a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: president trump praises nikki hailey, after her shock resignation as us ambassador to the un. but is she after his job? we're all happy for you in one way, but we hate to lose you. hopefully you will be back at some point, maybe in a different capacity, you can have your pick. hurricane michael strengthens as it bears down on america's gulf coast. forecasters warn of three metre storm surges and winds approaching 200 kilometres an hour. fresh revelations about the second russian suspect linked to the nerve agent attack in england. we travel to his home village, and talk to people who know him. turkish authorities are to search the saudi consulate in istanbul — as the investigation into missing journalist jamal khashoggi gathers pace. hello.

over the past two years we've had a lot of well—trailed high profile departures from the trump administration — but today there was a shock resignation. un ambassador nikki haley's exit didn't come via a tweet — instead she got the oval office treatment. he said his door was always open to her. she heaped praise on the president, and very publicly insisted she is not considering a bid for mr trump's job in 2020. the bbc‘s nick bryant starts our coverage. through the revolving door of the trump administration, another shock departure. the un ambassador, nikki haley, by far the most high—profile woman in the cabinet. she has done an incrediblejob. she is a fantastic person. many think she is a future president. today this highflying republican ruled out challenging donald trump. no, i am not running for 2020. i can tell you i am campaigning for this one and i look

forward to supporting the president in the next election. it has been a dizzying 2a hours at the white house. the supreme courtjustice brett kava naugh house. the supreme courtjustice brett kavanaugh paraded last night in prime time in what felt like a season in prime time in what felt like a season finale of a reality tv show. the president confirming he is hired with a partisan blast at the democrats. on the half of our nation i want to apologise to brett and the entire kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure. those who step forward to serve our country deserve a fair and dignified evaluation, not a campaign of political and personal destruction based on lies and deception, and with that i must state that you, sir, under historic scrutiny, were proven innocent. thank you. applause. . and normally solemn

ceremony became a republican victory rally. the party's lead in the senate mitch mcconnell given a standing ovation. with vital congressional lessons less than a month away the politics of the brett kavanaugh nomination battle are by no means clear—cut. the republicans claim they are already seeing evidence of a brett bounce that will help them retain control of the us senate. the democrats claimed there will be a backlash from female voters that will help them regain control of the house of representatives, and both are probably right. just as cavanagh. as if to ever emphasise this, the white house released a campaign video but will this hurt donald trump? earlier i spoke to matt moore who was south carolina's republican party chairman from 2013 to 2017. he worked closely with nikki haley while she was governor. he is also a personal friend. i asked him what nikki haley was thinking in the oval office.

i think many of us were surprised, today, as were waning of your viewers, no doubt. nikki haley is one of the most talented political leaders of this generation. she has the smile of ronald reagan and the steel of margaret thatcher. the future is very bright. i think nobody believes today's an outlet is the final chapter for her. there is a lot of speculation about what comes next. i believe she was a fantastic he me here in south carolina. she did a lot of amazing things and was an even better you ambassador in new york. —— un. i'll catch you got rave reviews. you have given a quite a buildup. you think she would like the oval office is a place to work, do you think she was thinking? who knows? it is easy to ascribe aspiration to those in high office. she has used every chance in public service to do what she

believes to be the best for the people she serves. she did at the un andi people she serves. she did at the un and i believe would be a great president and one of the front runners for when donald trump leaves office. why has she gone now? that is an interesting question. she given the private sector, in business. certainly, this will be the end of her two terms of —— as governor here is a glider. return to the private sector must be appealing to her. shipperley mrs south carolina. it certainly visit to malta is time in politics and i think is a natural reflection point after the midterms of any first—term president, and now is as good time as any. there are some suggestions that some recent administration appointments have said that her toes. there is also the report recently from anticorru ption watchdog suggesting she took i think seven luxury private plane trips as gifts from business leaders then under declared there have value in

financial disclosure reports. that was embarrassing, wasn't it? to questions, they are. one, obviously, i think the reflection of personal friends here is that some partisan democrats want to make this an issue that many don't think is an issue. —— two questions, there. rhys evans and was an uncommercial secretary of state. and president nikki haley was an untraditional un ambassador. now mike pompeo is a much more traditional sector estate with a more traditional gender command. from all accounts about her from within the white house, she has been an important team playerfor a stick at it from power on things that north korea and then is whether and the recent un general assembly meeting. so think there are always disagreement in white houses with staffers a nd disagreement in white houses with staffers and appointees who have different agendas, but nikki haley at the map was the consummate team

