this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories — call the roll. mrgraham. aye. the senatejudiciary committee votes to approve brett kavanaugh but one republican breaks ranks and insists on a delay. this country's being ripped apart here and we have got to make sure that we do due diligence. the fbi now has a week to investigate allegations of sexual assault before the full senate casts a final vote. facebook under fire as it reveals a security breach involving nearly 50 million accounts. the moment a tsunami strikes the coast of indonesia following an earthquake. at least five people are dead. the fightback in france — from 3—1 down europe now lead the usa after the first day of the ryder cup —— ryder cup. hello and welcome to bbc news. the drama surrounding

president trump's nominee for the supreme court has ratcheted up still further. donald trump has ordered the fbi to investigate sexual assault allegations against brett kavanaugh, despite earlier saying he felt it was not the right thing to do. that came after a committee of us senators approved mr kavanaugh‘s nomination, but with the condition that the fbi look into the claims before the final vote in the senate can take place. our north america editor jon sopel reports. why not wait? it's just possible this confrontation in a lift in the senate building has altered the course of the supreme court nomination. you're telling me that my assault doesn't matter, that what happened to me doesn't matter! and then you're going to let people who do these things into power! republican senator jeff flake, the key swing vote on the committee, had just announced he backed judge kavanaugh. these women weren't impressed. do you think that he's telling the truth? do you think that he's telling

the truth to the country? and what they said clearly left an impression after yesterday's visceral testimony. brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most. i have never done this, to her or to anyone. what is the strongest memory you have? uproarious laughter between the two. and they're having fun at my expense. you're saying there's never been a case where you drank so much that you didn't remember what happened the night before or part of what happened 7 you're asking about a blackout...| don't know, have you? could you answer the question, judge? yeah and i'm curious if you have. i have no drinking problem, judge. yeah, nor do i. brett kava naugh‘s performance had reassured, and with senator flake on—board, a vote was called for 1:30 today to approve his nomination. but something odd was unfolding.

had senator flake gone flaky? the minutes ticked by. he wasn't in his seat. he'd been meeting democrats. and then he returned to throw a procedural hand grenade into the deliberations. this country's being ripped apart here and we've got to make sure that we do due diligence. i think this committee has done a good job but i do think that we can have a short pause and make sure that the fbi can investigate. call the roll. wait just one second. can diane speak? could we have a description? what are we voting on? no—one seemed quite sure what they were voting for. the committee approved brett kava naugh‘s nomination but with the request that the full senate order a re—opening of the fbi background check into mr kavanaugh. at the white house, the president, who had been meeting his chilean counterpart, didn't seem entirely sure what had just happened. well, i'm gonna let

the senate handle that. they'll make their decisions and they've been doing a good job and very professional. back in congress, allies were offering to explain. somebody's gotta explain this to trump, so i guess that'll be myjob. delay is what the republican leadership were desperate to avoid, but it looks as though delay is what they've got. just outside the capitol stands this monument. it depicts grief, holding her covered face against the shoulder of history and weeps in mourning. it's been a painful week for a bitterly disunited states. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. the bbc‘s chris buckler explains the scope of the fbi investigation. the white house has now ordered this. we can give you some idea what the terms of reference for it will be. they say that there will be an update, essentially, of brett kavanaugh‘s file. now, what's this is is a background investigation by the fbi. effectively, a background check into judge kavanaugh. it is not a criminal investigation and we cannot say

that clearly enough. what is very clear is that the white house says it will be very limited in scope. first of all, it will only be into what they describe as the current credible allegations. secondly, it must be completed one week from now. that gives you an indication that the white house know they have to accept this in order that they ensure they do have the votes inside senate to push this forward. however, they do not want a delay and they want to try and deal with this as quickly as possible. of course, as i think we have proved in the last couple of weeks, one week is a very long time in washington. it certainly is. so when we are talking about the vote on the actual nomination itself, when can that possibly be? the process could potentially begin as early as next weekend. the final vote itself we could potentially see ten days from now. there are a lot of hoops to jump through at this stage. fundamentally, what we have seen here is a concern from at least one republican senator, jeff flake. of course, that very dramatic moment when he was confronted by protesters inside a lift

