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Weather closes in. Meanwhile, there have been further airstrikes on hezbollah targets in the lebanese capital, beirut. Whilst the iranian backed group fired more than 100 rockets into israel on monday. Most were intercepted. Lets hear some of Mr Netanyahus televised speech. Translation we are not to tiered. We have stood strongly together to defend and protect our homeland. Whatever strength was needed we defined what the objectives of this war was, we want to eradicate the hamas and bring our hostages home whether alive or not. We must thwart any future threat on the state of israel and bring the residents of the North And South into safe to their homes. As weve been hearing, israel is continuing to exchange fire with hezbollah and hamas, and more Air Strikes have been carried out On Gaza and beirut. With this report from israels northern border, heres our middle East Correspondent Lucy williamson. The gaps in israels defences are still being tested. A rocket fired from lebanon landed near a hospital, sending shrapnel and explosives through the Car Park as patients lay metres away. Dr Osama Nasser left his car here five minutes before the rocket hit, his Daughters Car Seat still intact inside the shattered frame. Im a lucky man. It hit the car, not me. I have a Little Girl also. Two years old. And with every boom and siren, she gets anxious. It is hard to be in this situation one year, its exhausting situation. Suddenly, more sirens, the panic here sharper this time. Seconds later, the thud of rockets. Three, four, five, six . Thats a lot. Just coming to the Safe Room here after the siren sounded again at the hospital this morning. Theres been a barrage, 20 a0 interceptions. Some of them sounded very close. Outside, Fresh Smoke Marks where rockets have landed. Another has hit a house. A elderly neighbour, frozen in shock, barely registering her injury. Part of the rocket still unexploded as Bomb Disposal teams are called in. Translation since last night, we have a lot of incoming hezbollah rockets. Malot has been targeted. The coming weeks will be very challenging. Our town has not been evacuated. Israels Ground Invasion of lebanon is triggering a response, but a year after the hamas attacks, many here see war as the solution to this Border Conflict and invasion as the best defence. Lucy williamson, bbc news. Kamala harris has given a wide ranging interview to the american Television Network cbs, ahead of the president ial election next month. The democratic Party Candidate defended the biden administrations efforts to prevent all out war in the Middle East, even though israel has repeatedly brushed aside us appeals for restraint. She was speaking to cbs 60 Minutes Host Bill whittaker. We supply israel with billions of dollars in military aid. Yet the prime Minister Netanyahu seems to be charting his own course. The Biden Harris Administration has pressed him to agree to a ceasefire. He is resisting. You urged him not to go into Lebanon On. He went in anyway. Does the us have no sway over prime Minister Netanyahu . Sway over prime Minister Netanyahu . Sway over prime Minister Netan Ahu . , ~. ,. , netanyahu . The work that we do diplomatically netanyahu . The work that we do diplomatically with netanyahu . The work that we do diplomatically with the diplomatically with the leadership of israel is an ongoing pursuit around making clear our principal. It ongoing pursuit around making clear our principal. Clear our principal. It seems that the prime clear our principal. It seems that the Prime Minister clear our principal. It seems that the Prime Minister is i clear our principal. It seems. That the Prime Minister is not listening. That the Prime Minister is not listeninu. ~. ,. ,. , that the Prime Minister is not listeninu. ,. ,. ,. , listening. We are not going to sto listening. We are not going to step pursuing listening. We are not going to stop pursuing what listening. We are not going to stop pursuing what is listening. We are not going to L Stop pursuing what is necessary for the united states to be clear about where we stand on the need for the war to end. With me is Mohamed Taha from bbc arabic. Lets start with the speech of Benjamin Netanyahu. What has the reaction been to that . The Prime Minister, the reaction been to that . Tue Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu wants this to be a Revival War, netanyahu wants this to be a revivalwar, he netanyahu wants this to be a Revival War, he reinstated with his Speech Yesterday he would like this or to continue. Analysts are comparing him with what Ben Gurion did previously when israel faced a deadly or in 1946, i947, and when israel faced a deadly or in 1946, 1947, and that led to the establishment of the state of israel afterwards. So the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants the war to be called the Revival War for israel, and he wants israel to go through with the war as long as it takes, to take israel to as it takes, to take israel to a new revival. There are mixed reactions towards that. The top of the reaction comes from the leader of the Opposition Yair Lapid who said the war is a deadly war, it doesnt lead to anything, israel would not achieve anything unless the hostages comes back. But it doesnt seem the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is giving that top priority as it looks like from his speech. So it is a mixed feelings towards israel towards the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speech last evening. Benjamin Netanyahu Speech last evenina. ~. , Benjamin