welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: president trump, his family and advisers, visit the scene of the massacre of "jewish people in pittsburgh. hundreds of protestors say he's not welcome. mr trump claims he's considering ending birthright citizenship in the us, although it's unlikely he actually can. denmark says it's foiled an iranian plot to carry out an assassination on its soil and demands eu sanctions against tehran. and how a former england striker is being welcomed to his new home in washington dc. president trump, with several of his family and advisers, has offered condolences at the synagogue in pittsburgh where” people died in a mass shooting on saturday. the white house has had to respond to suggestions that

mr trump's rhetoric has encouraged a surge in white nationalist and neo—nazi activity, although the alleged gunman was not a trump supporter. some jewish groups and leaders publicly opposed the president's visit, and hundreds of people protested on the streets. our north america editorjon sopel reports, from pittsburgh. awaiting donald trump's arrival, members of pittsburgh's jewish community gathered outside the tree of life synagogue to sing and to say kaddish, the prayers for those in mourning. the president flew into pittsburgh accompanied by the first lady, but also his daughter, ivanka, who converted tojudaism when she married her orthodoxjewish partner, jared kushner. they first went to the synagogue were the 11 worshipers were gunned down and, in the entrance, lit a candle for each of the 11 victims. next, they came outside to lay

a small pebble from the white house grounds and white roses at each of the stars for the victims. the rabbi accompanied them, saying a prayer. and then to the hospital to speak to medical staff and survivors, among them four policemen who were shot and injured as they tackled the heavily armed gunman. in the wake of saturday's massacre, donald trump was unequivocal in his condemnation of anti—semitism. and he said "we must unite to conquer hate". but his visit is sowing some division in this community. civic leaders and a few left—wing jews are saying he should stay away because of his divisive rhetoric. the rabbi of this synagogue welcomed the president, as did many in the community. but not the group, bend the arc. he has victimised immigrants. he has victimised refugees, he has victimised mexicans, muslims, lgbt community, women, people with disabilities — the list goes on and on. we cannot stand idly by.

police radio: shots fired, shots fired! there are terrible stories of tragedy from saturday's shooting, incredible stories of bravery and luck, too. judah samet survived because he arrived late and was parking his car when he heard the gunfire. the second narrow escape of his life. in 1945, as a small child, he was on a train heading to a nazi concentration camp when it was liberated by the allies. it never stops, at least for me and my family. it never stops, itjust keeps going. but we are survivors. you know, i'm 80 years old. i told my daughter that i am ready whenever. you know, i am not afraid of death. today, the first funerals were held for three of the congregants who were gunned down on saturday, two brothers and a local doctor. families mourning loss, a city in grief and a country wondering where it is heading. jon sopel, bbc news, pittsburgh. mr trump has also angered many

by claiming that he can end, by presidential executive order, birthright citizenship. that's the right of a baby born in the us to be an american citizen, wherever the baby's parents are from. in fact it's enshrined in the constitution via the 14th amendment, and would require a two—thirds majority in congress to change it. mr trump also made this assertion in an interview with axios. how ridiculous. we are the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby and the baby is essentially a citizen of the united states for 85 years with all of those benefits. it's ridiculous, it's ridiculous. and it has to end. have you talked about that with counsel? yes, i have. it's in the process, it will happen. again, what the president says is not true — at least 30 countries around the world also have birthright citizenship. our correspondent chris buckler has been travelling across the us, gauging the mood ahead of next week's mid term elections. he's now in little rock, arkansas and says these comments

are designed to target voters in states like the former clinton support base. certainly this is a republican stronghold now. it is somewhere where president trump wants his messages to be received. and he is talking tough about immigration, that idea of birthright, the right to citizenship by simply being born in the country, the idea of taking that away from the children of migrants is something that again fits into that narrative. also with the messages of "build the wall", sending troops to the border, he is attempting to rally his base. and i actually, from talking to people in arkansas today, some republicans, they very much bought into that idea, saying, yes, why shouldn't he change the idea of children who are simply been born for the rights of being a part of america. why shouldn't he change that? when i put it to them that it was actually part when i put it to them that it was actually a part of the constitution their reply was, maybe i have a problem with that. and it gives you the idea that,

fundamentally, he knows what rallies his base. here's the problem though — in this election that's coming up, the midterms, he has to try and grab the middle ground as well, those swaying voters. he already has the hard—core republicans on his side, the question is, what will happen to the middle? how does the massacre in pittsburgh and his visit there today play into all this? he was there, of course, with hisjewish son—in—law, his daughter who has converted tojudaism, his jewish treasury secretary as well. but a lot of protesters thought he should not be there at all. i think the white house will say ultimately, no matter what the president did, there would have been some people who would say that it was wrong. he had to go there to be seen as presidential. he had to go there to recognise the mood as far as he was concerned. and, yes, there were protests but, of course, there were others who felt he should be there. that is the nature of this divisive president.

