a very welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: as turkey's preparing to reveal all about the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, at the saudi consulate in istanbul, the us treasury secretary holds private talks in riyadh with the saudi crown prince. saudi—led forces attack the city of hodeidah in yemen. the un warns the closure of its port would lead to widespread famine. president trump warns that the us will build up its nuclear arsenal to pressure russia and china as he threatens to pull out of a landmark treaty. it isa it is a through to whoever you are and it includes china and it includes russia and it includes anybody else who wants to play that game. cristiano ronaldo says the truth is coming, as he speaks publicly for the first time about the rape allegation against him. hello.

turkey's president has promised he will present new information within hours about the death of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi at his country's consulate in istanbul. the saudi foreign minister has now acknowledged that mr khashoggi, a critic of the government, was murdered, and called it a "tremendous mista ke". he also called it a "rogue operation," a line echoed by president trump, who's now sent the director of the cia to istanbul. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins has the latest. these are the latest pictures to emerge ofjamal khashoggi, arriving at his flat in istanbul with his fiancee shortly before the visit to the saudi consulate where he was murdered. now look at this picture, turkish investigators believe this is one of the saudi hit squad, chosen as body double, wearing very similar clothes. later the double was apparently seen safe on the streets of istanbul after the murder.

could this be part of a huge saudi cover—up? significantly, president trump is now suggesting he doesn't buy changing saudi stories. after speaking again to the crown prince and also hearing from his own american investigators. in saudi arabia, we will know very soon, we have tremendously talented people that do this stuff very well, they're coming back tonight, tomorrow, and i will know very soon and i am not satisfied with what i've heard. turkish police clearly believe they have assembled a powerful case against saudi arabia. they were at a car park to search a car with saudi diplomatic plates, possibly abandoned after the murder. turkey's president erdogan is promising to reveal much more — the truth behind a pattern of saudi lies. his party spokesman said the facts would emerge.

translation: we are faced with a situation in which a murder has been brutally planned and a lot of effort has been made to cover it up. when we look at it from this point of view, it's a very complex murder. and a lot hangs on the truth. in the house of commons, the foreign secretary said action against the saudis should wait for the outcome of investigations. but his labour shadow, emily thornberry, demanded sanctions, including... will he accept that uk arms sales for the use in yemen must be suspended, pending a comprehensive investigation led by the un into all alleged war crimes? jeremy hunt's response... she talked about arms sales. the procedures we follow in this country as she well knows amongst the strictest in the world. the foreign secretary not exactly ruling out a halt to weapons sales. britain has a lot to lose in money and jobs, after the united states,

the uk is the second largest supplier and way ahead of any other country. germany, though, is suspending arms exporter to the saudis. the largest question to be answered — to what extent is the saudi crown prince culpable? many governments do suspect him just as they blame him for the conduct of saudi arabia's toulouse campaign in yemen. james robbins, bbc news. with me is onur erem of the bbc‘s turkish service. you have been following this story of course. what new information are you expecting? mr erdogan said on the weekend he will release all the information he has. so it can be involving the latest car which was found yesterday in istanbul belonging to the saudi consulate. so it has been investigated by special teams. and there may be information regarding this as well in the speech. what evidence do you think

turkey has and why has it not published it officially? we have seen some leak. why haven't they let it all out? we don't know the exact reason but we may learn it today. as most of the information given to the international press was given by sources which were not named in the press, so sources which were not named in the press, so they were not official explanations of turkey. but today, whatever mr erdogan says will be an official explanation. so it will be the first time we will hear all the known details from the president himself. with so many conflicting reports and theories of course, at which do you give the most weight to? apparently saudi arabia's credibility was diminished after they changed their scenario of what happened to mr khashoggi, so they say that now it was a rogue team but

turkey denies saying it was a special team sent from saudi arabia specially to kill mr khashoggi, so we have to wait a few more hours until we have to wait a few more hours untier we have to wait a few more hours until mr erdogan speaks and we will see what he will say. it does seem bizarre and ironic doesn't it that turkey is so exercised over this particular tragedy involving a journalist when it is jailing so many journalists and other journalist when it is jailing so manyjournalists and other people, depriving them of their human rights, there means of earning a living. what does turkey really want from this? it would suggest there is another agenda. according to turkey the journalists who are jailed are not jailed because of the journalists who are jailed are notjailed because of their journalism. turkey argues that they are jailed because of terrorism or other charges. but mr khashoggi was killed in turkey by another state, which is also a regional rival of turkey. so this is why turkey is giving more importance to this case and trying to get all the international media and the

