[0:00]Tonight, more is revealed [music] from the Epstein estate. It's another narrow glance inside the late sex offender sorted life as the US awaits a massive document release [music] from the
[0:11]Justice Department. Meanwhile, the UK announces its new man in Washington to replace [music] Peter Manderson, who quit over his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Christian Turner [music] takes
[0:22]one of the biggest jobs in world diplomacy at a critical moment for the transatlantic relationship. Also ahead, we're inside Lebanon's devastated border [music] towns pounded by Israeli
[0:33]strikes. Virtually everywhere you look, 360° is destruction. Within that destruction, human
[0:44]suffering. [music] We meet the 12year-old survivor of an attack that killed most of her family. A Sky News data and forensics investigation [music] gives new insight into the Bondi attack
[0:54]in Sydney and the moments a man took on one of the gunmen. Ukraine's president tries to convince nervy [music] European allies to free up frozen Russian funds
[1:05]to help keep his country afloat. And a stray [music] comet or something more sinister. Two space watchers give us wildly different takes on this
[1:15]interstellar object swinging past Earth. All that and more coming up on the world with me [music] ya deck. Good evening. Closeups of a book about a
[1:32]man's obsession with a 12-year-old girl. Screenshots of suggestive late night texts. Images of passports. These are among the latest material released by Democrats in Washington from the estate
[1:43]of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. and they've put it out a day before the deadline expires for the Justice Department to release its Epstein files, potentially providing the most sweeping
[1:55]revelations yet about his life, crimes, and famous friends. Our US correspondent James Matthews reports, [snorts] what's going on there?
[2:06]>> His crimes, victims, and associates is a story told in documents left behind. There are thousands due to be published by the end of Friday. This was an
[2:17]advance. The convicted sex trafficker is seen among 68 files released by Democrats. There are images of the company he kept,
[2:26]even if that doesn't imply wrongdoing on their part. Epstein, seen here with Nam Chosky, the academic. David Blaine, the magician, is left of frame here.
[2:37]Comedian Woody Allen is in the center of the picture here with Epstein on the right and Dick Cavitt, the US TV personality. This is Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's former adviser with
[2:48]Epstein. Though in this document drop, there's no mention of Donald Trump himself. This image shows a foot with pros from the book Lolita, a book about a man's
[2:59]infatuation and abuse of a 12-year-old girl. >> Epstein and Maxwell didn't just abuse her. It mirrors the criminal conduct of
[3:08]Epstein himself as laid out by survivors and their supporters [clears throat] in Congress who await the release of the files in full. >> Do you feel there will be a cover up to
[3:19]any degree? >> See, that's what I don't understand. There's I would presume that everybody in this cabinet who's appointed, whether it's Cash Patel or Pam Bondi, they're not implicated in these files. There's
[3:30]no way. So why wouldn't they be completely forthcoming? Why would they be reluctant? Because any reluctance after the passage of this bill or
[3:40]obfuscation or delay, it runs the danger of being criminal in nature. >> The latest release of documents shows a text exchange in which a woman and money
[3:52]are discussed. There are passports from a number of countries. The F for female still visible alongside the redactions to protect identities of victims of a
[4:03]sorted criminal enterprise. This is a map of Great St. James Epstein's Island. And this is a letter from behind bars,
[4:12]apparently from Epstein to the love of my life. We've had a drip feed of the files. Friday is deadline day for full
[4:22]publication. How much we learn will depend on how much we see. That will only become clear when they're made public. For all the talk about their
[4:31]impact, that will be dictated by the detail. James Matthews, Sky News in Washington. >> Well, within hours of that material
[4:43]being released, Britain announced its new US ambassador to replace Peter Mandelson, who was sacked over his former ties to Jeffrey Epste. Well, let's discuss this more with our chief political correspondent, John Craig. Um,
[4:54]John, obviously the whole Peter Mandlesson thing looms over this appointment, but we are talking about an incredibly seasoned and experienced diplomat here. >> They've gone for a Mandarin's Mandarin
[5:05]really, a foreign office veteran, even though he's only 53 years old. Looks younger in some of his photos, actually. Father of two, but he has worked all over the world. lots of diplomatic
[5:16]postings, been a Whiteall civil servant as well going back to when Tony Blair was prime minister in 1997. Uh he spoke after his appointment was
[5:26]announced by the foreign office. Uh he talked about uh the two countries sharing a historic partnership rooted in common values, shared security, and deep economic ties. And he said this is a