in which he stood there with his head bowed, it had a clear effect on him. and there are some other senators as well who are seen as swing votes. up until today, certainly after yesterday's hearing, there was a feeling from republicans that they could push this through. over the next week, what they need to try to do is keep those senators on board. to keep their votes ahead of this hearing. ultimately, i think what we have seen today and yesterday here in washington is something that really gives you a sense that they are are a lot of very personal stories that are playing into a greater political situation and that is about america's divide.

and nowhere more will you see that divide at congress itself. republicans and democrats do not agree on an awful lot of things and brett kavanaugh‘s nomination is just one of them. facebook has said "almost 50 million" of its users were left exposed by a security flaw. the breach was discovered on tuesday and facebook says so far it's unclear who's behind the attack. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports. voiceover: we didn't come here for click bait, spam, fake news and data misuse. it's a business trying to regain the trust of its users after a major privacy scandal so the last thing facebook needed was a security flaw which allowed hackers to get access to 50 million accounts. the vulnerability was in a feature called "view as" which lets you see your profile as others see it and it allowed the hackers to steal the access tokens, the digital keys, that keep you logged in to the app. that meant the hackers could have access to anything they wanted to do with your facebook profile. as precaution, facebook has

logged out the people who might be affected. i seem to be one of them. on a conference call with journalists, facebook‘s boss mark zuckerberg admitted how serious the incident was and said the network was under constant attack. it's an arms race and we're continuing to improve our defences and i think that this also underscores that there are just constant attacks from people who are trying to take over accounts or steal information from people in our community. in march, it emerged the political consultancy cambridge analytica had harvested data from millions of facebook accounts. now it has to reassure users once more. the thought of an attacker being able to get in and take control of my account is i think potentially very worrying and rather alarming. people will be thinking again about whether they want to stay with facebook. that said, with cambridge analytica, even though people were talking about deleting facebook, it turned out that many didn't. facebook says there's no need for users to change passwords and it has fixed the flaw.

but it now faces investigation by european data regulators with the power to impose huge fines. rory cellen—jones, bbc news. another of our correspondents affected by this is our north america technology reporter, dave lee, who has more details from san franscisco. one of the striking things about how facebook has been describing this breach today has been the lack of information they have been offering. they have just held a second conference call with reporters in the last hour and in that they confirmed that even third—party sites where you can use facebook to log in could also be affected by this breach. i think from here we might see this get worse for facebook as the full extent of how damaging this breach might be becomes more clear. the thing that's really standing out so far about how facebook have been responding to questions is they simply don't seem to know very much at all about how much of a problem this might be. in terms of the people

affected, it's not all the facebook users, it is a certain type of user that uses a certain type of application on the website? there was a very complex scenario needed in order to be affected by this so that is why facebook say 50 million of its more than 2—billion users are affected. it is important to stress that of those 50 million people, the hackers had complete access to their account so they were essentially behaving as if it was their own account themselves. from there, of course, you could use someone‘s account to see information about their friends or friends of their friends so the impact of this breach arguably goes much further than that initial 50 million. when you add on top of that the possibility that these hackers were also able to log in to third—party sites, posing as users that they had compromised, that goes even further again.

historically, when facebook released information about these breaches, they typically begin with a number that ends up getting much higher than the first number they put out as an estimate of how big the problem is. there is many predicting this may be the same case again here. that the full extent of this may be much greater than where we are today. so those people that have been affected, their settings have been changed, what happens? what is the kind of scenario they will face? if you are one of the affected users, when you open the app or try to log in to facebook on a web browser, you will have been locked out. you need to re—enter your password. when you do that... at the top of the newsfeed and i know this because i was affected, it explains exactly how the breach happened and what it might mean.

