Speech in around 90 minutes time from behind a bullet proof glass. Ill have a full bulletin of news for you at nine oclock. Now on bbc news, newscast. Newscast, from the bbc. Its laura in the studio. And its paddy in the studio. So, we are recording just after 2 00 on Saturday Afternoon and, paddy, it has been another week of mounting, mounting, mounting tensions and more and more worrying conflict going on in the Middle East. Last saturday we were talking about, is a wider war now inevitable . And somebody, a former official, said to me yesterday. Actually, sorry, a former Foreign Minister said to me yesterday on the phone, lets get real. This is a war now. We shouldnt be talking about escalation. Yes, because on friday, thats last week, the Hezbollah Leader, hassan nasrallah, was killed by an israeli Air Strike on beirut. Thats just before our last weekends edition. And three days later, on monday, israel invaded lebanon. And the next day, tuesday, iran launched nearly 200 ballistic
Ago back in 1853. And that unassuming gable Roof Building that you see still standing there today. Because in 1854, just one year after the little white high School House was built, a group of people got together in that Little White Schoolhouse came up with an idea that would change everything. The people who met in that building in that Little White Schoolhouse decided they should actually start a new Political Party. A Coalition Party that brought together free Soil Movement and disinfected democrats who all had different political visions for the country. But who were all united around their opposition to the moral crisis of the time of slavery. Now, they decided to call their new Political Party the Republican Party. The rest as they say is kind of history. The Republican Party would, of course, be the party of lincoln, the party that ends slavery and establish itself as one of americas two major political organizations for the next century and a half and still today. It is one of
Betters, than chatgpt could do. Thanks, jen. This is the Little White Schoolhouse in a still standing there today. A group of people got together in that Little White Schoolhouse and came up with an idea that that would end up changing the course of history, at least political history. In a time when america was hotly divided over the question of slavery. The people who met in that building decided they should start a new political party, a Coalition Party that brought together members of the Wig Party and free Soil Movement and also disaffected democrats who often had different political investigations for the country but who were all united around their operation of the moral crisis at the time of slavery. Now, they decided to call their new pliical party, the Republican Party. And the rest, as they say, is kind of history. Thend Republican Party would, o course, become the party of lincoln, the party that would end slavery and establish itself as one of americas two major political
Is prepared to hit back even harder. Where does it all end . And from the president to the pack mules, where does it end with Hurricane Helene . With hundreds still missing and more than A Million without power, how long does it take . We start with the vp candidates, both on the Campaign Trail after a late debate night. Tim walz in pennsylvania, j. D. Vance in michigan. The question now, did the Debate Chock full of midwestern nice, move the needle even marginally in a campaign where margins are everything . Walz was sort of like placating to the people. And vance was dancing around questions. My opinion on things hasnt changed too much tonight. If you were to say who won tonight, i would say Tim Walz won would everybody Say Walz won this debate . A show of hands. No pressure. So now with votes already coming in, what does this mean for the final 34 days . To reassess any strategies moving forward . I want to bring in the host of crooked days podcast. Mark short was Chief Of Staff to
Anxious wait, i think, To see how israel respo another nine shooting attack. Another nine others were injured, some seriously. Please heavy attack near railway station. Israeli media say the two assailants who were seen getting off a Commuter Train where shot dead by a passer by and a security guard. Well, in the last few minutes, the White House national Security Adviser gave this update. National Security Adviser gave this update this update. Today, iran launched this update. Today, iran launched nearly this update. Today, iran launched nearly 200 this update. Today, iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles Towards targets in israel. The United States Military coordinated closely with the Israeli Defense Forces To help defend israel against this attack. Us naval destroyers joint israeli Air Defence units and Firing IntercepTors To shoot down inbound missiles. President biden and Vice President harris moniTored the attack and the response from the white House Situation Room joined