Hour, huge clouds of smoke has been seen rising from beirut after a series of explosions. Huge plumes of smoke 2530 minutes ago. The israeli defense forces have claimed to attack hezbollah s central headquarters in beirut saying the headquarters is under residential buildings in the suburb of the cities south. It would not stop until its objectives were met. Air strikes have continued throughout the course of the day with thousands of people being killed in lebanon. Hezbollah has been Firing Rockets into israeli cities including. Just in the last Half Hour, as i was saying, these huge blasts in beirut with the israelis giving details about their operations. More about that in a moment. Anna foster is there for us. Shes been describing what it actually felt like when those blasts went off, notjust seeing those plumes of smoke, but physically what that felt like that so many different people describing these as the since the beginning of this conflict. I will speak to anna in a moment, b
Special. You are going to have to tune in to watch that. Thank you for joining us tonight. Cnn newsnight with abby phillip starts now gets shelled. Donald trump declares he s done debating there will be no third debate as kamala harris dares him to dance once more, we owe have another debate plus back on the trail, the candidates open up their playbooks for the crucial spread. Also just greatly diminished is there a double standard over the mental acuity of the former president and her rhetoric and her hateful tone. A family feud erupt inside maga over who s more racist, more of a conspiracist, and more damaging to the brand he says, poison live at the table, van jones madison, jesse auto, bomani jones, and ryan goodall ski welcome to a special edition of newsnight, state of the race i m abby phillip in new york. Let s get right to what america is talking about. Refusing a rematch. Donald trump and vice president kamala harris returning to the campaign trail tonight after their ferry f
Thank you for being with us. We start this hour here in the uk where the government has begun releasing prisoners early from jails in england and wales, as part of an Emergency Bid to Ease Overcrowding. A lack of Prison Space is a common issue the united states is predicted to be 10 over capacity by 2025. And even denmark renowned for the relative comfort of its cells is renting Jail Space in kosovo. Around 1,750 inmates are expected to be freed in england and wales as part of a scheme intended to make available up to 5,500 Prison Places. Some offenders whove served at least 40 of their sentences will be released. The plan excludes offenders jailed for violent offences with sentences of at least four years, as well as Sex Offenders and domestic abusers. The government says its taken every measure available to protect the public but concerns have been expressed about Offender Rehabilitation and ensuring victims are safe. And this is the scene live outside Hmp Brixton in South London whe
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