player in this white house. —— in white houses. let's get some of the day's other news. president trump says a second meeting with kim jong—un is happening and officials are working to set it up right now. he told reporters that it would take place after the mid term elections on november the 6. three or four locations are under consideration, although singapore probably won't be the venue again. the international monetary fund has warned that there is a real risk of a new and widespread shock to the world economy. imf said global investors should beware of complacency over rising stock markets and warned governemnts to spurn nationally based policies over global solutions to inequality. australia's government has rejected a report by the un's panel on climate change which urged countries to stop using coal by 2050 to avoid increasing global temperatures. australia's deputy prime minister says coal plays an important part in the country's energy supply, and there are no plans to change that. brazil's social democrat party has said it will not openly support the left—wing presidential candidate, fernando haddad. the announcement is a major upset for mr haddad,

who lagged behind the far—right candidate, jair bolsonaro, by 17 percentage points in the first round of voting on sunday. hurricane michael is speeding towards the florida panhandle, and 120,000 people in its path have been told to evacuate. it's currently a category three storm, swirling in the gulf of mexico, and it's expected to make landfall on wednesday late afternoon. it's wide, and it's moving quickly, leaving residents with just hours to get out of the storm's way. laura trevalyn has more on what we can expect. hurricane michael seen from space, a monstrous storm still strengthening, barrelling towards the north—eastern gulf coast of florida. the gillam family are heeding the warnings, taking no chances, and ending their beach vacation in panama city early. three kids. if it was just the adults, we would have rode it out.

we need to be said because they are with us. the roads are crowded with people fleeing the vulnerable coastline. already gas is in short supply. the authorities warned that as well as dangerous winds and up to 12 inches of rain, hurricane michael could bring record storm surge. 8—12 feet feet storm surge is deadly. i cannot tell you how deadly this will be. we have seen tsunamis were it has just been three feet, and deadly. 8—12 feet is absolutely deadly. there are states of emergency in alabama and parts of georgia and florida as the region prepares for hurricane michael. heavy rain is forecast for the carolinas as the storm crawls up the east coast, possibly drenching areas still recovering from hurricane florence. the president says his administration is at the ready. we are very well prepared. fema is ready. we're all ready. hopefully we'll get lucky, but maybe that won't happen. but we are prepared.

despite warnings, not everybody is leading down. our house is hurricane safe. we have generator and plenty of water. we are good to go. already the storm has claimed 13 lives in central america. the effects have been felt in cuba. forecasters say this is the most serious hurricane in threat to florida's northern gulf coast in more than a decade, and the time to leave is now. laura trevalyn reporting there. and for more on the storm and all our stories, just go to our website: bbc.com/news. gary o'donoghue gave us more from a beachin gary o'donoghue gave us more from a beach in florida just a short time ago. hurricane michael has been steadily increasing in strength over the last 36 hours at authorities said that when it does hit this part of the florida coast, it will be a serious threat to life and property. some 120,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. 35 of

glider‘s 67 counties have state of emergency warnings issued. there is a food and gas shortage in the area, and for those who have stayed and boarded up their houses — and we saw one man tried to protect his house with rubbish bags filled with sand. many schools will be closed several days. mr mazda making its way up the gulf of mexico and due to make land for late on wednesday afternoon. the panhandle is bracing itself for one of the strongest hurricanes in decades. the turkish president has challenged the saudi authorities to produce the evidence that the journalist jamal khoshoggi is safe. mr khashoggi left saudi arabia last year, fearing retribution for his criticism of saudi policy. he was last seen entering the saudi consulate in istanbul and there are fears he was murdered. the uk's foreign secretary jeremy hunt has told riyadh that britain expects urgent answers over the journalist's disappearance. our correspondent mark lowen has the latest from istanbul. weeks since jamal khashoggi disappeared at this saudi consulate,

the saudi authorities have given a turkish investigative team access inside the consulate building. now, the leaks from that turkish investigation allege that mrjamal khashoggi was killed inside the building by a saudi hit squad. the focus of the investigation is looking at various black vans that left the saudi concert later that day. could they have contained jamal khashoggi's body? and two saudi planes, also, that flew from istanbul back to riyadh later that evening. there are even reports that the saudi king could have taken cctv footage from inside the consulate with them. and that the turkish staff working he were given the day off that day. the saudis have denied the whole thing. the saudi ambassador to the us yesterday said that the accusations were completely false and baseless. jeremy hunt says he wants urgent answers from the saudi government.

if it is confirmed, this could put a lot of pressure on western governments to give a tough response to the saudi government. that, say critics of riyadh, should have happened many years ago. stay with us on bbc news. could the swedish ship continue to help rescue migrants in the mediterranean? this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded, and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal

ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but, even as divers work to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. very glad to have you with us on bbc news. the headlines this hour: donald trump has accepted the resignation of his ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley. she's dismissed speculation she's planning to run for president in 2020. hurricane michael has strengthened further as it bears down on america's gulf coast. forecasters are warning of three—metre storm surges and winds approaching 200 kilmetres an hour. well, let's get more on our main story.

