say they were a family. they ve issued a statement, saying they re devastated by the death of their co star matthew perry. and coming up in sport on bbc news, saudi arabia set to host the men s football world cup in 2034 as australia pulls out of the race to stage the tournament. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. two of borisjohnson s closest aides while he was prime minister have been giving evidence to the covid 19 inquiry. lee cain, who was mrjohnson s director of communications, said there was a lack of clear leadership at the beginning of 2020, but that the government thought it was well prepared for the pandemic by march of that year. mrjohnson s former chief aide, dominic cummings, has given a scathing assessment of cabinet government during the pandemic. he said the cabinet wasn t a place for serious dicussion and that important decisions about covid had been taken elsewhere. ellie price reports from the inquiry. lee cain should have appeared here yes
good morning, we are in a very, very muqqy good morning, we are in a very, very muggy farm in detract for a perfect lesson in pumpkin carving. we would love to see yours soaping your pumpkins in good or bad, we will be having a go. weather wise, fairly quiet in the next couple of days, by comparison by the end of the next week, we could see dora me, storm ciaran pushing and affecting the far south of we could see quite stormy weather. it s monday the 30th of october. our main story. israel has continued its heavy bombardment of gaza overnight, as it targets hamas in areas that are also crowded with civilians. aid workers say israel has ordered the evacuation of the al quds hospital in gaza, where14,000 people are sheltering and 400 seriously ill patients are being treated. areas near the hospital have already been hit by air strikes. more than 30 trucks carrying food and supplies entered southern gaza yesterday, which is the largest humanitarian aid convoy to the territory
and welcome to all of you watching here in the united states and around the world. i m paula newton with the very latest on israel at war. it is 6:00 a.m. in gaza, which has endured another night of intense air strikes and artillery fire in what israel s prime minister calls the second stage of the war against hamas. israel says it s been hitting hamas targets including hamas tunnels and underground combat spaces. all this while israeli ground forces are expanding their operations inside gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is predicting victory against hamas. listen. translator: heroic fighters have one supreme goal to destroy this murderous enemy and ensure the existence of our country. we always said never again. never again is now. now, inside gaza, meantime, reports indicate cellular and internet communications have been partially restored. but hospitals are at full capacity if they re functioning at all. there s not enough food, water, medicine, or fuel to go aro
children. he said they made sure their wives and several young children were undercover when they charged the shooter. both men were killed. trisha ashland worked part-time at the bowling alley and tried to call 911 when she was killed. 18 lives now gone. leroy walker said his way forward is through faith and forgiveness. i can t hate this person. i have been taught different than that. i hope, anyways. and i believe that i have to feel that way. you can t run around this world hating people. if you do, these kind of things will happen more and more. jason carroll, cnn, new york. thanks so much, jason. hello, again, everyone, thank you for joining me, i m fredricka whitfield. and we re monitoring the developments in the war against hamas. a short time ago they updated the number of hostages held in gaza. they now say there are 239 people who are being held captive from the hamas terror attack three weeks ago. with the safety of those hostages a top priority, today isr