biden�*s watch. more than 245,000 crossings have been made this year in the rio grande valley area alone. september's data is expected to show record crossings. in august, however, us border patrol apprehended just over 181,000 people along the southern border. that's up almost 50,000 injust one month, when you comparejuly�*s number of about 132,000. and mexico's president, andres manuel lopez 0brador, said that last week alone, 10,000 people arrived at the border every day. here in the us, we spoke to members of congress on both sides of the aisle about the border wall, including republican congressman ralph norman, in 2020, his platform was not building the wall anymore. according tojoe biden, not a serious policy solution and he did not think wallace would work, which is total insanity. now he has proposed 20 miles to be built from starr county in texas. he is using the funds that have really been appropriated in 2019 and dhs is appropriated in 2019 and dhs is a right to use those funds for that purpose. here is what is interesting, what has changed? i tell you what has changed, american people are sick and tired of seeing their cities overrun, their hospitals fall, their schools are full, the police having to deal with illegals who they do not have any background, no information on them, they put themselves at physical risk and it is really an insult. the biden administration is totally doing this for power and if they were really serious, they would call up really serious, they would call up the military and stopped everybody from crossing. it would not be that hard to do. president trump built over 200 miles of wall so you have to stop them at the point of entry and, you know, it is an insult to him to say it did not work for now to say it didn't work. i do not put any stock in what he says and whether he would actually do it. i was actually other, this deals underground, the contractors are being paid to do nothing. it is an insult but we see what happens. we also spoke with democratic congressman henry cuellar about the reaction from his constituents, as the wall is set to be built in his district in starr county. ido i do not think they are going to be very happy with it. and, again, i will sit down with them as soon as i can. as you know, we are a little tied up with trying to select a new spec and pretty soon we're going to have another cr or government shutdown situation so we have a lot of things to do but i am making phone calls to my constituents to talk to them and see what is the best way forward on that but the way the administration came up with this new fence, it doesn't tear up this new fence, it doesn't tear up the environment because it does not do the digging so it is a different type of fencing that you can move around so i think that will soften the blow a little bit but, again, i'm still against a solution called the wall for a 21st—century problem we have. i want to see more personnel, modern technology and instead of playing defence on the one yard line, look at what president 0bama and president trump did in 2015 and 2019 when the numbers went down in those years, they got mexico to do more, they got mexico to do more. we stop them before they come to the us border and that is my 2015 and 2019 we saw numbers going down. right now the home and 2019 we saw numbers going down. right now the homeland secretary, cbp commissioner in mexico, trying to convince the mexican to try and do a lot more. for more on this, i spoke tojose diaz briseno, he's a correspondent at the mexican newspaper reforma, and editor of mexico today. you have been looking at the story from both the us and mexico perspective. in washington, the homeland security secretary issued a statement earlier today and we have that statement and we will bring it up. he says... this is not a new policy, is that true? i do not think there is any dispute that at this moment the idea of building a whole stretch of is definitely a new policy. during the previous years of the biden administration, they have been some feeling of the gap, some while that was constructed during trump but these 20 miles that have been announced is certainly something new. fin certainly something new. on monda , certainly something new. on monday, we saw mexican president andres manuel lopez 0brador sang 10,000 people a day were reaching the bottom. why are we seeing the number of migrants spiking yet again? no—one can point to one single factor regarding this quite big mass migration happening. we can see that humanitarian aspects pushing people up, the economic conditions worsening in some countries and also repressive governments in places like venezuela, those are some of the factors pushing pushing people up towards the mexican border. there has been a spike in what is different is south american migrants particularly from men as well and ecuador are most of the people moving through these channels. —— from venezuela. 0f channels. —— from venezuela. of course this requires much more analysis but much more complex response. analysis but much more complex resonse. �* , analysis but much more complex resonse. h ., ~ ., response. let's talk about the mexican perspective - response. let's talk about the mexican perspective becausel mexican perspective because president andres manuel lopez 0brador has rejected this what is his government sang? while in mexico _ is his government sang? while in mexico is — is his government sang? while in mexico is something - is his government sang? while i in mexico is something symbolic and people in mexico see that mexico can co—operate a lot in many things, immigration and beyond, but the wall itself is seen as some kind of nationalistic symbol, as an affront to mexico. andres manuel lopez 0brador today it was saying he did not agree with this new policy because earlier this year he actually had commended president part of the be the only president who had not built a new ball during his administration. regardless of that, the president has acknowledged that there is more migration happening through mexico but this is something that, again, requires much more co—ordination not only from mexico but other countries. this is three members of president biden cabinet are meeting in mexico.