welcome to bbc news. broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: the bbc learns britain and the us are considering a business boycott if saudi arabia is proven to have killed a journalist at its turkish consulate. president trump threatens severe punishment. i will be also calling king salman of saudi arabia, because i think it's appropriate for me to ask him what's going on. rescuers renew their search for hundreds of people believed to still be trapped after hurricane michael struck florida. march of the migrants — on the road with the honduran families defying washington to seek a better life in the united states. and like father, like son — schumacherjr wins his first driver's title. hello and welcome.

the bbc has learned that britain and the united states are considering a boycot of a high—profile investment conference in saudi arabia later this month after the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. a joint statement of condemnation is also being discussed by western allies. president trump has promised to inflict severe punishment on saudi arabia if it's found to be behind the disappearance of the journalist at the saudi consulate in turkey. chris buckler has this report. it contains some flashing images. a consulate is supposed to be a place of diplomatic protection, but the turkish authorities believe that behind these walls, jamal khashoggi was lured to his death and they're said to have recordings of the washington postjournalist being murdered by a saudi hit squad. there is pressure

on donald trump to take action. lord god, i ask that you pour out your holy spirit on president trump, that you give him supernatural wisdom... inside the oval office, he prayed with an evangelical pastor released after months of detention in turkey. but the questions were about what action he would take against the saudi government — if they were involved in mr khashoggi's death. he said there would be severe punishment, but ruled out sanctions that could prevent tens of billions of dollars of arms sales. i actually think we'd be punishing ourselves if we did that. there are other things we can do that are very, very powerful, very strong, and we'll do that. now, as of this moment, nobody knows what happened — as of this moment. we're looking into it very seriously, turkey is looking into it at a very high level, at the highest level. and so is saudi arabia. jamal khashoggi went to the consulate to get papers for his wedding.

his fiancee was waiting outside, but she never saw him leave the building. the saudi interior minister insists claims that his body was dismembered are baseless allegations and lies. speaking to his supporters, turkey's president erdogan was careful with his words, but while he hasn't accused riyadh of murder, authorities here have been leaking potentially incriminating information, and there may be more to come. this death, along with other killings, not least the poisonings blamed on russia in salisbury, are concerning the un. i'm feeling worried with this apparent new normal, because these kind of incidents are multiplying and it's absolutely essential to make sure that the international community says clearly that this is not something that can happen. the turkish police have not been allowed to search the saudi consulate, but it's notjust the authorities in istanbul now investigating — this is an international incident,

and potentially a crime with global consequences. we're joined from oklahoma by samer shehata who is professor of middle eastern studies at the university of oklahoma. first of all, can i get your reaction to that reporting from the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondence that britain and the united states are considering boycotting that investment conference, and that there is a possible statement of condemnation by western allies. how much concerned will that concern —— how much concerned without causing riyadh? i think it would cause considerable concern. they are scrambling to get out of this mess and it will be very difficult for them to get out of this mess. i think we'll have consequences not only for saudi arabia internationally, but also domestically in terms of how the crown prince would be successor is likely seen by relatives and other

powerful players in the saudi monarchy. i think it is a major crisis for saudi arabia. i think it would be the least that united states and britain and other countries could do if it was certain, proven that jamal countries could do if it was certain, proven thatjamal khashoggi was murdered in that consulate. we just had the president say they would be severe punishment if it was confirmed. you really get the sense that he wants to act given that he also keeps restating how important trade and investment is? no, he doesn't want to act. we have seen is not just with saudi doesn't want to act. we have seen is notjust with saudi arabia, with other countries that president trump has been very positive towards have a bit small him and writes records and they regard for democracy or human rights or rule of law. the government in egypt is one example, north korea is another one. it has not want to act, but as the also know, there is pressure being

applied by congress senators and congress people by democrats and republicans as well as a wide chorus of public opinion here in the media and policy individuals to cry on what has happened and calling for action. you mention the public there, because i think it is fair to say that a majority in the united states have a deep—seated suspicion about saudi arabia as a country. that is very correct. the us saudi relationship is a very old one and it isa relationship is a very old one and it is a very strong one going back to 1945 to roosevelt and the founder of the modern kingdom of saudi arabia. but it has always been at the elite level. among the people in washington in government as well as business and royal interest. but it has not been one that the american public has really understood because of course the question of the absolute lack of shared values when americans look at the fact that the

