of hezbollah has fallen, they have been humiliated, lost all their pillars of support. They have three pillars of power in lebanon, one is their arsenal which is gradually being demolished. The second is the Lebanese Or Community support which is falling as we speak because if they cannot protect themselves, how can they protect their constituency . More than 1 Million protect their constituency . More than1 Million refugees under heavy bombing, israel is no any there are no longer the protectors or providers. And their arsenal, without political support they can no longer have any political power in lebanon. Gradually it be translated into erosion of hezbollah political power in lebanon and the region and lets not forget they do have a regional role that is going to be. ,. , regional role that is going to be. ,. , regional role that is going to be. ,. ,. ,. , be. Certainly is a moment of ureat be. Certainly is a moment of great flux be. Certainly is a moment of great flux happening be. Certainly is a moment of great flux happening with great flux happening with developments in lebanon with his continued bombing. Thank you. We will leave it there for now. The us President And Vice president have been visiting some of the worst Hit Areas affected by Storm Helene last week and at the latest Death Toll stands at at least 180. Kamala harris has been in georgia a crucial Swing State ahead of next months election. She attended a briefing at an emergency Operations Centre in the city of augusta. Joe biden has been surveying the damage in both south carolina, and North Carolina where almost half the known deaths occurred. The visit came as the secretary of Homeland Security told reporters that fema which helps in the response to natural disasters does not have the funds to make it through hurricane season. My Colleague Carl Nasman has been in North Carolina, just north of the hard Hit Area of asheville. The Announcement Today by us president Joe Biden sending in A Thousand military personnel, that will be welcome news in communities like this one. This is green valley, very remote, up in the mountains in the western part of the state. There is still no electricity where were now, no cell service, no internet service. Bringing in any kind of relief right now will be very useful. What weve heard from local mayors, Fire Department officials, theyre telling us federal aid is not getting in. It has been really difficult to get in until the last 48 hours. These roads have been blocked, downed Power Lines in the way. What were seeing is a very active Repair And Recovery effort. 0ver my shoulder, you might be able to see some teams now working to get some of these electric poles, Utility Poles back up, get communications restored. This is where that water really poured in during that storm, it came rushing down this valley. And local residents tell us it took out homes and businesses along with it. In this region, this really is the hardest hit region, we still know there are people missing and there are active Search And Rescue operations still going on here. The Death Toll doe continues to rise, there are fears it could go even higher still. Right now, this does look like a long Rescue Operation and a long recovery operation. We heard that from the secretary of Homeland Security, alejandro majorkas, saying there is likely to be a multi billion dollar and multi year recovery effort. One more note to talk about here. There are residents we talked to who simply lost everything. Living in a mobile home park, the water came up five feet high, spilt into their homes. The worry now is that many of these types of people simply dont have Flood Insurance. They told us their homes have now been condemned, theyre not sure what will happen next. This could be another unfolding disaster, a financial one. If there is no Flood Insurance for many people here in North Carolina, where will they go next . How will they afford to buy their next residence . That is something we will have to see in the future. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Now to some other stories making news. Downing street says Sir Keir Starmer has paid back more than £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality that he received since becoming Prime Minister following an ongoing controversy over donations. The Prime Minister said it was the right thing to do as he seeks to tighten the rules over what is called freebies. We came in as a government of change. We now bring in principles for donations because until now politicians have used their best individualjudgement on a case by case basement, i think we need some principles of general application. I took the decision until principles are in place, it was right for me to make those payments. Tickets to see taylor swift, the cost of clothes rented from a Fashion Design and tickets to the races and doncaster are amongst gifts being repaid by the Prime Minister. A us federaljudge unsealed new evidence in the federal Election Case against former president donald trump. Special Counseljack Smith used the brief to lay out his case for why he believes trump is not immune from prosecution for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election. He claims trump Resorted To Crimes in a bid to stay in power. He also alleges trump knew his Fraud Claims were false and continued to make them after his advisers told him they were not true. The brief says a white House Staffer heard the former president tell his Family Members that it does a spokesman for his campaign told Cbs News that filing is Falsehood Ridden and criticised its release. Faith, thanks forjoining us to talk about this. Why is it important for smith Proving Chopper acted in a private capacity in this case . Early at the some capacity in this case . Early at the some of capacity in this case . Early at the some of the capacity in this case . Early at the some of the Supreme Capacity in this case . Early at l the some of the Supreme Court issued a sweeping ruling which said the president is broadly immune Forany Act said the president is broadly immune for any act taken in connection with his official duties. In Orderforjack Connection with his official duties. In Order Forjack Smith to proceed, he must either prove trump was not acting as the president but was acting as a failed political candidate who knew he lost the election and never the less wanted to defraud the american people of their desires for who would be president. Eitherthe their desires for who would be president. Either the act had to be taken in a private capacity as a candidate or if they were taken in his official powers, there has to be presumption that they are immune which Jack Smith can rebut if you can show those acts, if they are not treated as immunity, will not infringe on future president s ability to carry out his duties. You on future president s ability to carry out his duties. Carry out his duties. You had the chance carry out his duties. You had the chance to carry out his duties. You had the chance to go carry out his duties. You had the chance to go through carry out his duties. You had | the chance to go through this rather lengthy brief. Tell us what you think of the most damaging accusations against trump. Damaging accusations against trum. ~. , damaging accusations against trum. ,. , damaging accusations against trum. ~. , trump. What was happening with this Brief Today trump. What was happening with this Brief Today is trump. What was happening with this Brief Today is practical this Brief Today is practical and has to be unsealed so the american people can understand the basis for which the judge will decide whether or not trump must stand trial or whether he is immune on these charges. An important document for the public to see and trump � s lawyers will get a chance to rebut that in a couple of weeks. There is Nothing Brand new in terms of broad categories. There is much more detail about the role of Steve Bannonin Detail about the role of Steve Bannon in this Conspiracy Wasnt much more detail about the Fact Trump already knew he had lost the election. Therefore was engaged in acts of fraud. Much more detail about trump putting his own Vice President in danger by tweeting to crowds that Vice President pence was not a pizzeria and not willing to overturn the legitimate results. The amount of detail that Jack Smith the Special Prosecutor has amassed to Show Trump was acting as a failed candidate, knew he lost the election and was attempting to default the american people. To fraud. Tell us what you think will happen if trump wins the election . If think will happen if trump wins the election . The election . If he wins the election he the election . If he wins the election he will the election . If he wins the election he will direct the election . If he wins the election he will direct his i the election . If he wins the L Election he will direct his own Justice Department to dismiss the charges. I think the case will be over. If he loses the election i believe whatever the judge decides it will likely be appealed all the way up to Supreme Court as to which acts of if any survived the cloak of president ial immunity. A long time. Eitherthe president ial immunity. A long time. Either the case will be dismissed if trump wins and if he loses the election, there was to be a large process of law up to the Supreme Court to determine the appropriate parameters of this impending indictment. Indictment. Thank you very much. Indictment. Thank you very much we indictment. Thank you very much. We will indictment. Thank you very much. We will have indictment. Thank you very much. We will have to indictment. Thank you very l much. We will have to leave indictment. Thank you very i much. We will have to leave it there. Lets Ta Ke lets take a look at some other stories in the headlines. 0ne Stories in the headlines. One of the California Duct is charged and the Overdose Death of Mattie Parry pleaded guilty to a charge of illegally distributing the drug academy. The doctor signed an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to a single Felony Count of conspiracy to distribute academy, a drug that acts as an anaesthetic and has a little genic properties. It was among factors that caused Mr Perrett to lose consciousness and drown and has hopped up. Al is a Canyon President William Britto launched motion in parliament to impeach the Deputy President Force to be accused of trying to undermine the government. They say he has been high sidelined and denied allegations he was behind anti Government Protest earlier this year. The High Court rejected repeated attempts by supporters to block the impeachment while britto continues to ignore pleas by his deputy to halt the process. Rapper and Actor Sean colmes also known as diddy is declaring innocence after his lawyer said more than 100 people are expected to sue him for sexual assault, people are expected to sue him forsexualassault, rape people are expected to sue him for sexual assault, rape and exploitation. It includes the abuse of 29 miners and a pregnant woman. He has been held in a metropolitan Detention Centre in the oxen is pleading not guilty in september. Researchers identified the Possession Shape and connections of every one of the 130,000 Brain Cells in the brain of a fly. Teams from the uk and us published the most detailed analysis of the brain of an animal ever produced. They say it will bring an avalanche of an insight into how our own Ends Brains work. They can walk, fly, and the males can even sing Love Songs to woo females. All this and these flies have a brain thats tinier than a pinhead. It may be small in real life, but magnified, you can see just how beautiful and complex it is. If we take a closer look, we can see that its a tangle of 130,000 separate wires and 50 Million connections all packed in together. The scientists