good morning. for england and wales we are looking at rain at times, some hill snow that even some of that getting to lower levels at times. and the risk of ice. the scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drierand scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drier and brighter in the west, but wherever you are it will be blustery and cold. i will have all the details later. it s monday the 4th of december. our main story. israel says its ground offensive has now expanded to every part of the gaza strip following days of intense bombardment. the united nations says palestinians are being squeezed into a corner of the territory worsening the already dire humanitarian conditions. yolande knell has this report. ominous warnings the israeli flairs that hang in the night sky over gaza are followed by the thuds of explosions. rumbling explosion. and on the ground, israel s military says its offensive has now expanded to every part of the palestinian territory
anti-aircraft machine guns to bring the plane down earlier today. all 49 people onboard were killed. secretary of state john kerry called the prime minister to compress condolences. one of the deadliest attacks since the crisis began. today is the second day on u.s. soil for army sergeant bowe bergdahl. the 28-year-old soldier still has not talked to his parents. army officers at the san antonio military hospital treating him saying it will take time for bergdahl to adjust. after being held five years by the taliban in afghanistan. earlier this month his father acknowledged that it may take some time. we re talking like this, because we haven t talked to bowe yet. we haven t called him on the phone. although you all know we have the capability to do that. with satellite technology.