hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. a late morning commute with a twist rail passengers in newjersey are delayed due to a bull on the tracks. just a couple of lines of breaking news. we have just heard from the la department of medical examiner that the friends star matthew perry s death has been ruled an accident from the effects of kata mean. you will remember his body was recovered from the jacuzzi in his la home. the examiners are saying that he was suffering acute effects of ketamine. he long talked about his drug problems and addiction, very open about that. we heard from some of his co actors on friends, they said they d spoken to him in the morning he died and he was in fairly good spirits. so something obviously went wrong between that moment and when he was found the next day. and he seemed to have ketamine in his system. and from the bbc, question of sport which has been running for 53 years has been axed due to funding challenge
what s the latest. chad: griff, good afternoon, the senate has met for more than 24 hours straight and voted for nearly 14 hours straight. exhaustion is setting in. senate chaplain barry black sought to calm freight tempers. our weekend work gently reminds us that freedom s price must be paid. as our senators provide the currency of perseverance to protect and defend this land we love. chad: there s gamesmanship, republicans controversial amendments to get vulnerable democrats on the spot especially on border issues and on energy. so the next time you see a mark kelly in arizona or a raphael warnock in georgia or a maggie hanson in new jersey or michael bennett in colorado or katherine cortez, hey, we want gas prices to be lower, you know they are lying because they stood up and voted, raised the gas taxes, stick it to the producers, make our consumers pay more at the pump. chad: democrats lashed out at gop for striking a provision to cap insulin at $35 a month in private
israel says it has expanded its ground operations in gaza. these are the latest pictures coming in from the israeli defence forces. israel has also expanded its air operation and there has been more intense bombing of gaza with israel saying it has hit a further six hundred hamas targets. these are live pictures overlooking gaza city where we ve been seeing explosions and plumes of smoke rising just in the last few minutes. the idf said dozens of hamas fighters barricaded in buildings and tunnels had been killed overnight. israeli air strikes hit areas near the al-quds hospital in northern gaza which israel has told doctors to evacuate. live now to anna foster who is in southern israel close to the border with gaza. let me tell you, luxmy, a little bit more about what we have seeing and hearing here overnight and this morning as well. even as i m talking, people continue to hear the sound of israeli artillery, we are very close to an israeli artillery point which is continuin
good morning, we are in a very, very muqqy good morning, we are in a very, very muggy farm in detract for a perfect lesson in pumpkin carving. we would love to see yours soaping your pumpkins in good or bad, we will be having a go. weather wise, fairly quiet in the next couple of days, by comparison by the end of the next week, we could see dora me, storm ciaran pushing and affecting the far south of we could see quite stormy weather. it s monday the 30th of october. our main story. israel has continued its heavy bombardment of gaza overnight, as it targets hamas in areas that are also crowded with civilians. aid workers say israel has ordered the evacuation of the al quds hospital in gaza, where14,000 people are sheltering and 400 seriously ill patients are being treated. areas near the hospital have already been hit by air strikes. more than 30 trucks carrying food and supplies entered southern gaza yesterday, which is the largest humanitarian aid convoy to the territory
in gaza city. the palestinian red crescent in gaza says israel has told them to evacuate al-quds hospital, but it said this was impossible due to patients being in intensive care units. israel hasn t confirmed the order, but a military spokesperson said that they had killed what he called dozens of terrorists during bombing of the territory including senior commanders of hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk, us and other governments. our international editor jeremy bowen is in southern israel and sent this report. people are living in the ruins in gaza. the israelis insist that they hit hamas targets, who use civilians as human shields. america said it has sent israel another reminder that hamas are legitimate military targets, and civilians are not. in gaza, the un fears civil order is breaking down. its food warehouses in the south were looted. the desperation comes from israel s siege, which the un says violates the laws of war because it s a c