- president biden cabinet are meeting in mexico. mexico has become the — meeting in mexico. mexico has become the linchpin _ meeting in mexico. mexico has become the linchpin of - meeting in mexico. mexico has become the linchpin of the - meeting in mexico. mexico has become the linchpin of the us| become the linchpin of the us system for enforcing migration controls. mexico is singular in that sense to other countries like turkey or tunisia who have particular roles in controlling migrants going to europe. mexico has incorporated since the trump administration with various programmes and it has co—ordinated procedures with the us and has deployed 28,000 troops to control migration. even with all that, the networks for putting migrants in trains and so on, are still very powerful and both criminal elements and also immigrants on their own making the track. this is complex because the mexican legal system has established some controls on the mexican government on what exactly they can do on arresting migrants travelling north. ~ . , arresting migrants travelling north. . , ., , north. what is it legally possible _ north. what is it legally possible in _ north. what is it legally possible in mexico - north. what is it legally possible in mexico is i north. what is it legallyj possible in mexico is an important point. we had from the congressmen henry cuellar who said under and at other administration they got mexico to do more and reduce regular migration at the southern border. what does that mean for the biden administration? does it want to see mexico take a bigger role?— it want to see mexico take a bigger role? this is something we exoected — bigger role? this is something we expected to _ bigger role? this is something we expected to hear _ bigger role? this is something | we expected to hear something regarding with what is happening in mexico city, new plans or new ideas to control migration. the only thing we had previously from some repository in the us press is that the us administration was pushing mexico before direct application to places like ecuador and venezuela. this has happened before but this is only a band—aid and the whole of government solution that needs to happen. today in a different announcement by the biden administration, they themselves will start directing people from venezuela, in a new agreement reached with the maduro regime. let's see what message date can send. —— maduro. message date can send. -- maduro-— former president trump dropped his 500—million—dollar lawsuit against his former personal attorney, michael cohen on thursday evening. in april, mr trump filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging cohen breached attorney—client privilege as well as a confidentiality agreement. ajudge ordered trump to sit for a deposition by cohen's attorneys on monday in new york, after delaying his deposition twice. trump's campaign suggests he intends to refile the suit against his former laywer at a later date. to the war in ukraine now. there's been international condemnation of the deadliest missile strike to hit the country for more than a year. local officials say the russian attack on the village of hroza killed more than 50 people. many of the victims had been attending a funeral wake. the white house described the strike as horrifying and the british prime minister said it illustrated moscow's barbarity. 0ur correspondent, james waterhouse, reports. "this body is badly burnt," says the rescuer. maybe you will recognise them. "no, it's not her," the woman replies. missile attacks are an almost daily occurrence here. but rarely are they this destructive. a well rehearsed routine for emergency crews which doesn't get any easier. translation: my brother, sister-in-law and mother i were killed. alexander's family were at a wake of a local soldier. most of the victims had been sitting around a large table inside a cafe. a shared moment of grief cut short. translation: constantly, i we were pulling out someone. it was a nightmare. ukraine accuses russia of launching a short range ballistic missile, killing more than 50 in a village of 300. translation: we were in a town nearby and heard an explosion. i we were then told something happened in hroza and we came because my mother was here. ring tones fill the silence. from the phones of the dead. translation: russian military knew where they were striking. | it was not a blind attack. people had gathered there for a memorial meal. who could launch a missile at them? 0nly absolute evil. at a speech in sochi, vladimir putin didn't reference the attack but suggested ukraine would be dead within a week if its western help was to stop. ukraine is fighting to prevent that from happening. but it is hurting. james waterhouse, bbc news. concern is growing among european leaders in the wake of us political infighting that halted aid to ukraine. funding for ukraine was left out of a spending bill passed last weekend to avert a government shutdown and now, the us house of representatives is embroiled in a race to replace its speaker kevin mccarthy likely kicking the can further down the road as far as restoring aid to ukraine. on thursday, 50 european leaders, including president zelensky, gathered in spain to discuss support for the war—torn country. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale filed this report from the summit. this summit is supposed to be about european security, it is a new summit, only the third that has ever happened. it was begun after russia's invasion of ukraine. but despite all of that, actually, it was the political infighting and wrangling in washington that cast a shadow over this gathering, because there was a real concern about the possibility of the united states reducing its support for ukraine. the eu foreign policy chief, josep borrell, said if that happened it would not be good news and europe did not have the capacity to make up the loss of that us support. eu leaders were almost falling over themselves to come to the cameras to say, look, their support for ukraine will continue as long as it takes, you know, until the very end, those kinds of phrases. the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said she was confident us support would remain for the long—term. so there was a sense of european leaders trying to hug together to say we will stick together on this. as for president zelensky, the leader of ukraine, he was here too with his team, as ever trying to drum up western support. whenever he was asked about the us