hello, everyone. welcome. i'm rice hizon in singapore. the headlines: a million people are forced to leave their homes as 200 kilometres an hour winds batter japan, in the worst storms to hit the islands in 25 years. explosive revelations about president trump's white house. veteran journalist bob woodward says even trump's closest aides saw him as a danger to national security. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: we'll have the latest on a bridge collapse in kolkata, where many are feared to be trapped under the rubble. and they're crazy, rich, and asian. it had box office success in america. we will see what it does when it comes to the uk. we do want to create a movement so people feel represented and heard, understood and valued.

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 9am injapan, which has been hit by the strongest typhoon in 25 years. winds have been gusting over 200 kilometres per hour. at least six people have been killed, and more than a million have been told to leave their homes. robin brant has more from tokyo. screaming japan knew that this storm was coming, but some were still caught out, and had a very lucky escape from the torrent of water below. typhoonjebi is the strongest to hitjapan in 25 years. in the worst—hit area, around osaka, the damage is widespread. down there, on the left, you can just about make out a runway. the rest of kansai international airport is underwater. but 3,000 passengers

have nowhere to go. the bridge thatjoins the airport and the mainland has been damaged. a ship was repeatedly blown into the columns and roadway. the storm surge caused fires that destroyed dozens of cars waiting to be shipped abroad. others were battered by the winds, that reached 135 miles an hour. typhoons and serious storms are not unusual injapan, but more than a million people have been advised to leave their homes as jebi approached. prime minister shinzo abe warned them to take action to protect your lives. those who left now have to wait for the damage reports. this is a country well prepared for extreme conditions, but 2018 has been hard so far. japan achieved its highest—ever recorded temperature this summer — that after severe flooding killed more than 200 people earlier in the year.

robin brant, bbc news, tokyo. earlier i spoke to david greco, a professor of english at a university in osaka and was in the city during the typhoon. yesterday around 1pm is when the wind is really hit and it was extremely strong winds. i think they said about 160 kilometres per hour. in my area, especially some of the older structures were damaged, the sides of the building, the plaster came off, and roofs were blown off too. and we're hearing reports of those winds up to 200 kilometres an hour. how did you feel when you witnessed that? i've never seen a storm this strong and i think everybody i know has said the same thing, windows were shaking,

doors were shaking. and we tried to stay away from the windows because i thought it was going to shatter, so extremely strong. you said you just tried to stay away from the windows, what was going through your mind at the time? well, we have had a pretty rough year. i'm sure you have heard in terms of extreme rain, earthquakes and heat, so i think we have become pretty resilient this extreme weather. but because it was so strong, the wind, we were extremely worried, yeah. we've covered a lot about the extreme weather patterns, particularly injapan and that heat wave that was dangerously so warm... yeah. what is your understanding of what is going on? do you and your friends and neighbours talk about possible reasons for this? well, obviously climate change is the first thing that comes to mind, especially the heat. how it was constant, almost every day, 35 degrees and plus, that definitely

brought the climate change to mind, so... we're now, of course, looking ahead to the coming days and how this typhoon is going to take hold and the ramifications of it, what is your plan now to stay safe? right now, i don't think — i think everything is pretty well back to normal. the trains are — some of the lines not running. i just saw on tv that they have a ferry running people from the airport to the mainland, so that situation looks better. but they just showed the live but theyjust showed the live report to the airport on the runway still seems to be covered in rain. so i don't know how they are going to deal with that. also making news this hour: authorities have been pumping out water from the flood hit shantou city in china's guandong province. rains last thursday triggered floods in part of the city. officials say that at least 1.4

million people have been affected, and more than 2000 emergency shelters have been set up. it's been a contentious and chaotic start for the us senate hearing for president trump's supreme court nominee. democrats called for judge brett kavanaugh‘s hearing to be suspended, so they could have time to review all the documents. and multiple protestors also tried to shout down the proceedings. the new york times is reporting that us special counsel, robert mueller, will accept written answers from donald trump on whether his campaign conspired with russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. but it seems that offer doesn't apply when it comes to allegations the president tried to obstruct mueller‘s investigation. amazon has briefly become the second us—listed firm to have a market value of more than $1 trillion. shares in the e—commerce giant rose nearly 2% to a high ofjust over $2050, before slipping back at the end of trade. tech giant apple reached the same milestone in early august. now, do you recognise these? it's the ruby slippers, of course.

