this is the briefing. i'm victoria fritz. our top stories: a trail of destruction left by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the united states. and there is lift off of soyuz. russia suspends all manned flights to the international space station — after the crew of a soyuz rocket were forced to make an emergency landing. the tensions between russia and ukraine continue — and the confrontation isn't confined to dry land. in business, the nightmare on wall street continues — with more steep losses for us shares — the dow and s&p wiping out all their gains of the past three months. plus, planning for the next crisis. we'll be hearing from the number two at the imf about the struggles of emerging economies like argentina — and how worried the rest of the world should be. a warm welcome to the programme —

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. as the world's longest non—stop flight has taken off from singapore with 150 passengers and 17 crew on board. it'll take a full 19 hours to reach new york. what are your coping strategies for such a long flight? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. people on florida's gulf coast have been assessing the damage

to their homes and businesses, from one of the strongest storms that's ever hit the united states. hurricane michael tore into north—west florida as a category four on wednesday, with winds over 150 miles an hour — 240 kilometres an hour. it weakened to a storm as it moved inland towards the north—east, but at least six people have died, most of them in florida. eliza philippidis reports. mexico beach, showcased online as a perfect holiday destination, where the sand is as white as snow. now described as ground zero. the place that bore the brunt of hurricane michael as it slammed into florida. florida's governor flew across the state to see the extent of the destruction for himself. especially the damage at mexico beach, it is devastating. you just pray to god that everybody survived that. crews from the coastguard worked

tirelessly, rescuing 37 people during ten missions. this survivor was found and brought to safety a helicopter team scouting the devastation in alabama. some homeowners in florida returning to look over what can be salvaged from the ruin. it will be months before life returns to some sort of normality. i think there is a lot of, you know, anger and shock. just emotion, you know, that is at its peak right now. i think we just need a few days to just digest has happened and see how the rebuilding is going to happen. but for many life will never be the same again. eliza philippidis, bbc news. i'll be getting a live update from a meteorologist in the us in about ten minutes. stay tuned for that.

russia has suspended manned flights to the international space station, while it investigates what went wrong with a soyuz spacecraftjust after take off from kazakhstan. it was dramatic and dangerous and it hasn't happened for decades, but the crew — a russian and an american — survived the emergency landing unharmed. here's sarah rainsford. and there is lift—off of the soyuz ms—10... a burst of fire and noise, as a soyuz rocket lifted its crew into orbit. at first, this was a routine launch to the international space station. then came this. less than three minutes into the flight, the commander, alexey ovchinin, reported an emergency. the booster system had failed. the launch had to be aborted. moments later, the two men were plunging back to earth in their tiny capsule. the crew did train for this nightmare scenario, the gruelling

g—force their bodies would have to endure. but russia's soyuz rocket hasn't failed on launch in over three decades. for american nick hague, it was an abrupt end to his first ever mission. he was due to spend six months in orbit. ever since yuri gagarin launched into orbit, russia has been immensely proud of its space programme. this accident, then, will be a major blow. but it is notjust a matter of prestige. russian rockets are currently the only way up to the international space station. what happens now, then, is a big question. rescuers were quick to reach the remote landing site, hugely relieved, too, that the crew emerged unharmed, even walking. but all soyuz flights have now been suspended as an investigation is launched. the safety measures of this space — of this launcher are very good, and the two astronauts are well, they are in good shape. so therefore i think we should investigate the case,

and as soon as possible fly again. tonight, the astronauts were reunited with their families. for them, it was a moment ofjoy. for russia, though, a time of tough questions over what exactly went so wrong here. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. president trump says he is not prepared to cut off a saudi arms deal worth more than $100 billion, despite us concerns over the missing saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. mr trump said sacrificing the deal would put us jobs at risk. mr khashoggi was last seen entering the saudi consulate in turkey more than a week ago. turkish investigators allege that the journalist was murdered there, but the saudi authorities have denied this. ajudge in new york has dismissed one of the six sexual assault allegations against harvey weinstein. the dismissal relates to lucia evans, who accused the movie producer of forcing her

to perform a sexual act. weinstein‘s lawyer believes this development taints the whole case against his client. bavaria in southern germany is preparing for elections on sunday in which the csu, chancellor merkel‘s regional allies, is expected to lose its overall majority. the csu however, has recently been at odds with angela merkel, openly criticising her approach to immigration. latest opinion polls suggest voters are fed up with the main parties and turning to the far right afd and the green party. china says there is no basis for allegations by the united states that a chinese intelligence official attempted to steal sensitive trade secrets from a us company. yanjun xu was arrested in belgium in april after meeting an engineer from ge aviation, which makes aircraft engines. we start with the turmoil on global markets, because there's been

