Searching for green gold. The top ten leading democratic contenders hoping to take on donald trump in the 2020 us president ial election are going head to head in a much anticipated televised debate. Healthcare has featured heavily at the start, but all eyes are on how centrist and former Vice President joe biden, seen as the frontrunner, will perform against other contenders. That includes popular hopefuls Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, who are both calling for radical change. Lets head to houston and laura trevelyan, who can give us an update on the debate. Well, a very serious debate taking place here tonight in houston. The big issues being debated gun control, china, afghanistan, healthcare. And joining me now to talk about how it is going is bill press, democrat and host of the bill press, democrat and host of the bill press pod. Thank you forjoining us. So going into this, joe bidens camp said he had a target on his back but he was going to try and expose that the others had plans but may be no way to pay for it. How is he going so way to pay for it. How is he going so far, do you think . I thought he did very well at that. But let me say first of all that i think the democratic party, it is obvious tonight, is very much helped by having a field cut in half. Because i think tonight we saw the superstars. We saw we know why they are there on stage, and every of them is better informed, better experienced, and Better Qualified to runa experienced, and Better Qualified to run a country than donald trump. And i think they also that tonight. It was an extraordinary, lively debate. A lot of differences on the issues, but also a lot of unity, and a lot of energy, and back tojoe biden, you know, they went afterjoe from the very beginning. But he came, i think, prepared to make his case, to defend his position, that on healthcare you just cant throw out everything we have got an overnight go to some great big magic plan in the sky, which are liberal like me might want. He said look, whats it going to cost you . And by the way, neither Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders, i think, neither Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders, ithink, could neither Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders, i think, could answer him. No. So it was a very lovely back and forth. I thinkjoe biden held his own. And a very interesting moment from beto orourke when the topic of gun control came up, of course here in texas the el paso one happened, and another when in odessa, and beto orourke had this viral moment where he said yes, we are coming for your guns. Viral moment where he said yes, we are coming for your gunslj viral moment where he said yes, we are coming for your guns. I said in the last week or so, he had really, really started to fade. People really started to fade. People really writing him off. The gun issue had brought beto back. And tonight i thought he really won the night with his passionate stand about gun control, saying it is just not up to you whether you turn in your assault weapon. We are going to make you turn it in. We are going to buy it back from you, or to quote him, hell yes we are going to take your ar 15. I think it is certainly what that crowd wanted to hear, and i think it is what the American People wanted to hear. And how about senator Kamala Harris . How is she doing tonight . She had to face questions on her record as a prosecutor in san francisco. Questions on her record as a prosecutor in san franciscolj questions on her record as a prosecutor in san francisco. I was impressed with Kamala Harris, both Amy Klobuchar in minnesota and Kamala Harris had questions about their role as District Attorney and as prosecutors in their respective states. Amy klobuchar i thought did little better than Kamala Harris in defending her record, frankly. I also thought Amy Klobuchar had one of the best lines of the night when she turned to Bernie Sanders on healthcare and said, yes, you wrote yourdamn healthcare and said, yes, you wrote your damn bill, but i read it. Which was a real killer line. And she said 149 Million People would lose their private health insurance, didnt she . She did, and with Kamala Harris, she defended her record i thought not as well, not as strongly. I dont think she had a great night tonight. So bill, the front runner so far, in your view . Great night tonight. So bill, the front runner so far, in your view . think there are three front runners. I had to give your political answer, butjoe biden and Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. And of the three of them, i thinkjoe biden and Elizabeth Warren had the best night tonight, and i think that could be the final two, and maybe even the ticket in 2020. Bill press their weather prediction, thank you for joining us. Well, that debate still has a little bit under an hour to run, so has a little bit under an hour to run, so we has a little bit under an hour to run, so we will get right back to it and we willjoin you at the end. Thank you very much. The democrat controlled House Judiciary Committee in the us congress has voted to broaden its powers to investigate president trump, which could eventually lead to impeachment, although this does not necessarily mean one will happen. A recent opinion poll says 59 of us voters oppose removing the president from office. Lets get some of the days other news members of the public have been paying their respects to the former zimbabwean president robert mugabe, whose body is lying in state