international media and the international public behind themselves in this case. as a way of making a point against saudi arabia. putting saudi arabia in its place. tu rkey‘s putting saudi arabia in its place. turkey's relationship with that country was in about condition in the last two years, especially their relationship with qatar affected the relationship with qatar affected the relationship between turkey and saudi arabia. so this will be the new episode in the relationship between those two countries. thank you very much. well, the saudi government is also facing new questions about its role in the war in yemen. a proxy war has ravaged the country since 2015, as a government coalition, led by the saudis and supported by the uk, us and france, has clashed with houthi rebels, backed by iran. the fighting has killed at least ten thousand people, and coupled with disease and starvation has triggered what the united nations calls the world's biggest humanitarian crisis. the port city of hodeidah, controlled by the houthis, is strategically important because most of the country's food passes through it —

un officials say its closure would be a disaster. our international correspondent orla guerin is one of the few western journalists to report from hodeidah. there are distressing images coming up. repairing wounds of war. surgeons in hodeidah operate on 13—year—old sadam. he has shrapnel embedded close to his spine. this city is now yemen's key battleground. more civilians are being killed here than anywhere else. and one child in four is malnourished, like amir. too many mothers here don't watch their children grow up. they watch them waste away. one—year—old maria has been in and out of al—thawrah hospital. her mother, yasmin mohammed, is worn down by the conflict. "the war has had a big

impact," she told us. "we can't even buy medicine for our children. "a lot of people in my street have died because of the airstrikes. "they went out to look for work and never came back." there's so much need in this hospital, you find every conceivable type of suffering connected with the war — starvation, disease, amputations. doctors are battling with a lack of even basic medicines and for everyone here, staff and patients, there is the fear that every minute, day and night, nowhere is safe. that was the case for the civilians who are sitting here, their minibus was hit at 10:30am in the morning as it passed through a houthi checkpoint.

survivors say it was an airstrike by the saudi—led coalition. the attack, just days before we reached hodeidah, claimed 15 lives. we found one of the passengers, amir salman homadi, a construction worker who relies on his hands. "i felt happy that morning, that i was going to work to feed my family," he said. "after the explosion, i don't remember anything until i got to the hospital. "my god will punish them and send them to hell." are you sure it's an air strike? "there was an aeroplane," he said, "i heard it before i got on the bus. "it was the saudis who killed the people." the united nations says airstrikes by the saudi—led coalition cause

most civilian deaths in yemen. but it says the houthis also take innocent lives by indiscriminate shelling. if there's street to street fighting here, those who cannot flee will be trapped between the two sides. and this is the prize — the strategic red sea port of hodeidah. what happens here is vital. if the houthis lose the port, it could turn the tide of the conflict. it's quiet for now, but the frontline is just miles away, and getting closer. around 80% of yemen's food supplies come through here. during three years of war, this lifeline has already been a casualty of airstrikes and a saudi blockade. but both sides are accused

of delaying tactics that guarantee more hunger in yemen. the united nations has warned that if fighting closes this port even for a short time, the impact would be immediate and catastrophic. within days, hundreds of thousands of yemenis won't have the food they depend on. within weeks, that number would escalate to millions. the closure of this port could be the triggerforfamine. and just minutes from the port, a community at the margins. already the poorest of the poor. we found tahir abdullah at home with four of his eight children. the youngest, nasim, is two. tahir says the older he gets, that thinner he gets. "the children often don't eat for an entire day," he says. "the youngest have never tasted milk.

"most of the time we survive on bread and tea." today, they are eating. tomorrow, maybe not. it is war that has brought this nation to the brink of famine. aid agencies say yemenis are not starving, they are being starved. orla guerin, bbc news, hodeidah. donald trump has threatened to boost his country's nuclear forces in order to compel russia to abide by an arms control treaty which he says he will quit. mr trump said the united states had more money than anyone else and would build up its nuclear arsenal until russia came to its senses. peter bowes is live for us in los angeles. peter, how do you read this? mr trump has included china in his

threat as well. yes, he has gone further than he did at the weekend. as you say, introducing china to this. saying that china should be pa rt this. saying that china should be part of the treaty as well, which perhaps illustrates a larger agenda for the president, perhaps a concern about the arms race not only as it applies to russia but countries like china as well. you also i think, mike, need to look in the context of where we are with politics in america at the moment. this announcement, this big announcement with major international implications of being made just a couple of weeks before the mid—term elections, this is a very significant election for president trump, and for him to be seen flexing his muscle on the global stage may well win him a few votes if he doesn't have them already from his base. and, peter, we have also seen his base. and, peter, we have also seen that a few of president trump's announcements, particularly in the military field, tend not to happen

