we are learning new details tonight about the meeting between both presidents. i want to bring you some of those details about that security assistance programme which president biden committed to, notably in terms of the weaponry which he has committed to. so, more air defences support. that is something president zelensky has been calling for. notably also in terms of ammunition which was running low for the rocket launchers. what was not approved, however, was the long—range missiles which president zelensky has been calling for but we know from the white house statement that the white house statement that the abrams tanks will be on the ground in ukraine from next week. this is also an opportunity for president zelensky to be introduced for the first time to the special representative for economic recovery hanging pritzker but it is fair to say that the mood on the ground 19 months into the conflict, a grinding offensive, is one that feels far from offensive, is one that feels farfrom economic offensive, is one that feels far from economic recovery right now. let's listen to what both presidents had to say about the bilateral meeting. we are allies and strategic friends _ are allies and strategic friends and we really appreciate the assistance provided by the united states. together with our partners and allies_ together with our partners and allies the — together with our partners and allies the american _ together with our partners and allies the american people - together with our partners and allies the american people are| allies the american people are determined _ allies the american people are determined to _ allies the american people are determined to see _ allies the american people are determined to see that - allies the american people are determined to see that we - allies the american people are determined to see that we dol determined to see that we do all we — determined to see that we do all we can_ determined to see that we do all we canto _ determined to see that we do all we can to ensure - determined to see that we do all we can to ensure the - determined to see that we do| all we can to ensure the world stands — all we can to ensure the world stands with— all we can to ensure the world stands with you _ all we can to ensure the world stands with you and _ all we can to ensure the world stands with you and that - all we can to ensure the world stands with you and that is - all we can to ensure the world | stands with you and that is our overwhelming _ stands with you and that is our overwhelming abductive. - stands with you and that is our overwhelming abductive. —— l overwhelming abductive. —— objective _ overwhelming abductive. -- objective-— overwhelming abductive. -- ob'ective. , , ., ., objective. this comes at a time when we see — objective. this comes at a time when we see pollen _ objective. this comes at a time when we see pollen say - objective. this comes at a time when we see pollen say that i objective. this comes at a time when we see pollen say that it| when we see pollen say that it will not commit any new weapons in the water to support ukraine. do you think that there is a sense of more fatigue setting in? i there is a sense of more fatigue setting in? i think that is a _ fatigue setting in? i think that is a really _ fatigue setting in? i think that is a really important| that is a really important question to ask and i think it is fair to say that the comments from the polish prime minister expose a larger question. at least some tension i think despite the united front that we have seen from the allies, increasingly questions are being asked and we are seeing questions being asked from the speaker of the house kevin mccarthy when it comes to accountability, saying that we will notjust be writing blank checks for ukraine and they want to see checks and balances and it is notable that you say we have also seen in that white house press statement today president biden saying that he has spoken to president zelensky about corruption and it is something that president zelensky is clearly addressing. we have seen him most recently launched an investigation and fire a number of his defence cabinet. tell us more about the messaging that we did see from president biden today in this meeting? president biden today in this meetin: ? ~ , �* meeting? well, president biden was very clear. _ meeting? well, president biden was very clear. he _ meeting? well, president biden was very clear. he reiterated - was very clear. he reiterated that message that the united states will stand shoulder to shoulder with ukraine for as long as it takes but of course the centre to all of this is it that 24 the centre to all of this is it that 2a billion us package which would have to be approved by congress and instead president biden had a message for congress and that was that ultimately he trust them to find a way to approve this package because, in his words, there is no alternative. {jut there is no alternative. out corresponded _ there is no alternative. out corresponded helena humphrey reporting from the white house. and as we've mentioned, zelensky courted lawmakers on capitol hill as he tries to push through more defense and humanitarian aid in congress. we spoke about everything, about support, about the situation on the battlefield, about our plans. i can't share with the media all the details, but i think we have a very strong dialogue with senators. but that us aid is caught up in a budget battle as house republican lawmakers threaten to block a spending bill that could trigger a partial government shutdown at the end of the month. they want republican house speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden to agree to spending cuts. i spoke to democratic illinois congressman raja krishnamoorthi about what that means for ukraine funding and about zelensky�*s visit. thank you again forjoining us on bbc news. i want to start with the ukrainian president's visit to washington. he met with congressional leaders. you did not meet with him personally but what message do you think he was able to convey? i you think he was able to convey?