this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: grief for those killed in the pittsburgh synagogue shootings, and anger as somejewish groups say president trump isn't welcome. at least five dead in italy as parts of europe suffer severe storms and flooding. who's a clever boy? the dogs trained to sniff out malaria and help stop the deadly parasite from spreading. onwards and upwards — oil giant bp is expected to announce a boost in revenue as it's helped by higher oil prices. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport.

also in the programme, online dating is big business. prosieben is hoping its purchase of eharmony will make it a market leader in germany. so, we're asking today — what do you think about online dating and dating apps? does it help or hinder? tell us your story. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. we begin with mixed reaction. president trump's plans to visit pittsburgh on tuesday following the mass shootings at a synagogue there. onejewish organisation has told the president he shouldn't come until he denounces white nationalism. but the rabbi of the synagogue where” people were shot dead has said mr trump is welcome. the man accused of the killings, robert bowers, has made his first court appearance shackled to a wheelchair. eliza philippidis reports.

in times of tragedy, the head of state is usually welcomed by those affected. but not this time. on sunday, members of an organisation for progressivejews penned an open letter to mr trump, calling saturday's shooting the direct culmination of the president's influence. it says, "for the past three years, your words and your policies "have emboldened a growing white nationalist movement." the letter calls for the president to stop targeting minorities. since sunday, thousands have signed it. they wrote exactly what i feel. that's exactly what i feel. i think he would cause more strife and ill feeling and sadness. we don't need him for his thoughts and good wishes. i agree with the letter.

and even if he denounced it, i wouldn't believe him because he's a liar. the killing rampage has divided views in the americanjewish community with some saying president trump has allowed an atmosphere that allows hate and anti—semitism to flourish. but the white house press secretary has pushed back at critics. the very first thing that the president did was condemn the attacks, both in pittsburgh, and in the pipe bombs. the very first thing the media did was blame the president and make him responsible for these ridiculous acts. that is outrageous that that would be the very first reaction of so many people across this country. sarah sanders did not specifically detail where the president will visit or with whom he will meet. but he is expected to make a visit to the site of the shooting and there will be many who welcome him. the first burials of the victims

of the attack are scheduled for tuesday. seven of my congregants were shot dead in my sanctuary. my holy place has been defiled. words of hate are unwelcome in pittsburgh. (applause) the families say they want to grieve in private and in peace. the us military is to send more than 5,000 troops to the country's border with mexico. president trump pledged to secure the border after describing several thousand central american migrants heading north through mexico as a dangerous threat to us sovereignty. by by the end of this week, we will deploy over 5200 soldiers to the south—west border. that is just the start of this operation, we will

continue to adjust the numbers, but please know that is in addition to the 2092 that are already employed from the national guard that has been so effective. let's focus on europe for a little while. five people have been killed in italy by flying debris as a series of storms sweeps across southern parts of europe. there's been flooding in austria and slovenia and unusually heavy snowfall in spain. the city of venice has experienced its worst flooding for six years. bill hayton reports. saint marks square in venice is used to floods. these walkways are always kept ready. but this year, the walk ways are overwhelmed and three quarters of the city is under water following the fourth highest tide ever recorded. homes, businesses and holidays have been ruined. elsewhere in italy, it was strong winds that caused the disruption. in genoa,

elite officers had to stop the traffic like being blown away. further south, falling trees and debris were responsible for several deaths. across the border in austria, the winds ripped off roofs, toorak trees and pulled down power lines. the southern province of carinthia was particularly hard hit. at this hydroelectric plant, authorities took emergency measures to release water so the dam would not be overtopped. but flooding has hit nearby homes. translation: we're here with services as well the unit of divers and are ready to evacuate more people and to support emergency services, firefighters and the police if need be. spain is also suffering from extreme weather. the earliest snowfall residents can remember. translation: i have never seen it in october, never. this is incredible. thousands of people have lost connectivity and transportation

in the northern province of the story is. across southern europe, unusual weather continues to disrupt life. the abnormal is becoming normal. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the indonesian authorities have stepped up their efforts to recover the wreckage of the lion air plane, which crashed into the java sea on monday. they've found more human remains and plane debris. one of the officials directing the operation said he was hopeful the fuselage of the boeing aircraft would soon be located. the president—elect of brazil, jair bolsonaro, says he wants it to be easier to own and use guns by the end of this year before he even takes office. he said this would reduce crime. in television interviews the day after his election victory, the far—right former army officer also said he would withdraw government advertising from media outlets he considered to be lying. the conservation campaign group, the wwf, has warned that global food production is devastating wildlife and destroying land. it says populations of mammals,

reptiles, birds, fish and amphibians have fallen by 60% since 1970. among the declining animal species are elephants, orang—utans and whale sharks. angela merkel has announced that her current term in office, which ends in 2021, will be her last as germany's chancellor. the veteran leader, whose fragile coalition government has been rocked by a series of recent crises told a news conference in berlin it was time for a new chapter. mrs merkel will stand down as head of her centre—right christian democrats party in december. maike currie is investment director at fidelity personal investing. good morning. this is the end of an era. absolutely. for 13 years now,