ultimately, while he is not in any way responsible for attacks, he is responsible for his rhetoric and voters are going to have their chance to say what they think about that. let's get some of the day's other news: facebook has lost a million daily and monthly active users in the past three months. latest figures from the social network show the number of europeans logging on every day dropped from 279 to 278 million. facebook is at the centre of the data privacy debate and was the subject of a cyber attack last month. 11 people have died in the strong storms battering italy. roads have been blocked and thousands are without power. in venice floodwaters have risen to near—record levels, a metre and half above sea level. officials say nearly three—quarters of the city is flooded and there's been widespread destruction across the region. denmark has demanded new eu sanctions against teheran, after it said it had foiled

an iranian plot to carry out an assassination on its soil. a norwegian citizen of iranian background has been arrested; the danish intelligence service says he was working for teheran and planning to murder an iranian arab activist living in denmark. eliza philippidis reports. this report has ended weeks of speculation about why denmark shall down bridges and fairest sweden during a manhunt that mobilised hundreds of police and the military. that operation was linked to this assassination plot. on tuesday, denmark recalled its ambassador to iran. translation: it is our assessment that a foreign government intelligence service has planned an assassination against the person on danish ground. it is totally

unacceptable and very serious. last month police said they were looking at concrete threats against specific individuals. on tuesday, the head of danish intelligence unit said the man arrested is suspected of planning an attack against the leader of the danish branch of the arab struggle movement for the liberation of ahvaz. translation: this is a case that has led to the arrest of a citizen with iranian background. he is now detained in custody and charged with making it possible for eranga service to operate in denmark. so far the suspect has denied involvement and says it is a conspiracy to harm developing relations between iran and europe. denmark is out building support with its allies the new sanctions. the danish professor

wrote on twitter... —— leader. mike pompeo has sent congratulations on arresting an iranian regime assassin while iran is currently dealing with new us sanctions that take effect in november. eu countries, china and russia have so far been committed to working with iran but pressure from denmark and the us could now change that. that may fuselage of the plane which crashed on monday they have been found. the aircraft had a technical

problem the day before. inspections of all 737—max eight have been ordered. this is now the grim ritual that is taking place here at the port. these coastguard boats coming in, bringing back what they've been able to recover from the wreckage. it's then laid out here, on the concrete. there's people's baggage, clothes. amongst it also children's items, shoes and toys, and the wreckage of the plane that they've been able to retrieve from the ocean. also coming on these boats, coming off these boats are body bags filled with passengers that were on that plane. from here, they are rushed to a nearby military hospital, where the families of loved ones are desperately waiting there for news. some have flown in from bangka island, where this plane was headed. they're being told to give dna samples and items of clothing, anything that will help doctors

there identify what they're being able to recover from the wreckage. presidentjoko widodo recently visited the site, and the government is promising a full investigation about what took place here. a fact that a new plane crashed in daylight and in good weather, there are many questions about the technical health of that plane when it took off and lion air is under enormous pressure now. rebecca henschke, bbc news, tanjung priok port, jakarta. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a report from brazil, where the growing demand for cheap food is triggering massive deforestation and killing wildlife. 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 will 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. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: president trump, his family and advisers, have visited the scene of the massacre of 11 jewish people in pittsburgh. hundreds of protestors say he is not welcome. mr trump says he is considering ending birthright citizenship in the us, although it is unlikely he actually can. denmark has demanded new eu sanctions against tehran, after it said it had foiled an iranian plot to assassinate an iranian—arab activist on its soil. let's return to president trump's comments on birthright citizenship. earlier i spoke to david bier, an immigration policy analyst at the cato institute. i asked him what the truth of this birthright citizenship issue is. well, certainly it looks like this is a political move, rather than something of a serious legal policy consideration.

very few legal scholars in the united states think that you can change birthright citizenship without amending the constitution, and virtually none think you can do it through an executive order. so president trump is really out on a limb here, and i think he's hoping that this plays well before the mid—term elections on 6 november. to assume for a moment that he is serious enough about it to consider trying to change the constitution, what are the chances of that? well, changing the constitution is not going to happen, and certainly not on a contentious point like this one. that would require both houses of congress to agree, as well as two—thirds of the states. so the idea that, you know, you're going to get that type of agreement on an issue like this one is slim to none.