— you think he was able to conve ? ,, , , convey? i think he probably conveyed — convey? i think he probably conveyed to _ convey? i think he probably conveyed to the _ convey? i think he probably conveyed to the urgency . convey? i think he probably i conveyed to the urgency of the situation right now in terms of making sure that the ukrainians have what they need in order to continue their progress on the battlefield, sumi. as you know, they have made some meaningful progress recently and we need to make sure that they have what they require to continue their progress. we what they require to continue their progress.— what they require to continue their progress. we thought that seaker their progress. we thought that speaker mccarthy _ their progress. we thought that speaker mccarthy opted - their progress. we thought that speaker mccarthy opted to - their progress. we thought that speaker mccarthy opted to not l speaker mccarthy opted to not have ukrainian president zelensky speak directly to all congressional members but rather to hold private meetings. what message do you think that sense to president zelensky about whether us stands? i zelensky about whether us stands? ~ ., zelensky about whether us stands? ,, ., .,~ stands? i think that speaker mccarthy along _ stands? i think that speaker mccarthy along with - stands? i think that speaker mccarthy along with leaderl mccarthy along with leader jeffries supports further aid for ukraine so i am going to defer to them in terms of the strategy on how best to persuade certain members to go along with further spending for ukraine but i think the message to mr zelensky is that we stand united with him and i think that we want to make sure that he has what he requires to continue progress on the battlefield, but at the same time, there is going to be concerns that need to be allayed, probably in a private setting as opposed to a public one. ~ ., ~' setting as opposed to a public one. ~ . ~ ., one. well, if we talk about some of— one. well, if we talk about some of the _ one. well, if we talk about some of the concerns - one. well, if we talk about some of the concerns that| one. well, if we talk about - some of the concerns that was a cnn poll last month showing 71% of republicans oppose new funding while 61% of democrats supported, so that is going to make president zelenskyy�*s asked to negate this new funding bill, $24 billion, through. it will make that more difficult. is ukraine funding going to continue from the us in the way that we have seen it in the way that we have seen it in the way that we have seen it in the past? i in the way that we have seen it in the past?— in the past? i think it will, thou:h in the past? i think it will, though it _ in the past? i think it will, though it is _ in the past? i think it will, though it is probably - in the past? i think it will, | though it is probably going in the past? i think it will, i though it is probably going to require probably more oversight. it is going to require probably more verification of where the money is being spent and so forth. i think american people want to spend the money or want to give resources to the ukrainians. they want to make sure that it is going to the intended purposes and that it is effective and so i think those are the types of provisions that might accompany further aid. i that might accompany further aid. ., ., ., aid. i want to also ask you about republicans - aid. i want to also ask you about republicans holding aid. i want to also ask you i about republicans holding up a spending bill passage. would americans — do americans need to prepare for a shutdown? possibly. i hope not. ithink to prepare for a shutdown? possibly. i hope not. i think a shutdown would really hurt millions of people, but at this point i think that speaker kevin mccarthy has adopted, i believe, a wrongheaded principle for the type of support that should govern any spending package that goes forward in at the house. so, basically, he wants to do it solely on republican votes, and as you know we are a closely divided house, and so i would respectively submitted that he should not stick to that principle because if he does he is going to be held up by hostages, hostage takers on the far right. on the other hand, if he decides that he would like to invite democrats to the deliberations and to support the package, he will be much more successful in getting something passed.- more successful in getting somethin: assed. �* ., something passed. argue worried about the message _ something passed. argue worried about the message it _ something passed. argue worried about the message it sends i something passed. argue worried about the message it sends to i about the message it sends to the rest of the world if there is a ukraine government shutdown?