Netanyahu speech last evenin. ,. , Benjamin Netanyahu speech last evenina. ~. , evening. What has been happening evening. What has been happening overnight . Evening. What has been | happening overnight . Of evening. What has been happening overnight . Of course, as i ust happening overnight . Of course, as ijust hinted, happening overnight . Of course, as ijust hinted, you happening overnight . Of course, as ijust hinted, you know, happening overnight . Of course, as ijust hinted, you know, the l as ijust hinted, you know, the seven october was one of the deadliest days in israel history, but it is followed by one of the deadliest walls in israel history, and yesterday what was one of the deadliest daysin what was one of the deadliest days in this war. We saw about 100 people died in gaza, shelling On Gaza from israel on the north, on the middle, on the north, on the middle, on the south of gaza. Shelling of the south of gaza. Shelling of the southern suburb of beirut, Continuous Shelling overnight. Shelling also to the border of Lebanon On, villages on the border. We also saw something that might be unprecedented on israel that we saw Tel Aviv being shelled from at least three directions, hamas shelled rockets to israel, hezbollah sheued rockets to israel, hezbollah shelled rockets to a Military Base as we said in Tel Aviv and the houthis in Yemen shelled Tel Aviv. So both sides, Israel Or Gaza or Southern Lebanon on, or gaza or Southern Lebanon on, or the region as a whole, received this anniversary with one of the deadliest days. Thank you very much indeed. Mohammed taha there. Lets speak to Arman Mahmoudian who is Research Fellow at Middle East at global and national Security Institute hes in tampa in florida. Hearing mohammed saying it is one of the deadliest day so far in this war as we mark one year from the horrific attacks by hamas, your thoughts . T from the horrific attacks by hamas, your thoughts . I think it is notjust hamas, your thoughts . I think it is notjust about hamas, your thoughts . I think it is not just about the hamas, your thoughts . I think it is notjust about the two it is notjust about the two days but the future that we have ahead of us. To be honest i dont want to sound cynical but i dont see it moving a Law Denouncing to say it is no lc dont he case. I towards a better year or a a Law Denouncing to say it is no lc dont see ase. I a Law Denouncing to say it is no lc dont see it e. I a Law Denouncing to say it is no lc dont see it moving but i dont see it moving towards a better year or a safer year. Safer year. Towards a better year or a saferyear. I towards a better year or a saferyear. I towards a better year or a safer year. I think all of the towards a better year or a safer year. I think all of the indicators is showing the indicators is showing the situation will get escalated or situation will get escalated or were. One of the things many were. One of the things many people so far neglect we are people so far neglect we are all privatising the war but we all privatising the war but we dont much talk about the post dont much talk about the post war, i believe during the last war, i believe during the last year 1 war, i believe during the last year 1 war, i believe during the last year1 of war, i believe during the last year 1 of the war, i believe during the last year1 of the main things that year1 of war, i believe during the last year 1 of the war, i believe during the last year1 of the main things that happened was the issue of the happened was the issue of the two State Solution has been two State Solution has been ever weaker among the israeli ever weaker among the israeli public even the kinetic passed public even the kinetic passed a Law Denouncing to say it is a Law Denouncing to say it is no longer the case. I no longer the case. I dont see any more stability in the future, even if the war reaches a ceasefire dont think the situation will get better, i think we are facing a more complex future. Think we are facing a more complex future. You feel it will aet complex future. You feel it will get a complex future. You feel it will get a lot complex future. You feel it will get a lot worse complex future. You feel it will get a lot worse before | complex future. You feel it i will get a lot worse before we see any progress in terms of a Deal Or Anything of that nature between israel and hamas or hezbollah . What do you think might happen next . Everybody has been discussing white what israel might do next in its response to attacks from iran calculations to make, they need to respond and they want to respond not only because of the domestic pressure, there are tendencies become some to downgrade the president s desire to retaliate to the Iranians Action because of his need for survival. The bigger picture is a matter of National Security is for israelis, they are very concerned if they dont respond to iranians, it might set the tipping point, on one hand they ne iranians, ond on tipping point, on one hand they ne iranians, It 1d on tipping point, on one hand they ne iranians, it might set the precedent for the iranians that to iranians, it might set the precedent for the iranians that when ever their proxies are in when ever their proxies are in danger they get involved it is danger they get involved it is not something is really can not something is really can afford. In the very meantime afford. In the very meantime israel is very aware as you israel is very aware as you expressed prior to me, they are expressed prior to me, they are fighting a multi front war. Fighting a multi front