welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is martin sta nford. our top stories: indonesia's search and rescue operations continue as officials say a tsunami could have claimed at least a thousand lives. relief efforts are under way as aftershocks continue — emergency services are struggling to reach the earthquake‘s epicentre at donggala, home to 300,000 people. we have a special report from eastern russia — and the home village of one of the men believed to be a suspect in the novichok poisoning in the uk. and after a tough month, elon musk agrees to stand down as chairman of the electric car—maker tesla, and pay a $20 million fine. in brazil, thousands protests against jair bolsonaro — the presidential candidate who denies his campaign has stoked racist and sexist support. strong aftershocks have continued to hit the indonesian

island of sulawesi, where an earthquake and tsunami on friday killed hundreds of people. the indonesian vice—president has warned the number killed could rise to thousands. nearly 400 are known to have died just in the city of palu. rescuers have yet to reach the neighbouring coastal district of donggala, which is home to 300,000 people. rebecca henschke reports from the island of sulawesi. this mobile phone footage captures the terrifying moment the three metre high waves hit, flooding houses closest to shore and then rushing into the densely populated coastal city of palu. the waves and the powerful quake leaving a trail of destruction. this bridge is one of the main access roads into the city. translation: as for the damage

of the tsunami, we've received a number of reports that many bodies were found along the shoreline, but the numbers are still unknown. authorities issued a tsunami warning immediately after the huge 7.7 magnitude quake hit. but residents didn't have long to get to higher land. rescue workers are now struggling to reach the area, as two access roads are blocked and the airport is now closed. the runway cracked in the quake. the military has been called in to help. translation: we will dispatch a medical team assembled from the marine corps, the army, and national search and rescue agency, and also the logistic transportation unit. the main hospital in the city of palu was also damaged and medical workers are now struggling to treat the injured in makeshift tents.

the death toll is expected to continue to rise. power and telecommunications are completely cut off in the nearby town of donggala, the closest to the epicentre of yesterday's huge quake. and today, powerful after—shocks have hit the area, with terrified residents forced to stay out in the open. indonesia is in the ring of fire and no stranger to natural disasters. injuly and august, earthquakes on the tourist island of lombok killed more than 500 people, and now, so soon after, authorities are struggling to cope with the scale of this disaster. rebecca henschke, bbc news, sulawesi. yenny suryani is country managerfor indonesia for catholic relief services. she's in jakarta. what other priorities in rescue

mission? —— are be. what other priorities in rescue mission? -- are be. our parity is to provide support to people affected by the disaster. but we also waiting for the search and rescue team to com plete for the search and rescue team to complete their task. —— the. —— our priority. 0ur complete their task. —— the. —— our priority. our team is on the way to the target area at this point and hopefully we will hear more from them. —— more from them towards the end of the day. at the airport, there were said to be damage. have flights been able to get in and out of their yet? the airport is open, but it is only per advising relief flights, relief shipments, and military and police personnel who do the research and rescue work in the area. “—

the research and rescue work in the area. —— only prioritise in. —— prioritising. although palu has suffered a lot of loss of life and damage, there is a greaterfear that donggala might be a seriously affected area. have you heard any word from that part of the world, yet? note we have not heard directly from donggala just yet. the communication was not good. and also none of the humanitarian agencies have visited the area yet because of the difficulties in finding transportation and access to the area. any suggestion there will be support needed by sea? good rescue effo rts support needed by sea? good rescue efforts get to them by water? yes, martin. so far, the government agencies and the military have been

an alternative to ship and to reach the area to see from north sulawesi oi’ the area to see from north sulawesi or south selassie. some people have been able to reach the area by ship last night. —— sulawesi. it may take longer than flying into the area. do you have the ability to print position supplies throughout indonesia, because this area is likely to succumb to this sort of disaster and tsunami. yes. from our experience, just last month, responding in the lombok area, it is not too difficult to get supplies to the city outside of the target area. for instance, it in lombok, with the pride from east java,

for instance, it in lombok, with the pride from eastjava, which reached the area injust pride from eastjava, which reached the area in just a few days. —— we supplied. we wish you luck in your work. the fbi has started its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against president trump's nominee for the us supreme court, brett kavanaugh. a lawyer for deborah ramirez, the second woman to bring the accusations, said his client has been approached by fbi agents and has agreed to be interviewed. the us senatejudiciary committee has approved mr kavanaugh's nomination but a full senate vote has been delayed, pending the investigation. mr kavanaugh vigorously denies the allegations against him. president trump touched on the controversy at a rally in west virginia a short time ago. 0n on thursday, the american people saw the brilliant and really incredible character, quality, and courage, of oui’ character, quality, and courage, of our nominee for the united states

