this is the briefing — i'm sally bundock. our top story: it's one of the most powerful storms in decades. hurricane michael strikes florida, and moves swiftly inland — one person has been killed. new evidence emerges about missing saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. president trump says he's asked top saudi officials for answers. extradited from belgium — a chinese intelligence officer appears in an american court charged with spying. in business briefing, tech turmoil. global markets slump as investors dump technology shares. the nasdaq suffers its biggest drop in seven years. also in business briefing, the head of the world bank has been talking to the bbc about human capital. we'll be live to bali. a warm welcome to the programme —

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and a new study says if we want to save the planet, we should become "flexitarians" — eating mainly plant—based foods and eating very little meat. that way we could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by more than half. would you change your diet? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. hurricane michael is making steady and powerful headway across north west florida and into georgia with sustained winds of 140km/h. officials in florida confirmed one death —

gasden county sheriff's office say a tree, knocked down by the strong winds, fell on a house and killed a man. hundreds of thousands were urged to leave their homes and flee to higher ground — many have not. our north america correspondent, chris buckler, reports. hurricane michael came crashing into the florida coastline with extraordinary strength. at the hyatt, the wind reached speed around 155 miles an hour were, easily exceeding early expectations, making it close to the most powerful category of storm. you see what it did here. it snapped trees like toothpicks. nothing to it. i'm glad i survived and i am glad the car made it. in florida's mexico beachwear hurricane michael first

reached land, homes were lost in the surge of rising water. and across the state, the fierce wind and rain has been causing huge difficulties, ringing down trees and powerlines. hurricane michael is the worst storm that the florida panhandle has ever seen. one of the worst —— most powerful storms ever make landfall in the united states. the warm waters of the gulf coast saw the speed of the wind intensify over the last few days. even as the storm moved inland, it still had considerable force. 0h, moved inland, it still had considerable force. oh, my god! this water is knee deep back here. this is my backyard. there used to be a fence there. used to be. florida may have been on the frontline but there are states of emergency in place in georgia and the carolinas. and it is obvious when michael has already been. clearing the debris and

repairing the damage of this latest destructive storm will take a considerable amount of time and money. the governors of north and south carolina have urged residents to brace themselves for more heavy rain and tropical storm—force winds. let's speak to rob fowler, chief meteorologist with wcbd tv in south carolina. good morning well, good evening for you and thank you forjoining us. tallis how big the stormy as in florida. how big. people say it is the worst they have ever seen? florida. how big. people say it is the worst they have ever seemm will certainly go down in history as one of our fourth strongest hurricane is to ever make landfall here in the united states. it was category 4 and winds were 155 mile an hour. 157 mph is what you need for category five. we have had only three other category five storm is make landfall. five the labour day

storm in 1935. another hurricane in 1969, hurricane andrew which it florida in 1992. otherwise, this is numberfour in florida in 1992. otherwise, this is number four in terms of the strongest storms ever make landfall here in the us did it everything i am hearing from the people down there is just total devastation. is this unusual? it certainly is unusualfor this unusual? it certainly is unusual for october. this is this unusual? it certainly is unusualfor october. this is also the strongest storms ever make la ndfall the strongest storms ever make landfall in october. september is normally the peak and most of the strongest storms made landfall in august, september, not october. but this one, hurricane michael, will go down in history is notjust a strong hurricane but the strongest one during october. al hurricane season does go until november 30 so there is still more time. are people drawing conclusions as to why we are seeing such unusual activity on your pa rt seeing such unusual activity on your part of the world? that is a good

question but as opposed to florence which was talked about recently, this one had a whole different make up. it formed quite quickly, it had all the ingredients, warm air, warm water. the wind was not tearing apartand it water. the wind was not tearing apart and it had good steering so it was moving. it happened in the gulf and this is the time of year where we start to shift our attention back to the crew began and the gulf of mexico where those water temperatures start to say warmer later in the season as opposed to the atlantic. i would not say it is unusual to have this bigger storm in october because it has happened before in terms of the gulf of mexico but, certainly, sami people are moving towards water, so many more people are in harm ‘s way and everybody is affected by storm at this that can impact so many people. we have deleted there. i am sure we will talk to you again. —— we have two leave it there.