position he said, well, what's the use of me worrying? worrying doesn't help, wejust need to carry on working. but he did say, in answer to question i asked, that the situation with the us was dangerous and he said now was the time for europe to do more to support the united states. in other words, a rallying cry to europe to say it's your turn to step up. the problem is that european economies at the moment have not been geared up for a wartime production of ammunition. they are not focused entirely on ukraine, they're still concerned about other issues, such as the global cost—of—living crisis and the climate emergency. so president zelensky and his team have now left granada, they're heading back to ukraine. as ever, their call was for more air defences, and they got some from the spanish today — they offered some more. i think they will probably return to ukraine with a degree of anxiety. support from europe, yes, but still that concern about just where the united states is going on this. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a man who shot and injured ten people on a crowded new york subway car last year has been sentenced to life in prison. the 64—year—old pleaded guilty in january to terrorism and weapons charges. prosecutors had argued that he intended to inflict maximum damage. it was one of the most violent assaults ever seen on the city's mass transit system. a man who broke into windsor castle with a loaded crossbow to kill queen elizabeth on christmas day in 2021 has beenjailed for nine years, after pleading guilty to treason. jaswant chail, who's now 21, will initially be kept in custody at broadmoor hospital. he is the first person in the uk to be convicted of treason since 1981. norwegian writerjon fosse has been named the winner of this year's nobel prize for literature. the swedish academy praised his innovative plays and prose, saying he gave voice to the unsayable. fosse's major works include the novels boathouse and melancholy. mr fosse said he was quote "overwhelmed and somewhat frightened" to win the prize. you're live with bbc news. venezuelan prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader, juan guaido. he is accused of money laundering and treason, among other crimes. the country's attorney general has said he would ask for interpol�*s help in guaido's apprehension. guaido is the former president of the national assembly, and proclaimed himself "interim president" of venezuela in 2019, after challenging the re—election of authoritarian president nicolas maduro. guaido is currently living in exile in the united states. in the last few minutes, he has denied the allegations and has accused president maduro of trying to silence him. a drone attack on a syrian military academy in the city of homs has killed at least 100 people and left dozens injured. the explosive—laden drones targeted a graduation ceremony, attended by cadets' families, and women and children were among the dead. the army blamed "terrorist groups, backed by known "international forces". there was no immediate claim from the rebels and jihadists battling the government in the country's civil war. somejournalists in iran have told the bbc they're being pressured by authorities to report false government accounts about iran's morality police, who are accused of beating a 16—year—old girl into a coma for not wearing a hijab. the iranian authorities deny the accusations. parham ghobadi, from bbc persian, has more. the moment a 16—year—old iranian student collapsed and was removed from tehran�*s metro. rights activists say she was attacked for not wearing a headscarf. the cctv footage shows her without hijab in the underground station on sunday. this is armita jazeera, and she is now in a coma at a military hospital under tight security. authorities say she fainted after her blood pressure dropped. conservative iranian state media interviewed her parents, who activists say are under pressure. suspicions grew after this interview here. armita's mum disagrees with a woman who is introduced as their relative. a teacher's union in iran published a statement saying security forces have intimidated armitage's classmates and teachers into silence, but it also said herfriends are being coerced into giving false confession. translation: ahmed's friends who accompanied her on the day of the incident are under intense pressure to refute the allegations of any confrontation with her brother. and they did. after a few hours, there are many question marks. authorities haven't published a cctv footage from inside the train. a journalist who went to the hospital to cover the story was immediately detained and released after a few hours. i've spoken to journalists inside iran. they've told me the independent media are being threatened by security forces. they've been warned if they publish anything other than the official line, they'll face dire consequences. last year, 22—year—old masa amini went into a coma and died after she was detained by morality police. it sparked mass protests across the country. iranian authorities seem to be doing everything to avoid a repeat. parham ghobadi, bbc news. scientists say last month was the world's hottest september on record, by a huge margin. the european union's climate service attributed the rise to greenhouse gas emissions and the el nino weather event. september's high mark comes in the wake of the hottest summer on record in the northern hemisphere, where soaring temperatures show no signs of cooling down. these rises have driven heatwaves and wildfires across the world. this is greece, where wildfires are still burning. that, of course, comes after the hottestjuly on record and the hottest august on record. globally, it was a summer of scenes like this, in canada, which has endured a historic fire season, and just today, officials on the spanish island of tenerife told around 3,000 people to leave their homes, due to wildfires. the measure, which, at this stage, is described as "precautionary", comes after a fire, which originally began in mid—august, flared up again. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt reports on the latest alarming data from climate scientists. could a 600—year—old floor uncovered in the uk be a stage where shakespeare once performed? the oldest working theater in britain, st george's guildhall in kings lynn, discovered the floor during renovations. the timber boards date back to 11145, and documents show that shakespeare used the theatre when he took his acting troupe on tour in the early 1590s, when the bubonic plague closed theatres in london. bbc�*s entertainment correspondent colin paterson went for a look. the boards of the bard. we know that these were definitely here in 1592, and in 1592, we think shakespeare is performing in kings lynn. so this is likely to be the surface that shakespeare was walking on. drjonathan clark was researching st george's guildhall in kings lynn, as part of a council—backed renovation project, when a discovery was made. we wanted to open up an area, just to check, just to see if there was an earlier floor surviving here. and lo and behold, we found this. quite a thought, that shakespeare could have stood right here. it is, isn't it? and it's the only upper floor that we've got which is still in something of its original state, where he could have been walking, he could have been performing. the guildhall is the oldest working theatre in the uk with performances dating back to 14115. we're standing amongst the seats. what kind of set up would it have been back in shakespeare's time? well, this would have just been a level floor all the way back up the hall there. and in fact, at that end of the hall, that is where the privileged people, the wealthy, would have sat and they would have been watching what was going on down at this end of the hall. so if there was a performance going on, it would have been in this area. so shakespeare, if he was performing here, would have been on this spot. and when it comes to stages, of course it's a subject shakespeare famously wrote about. all the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players. but as for the proof that shakespeare stood on this one... we've got the borough - account books from 1592—93, which prove that shakespeare's company was paid to play here in this venue. we know that shakespeare was on stage in 1592 due . to what was essentially a bad review by a man called - robert greene, also- from norfolk, who wrote that shakespeare wasl an "upstart crow". plus, the london theatres were all shut that year, i due to the plague, so if shakespeare was playing anywhere in 1592—93, - it was in this venue in king's lynn. - just watch out, mind your head. about the size of a tennis court, this floor is. 600 years old. not just shakespeare's trodden on it, but everybody else in between. and we're trying to make that safe and share it with everybody for the next hundreds of years going forward. first up, a talk tonight in the theatre where their findings will be shared and debated and the future of the floor discussed. colin paterson, bbc news, king's lynn, norfolk. before we go, scientists in south africa have found that wild mammals are more scared of human voices than the sound of lines of a stop sign to display the sound of people speaking normally through speakers hidden, most animals, normally through speakers hidden, mostanimals, including including antelopes, warthogs, giraffes and ran away. it is thought the animals have learned that contact with humans is extremely dangerous. that's our show. thank you for watching. hello, there. it was a rather mixed picture across the uk on thursday, with a very slow—moving weather front, giving outbreaks of rain, particularly towards the north and the west, such as here in argyll and bute, but further south, a lot more sunshine around, albeit quite hazy at times. now, as we head through the next few days, there is more rain to come in the forecast. it's mostly for scotland, particularly western areas of scotland, but further south, largely dry, and it will also be turning warmer. now for the rest of the night, still outbreaks of rain across the central swathe of the country. to the north and the south of that front, lots of clear skies, and its very mild start to the day tomorrow across the board, but particularly across scotland, where temperatures dipped a little bit below freezing last night. a lot milder into friday morning. and on friday, you can see from the pressure chart, high pressure builds into the south, so it will be dry here and our weather front pushes ever so slowly northward. so it's a wet start to the day for northwest england, for northern ireland, but it should dry out here a bit later on the rain pushing into the central belt. it is a sunny start to the day across aberdeenshire. windy for caithness and sutherland, also blustery for the northern isles. lots of sunshine towards the south of the front. it will be quite hazy, at times, again, but temperatures starting to rise on friday, up to 20 to 23 degrees celsius in the south of england, the high teens, potentially, for aberdeenshire. and then on friday night into saturday, that rain still driving into western scotland, very heavy over the western hills, and it will be across the whole of scotland, i think, as we head through into saturday morning. further south, a lot of sunshine throughout the day on sunday. temperatures in northern ireland could get as high as 19 or 20 degrees. we're looking at the low 20s for northern england, also for much of wales, maybe 25 or 26 celsius in the southeast of england and east anglia. and it's more or less the same on sunday. temperatures a little bit lower and our weather front gradually pushes further northwards across scotland to where pushes further northwards across scotland too, where of course, it's going to be cooler. big contrast in temperatures here. again, we're looking at the low 20s for much of england and wales, a bit more cloud too, across northern ireland. these are the daytime averages for this point in october. so you can see we're above average across the board, 12 degrees in the north, 16 degrees celsius in the south. so even scotland is mild for this point. so even scotland is mild for this point in october. the unseasonable heat continues across england and wales, as we head into the start of next week. v0|ceover: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. as the summer draws to a close has ukraine made the progress that people had hoped for? our world has secured unique access to one ukrainian unit to find out. loud bang. as the country beds in for the long war while also trying to come to terms with profound trauma and loss, what impact 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