it's scary. why the traffic was moving so slowly is something we have tried to find out. for sure, some roads were impassable because of fallen debris, but other roads were blocked by the police due to downed power lines and a fear of electrocution. this is the chief of police john pelletier. if there is a downed power line, we don't want — that was live, we want to make sure that you didn't go over a downed live power line. but hawaiian electric has told the bbc that it told the police several times during the day, that the power lines weren't energised. this is one recording of such a conversation given to the bbc by hawaiian electric. if you guys shut down all of the electric off lahainaluna. it's off right now. it's off? yes. — 0k, thank you. the police, however,

told the bbc that the company did not give clear and definitive confirmation that the lines were de—energised. the result was police treating fallen lines as live, and blocking roads. one witness, travis miller, showed the bbc his footage. he filmed the main road going north out of the town, blocked for hours by the police. i knew like once i saw the road block, this is insane. like, those people are on the road, not because of a trafficjam but one that is created by, you know, our authorities. the mayor of maui, richards bisson, told the bbc the town should have been better prepared. you know better preparation, right, i mean, that's what everybody is pointing to. who should take responsibility for that? we all should take responsibility. all of us, for sure. at least 99 people lost their lives that day, and authorities are still trying to identify remains using dna technology. u'i and the people she took with her

were able to escape the fire, but several of her neighbours weren't so lucky. some people say you're a hero for saving them. they would have been dead. and i'm like, i'm nota hero. do you know how many people i passed? that i didn't know about, that i didn't check on? i don't think people are on purposely block this road, so that people could burn in their cars. i definitely don't think that. i just think that somebody on the other side of the fence or on the other side of the wall was trying to do what they thought would be the best thing, or what they were told was the best was the best thing at the time, and unfortunately, it may have been a mistake, and a very costly one. and you can see the full our world documentary escape from lahaina on the bbc news channel and the iplayer. that's all from us tonight. i'm back monday. until then, have a good weekend.

goodnight. talks between qatar and egypt. i hear the news about qatar, they egyptians, it's better not to have any opinion on it and it is very difficult because for us, every small news, it's a light.- difficult because for us, every small news, it's a light. hope to continue draining _ small news, it's a light. hope to continue draining from - small news, it's a light. hope to continue draining from gaza - small news, it's a light. hope to continue draining from gaza city| continue draining from gaza city today, israel said 100,000 people fled south in the past two days. a

humanitarian corridor, a last bid for protection. after the promises of hamas and the promises of international law. lucy williamson, bbc news, southern israel. now france's president emmanuel macron has urged israel to stop killing women and babies in gaza, reiterating his call for a cease—fire in the war, he said there was no reason for vulnerable people to be bombed and killed and that israel's actions had no legitimacy. he was speaking to our editor patty adler. let's be clear, i was among the

first to call after the terrorist attack, the 7th of october. we clearly condemned the terrorist attack, the terrorist group and recognise the right of israel to protect itself and react. from day one, with the reaction and the fight against terrorism, because it is led by a democracy should be compliant with international rules. rule of war and humanitarian international law. and day after day what we saw is a permanent bombing of civilians in gaza. and i think it's... it's very important to see the whole story, but i... i think this is the only solution we have. is this cease—fire. because it's impossible to explain, we want to fight against terrorism —— we don't want to fight against terrorism by killing

innocent people. the against terrorism by killing innocent people.- against terrorism by killing innocent --eole. ., ., , innocent people. the fight against terrorism and _ innocent people. the fight against terrorism and has _ innocent people. the fight against terrorism and has to _ innocent people. the fight against terrorism and has to be _ innocent people. the fight against| terrorism and has to be merciless, but not outside the rules. do you think israel is respecting those rules, the international rules that you are referring to?— you are referring to? look, in the ve first you are referring to? look, in the very first days. — you are referring to? look, in the very first days, it's _ you are referring to? look, in the very first days, it's clear - you are referring to? look, in the very first days, it's clear that - very first days, it's clear that the emotion, the compassion... created a situation where everybody was just close to israel and backing them and sharing the pain. and we do share the pain and we do share the willingness to get rid of terrorism. we know what terrorism means in france. but i think there is no justification, precisely, to attack civilians. ~ ., ., ~ ., justification, precisely, to attack civilians. ., ., ~ ., , civilians. what i would like to 'ust clarify with — civilians. what i would like to 'ust clarify with you. i civilians. what i would like to 'ust clarify with you, are i civilians. what i would like to 'ust clarify with you, are you i civilians. what i would like to just clarify with you, are you saying i clarify with you, are you saying that israel is guilty of breaking international humanitarian law,

