welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: a passenger plane with 188 on board has crashed into the sea near indonesia. a search and rescue operation is under way. with a promise to protect freedom and democracy, jair bolsonaro, the far—right candidate, wins brazil's presidential election. a vigil for the eleven worshippers shot dead at a synagogue in pittsburgh in the worst anti—semitic attack in recent us history. and we're on the campaign trail in trump country, where the mid—term election polls are finely balanced. we begin with some breaking news.

indonesia's sea rch—and—rescue agency says that a lion air passenger flight has crashed into the sea. the boeing 737 was on a flight from the capitaljakarta to the city of pangkal pinang on bangka island, off the coast of sumatra. the plane lost contact 13 minutes after take—off. let's cross live to the region and speak to the bbc‘s karishma vaswani, who's in singapore. this happened in the early hours of the morning, what details do you have? in the last hour or so we've had info from the indonesian search and rescue agency, they had a press conference in jakarta, going and rescue agency, they had a press conference injakarta, going through what they know so far, at this stage as the search and rescue operation

continues, authorities have said they will have more details later in they will have more details later in the day but this is what i can tell you, the passenger plane, lion air flight you, the passenger plane, lion air flight jt610 left from jakarta at 6:20am. from what we understand, there were 178 adults on—board, a child, two babies, five flight attendants and two pilots, and that's on a passenger plane that typically has the capacity of 189 people. authorities have said the plane lost contact soon after on its way from jakarta to banco xi jingping, the biggest city in the island district —— pankow penang. it's not clear if there are any

survivors. the search and rescue operation is focused on the beach and the coastline where officials say they have found pieces of the plane debris of the aircraft that they believe to be from this crashed aircraft, and they are focusing their search and rescue operations in the waters off this area. interesting to note that this was a plane that took off, as you said, at 6:20 a.m., it lost contact at 6:33am. just the 13 minutes and then the contact was lost, which is obviously the time we presume the crash happened so from that we can infer when it came down the crash site is potentially not too far away from the initial airport, and therefore should make it easier for search and rescue teams to locate. certainly that's the hope of

officials in indonesia, however, some of the authorities that have been talking on local television have explained this is likely to be quite a difficult search and rescue operation. one of the reasons is they believe the aircraft has landed in the water and to get to the coastline from the main city, the city closest to the area where this crash has taken place, will in itself take between an hour or two according to authorities. to your point about the 13 minutes or so when the aircraft finally lost contact with air traffic control, i was speaking with an aviation a nalyst was speaking with an aviation analyst earlier today injakarta and based on the flight data he has, i must say this is not a visual information at this point, but this is his analysis of the flight data he's been watching, he said the plane appeared to have had difficulties from the moment it took off —— official information. it had trouble finding a level balance.

what we'll see in the coming hours is more information from the indonesian search and rescue agencies. they've sent a number of vessels to the area as well as helicopters flying above to find any information and any survivors. they say they're still hopeful of finding people at the crash site. i think we'll get more details as the day continues. can youjust we'll get more details as the day continues. can you just clear this up, you mentioned the authorities believe they have bits and pieces of debris or safety vests, what do they mean by that? what they have said in a press conference, televised not too long ago, is that they believe they have seen evidence of parts of the plane, safety jackets from the aircraft, even some possessions they say, but it's very difficult for them to confirm that until they get to the site themselves. there have been pictures emerging on local television and local social media

channels, but at this stage authorities say they need to do further investigations. currently all they can confirm is they believe they know the plane has crashed in this area off the coastline, the beach line of carol huang, and that's where they're headed to find more details. thanks for clarifying that and for the update, karishma vaswani. we will bring you any more details of this lion air passenger plane that has crashed, we will bring you any more details and updates as we get them. the far—right candidate jair bolsonaro, has won brazil's presidential election. with all the ballots counted, he has 55% of the vote, beating fernando—haddad from the left—wing workers' party. in a victory speech, mr bolsonaro said he would protect freedoms and democracy and vowed to change the destiny of brazil. translation: we are going to offer you a dignified government that

will work for all brazilians. we are a great country. and now, together, we are going to make this country, in a great nation, a free, democratic and prosperous nation. brazil above all, god above all. our correspondent, julia carneiro, reports on the atmosphere in rio dejaneiro as the result was announced. it's a big party here in rio. in baha, this is the beachfront avenue in front of the home where jair bolsonaro resides, and his supporters have been gathering here hours before the result was disclosed, already counted on his victory. and now this is the scene with jair bolsonaro elected the next president of brazil. lots of people here wearing the colours of the brazilian flag, dressed in yellow and green, wrapped in the brazilian flag. this has to do with bolsonaro's very patriotic speech, appealing to nationalism and...

