welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the un says more than 190,000 people in indonesia who survived friday's earthquake and tsunami now need help urgently. as the rescue operation struggles, we report from palu, where food and fuel are in increasingly short supply. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is accused of lying under oath about heavy drinking. president trump now says he does want a comprehensive fbi investigation. protesters clash with police in barcelona, on the first anniversary of catalonia's contested referendum on independence from spain. united nations officials estimate at least 190,000 people in indonesia urgently need help after friday's earthquake and tsunami.

rescue teams are calling for heavy lifting equipment and more qualified staff to search for survivors. we start our coverage in palu, one of the areas worst affected, from where rebecca henschke sent this report. from above, you get a sense of the scale of the destruction here in palu, and the huge task for rescue workers. in palu, more than a8,000 people are unable to return to their homes, many of which lie in rubble. this used to be a road. the residents say the ground rose several metres, swallowing homes and leaving huge rifts along it. translation: the soil somehowjust rose up and buried the houses. in my heart i said, if this is the time i die, what more can i do? ijust prayed to god.

when the huge waves hit the coast, this woman picked up two youngest children and ran. translation: we were running for our lives, the waves chasing us. it was a race between us and the waves. it's like a bad dream. when is help going to arrive? when will the government pay attention to us? they're turning to creative ways to get their plea for help out. herfamily has painted this sign. it says, "pray for palu, we miss our home and we need help," in an attempt to try and get attention from passers—by. this town enters its fourth day without power and clean water, people are getting desperate. the city is almost out of petrol, with people queueing for hours for what little is left. losing electricity.

there's no signal, communications. and even, you know, gas. everyone is queueing for this, and especially supply of food is very limited, you know. desperate people are now trying to salvage anything of worth from the debris, and today there has been more looting, as people take what they need. this was a building shop, so people have been coming in to take equipment from it. you can see things like children's doonas and pillows also amongst the rubble. residents say there's also dead bodies here, that they can't retrieve, and there is a smell of decaying corpses in the air. up in the hills, authorities have dug mass graves, enough for thousands of bodies, in an attempt to stop the spread of disease. as things worsen, people are desperately trying to get out,

crowds flooding the small, damaged airport in palu, hoping to get on limited military and commercial flights to nearby cities. rebecca henschke, bbc news, palu. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head is also in palu. he gave us his assessment of the relief effort there. the areas hit by the wave arejust appalling. i mean, just dreadful sort of scenes of absolute, complete and total destruction. i think there needs to be a more systematic effort by the authorities, if they are going to find people who might still be alive. it's all a bit haphazard. there aren't really enough people here, there aren't clearly people in charge. there are lots of volunteers coming in, but in terms of a functioning town, palu has ceased to function at all. there's no normal services, and the living themselves are without absolutely anything. i mean, it's extraordinary to meet people rushing up to your car and begging you for water.

there is no drinking water. they've got no power. it is absolutely desperate. and i mean, part of the problem is this is a very, very isolated place, and it took me 21 hours to drive here today. the airport, as rebecca said, is damaged. it's very hard to get aid in, and yet you would think by now the government would be prioritising some absolute basic essentials. we're not seeing very much of it. there are an awful lot of people being left completely on their own, and there is a very, very desperate atmosphere here. people really feel abandoned. i think they willjudge the government very harshly if it can't speed things up. there's always this complaint, every time there's a disaster, about aid. but this one, it does feel that very little has been done up to now. the bbc‘s mariko 0i is trying to get to palu. she is currently in pasangkayu, and sent this update. well, we started driving

from the city of makassar, in the south of the island, driving for around 20 hours. it is taking a lot longer than we expected but we finally arrived at this police station, where we are waiting for instructions on how to be escorted into palu and that is because of reported looting. indonesia is prone to earthquakes, many of our viewers will remember the earthquakes that hit lombok and

bali and the big one in 2004, but people in poorer parts of the country simply don't have the financial means to build houses strong enough to withstand these natural disasters. at the same time we see the resilience of people, and we will continue our journey to resilience of people, and we will continue ourjourney to palu, getting more updates as we come. earlier i spoke to peter walton, the international director from the australian red cross. clearly this is going to be a massive and long—term humanitarian response, leading into a longer—term recovery. the focus of the red cross internationally at the moment is trying to mobilise the support for the immediate concerns, which are search and rescue, trying to get to as many survivors as possible.