— is a ukraine government shutdown? , , , shutdown? 0h, sure. this is exactly what _ shutdown? 0h, sure. this is exactly what xi _ shutdown? 0h, sure. this is exactly what xi jinping, i exactly what xijinping, vladimir putin and our adverse areas would relish. it is chaos. it is dysfunction. it is the federal government — the us government not being able to take care of business, and in a world where we are in a competition of ideas, of forms of governance where we put forward that a democracy is really the best way to move forward, obviously our adverse areas like xijinping and the chinese communist party will use whatever is happening here as evidence for why our model of governance and democracies don't work. of governance and democracies don't work-— of governance and democracies don't work. ., , , ., ,, don't work. congressmen, thank ou so don't work. congressmen, thank you so much _ don't work. congressmen, thank you so much for— don't work. congressmen, thank you so much for your _ don't work. congressmen, thank you so much for your insights i you so much for your insights today. you so much for your insights toda . ., ~ you so much for your insights toda . ., ,, i. you so much for your insights toda. ., ,, . ,, and coming up in the next hour, we'll have a republican response to the possibility of a partial government shutdown. canadian prime minsiterjustin trudeau called on india to cooperate with an investigation into the murder of a sikh separatist leader in british columbia. trudeau spoke out about thejune murder of hardeep singh nijjar on the sidelines of the un general assembly thursday. there are credible reasons to believe that agents of the government of india were involved in the killing of a canadian on canadian soil. that is something of the utmost and foundational importance in a country of rule of law, in a world where international rules—based order matters. india says the allegations are absurd and has suspended visa services for canadians. meanwhile, sikh communities across canada protested this week. jaskaran sandhu of the world sikh organization of canada joins us now. very good you happy on programme tonight. i want to ask you first about the protest from canadian sikh communities. what are they calling for? thea;r what are they calling for? they are calling _ what are they calling for? they are calling for _ what are they calling for? they are calling forjustice. - what are they calling for? they are calling forjustice. for- are calling forjustice. for far too long india has acted with impunity in canada with interference far and wide. the national security advisor for justin trudeau, the prime minister, said that india is a top actorfor minister, said that india is a top actor for interference and thatis top actor for interference and that is before the revelations from a few days ago at parliament. canadians are tired. they are tired for fighting for interference on their own that we have seen it can take a violent turn in the assassination of a sikh canadian on canadian soil and thatis canadian on canadian soil and that is enough and that is what the community is saying and protest will continue to happen as the story expands.— as the story expands. what we have heard _ as the story expands. what we have heard from _ as the story expands. what we have heard from the _ as the story expands. what we have heard from the canadian | have heard from the canadian leader is that there are credible allegations, but what proof do we actually have that indian agents were behind this killing? indian agents were behind this killin: ? ., indian agents were behind this killinu? ., ., , ., , killing? so, today, a story broke in — killing? so, today, a story broke in canada _ killing? so, today, a story broke in canada on - killing? so, today, a story broke in canada on a i killing? so, today, a story broke in canada on a cbcl killing? so, today, a story i broke in canada on a cbc that there is a treasure trove of data communications and messages, including indian diplomats are stationed in canada, that is the basis of the evidence, including intelligence that was provided by unnamed five eyes allies. the speculation in canada is that it was america, especially in light of the white house national security adviser�*s press conference wiki rated in unequivocal terms that america is working closely with canada on the investigation and would like to see the investigation continue. prime ministerjustin trudeau standing up in parliament and making the statement that he did, canadian intelligence believes india is behind the assassination of jaskaran sandhu, is very damning and that is not a statement you can make if you are not backing up with hard data or have heart and evidence which we believe they have otherwise you open yourself up to scrutiny and there is a lot at stake if you are wrong. international trade deals and geopolitics. it is a lot that could go wrong if trudeau did this on a whim but there are a lot of people that believe india is behind the assassination. ., , assassination. the movement is the sikh independents - assassination. the movement is. the sikh independents movement and people have been accused of turning a blind eye to anti— india elements. what do you make of that?