potential war crimes?— international humanitarian law, potential war crimes? potentialwar crimes? look, ithink it's not the — potentialwar crimes? look, ithink it's not the proper _ potentialwar crimes? look, ithink it's not the proper way _ potentialwar crimes? look, ithink it's not the proper way to - potentialwar crimes? look, ithink it's not the proper way to approach j it's not the proper way to approach the question. we do recognise their right to protect themselves, and one month after this terrorist attack or think it would be not the right way to deal with a partner and friend just to say you would be condemned and you are guilty. de facto, today, civilians are bombed. de facto, babies, ladies, old people are bombed and killed. there is no reason for that.— bombed and killed. there is no reason for that. while the conflict has led to growing _ reason for that. while the conflict has led to growing anger - reason for that. while the conflict has led to growing anger and - reason for that. while the conflict i has led to growing anger and unrest in the wider reach her and now the biden administration reportedly received stark warnings from american diplomats in the arab world's american diplomats in the arab worlds that its strong support for israel's military campaign in gaza, is losing... the cable underscores

profound concern among american officials about the growing anger against the united states. earlier i put those concerns to former ambassador to turkey and iraq, james jeffries. we are seeing the four hour pauses in the fighting, israel is still rejecting a cease—fire. do you see this then as the first step towards somehow slowing or stopping this conflict? hat towards somehow slowing or stopping this conflict? ., . , , this conflict? not necessarily, because i _ this conflict? not necessarily, because i don't _ this conflict? not necessarily, because i don't understand i this conflict? not necessarily, i because i don't understand what this conflict? not necessarily, - because i don't understand what the focus is on stopping this conflict. the most important thing in the middle east today is that hamas be destroyed as a governing and particularly military force in gaza. that's not only the view of the israelis would still be view of united states, and our european allies, and i think many arab capitals. the enormous human cost of the struggle is something that needs to be brought under control but we shouldn't let the purpose of this

fighting be dismissed because of the real concerns about the humanitarian situation. ~ ., ., real concerns about the humanitarian situation. ., ':: 11:11: real concerns about the humanitarian situation. ., ':: ijijij , situation. more than 10,000 people have died in — situation. more than 10,000 people have died in gaza _ situation. more than 10,000 people have died in gaza during _ situation. more than 10,000 people have died in gaza during this - situation. more than 10,000 people have died in gaza during this fight, l have died in gaza during this fight, how can israel carry out this operation, as you have said you see it as absolutely necessary to eradicate hamas, how can the israelis do so without such an incredible loss of life? i israelis do so without such an incredible loss of life?- incredible loss of life? i think there are _ incredible loss of life? i think there are ways _ incredible loss of life? i think there are ways in _ incredible loss of life? i think there are ways in the - incredible loss of life? i think there are ways in the unitedl there are ways in the united states has advised them they can use different types of ordinance. i was involved on the attack in volusia, iraq in 2018, i have visited both afterwards and when an enemy terrorist force digs into a city and uses the civilian population as human shields, there is tremendous destruction and unfortunately very high civilian casualties. nevertheless they can be reduced and that's what we're pushing israel do.

we've also had the bbc spoken to family members of those who have been taken hostage inside gaza and somehow these air strikes in gaza are not helping the aim of getting hostages release, what's your response to that?— hostages release, what's your response to that? that may be, but auain, response to that? that may be, but again. what — response to that? that may be, but again. what i _ response to that? that may be, but again, what i have _ response to that? that may be, but again, what i have not _ response to that? that may be, but again, what i have not heard - response to that? that may be, but again, what i have not heard and i again, what i have not heard and it's been many days since tony blinken, the secretary of state, the whole purpose of this fighting is to defeat the hamas threat to the existence of israel. that's a real fear on behalf of the israeli people and for good reason. i don't know how they're going to do that if they stop fighting. 50 how they're going to do that if they step fighting-— how they're going to do that if they stop fighting. so ambassador, what about the analysts _ stop fighting. so ambassador, what about the analysts who _ stop fighting. so ambassador, what about the analysts who make - stop fighting. so ambassador, what about the analysts who make the i about the analysts who make the point that in defeating hamas politically and militarily is actually going to be extremely difficult to achieve?— actually going to be extremely difficult to achieve? that's what i call... it difficult to achieve? that's what i call--- it has— difficult to achieve? that's what i call... it has a _ difficult to achieve? that's what i call... it has a lot _ difficult to achieve? that's what i call... it has a lot of _ difficult to achieve? that's what i call... it has a lot of validity - difficult to achieve? that's what i call... it has a lot of validity butl call... it has a lot of validity but it's wrong. what we did not do in the 0bama and trump administrations