worn by the american actress judy garland in the wizard of oz, they have been found 13 years after they were stolen. the shoes — said to be among the most valuable props in movie history — were taken from a museum display case in minnesota in the middle of the night. moving now to health news, and nearly 1.5 billion adults worldwide are at risk of disease because they are not active enough, according to a new report by the world health organisation. the study found that 40% of adults in the usa, 36% in the uk and 14% in china were not doing enough physical activity, putting their lives at risk. and the worst countries are kuwait, american samoa, saudi arabia and iraq, with more than 50% of their adult population not active enough. one of the authors of the report, dr fiona bull from the world health organisation, told me how much exercise we need to do to stay healthy.

we need to all do 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise, and you can do combinations of each if you wish. examples of these would be, for moderate exercise, would be a brisk walk or a swim. but the vigorous exercise would be running, team sports, and vigorous swimming, for example. so, dr, if we don't exercise enough, whether it be 150 minutes or 75 minutes a week, what kind of impact will this have on our health? well, the benefits from physical activity are enormous, and most importantly, they start with the prevention of chronic disease, the cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. and by being active, we can reduce our risk of those, and they are very important diseases to

avoid. they cause a lot of disability and cost to our healthcare system, and of course, to families. but there are many challenges, dr bull, in getting people active, just to even get them to walk briskly, or even run or swim. what should we do then? well, who has launched a global action plan on promoting physical activity to give guidance to all countries, and we have four messages. one of the first is we have to create these supportive environments, to make it easier, give access to facilities, and safer roads that can allow us to choose to walk, cycle, for example. but what about parks and playgrounds? we need to provide more of these opportunities closer to home, convenient, safe and well maintained. getting the environment right

is our message to all countries. there is of course more to do, but that's about providing the opportunity, so more programmes and initiatives that invite us, engage us, that are fun and enjoyable and affordable. thank goodness i fall into the category of exercising between 75 minute to 150 minutes a week. so, dr, just taking a look at the numbers and breaking them down, why is there a disparity between the developing and developed nations in terms of a n active lifestyle ? yes, and it's a big disparity. you see in high income countries, inactivity is now reaching one third — 37% of the adult population. whereas in low income countries, it's as low as 16%, and what it is telling us and giving us an indication of is that as countries increase in the urbanisation,

people moving from rural countries to the cities forjobs and homes, as we develop industrialised and changing nature of work, as we change transport from walking and cycling more often to driving or motorbikes, we're seeing all these changes play in and they are having a consequence, we are actually becoming less active in all our lifestyles. and i think we can all relate to that as we look at that in our daily lives, you don't need to be active in so many ways. and if you look at the numbers, women globally are less active than men? women are less active than men, and the explanation there might well be around the environment and opportunities. how safe is it for women to go out and walk? what is available for women that is safe and appropriate? country norms often influence whether they are active and whether they have the opportunities, we are seeing that in some of those high income countries that have high levels of inactivity, in countries that you mentioned earlier. so it's sort cultural rules, environmental opportunities,

and then of course just individual traditions. many women of course are still at home, looking after children, families, parents. "the white house under president trump is mired in a perpetual ‘nervous breakdown‘, with staff constantly seeking to control the president's anger." that's the account in a new book by the distinguished us journalist, bob woodward. 0ur correspondent nick bryant reports. today, the white house looked as stately and elegant as ever. but according to the new book, this mansion is home to a presidency in chaos, a west wing suffering a nervous breakdown, an administrative coup d'etat. it details how senior aides tried to prevent donald trump from wielding his presidential pen, hiding official documents from his desk to stop him withdrawing america from the nafta free—trade agreement, and ignoring his suggestion to assassinate the syrian leader, bashar al—assad. it quotes the white house chief of staff, john kelly, describing the president as "unhinged". i think it's going to be a lesson

that has to be absorbed by future presidents... what gives the book so much credence is the authority of its author, bob woodward, whose work alongside carl bernstein during watergate did so much to bring down richard nixon. woodward is a washington institution. bob woodward finally managed to speak to the president, but only after the book was finished. it's certainly a bad one for the embattled attorney general, jeff sessions, who mr trump apparently described as "mentally

retarded" and "a dumb southerner". and there are insights into the legal advice the president received about talking to the special counsel, robert mueller. "don't testify", his former lawyer told him. "it's either that or an orange jumpsuit". the president last appeared before the cameras yesterday, on what looked like an aborted golf trip. and now, yet another diversion. the white house claims the book is nothing more than fabricated stories, many by former disgruntled employees. john kelly has issued a statement saying he didn't call the president an idiot. but tellingly perhaps, the white house has not used the term "fake news" — it's usual blanket condemnation of the media. maybe that's because it's up against bob woodward here, a journalist known for his rigour and fairness. and many readers will see in this book an accurate rendering of history. you're watching newsday on the bbc.