that is how facebook are notifying people. they are also logging out an additional a0 million people on top of the 50 million as a precaution although the second group of people, facebook say, they don't think have been affected. they are just making sure by logging them out as well and if people log in it should solve the near—term problem. they are also saying you do not have to change your password. shares in the us electric car maker tesla have fallen by almost 14% in a day — after american financial regulators said they were charging its boss, elon musk, with fraud. he's accused of deliberately misleading investors in his company about plans to return it to private ownership. mr musk says the lawsuit is unjustified — and tesla's directors say they have full confidence in him. in the last few hours he's tweeted on an apparently unrelated subject about tesla, saying he's sory for dificulties in delivering the cars to consumers, due to the high volume required. tens of thousands of passengers

across ryanair tens of thousands of passengers across rya nair europe tens of thousands of passengers across ryanair europe have been affected by cancellations. it has been taking place in six of the low—cost operators of 37 markets. unions want changes to the way staff are given contracts under irish law instead of —— instead of the countries that they live. one of the flights affected was between london and germany. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: the human rights lawyer amal clooney on her latest case. they had documents planted on them. police were laying in wait to arrest them. the whole trial was a charade. she's working to win

the freedom of two journalists jailed in myanmar, who were reporting on the rohingya crisis. in all russia's turmoil, it has never come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people had feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. israel's right—winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound, and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites — an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a senate committee has approved president trump's nominee for the supreme court, but a final confirmation vote has been delayed, while the fbi looks into allegations of sexual assault. facebook has revealed a security breach involving nearly 50 million accounts. the company says hackers exploited a vulnerability in its code to gain control over the accounts. an earthquake has triggered a tsunami which has struck a coastal city in indonesia. witnesses say the giant wave swept into the streets of palu, which is on the island of sulawesi. here's rebecca henschke in the indonesian capitaljakarta. mobile phone footage shows that

terrifying moment that up to three metre high waves hit the coastal area in the city of palu. the footage shows the water sweeping into houses closest to the shore. otherfootage from mobile phones taken on ships out to sea show the waves hitting the port area, where people are praying and screaming, as you can hear in the footage. officials have confirmed that it tsunami has hit the area, but exact casualty figures are still unclear. telecommunications to the region have been cut off. they're sending in rescue teams to the area as we speak to get a clearer picture of what has taken place. the quake happened around 5pm local time and was 7.7 magnitude.

a significant earthquake for indonesia — living in the ring of fire, a country that is no stranger to earthquakes, after suffering earthquakes in lombok injuly and august which killed over 500 people. what has happened today in palu is still to become clear. rebecca henschke, bbc news, jakarta. the human rights lawyer amal clooney is calling on authorities in myanmar to pardon and release two journalists who have been imprisoned there. wah lone and jaw soh oo were sentenced to seven years of hard labour earlier this month for violating the official secrets act, as they investigated a masscre by security forces. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet spoke to amal clooney, who's representing the two journalists. this case of two reuters journalist, wah lone and jaw soh oo, is widely seen as wah lone and jaw soh oo, is widely seen as a wah lone and jaw soh oo, is widely seen as a test of democratic freedoms in myanmar. —— journalists.

and a travesty ofjustice. it is a ma nifest and a travesty ofjustice. it is a manifest injustice. they were the victims of a setup. they had documents planted on them. then police were lying in wait to arrest them. the whole trial was a charade, basically. what really happened is that they were investigating and reporting on a massacre of rohingya men ina reporting on a massacre of rohingya men in a village called indon in rakhine state. the officials found out about it and wanted to silence them. so they arrested them on this false pretext and subjected them to a show trial. the leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, has said this trial has nothing to do with freedom of expression, that the journalist violated the official secrets act. what would you say to her? we were really disappointed to see she would be defending this case when she has a lwa ys be defending this case when she has always been someone who has spoken out about the need for free speech. she has been imprisoned in the same prison where they now sit as a political prisoner. when she won the nobel peace prize she said one