angela merkel has been a beacon of stability in europe, so it comes at a time where we have brexit negotiations, financial instability in italy. this is a divided continent and she was a beacon of stability, she was a very experienced leader, but she wanted to make a dignified exit. and that is what she has announced. many are now debating who might fill her shoes as head of the cdu, and then who eventually might become the new chancellor of germany. as you say, she has been in that position for well over a decade, and she has seen for well over a decade, and she has seen so for well over a decade, and she has seen so much change in germany, but also in the eurozone, financial crisis, she has been this pivotal hand of stability. but some would argue that she has battered the germany and not necessarily been a level player. it will be interesting to see how germany behaves now. i think the context of the eu and

internationally, it was with the leadership vacuum, will there be as willing to kind of be the leader in europe, help their neighbours. it will be interesting to watch. many argue she is a lame duck now that she has announced that she is going from now to the point of her exit, she will be seen in that vein. within many ways of that clinical arena she is a bit of a lame duck, what we have to look at the international stage, and she is a formidable leader, she has all that experience and she is the one to ta ke experience and she is the one to take on all editions like britain and will trump. watch this space. we will be back very soon. we have our news reeking coming later. lots more to get our teeth stuck into later in the programme. “— teeth stuck into later in the programme. —— news briefing. scientists in the uk and the gambia say they have the first evidence dogs can sniff out malaria. they have trained dogs using clothes from people infected with the parasite. it's hoped the animals can be used to stop the disease spreading

and eventually help with its eradication. james gallagher reports. there are a—legged friends but could they help fight one of our worst enemies? malaria infects more than 200 million people every year. but now blogs are on the scent. socks from children in the gambia were sent to a medical detection box charity here. it has taken training, but these pictures get it right 70% of the time if the children have malaria. but if the children were disease—free, the dogs got it wrong 10% of the time. it is still early stages, but the study shows dogs have potential. it is much faster than existing rapid diagnostic test, which can take up to 20 minutes and actually require a fully trained british —— repression or to do. if we had a detection dog in the community can it would allow the whole community to be surveys in a very short space of time. the hope

is dogs could work at airports to sniff out passengers with malaria to stop the disease spreading. these mosquitoes spread malaria from one person to another, but not everyone who is infected will develop symptoms. the advantage to smell if someone symptoms. the advantage to smell if someone has the disease is it could increase detection and therefore help it eradicate malaria. but there is still a long way to go before dogs canjoin is still a long way to go before dogs can join the fight. the researchers will need to improve the dogs accuracy, test them on people rather than socks and investigate whether the animals can sniff out different strains of malaria. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: kicking their differences into the long grass — how a football match helped bring north and south korea a little closer. 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 lift—off 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. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: president trump is to visit

pittsburgh to pay his respects to those who died in the mass shooting at a synagogue — somejewish leaders say he should stay away. at least five dead in italy as parts of europe suffer severe storms and flooding. the fiancee of jamal khashoggi, who was killed in the saudi embassy in istanbul, has told the bbc of her struggle to comes to terms with his death. hateeja jenghiz said at least her partner had someone who loved him at the end of his life. she also said she wanted everyone involved in the murder — from top to bottom — to face justice. you were his fiancee and one of the

last people to see him alive. he had been to massive trauma and lost. how do you cope with that situation? the partner of jamal khashoggi talking to the bbc‘s selin girit. now let's look ahead to some key news events happening later on tuesday. we begin in germany at 0800 gmt, when male nurse niels hoegel goes on trial accused of killing 100 patients with lethal drugs. if convicted, he'll be one of the worst serial killers in recent history. later on in london some of professor stephen hawking's personal items will go on display ahead of a charity auction in a few days' time. and finally at midday gmt, british pm theresa may will speak

at the nordic council and meet her norweigan counterpart erna solberg. ms may is expected to call for continued close ties between the uk and nordic countries, post—brexit. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. real madrid lose patience with their manager and manchester city return to the top of the english premier league. so it is women's team finals day at the world gymnastics championship on tuesday and simone biles will lead the americans as they take on russia, china and canada. the night before the

tournament, the four—time olympic champion was admitted to hospital with kidney stones but decided to delay treatment so she could compete for gold alongside her team mates. novak djokovic is on court on tuesday at the paris masters — the final atp 1000 event of the season before the atp finals in london next month. djokovic is a four—time champion in paris and is out to reclaim the world number one ranking from rafael nadal this week. he'll meet joao souza who came through his opening match on monday. real madrid have sacked their managerjulen lopetegui after just four and a half months in charge. sunday's 5—1 thrashing by barcelona was real‘s fifth defeat in six matches making it their worst start in la liga in 17 years. former player santiago solari has been named as the provisional replacement. manchester city are back at the top of the english premier league