still to come on the programme: japan takes over the chair of the international whaling commission, with fears they may weaken the global ban on commercial whale hunting. also on the programme: the film crazy rich asians was a hit across the states, but what will britain make of it? she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting, so... hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached

out as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: japan is hit by the strongest typhoon in 25 years. more than a million people have been told to leave their homes. an explosive new book about life in this white house. the journalist bob woodward, who helped bring down president nixon, now turns his sights on donald trump. there has been an outpouring of support for bbc presenter

rachael bland, who revealed on twitter that she has only got days left to live after being diagnosed with cancer in 2016. messages included praise from london underground workers for her blog on living with cancer. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times leads with typhoon jebi, the most powerful storm to hit the country in 25 years. it says the meteorological agency warned of heavy rains, strong winds and mudslides across the west and north—east, as the typhoon first made landfall in the southern part of tokushima. the south china morning post is reporting that president xi jinping will send his right—hand man to north korea. one of china's top officials, li zha nshu, chairman of the national people's congress, will attend the 70th anniversary of the founding of north korea. and the new york times has

a front—page feature on how militants in libya are using facebook. the so—called keyboard warriors are said to be posting fake news, hateful comments, and battlefield guidance. a bridge has collapsed in kolkata. at least one person has died and 19 injured. many are feared to be trapped under the debris, and rescue operations are continuing into the night. commuters in cars and bikes were on the bridge when it came down. rachel stanton reports. at first glance, it is the striking sight. several vehicles, including a bus, were on the road when the concrete gave way on some of the majerhat bridge in south kolkata. at least one person has died, and many more have been injured.

translation: this bridge collapsed. vehicles were moving, and people were commuting, and suddenly it collapsed. many labourers who were working at a construction site nearby are still trapped. emergency services quickly arrived on the scene, and continue to work through the night to try and reach those trapped under the debris. two years ago, another bridge collapsed in the city, killing more than two dozen people. according to west bengal‘s state—ruling party, the bridge was a0 years old. the cause of the collapse is still unknown, and an investigation is still taking place. but for now, work here to clear the site continues, while the country hopes for those yet to be found. rachel stanton, bbc news. japanese whalers have killed more than 50 minke whales in an antarctic marine protection area this year, according to the world wide fund for nature.

japan holds the chair for this year's meeting of the international whaling commission, in brazil, and it seems likely officials will put forward proposals to resume commercial whaling. matthew collis from the international fund for animal welfare told me what is expected to happen at the meeting. well, so we've seen the japanese government put forward a proposal that would essentially end the global moratorium on whaling, and we need conservation—minded countries here to speak out against that. the proposal is to start setting whaling quotas again from 2020, and to make it easier for the whaling commission to set those quotas. but what we've seen ever since the moratorium was introduced, over 30 years ago, is that many whale populations are yet to recover, and they face more threats today than ever before. and we need the whaling commission to be concentrating on how to protect whales from these threats, not going back to its history of commercial whaling. the two—week summit you are at has often been a controversial for what has been proposed there. just talk to us, if you can,

about the situation at present. who can legally hunt and kill whales? so there's been a global moratorium on commercial whaling in place since 1986. and there are essentially three countries still hunting whales for commercial purposes. iceland and norway do it under objectional reservations to that moratorium, and japan does it under a loophole for scientific whaling. those are the three countries whaling for commercial purposes and that's what we really need the whaling commission to take action against. and we've seen heavy criticism againstjapan and its so—called science on whaling programs. they're going for broke in this meeting to turn back the clock on the history of commercial whaling, rather than focusing on the other threats

that whales face today, and conservation acts they could take to protect whales. do you have concerns that japan is chairing the event this year? i suspect it's no coincidence that this proposal has come forward the yearjapan are chairing it, but there'll be many countries watching how japan chairs the meeting very carefully, to ensure that they remain strictly impartial. as the meeting unfolds, it will become clear if japan is trying to use its chairmanship in some ways to advance this proposal, which would not normally be the case. it has dominated the box office in the us since it opened three weeks ago. the film crazy rich asians is becoming an international movie hit, and it is about to premiere in london. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has been to meet the cast of the blockbuster movie. we've been dating for over a year now, and i think it's about time people met my beautiful girlfriend. it is the romantic comedy that has been delighting america. these people aren'tjust rich, they're crazy rich.

