And donald trump neck and neck in the us presidential race, we re in michigan one of the crucial swing states. We start in the middle east, where israel has launched fresh air strikes in southern lebanon in what security sources there say is some of the most intense bombing since the start of the gaza war in october. And these are the latest pictures of israeli strikes on the southern lebanese border village of rihan. It all comes as the leader of hezbollah, a proscribed terrorist organisation by some western governments, was giving his first public reaction to the wave of attacks across lebanon. At least 37 people have been killed and thousands injured by exploding pagers and walkie talkies. Hassan nasrallah described the attacks as a massacre and said it could be called a declaration of war. Our chief international correspondent orla guerin has this report. Israeli fighter jets swooping low over beirut this afternoon, dominating the skies and sending a message to hassan nasrallah. .
We start in the Middle East, where israel has launched fresh Air Strikes in Southern Lebanon, in what security sources there say is some of the most intense bombing since the start of the Gaza War in october. And these are the latest pictures of israeli strikes on the Southern Lebanese Border Village of rihan. It all comes as the leader of hezbollah, a proscribed Terrorist Organisation by some western governments, was giving his first public reaction to the wave of attacks across lebanon. At least 37 people have been killed and thousands injured by Exploding Pagers and Walkie Talkies. Hassan nasrallah described the attacks as a massacre and said it could be called a declaration of war. Our chief international correspondent, orla guerin, has this report. Israeli Fighter Jets swooping low over beirut this afternoon, dominating the skies and sending a message to hassan nasrallah. Booms. Breaking the Sound Barrier as the hezbollah leader was making a televised address. Thats Something Isra
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threatening to kill police officers in yonkers, new york, during tomorrow s parade. the stock market sliding just 24 hours after a group of banks unveiled a $30 billion rescue plan for first republic bank. the new report claiming first republic executives sold $12 million in stock months before the crash. the severe storm system, and where it s headed tonight. at least two tornadoes, including a confirmed ef-1 damaging homes and businesses in texas. winds up to 110 miles per hour. an arctic blast now on the way. below zero wind chills tomorrow morning. our weather team tracking it all. new concerns tonight about tiktok. sources telling abc news the justice department is launching an investigation into the owners of the popular social media app over allegations of spying. a new report on the possible origins of covid-19. an international team of scientists reportedly finding genetic links tying it to another animal in wuhan, china. here in new york, the good samaritan
their first ever major tournament. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. our top story for you today: scientists say there s compelling evidence that a market selling live animals in the chinese city of wuhan was the early epicentre of the covid 19 pandemic. it s a significant contribution to what s always been the dominant theory that the outbreak began with the coronavirus spreading from animals to humans at the so called wet market . this is the seafood wholesale market in wuhan. one of the studies just published in the journal science says genetic information suggests there were two crossover events where animals infected humans in late 2019. a second study also in science shows the earliest known cases in the city were clustered, around that market. i spoke to dr michael worobey, one of the lead authors of that study and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the university of arizona. he took us through the resea