[5:38]pivotal time for the transatlantic relationship. and he said he looked forward to working with President Trump's administration, leaders in Congress, business and society to
[5:48]strengthen that bond. Now, there were two other candidates here. The prime minister interviewed all three last week. Uh the others, the other uh one who was thought to be the front runner
[5:58]in all this. There's a man called Varon Chandra. Now, he is the prime minister's business advisor said to be an architect of the various trade agreements with
[6:07]America. um and uh he as a soap has been given uh uh the expanded role in continuing to take a leading role in
[6:16]trade talks. Now the third Nigel Casey currently the UK's ambassador in Moscow also an experienced diplomat um and uh
[6:26]he obviously it's been decided that and things are so volatile in Moscow, Ukraine and so on that he should stay there. Normally it'd be quite a care normal career progression. Moscow then
[6:37]Washington. Moscow I mean Washington is the top but diplomatic posting really. It comes with that fabulous Lutchen's mansion on Massachusetts Avenue. I remember being there with Neil Kinnock
[6:48]years ago and he said under socialism everyone will live like this. I mean is it is I mean Peter Mandlesson loved all that uh the lovely palatial surroundings the high life and so on. But with
[7:00]they've gone for a safe choice career diplomat. The foreign office really will be delighted. They've got one of their own in this job. Not a political appointment like Peter Mandlesson. There
[7:10]are suggestions that the foreign office hope he'll report back to them rather than to number 10. But this is very much a victory for the diplomats and the mandarins over the politicians and the ministers. And they've gone they hope
[7:22]for a safe pair of hands. Somebody with a a pretty stellar and uh as yet unblenmished record. Indeed. Uh, thanks so much, John.
[7:32]>> Well, it was in May this year when our US correspondent James Matthews confronted then Ambassador Peter Manderson about his previous friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Just have a look.
[7:43]>> In June 2009, did you stay at the apartment in Manhattan of Jeffrey Epstein? >> I'm not answering any questions uh about uh him. Uh >> he was in jail at the time for
[7:55]soliciting prostitution from a minor. and my my knowledge of him is something uh that I regret. I wish I'd never met him in the first place. >> Why did you have an association with him
[8:06]because he was in jail at the time? >> Why why did many people uh meet him? He was a prolific uh networker and I wish I'd
[8:15]never met him in the first place. That was um my colleague James Matthews there. Now where it's been agreed peace hangs uneasily over the Middle East,
[8:27]nowhere more so than between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel has launched daily attacks on Lebanon since their ceasefire was agreed in November last year. It [snorts] argues self-defense, saying
[8:37]Hezbollah is rearming and regrouping and is therefore still a threat. Despite Israel having agreed to withdraw from Lebanon, Sky News has seen videos of troops bulldozing homes in the south.
[8:49]Under the ceasefire terms, Hezbollah must end its armed presence in the area of southern Lebanon between the Blue Line, the unofficial border between Lebanon and Israel and the Latani River
[9:00]about 30 kilometers or 19 mi to the north. The UN mission in South Lebanon known as UNIFIL says it recorded more than 10,000 violations during the first
[9:09]year of the ceasefire. one every 53 minutes. Though most of the Israeli strikes in Lebanon have been in the south, about a third are recorded further north. Close to the blue line is
[9:20]Ita al-Shaab, a town all but destroyed. From there, our special correspondent Alex Crawford reports. It doesn't feel much like a ceasefire
[9:32]here. We're with the UN and it's clear Israeli firepower has obliterated many villages in the south of Lebanon. Ita al-Shabaab is one of them. Israeli bombs
[9:42]have flattened this Hezbollah stronghold. Once home to thousands of civilians, too. They used to fire rockets into northern Israel from here. Now, it's barely recognizable.
[9:54]I want to show you. Look at the state of these houses. Virtually everywhere you look, 360° is destruction.
[10:05]And a year after a ceasefire deal, the Israeli military continues to launch attacks here and across Lebanon on an almost daily basis.
[10:16]The main Israeli justification for these attacks is Hezbollah is rearming amidst all of this. The UN says they've seen no evidence of that. >> Most of the Hezbollah has retreated uh
[10:28]north of the litany. I would say we just haven't seen any evidence on the ground that there is that much activity anymore going on.
[10:39]>> The residents insist the Israeli claims about Ezbollah are a tactic to thwart rebuilding and starting a fresh year.
[10:48]The few who've returned tell the UN and us that there's no safety from drone attacks or Israeli air strikes in the south.