women were only recently allowed to drive, the capital punishment in the way it has undertaken in saudi arabia, the terrible record in terms of rule of law and other issues. i think the american public, there is no love lost with regard to saudi arabia. just going back to salman, does this change how people are going to look at him? over the last year, we have been on the receiving end of somewhat abate er campaign, haven't we? —— somewhat of a pr campaign. many have been taken in by the promises of reform and women driving and movie theatres opening up driving and movie theatres opening up in saudi arabia and the young prince and so on, but really, for those who know what the saudis have been up to in terms of the devastating walks in yemen, in terms of their meddling in regional conflicts —— devastating war. there is really a whole other side of

salman and the saudi leadership that i think now is going to be seen as a result of this. 0k, really good to get your analysis. thank you very much. my pleasure. thank you. as we heard earlier, president trump's comments on jamal khashoggi came as he welcomed the freed american evangelical pastor andrew bru nson to the oval office. he left turkey on friday after being detained for two years, leading to a diplomatic rift between washington and ankara. pastor brunson said he was grateful to all those who helped work for his release. this is a time to thank the administration and people in government who supported us, and that's especially what we want to emphasise is our gratefulness. we love this country. last night we arrived in germany on a plane that president trump sent to us to take us from turkey, and the ambassador to germany met us there at 1:30am,

i couldn't believe it, and he had an american flag to give us that had flown to the embassy in berlin. i took it and i kissed it. i love this country. andrew brunson speaking earlier. let's get some of the day's other news. reports from the east of syria say so—called islamic state fighters have abducted more than 100 families from a camp for displaced people. those taken are said to include relatives of is members who had defected or been killed. the jihadists have been attempting to hit back against us—backed forces in heavy fighting around the town of hajin. more than 20 people have been killed by flooding and landslides in indonesia. officials say 24 small villages in the country's north sumatra province have been hit by heavy rain since wednesday. rescuers say an islamic boys boarding school was buried by a landslide and at least 10 people are missing. pope francis has stripped two retired chilean bishops of their duties over claims they are linked to the sexual

abuse of minors. the vatican announced they were being de—frocked after a meeting between the pope and the president of chile. it says the decision cannot be appealed against. rescue teams are renewing efforts to find hundreds of people still missing after hurricane michael hit the us state of florida on wednesday. at least 17 deaths have been confirmed so far. there are fears the death toll will rise. jerica duncan from our us news partner cbs sent this report from panama city on the gulf of mexico. toppled trees and downed powerlines made some roads impassable. the only way to reach the stranded was from the air. we took a helicopter ride with a coastguard team from detroit, and the wreckage below was staggering. this is pretty much devastated. wow, look at that. yeah. it's pretty amazing to see the level

of destruction caused by a storm like this. some parts just look like someone literally came down with a hammer and smashed some of those homes and buildings. as of last night, the us coastguard has rescued approximately 63 people and assisted nearly 300. on the ground, we found people clearing away the debris from four feet of storm surge. eastpoint business owner michael malanda who rode out the storm says he's lucky to be a live. we've been blasted of here. the rest of them, you know, there's a lot of them who have lost lives, i've heard. people like jason carpenter are now without a home, power and reliable cell service. we leant him our phone so he could contact his family for the first time since the storm hit. the storm, it tore the roof off and knocked trees down. i've had somebody help me with a chainsaw. ijust wanted to let you know that i was,

you know, still alive. hurricane michael cut a destructive path through panama city. hundreds of utility workers are now here, ready to restore power. but the debris in this neighbourhood stopped crews from reaching a gas line that ruptured during the height of the storm. weary residents literally held their breath while gas company repairmen capped the leak. we don't have to breathe it anymore. i mean, that wasjust one more hazard that we didn't need. today, we expect to see a couple more of the big box stores open. yesterday, there was an incredibly long line for sam's club. some people reportedly waiting at least five hours to get supplies. today, a local outback is expected to give out free lunches. we now know that this is the time, in the aftermath of a hurricane like this, where people in this community will be relying on anyone who can lend a helping hand. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — wejoin

the anti—racism demonstrators in the german capital. it comes before crucial elections in bavaria. 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. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: habibie —— the bbc understands that the uk and the us are concert—goer on sanctions after the death of a german asked. —— journalist. at least seventeen deaths have been confirmed so far, after hurricane michael

struck florida. there are fears the death toll will rise. around a thousand people from honduras have begun to walk to the united states, saying they need to escape their country's poverty and high levels of crime. they started out a day after the trump administration said it is again considering plans to separate migrant children from their parents if they try to cross into the united states from mexico. bill hayton reports now on the hondurans' epicjourney. dawn broke to the sound of hundreds of pairs of feet heading out of town. the organisers of this march had expected a few dozen people to join them in this city. almost 1000 turned up. all seeking a better life somewhere else, but worried about the risks of the journey north. translation: there are thousands of honduran men and women who had died in mexico. so we are we have come together, not to bring undocumented people into mexico, but to ask the mexican government to give refuge to all these people who can no longer live in honduras, and who can't wait and hope for things to get better. we want, please, for them, to give us the opportunity to make refuge and give us a better life. by sticking together,

