this is bbc news. the headlines: there is growing concern that a power struggle between saudi arabia and iran is fuelling the political crisis in lebanon. the american secretary of state has warned other countries against using the country for proxy conflicts, following a crisis triggered by the resignation of its prime minister. it looks like a new trans—pacific trade deal is moving forward without the usa. canada has dropped its objections in talks on the sidelines of the annual asian economic forum being held in vietnam. one of the latest figures in american entertainment to be accused of sexual misconduct, the comedian, louis ck, has admitted that several allegations made against him are true. five women had accused him of various acts of indecency. in a statement, louis ck expressed remorse for his actions. let's have a quick look at what's making the front pages of some of the first editions of the morning's papers.

and it's one of those days when no single story dominates. we start with the times, which leads on the plight of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british woman being held prisoner in iran. the paper says she is in torment after being separated from her child and then interrogated while wearing a hood. the guardian leads on comments from one of britain's top counter—terror police officers. neil basu, senior national co—ordinator for counter terrorism policing, says the government's austerity measures are endangering national security. turning to the daily telegraph, and claims that charities are getting round a ban on sending begging letters to elderly people. the fundraising regulator says they address anonymised mail to the home—owner, thus bypassing the new regulations. the daily mail reports on apparent panic on the high street. the mail says desperate high street chains are launching early christmas sales amid a slump in takings. and the daily mirror isn't very happy with foreign secretary,

borisjohnson. it's claimed that at an anglo—spanish event he defended bullfighting, saying any potential ban was "political correctness gone mad." now on bbc news, time for our world, with yalda hakim. the hurricane that destroyed puerto rico. two months after maria, this us territory and its american citizens are still suffering. how do you now see life without your son? it may

belong to the most powerful country in the world, but this is now an island in crisis. even though we are citizens of the united states, perhaps we are perceived to be second—class citizens. perhaps we are perceived to be second-class citizens. who will fix it, and at what cost? iam in i am in marikau, south—west puerto rico. jennifer, which is your casa? this one? i am here to meetjennifer rodriguez, who lives in a small bit of land with her husband and four children. this area has been cut off

from the outside world for week s. this is quite extraordinary. this could actually collapse. it is all wooden planks, but it is damp. you can see the holes everywhere. jennifer says that even before maria this house was old and weak. the family were building a new more

sturdy one next door, and the hurricane has forced them to move in early. so, the second house that she is living in, the municipality has told her this is not secure, that the house is not complete. you can see this is still being built. the roof is leaking, there are no drains, doors, ora bathroom. this area was well—known for coffee plantations. now, completely destroyed, it could take up to five yea rs destroyed, it could take up to five years for them to recover. with no work and relying on handouts, jenniferfeels work and relying on handouts, jennifer feels helpless. work and relying on handouts, jenniferfeels helpless. her priority is providing for her children. jennifer took her children to her

in—laws' home to be safe during the hurricane. when maria came, what happened? how did you feel? when hurricane maria hit, much of the island's infrastructure was demolished. the electricity grid collapsed and the three and a half million residents of the island were plunged into darkness. two months later, this remains america's longest blackout. what is this? that is your casa? and this, what is this? what has happened to the tree?

maria. for more than 100 years, puerto rico has been a territory of the united states. this means its people can live, travel, and work freely in america. and when it comes toa freely in america. and when it comes to a catastrophe like this one of the us has a legal obligation to help. —— one,. we havejust come to a small medicalfacility help. —— one,. we havejust come to a small medical facility deep in the mountainous area with a group of doctors, a specialist, and surgeons. we are here to come and meet some of the locals who have been badly affected by this hurricane. an hour away from the capital city of san

juanis away from the capital city of san juan is toa alta, at the centre of the path of the hurricane. when we get our patients in the clinic, we gave him a bottle of water, and it was like giving them a bar of gold. gloria runs a large hospital nearby. today, with the help of by the donors and charities, she set up a temporary clinic. we are providing support and help to these communities in particular because they asked us to bring some help because no other agency has come to help them. there is the baby. they are from the community. they left their house. jocelyn isjust two months old. herfather tells me they lost everything they own. 0k.