at a stadium in the capital, harare. His family and the government have disagreed over mr mugabes final resting place. State television is reporting that the countrys current president has agreed the mugabe familys wishes should be respected. The government in the bahamas has issued a Tropical Storm warning for the same group of islands where Hurricane Dorian left at least 50 people dead and more than 1,000 others missing. It said the storm had the potential to strengthen into a cyclone within the next day or two and move towards florida. British airways has started cancelling flights scheduled for 27 september, when another strike by pilots is expected. Ba plans to run more flights than they did on strike days earlier this week, but the majority of flights will be cancelled. Doctors in syria say hospitals in rebel held areas are being deliberately targeted with air strikes by the Syrian Government, even though that is a war crime. The move is the latest atrocity in a conflict that began more than eight years ago and has left hundreds of thousands of people dead. Our middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville and cameraman Darren Conway have travelled to idlib, in the north west of syria, where opposition fighters, islamist extremists and civilians are largely surrounded by government forces. Here is their report. The sick, the injured, the needy. There is little space left for them in idlib. Dr mohib khaddour treats more than 1,000 patients a day, with just a tiny staff. There is a large number of patients and its just a few doctors. The specialists, there is we have three or four, just. The current ceasefire came too late for amal. Her name means hope, something fast diminishing in idlib. She lost her father, her mother and her brother in one years. She just has a sister, also injured in the last attack. Unfortunately, she needs many operations and skin grafts. Its a very sad story, i think. Life is collapsing here. Why is this happening . She whispers. 3. 5 Million People in the province are wondering the same. The world isnt listening. Doctor, do you have any doubt that the regime and russia are targeting specifically hospitals and medical facilities . Never. Im sure that Russian Air Force and the regime, assad regime, attack many times all hospitals and health facilities. Its fact, like sun, like moon. Its fact in syria, and many hospitals destroyed, and still destroyed til now. Syrias war is reaching new depths in idlib. This was a hospital until russia and the regime took it out, one of many we passed that appear to have been specifically targeted. In fields or in hillsides, the onslaught found them. Nearby buildings remained untouched. The United Nations passed on a record of their co ordinates to russia to ensure their protection. Instead, it became a target hit list, as the same places were hit again and again. Russia and the regimes campaign has been horribly effective. Its terrifying. All of these towns and villages that weve gone through have been abandoned, because this is a war against what matters to people their homes, their schools and their hospitals. This was a hospital until a few months ago. Its one of 40 that have been attacked since april this year, and its causing people to flee in their tens of thousands. This is the last refuge of those who oppose a government which has brought their country to ruin. How can you still, in these dire straits, pass over co ordinates to russia which are then shared with the regime, which will involve more targeting when this ceasefire ends . So, the co ordinates is a preventative mechanism. Many of the facilities. But it isnt preventing attacks on hospitals. At the same time, i think we now are further strengthening the mechanism, further. 40 hospitals have been attacked in the last few months. And many more schools have been attacked, and many water points have received direct hits. So the system is broken. So the system of preventing and protecting the civilians has completely failed. As humanitarian workers, i dont think we can be blamed for that. I think, as humanitarian workers, we provide life saving assistance, and we really ask everybody with these co ordinates to make sure this is respected. If anything, sharing the co ordinates should bring more awareness more, also, accountability. That gives little reassurance on the ground. Life here is filled with peril. Going to work is an act of courage. Medical staff say they have a target on their backs. So head nurse Nair Al Aswad takes care when he goes to a hospital in a secret location. His hospital is buried deep out of reach of the bombs. We were told to move fast too. Even under this solid rock, they await the next attack. The un says humanitarian operations are about to reach breaking point. Air strikes arent the only worry. If regime Ground Forces advance a few kilometres, then here will be abandoned too. So people continue to race to the border. We headed south, deep into idlib, escorted by the self styled salvation government. The men who rule here are deemed terrorists by the west, but these camps are full of families and innocents. The assad regime doesnt discriminate. Theres no question that attacking civilians, hospitals, schools is a war crime. Do you think anybody will ever face justice . I dont think. Nobody cares. I hope i can see justice in syria for everyone who injures syrian people, but i dont think i will see it, or in my life, at least. Amal and taznin have known only this war. Its far from over, but already the living, the dead, the injured, have been forgotten here. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come did israel bug the white house . We will talk to a former insider about how common it is for friendly countries to spy on each other. George w bush freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible. Bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. We say to you today in a loud and a clear voice enough of blood and tears. Enough translation the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. Its an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. Iam free this is bbc news. The latest headlines thereve been impassioned exchanges about healthcare at the start of a televised debate, involving the ten leading contenders for the Us Democratic partys president ial nomination. Doctors in syria have told the bbc that hospitals in rebel held areas of Idlib Province are being deliberately targeted with air strikes. The Prime Minister has denied lying to the queen about his reasons for suspending parliament. Boris johnson was speaking after scotlands highest civil court ruled wednesday that the shutdown was unlawful because it was intended to hinder parliamentary debate. Mrjohnson also dismissed concerns about newly released government papers detailing preparations for a no deal brexit scenario that contained warnings of medical shortages, food price rises and major cross channel trade delays. He said the documents were just sensible preparations. Our Political EditorLaura Kuenssberg reports. Almost a year to the day, this document was snapped by a beady eyed photographer in westminster. A hint of the turmoil the government believed might come if we leave without a deal. 12 months later, after leaks and suspicion, at last, ministers have been forced to publish the actual details. Do you understand what on earth were doing . Great, because i dont. Lets hope they do know what theyre doing, because leaving without arrangements in place could mean shortages of some food, protests, severe disruption at the irish border, and much more. If we have to come out on 31 october with no deal, we will be ready. And the ports will be ready, and the farming communities will be ready, and all the industries that matter will be ready for a no deal brexit. All chant stop the coup after clashes in parliament, mps did change the law to make it much harder for the government to take us out if there is no agreement with brussels by the end of october. But the Prime Minister is adamant hed find a way round that to stick to his deadline. So neither side has any intention at this stage of backing down. If we were to allow the country to leave without a deal on 31 october, we would not be serving our constituents well, that we would be complicit in doing something that would be very disruptive in the short term, very damaging in long term. Reporter is there any progress . Do you want to tell us whats going on . Im very impressed. The only clear way out of the wrangle for the Prime Minister is of course to do a deal with brussels and leave the eu in an orderly fashion. There are whispers of progress in london and brussels, but the eus chief negotiator is not so sure. We are still ready to examine objectively any concrete and legally operational proposal from the uk. The law has been changed to make it harder for the Prime Minister to take us out of the eu without a deal, but its not completely off the table. So, while ministers suggest these are just worst case scenarios, the anxiety in whitehall and beyond cant disappear. Nor can downing street escape a judges ruling yesterday that the way they suspended parliament was against the law. Number 10 is fighting on many fronts. This is not normal the Prime Minister having to deny that he lied to the monarch. Did you lie to the queen when you advised her to prorogue, to suspend parliament . Absolutely not. And that indeed, as i say, the high court in england plainly agrees with us, but the Supreme Court will have to decide. Therell be that other verdict next week, but the opposition just doesnt buy the governments arguments, or whether theyre ready for no deal. Thats why were so angry that parliament was prorogued, because i should be in parliament at the moment with the ability to interrogate the Prime Minister and ministers. Mps could be ordered back on the road to westminster by the courts next week. Were in a strange limbo. The only certainty change of some sort is on the way. Five people have been arrested on suspicion of planning to fly drives near heathrow. Members of Climate Change activist group were held on conspiracy to commit a public nuisance. They were protesting against the airports planned expansion. Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has strongly denied a report in Politico Magazine that his country was behind surveillance devices found near the white house and other sensitive areas in washington. In a statment the Prime Minister said it was a blatant lie. The technology that was discovered, tricks phones into sending their location, identity and, data usage. Fred flights is president of the center for security policy. I asked him what israel woul gain if it did spy on a friendly country like the us. Most nations spy on each other. When i worked at the white house, we were warned that the facility is surrounded, probably by listening devices by a variety of countries. Russia, china, probably cuba, probably iran. There are some countries that dont spy on one another, the us and the united kingdom. We have something called the five eyes