more details are emerging about the second suspect in the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter. according to the investigative website bellingcat, the alleged attacker‘s real name is alexander mishkin, a man whow was decorated by president putin himself. mishkin is a doctor who worked for russia's military intelligence service. although he lives in moscow, he is originally from the remote village of loyga in the north—west of the country, from where our correspondent steve rosenberg sent this report. there are some places in russia so remote, they cannot be reached by car because there are no roads. but we're lucky. the train to archangel will pass through the village we're trying to get to. this is loyga, population 1000. only in winter when the ground freezes can you drive here. it's emerged that one of the salisbury suspects was born and raised in the village. his true identity has now been revealed. he's not businessman

aleksander petrov, as he'd claimed, but gru officer alexander mishkin. "yes, that is alex mishkin," a man in the village confirms to me when i show him the suspect‘s photograph. according to the investigative website bellingcat, alexander mishkin was born in loyga in 1979. he went on to train as a doctor at a military medical academy in saint petersburg, where it's believed he was recruited by the gru. in 2014, he was given the hero of russia award by vladimir putin. the british authorities do not dispute these claims. so now the two men moscow says were salisbury tourists have both been unmasked as russian agents. the other officer was identified last month as anatoliy chepiga. britain says they tried to kill sergei and yulia skripal

with novichok nerve agent. they survived, but dawn sturgess died when she came into contact with novichok hidden in a perfume bottle. this is a world away from salisbury, which is 2500 miles to the west. and people here are shocked that someone from this village has been accused of deploying a chemical nerve agent on the streets of britain. in loyga, not only do they not believe it, some here think that russia should strike back. "i'd drop a bomb on those british," he tells me, "so they'd all blow away and stop bothering russia." russia may feel increasingly isolated, but it's no mood to change. foreign policy on the streets.

our correspondent steve rosenberg reporting from north—west russia, with the latest on the investigation into the salisbury chemical attack. for more than a million rohingya muslims, bangladesh was the only safe haven from the violence which drove them from their homes in myanmar‘s rakhine state. the influx of refugees has created huge pressure on resources in and around cox's bazaar, and now the bangladeshi authorities want to ease it, by relocating more than 100,000 people to a previously uninhabited island. yogita limaye reports. one year ago, this was a hastily set up camp. today, there's almost a sense of permanence here. bit by bit, people have been rebuilding lives shattered by unimaginable horror. in its congestion and chaos, they've managed to find some peace. now, though, many worry about plans to send some refugees to a faraway island. this woman says she doesn't want to move again.

she and her family fled myanmar in september last year. translation: i left everything behind, my house, my cattle and faced a lot of hardship. now we've just about settled down and they're talking about moving us to that island. i'm really scared. i don't want to go there. the government plans to move 100,000 refugees from cox's bazaar near the border with myanmar to the uninhabited island of bashan char in the bay of bengal. it only emerged from the sea less than 20 years ago. i have travelled 200 kilometres from the refugee camp to the city of chittagong. so that was a six—hour road journey. from this jetty by boat, it will take two or three hours, or perhaps more, in that direction to get to the island of bashan char. right now the navy has restricted access to it, so this is as far as we can get, but we have been told that workers are in full swing to prepare the island to receive

a mass of people. a chinese company has been constructing housing for the refugees. the island is vulnerable to frequent flooding and cyclones, so a british firm has been hired to build flood defences. bangladesh's government has said they're also setting up cyclone shelters. still, many aren't convinced the island was a good choice. bashan char is something that has to be investigated by independent technical experts. is it logistically feasible to have a bunch of people on an island? how are they going to have food, how are they going to have medical supplies, how are they going to have access humanitarian care? but authorities are under pressure to act. here in cox's bazaar, there's resentment about the influx of refugees. translation: we have become a minority in our own land, and the rohingyas have become the locals. they're willing to work for cheap, so they take away all the jobs. so far the government has given no

details of when the refugees might be moved or who might have to go. in a life full of uncertainties, this isjust one more thing that's unclear. yogita limaye, bbc news, cox's bazaar. let's briefly get some of the day's other news for you now. protestors in venezuela have accused the government of killing an opposition lawmaker who was in custody. authorities say fernando alban took his own life byjumping out of a window of the 10th floor of the intelligence agency headquarters in caracas. mr alban had been accused of taking part in a failed plot to kill president nicolas maduro two months ago. south africa has seen its fifth change of finance minister since 2014. nhlanhla nene has quit — he admitted meeting members of the gupta family, who are accused of corruption. they deny any wrongdoing. former central bank chief tito mboweni is the new finance minister. the issue of migrants rescue ships