this is a very controversial candidate that has been known in the past for comments concerning homophobic, misogynistic, racist, but he appealed to a big part of the population of brazil through his defence of cracking down on corruption, on violence and bringing change to the country, and ending the era of government of the workers' party, not letting the workers' party come back to power. now, despite this party here, in other parts of the country you have brazilians who voted for fernando haddad from the workers' party. but this is the party, this is the side that elected jair bolsonaro, and he will have the challenge of uniting a very polarised brazil over the next few years. julia canaroo, bbc news, rio de

janeiro. officials in pittsburgh have named the 11 people murdered at a synagogue on saturday, said to be the deadliest attack on the jewish community in us history. the victims were between 5a and 97 years old, and included a married couple and two brothers. if convicted, the man accused of the killings, robert bowers, faces the death penalty. nick bryant has the latest from pittsburgh. this is the kind of vigil that's become a recurring ritual of life in the united states. a multi—faith act of ecumenicalism, a multi—generational act of community. but this country is facing a crisis of hate—filled violence, and america right now seems incapable of truly coming together. this latest mass shooting was a hate crime. jewish worshippers killed in a hail of gunfire and an onslaught of anti—semitic slurs. the police have released recordings of their shootout with the gunman. i still want to praise

the officers for what they did. i mean, they ran into danger, they ran into gunfire to help others. some of that's training, some of that's experience, but it's their inner core that wants them to help others, that wants to save lives, and they did that yesterday. 46—year—old robert bowers entered the synagogue with an ar—15 assault rifle and at least three handguns. he spoke of genocide and his desire to killjewish people. robert bowers' social media posts were full of anti—semitic rants, and just hours before the attacks he had been critical of a jewish refugee organisation. "i can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered", he wrote. "screw your optics, i'm going in." listen to the names of some of the 11 victims. daniel stein, richard gottfried, jerry rabinowitz, and two brothers, cecil and david rosenthal.

this area of pittsburgh is one of the most close—knitjewish communities in america. one of those places which speaks of the immigrant story. one of those places, according to rabbi chuck diamond, that's long felt vulnerable. i used to be the rabbi there, and one of my biggest fears was always, in the back of my head, something like this happening. so, there's a lot of hate, and when you mix hate with guns, it's not a good result. with congressional elections looming, donald trump has continued to hammer his democratic opponents, only briefly interrupting this political rally to deliver words of unity and condemnation. this evil anti—semitic attack is an assault on all of us. it's an assault on humanity. mass shootings have become a permanent feature of american life. flowers and police tape, we see them over and over again.

nick bryant, bbc news, pittsburgh. leicester city football club have confirmed that their chairman was among those killed on saturday evening when the helicopter carrying him and four other people crashed outside king power stadium. dan roan reports. it is a city in shock. tributes and tears outside the king power stadium in leicester today, as the club and its fans struggle to come to terms with last night's helicopter crash. just yards away, the burnt—out wreckage, as an investigation into the tragedy continues. club owner vichai srivaddhanaprabha one of five people on board. the thai billionaire had been at the ground to watch leicester city's draw against west ham united last night. an hour later, the moment his helicopter took off, captured in the post—match coverage. as you can see, the owners are now heading off.

just seconds later, this — the helicopter turning into a fireball, eyewitnesses saying it spiralled out of control. oh, my god! the helicopter‘s just crashed next to the stadium. srivaddhanaprabha bought leicester city in 2010, leading it to unprecedented success. known as one of thailand's most astute tycoons, he made his vast fortune through a duty—free retail empire. but no—one could have predicted his club's unforgettable premier league triumph two seasons ago, one of the greatest fairytales sport has ever seen. among those to pay their respects here today, members of a thai football academy. the affection in which the owner is held obvious by today's outpouring of emotion. it's a shock to everybody, the whole football world, leicester city, england, football. it just — you just don't expect this. it's a big thing for leicester city, this.

and he was the best bloke that you could have. he never went by you without acknowledging you. he brought us such highs, and suchjoy, bringing us all the way up from league one. and, for the family to suffer this awful, awful thing, it'sjust so cruel. it doesn't seem fair. yeah, it's a difficult one to process. football today uniting in tribute, a minute's silence held at several premier league matches. he wasn'tjust one of these chairmen that came in and sort ofjust put some money in for a certain time and tried to get it all back out, which a lot of greedy chairmen are doing at the minute in the english premier league. he was here for the long—term, he was here for the community, and he wanted the best for football club. with inquiries led by the air accidents investigation branch continuing at the crash site, local police have appealed for patience.