political prisoner is one too many. we must all fight to get them out. well, that is exactly what we are now doing. and she holds the key to their liberty. so we very much hope that she will now live up to her empress “— that she will now live up to her empress —— principles and set her country back on the path towards democracy and the rule of law. she stood up in hanoi and said if anybody think that has been a miscarriage of justice, anybody think that has been a miscarriage ofjustice, let them say why that is the case. there has been a call for the un to become more involved, not just in a call for the un to become more involved, notjust in myanmar but in many countries around the world, including here in the us, journalist ‘s are being described as enemies. first of all i think it is very disappointing that in the united states, traditionally the staunch defender of free speech and the first amendment, that you have the president obama —— president branding the press the enemies of the people and saying that he is at war with the media. i cannot think

ofa war with the media. i cannot think of a case around the world where i have not reached out to the us as a partner and we are accustomed to having the us take the leading cases like this, and in this case they have been extremely helpful, the state department and the white house and others. but we need that kind of leadership if we are going to make headway. and essentially, it is a lwa ys headway. and essentially, it is always going to be convenient for authoritarian regimes to try to silence critics. we've got to be more determined than them. three yea rs more determined than them. three years ago amal clooney was involved in the trial ofjournalists with the aljazeera networkjailed in cairo. press freedoms worldwide have worsened since then. unfortunately i don't see an improvement since then. we know from organisations that track this like the committee for the protection of that the number of journalist in prison is the highest it has ever been. so demonstrably, it has ever been. so demonstrably, it is not getting better. and we just have to do, you know, keep fighting each case and hoping we can effect positive change. sport news, and the european team had a strong fightback

against america on the first day of golf's ryder cup. they finished the opening morning of the team event 3—i behind, but won all four of the afternoon matches to end the day with a 5—3 lead. ben croucher reports. as monuments go, they seldom get grander than this — the ryder cup, in all its iconic majesty. justin rose and john rahm. and this was before a ball was even struck. a morning where nerves can get the better of the world's best — where, more specifically, it got the better of europe's. if thorbjorn olesen's tee shot set the tone, it all went swimmingly for a friend across the pond. even when they did not find the green, it proved no obstacle for the rookie tony finau. when europe did find the short stuff and even the hole... oh my goodness, oh my... ..the points slipped away. the us won the opening three matches, and in full swing. that was until open champion francesco molinari and tommy fleetwood combined to contain tiger woods and patrick reed.

time for a reshuffle. foursomes, which means alternate shots, which means this man. ian poulter for some epitomises the ryder cup for many. picked for his putting, he picked up europe and dragged them back into the contest. this was a french renaissance — a scoreboard painted blue. you are alex noren and sergio garcia crashed phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau. justin rose and henrik stenson doing what they often do at the ryder cup. with an unprecedented afternoon whitewash on the cards, francesco molinari and tommy fleetwood took downjordan spieth and justin thomas. well played indeed to europe. two points ahead. so a day that started with very little promise ended with europe orchestrating a comeback befitting of this monumental occasion. ben croucher, bbc news. we are going to stay in france now.

there is an important campaign to protect pa rt there is an important campaign to protect part of the nation's culture. for years, the country's aching industry has tried to fight off the growing incursion of foreign invaders like a hamburger. —— baking. now they are taking the fight to a whole new level, as tim allman reports. the abandoned city of machu picchu, the glorious canals of machu picchu, the glorious canals of venice, the splendour of yosemite national park. these all have their place on unesco's list of world heritage sites. ancient buildings, areas of natural beauty, and attempt to protect cultural artefacts. so what about adding a baguette to the list? well, that is the plan for france's national confederation of bakeries and patisserie is. they are worried the french stick is becoming