[10:58]Haler and her husband have started the only bakery in the town, but tens of thousands of other Lebanese who once lived in the south have not returned for
[11:08]fear of Israeli attacks. >> There's nobah here in it at all. There's no trace of them. There's nobah in it. Hisbah is finished here. Everything is
[11:19]destroyed. Israel destroyed all of his infrastructure in it. The residents tell us there are large no-go areas where their homes and
[11:29]businesses have been destroyed. The hillside is peppered with rubble and crumpled homes where once families lived and farmed. Israel has military positions and built walls on Lebanese
[11:41]land and many of the town's farms remain out of reach and largely inaccessible without drawing Israeli aggression. The UN monitors have documented fresh
[11:51]construction of a huge Israeli wall at two points along the highly contested border area. We saw plenty of construction work going on with Israeli
[12:01]personnel reinforcing structures. Israel insists the wall is a security measure and not crossing into Lebanese land despite geoloccations and the UN
[12:11]indicating otherwise. The UN and human rights groups insist Israeli strikes continue to flout the terms of the ceasefire. There've been
[12:21]10,000 violations, almost entirely by Israel, and hundreds of civilians, including multiple children, have been killed and wounded. There's little comfort Amina can give
[12:34]her 12-year-old, but she tries. >> Aile is one of Israel's most recent child victims. Her
[12:45]face is pockmarked with shrapnel from the bombing. She's blind in one eye and rapidly losing vision in her other. Her body was burnt and torn apart by the
[12:55]Israeli drone. She lived, but is desolate. >> That's it. I lost everything. She says
[13:08]she seems terribly weak, but more than that, without hope. >> There's no one to look after us after
[13:20]what happened. >> After the accident, >> she's already had multiple operations and faces many more. This is what's left of the family car
[13:31]she was in with her mother, father, and three younger siblings. Only her mother and her survived. The Israeli target was a rider on a motorbike they stopped to talk to.
[13:42]In a rare admission, the Israeli military said the strike had killed several uninvolved civilians and added it regretted any harm. In her first interview since leaving
[13:54]hospital, the young mother told us she wants justice. Her twins, toddlers and Hadti, were killed instantly. They were in their car seats when it happened. She
[14:04]saw her husband, Shad, with half his body missing. Their 10-year-old daughter, Seline, suffered catastrophic bleeding. The family's body parts were everywhere. Why did I have to see this? Why did I
[14:17]have to see this thing? Why did I have to see anything like this? Why did have to see this? How can we ever get over this? I still see these images every
[14:28]day. It doesn't ever leave my head. >> The battle scars left on dozens of South Lebanon's border towns are immense. But residents tell us Israel continues to
[14:39]attack them, and they showed us their evidence. >> This is 3 months after Israel agreed to pull out of Lebanon. Soldiers are secretly filmed by residents as they
[14:50]bulldoze their homes. Not just one, but several. They film Israeli soldiers moving around freely on the streets of Kefuba. Israel
[15:01]says their troops won't stop attacks on Lebanon until Hezbollah is no longer a threat and disarms entirely. In a rare interview with foreign media, the Hezbollah group, which most Western
[15:13]governments have designated a terror outfit, tells us they will not disarm because we don't believe that uh the Israelis are honest in what they are
[15:24]saying. >> Our experience with the Israelis proves they're manipulators, she goes on. If we're unarmed, they'll just attack
[15:33]Lebanon. The town's oldest resident is three years short of her century. She was 20 when Israel first came into existence. A little younger than her
[15:43]grandson Hassan is now. >> We built our house for three times. >> Three times we built and the Israelis
[15:53]destroyed. We build, they destroy. >> Enough.