because perhaps people in the establishment simply don't carry them out. yes. and it remains to be seen them out. yes. and it remains to be seen whether this one will happen as well. there is a window of opportunity or six months before anything can happen. that's a period of time presumably when they can be some negotiations between moscow and the us. the national security advisor is meeting president putin later on today and that could go two ways. simply so that he could explain america's stance and the decision to pull out of this treaty. or it could be to perhaps open negotiations and perhaps pinpoint areas where both sides, where both countries feel that this treaty is failing, and could be built upon for the future. but, as you say, the context, the timing of this is important. this announcement will play well with his core voters. yes. i think you can't deny the timing of this. there is a frenzied political atmosphere, mike, at the moment. you

have the president making a major announcement like this that has little to do with domestic policy as most people would see it, but it is important on the world stage. and that will show him in a different light, ina that will show him in a different light, in a strong light that many of his supporters enjoy. and perhaps would encourage others to do. peter, thank you very much. nxt to you for being with us. stay with us if you can. much more to come on bbc news, including this: a chance to be a billionaire over night. americans in the grip of lotto fever. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer, and as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it is actually

cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain. but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style. after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: as turkey prepares to reveal all about the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul, the us treasury secretary has held private talks in riyadh with the saudi crown prince. president trump has warned that the us will build

up its nuclear arsenal to pressure russia and china as he's threatened to pull out of a landmark treaty. president trump says the us will begin cutting off foreign aid to guatemala, honduras and el salvador in response to the unfolding migrant crisis. the president criticised those countries for failing to stop thousands of migrants from heading towards the us. the migrants say they are fleeing persecution, poverty and violence in their home countries. aleem maqbool sent this report from mexico. more than a week trekking hundreds of miles is taking its toll. a town square just inside mexico has become a makeshift camp. a place to rest on this long punishing journey to the united states. but two thirds of the route from their home country of honduras still remains ahead of them. translation: every day we get more and more tired. but everything that is happening back in honduras, and the thought of the future of my children is what motivates me to keep going.

but mexicans have come out in force to help the honduran migrants, providing free medicines and treatment. and coming to donate clothes. this, though, is just the first group of people heading through the region to america. many more are following, in what is starting to feel like an exodus. of course, migrants head to the us from honduras every year, but why so many at once right now? "if we travel alone it's dangerous" says karen, who is 17. "in a group we feel safe, so when it started ijoined and it kept growing." donald trump says he is going to cut millions of dollars in aid to central american countries, because they haven't been able to stop people making this migration. but all around us we can see people from those very countries, driven to do this because of the extreme poverty back home. right along the route local people and aid agencies have provided sustenance, but this is still no easy undertaking. "we are just simple people"

jose rodriguez tells me. "there's no work back home so we have to go elsewhere." "we're not looking for problems with anyone, we just want to provide for ourfamilies." this may have become a political story in the united states, but as they prepare to resume their toughjourney, it's clear what's brought so many people together is not politics but sheer desperation. the footballer cristiano ronaldo has responded to questions about a rape allegation he's facing by insisting that his lawyers are ‘confident‘. he was speaking at a news conference at old trafford in advance of the champions league match between his current club juventus, and his former club — manchester united. christiano ronaldo denies the allegation, which dates back to 2009. we gave a statement two weeks ago. i

will not lie about the situation. i am very happy. my lawyers are confident and i am as well. the important thing is that i enjoyed my football and my life. the rest, i have people to take care of my life and the truth always comes out. so i am good. british prime minister theresa may says she's ready to "explore every possible option" to break the deadlock in the brexit talks. speaking in parliament, she said that 95% of the deal with the eu is done — but the irish border is still a "sticking point". mrs may also said that any extension to the transition period would end before the next elections in 2022. 95% of the withdrawal agreement are now settled. there is one real sticking point left, but a major

one. how we guarantee and is likely event that a future relationship is not in place by the end of implementation period, that there is no return to a hard order between northern ireland and ireland did the commitment to avoiding a hard order is one this house emphatically endorsed and enshrined in law in the withdrawal act earlier this year. that remaining 5% as some of the trickiest issues, of course, and she faces a lot of difficulty within her own party. mexico has issued an alert for parts of its pacific coast as it prepares for hurricane willa, now at the highest category five. willa is due to make landfall in mexico on tuesday — and experts are warning — this storm is "potentially catastrophic" and life—threatening. it's expected to bring torrential rains, major flooding and landslides. in brazil, the far—right presidentialfrontrunner, jair bolsonaro, has said he will cleanse the country of what he called ‘corrupt elements of the left—wing workers party'. mr bolsonaro made the threat in a videolink to supporters in sao paolo, ahead of sunday's presidential runoff. once again — much of