— make of that? total lies. no evidence _ make of that? total lies. no evidence has _ make of that? total lies. no evidence has ever _ make of that? total lies. no evidence has ever been i make of that? total lies. no i evidence has ever been provided to show canada that there is terrorist activity is happening in this country that requires some sort of police action. you know, canada is a nation where the rule of law is paramount. canadian sikhs have the right to freedom of expression and free speech. these are chartered protected rights and when india is talking about terrorism and extremism what they are actually talking about is arbitrary crackdowns on free speech — politicalfree speech — that highlights the grievance with the state. it is a slide into autocracy as well as sikhs rights to self—determination and every bilateral meeting over the last ecus or so, including those with trudeau's government now, india has brought up the allegation of terrorism and every time canada has responded with the same statement — if you don't have evidence to show, we can't do anything. you can't have three words around like that and expect people to stand up and act if you are not showing why you are making those claims. this is typical of the hyperbole that india is used to making, suppressing minorities with outlandish claims. this making, suppressing minorities with outlandish claims.- with outlandish claims. as you tensions between _ with outlandish claims. as you tensions between india - with outlandish claims. as you tensions between india and i tensions between india and canada are very high right now, so where does this diplomatic dispute now leave relationship? i think it leaves the relation absolutely salad. you can't now engage india in good faith on anything. how can you talk to them about trade deals? how can you talk to them about intelligence? how can you talk to them about geopolitical or strategic strategies when dealing with issues in the region? india has proven itself to be a role, a rational actor, that will assassinate and murder canadians on canadian soil. you can't rebuild that relationship until an investigation is over and justice is delivered, and india is getting in the way of that. all right. jaskaran sandhu of the world sikh organisation, good to have you tonight. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. police have found a large quantity of fentanyl, other drugs and paraphernalia hidden under a trapdoor at a new york city nursery. a one—year—old died of a suspected drug overdose at the daycare last friday — and three other children were admitted to the hospital. fentanyl had been hidden in the bronx nursery�*s nap room under a mat, police said. syrian president bashar al—assad is making his first visit to china since 2004 — in hopes of ending more than a decade of diplomatic isolation since syria's deadly civil war began. assad will meet with china's president xijinping on friday, then attend the opening ceremony of saturday's asian games. more than half a million people have been killed in syria's conflict. an indigenous group in brazil is celebrating a ruling by the country's supreme court in favour of restoring territory to the group. they were evicted from their land by armed militia groups in the 19505. the decision is expected to set a precedent for hundreds of indigenous land claims, and define the future of land rights in south america's largest country. you're live with bbc news. a woman in los angeles has decided to speak publicly for the first time about an incident in 2008 involving russell brand that she says happened in an office building shared with the bbc. the woman, who worked for another media company, says russell brand exposed himself to her and then laughed about it on his radio 2 show. she has been telling her story to our correspondent nomia iqbal. you're listening to bbc radio 2. it's the russell brand show. and here's your host, i am! actor, comedian, presenter and now alleged sex offender. russell brand is facing a growing list of claims of sexual impropriety, which he denies. now we have spoken to a woman who says brand exposed himself to herjust moments before recording an episode of his bbc radio 2 show in los angeles. olivia, whose identity we are protecting, did not work for the bbc, but did work in the building. she says she was in the bathroom when brand came in and stood over her. and he said, "i'm going to call you betty." and i said, "but that's not my name." and then he said, "well,i i'm going to- you." and i went, "what?" olivia says that the door was closed as this was happening. and he pulled out his penis on his hand and served it to me, you know, as you would be serving someone some food. and i said, "no, no, no, you're not going t me." and then all of the sudden there was, like, banging, like, bang, bang, bang. like, "russell, you're wanted, russell. you're wanted in the radio studio." olivia said russell brand left the bathroom. he went outside to the hallway to meet his team. moments later, she said she also walked out of the bathroom. she says she remembers feeling ashamed, embarrassed. she said she was red in the face. she also remembers walking past a group of men who were hanging out here in the hallway. she continued herjourney to her office that way. meanwhile, russell brand had entered this studio, where he went on to prerecord his radio 2 show, where he and co—presenter matt morgan laughed and joked about brand exposing himself. the bbc has removed some of brands offensive content from its services, but we think it's important to hear this moment. russell brand: i won't be able to drag her off into a cubicle i and show her my pubicles! that would never... how long ago did you do that last? been a long while, max, since old russy brand... 