and the first responders of red cross are reaching more and more remote areas, thankfully, but it really is a race against time. just today, in a village called sigi, many volunteers found dozens of people who had perished, all holed up in a church. that is our focus. clearly shifting into medical assistance. but as you have reported, the real focus on getting clean water, getting essential supplies, shelter, not only to the major impacted areas, but across the whole region many of the areas haven't not reached yet, is a huge challenge, but of upmost importance immediately. 0ur correspondents have been talking about how hard it is to get heavy lifting equipment in, with the roads so damaged, and that there are lots of volunteers, bless them, but maybe not enough leadership. what you think the chances are of finding more survivors? look, we have to be hopeful that we will, and there are stories emerging of people surviving,

people who have been under rubble for several days now. so we'll continue to focus on that. but as the time goes by, the hope starts to diminish. they're a resilient community. so much more needs to be done. finding ways of getting heavy lifting machinery into remote areas is going to be really difficult, but it is a priority. we're talking about often very isolated areas, very remote areas, and communication lines are down, transportation is very difficult. so it's — there's no easy fix here, but there's a massive international effort being mobilised as we speak, so that we can provide more support to indonesia and to the indonesian government authorities. peter, just very briefly, if you don't mind, what are you short of? what you need most at the moment? let's hope the right people are listening. we're really focused on getting the right technical specialist

to provide support across areas, like shelter, emergency health. in terms of how people can help, across the globe, the red cross is launching appeals for people to provide financial support. the best way to enable large organisations like ours to prioritise getting the right aid to the right places as quickly as possible. president trump has now said he does want a comprehensive fbi investigation into historic allegations of sexual assault againstjudge brett kavanaugh, the man he has nominated for a seat on the us supreme court. judge kavanaugh faces allegations of assault by several women, which he has denied. but now, a former classmate of his has said he was not telling the truth about his drinking in the past. jon sopel reports from washington. after the traumatic "she said," and the defiant "he said," and the bitter division over the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court, the fbi has now been given a week to investigate the allegations. but at a rose garden news

conference, the president was repeatedly asked, would investigators be free to talk to whoever they liked? i think the fbi should interview anybody that they want, within reason. but you have to say, "within reason." they should interview, but they should also be guided, and i'm being guided, by what the senators are looking for, because they have to make the choice. and the president told me he still had an open mind onjudge kavanaugh. mr president, if the fbi does find something, and brett kavanaugh falls, is there a plan b? i don't want to talk about plan b, ‘cause i think — i hope that he gets approved. i hope that the report comes out, like i really think it should. ithink it will, i hope, i hope. but i'm waiting, just like you. certainly if they find something, i'm going to take that into consideration, absolutely. i have a very open mind. a prosecutor engaged by the republicans on the committee to question dr christine blasey ford has written to senators saying that,

in her legaljudgement, because of the "he said, she said" nature of the claims... sometimes i probably had too many beers, and sometimes other people had too many beers. we drank beer, we liked beer. but a college mate of brett kavanaugh has also come forward to say that the judge wasn't being honest when he spoke under oath about his drinking. and, on the subject of drinking, the teetotal president cracked a joke at his own expense. i can honestly say i never had a beer in my life, 0k? it's one of my only good traits — i don't drink. can you imagine, if i had, what a mess i'd be? would i be — i'd be the world's worst.

the supreme court opened a new session today, still one person short, still far from clear that brett kava naugh will be the ninth justice. protesters have clashed with police in barcelona, as thousands took to the streets there and in other cities across catalonia to mark the first anniversary of a controversial referendum on independence from spain. more than 180,000 demonstrators marched in barcelona. police charged in to break up a demonstration in front of the catalan regional parliament. lebo diseko has more they say time heals all wounds, but this one is still raw. angry scenes between police and pro— independent protesters on the streets of barcelona. the demonstrators remove barricades and forced their way to the regional parliament, with some

sticking up signs saying republic under construction on the door. riot officers charged in to break up the crowd, firing rubber bullets, using batons and pulling people away from the building. for many, the violence will have echoes of this time last year, when police from outside catalonia forcibly stopped people from taking part in an illegal independence referendum. something still in people's minds as they gathered to protest earlier in the day, holding signs that read no forgetting, no forgiveness. translation: we saw on television what beasts they were. it was total incivility. but on their part, because we have not done anything. they remain defiant, but the pro— independence dream is at the very least on hold. many of their leaders are in prison or self—imposed exile and madrid only lifted direct rule