war. America is reluctant about it, it is not something serves the expressed prior to me, they are fighting a multi fro about it, america is reluctant about it, it is not something serves the National Security of israel, National Security of israel, israelis are dancing on a israelis are dancing on a tipping point, on one hand they tipping point, on one hand they need to respond on need to respond on the other hand, they also want to keep the conflict contained relatively contained in manageable for their own National Security and their own sake. Arman mahmoudian there. To 175 miles per hour. The storm is expected to make landfall on Wednesday Night or early thursday morning. People living in the town of Madeira Beach were boarding up homes and businesses to try and protect their properties from the force of hurricane milton. Heres floridas governor ron desantis. There is a lot of uncertainty as to what will happen in terms of the track, it is predicted it would weaken it was not predicted it would get the strong to begin with, we can hope and pray it does weaken but as of right now, this is a ferocious hurricane. Lets speak to Alan Archer now who is the chief meteorologist for continental Weather Corporation an organisation based in tampa florida. Good to talk to you. We heard there the hope the storm may weaken, what can you tell us . Early this afternoon we had 180 a mile 325 kilometre wins, the strongest hurricane is one of the strongest hurricane is on record and it has weakened to 165 miles an hour, still a major category five hurricane, it has weakened because of the fact in some of the circulation over the land, that is called the Yucatan Peninsula over mexico because it is reforming itself and when that happens it weakens a little only to come back and strengthen some more. We will probably see it strengthening again somewhat in the overnight hours, and then through the morning hours on tuesday. Right now it is a 165 mile an hour major hurricane. Tampa bay is heavily populated as a city, people urged to evacuate. That wont be easy presumably, there will be trafficjams, people getting traffic jams, people getting stuck, trafficjams, people getting stuck, we assume people will evacuate . Evacuate . Tampa bay has 3 Million people, evacuate . Tampa bay has 3 Million people, some evacuate . Tampa bay has 3| million people, some people already trying to evacuate now, many of the interstate highways leading out of timbre towards the North And East are just packed, after midnight eastern time, many of the roadways are packed, people trying to escape the hurricane. Right now we are looking for a projected Storm Track that takes us almost over Tampa Bay, either late wednesday evening, or early thursday morning, is about 140 mile an Hour Hurricane that will produce a strong surge, thatis will produce a strong surge, that is a wall of water along the beaches as high as 16 feet. We are talking about five and a half to six metre High Wall of water that will come crashing along the shoreline, in addition to wind which will go in excess of 100 miles an hour, flooding Rain Fall and expecting widespread Power Outages for her perhaps one or two weeks in areas like Tampa Bay, orlando, disney world, these are critical areas, areas to the south like miami not as as to the south like miami not as bad, orlando and Tampa Bay will bad, orlando and Tampa Bay will bear the brunt of the storm. Bear the brunt of the storm. Alan we will have to leave it alan we will have to there, thank you forjoining us bear the brunt of the storm. Alan we will have forjoining us and talking us through how there, thank you forjoining us and talking us through how serious this is, we will keep a serious this is, we will keep a close eye as the day close eye as the day progresses. Progresses. Around the world around the world and across the uk. And across the uk. This is bbc news. This is bbc news. Lebanons Prime Minister at the time of its last war with israel, in 2006, has told the bbc his country has been abandoned by the international community. Fouad siniora said it was unacceptable to leave lebanon to fall, and that there was a lack of initiative when it came to trying to restore peace. The bbc� s Anna Foster sat down with the former Prime Minister and asked him if he felt the world had failed to step up and support the lebanese state. Somehow, yes, it has been abandoned. At the same time, there has been a certain laxity, and lack of initiative to be taken. And brave initiatives i would say. Practically, the lebanese is a state, has been kidnapped by hezbollah. And behind hezbollah is ran. This pistol or this gun that was had by hezbollah instead of being pointed towards israel, it started to become pointed towards something else, domestically, as a way of being used by iran to interfere in syria, and iraq, and Yemen. To interfere in syria, and iraq, and Yemen. There is a real vacuum iraq, and Yemen. There is a real vacuum with iraq, and Yemen. There is a real vacuum with lebanese | real vacuum with lebanese politics at the moment . As you say nobody stepped forward and clearly articulated the difference between the lebanese state and hezbollah, why didnt they do that . Surely they let they do that . Surely they let the people of Lebanon On down by Doing That. The people of Lebanon On down by Doing That by Doing That. Exactly, exactly what has been by Doing That. Exactly, exactly what has been going by Doing That. Exactly, exactly what has been going on by Doing That. Exactly, exactly what has been going on since| what has been going on since october 23, things were dragging and getting worse and worse. And again you see, many chances were really made available in order to disassociate the lebanese situation from gaza. It is very important nationally and from an arabic point of view, to associate with gaza. But especially now. Lebanon elm cannot afford in principle to get involved in such a conflict. When the Gaza Situation has become only 2. 