against the islamic state, we took them on as a military force, the primary goal with the attacks, into syria and other battles, was to destroy it as a governing and military force capable of threatening literally the existence of a racked and the existence of our syrian democratic forces, friends in northeast syria. we accomplish that. it still exists, there is 15,000 of them, they operate as terrorist cells. their ideology is still there, i'm sure that will be the case with hamas in fact undoubtedly. hopefully it won't be able to do in the future what it did to israel on the future what it did to israel on the 7th of october, just like the islamic state was not able to roll over off of a racked when it did in 2014 and will not be able to. that's the purpose the israelis are trying to accomplish.— to accomplish. ambassador i also want to ask _ to accomplish. ambassador i also want to ask you _ to accomplish. ambassador i also want to ask you about _ to accomplish. ambassador i also want to ask you about the - to accomplish. ambassador i alsoj want to ask you about the region, to accomplish. ambassador i also - want to ask you about the region, we see cnn reporting that the biden

administration has received stark warnings of american diplomats in the arab world that its strong support for israel's military campaign in gaza is turning arab publics away from the us for a generation. publics away from the us for a generation-— publics away from the us for a aeneration. ~ ., , ., ~ ., publics away from the us for a aeneration. ~ ., ~ ., ~ , generation. what you think that? as an american — generation. what you think that? as an american diplomat _ generation. what you think that? as an american diplomat i _ generation. what you think that? as an american diplomat i spent - generation. what you think that? as an american diplomat i spent much| generation. what you think that? as i an american diplomat i spent much of my time in the middle east, i appreciate colleagues providing honest reporting. i have to say however, i never thought we had the arab public�*s support when i was in a rack and this was well after the fighting had ended. we were down around 10—15% of the population indicated something positive about us. we seen these same reactions, there are no more severe now but we saw them in 2003, we saw them in 1991 with the first gulf war and we even sought after 2001 with her actions in afghanistan. i don't want to belittle these, they are important developments and they are concerning, but that should not be

the primary driver of washington decision—making. the primary driver of washington decision-making.— the primary driver of washington decision-making. ambassador, if there is a push _ decision-making. ambassador, if there is a push for— decision-making. ambassador, if there is a push for peace, - decision-making. ambassador, if there is a push for peace, if - decision-making. ambassador, ifj there is a push for peace, if there is going to be an end to this conflict, can the us, given what you just said, be an honest broker in the region? we just said, be an honest broker in the region?— just said, be an honest broker in the reuion? ~ . . , ., ~ the region? we made a huge mistake with strategically _ the region? we made a huge mistake with strategically devastating - with strategically devastating effects on the region in 2003, going into iraq. and you remember how we were condemned. look at the role we have played in the region and elsewhere, such as mobilising the whole east asian community against china's threat to taiwan, look at what we've done to ukraine, i think we will take some hits diplomatically. i would we will take some hits diplomatically. iwould point we will take some hits diplomatically. i would point out two things. number one, the six arab countries that have ties with israel, and lebanon which has a recent offshore gas deal with israel, none of them have broken off any of their ties. they've pulled ambassadors and other things but

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were 325,000 of them around the globe, but many shoppers remain unconvinced, one of them... 250,000 signatures. you're watching bbc news. the us and china have confirmed that their leaders, joe biden and... will meet in the san francisco bay area. it will be their second face—to—face meeting during biden's presidency and just follows a sharp deterioration in relations earlier this year. a us official says the main goal of the meeting is to manage the relationship by insuring communication channels are open, especially between their militaries. china cut off communication channels with the white house after then house speaker nancy pelosi visited taiwan in 2022. the biden administration is pressed to restore them at the us shut down

a alleged china balloon. it wasjust a alleged china balloon. it wasjust a year ago, just about a year ago, that the president's met in bali. mood yeah i remember that incident very well, because secretary of state antony blinken cancelled his trip to china over it. i was already en route to beijing to do the reporting, actually get going even though he didn't. but that visit was supposed to continue those efforts to reduce tensions that sheeting... 0nce to reduce tensions that sheeting... once the dust settled on that the biden administration did a lot of damage control, three cabinet officials to beijing, notjust mr blinken who did end up going eventually and now we were at this summit. i will say so, eventually and now we were at this summit. iwill say so, in eventually and now we were at this summit. i will say so, in terms of what you said about military to