injune. and madrid only lifted direct rule in june. translation: we are a little disappointed, because right 110w little disappointed, because right now we're at a point where we see that independence isn't happening, and everything is very paralysed. the separatist movement may be vocal, but the strength of feeling for those who want to stay part of spain isjust as for those who want to stay part of spain is just as strong. an for those who want to stay part of spain isjust as strong. an opinion poll injuly spain isjust as strong. an opinion poll in july suggested nearly 47% of cata la ns wa nt poll in july suggested nearly 47% of catalans want independence, while 45% don't. with feelings running so deep on both sides, this is a region still bitterly divided. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a year after america's worst mass shooting, we return to las vegas and speak to survivors about gun culture. 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 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 world news. the latest headlines: un officials estimate at least

190,000 people who survived friday's earthquake and tsunami in indonesia now need help urgently. us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has been accused of lying under oath about heavy drinking. president trump has now said he does want a comprehensive fbi investigation. it's a year since 58 people were killed in america's worst mass shooting. in las vegas a man opened fire on crowds at a country music festival. clive myrie has returned to the city to speak to some of the 400 people who were shot in the incident and survived. woven in the fabric of the stars and stripes is a profound belief in the power of firearms to promote liberty and maintain freedom. but that devotion carries a price. the bullet went through my chest, into my stomach, my liver, my spleen. there was so much shrapnel in my right eye that it broke

the machine that they were suctioning it outwith. i can hear the sounds, i can feel the bullets. the bullets were six inches from my head. this is a story not about the dead, but about those who lived. meet rosemarie mela nson, survivor of the worst mass shooting in american history. for close to a year her home has been this hospital room, because of a gunman‘s bullet. there are times when i thought, i don't have the strength, because sometimes i felt so weak and my husband stayed, he is the one who gave me the strength to get through, because there are so many nights and days i didn't know, because i didn't feel good. it was a present from her daughters. an evening at a country music festival. gunshots, panic, a man high up

in a hotel nearby is firing round after round. he kills 58, but for every minute he is firing he injures 40 more. ten minutes pass before he stops. the dead are buried and mourned, yet the injured carry a special burden, as do those they love, like rosemarie's husband steve. it's been hard. she's cried, i cried. just watching her pain that she suffered. most people don't know what she has gone through. yeah, i need to remove a small piece of her intestines. rosemarie's doctor matthewjohnson understands the continuing traumas. their whole lives get changed, and that doesn't even include the psychological injuries

that they sustain. and, i mean, it can affect your whole way of life. you can't work the normaljob that you used to work. if you don't have disability insurance, then, i mean, you could end up on the streets. but, elsewhere, life is serene. the hotel the killer fired from bears no trace of carnage. and the business of selling guns is undimmed. the murderer passed background checks, using an arsenal of more than 20 high—calibre weapons, because he could. i arrived in las vegas the day after the shooting to report on the tragedy last year, and many of the billboards here on the main strip were carrying words of condolence. by the time i left, 48 hours later, those words had disappeared and it was back to selling as usual. news report: you're looking at live pictures in florida where there are is an active shooter. people die and america moves on, but some can't do that. they say lessons must be

learnt, that the past must inform the future. i used to watch these shootings on tv before it happened to me. it is another level to have gone through one. and then to have it happen, it is like a punch in the soul. with every mass shooting, lisa fine revisits that night in vegas. it knocks you back again and you can feel it, you can see it, smell it, all of it. and knowing, like, the sadness of knowing what those victims are going to go through. but what should america do? debates on gun control come and go. nothing changes. but everything's changed for vegas survivor chelsea romo, who lost an eye. it has been hard. i have had six surgeriesjust in the last two months. my son, if i go somewhere without him, he says,

