plan to save them now that talks have broken down? plus a cold calculation israel defense forces say they are killing two civilians for every terrorist calling it a positive ratio. and the final four, gop reveals who made the debate stage tomorrow in alabama and who got left out. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt oig. it is 5:00 a.m. in washington, noon in gaza where israel has intensified their airstrikes in the south while expanding ground operations with battalions of tanks rolling across the region, that part of the region for the first time. u.n. officials are warning of an apocalyptic situation. nearly 1.9 million palestinians displaced, tens of thousands of them fleeing to the rafah crossing in the last two days. hamas run health ministry says that nearly 16,000 civilians have been killed since october 7. the idf says deaths of two civilians for every hamas mill tab militant is, quote, tremendously positive. and
as part of the 50 nation coalition that president biden has built or whether congress will ignore the lessons we ve learned from history and let putin prevail. it is that simple. it is that stark a choice and we hope congress on a bipartisan basis will make the right choice. that s national security advisor jake sullivan laying out the high stakes of a vote on more aid for ukraine. we ll look at where support stands on capitol hill for president biden s $106 billion foreign aid plan just ahead. plus the latest from the middle east. israel says its troops are advancing on hamas in gaza s largest southern city. but the ground offensive leaves civilians in that part of the territory with few places to seek shelter. and also ahead we ll get expert legal analysis on a supreme court case that involved a family who owned a company in helping to create the nation s opioid crisis. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, december 5th. i m jonathan lemire. tha
At the top of the english premier league, after they beat hull 2 0 at stamford bridge. Diego costa inevitably the man of the moment. He was dropped last week after an apparent run in with coach Antonio Conte and with reports of a potential move to china, well, he was back in the starting line up and of course back in the goals. Costa broke the deadlock when he converted a low cross from victor moses in the seventh minute of first half injury time. The length of the added time due to sickening clash of heads, which saw ryan mason taken to hospital with a fractured skull. Hull have confirmed hes in a stable condition. Gary cahill made the points safe for chelsea nine minutes from time. This game was very difficult for us. It is not easy, it is not easy to play this type of game. I think our opponent was very good. They created difficulties for us. But i think we are in the second part of the season and every game now becomes very tough. It is important because the result is not the best
Welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has arrived in america at the start of a trip which she hopes will pave the way for a post brexit trade deal with the united states. Shell be the first foreign leader to hold talks with donald trump when she meets the new president at the white house tomorrow. This evening, she addressed a republican conference in philadelphia in a speech where she sought to find Common Ground with mr trump. But the Prime Ministers bid to launch a new era of co operation with america risked being overshadowed by a row about President Trumps support for torture and in particular, water boarding. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg is travelling with theresa may and has just sent this report. Opposites attract. Theresa mays hope. But how close does she want to get to him . The Prime Minister made a quieter arrival, making her way down the windy steps in philadelphia. Her Convoy Speeding towards her debut in trump land, here to make friends. No hate, no fear. A reminder
Welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has arrived in america at the start of a trip which she hopes will pave the way for a post brexit trade deal with the united states. Shell be the first foreign leader to hold talks with donald trump when she meets the new president at the white house tomorrow. This evening, she addressed a republican conference in philadelphia in a speech where she sought to find Common Ground with mr trump. But the Prime Ministers bid to launch a new era of co operation with america risked being overshadowed by a row about President Trumps support for torture and in particular, water boarding. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg is travelling with theresa may and has just sent this report. Opposites attract. Theresa mays hope. But how close does she want to get to him . The Prime Minister made a quieter arrival, making her way down the windy steps in philadelphia. Her Convoy Speeding towards her debut in trump land, here to make friends. No hate, no fear. A reminder