military medications, the ministration says that that balloon incident really highlighted the problem that these, this communication had been cut because the sec. defence tried to call his counterpart about the balloon no one picked up the phone. so yes, the administration is very keen to get those restored.— administration is very keen to get those restored. what is then the aim of this meeting _ those restored. what is then the aim of this meeting in _ those restored. what is then the aim of this meeting in california? - those restored. what is then the aim of this meeting in california? there l of this meeting in california? there miaht be of this meeting in california? there might be some _ of this meeting in california? there might be some achievements - of this meeting in california? ii—ii” might be some achievements like maybe the communication between the two militaries will be just restored and, maybe there will be more cooperation on narcotics, reducing the flow of fenta nyl cooperation on narcotics, reducing the flow of fentanyl that is produced in china, but none of the fundamental issues, fundamental different agreements have changed. no one has shifted on them, over trade and technology and human rights at all sorts of things, so don't think either side is affecting —— expecting a breakthrough. it's really all about managing the relationship to prevent conflict and that means the two sides talking to

each other. notjust at that means the two sides talking to each other. not just at the that means the two sides talking to each other. notjust at the highest level, at the highest level for sure as we are seeing, but also at the institutional level and there has been some progress in that in recent months. we been some progress in that in recent months. ~ ~ , ., months. we keep hearing the secretary _ months. we keep hearing the secretary of _ months. we keep hearing the secretary of state _ months. we keep hearing the secretary of state saying - months. we keep hearing the secretary of state saying the | months. we keep hearing the - secretary of state saying the need to put guardrails on the relationship with china, still, taiwan remains a big source of tension as those china's actions in the south china sea. how will these issues, these tensions be addressed do you think, in this meeting? the there was are _ do you think, in this meeting? tue: there was are two do you think, in this meeting? tte: there was are two of do you think, in this meeting? t"t2 there was are two of the do you think, in this meeting? tt2 there was are two of the main fundamental issues and i expect they will be addressed in the way that most sites continue to view them so taiwan is probably the biggest issue for china, because it claims, it claims that territory as its own and the united states doesn't have diplomatic relationships with taiwan but has very robust unofficial relationships and gives it weapons. there's going to be an election next year so it could be even more of a source of tension. it's possible

that president xi... biden will repeat us concerns about very assertive and aggressive americans say military action by the chinese near taiwan in recent months, that's something that will be raised. the south china sea also the chinese are very assertive about their disputed territorial claims there and the americans are becoming much more vocal about supporting their own allies. in this dispute, so one thing officials have said to expect asjoe biden will probably express a specific commitment to the security of the philippines because the chinese have been taking action they are near a contested shoal recently. really quickly barbara, the one area where the two sides say that they should be able to work together is on climate change, rightthe area they have the most potential potential to work together. our state department correspondent barbara platt usher, thank you so much today. some other important news from around the world. the united nations says floods in

somalia and neighbouring parts of east africa are a once in a century event. 0ctober brought heavy rain inundating cows and villages, more than 300,000 people have been forced from their homes across somalia and kenya. the un warns that number could pass 1.5 million. citizens of the pacific island nation of tuvalu, 280 people per year will be granted new visas allowing them to live work and study in australia, it's the first time australia will offer residency to foreign nationals because of the threat of climate change. this is a place most at risk from rising sea levels. as the us marks veterans day this saturday the 11th of november, it's also to remember and stay in the uk. it's a chance to honour the ones that fell in defence of 1's nation. allan

little has more. there was a two or three year wait for that, so i put my name down to be an air gunner. haste for that, so i put my name down to be an air gunner.— for that, so i put my name down to be an air gunner. we 'ust thought it would be be an air gunner. we 'ust thought it wouid be iike h be an air gunner. we just thought it would be like another _ be an air gunner. we just thought it would be like another exercise, - be an air gunner. we just thought it would be like another exercise, of. would be like another exercise, of course _ would be like another exercise, of course we — would be like another exercise, of course we didn't know what the opposition would be. until the last moment — pamela gallowayjoined the women's auxiliary air force. she was part of a secret operation to disrupt german bombing raids by using radio signals to lure the aircraft off course in what became known as the battle of the beams. the wireless operators were able to identify, i suppose you'd call it, the wavelength or frequency on which the german bombers were navigating. and so the wireless sending stations would send out a different frequency that would either confuse or made