this evening, as the fans waited for official news, a poignant moment marking this, the darkest day in their clubs history. dan roan in leicester there. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: how the lion's share of syria's priceless artefacts survived war to finally be brought to safety. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday, she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood would contribute to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and liftoff

of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: that breaking news this hour: indonesia's search and rescue agency says that a lion air passenger flight has crashed into the sea. 188 passengers and crew are on board. jair bolsonaro, the far—right candidate has won the brazilian presidential election

in a highly divisive campaign. more now on the far—right candidate jair bolsonaro's win in the brazilian presidential election. earlier, i asked oliver stuenkel, an associate professor of international relations at the getulio vargas foundation in sao paulo, what this result signifies for the country. it means that the majority of voters have rejected not only the political establishment, but perhaps brazil's political system as a whole. we're really seeing an earthquake of, you know, a sign of unprecedented change. and it really generates an unprecedented amount of uncertainty, as well. the entire structure of how brazilian politics has been organised over the past decades is no longer there. we've had a centre—right party and a centre—left party in all of the run—offs since the mid—1990s. and now for the first time we have a far—right—wing president, so i think in a sense he symbolises the anger and rejection that 55% of the electorate has felt. but i think it really remains to be

seen to what extent he can implement and satisfy a very diverse amount of desires and sort of reasons that have led so many to vote for a fringe candidate. yeah, and people looking on will have seen some of his rhetoric during the campaign, some of his statements about women, homophobia, things like that in the past. how literally do you think people should take those statements, especially now that he will be in power? well, it's quite interesting that a lot of people i've spoken to who have voted today and in the first round for bolsonaro say that those kind of statements shouldn't be taken literally, that it's really not about that. and he's actually, in addition to homophobic and racist remarks, he's made a lot of promises that actually fall outside of the authority of the president in brazil's constitution. so there's also a lot of concern about what many call, and are, authoritarian instincts. the problem with that is that it's not only laws that lead people to implement some of these ideas, but we've seen actually an uptake of homophobic violence, for example, in brazil over the past weeks from many of his supporters. so really i think some of the damage has already been done, and it really i think is up to the legislature and the judiciary over the next months and years to contain these authoritarian instincts, which the candidate has expressed over the past decades. i mean, he's been in congress for more than two decades, and he's continuously made positive

references to the dictatorship. he's criticised the dictatorship for not killing enough people. so there is, i think, a tremendous challenge, and this clearly poses the most direct threat. president trump has been on the campaign trail, night after night, trying to shore up support for republicans ahead of next week's crucial midterm elections — which will determine who has control of the house of representatives and the senate. our correspondent chris buckler is in wisconsin, which he told me is very much ‘trump country‘ even though, the polls are finely balanced. yes, it is in the centre of america, those states that are lying down the middle, where this mid—term election will really be decided. of course, it's notjust one vote.

it is a section of different votes that take place, and in each state it is very different. but, in current america, president trump is a dominating figure. he stands above all of it, and he has been here in recent days in order to try and rally the base and get people out to vote. he knows it's very important that he hangs on to congress, and that's why he wants to ensure that wisconsin stays republican—red. well away from washington, it is voters living in the middle of america who will decide whether democrats or republicans win the midterms. wisconsin is one of the so—called swing states, a place where both parties believe they have a chance of getting people to turn to them when they enter the ballot box, and that will help set the direction of politics in this country for the next couple of years. this election isn't about the presidency, but it really matters to president trump. currently, his republican party control both the senate and the house of representatives. if democrats were to win both or either part of congress,

its could make it much more difficult for him to push forward his policies and get legislation passed. hello, wisconsin. this is a great state... it is why, although he is not a candidate, he has been on the road campaigning across the country for months, including here, and he is not alone. hello, milwaukee. the former president barack obama was also in wisconsin last week. both sides know visits like this really matter. having president trump come here, he's more able to see the community, and what's going on here in wisconsin, and the things that we need as a community. this has been an aggressive election campaign, with opponents often outspoken about each other. and, after a week when america has seen anti—semitic and politically motivated attacks, there are people frustrated at the angry rhetoric of president trump and others. a lot of it is his language, and how he talks about people, how he treats people, how he's behaving.

