i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. the headlines: the us mobilises thousands of troops, as president trump continues his crackdown on immigration ahead of the midterm elections. at this very moment large well—organised caravans of migrants are marching towards our southern border. some people call it an invasion. it is like an invasion. us authorities charge two former goldman sachs bankers and a fugitive malaysian financier, following one of the world's biggest financial scandals. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: divers in indonesia find the flight data recorderfrom the lion air plane, which crashed on monday, killing all 189 people on board. and the new sound of south africa — we meet the djs setting a course from the street to global stardom. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news —

it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and eight pm in washington — where president trump has ramped up his tough stance on illegal immigration. —— 8pm. it comes as thousands of central americans continue to make their way towards the united states‘ southern border. in a wide—ranging speech ahead of next week's congressional elections, donald trump said he is finalising plans to overhaul the immigration system. but his language has been criticised by many, including senior figures within his own party. our north america editor, jon sopel reports. it feels as though america is going on to a war footing. thousands of troops are being mobilised. destination — the southern border. the enemy — men, women,

and children winding their way up through mexico. 15,000 soldiers are being deployed to stop immigrants on foot from entering the united states — illegally, says the president. and with five days to go until crucial congressional elections, this issue has taken on a deeply political hue. at this very moment, large well—organised caravans of migrants are marching towards our southern border. some people call it an invasion. it's like an invasion. they have violently overrun the mexican border. you saw that two days ago. these are tough people in many cases. a lot of young men, strong men, and a lot of men that maybe we don't want in our country. but, again, we'll find that out through the legal process. there have been allegations from the president and his surrogates that this straggling caravan of people from central america have members of islamic state among them, that they're violent criminals, that they're carrying diseases which will infect other americans. no evidence of any of these

things has been provided. but the overriding narrative, be very, very afraid, this is an invasion. and donald trump has put out this video which his opponents say is racist, with its implication that all immigrants, like the central character in this ad, are criminals. the ad has brought a chorus of criticism, much of it from prominent republicans. chanting: usa! usa! but fear of immigration among many americans is real and the president is tapping into that. democrats want open borders and they want to invite caravan after caravan into our country which brings crime upon crime.

donald trump is spending next to no time at the white house at the moment. he's on the road attending rallies every day between now and the midterms. he's got a positive message to tell on the economy. but among his supporters it's nothing like as effective as his message on immigration. it's a simple calculation. fear is a more potent weapon than hope. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. we'll have more on the us midterms later in the programme. first let's take a look at some of the day's other news. there's been confusion over whether sri lanka's parliament will be reconvened next week or not. the newly appointed prime minister, mahinda rajapaksa had suggested that parliament could meet next monday, to end the political crisis in the country. yogita limaye is following the story in colombo. this is a political rally that has been called to show opposition to

the president's decision to sack the prime minister. what they are saying here is not that they support the ousted prime minister, ranil wickremesinghe, but that they believe his removal was unconstitutional and that they democratic process should have been followed. in the past few days in colombo we have seen several such breaches. the country remains in a political crisis with both the ousted prime minister and the newly appointed prime minister, mahinda raja pa ksa, appointed prime minister, mahinda rajapa ksa, staking claim appointed prime minister, mahinda rajapaksa, staking claim to be position. all eyes are now on what will happen in parliament when it is convened. 0nly will happen in parliament when it is convened. only your web wins the majority in the house will have the right to remain as prime minister —— whoever wins. it is a 225 member house, so whoever wins will have to have 113 mps or more on their side. and hectic negotiations are on in both camps. also making news today: the united states has charged two companies in china and taiwan, as well as three individuals, who they accuse of conspiring to steal trade secrets from an american tech firm. the attorney general, jeff sessions, said the scale of chinese industrial espionage was increasing rapidly

and that "enough was enough". electronics giant samsung has reached a settlement with current and former employees who were exposed to toxic chemicals. the deal means each of those affected can be awarded up to 132 thousand dollars in compensation. -- 130 —— 130 —— -- 130 -- $132,000. thousands of staff at google offices around the world have staged mass walkouts in protest at the company's treatment of women and ethnic minorities. the protests began in tokyo and singapore and have swept around the world after a new york times report detailing how the firm shielded executives who were accused of sexual misconduct. and scientists have announced the launch of a project to decode the genomes of one and a half million species, including all animals, plants, fungi, and some single cell organisms. this new inventory of life on earth will be used to protect endangered species and reveal countless biological secrets, including

new natural medicines. it's expected to be completed in the next decade. divers in indonesia have retrieved the flight data recorder from the lion air plane, which crashed into the java sea on monday, killing all 189 people on board. efforts are still under way to recover the second black box, which has the voice recorder from the cockpit. geoffrey thomas is editor—in—chief of aviation news website airline ratings. com. i asked him how soon we're likely to get answers as to what happened. that is a very good question. as you say, they have recovered the digital flight say, they have recovered the digital flight data recorder. that records a minimum of 88 parameters to do with the aircraft's systems. we would expect that we should get readings

from that within a week or two. however, the indonesian authorities are under no obligation to make those details available at this stage. they are obliged to issue a preliminary report into the accident within 30 days of it. so that is the end of this month, the end of november. they will also be under great pressure from authorities around the world to make available the preliminary data, because the 737 is one of the most widely used aeroplanes in the world, and if there is a problem with it we need to find out as quickly as possible. absolutely. 0n the point about the airline boeing 37, it was a 737 max 8, if! airline boeing 37, it was a 737 max 8, ifiam airline boeing 37, it was a 737 max 8, if i am not wrong. there are many other airlines who have bought this plane. wattie hearing about concerns over the aircraft at this point or is it too early to say? -- what are you hearing? it is too early to say.

