and notjust a simulation for much longer. the go ahead for lift off of artemis and a return to the moon is expected from nasa. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in singapore and six in the afternoon in florida, where former president donald trump has asked a federal court to temporarily block the fbi from reviewing the materials it seized from his mar a lago home two weeks ago. in a filing to the court, mr trump s legal team is requesting the appointment of a watchdog to oversee the fbi review. this is the first formal legal action since federal agents seized highly sensitive documents. let s get more on this from our north america correspondent chi chi izundu. great to get you on the show. i know that this information is coming fast and furious, very little we know at this point in time, but perhaps you can talk us through what is in this filing, all 27 pages of it. yes. can talk us through what is in this f
the results was illegal. but they pushed anyway. listen to former trump white house lawyer eric herschmann on his conversation with eastman. i said are you out of your effing mind. i was completely blunt. i said you re crazy, you re going to cause riots in the streets. and he said words to the effect of, there s been violence in the history of our country to protect the democracy or protect the republic. testimony revealed even after the capitol riot, eastman pushed for delay in certifying the election and later asked for a pardon. [ crowd chanting ] the committee also outlined just how close rioters were to the then vice president and pointed out that some of them had seen president trump s tweet at 2:24, saying that pence lacked courage. recent court filing by the department of justice explains the confidential informant from the proud boys told the fbi the proud boys would have killed mike pence if given a chance. some of those rioters came within just 40 feet of
Its tuesday, october the 24th. Our main story. Two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more than two weeks ago, have been released from captivity. Yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. The women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah Border Crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 oclock local time last night. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the details. Freed after more than two weeks in captivity. In a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the International Committee of the red cross. Not before 85 year old Yocheved Lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, shalom, hebrew for peace. Hamas is designated a Terrorist Group by many weste
People living under it and is really seized and constant air strikes. Israel says that Bombing Raids which have intensified our Targeting Members of hamas, the Group Responsible for murdering over 1400 responsible for murdering over moo israelis in the attacks on the 7th of october. Meanwhile as that conflict plays out, the push to find a diplomatic solution to the israel gaza war, us President Joe Biden has again spoken to israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. The most recent communication was over the phone, but the pair met in person on wednesday when President Biden visited israel to show support. The white house also says the president has discussed the war with the leaders of the uk, canada, france, germany and italy. Frances president Emmanuel Macron and the dutch Prime Minister, mark rutte, have also now announced theyll visit on monday and tuesday. And at the rafah border crossing, several Trucks Wyre Davies has our first report tonight, from jerusalem. The human toll in
From egypt overnight. This after an initial convoy of 20 trucks the previous day. The United Nations has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe among Paletsinian Civilans with no access to fresh water, food aid or medicines. Israel tightened its blockade on gaza 15 days ago following an unprecedented massacre of civilians on its territory. The rafah crossing is on the egyptian border, and its the only route into gaza that doesnt border israel. That means its currently the only entry point for aid. Israel is warning its Military Campaign against hamas could last several months. The Israeli Defence forces say the next stage, a widely anticipated ground offensive, would happen soon. With more, heres our correspondent yolanda knell. A sleepless night in gaza. From afar, the flashes of successive israeli air strikes in gaza city as israel steps up its bombing campaign. And amid more and more destruction, and a mounting death toll, the un is warning of a catastrophic humanitarian situation. Ov