The israeli military has been engaged in close contact inside lebanon where eight soldiers have died encumbered. The first report of the israeli military casualties since the campaign started in lebanon. Israel's air force was defending other targets when iran's 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 iran's 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. Israel's prime minister has promised a response will come. Translation: we are in | the middle of a tough war against iran's axis of evil, which seeks to destroy us. This will not happen because we will stand together, and with god's 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 israel's 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 180 missiles were launched against israel by iran, its president said they were not looking for work but there would be retaliation after attacks. For more on iran's role here's our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. Iran's most powerful missiles, sending their starkest message last night to israel — if you hit us or our allies, we'll 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. It's 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. Iran's cautious cleric has tried to avoid direct confrontation — with confrontation — with israel, with america. Israel, with america. But today, his supporters but today, his supporters celebrated iran's attack. Celebrated iran's attack. For hardliners, israel's for hardliners, israel's assassination of hassan assassination of hassan nasrallah, the hezbollah chief, nasrallah, the hezbollah chief, crossed a red line. Crossed a red line. They had to retaliate. They had to retaliate. And this is why. And this is why. Iran believes it had to protect iran believes it had to protect what it calls its ring of fire, what it calls its ring of fire, militias it's armed in these militias it's armed in these countries across the region, countries across the region, most of all hezbollah most of all hezbollah in lebanon, right on israel's in lebanon, right on israel's border — hassan nasrallah border — hassan nasrallah was part of iran's forward was part of iran's forward defence — and in gaza, hamas. Defence — and in gaza, hamas. Republic, their power at home. Their political leader, ismail haniyeh, was killed their political leader, ismail haniyeh, was killed injuly while visiting iran. Injuly while visiting iran. Israel was blamed. Israel was blamed. These groups, which also these groups, which also call themselves call themselves the axis of resistance, the axis of resistance, are in syria, are in syria, iraq and as far away iraq and as far away as the houthis in yemen. As the houthis in yemen. They've all been weakened they've all been weakened but not wiped out by israel's but not wiped out by israel's recent strikes, and they're recent strikes, and they're certain to keep attacking. Certain to keep attacking. But what matters most but what matters most of all for the islamic republic of all for the islamic republic is to preserve the islamic 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. Let's dive a little deeper with emirates professor in middle east and central asia study at the australia university. Israel says it will respond to an iranian strikes and iran said it would respond to any retaliation from israel. Is there a way off this escalation ladder? it there a way off this escalation ladder?. , ,. ,. , ladder? it all depends on what form is really _ ladder? it all depends on what form is really retaliation ladder? it all depends on what form is really retaliation will. Form is really retaliation will take place and what target it is going to hit. If it decides to head oil platforms is going to hit. If it decides to head oil p standing and he international standing and he is not really in favour of war but at the same time he cannot but at the same time he cannot but to follow the supreme leader and whatever decision he makes. �*. , ,. , leader and whatever decision he makes. �*. ,. , makes. And what sort of pressure _ makes. And what sort of pressure is _ makes. And what sort of pressure is iran makes. And what sort of pressure is iran and makes. And what sort of pressure is iran and its l pressure is iran and its leadership under given they are supposed to be backing hezbollah who are now under direct attack in lebanon? the? direct attack in lebanon? they are under— direct attack in lebanon? they are under enormous _ direct attack in lebanon? tie: are under enormous pressure because hezbollah is one of the very forward basis that iran has against israel and for that matter international supporters and most importantly the united states. If hezbollah is weakened in lebanon, that will create a big hole to a system of national security and regional security that iran has built over many years. Built over many years. Thank ou so built over many years. Thank you so much _ built over many years. Thank you so much for— built over many years. Thank you so much for your built over many years. Thank you so much for your time. L to some breaking news from singapore, the former transport ministers. Iswaran has been handed a 12 month jail sentence in what is the firstjailing of an ex— cabinet member in almost 50 years. S. Iswaran was a ministerfor 13 years and minister for 13 years and pleaded ministerfor 13 years and pleaded guilty to four counts for receiving gifts and one of obstructing justice after prosecutors went ahead with only five of the original 35 judges. To get the latest, let's get down to a reporter at the supreme court appear in singapore. Tell us more about the sentence. — the sentence. Lots of activity here at the — the sentence. Lots of activity here at the high _ the sentence. Lots of activity here at the high court the sentence. Lots of activity here at the high court which | the sentence. Lots of activity i here at the high court which is actually inside the supreme court in central singapore. We are waiting fors. Iswaran to leave the court. A few minutes ago he was handed a sentence of 12 months, far more than both the prosecution and defence lawyers asked for. He was convicted of five judges, including taking valuable gifts while in public service and the obstruction ofjustice. In his remarks, thejudge overseeing this case said he could not look past the fact that iswaran was in public service and how his accepting of gift might look to the public and their trust in public institutions. He is expecting to start his prison sentence on october