nearly two weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the indonesian city of palu, on the island of sulawesi, the major search and rescue operation will end today. the government says it has imposed the deadline to stop the spread of diseases, and because it's increasingly difficult to identify bodies. the bbc‘s howard johnson is in palu. how word, our people searching in earnest today, given the deadline? we have already seen this morning three mechanical diggers at work. there is one behind usjust going to refuel. this morning they have recovered a leased seven bodies from this area. this is one of the worst hit districts of palu. we saw in the last few days relatives waiting for their loved ones to be removed from their loved ones to be removed from the rubble. one man we saw identified both his aunt and his

brother. five other members of the family were missing. the number of people still missing is thought to be around 5000. that means that there are many people still having to search for that closure and today will be the last day of the major search and rescue operations. it is expected later on, at sunset, that there will be a mass prayer service for the dead in this area and that will bring to a close the search and rescue phase of this operation. will bring to a close the search and rescue phase of this operationm is so extremely harrowing from that perspective, as you say. 5000 people still missing and yet those survivors, i guess, are trying to pick up the pieces somehow. yes. we met a mother yesterday who told us the story of her son, he went missing when he went for a fishing trip with a friend. that was on the night of the earthquake. since then she has heard nothing from him. she does not know if he was affected by

the tsunami or by the earthquake. he doesn't —— she does not know where to begin. she has to deal with that grief and feeling of loss. she would like the government to continue searching for him although she understands that that is not her decision to make. other people in the area have said the same thing, that they would like an extension to find these missing relatives, to hopefully bring around closure after what has been a traumatic experience for them. thank you very much. that was how would johnson in one of the worst hit districts of palu. president trump is saying he's demanded answers from saudi arabia at ‘the highest level‘ about the missing journalist jamal khashoggi — who disappeared on a visit to the saudi consulate in istanbul eight days ago. he was a prominent critic of the saudi government, well known and respected in washington. turkish authorities accuse the saudis of murdering him. from istanbul here's

the bbc‘s mark lowen. the last timejamal khashoggi was seen alive, entering the saudi consulate in istanbul last week to get papers for his upcoming marriage. turkey believes he was killed inside. in his most recent interview, the journalist was again a voice for democracy in the arab world. a man once close to the saudi monarchy, now critical of its repression. did that cost him his life? the trail begins at istanbul airport, early morning. a private jet arrives, carrying a group of saudis. they are captured passing through security. turkey claims this was a saudi hit squad. the turkish authorities have confirmed to the bbc these were the men, and we've been told this man was a colonel in the saudi intelligence, based at its embassy in london. another is thought to be a forensics expert.

at 1:14pm, jamal khashoggi is seen entering the consulate building. his fiancee, hatice cengiz, waited outside. just after 3:00pm, blacked out vehicles left the consulate. they drove 200 metres away, here to the saudi consul general‘s residence, and they are a focus of the turkish investigation. what did they carry? could they have contained jamal khashoggi's body? cameras caught one of the vans entering the garage. at 5:30pm, jamal‘s fiancee is seen still waiting. but six of the saudis are already back at the airport, leaving by private jet. a second flight carries the others away. both planes head for riyadh. are you concerned that he is dead? today, donald trump, who has formed close ties with the saudi crown prince, said he has raised it at the highest levels. it's a very bad situation,

and we want to get to the bottom of it. for mr khashoggi's close friends and journalist colleagues, hope fades further. he was the kindest person i knew — kind, i mean, on a very personal level. he always wanted to show the world how great his people were, and how great saudi arabia was. was his trust misplaced? saudi arabia denies the allegations, and says it is looking forjamal khashoggi. but turkey, it seems, is closing in on a direct accusation of state—sponsored murder. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. let's turn to our top is on this story. shares are falling sharply in asia following ace lump on wall street the night before, led by a major sell—off in tech stocks. the dowjones fell by over 800 points and the nasdaq had its worth ——

worst day of losses for seven years. investors are becoming nervous about rising us borrowing cost. president trump was quick to point the finger of blame at the us central bank of the federal reserve. of blame at the us central bank of the federal reservelj of blame at the us central bank of the federal reserve. i think the fed is making a mistake. i think the fed has gone crazy. i wonder what jerome powell has to say about that. we have neena from the wall street journal with us for the briefing. interesting times. we thought this relentless bull run would have to come to an end at some point and there would be some sort of correction. what is your take on what is going on? as you said, we have been expecting a correction for a long time. and given it has been ten yea rs a long time. and given it has been ten years since the financial crisis, it must end at some point. that it hasn't, so far. and this might not be the end. we have seen