they need water. it does not seem a lot to ask far from one of the richest countries in the world. but puerto rican is have thought neglected by the united states for decades. —— ricans. and now the island is in deep financial crisis. mass unemployment mixed with decades of excessive or rowing by the local government meant puerto rico was facing bankruptcy even before maria hit. -- facing bankruptcy even before maria hit. —— borrowing. nothing. nada. you have no electricity. note. you see? we drink water from... electricity. note. you see? we drink waterfrom... we buy filtered electricity. note. you see? we drink

water from... we buy filtered water. we have some water today! that is great. after finishing at the clinic, gloria invites us back to her place. we still have some of the windows... 0h, her place. we still have some of the windows... oh, yeah, from the hurricane. it looks like a middle—class american home, but by puerto rican standards, this is luxury. but like most people here, she still does not have electricity. so, we have flashlights like everybody else. we put lights all over. puerto rico owes over $70 billion to the us. because of the debt, the island's electricity grid was badly maintained, even before maria. now, completely broken, it could take up to a year for power to fully return. and many people are tired of waiting. my husband always asks me, why do we leave, why don't we buy a house outside? what about

showing my employees if it is better to leave, but to is they hear? it is like a to leave, but to is they hear? it is likea dilemma, to leave, but to is they hear? it is like a dilemma, but in my heart, i prefer like a dilemma, but in my heart, i p refer to like a dilemma, but in my heart, i prefer to stay. —— is it better to stay. wins the hurricane, tens of thousands of people have left for america. —— since. locals on the island can only vote for their government, but once on the mainland, they can vote for national elections. this could change the political landscape in the us. president trump visited the island two weeks after the hurricane. there isa two weeks after the hurricane. there is a lot of love in this room to be a lot of love in this room. but it wasn't coming from the mayor of san

juan whom he criticised for asking for help. i am doing what i never thought i would do, i am begging anyone who can hear us to save us from dying. the president had tweeted that puerto rico was mismanaged. after his visit he came underfire for mismanaged. after his visit he came under fire for his lack of empathy and for slow emergency responses. in one of his tweets, president trump said that puerto rico is more or less broken, it has broken infrastructure, it is in trouble, it has debt. none of those things are factually correct. no, they are not. what is incorrect is for a president thatis what is incorrect is for a president that is supposed to be the commander—in—chief to become the hate—in—chief, and to become the person who just tweets away his hate. that is what is incorrect.

this is for one person, one meal a day. she believes america needs to forget about puerto rico's debt. to write off the billions of us dollars the island owes. we took as a country more money borrowed than we knew we could pay at some point. we knew we could pay at some point. we knew we could pay at some point. we knew we were taking debt for the next generation and the next generation. and it is time they accept they have lost, because he was going to pay the debt? that is a good question. no one should pay it. isaid good question. no one should pay it. i said this to the president. you either count the debt or you count the dead. and the choice... it is very simple. i still remain baffled because there is no discussion about this debt going away, this more than 70 billion. you talk about rebuilding and hope and change, but how, when the debt is not going

anywhere in the poverty situation remains the same and now it is all being... you know, the hurricane has added to your woes. this is why the international community must take a step forward and stand with the people of puerto rico. our relationship with the united states puts us at a disadvantage even though we are citizens of the united states, perhaps we are perceived to be second—class citizens. this is the start of the problem. many puerto rico resident feel they are stuck between a rock and a hard place, another fully american are stuck between a rock and a hard place, anotherfully american nor independence, but trapped in lego. —— in limbo. it is sunday and i have come back to the mountainous region

of maricao tojoin come back to the mountainous region of maricao to joinjennifer come back to the mountainous region of maricao to join jennifer and come back to the mountainous region of maricao to joinjennifer and her family followed. you have had a haircut! —— for lunch. this is the room we were in. she has been busy making her unfinished house more of a home. you have spent the last few days just rearranging, cleaning... in the aftermath of maria, millions of people in puerto rico were left without running water. but i am struck by how welljennifer seems to be coping. jennifer, is it difficult to cook without water and any electricity? for so many people, all of yourfamily? electricity? for so many people, all of your family? jennifer tells meet

that even before maria, power cuts we re that even before maria, power cuts were common, and getting clean water has been a problem for over ten yea rs. has been a problem for over ten years. she says the local authorities never laid down water pipes. why didn't you say something to someone? the mou, the local authorities, why don't you ask for a change? —— the mayor. jennifer is not the only one with these kinds of problems. even before maria, puerto rico's water quality was worse than any other us territory or state. nice to see that the family are

trying to have some kind of normality back in their life and they are altogether enjoying a meal. and trying to forget all the daily hardships that they face. gloria has a bee clinic —— gloria who set up the clinic is searching for the man with the tiny baby we saw a few days ago. before maria struck, jose evacuated his family to another village. there is nothing left. the bathroom is the only thing left. what do you think when you see your

ba by‘s cost there? what do you think when you see your baby's cost there? —— cot. jose and his family now stay at his mother ‘s house on the other side of the road. it is one of the only houses on the street still standing. is it frustrating for you to wait with two small children? but it's not just

but it's notjust buildings and infrastructure that have been destroyed. people have lost their lives. i just want to know a little more about what your son was like, what kind of person he was. 27—year—old anthony passed away 16 days after the hurricane in. his family suspect he died of an infection spread by rats. anthony's family think he handled