the walkers hope to avoid dangers from drug gangs and thieves as they pass through guatemala and mexico. the group includes unaccompanied children, wheelchair users and women with babies. translation: there are no jobs. there is nothing here. and our kids, even the little ones, are scared there are gang members and sometimes they come and destroy everything. they see it all. if they reach the united states, this could be the destination for some — a tent city in the texas desert. it was set up for children separated from their parents under the trump administration's zero tolerance policy. now, say officialssay it only holds children who arrive alone. but president trump is talking about going back to zero—tolerance. if they feel there's separation, in many cases, they don't come. but also, in many cases, you have really bad people coming in and using children. they're not their children, they don't even know the children. they haven't known the children for 20 minutes and they grab children and they use them

to come into our country. but the migrant marchers don't seem deterred by the president's tough talk, they seem prepared to take the many risks of the road ahead. bill hayton, bbc news. at least 22 people have been killed in an explosion at an election rally for a female candidate in afghanistan. police say explosives were stored in a motorcycle near the event in the province of tachar. officials say 32 people have been injured in the attack, some are critical. this latest attack comes after a wave of violence in recent weeks ahead of next saturday's parliamentary elections. the taliban and other islamist groups are opposed to the election process and have been targetting campaign rallies to deter people from voting. but security is not the only thing affecting people, afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world and people are growing increasingly disillusioned with politicians. secunder kermani reports from herat. every day, this 5—year—old

collects water from this pump for his family. this poor neighbourhood on the outskirts of herat is not directly affected by the fighting elsewhere in the country, but hardly anyone has piped water, electricity only runs for around four hours a day. the boy's father, a shopkeeper, says he will vote in the upcoming elections, but he does not have much faith politicians will improve life for his family. translation: in afghanistan, no—one who has been in power has ever done anything for the country. they are just corrupt. poor people have nothing. despite billions of dollars of aid, afghanistan is a country still facing huge challenges. outside a united nations office in herat, a sum of around 200,000

people recently displaced from surrounding provinces by drought. translation: there was no water at all and no food to eat. all the streams and wells dried up. now we are helpless. last year, around a quarter of the entire afghan population faced crisis levels of food insecurity. this year, because of the drought, that figure will be even higher. the country has a long way to go before it can address people's basic needs. there has, of course, been some progress over the past two decades. as a woman, naheed farid would not have been allowed outside her home alone under taliban rule. now, she's an mp and is fighting for re—election. we are experiencing a very new era of politics as women,

but according to the money that came to improve the situation of women, and the human rights, we actually are not satisfied, and i think part of this money went to the corruption, to the pockets of a few people that they really did not have the willingness. internationally, these elections are seen as a dry run for the more important presidential elections scheduled for next year. will enough people feel safe enough to vote? will the results be marred by fraud? this is a young democracy, but already, people's faith in it needs reviving. secunder kermani, bbc news, afghanistan. officials in nepal said that people have died after a storm hit their

camp. two others are missing, police spokesman said the camp is devastated by the storm. the bodies of the climbers were spotted a monks arrested —— wreckage by a rescue team. —— amongst. thousands of people have been taking part in an anti—far right demonstration in berlin. the organisers said they wanted it to be a show of solidarity against the politics of xenophobia and exclusion. it comes after a number of far right protests were held in cities across the country in recent weeks and on the eve of elections in bavaria where the smaller parties are expected to do better than the established ones. more from jenny hill in berlin. people are marching officially under the slogan "unteilbar" which means indivisible. the official aim of the demonstration is to promote a free, fair and open society. it's been organised by hundreds of different groups and individuals, many of whom have different political leanings and agendas but almost without exception everyone we have spoken to here says

they are here because they are concerned about the impact and influence of the far—right on german society and politics. there have been a number of big demonstrations like this, loosely termed against the far—right in germany and it comes at a time when germany has seen a lot of protests by the far—right. think back to september and the violent scenes on the streets of kemnitz by far right anti—migrant protesters. this is designed to counter those kind of attitudes. one woman said in the crowd that she is really ashamed that germany is getting that reputation, those pictures from kemnitz that were beamed all over the world. she and others came here on berlin's streets today because they want to really counter that reputation. what is key here is three years after angela merkel welcomed refugees into germany, migration politics is still a very, very divisive subject and still has the power to bring people onto the streets — like this.