supreme court, judge brett kavanaugh. true. a vote forjudge brett kava naugh is kavanaugh. true. a vote forjudge brett kavanaugh is a vote to confirm one of the most accomplished legal minds of ourtime, one of the most accomplished legal minds of our time, each arrest with a sterling record of public service. —— a jurist. he's a young guy, but they have been talking about him for longer ten years. i don't know him, but i have heard about him a lot, because they are all saying that he should be on the united states supreme court. that is why put up. i will tell you, i will tell you, supreme court. that is why put up. i will tell you, iwill tell you, i will tell you, iwill tell you, i will tell you he has suffered. a woman in the far east of russia has told the bbc she recognises one of the key suspects in the salisbury novichok attack as a decorated military officer. the bbc travelled across six time zones east of moscow — to a village to verify research carried out by the bellingcat investigative website,

which this week published what it claims is the true identity of one of the suspects. while russia continues to deny any involvement in the poisoning, we went to beryozovka, the first television crew to visit the village. 0ur moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports. in the far east of russia, along its border with china, we went searching for clues to the salisbury poisoning. thatjourney led to this tranquil village, almost 5000 miles from moscow. it's where a russian military intelligence officer, anatoliy chepiga, grew up. this week, the investigative team at bellingcat suggested that colonel chepiga, seen here, is the true identity of a key suspect in the salisbury attack. british officials haven't disputed that. that suspect is now calling himself ruslan boshirov. so our team showed those pictures to residents in colonel chepiga's old village. some didn't know him.

those who did were nervous of oui’ camera. we agreed they'd remain anonymous. translation: it's him, but much older. and this man identified the man wanted by british police as anatoliy chepiga. translation: i know where his parents used to live. he was a military man, an officer. he fought in war zones, then he was in moscow. the chepiga family are hard to find. at the firm founded by his father, staff refused to comment. the family moved some years ago. when i called the last phone number linked to his parents, the man who picked up said he was uzbek and bought the sim card on the streets. the line was then disconnected. just two weeks ago, president putin himself insisted both of the salisbury suspects were civilians. "nothing suspicious," he said, "nothing criminal."

on friday, his spokesman said the kremlin won't discuss what he called informal investigations into the poisoning any further, but the questions over russia's explanations and the true identity of these men are only mounting. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. elon musk, the head of the the electric car—maker tesla, has agreed to stand down as chairman of the company and pay a $20 million fine to settle his dispute with the us securities and exchange commission. the case stems from a tweet by mr musk in august, saying that he wanted to take the company back into private hands. tesla will also pay a fine of $20 million. lebo diseko has more. he is known for pushing boundaries when it comes to tech innovation, leading the way on electric cars and

space exploration. but now it seems elon musk has pushed too far. in august, he tweeted, saying he would ta ke tesla august, he tweeted, saying he would take tesla back into private ownership, at a price of $420 a share. crucially, he said he had the funding secured. the stock—market regulator said that was false and misleading, and so they charged him. we allege that he arrived at the price by assuming a 20% premium of tesla's than existing share price, then rounding up to $420 because of then rounding up to $420 because of the significant of that number and marijuana culture in his belief that his girlfriend would be amused by it. as we've said before in connection with other neither celebrity status or a reputation as an innovator provide protection from out an innovator provide protection from our laws. trade leader or not, it is a must have tested shareholder patience lately, including by

smoking marijuana during an interview. he has been sued for libel against one of the thai cave rescue operators. he will now stay on in his role of ceo while stepping down as chairman. but with the company's image so linked to his own, investors might be wondering if thatis own, investors might be wondering if that is a good thing. the sakho, bbc news. —— lebo diseko. let's get some of the day's other news. a court in egypt has given a female activist who spoke out against sexual harassment a two—year jail sentence and a fine for spreading false news. amal fathy has been in detention since may when she posted a video on facebook in which she criticised the government for not doing enough to protect women. britain's governing conservative party has had to update its annual conference app after a security glitch resulted in pranksters phoning senior ministers. the breach allowed anyone to log in as a delegate simply by using their e—mail address, and access private details including mobile phone numbers.

several senior figures, including the former foreign secretary, boris johnson, received prank calls after the glitch. women across brazil are taking part in protests against the far right frontrunner in next week's presidential elections. jair bolsonaro who was released earlierfrom hospital, after being stabbed, is leading in opinion polls. the bbc‘s south america correspondent katy watson is in rio dejaneiro. it is notjust women on this march. partners, children, babies have also come along for support. everyone is wearing a badge saying #elenao — not him. some people are wearing t—shirts saying i only by the people who respect me. marches are taking place across brazil as well as abroad. it started with a facebook group, asking people to come out onto the streets. all: ele nao!