so what is the point of this, do you think? well, certainly he thinks that his supporters will rally around the proposition of cutting off birthright citizenship. you know, this is an issue that has really appealed to the far—right in america for many decades now. you know, the concern that the demographics of the country are changing, and in part they're changing because not only of immigration, but because of the children of immigrants, and of course their children as well, really changing the social dynamics in the united states. and that's something that really the far—right has opposed, and has suggested changing birthright citizenship in order to prevent that change from occurring. this is part of the idea, i think, isn't it, that citizenship should be

built on the kind of right bloodline — that there are real and fake americans. but even in public policy terms, it would have zero benefits, wouldn't it? well, certainly the policy argument here is that this will prevent illegal immigration in the future, and there's really no evidence for this. really, people who are immigrating here are doing so not because they want to have children here. that's just something that happens along the way. and really, if you're concerned about illegal immigration and illegal residents in the united states, this policy would only make matters worse, because now not are you going to have the illegal immigrants here, but you're going to have something like 4 million additional illegal residents, who were children who were born here, and now have no status and really are living as stateless people in the united states. our demand for cheap food is linked to deforestation and a devastating loss of wildlife, says the world wildlife fund in its latest report. farming is partly responsible, as the global consumption of cheap protein, such as soybeans, requires more and more land.

the cerrada savanna in brazil is one of the world's most over—exploited areas. adina campbell has this special report from brazil. it is an area the size of western europe. the cerrado savanna, in the heart of brazil, is one of the most bio—diverse places in the world, home to thousands of plant and animal species. but, as each day passes, they're in danger from this. the fire over there is an example of the problem here in the heart of the cerrado. the land has deliberately been set on fire, and there is a good chance the land is being cleared for soy production in the future. 80% of land in brazil is supposed to be for public use. but as more space is needed to grow soybeans, the law is being ignored, leading to land—grabbing

on a vast scale. there's a clear lack of governance in this region. so the law enforcement is not good enough, by far. so, when you see all the land rights of local communities, that is not respected. this farming company prides itself on producing soy in a sustainable way, by reusing land that has already been spoiled. valdoni menezes manages the farm. translation: as soon as we find a new area of land, whether it's for sale or rent, we have a team of specialists to investigate the history of that land. but most farms aren't like this. others will obtain land by any means, and it is the local communities who suffer. for four generations, the gomes lopes family lived off open land in the cerrado.

mariene says they were forced to leave, their home burned down and their land sold. translation: they took everything from us. we weren't allowed to bring anything. all the cattle, everything, it was all left behind. it was all destroyed. people and land under pressure, fuelled by the way our food is produced. conservationists say we have ten years to save south america's most valuable savanna. otherwise, all this could soon disappear. adina campbell, bbc news, in the cerrado, brazil. the boston mobsterjames ‘whitey‘ bulger has been killed in prison. he was once one of the fbi's most wanted criminals, and later became an informant. he was found dead in his cell in west virginia shortly after he had been transferred there from a jail in florida. nick bryant has more. well, as you say, whitey bulger

was one of america's most notorious criminals. he had been on the run for 16 years. he was eventually captured in 2011 in santa monica, in california, following a tipoff from a neighbour who saw his grainy image on the television and thought that looks like the guy who lives just a few doors away. and he was found with, i think, $800,000 of cash stashed away in the walls, and also a small cache of arms. ever since his conviction — he was convicted of participating in 11 murders, and mobster activities that included crime and gambling and gaming, even ira gun—running at some point. he was held in very high—security facilities, and what is interesting about the timing of his death, as some us media outlets are saying he's been killed, is that it happened just a day

after he was moved to this very high—security facility in west virginia. he was a secret fbi informant, something that he actually denied, but he was. and many people who are watching this will perhaps remember the movie black mass, which starred johnny depp, which was about his life story. he was the inspiration for the jack nicholson character in the movie the departed, the martin scorsese movie. and he had something of a folkloric origin in parts of south boston. in this irish part of town, he was this feared figure. the winter hill gang was feared, and he was a very brutal, brutal man. and he has died at the age of 89. he was found unconscious in his cell at 8:20am this morning, according to federal bureau officials, but they are not saying at the moment what was the manner of his death. they were saying no other inmates were injured, no other guards were injured. we don't know why he was found dead this morning. six months ago, wayne rooney moved to the us and joined the football team dc united. the club was at the bottom of the league, but since then has seen a remarkable turnaround.