wood contaminated by rat you're in in the aftermath of the hurricane in. —— and that made him ill. he went to the hospital and two days later he died. how do you now see live without your son? since the hurricane, there have been at least 76 cases of the infection, thatis at least 76 cases of the infection, that is a dramatic increase. the

bigger son and cases like your son should be counted in the official death toll of the hurricane? —— do you think your son. the death of anthony was not because of the impact of the hurricane in itself, it was the result of something that happened in the aftermath of the hurricane in. and it is something that she will have to live with the rest of her life. could his death have been avoided and could more have been done? the official hurricane death toll is 55. but that is just the people whose death has been verified by autopsy to have been directly caused by the hurricane. the real figure to have been directly caused by the hurricane. the realfigure could be over 500 people. we may never know the truth. the organisation with ultimate responsibility of the

united states relief effort is the federal emergency management agency, oi’ federal emergency management agency, or fema. this is the largest fema response in the caribbean, it has been the most catholic event in puerto rico and probably will be in the entire united states. —— catastrophic events. there is piles of rubbish, do you think it is a public health prices? we are taking that very seriously. i know it is an example of how catastrophic things are but it is also an example of our slow things have been? we are doing what we have with the equipment that we have, and compared to florida or to texas, we are an island, there is not enough... i'm not making a comparison, i am not enough... i'm not making a comparison, iam making it, we are an island. so there was not enough trucks, there was not enough equipment in puerto rico, and everything has to be brought by air

or sea. what would you say to the people who are incredibly frustrated who say that fema is not doing anything? i understand their frustration, i don't have water power at my house. we understand there is a lot more that we need to do, and we will continue working. fema say they are doing what they can. but with the territory in financial chaos before maria, the task of rebuilding puerto rico is daunting. with the island's competed relationship with america, it is unclear who is going to fix things. in the meantime —— meantime people are relying on the kindness of strangers. a charity made up of university students has arrived here tojennifer‘s home university students has arrived here to jennifer's home and university students has arrived here tojennifer‘s home and they are basically visiting the families who have children, to give them toys and food and help out in whatever way they can. jennifer, have you been getting help like this? why you

emotional? does it give you hope? today has been one of the better days that in —— jennifer. but her fight to provide for her children is farfrom fight to provide for her children is far from over. fight to provide for her children is farfrom over. aid can only be a short—term solution. the apocalyptic destruction brought on by hurricane maria has lifted the veil and showed the world puerto rico's broken

economy and rapid —— rented property —— rampant poverty. with no money and its peoples lives still in shreds, an even bigger storm is gathering. hello. we are having to look into the atlantic for some elements of this weekend's weather for some parts of the british isles. what was tropical storm rina won't be giving us gale force winds, but it will import some really warm and moist tropical airs, which will manifest themselves on the start of saturday as a lot of cloud and rain for the southern half of the british isles. a much fresher aspect to the weather as we head into scotland. wintry showers across high ground.

at least there's sunshine to speak of and that persists into the afternoon. some of the showers turning wintry, down to about 300 metres or so. snow will lie on high ground of scotland, but at least there will be sunshine to speak of. northern ireland — a cloudy afternoon. a bit of brightness perhaps and brightening skies coming from the north of england, especially down the eastern side, but generally speaking as you come back through the midlands towards the south of wales and into the southern counties of england it may be one of those afternoons where the rain sticks around for the greater part of the day, so that's going to be a nuisance in cardiff, but at least there's going to be brighter skies for the visit of samoa to murrayfield. the thicker cloud thickens even further in southern counties of england and wales for a time through the night. just pepping up the rainfall. further north the skies remain clearfor some. a dotting of showers still perhaps and again wintry across high ground.

once that set of fronts in the south pulls into the near continent, notice that the air flows down those isobars from the north to the south. never a warm direction. all of us will experience that marked change in the feel of the day on sunday, remembrance sunday of course. yes, a scattering of showers around the exposed shores, fully exposed to the northerly wind. but down the spine of the country there could be a good deal of sunshine, but it will do nothing for the temperatures. seven, eight, nine degrees for many. next week starts cold and frosty, then it gets a little bit milder in the middle of the week and there will be some rain around. so there's a frosty start for the greater part of england and wales, the eastern part of scotland too, but here the first signs of that change into something milder as we bring the fronts into parts of scotland and eventually into northern ireland. from monday into tuesday, no more the northerly, the isobars are cranked

into a westerly, and that's why the weather will become milder. this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: a framework for new trans—pacific trade deal is agreed months after the united states pulled out. power games in lebanon. politicians warn iran and saudi arabia against waging proxy war for control of the country. american tv comedian louis ck admits claims of sexual misconduct against him are true. and supermodel naomi campbell tells the bbc that current allegations about sexual abuse in the fashion industry are "just the beginning".