in a matter of weeks, the facebook page has grown to nearly four million members. people here are angry. jair bolsonaro's most famous about his comments about a congresswoman, saying she didn't deserve to be raped because she was ugly. that said, jair bolsonaro has a lot of support. he is expected to win the most votes in the first round. he is a politician whose supporters say will change brazil. this country is deeply divided. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: the big clear up in greece after mediterranean cyclone zorbas brings flash flooding and high winds. 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: indonesia says the death toll from friday's earthquake and tsunami could be in the thousands. at least 400 people were killed in one city alone.

in a special report, a woman who grew up with one of the key suspects in the salisbury attack has told the bbc she recognised him as a military intelligence officer. more now on our top story the earthquake and tsunami in sulawesi. richard lister explains why the area is prone to such devastating disasters. aerial images of indonesia's disaster zone show the reach and the power of the tsunami — a landscape scoured of buildings and people. it all starts here, on the sea bed, along the pacific rim. sections of the earth's crust grind together, causing volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. it's known as the ring of fire. this animation shows the location of every earthquake around the world over several yea rs. 90% of them occurred along the pacific rim, and of all the countries on that ring of fire, indonesia is seen as the most prone to earthquake damage. not all undersea earthquakes cause

tsunamis, but those measuring more than seven on the richter scale pose a real threat. and when one tectonic plate is forced under another, as may have happened in indonesia, the sudden change to the sea bed displaces a huge volume of water, creating giant waves moving as fast as a jetliner. under the right conditions those waves can across an ocean. this animation shows what happened in 2004, when an earthquake measuring 9.1 on the richter scale generated a tsunami off sumatra. it reached the african coast just seven hours later. 250,000 people were killed. but other factors can make smaller tsunamis deadly too. look at this long inlet leading to palu. even though friday's earthquake was much smaller than in 2004, this narrow inlet focused the energy of the waves as they raced towards the town. and it could be days before the authorities in indonesia know

just how much damage was done, how many lives were lost. richard lister, bbc news. mediterranean cyclone ‘zorbas' has triggered flash flooding across greece, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to athens, the central and northeastern peloponnese and evia. the storm, which is also known as a medicane, hit the southeast of the peloponnese peninsula the hardest, with the coastal capital of kalamata and seaside villages being inundated by waves. the public has been advised to exercise caution and avoid unnecessary travel. chris fawkes from the bbc‘s weather centre explained the severity of the storm. the medicane has been swirling around the eastern mediterranean for the last couple of days, picking up strength, but it was on saturday that it made its landfall across the southern peloponnese area of greece. it brought torrential rain, with localised severe flooding and large, battering, dangerous waves pummelling the coastline. this storm is going to continue to work north—east.

the strongest winds easing away, but they will still be strong enough to bring down a few more branches, as we head through sunday, torrential rain the major threat. we could see 50 millimetres of rainfall widely across greece, into western areas of turkey. the western areas will pick up 100—150 millimetres of rain, so there could be more flooding before the weather begins to improve. it's highly unusualfor a country to change its name. but on sunday, the people of macedonia will decide whether to approve a proposal to re—christen their country north macedonia. a yes vote would mean an end to the decades—long dispute with neighbouring greece, who believe the name implies a territorial claim on a part of northern greece. as guy de launey reports from the capital skopje, it's a particularly important vote for the country's young people. macedonia has spent much of the 21st century looking to ancient history. it splurged a fortune on recasting its capital

as the cradle of civilisation, appropriating greek heroes and infuriating its southern neighbour. but now it's out with the old and time to look to the future — potentially, at least. sunday's referendum will see voters decide whether to rename the country north macedonia. "turn out for a european macedonia" is the message on this referendum billboard. it says, "on the 30th of september, we will make a historic decision." because changing its name would allow macedonia to end its long—running dispute with greece, and the government says that would allow this small landlocked country to look to the future. we are a small country, a small market. without stability, without guarantees for security and prosperity in the economy, it is really, every day it is a new damage for the country, because of migration — people leave. macedonia's young people struggle in one of europe's poorest countries. low wages, lack of opportunities, and rampant corruption force

many to leave. the organisers of this event say that's got to change. they are one of the largest marginalised groups in this country at the same time, struggling with a poor educational system, high unemployment, little opportunities for prosperity, they are desperate. we are desperate, to see an advancement towards a better, prosperous environment and a democratic society in this country. there have been strident protests against the agreement with greece. some feel the government is giving up macedonian identity. others are simply unhappy about a lack of consultation. the problem with the agreement is that it is pushed by a foreign party onto macedonia. it is not really something that our people have debated, accepted, and agreed upon. but some things have already changed.