it is now in the major league soccer play—offs. wayne rooney spoke to our sports correspondent natalie pirks about his new life in washington. as england's all—time record goalscorer, wayne rooney has always played at the highest level. but, at 33 years old, he hasjust taken on his toughest career challenge. right, dc. let's get to work. he told me he is notjust in america for a vacation, though. of course you have people who maybe compare you to other players who've come over here and not done so well. you know, people who make their opinion on you have to be — to see you play. i couldn't really play and take my foot off the pedal. rooney's arrival has been big news here. when wayne rooney arrived in dc, back in late june, the team was in last place in the eastern conference. he was the spark they needed to go on a major run and reach the play—offs. with a basic wage of more than £2 million a year, but with total earnings reportedly more than double that, he is the highest—paid player

in the club's history. shirt sales and ticket sales are up, but so is the level rooney demands. last week we had won a game, and it wasn't our best performance by any means. and he came in and said it wasn't good enough, and everyone was kind of thrown off, like, "well, we just won the game." and he's like, that's not going to last in play—offs. so it was a nice, i guess, little kick in the butt. yeah, it was a wake—up call for us. dc is known for its fast pace and politics, yet life in the capital has afforded rooney something he hasn't had in 17 years. the land of the free is living up to its name. i think it's just a bit more relaxing for us as a family, i think. if you want to go to the supermarket, or if you want to pop out and get a coffee, then it's quite easy to do. at times, in england, it could be a bit difficult. i thinkjust to be able to walk around and, you know, have a bit more space, and a bit more time to enjoy with your family, is something a bit

different to what i'm used to. he is living a different life now, albeit without premier league pampering. rooney is now flying economy and sharing hotel rooms. i think it's important you're part of the team. i wouldn't come in and start demanding things. it's not — i don't see it as a big issue, to be honest. he watched england's world cup run as a fan for the first time since he was a kid. that childlike exuberance is coming through in his football again. the smile is back. against all odds, trophies could be too. natalie pirks, bbc news, washington. more on that and all the news any time on the bbc news website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello there.

if the cold weather isn't your thing, then you'll be glad to know by the end of the week, and certainly into the weekend, it'll be turning much milder, but also wetter and windier with it, too, so more on that injust a moment. this morning we're starting off again on quite a cold note for many areas. further west, though, we've got these weak weather fronts bringing more cloud, some spots of rain, so here a less cold start. for central and eastern areas, a fairly widespread frost. there'll also be a little bit of mist and fog across southern areas, but at least where you have the frosty start, it should be dry, with plenty of sunshine in central and eastern areas. these weather fronts further west will be producing a little bit of rain, western scotland into northern ireland, and the other one affecting western parts of england and in towards wales. but eastern scotland, central, southern and eastern england should remain dry all day. and we'll start to pick up a milder southerly breeze, so that'll push temperatures up to around 11—13 degrees across england and wales. still quite a cool one, though, for scotland and northern ireland. then into wednesday night, we start to see some rain pushing up from the south into

south—eastern areas of england. meanwhile, this weather front across the west begins to meet with it, so by thursday it looks like it's going to be quite wet, cloudy, for much of eastern scotland, eastern england and wales, and by the end of thursday that band of rain will be confined to more eastern areas, with skies brightening up further west, bar a few showers. a cooler feel to things across central and northern areas, but we're still holding onto double—figure values across the south. then we look to the atlantic for friday. now, this deep area of low pressure contains the remnants of hurricane oscar, and it'll arrive across the north—west of the country later on friday. but actually, friday not a bad start. a chilly one, mind you, but it will be bright, with plenty of sunshine. across western areas, though, the cloud, the wind, and eventually the rain will start to appear. but it'll be a little bit milder pretty much across the board, with double—figure values for many of us. and then, through friday night, it really will be quite stormy across the north—west of the country as that low passes by. into saturday, a windy day with outbreaks of rain, and for sunday we see a secondary area of low pressure move in, to bring another spell of wet and fairly windy weather to our shores. so it really will be quite

wild to end the week. this is saturday's picture, then. starts off again plenty of sunshine across southern and eastern areas, and here it should stay dry all day, albeit quite windy. the further north and west that you are, we'll see widespread gales, a spell of pretty heavy rain at times, too. but it's a gusty day across the board, especially so, though, across this north—west corner. but look at these temperatures, importing some very mild air from the south—west. temperatures 1a to maybe 16 celsius. another wet and fairly windy but mild day on sunday. a quieter one on monday, but we'll still have southerly winds, so it'll be very mild in the south. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has offered condolences at the synagogue in pittsburgh where 11 worshippers were killed by a gunman on saturday. mr trump visited pittsburgh despite protests from onejewish organisation, which said he should not be received until he denounced white nationalism. denmark has demanded new eu sanctions against tehran, after it said it had foiled an iranian plot to assassinate an iranian—arab activist on its soil. a norwegian citizen of iranian

background has been arrested, and the danish intelligence service says he was working for tehran. the indonesian authorities have ordered the inspection of all boeing 737 max airliners. meanwhile, rescue teams have recovered more victims from the lion airjet that crashed into the sea with 189 people on board on monday. dozens of divers are taking part in the recovery effort along with helicopters and ships. when the people of warwickshire decided to honour the war dead