an endangered species. translation: we will be reassured, because we are afraid that as more and more bakeries close, more and more industrial producers sell bread and ta ke industrial producers sell bread and take the place of bakers. so if we continue like this there will be no more bakeries left in france, even though they are world—famous. more bakeries left in france, even though they are world-famous. for many, the baggot is a quintessential pa rt many, the baggot is a quintessential part of french life. —— bagot. and other french foodstuffs like pizza and coffee have already been added to the list. translation: and coffee have already been added to the list. translationi and coffee have already been added to the list. translation: i think it isa to the list. translation: i think it is a very good idea. i think there is a very good idea. i think there is nothing more french than be baguette, and having travelled a bit i have seen other countries try to reproduce it, but nobody makes it quite like france. the process is not quick. president macron has already given his backing. so perhaps one day the baggot will be protected. —— baguette. french

culture reaffirmed, a solution that hits the right. and now, if you've ever wondered what it might look like when a dozen giant panda cubs get together, then take a look at this. these 12 little bears were all bred as part of a programme at the chengdu centre, in sichuan province. in all, 13 pandas have been born there this year. the other one is currently at a zoo injapan. it's the first time this group of pandas has met the public. the verdict of one tourist — they‘ re really cute, but they don't move around much! but you don't have to do if you are that cute. so, yes, 12 panda cubs, if you have ever wondered what they look like altogether, wonder no more. good morning.

friday felt more like autumn because we had cool air coming from the north. not surprisingly the highest temperature was on the south coast. still 19 degrees — pretty good. over the weekend, high pressure closer by, so while there will be some showers around, for the most part dry with sunshine at times. it will probably turn cooler as the weekend goes on. pretty cold at the moment underneath that area of high pressure would be clearer skies. more atlantic winds across the northern half of the uk and a weak weather front as well. that is where the we have this band of cloud and patchy rain. ahead of it one or two showers for scotland and northern ireland. more cloud and quite a strong westerly wind. england and wales, winds lighter. a lot more sunshine. highs of about 18 degrees and it should feel quite pleasant as well. not quite as warm for scotland and northern ireland, with the rain coming in to scotland in the evening. as it moves southwards, though, the rain peters out again. more a band of cloud heading down into england and wales. with more cloud debris, if you like, it won't be as cold, saturday night into sunday morning. it will feel chillier by day, mind you, because more cloud is moving southwards. behind it sunshine and some showers blown in on a brisk north to north—westerly wind.

the bulk of the showers will be in the northern half of scotland. but temperatures will be lower across the board. only around 12 or 13 degrees in scotland and ireland. 14—15 in the south. that chilly north to north—westerly airflow is with us for the start of the new month. but around the top of this area of high pressure, the wind will change direction across scotland and northern ireland, replacing a chilly northerly with a more atlantic westerly, bringing in rain to the north—west later. sunshine for england and wales — 14 degrees at best. showers possible to the north sea coasts. this band of rain in the north is initially quite heavy around that weather front there. but it will topple southwards and then again it is a familiar story. everything just weakens. the rain tends die out and there won't be much of it let

on tuesday for england and wales. but more cloud around. a bit more sunshine for scotland and perhaps northern ireland. a different feel to weather on tuesday, temperatures will begin to rise a little bit, but there will be much more cloud. we are left with a cloudy westerly airflow as we move into tuesday and wednesday. that means higher temperatures by day, higher temperatures by night, but but probably not as much sunshine. this is bbc news. the headlines: the judiciary committee in the us senate has approved brett kavanaugh‘s supreme court nomination — but a vote of the full senate will be delayed for a week to allow for an fbi investigation. president trump said the senate committee had to do what they thought was right and necessary. facebook is investigating a security issue affecting nearly 50 million accounts. it says hackers exploited a vulnerability in its code that allowed them to take over people's accounts.

the company said that because it had onlyjust begun its investigations it did not yet know who was behind the attacks. a tsunami up to three metres high has crashed into the coast on the indonesian island of sulawesi. it followed an earthquake measuring 7.5 that's left at least five people dead. the authorities say they are having difficulty contacting some urban areas closest to the earthquake's epicentre. now on bbc news, it's time for click.