and, with its all—asian cast, is changing hollywood. this is rachel chu. when you look at the lack of asian—american and asian—led stories and actors, it really highlights that and you realise that we do want to create a movement so that, you know, people feel represented and heard, and understood and valued. # i feel glorious...# that movement is seeing hollywood deciding to make more ethnic—minority movies. why? the sad fact is that the studios rely on the statistics, and the statistics for this film in particular are blowing everybody out of the water. she has been begging me to come visit her, you know. the universe has spoken. the smart, sleek rom—com, set firmly in the modern social media age, is a box office sensation in the us, mostly down to its relatable storyline. and that is important. its message for the film industry wouldn't be spreading so quickly and powerfully if audiences weren't first enjoying it simply as a movie. and box office failure could have so disappointed its cast,

which includes british star gemma chan. you feel that, you know, if the film hadn't worked, or if people don't come to see it, you know, "gosh, what if it means for the next 25 years, they're not going to allow a film to be made with asian leads? " that is — that's what it comes down to. it's about time someone stood up to aunt eleanor. but you, not me. oh, god! this film has made history. no matter if it doesn't win any accolades, if, you know, we don't come out as on the top of any sort of awards shows, whatever. the statement has been made. what about us taking an adventure east? like queens? and that is that films like this or black panther aren't one—offs,

and that audiences want and deserve far better ethnic representation. lizo mzimba, bbc news. we are both asians, but not crazy, and not rich. speak for yourself, rico. maybe we should disclose our salaries, or maybe not. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. coming up: a china—africa summit wraps up in beijing. we will see why china has come under fire for pledging billions in investment and aid. and, before we go, how about being married for 80 years? a japanese man and woman have entered into the guiness world records books for being the oldest living married couple by combined age. miyako matsumoto is 100 years old and her husband, masao, is 108. hello again. well, if you're heading outside over the next few hours in england

and wales, chances are it's going to be pretty cloudy, and that cloud will be thick enough for some rain from this weak weather front we've got sat across the far east. weatherwise, a few showers into western scotland from time to time over the next few hours, that rain mostly focused towards the eastern coast of norfolk and suffolk. that's where it's going to be at its heaviest. a lot of cloud for inland and wales, but it is keeping temperatures up. for the early rises, double figure temperatures, not too cold a start to the day. for scotland and northern ireland, chillier air here, but not as cold as it was last night. nevertheless, a cool start. should see some early morning sunshine for scotland and northern ireland before the cloud thickens up, and we'll start to see outbreaks of rain around to the afternoon, turning progressively heavier particularly across western scotland, turning wet for northern ireland. england and wales for the most part is a dry kind of day, cloud with us for most of the day, but there'll be some sunny spells coming through every now and then.

temperatures high teens to low 20s. however, towards the end of the week it is going to get more unsettled. cooler and breezier, with rain at times too. here is the chance for thursday. low pressure starts to form around about scotland, and that area of low pressure is going to be bringing fairly extensive outbreaks of rain across scotland, moving into northern england, and we'll see a weather front sliding in across wales, probably bringing some wet weather through thursday afternoon across parts of the midlands, and maybe southern counties of england as well. in between these areas, for the lucky few, we might actually stay dry with some sunshine. but those temperatures will be edging down, so it will feel noticeably cooler, noticeably so across the north of the uk. now, towards the end of the week, the jetstream pattern amplifies. now, if we were underneath this ridge, we would have fine and dry weather, but we're not. we're underneath this trough, and within this trough, we get an area of low pressure spinning around like a washing machine right over

the top of the uk. that's through friday, into the weekend as well. as you can imagine, it will be quite an unsettled weather picture. for friday, we will seek pretty extensive rain across the northern half of the uk, there could be a few showers even in the south. so an unsettled kind of day. quite breezy, quite cool as well, with temperatures coming down. we're looking at highs between 1a, maybe 19 degrees if we see brighter weather in the south. it looks like it will continue to be settled into the weekend, heavy showers across the north of the uk for england and wales, a belt of heavy rain working in across saturday, probably turning a bit drier and brighter by sunday. that's your weather. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story — more than a million people are forced to leave their homes as a storm batters japan. it's the strongest typhoon to hit the country in twenty five years, with winds of over 200 kilometres an hour. veteran journalist bob woodward has made explosive revelations about president trump's white house, claiming that even the president's closest aides see him as a danger to national security. and this story is

trending on bbc.com. the ruby slippers worn by the american actressjudy garland in the wizard of oz have been found thirteen years after they were stolen. the shoes, said to be among the most valuable props in movie history, were taken from a museum display case in minnesota. and the top story in the uk: labour's ruling body, the national executive