25 minutes since he showed his- to a lady- - laughing very easy to judge! olivia never made a formal complaint, but bbc management was told about the exchange in 2019. no action was taken. olivia only recently realised that the exchange had not been cut from the final broadcast. what's your reaction to the bbc now investigating? it's a bit late. but isn't there a sense of duty? the audio that i heard at the weekend was vile. what made the bbc think that was appropriate to go out like that? i just don't understand why they didn't investigate this much sooner. in a statement, the bbc said: her claims come after an investigation by the sunday times and channel 4's dispatches programme, in which four women allege they were sexually assaulted by russell brand between 2006—2013. the metropolitan police also says it's received a sexual assault allegation from 2003. brand has denied any wrongdoing. i was very, very promiscuous. now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships i had were absolutely always consensual. this is the first time that brand has been accused of sexual misconduct and then heard discussing it. the bbc is looking at these latest claims as part of its review, but the corporation is facing even more serious questions about brand's time at the bbc and what he was allowed to say and do on airfor so long. nomia iqbal, bbc news, los angeles. and the bbc has since received a statement from russell brand's former co—presenter matt morgan. here's nomia again with an update. we received this email from matt morgan and it is a long statement and in it he says "i stopped working during the time he worked with him, he was not aware of any allegations of serious sexual misconduct against him. i will read another part of the statement verbatim. he says "i was not aware until now of the nature of this encounter" that we are reporting. "i regret this now, looking back at the impact of the show and this is a further example. recent coverage has been very distressing to me and i reiterate my absolute condemnation of any form of mistreatment of women." that is a statement we received a short while ago from matt morgan, the co—presenter alongside russell brand on that show we have been reporting on. we put olivia's allegations to russell brand but have not received a response. the latest claims follow an investigation by the sunday times and channel 4's dispatches programme — in which four women allege they were sexually assaulted by russell brand between 2006 and 2013. the metropolitan police also says it's received a sexual assault allegation from 2003. again, brand has denied any wrongdoing. one of the world's most influential media tycoons, rupert murdoch, is stepping down as chairman of his two news—and—sports empires, news corporation and fox. the 92—year—old's eldest son, lachlan, will replace him. the transition comes amid a turbulent year for the news network that included a nearly $800 million settlement with voting machine company dominion over its reporting of the 2020 presidential election. and its parting ways with longtime host tucker carlson. our correspondentjohn sudworth sent this update from newscorp headquarters in new york. from that first australian newspaper, mr murdoch has built up newspaper, mr murdoch has built up an extraordinary global empire and although at the age of 90 to there has long been speculation about this moment, now that it is here there is still a sense of shock, not just from his employees like those here at fox news but around the world because of the huge political, cultural and social influence he was able to wield for so many decades across so many publications. in across so many publications. in a statement sent to staff he described his son, locklin, is a passionate and principled leader who will take the company into the future. his brand of right wing populist content as well as his revolutionising approach to the media industry made him a hero to some in the opposite to others. reinforced in recent years as a result of those scandals. the phone hacking scandals. the phone hacking scandal in the uk as well as those claims of a rigged election here in america for which fox news eventually had to settle for 800, almost 800 million us dollars. although mr murdoch steps down formally from the post of chairman he stays on in an advisory role and although this marks, undoubtedly, the beginning of the waning of his influence it will not be gone entirely. something hinted at by today's statement. " my companies are in robust health" he said, "and so am king charles has become the first member of the british royal family to address the senate chamber of france on thursday. the king is on a three—day visit to the country, and received a warm welcome from french lawmakers. he addressed the body in both english and french, calling for the two countries to work together to protect the world from climate change. and he spoke about the important bond that ties the two nations. on friday, king charles and queen camilla will wrap up their visit to france by flying to the southwestern city of bordeaux. they'll see an organic vineyard and a forest being studied for the effects of climate change. stay with us here on bbc news. check out our website for all of the latest