[16:02]>> Go. Go. Go. let him go far away. >> I live here. I born here. I live here. And uh everything we can't leave everything. We can't say,
[16:13]"Okay, take it. Bye-bye." And uh leave our home, our uh our houses, our businesses, our uh our
[16:24]history. >> Alex Crawford, Sky News, South Lebanon. >> Sure. Well, earlier I asked UNIFIL spokesperson Tilak Pakarell to give a
[16:35]sense of how bad the situation is in Lebanon for citizens. the civilians here since last year's secession of hostilities agreement uh
[16:44]many of them have returned uh but those who were displaced from areas close to the blue line uh which separates Lebanon and Israel have not been able to go back
[16:56]to their communities and homes uh because of partly because of the idea of presence and military activities but also because most of the infra infrastructure here is uh destroyed
[17:07]totally >> well I mean when we Look at the situation. The UN has documented more than 10,000 ceasefire violations since the start of the the truce. Israel is saying the reason that these this
[17:19]ceasefire is being violated is because they're saying that Hezbollah is regrouping and there's an armed presence in the area. Is that what you're also
[17:27]seeing? We operate every day 24/7 in in you know south 11 south of Litani river what we call between Litani and the blue
[17:36]line and we have not had um any evidence of uh such a rebuilding happening and um the of course uh we have found a lot of
[17:48]infrastructure and illegal and abandoned weapon caches and also unexported ordinances but they are from the past they are not knew
[17:59]uh but we all report them to the Lebanese army. >> Well, what Israel is saying is that the UN and the Lebanese army are frankly just not looking hard enough. >> Uh I would not like to comment directly
[18:10]to what's coming from the other side. But what I can say is that we work we have been working with Lebanese army 24/7.
[18:21]um they have been also um you know deployed to areas like it's close to 130 positions prominent positions that UNIFIL facilitate their their
[18:33]redeployment too. Um so you know there's a there's a coordination cooperation between the UNIFIL and the Lebanese army uh and then we are doing our best
[18:43]>> well well um certainly in recent months we're also seeing a number of a growing number of complaints uh by the UN about IDF attacks near its its forces. Um can
[18:54]you talk us through this? How often is it happening? >> We go public when the when we consider attacks are serious.
[19:04]uh you know almost life-threatening. Um but there have been you know I would not say attacks but there have been incidents where um you know for example
[19:14]uh our our operations have been um there have been interferences um to our operations. Uh there have been um you know like for example drones uh
[19:25]following our patrols. uh these are something you know um happening regularly uh over the past and maybe the the frequency is uh up in the last few
[19:37]months but these are ongoing since uh last year's spokesperson there. Well, we're joined now by Danny Danon, Israel's permanent
[19:47]representative to the United Nations. Ambassador Danon, thank you very much for joining us here on the program. The UN has documented more than 10,000 ceasefire violations since the start of
[19:58]the truce. Most of them committed by Israel. They're saying one every 53 uh minutes, which has left almost 127
[20:07]civilians dead. Why does Israel continue to violate this ceasefire? >> Thank you for having me, Yilda. So, first let's speak about this U so-called
[20:17]UN report. You know it's very weird that they list violations from Israel but they cannot find violations from it show that you know the UN was
[20:26]one-sided for so many years unisil failed and that is why the security council decided to terminate the mandate of UNIL by the end of 2026 and we welcome that we want to see
[20:38]>> could youify >> could you specify the violations >> absolutely you know we have a list of hundreds of incidents where we showed
[20:47]that bala is rebuilding its presence starting to restock you know bankers and and that's something we cannot allow so we have a mechanis that with the
[20:57]Lebanese government with the UN with UNIFIL >> we share it every month we send a detailed report to the United Nations we
[21:06]we list the locations and unfortunately you know no one pays attention to that and one more point one more point we have a we have a mechanism that we
[21:16]agreed after We signed a ceasefire and the mechanism with the US and with the Lebanese government and UNIFIL that we report violations and we actually allow the Lebanese government to take action.
[21:28]But when we see that the Lebanese government and the Lebanese military are not doing much, then we take action to rebuild their force next to our border. It will not happen again.
[21:39]>> We'll get to the Lebanese government in the in a moment. But the UN special reportor says that Israel strikes in Lebanon demonstrates a total disregard for the ceasefire and for the Lebanese peace efforts. They're pointing the
[21:51]finger of blame at you. They say that they don't see evidence of Hezbollah rearming and regrouping. We just interviewed UNIFIL there. Why would they say these things?