the max eight is the fourth major revision of the 737 design. first went into service in 1967—68. it is the most successful jet aircraft in history. boeing have got orders for over 111,000 of them. they have delivered 10,000. there are about 8000 in service today. when i say there are 8000 in service, those planes conduct about four or five flights per day. it is incredibly widely used aircraft. there is no general concern at all about the design. this possibly is a specific problem to this particular aeroplane. geoffrey thomas from airline ratings .com. two former goldman sachs bankers and a fugitive malaysian financier have been charged over the alleged plunder of billions of dollars from malaysia's state development fund, 1mdb. the us department ofjustice says two of the men have been arrested, while one other remains at large.

the bbc‘s nada tawfik has the story. these are the first us criminal charges to stem from the long—running scandal at malaysia's state development fund, which is considered to be one of the largest financial scandals. us prosecutors allege that tim leitner and roger m, allege that tim leitner and roger in, two, goldman bankers worked with jho low to bribe government officials in malaysia and abu dhabi to basically win1mdb business for goldman sachs. they met allegedly in a series of meetings in malaysia and the united kingdom. the fund was set up the united kingdom. the fund was set upfor the united kingdom. the fund was set up for development projects in malaysia, but the banks worked on three bond transactions between 2002 and 2013 that raced 6.5 billion for the fund. us authorities say that

allegedly 2.7 billion of that was misappropriated and fraudulently diverted to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes and for their personal benefit. now the money was allegedly used to buy things like luxury residential, real estate in new york city, artwork from a new york—based auction house, at the same time the bankers allegedly received large bonuses and enhance their reputations at goldman sachs. according to court papers, the bank allegedly received approximately 600 million in fees. goldman has not commented on they have denied any wrongdoing. but tim leissner has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money and to violate us antibribery laws. he will have to forfeit $43.7 million in ill gotten gains. roger nanograms a former managing director was arrested in malaysia on thursday. jho low and,

who was considered the mastermind of the plan, it will be hard for him to evade authorities and easy to have him extradited to the united states. nada tawfik reporting. let's get back to president trump's announcement that his government is finalising plans to overhaul the us asylum system. this comes just before crucial mid—term elections. among the states the president is visiting in these final days is tennessee. the bbc‘s chris buckler has been on a midterm road trip all week and a short time ago hejoined me from memphis. the neon lights are on and the evening isjust beginning in the heart of memphis. but the campaign has been going on for months ahead of these mid—term elections. and just to give you an idea of how important they are here, in one tennessee senate race alone $70 million has been spent on the campaign. and there are a whole range of issues, including immigration, but also the issue of

president trump himself. and with female voters that is a big deal. members might call itself into the blues and the birthplace of and roll, but there is not much harmony here —— memphis. thanks to america's mid—term elections. the singing fresia sisters are up republicans in tennessee. a state which has become an unexpected battleground. and following some of the controversial comments made by president trump about women female voters are having to consider whether he is the man for them. # sisters don't come between me and my man!|j for them. # sisters don't come between me and my man! i think a lot of the women who don't like him are not hearing what i am hearing. maybe he is too aggressive for them or something. the allegations about affairs, the comments about where he

might grab some women. those are things that aren't really presidential, are they? they're not. but he was on the president then. —— was not. and i phil laak is not being respected for what he has accomplished. -- and i feel like. but polls suggest many women are not impressed by donald trump, it is clearly playing on his mind. we do very well with women. donald trump calls women beautiful. you are beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. i think women like me more there —— 110w think women like me more there —— now than they did two years ago. not eve ryo ne now than they did two years ago. not everyone is prepared to return those governments. i guess as a businessman he is good for the country, but he is very disrespectful and i think he is kind of like a loose cannon. he would call women fat, ugly, use really demeaning words. a woman has never represented tennessee in the us

senate. but that could change this time around. the republican candidate is female and in a straight fight between a man and a woman you might expect female voters to fall in behind, but it is not that simple. and that is because there is a little bad blood. the singer taylor swift blasted marshall blackburn over her voting record. as a result is that she is fighting for the democrats and their male candidates, bill bratton. it is not about the fact that she is a woman, it is really about the policies. we are looking at women candidates who will advocate for women's equality and the fact that they happen to be and the fact that they happen to be a woman is an added benefit. they will bring that extra perspective, a unique perspective. there has been a lot of noise during this election campaign. 0nly next week will become clear that america's voters have been listening, too. # you've got a

prey in memphis... and there will be a few prayers are said by both democrats and republicans ahead of the election. of course president trump has been doubling down and one of his supporters called it his aggressive language. those claims about immigration, what the democrats would call scaremongering about immigration, is designed to appeal to his base. the big question is how will play with those voters who could sway either way? that could be very important in these midterms. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: french for 150 years. new caledonia in the south pacific is set for a crucial vote on independence. also on the programme: we report from durban, south africa, where two local djs' unique style of house music is getting international recognition. the israeli prime minister, the

architect of the middle east peace process , architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has in arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country they voted on an historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and it just seems to keep on going. tonight we've proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is newsday on the bbc.