another day of steep falls for us shares. the dow jones industrial average closed down more than 500 points — on top of the 800 points it lost on wednesday. the dow and the s&p 500 have now wiped out all their gains since earlyjuly. and those losses are continuing in asia. alpesh patel, ceo of praefinium partnersjoins me now. what do you make of all of this, it isa what do you make of all of this, it is a storm in a teacup, a correction thatis is a storm in a teacup, a correction that is overdue, or markets going loco, to use president trump usman holmqvist i think it is all three things. i am a hedge fund manager, we don't do anything useful at all. make money. it is a useless way in

which we do it. we sell things that a higher price than we buy them. it does not take much intellectual capital. we now use algorithms to do it. we can make markets fall faster than ever before because we have become incredibly efficient at being able to sell at a high price and buy back cheaper. that has been one of the reasons, not necessarily all these fundamentals. but let us come down a little bit. it is the efficiency of the trading, you are saying... that makes it seem even worse than it might have done in previous years. let us come down a little bit. the dowjones industrial average is up—to—date, amazon, we are shareholders in amazon, up at 33%, despite the selloff. i have just come back from india, one of the emerging markets which it usually take the biggest parling at these times, it is flat for the year. they are not even in negative territory —— pummelling. december, statistically, tends to be one of

the best months for the market. we should calm down. this is not the big one. the big one is going to come. probably the back end of next year, but this isn't it. i think what will happen is innate couple of days or weeks people see the sun to get back in. salei correction rather than a crashed —— salei correction. thank you. the conflict in ukraine began four years ago when russia annexed crimea, an autonomous region in southern ukraine. this caused an outcry from the us, germany and their allies. since then, violence and tensions have continued in eastern ukraine. the spotlight has now fallen on the sea of azov — in recent months russia has increased its military presence and inspections there with some describing its actions as an "economic blockade" of ukrainian ports. the sea of azov borders the conflict area in eastern ukraine and back in 2003, the two countries agreed to give each other‘s ships freedom of movement through its waters. from the azov sea here's our correspondentjonah fisher. the confrontation between russia and

ukraine has a new theatre. no shots have been fired yet, but tensions are rising in the azov sea. 0n—board a ukrainian coastguard vessel, it is explained to me that one of the roots of the current problem lies in an unusual agreement signed 15 years ago. so ukraine and russian boats can share all of the water? they can go where they want? what has changed here in the last year? there's also this new russian bridge

across the kerch strait. it's the only way in and out of the azov sea. the largest cargo ships can no longerfit through. the largest cargo ships can no longer fit through. and those that can, in particular those using ukrainian ports, now find themselves subject to lengthy russian inspections and delays. so this ship has just left marry a poll, it is heading towards the kerch strait and towards the outside world. the problem, in the past few months, has been a journey that they can predictably say it might take a day 01’ predictably say it might take a day orso, predictably say it might take a day or so, well, now, predictably say it might take a day orso, well, now, because predictably say it might take a day or so, well, now, because of the problems at the kerch strait it can ta ke problems at the kerch strait it can take a week, possibly, of waiting go before they get through into the black sea. and for shipping companies time is money. just one extra day can cost up to $15,000. so

ships are reluctant to come here. ukraine problem now nearly empty industrial port. ukraine's big worry is that russia is taking over the sea of as of myself. giving it the ability to further cripple the war damaged industries of east ukraine. —— sea of azov itself. let's c. russia says its actions are entirely legal and that it has just stepped up security to protect its newbridge. jonah fisher, bbc news,

in the sea of azarov. —— azov. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: reagan returns — how one of america's most revered former presidents is making a — sort of — comeback. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20lb bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call the 33.

