this is bbc news, the headlines. president trump says president putin has again told him he didn't meddle in last year's us presidential elections, and that he believes the russian leader. mr trump said the allegation was costing lives in syria, because it was getting in the way of his relationship with mr putin. iraqi government forces have started to move on the last iraqi town still held by so—called islamic state. two infantry divisions and sunni tribal forces are involved in the offensive to recapture rawa, near the border with syria. members of lewis hamilton's formula one team have been robbed at gunpoint in sao paulo — where the brazilian grand prix is currently taking place. armistice day commemorations have been taking place here in london — and across the world — remembering the dead of two world wars and all later conflicts. at ten o'clock martine croxall will be here with a full round up of the days news. first, it's our world. 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. who will fix it, and at what cost? i am in marikau,

south—west puerto rico. jennifer, which is your casa? this one? i am here to meetjennifer rodriguez, who lives on a small bit of land with her husband and four children. this area has been cut off from the outside world for weeks. 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, or a bathroom.

this area was well—known for coffee plantations. now, completely destroyed, it could take up to five years for them to recover. with no work and relying on handouts, jennifer feels 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 to a catastrophe like this one, the us has a legal obligation to help. we have just come to a small medical

facility deep in this mountainous area where a group of doctors, specialists, and surgeons, 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 sanjuan 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 is just two months old. her father tells me they lost everything they own. they need water. it does not seem a lot to ask far from one of the richest countries in the world. but puerto ricans have thought neglected by the united states for decades.

and now the island is in deep financial crisis. mass unemployment mixed with decades of excessive borrowing by the local government meant puerto rico was facing bankruptcy even before maria hit. nothing. nada. you have no electricity. no. you see? we drink waterfrom... 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... 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 it is better to leave? is it better to stay? it is like a dilemma, but in my heart, i prefer to stay. since the hurricane, tens of thousands of people have left for america. 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 is a lot of love in this room. a lot of love in this room. but it wasn't coming from the mayor of sanjuan 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 under fire for his lack of empathy

and for a slow emergency response. 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 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 were taking debt for the next generation and the next generation. and it is time they accept they have lost, because who is going

to pay the debt? that is a 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 and 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 crux of the problem.

many puerto ricans feel they are stuck between a rock and a hard place, neither fully american nor independent, but trapped in limbo. ola jennifer! it's sunday and i have come back to the mountainous region of maricao to joinjennifer and her family for lunch. you've had a haircut! 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 well jennifer seems to be coping. jennifer, is it difficult to cook without water and any electricity for so many people, all of yourfamily? jennifer tells me that even before maria, power cuts were common, and getting clean water has been a problem for over ten yea rs. she says the local authorities never laid down water pipes. why didn't you say something to someone?

the mayor, the local authorities, why don't you ask for it to change? 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 all together enjoying a meal and a sunday. and trying to forget all the daily hardships that they face. back in toa alta, gloria,

who set up the temporary clinic, is searching for the man with the tiny baby we saw a few days ago. before maria struck, jose evacuated his family to a nearby village. this isjose‘s house. oh, jose. there is nothing left. the bathroom is the only thing left. what do you think when you see your baby's cot there? 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 this street still standing. is it frustrating for you to wait with two small children? 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 bracero passed away 16 days after the hurricane. his family suspect he died of leptospirosis, an infection spread by rats. anthony's family think he handled wood contaminated by rat urine in the aftermath of the hurricane, and that made him ill. he went to the hospital and two days later he died.