can isolate the separate circuits. This one is for movement, and this one is for vision. Its more complex, so requires more wires. Its a Shape And Structure of this intricate wiring that makes something so small, so incredibly powerful. With this map, we can see what neurones are connected to each other, how they connect, where, for example, their input from the outside world comes in. So, are they getting sort of just visual input, smell, taste . The researchers obtained the map by slicing up the Fly Brains using whats, in effect, a microscopic cheese grater. They photographed each of the 7,000 slices they cut and digitally put them together. And most importantly, they found out the role of each of the wires and their 50 Million connections. I really think that we sort of may have started an avalanche here, that over the next couple of years, well see an explosion in this kind of research. This is a scan of a Human Brain mine, infact. Although you can see many of the wires, its only a tiny fraction of all thats there. This much more detailed Fly Brain, published in the journal nature, is the first step in truly understanding not just how their brains work, but ours, too. I think its really the machinery of thought. Its, what are the connections . How do the signals flow through this system that can let us actually process the information that lets me recognise your face, that lets you hear my voice and turn those words into electrical signals into your brain . It will take decades to have a complete map of the Human Brain, but the Fly Brain is the start of a new, deeper understanding of how our own minds work. Pallab ghosh, bbc news. Fascinating stuff. I will be back shortly with business today. Hello there. With high Pressure Building in across the country, it looks like the next couple of days for most of us should stay dry with a good deal of sunshine around, but nights will be chilly, with some Mist And Fog to greet us in the morning. So the next few days, then, largely settled. Some welcome dry and sunny weather for most of us. Here it is, our area of High Pressure, pretty much dominating the scene right across the uk. Weve lost those Weather Fronts across the southeast. Could still just see the odd Light Shower towards East Anglia and the southeast, but most places will be dry. Lots of sunshine through the morning, a bit of fair Weather Cloud bubbling up into the afternoon. That could just herald the odd Light Shower. But most places will be dry and the winds a lot lighter too. A little bit fresher through the channel, across devon and cornwall. Temperature wise, doing pretty well. It will feel very pleasant in the sunshine around 16 or 17 degrees in the south, mid teens further north. Now, as we move into thursday night, with clear skies, light winds, its going to turn quite chilly again, particularly across Scotland And England and wales. But the breeze, the cloud, outbreaks of rain will start to push into the northwest of the country by the end of the night, so temperatures here recover into double figures. But again, further east, itll be chilly with A Touch Of Frost and some Mist And Fog to greet us first thing on friday. Friday, weve still got our area of High Pressure dominating the scene for most of us, but these Weather Fronts, low pressure starts to push into the north and the west. Thatll bring stronger southerly winds, more cloud for northern ireland, for Western Scotland, where well see some showery bursts of rain. But Southern And Eastern Scotland and the majority of england and wales will have another fine and dry day, a good deal of sunshine into the afternoon. And again, with light winds, temperatures reach highs around 17, maybe 18 degrees, mid teens further north and west. Now, some changes as we head into the weekend. It does look like this area of low pressure begins to encroach into the north and the west of the country, so it turns wetter and windier here. Further east, though, it stays dry into the first part of the weekend too. Some of this Rain Will Pep up across northern ireland, Western Scotland to become quite heavy into the afternoon. But eastern and Southern Scotland and the majority of england and wales again having another itll bring showers or longer spells of rain, but itll be on the mild side, with milder nights to come too. Dozens of us ports remain at a standstill as dockworkers continue to strike. We explore the cost to the biggest economy. Translation the power of the currency reflects translation the power of the currency reflects the translation the power of the currency reflects the Powers Translation the power of the currency reflects the powers of L Currency reflects the powers of a nation. If you want bienne to strengthen you to make the economy stronger. We speak to the man behind one ofjapan� s biggest currency interventions. Hello and welcome to business today. Im steve lai. Struck by Port Workers on the is and see what has entered day. Dozens of ports remained affected. The striker could cost the worlds largest economy up to 5 Billion a day. Joe biden has repeatedly said he will not intervene to enter the industrial action. 0n the second day of the strike signs have been shown are backing down. The association turned down an offer from the United States Maritime Alliance for a 50 Wage Increase for workers over the next six years. Notjust about workers over the next six years. Not just about the workers over the next six years. Notjust about the pair, the ioa is concerned about Automation Technology and machines taking jobs. No negotiations are currently taking place and the lack of progress is raising concerns of those reliant on shipments that the disruption could be prolonged. Joe Biden Administration put pressure on employers saying it is time for them to bargain. The strike blocked goods from food to raw materials and order shipments across dozens of ports from maine
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