operating in the meditteranian has been a controversial one. countries like italy say they encourage people to risk their lives coming to europe. the aquarius was the last one operating in that stretch of water. but last month it was stripped of the right use the panamanian flag, leaving it stuck in port. but now the swiss might just have a solution. lebo diseko reports the charity which runs this rescue ship says it says desperate people's lives, but italy says vessels like mss aquarius do the opposite, running what it calls a taxi service for illegal migrants. that is why italy banned such ships from using its ports. until last month the aquarius was the only ngo rescue boat left operating in the mediterranean, the event panama

stripped the ship of its registration allegedly under pressure from italy. it means the aquarius can't set sail again unless another country agrees to let it use its flag. and now there could be new hope from an unexpected source. a 27,000 strong petition handed in to authorities in switzerland and in the aquarius be allowed to fly under that country's flag. translation: eu states disagree on asylum issues and also on the rescue of refugees in the mediterranean. switzerland's a neutral country and therefore ideal for this campaign. switzerland isn't a member of the eu and it's not clear if or when authorities there will respond to the petition. in its differences over migration policy within the eu which are really at the heart of this problem. countries like italy and greece say they have taken more than their fair share of

people with little or no support. italy blames both eu policy and the actions of countries like germany for exacerbating the crisis. the aquarius is currently docked at the french port of marseilles. a new flag would be welcome news for the crew but it seems their future rests on whether the eu sees ngo rescue ships as helping people smugglers or as charitable rescuers. the hubble space telescope has been placed in safe mode after it lost one of the gyroscopes needed to point the spacecraft. hubble had been operating with four of its six gyroscopes when one failed. controllers tried to switch on a back up but that was found to be malfunctioning. mission team members say they are hopeful it can be brought back to use, though they do point out the telescope could still work with only one gyroscope if necessary. a new telescope is scheduled to replace hubble in three years. much more on all of the main news for you any time on the bbc

news website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbc mike embley. thanks for watching. hello. we will start the day with some sunshine and end with something quite different, but for wednesday, the sunshine we saw on tuesday across england and wales extends across northern ireland and scotland. finally we say goodbye to this rain bearing front. however, it is all change again by the time we get to friday. by by the time we get to friday. the end of the week: entirely by the end of the week something entirely different, potentially disruptive wind and rain and we will talk about that in a moment's time. acta wednesday it will be fine and dry with sun—dried across—the—board, more cloud in the morning for northern and western scotland. that will thin and break. noticeable

breeze taking temperatures on the south coast. you can see the warmth extends not just across south coast. you can see the warmth extends notjust across england and wales but also into northern ireland and scotland, temperatures widely in the high teens, low 20s, 23 or 2a for east anglia and south—east england. the skies turn hazy for south—west england, southern counties and that outbreaks of rain work northwards through the evening and overnight, particularly for south—west england, wales, northern ireland, the midlands and north—west england. further east, mainly dry, look at the temperatures, we expect this during the day, those are the overnight lows. thursday is a transition day with two fronts working across. the first one will bring patchy rain for east anglia and north—east england. that will start to clear and then we will see persistent rain are waving to the west through the date, and this is where it is likely to stay. —— arriving to the west. after a damp start we will see spells of sunshine. still holding onto some warmth, 21 or 22 celsius, further

west we will see something cooler. and then friday is the really u nsettled and then friday is the really unsettled day and you can see why. this deep area of low pressure, tightly packed ice above, that's going to bring gales and some heavy rain. now it looks like the heaviest of the rain will be across northern and western scotland —— isobars. north—west england and parts of wales and south—west england. gradually pushing eastwards. something more dry across northern ireland, still very windy, the rain might also store so it might not reach south—west england but all of us reach south—west england but all of us will have a windy day. the wind could be disruptive. these are average sustained speeds but gusts could well be even higher. so not surprisingly already there are a number of warnings in place and you can find all of them on our website. that's all from me. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has praised the outgoing us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, following her shock resignation. the move fuelled speculation that she has presidential ambitions. but in her resignation letter, she said she would support

his re—election bid in 2020. hurricane michael has strengthened further as it bears down on america's gulf coast. forecasters have warned of three metre storm surges and winds approaching 200 kilometres an hour. mass evacuations are underway and alabama, florida and georgia have declared states of emergency. florida's governor has described the hurricane as a monster storm which kept getting more dangerous. turkish authorities are set to search the saudi consulate in istanbul as the investigation into missing journalist jamal khashoggi gathers pace. turkey's president has challenged the saudi authorities to produce the evidence that he's safe. it's just gone half past three in the morning. you're up to date with the headlines. now on bbc news, it's time for panorama. every year in the uk, two million people suffer domestic abuse — the majority at the hands of men. i hit her two times.

i go to her... but can more be done to stop it? i grabbed her round the neck and threw her through a door. for the first time, panorama has been allowed inside the controversial courses trying to change abusive men. so how do you know you're getting angry? you feel your blood boil, don't you? but there are some who doubt they can work. you can't go on a perpetrator course for three, six, nine, 12 months, and undo 20 years of violence.