after a 1—0 victory over tottenham hotspur at wembley. riyad mahrez, a former leicester city player, scored the only goal of the match after six minutes and he dedicated his goal to the leicester owner who was killed in a helicopter crash along with four others on saturday. i was very close to him. very close. he was like a father for us. i had many memories with him. it was a shocking and heartbreaking to hear this news and it is difficult to speak about. inter milan claimed an impressive 3—nil away win over lazio in serie a on monday to move second in the table and six points behind leadersjuventus. inter came into the match on the back of a 2—nil defeat to barcelona in the champions

league but bounced back. mauro icardi getting two of his sides three goals. and finally, the perfect proposal can take months of planning and preparation. maybe booking a restaurant. but for this footballer, the perfect time was right after he scored a goal. eduard bello netted in the second minute for deportes antofagasta in the chilean league and he ran to stands to pop the question after he was handed the ring by a member of staff on the bench. thankfully she said yes. there followed a hug and a kiss before he put the ring on herfinger. and if that wasn't enough — he went on to score another goal after that. happy days! you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me chetan pathak and the rest of the team, that is your tuesday sport briefing.

the current breakthrough in the struggle for peace on the korean peninsula began at an under 15's football tournament in december last year when a south korean governor met his north korean counterpart. the football tournament is being held again this week in the south korean province which borders the north. our correspondent laura bicker was there as north played south. cheering and applause. every touch of the ball is fought for. every run at goal brings eager screams. cheering. the rivalry on this pitch is fierce. but this hardfought match has also helped push two countries, technically still at war, to the brink of peace. this time last year, the tournament was being held in china, just as donald trump was tweeting about raining down fire and fury in pyongyang. the governor of this

province in south korea, however, took a chance. he travelled to china and, on the sidelines of this match, tried to persuade the north koreans to come to the pyeongchang winter olympics, and, well, he succeeded. translation: even when north and south relations were at their worst, this was the only method of exchange that went on. by half—time, it was already 2—0 to north korea. they looked stronger, they looked fitter. diplomatic channels continue between the two sides, and, although many fear disarming the north will prove impossible, just seeing both sides on one pitch feels like progress. translation: now that i've come here, it's not even that far. i hope in the future we can come and go more often and build friendships.

translation: it was very emotional at the end when we were running together, and i hoped we could unify soon so that we can be one again to play football together. organisers now hope to invite us teams to take part in a tournament in north korea. these might be small gestures of sports diplomacy, but each moment of friendship between these young players helps to remove the tension between two countries and two people who have been apart for generations. "let's see one another in pyongyang," is the parting gesture. in the business briefing we will be looking at the results for bp, due out ina looking at the results for bp, due out in a few hours. what will they say? we are also talking today about

the business of online dating. it is huge. prosieben is hoping its purchase of eharmony will make it a market leader in germany. so we're asking today what do you think about online dating and dating apps? many have been in touch. one person says that said that he met his wife on an online dating site. we have others who disagree. jessica from tokyo says that she prefers eye to eye co nta ct. tokyo says that she prefers eye to eye contact. she believes that these dating apps give you a fake energy and you do not know who you are dealing with. thank you for all of your comments and we will be back in a few minutes. is pretty cold out there at the moment so for some of us,

much colder than for others, a real frost across western areas of the uk for a change, from south—western england, through wales, all the way up to western scotland. this is where the frost is right now. earlier on, the temperatures dipped down to minus six degrees in rural parts of cumbria. early on tuesday, some of these eastern areas here frost free, there is a breeze coming off the north sea so not quite so cold in norwich. there could be some rain around norfolk and suffolk in the morning and possibly kent. pretty cloudy across eastern counties but generally speaking, the weather isn't looking bad at all for most of us on tuesday. the best of the sunshine the further west and south—west you are. cornwell, devon, somerset, gloucestershire into wales, around the irish sea, the weather is mostly good on tuesday. here is wednesday's weather map. in between systems, lots of weather fronts spiralling around here.

one affecting western areas of the uk, so, on wednesday, there will be some rain around anywhere from cornwall and devon, through wales, maybe the irish sea, possibly northern ireland and western parts of scotland. in the east on wednesday, the weather should be dryer and brighter. this is halloween as well. the winds are coming out of the south on wednesday so it will be a bit less cold for some of us. back up to 13 for london. still pretty nippy in aberdeen on wednesday, only eight degrees. some of the rain may reach us on wednesday even further east across the uk. thursday's weather map for much of the continent, notice the southerly winds here across europe bringing stormy weather to parts of the mediterranean. it's been really rough across some parts of europe in the past few days. but also, a plume of warm getting into eastern parts of europe. on thursday here, we have the winds coming out of the north—west off the atlantic so looks like the temperatures are going to go back down to 11 degrees or so again in london. generally it will stay relatively

cool for most of us and more unsettled towards the end of the week. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. onwards and upwards — the oil giant bp is expected to announce a boost in revenue as its helped by higher oil prices. —— revenues as it's helped by higher oil prices. and the world's biggest miner warns the us—china trade war will cut global growth, saying it will be a lose—lose result. and on the markets: a bigjumpforjapan, a big jump forjapan, as you can see. slight gains in the hong kong markets. again, a day of decline seen markets. again, a day of decline seenin markets. again, a day of decline seen in the united states.