news and information. hello. it's been a particularly wet week for many, autumnal feeling. some of the wettest spots have seen 160mm of rain, the likes of the lake district and north wales. now, some of that moisture was wrapped around this deep area of low pressure which are the remnants of hurricane lee, so that's why we've had so much rain. but that low pressure is still influencing our weather — we've still got showers thrown up across its eastern flank here, as you can see, to southeastern parts, and then we're picking up a northerly wind as its continuing itsjourney into the north sea, and that'll be a different feel to friday. near gale force winds in the north but a stronger wind ushering those showers further south and east. hopefully, those across the east of england clear away fairly soon and then we've got the showers coming down from the north. no area exempt to catching a shower and temperatures similar to thursday, i think, but, with more breeze, it will feel cooler and there'll still be some lively showers with rumbles of thunder. but, actually, through the night on friday, the winds ease away, the showers also ease, the guys clear, and it really looks like a chilly night, chillier than thursday night into friday with a touch of frost potentially in the glens of scotland, which means a fine start to saturday morning. there might be just the odd pocket of mist underneath this ridge of high pressure, but it's reallyjust a brief window of drier weather because we already have this next low rolling in. this is the remnants of hurricane nigel, so more tropical air heading our way. but, for the meantime, it's going to be chilly, as i say, to start saturday morning. and as we start saturday morning, we'll see some good spells of sunshine, just patchy, fair—weather cloud. but, as the day wears on, we will find more cloud piling in across the southwest into northern ireland in particular and western scotland. and for northern ireland, actually, the latter part of the afternoon might bring a few splashes, the first splashes of rain from the next weather front. but ahead of that with sunshine and with light winds, it should feel quite pleasant at 16—17 celsius, and we're losing that northerly breeze because we're picking up instead a milder south—westerly wind but, with it, more wet, more rain and the tightly packed isobars indicate that the wind will be strengthening once again, so the likelihood is we will see further gales, particularly around the coast, and we will have further heavy rain. again, we could see similar totals — perhaps 50mm in the wetter spots, even more over the hills. but there's some uncertainty, but it does still look as if some southern and eastern parts of england might escape and stay dry with more cloud but warmer — 20—21 again because we're switching the wind direction. we are tapping into this south—westerly and starting with that high pressure close by but, eventually, on monday, that weather front does slip through across central and eastern areas. by then, perhaps not that much rain around it, but it will freshen things up again behind with showers — sunny spells and showers as we go through towards monday. and potentially something a little bit more unsettled looking towards the west. but look at those temperatures — 19—21 celsius, feeling quite pleasant. and that's because we're still keeping this south—westerly. then there is some uncertainty as we go further ahead, then, into next week. low pressure looks more dominant, doesn't it? but there's always the chance that a ridge of high pressure mightjust start to build across southern areas, so it's more likely that we'll see the wetter and windier weather taking shape across northern and western parts but, even further south this stage, it does look set to stay very changeable but still quite warm — temperatures into the low 20s into next week here, and up into the high teens further north. as ever, there's more on the website and we'll keep you up—to—date here. gas pressure prices ease. a labour dispute appears to have come to an end in western australia. the end of an era — media tycoon rupert murdoch steps down. we look at how the leadership transition will change his empire. hello and welcome to asia business report. we begin in western australia to a developing story where a labour dispute that impacted global gas market seems to be resolved. a group of unions has announced it will accept the proposals of an arbitrary deal to resolve disputes at chevron's two major liquefied natural gas projects in the region. it follows a similar move by the american energy giant which said earlier it was agreeing to the arbitrator's terms. an independent expert on australian soil and gases industry told me that this is now over. industry told me that this is now over-— now over. the threat of the structure — now over. the threat of the structure of _ now over. the threat of the structure of the _ now over. the threat of the structure of the australian l now over. the threat of the i structure of the australian lng project is over and this has all happened without a material impact on global gas supply actually occurring and not a drop of domestic gas was lost either. this should really draw to a close and now the threat of strikes across australia's lng facilities as most of them have now entered agreements which lasts for a few years with the possible exception of potential action from the north west shelf lng