"mum, just make sure you go somewhere where you don't get shot, 0k?" so he fully understands what happened and the pain you went through? yeah. the many tens of thousands injured in gun—related incidents every year are america's dirty secret. they live changed, quiet lives. chelsea, rosemarie and so many others are paying the price for this country's love affair with the gun. clive myrie, bbc news, in las vegas. in yemen, there is a 70% spike in cholera is cases. it has risen to 1300 in august. 30% of all suspected cases are children under five years old. the rise is thought to be called by —— caused by malnutrition

and attacks on water supplies. here in the uk, millions of small plastic pellets have been discovered on a beach near portsmouth on the south coast. it isn't clear where the microplastics have come from but experts warn they can release toxins with potentially devastating effects for marine life. duncan kennedy reports from hayling island beach. they're called nurdles. tiny plastic pellets that have washed up in their thousands on hayling island. so many, in fact, that volunteers here have collected more than 20 sacks full of them. millions of them, and we couldn't physically sit here and pick them all up... despite that, one volunteer, bianca carr, says the nurdles keep appearing. to give you an idea ofjust how bad the problem is here, take a look at this jar. in one small section of beach, two metres by two metres, one volunteer spent two hours collecting all these, and found a total of about 1000 of these nurdles. no—one knows where these tiny white beads have come from. we're horrified by what we saw,

in terms of all of these tiny, tiny plastic nurdles, which are about the size of a lentil and they're used in plastic manufacturing. they are everywhere around here. all around the shoreline. nurdles are melted and moulded into everything from bottles to bin liners but one survey found that through spillage and accidents, they found their way onto nearly 75% of britain's beaches. the vast clusters found on hampshire's shoreline coincided with a bbc documentary on plastic pollution. it showed this indonesian river choking in plastic. oh, look at that, yeah, the size of that.... while on howe island, off australia, came these disturbing images of what birds are ingesting. 0h! look at that. stomach full of plastic. one, two, three, four, five... 16 pieces of plastic. oh, look at that. yeah.

six years ago, this wasn't snow in the pacific, but more nurdles, washed up in a typhoon. volunteers everywhere are cleaning up a worldwide deluge of plastic, but from hong kong... ..to hampshire, ourseas, rivers and oceans remain in a fragile struggle with human activity. duncan kennedy, bbc news, on hayling island. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley. hello.

after a rather chilly start to october, it will feel a bit warmer for many of us in the day ahead. there's an area of milder, warmer air that's been moving into the uk between these two weather fronts. but the weather fronts close by mean that there's a good deal of cloud around to begin tuesday, and for some of us it'll be rather damp, particularly from northern ireland into parts of england and wales. this is how it looks for early risers. from north—east england into scotland, though, there'll be some sunshine around to start the day, but there'll be a few showers running through northern scotland on through the day. and even where you begin the cloud, northern ireland, across a large part of england and wales, for many of us it will turn brighter during the day. but we could still see patchy rain, southern parts of northern ireland, north wales, and for some into north—west england and the west midlands. here is the picture at 4:00pm in the afternoon, white arrows indicate average wind speeds here for the day.

you can see the temperatures, a good few degrees higher than they were on monday for many. the stronger the wind, the further north we get, though. into some sunny spells north—east england and scotland, the black arrows indicate the wind gusts in excess of 40 miles an hour, and near 60 miles an hour in northern scotland and the northern isles, with those showers rattling on through. but for many of us, it'll be a dry afternoon, brightening up a little bit. some clear skies developing on tuesday night, through particularly the eastern side of the uk. and this is where we'll see the lowest temperatures going into wednesday morning. further west, well, temperatures will be holding up,

with an area of cloud producing a bit of patchy rain for northern ireland and into western scotland. let's take a look at wednesday's big picture. high pressure is close by, but running around the north of that, we've got low pressure north of the uk, and a trailing weather front giving some cloud and a bit of patchy rain, particularly into the western side of scotland. and some of that rain may start to turn heavier late in the day, into the north—west in particular. just a quick tease as we look towards the weekend. could well have low pressure close by, a chance to see some heavy rain in some spots, and turning a bit cooler too. we'll keep you updated. this is bbc news. the headlines: un officials estimate more than 190,000 people who survived friday's earthquake in indonesia need help urgently. rescue teams are calling for heavy lifting equipment and more qualified staff to search for survivors. the official death toll is more than 840, but could end up in the thousands. president trump has now said he does want a comprehensive fbi investigation into his supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh,

who faces multiple historical allegations of sexual assault. a former classmate of the judge has claimed that he lied under oath at his confirmation hearing about heavy drinking in his past. protesters have clashed with police in barcelona on the first anniversary of last year's hotly contested referendum on independence from spain. riot police broke up a protest by more than 180,000 marchers in the city, one of several events across catalonia.