the german bombers follow a different course. and the result would be that they would miss their targets. alfred barnett, known as barney, was a gunner in the raf. he flew more than 80 bombing missions over germany. now lancaster used to carry one or two cookies. they were 4000—pounders in the centre base. then outside that, you would have a few pockets of what they called incendiaries. that's for lighting fires. now the idea was to mark the target, give them some trouble, then drop these incendiaries to create fires. now, the biggest fire i ever saw was at hamburg. when you're flying — i know this may sound strange — i used to start shaking here. and then when you got up there,

you were very calm. amazing. but you'd go through hell going there and hell coming back from it. stan mincherjoined the royal navy. he was 18 when he crossed the channel on d—day. his task was to deliver tanks to the beaches of normandy. the first thing we saw at about - daylight was the minesweepers coming forwards to sweep a channel to the beach. _ 0n the way in, we hit a landmine. it wasn't a big mine. it blew a hole, but it didn't become a major problem. i i could just see the seawall and the houses beyond it. i the initial forces in our area, juno, were canadian. - they had a disastrous time, and the majority of them i were sunk on the beach with a lot of casualties. j this was going to be the beginning of the end of the war. _ we had high hopes.

but i was thinking, gosh, if we got it wrong, that would've been very bad. i'm nobody's hero. but there it is, all over now. i got seven bob a day for that! laughter. just before we go, taylor swift has become the most nominated songwriter in grammy history. the shortlisting of her hit antihero, that puts her ahead of icon sir paul mccartney and lionel richie who have six each. swift is also nominated in the album and record of the year categories alongside 0livia rodrigo, miley cyrus and... nod from midnight is her six nomination in this category, most nominations for a few female artists. now she wins she will

become the first artist to win album of the year or four times. thank you so much for watching bbc news, we're back at the top of the hour, stay with us. hello there. for many of us, friday was a day to get out and enjoy some of the beautiful autumn colour. but at this time of year, clear skies by day, well, if we keep them through the night, it can cause other issues with frost and fog. and yes, those two components are going to play quite a major role in the weather story this weekend. saturday will be the driest of the two days. there's some rain around on sunday. more details on that injust a moment. but it will be a chilly start. quite widely we'll see low single figures, particularly in sheltered central and eastern areas. this weather front will start to push in by the end of the day. but before it, we've got this brief ridge of high pressure

which will keep things quite quiet and with light winds as well. so a few isolated showers on exposed coast, not amounting to much. frost and fog will lift away. sunny spells come through by the middle part of the afternoon and temperatures, well they will recover after that chilly start, we're expecting to see highs of 7 to 11 degrees. maybe 12 down to the southwest, but you can see that rain gathering perhaps into the isles of scilly by the end of the afternoon. so that weather front is going to start to push its way into cornwall and eventually into south wales. there's that weather front and ahead of it it will push in a little more moisture. so we're expecting more fog around for the start of sunday. remembrance sunday could be quite a drab, dreary affair with some widespread fog at times. the rain down to the south, but it may well stay dry at 11:00 in scotland. a murky morning certainly, but the rain light and patchy into northern ireland, perhaps into northern england, heavier bursts through wales and south west england, perhaps for london to the cenotaph it should stay dry during the morning.

but then we'll see outbreaks of showery rain drifting its way steadily northwards throughout the day. it'll stay dry for scotland here and seven or eight degrees underneath the cloud and the rain it's going to feel rather cool and disappointing, i'm afraid. then as we move out of sunday into monday, we start to see the wind direction swinging back to more of a westerly or a south—westerly, and that's going to introduce milder, but unfortunately, once again, it's going to introduce some wetter weather. so our week ahead, a little more unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain at times.

the bbc launches a new emergency radio service for the people of gaza. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up, the bbc world service stopped its arabic radio broadcasts earlier this year. does the new gaza daily program show that was a mistake? and was it appropriate to call the state opening of parliament the fanciest fancy dress party you'll ever see? alongside the very real conflict in the middle east, we've been seeing a propaganda war

too, and that reached new heights last friday. jeremy bowen reported on the news at six about an attack on an ambulance convoy outside gaza's al—shifa hospital. palestinian red crescent later said at least 15 people were killed in the strike. the controversy centred on this man — who filmed a selfie video outside the hospital in the immediate aftermath of the attack with victims visible in the background. claims quickly emerged online that the man was hired by hamas as a so—called crisis actor with his apparent previous performances posted here, and that the footage shown by the bbc and elsewhere was fake. nigel mcmahon emailed newswatch to say... and keith mccormick added...