[22:02]>> It's not for the first time. I can send you back years back and to see that the UN and UNIFIL ignored the presence of for years. You know, find me one report
[22:13]of the UN that they actually named Hisbala. One report. They're not capable of doing that, you know, for for years. >> They're saying they're monitoring the area 24/7 alongside the Lebanese
[22:24]government. The Lebanese government, the Lebanese army. The Lebanese government has all but welcomed the international community, the United States special envoys to discuss this convers to
[22:34]discuss this situation. And yet it's Israel who continues to to make these violations. >> You cannot blame Israel for what's happening in Lebanon. The problem in
[22:45]Lebanon is not Israel. The problem is they are trying to to undermine the sovereignty of the Lebanese government. We have no claim. Let me let me finish
[22:55]let me finish my point. We have no claim for the land. You know, I read the report. It speaks about that we want to cement our presence in Lebanon. That is a lie. We have no interest to stay in
[23:06]Lebanon. We have no interest to cement our presence. We want to see a strong Lebanese independent government that is actually governing and they will have to take control over Hisbala. If they will
[23:17]not do that, if Lebanon will not do that, we will do that. But will not go back. >> Violating you're violating not just the ceasefire deal and the truce, but you're
[23:28]violating um the the sovereignty of another nation. But I I just want to point out the the UN also says that two sections of the wall cross into Lebanese territory putting around one acre on the
[23:40]Israeli side. If you're saying you don't want Lebanese territory, why have you taken uh this this uh patch of land? >> Well, first I have to correct you. You know, the only one with violating
[23:50]sovereignty in Lebanon is Hisbala, not Israel. >> Are they still firing rockets into Israel? >> And you can you cannot ignore you cannot ignore that. You know, >> are you are you are is Hezbollah Mr. D?
[24:01]We're just trying to get more information from you. Is Hezbollah firing rockets into Israel? >> Hisbalah is still plotting to build capabilities and to threaten Israel.
[24:12]That is why we take precautions. That is why we are firing rockets into Israel and have you provided that information? >> Allow me to answer that. You know, you asked the questions and I want to answer
[24:23]that is building their capabilities. that smuggling cash and weapons into Lebanon again. And be not mistaken, they are
[24:34]capable of rebuilding their strength. >> You're saying that the UN on the ground, the Lebanese army who are monitoring the area 24/7, the UN's overall commander of troops in southern Lebanon has told
[24:46]Israeli channels that they see no evidence that Hezbollah was rearming south of the of the Latani. Why would they not want to work with you to eliminate this problem? And and the what
[24:58]they've seen simply is violation of of the ceasefire and we uh showed in our report there the impact it's having on the civilian population including the
[25:09]death of those two young toddlers and we heard uh their mother speak there about what Israel did in that strike. One of the reasons we supported the termination
[25:20]of the unifil force after so many years because they they were not effective you know they looked only to the south to Israel they never look to the north what's happening behind their back they
[25:32]they ignore the presence of you know meters from UN facilities so that's why they're going home and it's not my decision >> ambassador the security council decision and I would tell you that
[25:43]>> this government isn't going anywhere and they have opened themselves up to talking uh to to everyone to try and resolve this issue. And yet Israel continues to violate the truth rather
[25:54]than talking to the government to try and resolve resolve the the issue of if you do have the this evidence if you are saying that they are rearming and regrouping and plotting although you
[26:05]haven't been able to provide any evidence if they are launching rockets into to Israel you say that they are u you know violating your sovereignty. Um, why are you not sharing that information
[26:16]directly with the Lebanese government? >> First, we have open dialogue with the Lebanese government and I welcome it. You know, that's something new since the last time we spoke. We have open
[26:27]dialogue with the Lebanese government and we are grateful for the US for for bringing us together. I think it's very important. We share the information with our colleagues in Washington. Also,
[26:38]sometimes they send some of the information to the Lebanese military. You know, we know it's we cannot share everything. You can understand why because sometimes is trying to
[26:49]infiltrate the Lebanese military. But we share that information. And I will tell you more than that. We want to see the Lebanese army to being stronger, being more effective, deploying more troops to
[27:00]the south, you know, take over the area. That's what we want to see. But if we see that the Lebanese army is weak and not capable, then we will have to step in. >> Well, I I I also just want to ask before
[27:12]I let you go, ambassador, what would you say to that mother who's lost uh three of her children in the strike, including her husband, and now she has a severely disabled child on her hands.
[27:23]>> You you know the war, it's a devastation. We saw the casualties on both sides. You know, we we saw innocent families at the Dut village of Mad Shams that you know, innocent kids were killed
[27:34]after his balarak landed in a soccer field. So we see the misery on both sides. But in order to prevent such incidents, we have to be strong and fight radicals. We saw what happened in
[27:45]Sydney, Australia. It's all connected. When you have radicals dictating the reality, innocent people suffer. We have to work together to fight those radical forces so we can live peacefully in this
[27:57]region. Ambassador Danon, thank you for joining us. >> Thank you. >> You're watching the world with me, Yald Dehim. Still to come on the program, will frozen Russian [music] funds be
[28:09]used to help Ukraine? We're live to Brussels where there's been a long day of negotiations. Heat. Heat.