jenny hill in berlin. motor racing, and a famous german name is celebrating after winning the formula 3 european driver's championship. mick schumacher, the son of legendary driver michael schumacher, clinched the title at hockenheim. some are now wondering if schumacherjr might follow in his father's footsteps and make the leap into formula 1. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. there is something about this that looks so familiar. a title's been won, so a schumacher must be celebrating. it means everything, to be honest, because it is the first real championship that i have won and i have won with a lot of hard work. a lot of hard work, not only from myself, but really, the most work came from the team i'm reallyjust grateful for what they have done.

mick schumacher went into hockeinheim with a big lead over his nearest rival. he didn't have to do anything too dramatic, just stay in the race and get to the chequered flag. well, no plans, ithink that is the best plan you can have on the race weekend because you can never predict what is going to happen. you can have a strategy of what you're planning to do in what situation, and i think i had that. but imagine the pressure being michael schumacher‘s son. his father, arguably the greatest driver of all time, who was then cruelly injured in a freak skiing accident. this title, likely to be in many ways, a tribute. genius isn't necessarily inherited, there is no guarantee the son will match the father, but this is a start, and after all, winning is the schumacher way. tim allman, bbc news. now, here's a big cat who definitely got the cream after coming within a whisker‘s

length of being drowned. this leopard was trapped down a well in the indian village of yadavwadi, about 200km east of mumbai. rescuers lowered a section of ladder which the animal climbed onto. a cage was then sent down and the leopard crept into the open box. the door was quickly shut and the rescue crate was pulled up to the surface. a reminder of our top stories. britain and the united states are considering boycotting a high profile investment conference in saudi arabia later this month, after they disappear —— the disappearance ofa they disappear —— the disappearance of a journalist. you're watching bbc news. jonas again very soon. —— join us news. jonas again very soon. —— join us again. hello.

some parts of south wales have seen in excess of 200mm already since friday morning when the rain began. there are numerous flood warnings still out, notjust in wales, and yet more heavy rain to come through the day today. though eventually it does dry up in the west. it was really miserable in the rain and cold, only eight degrees in dalwhinnie. contrast that with 26 degrees in the sunshine in lincolnshire. that makes it the warmest day so late in the year. the reason for that is the air is being drawn up from the south. i need to point out this massive cloud which is the remnants of hurricane leslie. it has been bringing very powerful winds, 100mph, in across iberia. a real battering from those winds and potential flash flooding from the rains. with our weather front, we have another pulse of rain heading northwards along that weather front through the day as it

edges eastwards. we are hoping it will have cleared away from northern ireland by the time we get to the morning and then we have this fresher atlantic air coming in. it means a chilly start. still another day of really warm weather in eastern areas but not as warm as it was yesterday because we've got the rain. chilly start from northern ireland, potential for mist and fog, and then our weather front is sitting a little bit further east with further pulses of heavy rain running northwards so that may well exacerbate the flooding situation. we'll keep an eye on that. further west, some drier weather coming in. still met office yellow warnings out for the rain across wales, north—west england, southern scotland. you can see further east, a very different day. even if it stays mostly dry in east anglia and kent, we could get 20 degrees. we'll have a lot more cloud here and across central and north—eastern parts of england. western scotland, northern ireland, much brighter, 13 degrees. pleasant in the light winds. but even as we go through the night and into monday, the rain is still potentially hanging on across the south—eastern areas. but as it eventually clears away and we get under a ridge of high pressure, we will see temperatures dipping away overnight

but but by day, nowhere near as high on monday. a fresher air stream. it does mean some chilly nights. the weather front still close by to the south and east but under a ridge of high pressure, at this time of year, we can expect some fog and frost problems before we get the next atlantic weather system in. generally speaking, as we go into the start of the new week, the weather slowly improves. not for the short term, not through sunday, lots of heavy rain to come. but hopefully monday and a much weaker weather front on tuesday. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines — the bbc has learned that britain and the united states may boycott a high—profile investment conference in saudi arabia later this month, after the disappearance of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. president trump threatened the possibility of severe punishment if the country is responsible for mr khashog—ji's —— if the country is responsible for mr khashoggi's

disappearance and death. president trump says no bargain was reached with turkey to secure the release of the american evangelical pastor — andrew brunson, who had been held in detention there for two years. mr brunson prayed with president trump during a meeting in the oval office. rescue teams are renewing efforts to find hundreds of people still missing after hurricane michael struck the us state of florida on wednesday. at least 17 deaths are confirmed. are a fear that the death toll will rise. a