2 Million palestinians homeless, and all of gaza is destroyed. To continue to link Lebanon On situation with gaza, is not wise. And particularly in view of the serious risks, that we are having, and the country is looking for heroes. And that is why i said, it is looking now for two heroes. In the absence of a president in Lebanon On, we dont have a president. We have two persons, the speaker of the house, in his capacity as speaker and in his capacity as speaker and in his capacity as a Caretaker President of the caretaker government. They have to get to gather in order to take the necessary decisions. People are asking questions now about the role of the Lebanese Armed Forces why they didnt remove Hezbollah And Hezbollah weapons from the Area South of the lakhani river, why now they are not defending people who live there. Are they at faulty . Again, the lebanese army at the end of the day, it is under jurisdiction of the legitimate government. Is such a decision to be taken by the army it has to be taken by the army it has to be taken by the army it has to be effectively taken by the lebanese government and the lebanese government and the lebanese government and the lebanese government is not within the government in agreement. To really take such agreement. To really take such a decision. D0 agreement. To really take such a decision a decision. Do you think lebanon a decision. Do you think Lebanon On a decision. Do you think Lebanon On an a decision. Do you think Lebanon On an 11 a decision. Do you think| Lebanon On an 11 months political class in particular have the strength, and the motivation to remove that uranian influence, which has choked this country . Uranian influence, which has choked this country . Very true, very true choked this country . Very true, very true i choked this country . Very true, very true. Ithink choked this country . Very true, very true. I think now, choked this country . Very true, very true. I think now, many. Choked this country . Very true, very true. I think now, many of| very true. I think now, many of those who were electing to be silent and not speak up, there are mind, now they are speaking up are mind, now they are speaking up their mind. That Lebanon On cannot afford to continue to be hijacked by the uranian government. By iran. 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Thats what we think might have happened. An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 Million years ago. Collisions with smaller objects occur more often, like this giant Meteor Strike in russia in 2013. The hope is that next time, well be better prepared. Pallab ghosh, bbc news. Business today is here next, we will be talking about what Kamala Harris had to say about the us economy looking at all prices keeping you right up to date. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello. A lot going on with our weather right now. Were going to see some heavy downpours for the next couple of days, then it will turn colder. Weve got low pressure in charge you can see areas of clouds circulating around that. Theres also another deep area of low pressure in the mix. This is Ex Hurricane Kirk this will stay to the south of us, but it will essentially join forces with our low. Some heavy downpours over the next couple of days, then the whole lot shifts eastwards, leaving us with Northerly Winds and something significantly colder. But in the short term for tuesday, still relatively mild, actually, with a mix of some sunshine, yes, but also some really heavy, thundery downpours. A band of Cloud And Rain moving slowly northwards across the far north of england, northern ireland, Into Southern Scotland some parts of south East Scotland looking very wet, indeed. Northern scotland seeing a fair amount of cloud, itll be windy, some spots of rain and drizzle. And then, further south, it is that mix of sunshine and showers, but some of the showers really heavy with some hail and thunder, the winds strengthening down towards the south west. Temperatures north to south between 10 18 celsius, and then, these various clumps of Showery Rain just continue to circulate around that area of low pressure as we head on into the first part of wednesday. But these Northerly Winds will be strengthening up towards the north of the Uk Things here will start to feel colder, and that cold air will start to sink a little bit further south as we go through the day on wednesday. Still some Showery Rain across parts of eastern scotland, north east england, sunny spells and showers elsewhere. But, while it will remain relatively mild in the south, as those Northerly Winds strengthen, we could see gusts of 40 50mph in the north it will really start to feel quite a lot colder. Temperatures at best in lerwick, stornoway, aberdeen at 9 celsius. And by thursday, that cold air will sink even further southwards. Now there should be a fair amount of sunshine around on thursday, 1 2 showers some of those showers wintry over the highest ground in scotland. And have a look at these these are the Afternoon Highs were expecting, north to south around 8 12, maybe 13 degrees. And we stick with that chilly feel for the end of the week. 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