markets go down a bit earlier this year, we also saw it in previous yea rs year, we also saw it in previous years but we have not seen that stabilisation on a lower level that people were expecting as, for example, the federal reserve in the us is raising rates and also qualitative easing is ending in the eurozone. of course we have a number of factors coming together such as federal rates but also warnings by the imf about global economic growth and outlook. trade tensions between the us and china, there are many factors why stop could drop. we also have the issue around and the concerns around tech companies and whether there will be future regulation around them. facebook has had its scandals... there is a lot going on. and right now in asia we are seeing japan down 4% and it is across the board in terms of share slide in asia. we will see what happens in europe when it opens later on. but we have the

fourth—quarter earnings season starting quite soon and there is a bit of concern about what might be said in those earning reports as well in terms of the impact of the tightening of the situation with regards to the us federal reserve increasing interest rates to rolling is now more expensive for companies and margins are squeezed. companies and margins are squeezed. companies and investors have gotten used to very accommodating and supporting conditions for a long time. so anything that is a bit more like normal appears to be really expensive and high. of course, this is now the earnings season where red —— where we expect more companies will report on the impact of tariffs on their business. we have seen price inflation in regards to business prices. there will be some companies hit harder than others and ina very companies hit harder than others and in a very volatile environment, as we see it now, that could sway market is one way or the other.

thank you for now. me now we'll be back and leader in business briefing we will be live to singapore for the latest of what is going on in asia. as well as analysis on the market. is heading live to bali to hearfrom the head of the world bank. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: bavaria prepares to go to the polls, with the german chancellor's party bracing itself for humiliating losses in this weekend's regional election. 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. you are watching the briefing. our headlines: it is one of the most powerful storms in decades. hurricane michael batters florida and moves swiftly inland. one person has been killed. new evidence emerges about missing saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. president trump says he has asked top saudi officials for answers. a chinese intelligence officer has appeared in an american court

charged with spying. the us justice department says yanjun xu was extradited from belgium on tuesday. our north america corespondent peter bowes has more. well, according to us officials, this goes back to 2013. mr xu, working for the government but not always revealing his true identity, would according to prosecutors invite experts, engineers from overseas, and especially america, to visit china, perhaps under the guise of speaking to a university. but it was really to find out technical information about what they were working on. and this specific case relates to a company in cincinnati, in ohio, an aeronautics company that produces — that makes jet engines, has a special technique of making jet engines. and there was a meeting in china involving one of the engineers. but at this stage, this is last

year, the fbi had got involved. and he was essentially lured to belgium for another meeting, where he was eventually arrested, clearly lured somewhere where he could be arrested and then taken to the united states, which has just happened. and he's appeared in court accused of stealing, spying on the united states, especially aeronautics companies, making specialist equipment. the german chancellor, angela merkel‘s, sister party in bavaria is bracing itself for humiliating losses in what is likely to be an historic regional election this weekend. polls suggest that the csu, the bavarian version of mrs merkel‘s conservatives, will lose its majority, as voters turn instead to the far—right afd and the green party. our berlin correspondent jenny hill explains. it isa

it is a country awash with tradition, but some have had their fill. october brings beer, and the ballot box, to bavaria. in this conservative kingdom, angela merkel‘s sister party has reigned supreme. merkel‘s sister party has reigned supreme. but the csu's majority is under attack from the far right afd. the family business begins in 1732... the family business begins in 1732. .. this election will define the very‘s identity. 1732. .. this election will define the very's identity. translation: it means that i can live in peace and quiet, with respect and tolerance for each other. that doesn't mean that i had to adapt to the people that i had to adapt to the people that come here with their cultures. germany feels restless. migration

politics, a source of protest. this anti— hate demonstration drew 20,000 to munich streets. we have a very special situation in germany, and for me, especially for me, it is important to show that we are for an open society. this issue happens to a lot of countries right now, because everybody is afraid of, like, the refugees coming in. and yes, i think that is also the reason why the right wing got so strong, yes. but they won't rule the roost here. it is the green party who will collect the electoral prize. they are expected to come second, forcing the ruling csu into an unprecedented coalition. translation: bavaria has changed. many, whether it was those who were born here or those who

moved here, don't feel that connected to its traditions. the csu missed the boat, didn't change with the people, and it tries desperately to reclaim heimat in bavaria. but society has moved on. you can't turn back time. what is happening here in bavaria illustrates the complexity of the challenge faced by europe's political establishment. it is not just the rise of the far right. it is that voters are deserting big, traditional parties in favour of smaller, newer movements. the political landscape here used to be almost a certainty. now it is fragmenting fast. europe's politics are shifting. with a forced the old centre can no longer resist. —— a force. and we will have more on that in a news briefing. now it is time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett.