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[31:45][music] for this report. Mr. Zuma Sky News, we're trying to see as much as we can. Frozen Russian funds, mostly held in
[31:56]Belgium, will remain out of reach for Ukraine, at least for now. A day of talks in Brussels about using the funds to help Ukraine has ended with any decision delayed until January.
[32:07]President Zilinski was at the summit pleading with the EU to keep his country financially afloat. He says Ukraine will sink into a deficit of up to 50 billion
[32:17]euros next year and needs loans backed by Russian funds to help held in the U. Uh those assets amount to about €190 billion. It's mostly held by the
[32:27]Brussels-based organization URL and it's Belgium which has serious concerns about handing over the frozen money. Well, let's go straight to our Europe correspondent Alistister Bunkl who joins
[32:37]me live from uh Brussels tonight. I mean clearly Ukraine incredibly desperate, but just talk us through Alli some of the concerns that that Belgium has. Well, I mean Belgium's concern is that
[32:52]the vast majority of the frozen assets are held I mean digitally of course not in physical form but held in Brussels at a clearing house called Euro Clear. It's
[33:03]kind of like a bank for banks if you like. So Belgium's concern is that if at some point in the future Russia decides to take legal action or punish Belgium
[33:14]in some other form uh then it will be Belgium's responsibility to bear uh and financially that could be incredibly punishing for them and they want that
[33:24]burden to be shared across the EU. Now I think there will be an agreement where the EU will say that you know we will all share that collectively and I think that's what might get this over the
[33:35]line. It's still very much in the balance. The talks are going on. They've just resumed again um after sort of various breaks. They seem to have sort of ripped the agenda up a bit today and
[33:45]they've got everything else that was on the agenda out the way first and then they're addressing the the issue of these um these frozen assets to Ukraine much later on to the evening. Now, how
[33:57]late it will go on, I don't know. It could spill over into tomorrow. But there's no doubt, and I think even the Belgians would agree with this, that it is an absolutely crucial decision. Uh
[34:07]because if they can find an agreement tonight or tomorrow morning, then it would be of huge benefit to Ukraine. It would allow Ukraine to keep fighting its
[34:18]war if that's what it needs to do for another year or two. It would put pressure on the Russians. The Russian economy is not in a great state either. I think the general sort of direction of travel from the Russians is to try and
[34:30]grind down the Ukrainians to sort of get uh the whip hand in negotiations, but hope that they're going to fold at some point and perhaps go bankrupt at some point. Well, if this money could be
[34:40]freed up, then Ukraine would be in a reasonably solid financial position for a couple of years. It would reduce Ukraine's dependency on America as well.
[34:50]And they are they have been so reliant on American goodwill, American arms, American funding. But Trump, you know, keeps changing his mind. And for the EU,
[35:01]it would give them a far stronger hand in negotiations as well if they were one of the primary or the primary um provider of money to Ukraine. Then they would have to have a seat around the negotiating table. on. So, it's for all
[35:13]of those reasons uh that it is so potentially significant and we'll have to see whether or not they reach an agreement tonight or as I say it's tomorrow or they kick it into the long grass.
[35:24]>> Alli, thank you so much. >> This is the world with me, Yaldim. Next up, as the youngest victim [music] of the Bondai terror attack is laid to rest, our data and forensics team
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[39:08]scale of what we're looking at. Our data shows it's been happening. Question is why it hasn't been stopped. The youngest victim of the Bondi terror
[39:20]attack in Sydney has been remembered as a ray of sunshine at her funeral. Matilda, who was 10 years old, was among 15 people killed when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish event marking the start
[39:32]of Hanukkah on Sunday. Our data and forensics team has been investigating how the attack unfolded, giving new insight through analysis of video and pictures taken by witnesses. Our data
[39:43]and forensics correspondent Tom Chesher reports. The shooting on Bondai Beach was one of the worst mass shootings the country had ever seen. As the two heavily armed
[39:53]terrorists attacked, there was no one to stop them, only the victims themselves. Their rampage continued for 8 minutes, and by the end, they had murdered 15
[40:03]Jewish people, including a 10-year-old girl. We've analyzed scores of videos, and what they show amid the horror is heroism again and again, but also missed
[40:13]opportunities. Our audio analysis shows how late the full police response finally came as authorities scrambled to respond. People tried to protect themselves and each other. The annual
[40:24]Chaneka festival started around 5:00 p.m. in Bondi. More than a thousand people were enjoying a day at the beach with dozens gathered for the Jewish celebration. The event was set up in
[40:35]Archer Park on the north side of the beach. There was a stage here with a manora, a rock climbing wall, and multiple stalls selling food and drinks. That's where
[40:46]Kobe Farash bought a donut. >> Oh, I just arrived like in the afternoon around maybe 6 or something like that.