and then... bells toll bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: russia suspends all manned flights to the international space station after the crew of a soyuz rocket were forced to make an emergency landing. and our top story: a trail of destruction left by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the united states. more on that story now. live now to atlanta, and we can talk tojonathan belles, meteorologist for the weather channel at ibm. thank you very much forjoining us, jonathan. did you aspect it was

going to be this bad? we had some indication this was going to be a strong storm, we didn't think it was going to be one of the strongest storms to hit america. perhaps people in america weren't given due warning? well, we do think evacuations from the coast went well. from the coasts, we've only heard from a couple of deaths, so that's always good news. we think the forecasts a week out gave enough notice for those residents to move away from the coasts and most dangerous conditions. why was it as devastating as it was? what created this perfect storm? we had very warm water temperatures in the gulf of mexico. windshear, which typically wea ke ns mexico. windshear, which typically weakens these systems as it moves north, became almost non—existent. we also had a very strong storm come out some of the warmest waters of the caribbean as it moved north. so

is that normal? is that usual that you would get these factors combining? 0r you would get these factors combining? or is this quite a freak event? well, september and october are typically very active months the atla ntic are typically very active months the atlantic tropics. occasionally, in storm systems like maria last year and katrina in 2005, you have those conditions come together and align and create these perfect conditions that allows storms to explode. can we expect more therefore if we are in hurricane season? we can't rule out any more storms later this season. out any more storms later this season. the gulf of mexico and the caribbean are areas we typically watch for the end of hurricane season. watch for the end of hurricane season. at the moment what is the best way to tackle this if you're in florida, the united states, if you're being affected by this, what's the biggest threat? is it the flooding, is it the effect it's

having on power cables? what are the big risks to life? well, the good news is that michael was a very fast moving storm, so it's actually almost in the atlantic around the dc baltimore region. really the big concerns are the power outages at the coast, powerlines still being down, and live in some cases, debris is around, so driving around is quite hazardous. there's looting going on around the coast in a few isolated spots. it's mainly human caused hazards at this point. we're going to leave it there. thank you very much, jonathan belles, meteorologist in the united states for us. thank you. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. we begin in sydney, where usain bolt will make his debut as a professional footballer with the central coast mariners. ididn't i didn't know that! how extraordinary! then, a little later on, queen elizabeth's granddaughter, princess eugenie,

will marry jack brooksbank at st george's chapel in windsor. and, after that, russian ambassador alexander yakovenko will give a briefing at the russian embassy in london following the recent revelations about who was really behind the nerve agent attack in the english city of salisbury in march. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett. coming up in your friday sport briefing: england's jadon sancho could make his debut in an empty stadium against croatia, the second round of the british masters heads out shortly while portugal make it successive uefa nations league wins even without cristiano ronaldo. how would you like to make your international debut in an empty stadium? that could be what faces 18—year—old jadon sancho if he's picked for england to face croatia later on friday. the match will be played behind closed doors because of uefa sanctions against the hosts. sancho left manchester city to head for germany and borussia dortmund

and despite being a long way from home, he says it's all been worth it. obviously i just can't obviously ijust can't go down the road and see my friend. but, again, what i want to do for the long—term is bea what i want to do for the long—term is be a professionalfootballer, so you got to do what you got to do to make yourself happy, and obviously my family make yourself happy, and obviously m m' happy. make yourself happy, and obviously if you make yourself happy, and obviously my family happy. if you do make your debut, it's going to be an empty stadium, out does that strike you? it doesn't faze me at all, i'm playing for my country and that's my main focus, playing for my country. after a brilliant ryder cup, tommy fleetwood is at it again at the british masters and will start his second round at walton heath later tied for the lead on 5—under. he's level with fellow englishmen matt wallace and eddie pepperell and peperell had the shot of the day from the tee on the 9th. look at this for a brilliant hole—in—one! even without cristiano ronaldo, portugal made it two wins out of two in league a group 3 of the uefa

nations league after a 3—2 victory in poland. bernardo and andre silva among the goals, while scotland remain top of league c group 1 on goal difference, despite losing 2—1 in israel, and russia remain top of league b group 2 after a goalless draw with sweden. novak djokovic is through to the last eight of the shangahi masters after beating marco cecchinato, the man who knocked him out of the french open. it took the three time champion just 70 minutes to get past the italian 16th seed djokovic is aiming to end the year as world number one in the atp rankings for the fifth time. he's got kevin anderson in the last eight, after he overcame stefanos tsitsipas and their quarter—final gets underway shortly. twice shanghai masters champion roger federer is also through, but he was far from his best against spain's roberto bautista agut but did enough to reach the quarter—finals with a three—set win. the top seed is fighting to defend the title and his world number two spot.