skopje's airport is no longer named after greek hero alexander the great. a yes vote on sunday would bring a new identity to the whole country. in golf, europe will go into the final day of the ryder cup with a four point lead over the us. it makes them strong favourites to win back the trophy, as ben croucher reports. the battle cry created in scandinavia, the golf course in france, the rivalry created down the decades. the ryder cup is unmistakable. as the usa have found, though, it is easy to lose yourself and as they found on friday, it's easy to lose points. saturday's four balls carried on where friday foursomes finished. this cry created in hollywood. county down. for mcilroy‘s experience and tyrrell hatton‘s relative lack of it, fairway or rough, little mattered as europe surged clear in what was becoming an alarmingly one—sided event. commentator: oh, but what a shot,

what a shot from tyrrell hatton. francesco molinari and tommy fleetwood won their third point in as many matches. sergio garcia found some spanish strength to see off tony finau and brooks koepka. .. crowd roars. but just when another european whitewash was on, jordan spieth and justin thomas ensured they were here and heard. booing. still, the usa were staring at a heavy deficit. so when henrik stenson and justin rose were sent out first in the foursomes and claimed their customary points, the gap grew wider. than, under the circumstances, probably the putt of the day. fleetwood and molinari's putts may not have won such accolades and with yet another point, they became europe's most successful pairing in just two days. the us was six behind and tiger woods still hadn't won a match. but undaunted by the chasm and the potential pitfalls, plain to see at le golf nationale, spieth and thomas sunk a strangely subdued mcilroy and ian poulter with pinpoint precision.

it will be 10—6 heading into sunday's singles. 0nly twice before has a side come from so far behind to win. the us will have to summon some spirit if they're to create another piece of ryder cup history. a reminder of our top story. rescue workers in an indonesian city have been struggling to reach people trapped in the rubble of buildings brought down by friday's earthquake. more than 400 people are known to have died in the earthquake and tsunami that struck the island of sulawesi. iraq is the number will rise. rescue efforts are being hampered by blocked roads and a collapsed bridge. that is it from me. hello there. yesterday was a quiet day of weather here in the uk but what a contrast across the east of the mediterranean where we had this — the medicane.

it brought torrential rain in across southern greece in the peloponnese with some localised flooding. the rough seas causing a few light boats to be pushed onshore and one or two capsized in the rough seas. we've had all kinds of weather impacts. here in the uk, a beautiful end to the day yesterday. crazy swan lady capturing the sunset. we will probably have a similar, fine sunrise to start the day. particularly across the midlands, east anglia and south—east england. that's where the clearest skies are. further north and west, it stays quite blustery. a few showers to start the day for the far north and west of scotland. the combination of clear skies and light winds across the south—east it's here where temperatures will really dip down. a cold start for the early risers. temperatures around two or three degrees celsius. through sunday, we do have a weather front on the pressure charts. it's a very weak one pushing in across northern england and wales. behind the front, the air is cool. temperatures are perhaps a degree down on what we saw on saturday. it will feel cooler due to the strength of the wind across scotland where there will be

plenty of blustery showers. through the day, for northern ireland, england and wales, the cloud will tend to come and go. there will be some bright or sunny spells, probably not as much sunshine as we enjoyed on saturday but not a bad kind of day. a few showers brought on the north—westerly winds. running onto the north coast of northern ireland, perhaps a few sneaking across the isle of man into the north—west of england and the north of wales. otherwise, a fine and dry day. temperatures for many between 12 and 15. as we look at the forecast through the night time, a ridge of high pressure builds in and that is how we start the day on monday. it means it will be at chilly start to the day. we could have pockets of frost in the coldest areas in the countryside, but a fair bit of sunshine. however, the weather clouds over. we will start to see some rain arriving in scotland, particularly for the western isles, the highlands and the northern isles as we go through the latter part of the day. perhaps a little rain running onto the north coast of northern ireland.

still, mainly dry day in northern ireland, england and wales. temperatures, for many, between 12 and 15 degrees. looking at the forecast deeper into the week ahead, northern areas often quite cloudy. a bit of rain at times, particularly in the north—west. it will stay quite breezy as well. temperatures in glasgow generally around 11—14 degrees. perhaps a bit of rain in manchester but by and large, england and wales having a lot of dry weather, but it will often be pretty cloudy. that is your forecast. this is bbc news. the headlines — indonesia says the number of people killed by friday's earthquake and tsunami could rise to thousands. nearly 400 people are known to have died but there's been no word yet from the city at the quake's epicentre, donggala, which is home to 300,000 people. a woman in the far east of russia has told the bbc she recognises one of the key suspects in the salisbury novichok attack as a decorated military officer. the bbc travelled to a village east of moscow where he grew up to verify research carried out

by the bellingcat investigative website. elon musk has agreed to stand down as chairman of the electric car—maker tesla and pay a $20 million fine. the case stems from a tweet in which he said he wanted to take the company back into private hands. now on bbc news, dateline london.