seven. We'rejust prison sentence on october seven. We're just for him to come out to see if he has indeed filed an appeal. This is uuite a indeed filed an appeal. This is quite a significant _ indeed filed an appeal. This is quite a significant case indeed filed an appeal. This is quite a significant case in quite a significant case in singapore. These sorts of things just do not happen that often? things 'ust do not happen that often?. , �* , things 'ust do not happen that often?. �* , , , things 'ust do not happen that often?. �*, , ,. , often? that's right. This is a very rare — often? that's right. This is a very rare case. _ often? that's right. This is a very rare case. These often? that's right. This is a very rare case. These kindsl often? that's right. This is a l very rare case. These kinds of spectacle just do not happen and in his affairs cabinet minister in singapore history we will go to prison in one of the reasons is because singapore really prides itself on its squeaky clean governance. Ministers are paid more than 700,000 dollars a year and theyjustify more than 700,000 dollars a year and they justify those handsome salaries by saying that it's her corruption and so this case has been a real shock. Subramaniam iswaran was accused of taking gifts like formula one tickets, hotel stays, flights and even a brompton bicycle and that is something thejudge says singapore ministers are not expected to do. They have higher standards than the rest of the world and he's really to make an example of subramaniam iswaran in this case. — iswaran in this case. Thank you very much _ iswaran in this case. Thank you very much if— iswaran in this case. Thank you very much. If he _ iswaran in this case. Thank you very much. If he doesn't iswaran in this case. Thank you very much. If he doesn't make | very much. If he doesn't make it out and speak to the press, let's see if that happens. The us president and vice president have been visiting some of the worst hit areas affected by storm helene last week. The death toll stands at at least 180. Kamala harris has been in georgia, one of the crucial swing states in next month's election. She attended a briefing at an emergency operation centre. Meanwhilejoe biden has been surveying the damage in both south and north carolina. This is where almost half of the known deaths occurred. The secretary of homeland security says that fema does not have the funds to make it through hurricane season. We have been north of the hard—hit area. The announcement today by us presidentjoe 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 we're now, no cell service, no internet service. Bringing in any kind of relief right now will be very useful. What we've heard from local mayors, fire department officials, they're 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 we're 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 don't have flood insurance. They told us their homes have now been condemned, they're not sure they're not sure what will happen next. What will happen next. This could be another unfolding this could be another unfolding disaster, a financial one. Disaster, a financial one. If there is no flood insurance for many people here in north carolina, here in north carolina, where will they go next? where will they go next? how will they afford to buy their next residence? that is something we will have that is something we will have to see in the future. To see in the future. Besides affecting shipping and besides affecting shipping and goods transportation the goods transportation the devastation could hold the devastation could hold the production of semiconductor production of semiconductor chips which power everything chips which power everything from smartphones to medical devices. We spoke to the us transport minister and this is devices. We spoke to the us transport minister and this is what he said his department is what he said his department is doing to overcome these doing to overcome these challenges. — challenges. — doing to overcome these challen. Es. ,. , doing to overcome these challenues. ,. . , , challenges. Our department has doing to overcome these challen. Es. ,. , doing to overcome these challenues. ,. . , , challenges. Our department has been engaged — challenges. Our department has been engaged — challenges. Our department has been engaged with _ challenges. Our department has been engaged with local challenges. Our department has been engaged with local leaders been engaged with _ challenges. Our department has been engaged with local challenges. Our department has been engaged with local leaders and the various departments of and the various departments of transportation in different transportation in different states to help make sure we are states to help make sure we are supporting them to get their supporting them to get their road networks back up and road networks back up and running, airports and running, airports and everything else they need. When everything else they need. When i was at the fema headquarters i was at the fema headquarters yesterday and getting briefed yesterday and on this. I later briefed president biden, and if this came up. If you think about the pace of ocean shipping, it is not the sort of thing that would have an immediate overnight impact but the issues and the shocking devastation around storm helene is another reminder of having supply chains operating as smoothly as possible around the country and part of why we are urging the you will live with bbc news. Russia has taken complete control of the eastern ukrainian city of vuhledar. Has been in the sights of russian forces since the invasion of ukraine two years ago. The city was long thought of as a stronghold for ukrainian troops and sits on the southeast front near the donetsk region. Two ukrainian soldiers told the bbc they retreated mostly overnight before receiving an official order from commanders to withdraw. 