[40:57]Uh after the sun start going down here in the middle here, I was eating the donuts. And here is the this block. It was a like a wall. Children play. It
[41:09]was like 1 minute before the shooting start. >> As the festival started in Bondi, the alleged shooters were nearly 10 miles
[41:17]away at an Airbnb in Campy. They were seen leaving at 5:15 p.m. CCTV footage captured them leaving. At around 6:40
[41:27]p.m., two separate clips of dash cam footage show their car, a Hyundai Elantre. This is the first image we have of Sagid Aram, one of the alleged
[41:38]shooters dressed in a black top and white trousers at the scene. We can see him in a struggle with a couple, Boris and Safhir German. And Boris has hold of
[41:48]his gun. You can see a flag on the dashboard with what resembles the Islamic State emblem. Shortly afterwards, the Germans would become the first victims of the attack, shot by the
[41:59]side of the road. We don't know the exact time this dash cam footage was filmed, but it's around 6:40 p.m. That's when the first emergency calls are made to police. Now, there is a lot of
[42:11]footage from the next 8 minutes, and that's allowed us to analyze exactly what happened from every angle on this timeline. The first video is filmed here, the second one here. Both cameras
[42:22]are pointing towards this bridge, less than 100 m from the Chanaka celebration. It's 6:42 p.m. Two different videos
[42:32]capture the same moment. The one on the left, video one, clearly shows the two suspects on the bridge, Sagid and his son Naveiv Aram, dressed in all black,
[42:43]subsequently charged with 15 counts of murder. In the video on the right, the person filming video to hides behind a tree
[42:53]as the men move along the bridge towards the festival area. 2 minutes into the attack, a police van comes within 50 meters of the attackers.
[43:04]It has ES on the front for evidence section. It's a forensics vehicle, so officers are unlikely to be armed. Nvid Aram, the son, stays on the bridge,
[43:21]firing into the crowd as his father walks towards the event. The shooting would continue for another six minutes. >> So first I didn't understand. I thought
[43:31]it was like a firework when I just heard the the shot. So I just look from this part part. I just look in the middle and I just saw someone underground people moving all
[43:42]everywhere. And in that moment I realized there's the attacks against the Jewish people. So I just start running running until I feel a bit more safe. This is a
[43:54]video Kobe filmed as he fled. At 6:42 and 20 seconds, we see French tech analyst Dan Elkam. He was later shot and
[44:03]killed. Reports suggest he'd been attempting to protect a little girl. Video evidence also allows us to track
[44:14]the last movements of Holocaust survivor Alexander Clayman, 10-year-old Matilda, and 62year-old Ruven Morris. They were all shot by the gunman. This is the last
[44:25]location we have for Dan. Alexander and Matilda were in this area. Alexander was here. We can see him at approximately 6:43 p.m. in this video, crouching
[44:36]amongst chairs. Around 40 seconds later, this video confirms that he moved a few meters to here, where his wife is crouching. Shortly afterwards, he is
[44:46]shot and killed. This video confirms what previous reports had suggested that he moved to shelter Lissa, his wife of 57 years, from the hail of bullets.