he doesn't behave like a president. politicians still have a week to convince families that they are on their side, and winning in places like wisconsin could well be crucial. language has become a big issue whenever you talk to ordinary voters, particularly those who aren't necessarily strictly in the democrat or republican camp. and certainly after the last week, when we've seen violence in america connected to politics and connected to anti—semitism, there is a feeling that sometimes politicians are talking a little too loudly and a little too aggressively, and they want them to calm down. truthfully, though, looking towards the mid—term elections and the days ahead, i think it will be difficult to get them to tone down the language too much, because they need those votes. syria's national museum has partially re—opened in damascus for the first time in six years. much of its collection had been moved to protect it from damage during the civil war. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. applause

opening the doors on the past, after years of conflict. this museum, established nearly a century ago, was shut in 2012, the country's civil war far too close for comfort. translation: it was hard work at the beginning. we put a strategy in place to protect the syrian museum. we emptied all the museums and moved their contents to safe places. we saved the majority of the pieces in the syrian museum. these were years of brutal fighting, of looting, of destruction. perhaps the most visible example — the ancient city of palmyra, overrun and partially destroyed by the so—called islamic state. one of its treasures, the lion of al—lat, rescued and now restored here at the gardens of the museum, a symbol of survival and endurance. translation: when all the doors of the museums are opened,

it is then we can say the doors of peace have been opened in syria, and that hope has returned to this country. i can assure everyone that we have been able to save pieces of antiquity from theft and destruction. it has been a savage war. hundreds of thousands of lives been lost. the assad regime remains. but somehow, a huge part of syria's cultural heritage has been preserved. a recap of our breakign news this hour. indonesia's search and rescue agency says that a lion air passenger flight has crashed into the sea. the boeing 737 was on a flight from the capitaljakarta to the city of pangkal pinang, on bangka island off the coast of sumatra. the plane lost contact 13 minutes after take—off. debris thought to be

from the plane was found near an offshore refining facility. the head of the search and rescue agency told the media it's not clear whether there are any survivors, but they remain hopeful. we do know that 188 people were on board. hello. after a week that brought some dramatic changes in our weather, from being very mild in the middle of last week, to very cold this weekend, it looks like the pattern for the week ahead will also see things swinging from one extreme to the next. pretty quiet and chilly start, milder midweek, and then potentially pretty stormy by friday. here we are first thing on monday. a widespread frost, perhaps minus four, minus five in the west. eastern coastal counties always a little bit milder, thanks to the breeze off the north sea. that will feed a few showers

in here again on monday. this front tries to get into the west, but it's not going to have much luck. it will, though, feed some high cloud into northern ireland and western scotland, so the sunshine a little bit hazier here through the second part of the day. a lot of fine weather around. temperatures still, though, somewhat below average. perhaps not feeling quite as cold, though, without the keen northerly wind. overnight monday into tuesday, low pressure rolling up from the continent heads into the north sea. this is causing us some uncertainty in our forecast for tuesday, just how closely it will graze the eastern side of the uk. at the moment, it looks like eastern counties will get some rain and experience some quite strong winds. just how far that pushes onto our shores, though, does remain in question. for many, though, again the prospect of a reasonable day, if somewhat on the cool side. that low, however, will be away

to the north tuesday into wednesday, and through wednesday daytime, we're going to start to feed this front in from the atlantic, with a southerly airflow. that is going to make things feel considerably milder to the south of the uk come wednesday afternoon. temperatures back closer to average — not the warmth we had last week, but perhaps up to 13 in london with some sunshine. some heavier rain possible, though, further west. some sunshine for the north—east of scotland, but i think still feeling quite chilly here. then it all turns into a bit of a mixed up mess wednesday into thursday. clearest thinking for us at the moment is that we'll see a weather front to the east of the uk on thursday, bringing some rain through the day that will eventually clear out into the north sea. some showers in the west, but generally, again, not a bad day. we're talking about temperatures getting into the average range of figures by the time we get to thursday. friday promises something mild. it also promises something pretty unpleasant. mild air coming in from the atlantic as this low rolls across us. this is the remnants of tropical storm oscar. it looks like a bullseye. tightly packed isobars mean strong to gale—force winds widespread across the uk on friday, the potential for some very heavy

rain as well. so in the week ahead, we go from a chilly, quiet, calm start again into a stormy picture. all change in the days ahead. this is bbc news, the headlines: a passenger plane with 188 people on board has crashed into the sea near indonesia. "189 —— 189 people. a sea rch—and—rescue operation is now underway. the boeing 737 was on a flight from the capital jakarta to bangka island off the coast of sumatra. a far—right politician, jair bolsonaro, has won a sweeping victory in brazil's presidential elections. he took more than 55% of votes cast in the second round run—off against fernando haddad of the left—wing workers' party. mr bolsonaro has promised to slim down central government and tackle violent crime. officials in pittsburgh have named the 11 people murdered at a synagogue on saturday, said to be the deadliest attack on the jewish community in us history. the victims included a married couple and two brothers.

if convicted, the alleged killer, robert bowers, faces the death penalty. now on bbc news, stephen sackur speaks to labour mp david lammy on hardtalk.