and usman khawaja's seventh test century steered australia to a remarkable draw with pakistan in dubai on thursday. at 136—3 in their second innings, the aussies were chasing a62 for an unlikely victory. australia reached lunch without losing any wickets, khawaja battled on, reaching his century from 224 balls. his side played one ball short of 140 overs, longer than they've ever batted in the fourth innings of a test, to muster 362—8 and save the game. former england captain wayne rooney, now playing in the mls, has been getting all nostalgic about manchester united. but not about the football, it was about the fashion. take a look at this. some brilliant clothing combinations going on there. from the left is paul scholes, rio ferdinand, rooney himself, alan smith and john o'shea. rooney simply posted it with a crying laughing face.

how times change! ican i can attest to that! you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team, that is your friday sport briefing. whenever an american president leaves office, he will invariably set up a presidential library. it's a place to showcase historic documents and burnish the legacy of your time in the oval office. but one presidential library has gone a step further in enhancing the visitor experience, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. ronald wilson reagan, 14th president of the united states. -- 40th. a hero of conservative america, credited by some with winning the cold war. he died in 2004, but if you happen to be paying a trip to his presidential library in california, you might think he had been reborn. welcome to the oval office... a 3—d hologram welcomes visitors, an opportunity to look history in the eye.

i think that people are just going to be drawn into this incredible image. it'll be the first time... if you've never been in a room with president reagan, this will feel like you're standing right there with them. we've been blessed with a vast and beautiful land and with an energetic... the audio comes from speeches president reagan made during his time in office, but the visuals are a mixture of an actor providing the body and a computer providing the face. the team behind it are proud of their work. it is the greatest hologram that we've ever done. it is the greatest hologram that exists anywhere in the world. all the feedback that we're getting is all positive. the designers describe this as something that's never been done before. the possibilities are endless, or, as reagan himself would put it... you ain't seen nothing yet. tim allman, bbc news. let us know what you think about our

talking point today, the world's longest non—stop flight is under way, 19 hours from singapore to new york. how would you cope? 150 passengers are on—board. we've been asking for some coping strategies and andrew thomson got in touch on twitter, binge watching films and tv series, intermittent walks and stretches —— andrea. my producer saidjim. we've stretches —— andrea. my producer said jim. we've got one stretches —— andrea. my producer saidjim. we've got one here stretches —— andrea. my producer said jim. we've got one here that says listen to music, play online games, that's it, happy flying, simulate train travel, walkaround, midair, like intakes of liquids and food. let us know what you think. use the #bbcthebriefing. hello there.

with storm callum approaching from the west, we're in for some particularly unsettled weather over the next couple of days. very wet and very windy. this was the scene as we ended the day on thursday afternoon in shropshire, big rainbows around and shower clouds, this system will move in from the west, more persistent rain and strong winds and you can see the isobars wrapped around that area of low pressure. through friday, the rain works in from the west, slow—moving on into saturday. totals ramping up, especially in south wales, where we have an amber weather warning, notjust south wales, where we have an amber weather warning, not just the south wales, where we have an amber weather warning, notjust the rain but the wind strength causing disruption on friday. lots of places start on a wet and windy night, heavy bursts in the south—west of england and wales from the word go with gusts in excess of 50 mph, specially strong in the irish sea coast, but very windy across much of northern england, northern ireland and scotland. most of the rain will have cleared from northern ireland

by sam but scotland will have a 5°99y by sam but scotland will have a soggy and windy start to friday. the rain not moving in a hurry, lingering all through the day in parts of wales and the south—west of england with flooding a problem here, particularly in south wales. the rain never really arrives in the south—west of england anees amri, here you're likely to see a dry day with temperatures still on the warm side, around 22. cooler in the north—west, especially when you add in the rain and wind. —— england and east anglia. rainfall totals will wrap up, 40— 16mm is, up to 100 million metres over high ground in the south in particular so watch out for those flooding impacts —— 40— 60 millimetres. by the time we get to

sunday, bit of a change. most of the rain will clear to the east. also rain will clear to the east. also rain and even snow on the top of the scottish mountains. cooler conditions across the country with temperatures around 11—16 for some, 10 degrees cooler than saturday. into next week, it stays unsettled, quite breezy with further showery rain at times. bye for now. this is the business briefing. i'm victoria fritz. the nightmare on wall street continues, with more steep losses for us shares. the dow and s&p wiping out all their gains of the past three months. plus, preparing for the next crisis — are the struggles of argentina and and turkey the start of something bigger? we hearfrom the number two at the international monetary fund. and here are those markets. the dow losing another 545 points, on top of the 800 plus it lost on wednesday. the nikkei continuing to post losses, but the hang seng beginning to recover a little as we head into the weekend.