how do you now see life without your son? since the hurricane, there have been at least 76 cases of leptospirosis — that's a dramatic increase. do you think your son and cases like your son's should be counted in the official death toll of the hurricane? the death of zulma's son was not because of the impact of the hurricane itself, it was the result of something that happened

in the aftermath of the hurricane. and it is something that zulma will have to live with for 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 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, or fema. this is the largest fema response in the caribbean, it has been the most catastrophic event in puerto rico and probably will be in the entire united states. there is piles and piles of rubbish, do you think it is a public health crisis? that's another example of the catastrophic nature

of the event, it created so much debris. we are taking that very seriously... i know it is an example of how catastrophic things are, but it is also an example of how slow things have been! we are doing what we have with the equipment that we have, and you're bringing a great example — compared to florida or to texas, we are an island, there is 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 airorsea. indeed, but 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 in my house, i don't have 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 complicated relationship with america, it is unclear who is going to fix things. in the meantime people are relying on the kindness of strangers. a charity made up of 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 are you emotional? does it give you hope? today has been one of

the better days forjennifer. but her fight to provide for her children is far from 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 rampant poverty. with no money and its people's lives still in shreds, an even bigger storm is gathering. gurg saturday colder arctic air

became established in the northern half of uk, by the start of remembrance sunday that has moved further south. so a bracing feel to things and a strong northerly wind but it won't last too long. going into the new week we will bring mimederair into the new week we will bring mimeder air from into the new week we will bring mimeder airfrom the la into the new week we will bring mimeder air from the la atlantic. they may not last too long. colder air is set to come back. with will start with a closer look at the set up start with a closer look at the set up on remembrance sunday. watch the isobars up to the arctic so that cold flow of air, but great visibility, arctic air is clean air, comes with a good deal of sunshine, there will be showers to begin the day affecting south—east england, for wales, the south—west running

into northern scotland. but most of them during the afternoon will be in north sea coasts where it be windy. a blustery day across the uk, it is not going to feel warm. the showers, the wind continues north sea coasts as we go through sunday night. showers ease elsewhere, the winds ease as well, so we will see a widespread frost, an indication of town, city temperatures as ever it will be colder in rural spots to in high land scotland. well below freezing. to the west of london it will be at or maybe just a bit below freezing, so cold, frosty start to monday morning. then we are watching another weather system edging to the north—west. some uncertainty about timing of the arrival of the wet weather with this. that is important. come in quickly, there is more chance to see some disruptive snow to the hiring ground in scotla nd snow to the hiring ground in scotland for a time. maybe into the pennines, some snow to higher levels. it slows down a bit. that will be less likely of an issue, we

need to watch that situation during monday and keep you updated on that. some wet weather to northern ireland, scotland moving into northern england, rain, hillsnow, a lot of cloud moving in, into the cold air, that means a raw feel to things during monday, by tuesday, the position will change. isobars coming in from atlantic, the miler air is coming back in, but that weather system has moved in with a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain, some uncertainty an the position of that during tuesday. a cloudy day, you may see rain but the temperatures have gone up, compared with sunday and monday. by wednesday, well, a lot of cloud round, nowhere windy, some fog in places to start the day, chance of seeing wetter weather, as we go from witness to thursday, we are look out into atlantic, it looks like low pressure will pull rainfall our way as we go through thursday. as ever, we are not sure about the timing of

this, but the idea of some things spreading during thursday, wetter and windier with that seems on the cards at the moment, that is an area of low pressure, moves across the uk at the end the week, we will see that spell of wetter windier weather to for a time but it is as this clears away to the east, that spells the end of the milder air, because the end of the milder air, because the flow of air round the low pressure will turn things north—westerly, plenty of showers coming into the north and west, a colder feel to things again. looking further ahead there are signs that have block a cold weather pattern set up across the uk, some uncertainty about the exam weather situation, we will keep you updated. watch this space. this is bbc news, the headlines at 10pm: the husband of a british woman jailed in iran has told the bbc he will speak to the foreign secretary tomorrow. a british woman held in egypt on drug smuggling charges has been referred to a criminal court for trial.

formula one driver lewis hamilton calls for improved security after some of his team mates were robbed at gun point outside a circuit in brazil. also in the next hour we'll be taking a first look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers. the observer leads with a call from jeremy corbyn for the prime minister to sack borisjohnson as foreign secretary.