[44:57]Shortly after, we see 10-year-old Matilda injured with her head resting against Alexander. An 87year-old survivor of the Holocaust and a 10-year-old girl dying next to each
[45:09]other. I saw people lying on the ground and they not lying with their tummy on because when you lie down on the ground you sort of place your body on your
[45:20]tummy but they lying on their back and uh uh full of blood. >> In a different video we can see Ruven Morrison standing here. It's now 6:44
[45:31]and 24 seconds and Reuven is looking at alleged shooter Sagid Aram. Akran was standing here before he moves behind a tree. A lot happens over the next minute
[45:42]and three key camera angles tell the story. One from a camera here across the main road, another from here close to the bridge and the last one from here in
[45:52]the area of the festival. By 6:45 and 16 seconds, we can see in video one that Sagid is shooting from behind a tree when he's tackled by Ahmed Al Ahmed, a
[46:02]man hailed as the hero of Bondi Beach. Around the same time, this footage shared exclusively with Sky News shows Naveiv Aram, the second alleged shooter,
[46:12]running down the stairs. As shots are fired, victims lie in fear. At 6:45, and 44 seconds, Ahmed places
[46:24]the gun he wrestled out of the shooter's hands on the ground. Navidid Aram, now back on the bridge, continues to fire. Firearms experts have helped us identify
[46:34]the gun he is using as a Barretta BRX1 hunting rifle. It's one of six guns the father Sagid was licensed to own. A drone shows police running towards the
[46:45]bridge. Audio analysis suggests the first police gunshots are fired just after 6:46 p.m. You can see Naveiv Aram dropping down to
[46:59]avoid the fire. Shortly after, we see a police officer, Cesar Baratza, arriving on the other
[47:08]side of the bridge about 40 meters away. 2 seconds later, shots are fired and Sagid is hit. At 6:47 exactly. Two later
[47:18]videos show us exactly where Cesar was, and you can see he's using a pistol. The videos help us pinpoint what happened when, but audio analysis is really useful, too. In the longest video
[47:30]we analyzed, which is more than 10 minutes long, audio forensics expert Rob Mayer told us there were 106 audible gunshots. They're here with these yellow arrows. And from the sound of the
[47:41]gunfire here, we can tell that these are police weapons. The first burst of successive shots, likely indicating rifle fire, is
[47:52]at 647 and 35 seconds. That indicates that the full armed police response is finally there. The
[48:03]closest police station to the scene is here, the Bondai Beach Police Station. It's 400 meters from the bridge. When Sajid was shot at the video, evidence
[48:12]shows three officers at the scene. The officer who likely shot him, Cesar, was here. The other two armed officers we can see on video were here. Other armed units aren't visible in videos we've
[48:24]reviewed. So from here you can see even when I was here you can see the bridge. So he can still shoot me. So I was very lucky like
[48:33]to run all the way here. So I was in the high he can shoot me but I was lucky. Nothing happened to me physically. In the midst of the terror at this Chanica
[48:44]celebration people looked for the police and did not find them. Instead they helped each other. Eight long minutes 15 people murdered. The extraordinary
[48:55]bravery of ordinary people stopped it being many more. >> Tom Chesher with that report for this is the world with me. Yald de next up the
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[52:47]happens now we'll finish the world by going out of this world and an interstellar visitor
[52:57]will swing by earth tomorrow a comet say most astrophysicists from beyond our solar system. But according to some, it's something more. Our science correspondent Thomas Moore has been
[53:07]investigating. >> What began as a dot of light against the cosmos has become the object of a dust up between astronomers. Was it just the third known comet from another star
[53:19]system or an alien battleship heading for Earth? Harvey Loe is from Harvard University. He believes it has an unusual tale that could be from a propulsion system. Nickel in the gas
[53:30]cloud could be evidence of metal mining on its surface and its trajectory aligned with the orbit of our planet is too unlikely to be by chance. We should be on alert.
[53:41]>> Alien technology is a potential threat because when you go on a blind date of interstellar proportions, you never know whether you have a friendly visitor uh
[53:51]as your dating partner or it may be also a serial killer. When there are implications to society, we must consider even an unlikely event and
[54:02]collect as much data as possible to convince us otherwise. >> Three Atlas came from outside our solar system. Whiz passed Mars in early
[54:11]October at 130,000 mph, dipped behind the sun, and on December 19th reaches its closest point to Earth, 170 million
[54:20]miles away. and baffled as to to why Avy has has latched on to this. >> A British astronomer has pushed back on any idea of an alien invasion. He says
[54:31]the sun is heating pockets of ice and material that the comets picked up on its 8 billionyear journey through the stars. That explains its changing color and brightness.
[54:41]>> But there's nothing in there that suggests alien life, that suggests intelligence, that suggests this is anything other than a comet. If you pick this up, put it in our solar system, we astronomers would be excited about it
[54:53]because it's a comet, but no one would be suggesting it was uh of alien origin. So, it's not so much that he's wrong. It's just nonsense really. It's like me saying we should consider the
[55:03]possibility that the moon is made of cheese. You could consider that possibility if you like, but my first question is why would you think that? >> Avi says that's the arrogance of
[55:13]expertise. Other astronomers say wild theories can be dangerous. all agree there's a lot more science to be done on threeey atlas before it makes a rapid exit out the other side of the solar
[55:25]system but there's probably a billion billion billion similar objects out there in the galaxy and some come close by it's only we've just started seeing
[55:34]them Thomas Moore Sky News >> and on that note that's it for us for tonight and the year the world will be taking a break over Christmas but I'll
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