0ne soldier said many of their comrades were killed on the way out. The city was home to about 111,000 residents before the fighting. Jess parker has the latest from kyiv. It had been expected that russian troops might take the town of vuhledar. Now, this is a coal mining town in the donbas region that had a population before russia's full scale invasion of around 111,000 people. There have been repeated efforts by moscow's troops to take the town, but today there was confirmation from ukrainian military officials in the area that they were withdrawing from vuhledar. They described how they were at risk of being encircled by russian troops and that ukrainian defences had essentially been exhausted. The bbc has also been speaking to a couple of soldiers who have been involved in this retreat. They describe very difficult conditions for the ukrainians, some troops suffering from communications blackouts which left them disorientated, some being targeted by russian drones and guns as they tried to retreat out of vuhledar. In terms of the town's strategic significance, it's on slightly elevated ground, the intersection of two battlefields as well, and of course for the kremlin, taking it feeds into their wider aim of trying to capture the entire donbas region. For ukraine, it is a blow to morale. This is a town that they've spent a lot of time and a lot of lives trying to defend. Us federaljudge until new evidence in the federal election case against former president donald trump. Special counsel jack smith used to ——the brief to layout his case for why he believes trump is not immune from prosecution for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election. He claims that donald trump resorted to crimes in a bid to stay in power. Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges against. A spokesman for his campaign told cbs news that the filing is a falsehood and criticised its release. A founding partner of former prosecutor weighed in. Why is it important for smith to prove trump acted in a private capacity? earlier this summer, the supreme court issued a sweeping ruling which said that a president is broadly immune from any act taken in connection with his official duties so in order for jack smith to proceed he must prove that trump was not acting prove that trump was not acting as a president but was acting as a president but was acting as a failed political candidate as a failed political candidate who knew he had lost who knew he had lost the election the election and who nevertheless wanted and who nevertheless wanted to defraud the american people to defraud the american people for their deire for for their deire for the would—be president. So the either the act the would—be president. Had to be taken in a private capacity as a private capacity as a candidate, candidate trump, candidate, candidate trump, or if they were acts or if they were acts taken in his taken in his official power, there has to be official power, there has to be a presumption which jack smith a presumption which jack smith can rebut if he can can rebut if he can show that those acts, show that those acts, if they are not treated if they are not treated as immune would not as immune would not infringe on a future infringe on a future president's ability to carry president's ability to carry out his duties. Out his duties. You had the chance to you had the chance to go through the rather go through the rather lengthy brief. Lengthy brief. What are the most damaging accusations what are the most damaging accusations against trump? against trump? what was happening what was happening with this brief today, first of all it has to be unsealed so the american people can understand the basis with this brief for which the judge who has a case in front of her. Whether trump must stand trial or is immune. It is an important document for the public to see and of course trump's lawyers will have a chance to rebut that in a couple of weeks. There is nothing brand—new in terms of broad categories but there is much more detailfor example if he loses the election, i believe whatever thejudge decides, it will likely be appealed all the way up to the supreme court as to which acts if any survive under the cloak of presidential immunity here. It is a long time. Either the case will be dismissed if he went, and if he loses the election, there will be a large appalete process arguably to the supreme court to determine the appropriate parameter and the indictment. The annual fat bear week contest has begun in alaska just days after one of the contestants was killed by a rubber. In case you have not heard of it, you are not alone. It is a competition that allows there was a select their favourite brown bear after they have been fattened up with salmon to fatten up for winter. The contents were delayed after a female bear was killed by a male bear on a monday. 0ver a female bear was killed by a male bear on a monday. Over the past 12 years a competition has grown from a one—day event to a weeklong celebration. The winner will be announced on tuesday. I guess that would be another story we will be keeping a close eye on. Business news is next. 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. We've 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, it's 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, it'll be chilly with a touch of frost and some mist and fog to greet us first thing on friday. Friday, we've 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. That'll bring stronger southerly winds, more cloud for northern ireland, for western scotland, where we'll 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 dry day on saturday, but some rain will get into west wales, southwest england later on with increasing breeze. Top temperatures, again, 17 or 18 degrees, mid—teens further north. But the upcoming week does look more unsettled. It looks like this area of low pressure in the atlantic will win out. It'll bring showers or longer spells of rain, but it'll 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 world's biggest economy. Translation: the power of our currency reflects i the power of a nation. If you want the yen 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. I'm steve lai. Let's begin in the united states. A strike by port workers along the eastern seaboard has entered its second day. Dozens of ports remained affected. The strike could cost the world's largest economy up to $5 billion a day. Joe biden has repeatedly said he will not intervene to end the industrial action. He has called the strike a man—made disaster and urged them to reach a resolution. There is a construction. It controls all the ports all the way down the east coast of the gulf. They have made incredible profits since the pandemic. 0ver over 800 present profit. The owners are making tens of millions of dollars. The last thing they need is this. They need to sit at the table and get strike done. Ryan pedersen is the founder. He gave us a sense of the impact of the strike of consumers. This will be a massive disruption.