coming up in your thursday sport briefing: spain look to continue their resurgence under luis enrique as they meet wales in an international friendly. the british masters gets underway, and novak djokovic is in last—16 action at the shanghai masters. the domestic football season may have taken a break, but there is still plenty of action around the world with a whole host of internationals. spain are looking to put their disappointing world cup behind them under new manager luis enrique. and, after thrashing croatia 6—0 last month, they are already looking like a new side. next up is a friendly on thursday against wales in cardiff. obviously a new manager, very impressive last month against both england and obviously scoring six goals against the world cup finalists, i mean, it is something special. so we in for a tough game, we know that, but it is also an exciting one, where it gives a chance the players to play against

some of the best players in the world. golf's ryder cup may have been less than two weeks ago, but already some of the victorious european team are back in action for the british masters at walton heath. the event is hosted by world number two, justin rose, and his european teammate thorbjorn olesen says it has been a week to remember since lifting the famous trophy in paris. it was a nice week last week, to get a bit of rest and chill out. it has been great, returning to my golf clu b been great, returning to my golf club and having everyone congratulate me, and today being here, seeing all the members, and yes, it was just so special, and something i will rememberfor the rest of my life. novak djokovic's pursuit of the world number one ranking continues on thursday. the world number three takes on italian marco cecchinato in the third round of the shanghai masters, and he has looked impressive so far in china. after getting a bye in the first round, djokovic raced past frenchman jeremy chardy. he has already won the title three times in shanghai, and you would be brave to bet against him taking a fourth. don't forget he has won the last two grand slam titles at wimbledon and the us open.

australia head out shortly on the fifth and final day of the first test in dubai, still needing an unlikely 326 to beat pakistan. that is after another batting collapse in their top order on wednesday. pakistan seamer mohammad abbas took three quick wickets as the tourists hobbled to 136—3 on day four of the first test. at one point they were 87—3, before a half—century from usman khawaja and 3a from travis head steadied the ship. we have plenty more to come, including the very latest on asian markets, after the dramatic slide on wall street. we will be live to the

region and i will see you very soon. hello. wednesday brought some warm if rather breezy weather to the shores of the uk. the picture in florida was much more dramatic. category 4 hurricane michael making its way into the florida panhandle. now it is moving across land, though, that system will power down very quickly. some heavy rain to come for the carolinas and parts of virginia before we see this as an area of low pressure pulling out into the atlantic. back closer to home and oui’ atlantic. back closer to home and our story is a little more mixed for today than yesterday. there will be some rain around at times, particularly the west later. it will still be quite easy, still warm, though. these are the temperatures first thing, and they are more like the afternoon highs that we would get at this time of year. few showers in the east first thing, clearing off into the north sea. then some more persistent rain for the south—west of england and wales

for a the south—west of england and wales fora time, the south—west of england and wales for a time, running the south—west of england and wales fora time, running into the south—west of england and wales for a time, running into northern ireland as well. drier and brighter with some sunshine behind this weather front, feeling wet, with some sunshine behind this weatherfront, feeling wet, though, by the afternoon for the north—west of england and western scotland. south—east england and east anglia, 22 degrees and some decent spells of sunshine. it will take until the evening before we see any outbreaks of rain arriving here and that will quickly break away eastwards. some heavy rain pushing north across scotland. looking to the south—west, thatis scotland. looking to the south—west, that is what we need to worry about the end of the week. this is callum, named by the irish met service, bringing widespread strong winds for the uk this friday, with gales and severe gales for exposed coast sandhills, winds gusting around 70 mph, causing some damage, ifear. there will be some heavy rain, especially to the west of the uk. eastern areas probably dry with some sunshine but strong winds across the board. these black arrows mark out the gust of wind that we are likely to expect. still pretty warm in the east. 20 degrees, starting to feel

cooler behind this weather system as we push into the weekend. the whole thing kind of swinging away eastwards on into saturday. but another pulse of rain coming up from the south, so quite wet from any, i think, on saturday, before the rain hopefully tracks away eastwards for sunday. that should mean the second half of the weekend as the dry and brighter. there is quite a bit of uncertainty in the detail, so it will be worth keeping up to date. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. tech turmoil. global markets slump as investors dump technology shares. the nasdaq suffers its biggest drop in seven years. plus, human capital shortfall. almost two thirds of children fail to get a basic primary education. the world bank calls on governments to invest more in their people. on those markets, the sell—off continues in asia after that drop of more than 800 points on the dow. hong kong not far behind as asia ta kes hong kong not far behind as asia takes in that drop of more than 800

points.