the united states is in the grip of lotto fever. the latest mega millions draw will take place on tuesday with a potential jackpot of $1.6 billion — the biggest pay—out in history. another draw, the powerball, is also taking place — but the winner of that one will only get a measly $600 million. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. hope springs eternal on the streets of manhattan. especially when a combined of over $2 billion is on offer. no—one has won be mega millions all the powerball so the jack what keeps getting bigger and bigger. i believe i have already won. it was meant to be and it will be. why go crazy and panic?m

won. it was meant to be and it will be. why go crazy and panic? it is just a chance to see if i can win some millions. it could be you. that the odds are not on your side. the chances of winning the jackpot stand in —— at one in 303 million. in context, your chances of being eaten bya context, your chances of being eaten by a shark are only one infrequent 7 million. and there is a one in 300,000 chance that you could be killed by lightning. if you do win the mega millions, this will be your dilemma. take $1.6 billion over a period of 29 years orjust settle for around 900 million in a lump sum. decisions, decisions. and no wonder we are in? and we try a game. —— and if no—one wins? then we try a game. finally, preparations for the day of

the dead in mexico city. hundreds of people have dressed up as the mexican representation of death. this is celebrated every year in honour of family members who have passed away and the general continuity of life. to give you a heads up on what we are expecting, the turkish resident has promised he will give out any and all new information, the full story, within hours about the death of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. the saudi foreign minister has now acknowledged that the government critic was murdered and called it a tremendous mistake. he also called ita tremendous mistake. he also called it a rogue operation, rather than anything officially sanctioned. a line echoed this evening by president trump. he has said that —— sent the director of the cia to istanbul. much more on that and

other news at any time on the bbc website cleaner we have much colder weather by the end of the week. monday was a cooler day and was clear skies following the sunshine with the temperature is not farfrom sunshine with the temperature is not far from freezing in some rural parts across the southern part of the uk. it will warm up in the sunshine but for most places it will be dry with a brisk wind lolling. probably not quite as windy across the northern half of the uk as it was yesterday but strong wind around this area of high pressure and weather fronts focusing cloud and rain. mostly for the north and west of scotland, sunshine at times for the east of scotland. 50 mph gusts across the pennines and hazy sunshine. rest of the sunshine across other parts of england and wales. it may be warmer on tuesday

with temperatures at 16, 17 degrees evenin with temperatures at 16, 17 degrees even in the sunshine of eastern scotland. we still have wind easing down through the course of the evening and overnight. the rain is beginning to ease off. some cloud will push further down into england and wales so not as cold overnight into wednesday morning. it will a lwa ys into wednesday morning. it will always be the sunniest across southern and eastern parts of england. perhaps eastern scotland for a while. elsewhere cloud across the north—westerly breeze. by this stage, the will breeze will not be as strong and the rain will ease of in the north—west of scotland. those temperatures could hit 16, 17 degrees. quite mild for this time of year. there is still high pressure to the south—west of the uk and weather fronts running around the top of that area of high pressure. this one is the significant one because it is behind that that we will really get some cold air. not yet, however. says they should be dry for many with sunshine around. cloud coming into england and wales. we have rain gathering in the north—west of scotland with the

temperature shade lower. that rain thatis temperature shade lower. that rain that is gathering is on the cold front and that is significant because behind it the wind direction changes and we draw air from the arctic, plunging down colder conditions on friday. there is the cold front, not a great deal of rain. sunny skies follow and showers coming from the north, turning wintry over the high ground in scotla nd wintry over the high ground in scotland where it it will feel close to freezing. briefly temperatures is may reach double figures. this weekend we are struggling to make double figures. most places will be dry with sunshine and there will be showers around in those will be wintry over the high ground in the north. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us treasury secretary, steven mnuchin, has held private talks in riyadh with the saudi crown prince mohammed bin

salman, amid continuing international concerns over saudi involvement in the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. turkey says it will reveal the details of the killing later on tuesday. donald trump has threatened to boost his country's nuclear forces to compel russia to abide by an arms control treaty which he has said he plans to quit. mr trump told reporters that the united states would build up its nuclear arsenal until russia came to its senses. the longest sea bridge in the world is due to open shortly, with a ceremony which the chinese president, xi jinping, is expected to attend. the $20 billion project, which combines bridges and an undersea tunnel, will link hong kong and the macau peninsula to mainland china. now on bbc news, monday in parliament.