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories. the us has mobilised thousands of troops as president trump continues his crackdown on immigration ahead of the midterm elections. two former goldman sachs bankers and a fugitive malaysian financier have been charged in the us in connection with the long—running scandal at malaysia's state development fund, 1mdb. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times shows how an ancient tradition could be used to solve a very modern problem. an exhibition under way in paris features japanese wrapping cloths, known as furoshiki. they're being promoted as an alternative to plastic bags. there's some sweet news in france's le figaro paper, if you are a fan of chocolate that is. apparently a new european standard for cocoa quality could be on the cards. it will include sustainability

and better treatment for workers. and the new york times reports on a coven of witches bringing magic and modern dance together. it's part of a remake of the cult classic suspiria. and their enchanting performance is casting a spell over audiences and critics alike. the french overseas territory of new caledonia is voting in an independence referenda on sunday. new caledonia is close to australia and new zealand. france claimed it in 1853 from the indigenous kanak people, and turned it into a penal colony. today the territory, like australia and new zealand, has a minority indigenous population, representing about 40% of the population. a short time ago i spoke

to denise fisher, australia's former consul—general to new caledonia, and i asked her about the strength of feeling in the territory. well, of course we are, in our corner of the world, witnessing something quite historic, actually. the fulfilling of a pledge by france to have this vote, after having deferred it for quite sometime, decades in fact. so those independence supporters, people who pushed for independence, who fought in the 1980s civil war, largely be indigenous kanak people, are really looking forward to this opportunity to express their view at the polls. at the same time, the pro— france supporters very strongly determined that new caledonia shall remain french. what kind of conditions do the indigenous people having new caledonia at the moment? it is competitive other pacific nations, it is an affluent area. it is incredibly beautiful, but it is

affluent, isn't it? yes, and the per capita income is approaching basically australia's and new zealand's, which is unique, of course. but there is still some problem in distribution of wealth. but it has to be said that the 30 yea rs but it has to be said that the 30 years we but it has to be said that the 30 yea rs we have but it has to be said that the 30 years we have just seen, which are 110w years we have just seen, which are now coming to an end, presided over bya number of now coming to an end, presided over by a number of agreements that finished the civil war, had seen a great growth in prosperity and a redistribution of the benefits of nickel, which is the primary source, it including to be kanak people, for example, in the northern province, which is the kanak heartland. it is the ka nak which is the kanak heartland. it is the kanak government there that administers a brand—new nickel processing plant. there has been lots of progress. there are still some gaps, and all the communities are aware there are gaps, there are squats in wealthy noumea, which is

like a squats in wealthy noumea, which is likea mini squats in wealthy noumea, which is like a mini cannes in the pacific heartland of new caledonia. but there are squats, there are inequalities, and everybody is determined to use this press —— use this process to address those inequalities. now, i will try not to mispronounce this. it's called gommm, and it's a type of south african house music that's becoming increasingly popular in clubs across europe. this weekend it is being recognised at mtv‘s european music awards. distruction boyz from durban are two djs at the forefront of the scene, who've been nominated for best african act. nomia iqbal went to meet them. a warning, her report contains flashing images. the music that we make is 100% authentically south african music, it's not made anywhere across the world. it's called qum. it comes from the streets of durban. destruction boyz have sold millions of records, won multiple industry awards and they've done it by themselves with no major record label. que and goldmax were born here in the township of kwamashu, which has one of the highest murder

rates in south africa. it was in this house where they created their first album on an old pc. what is it about kwamashu that inspires that sound that you guys make? it has to be the struggle. yeah, the struggle, yeah. crime is at an all—time high. people, if you can show them this came from kwamashu, they won't believe you. why? because kwamashu is just like a township, it's just the hood. but, despite their tiny set—up, this summer destruction boyz performed at one of europe's largest dance festivals. they've also played gigs in london. it's amazing! yeah. we're still getting, who are you, what's going on? so it's like that but we're happy that we came with something truly south african and authentic and people fell in love with it. in their own studio,

que and goldmax are in control of their sound. they want to perform in ibiza, where the world's top djs play, and follow in the footsteps of famous south african artists black coffee and euphonik. euphonik has been in the music industry for more than 20 years working independently, but even he admits it has its limitations. it's definitely difficult, it's not the easiest thing in the world and the thing about the music business is that you can be a musician that really loves music but ultimately at the end of the day this thing is a business. if you're an artist in south africa, you don't really need a major but if you've got global ambitions, then you definitely do. for many south african artists, keeping their sound true to its roots is hugely important but to make the biggest impact with their music, it means they may inevitably have to give up some control. nomia iqbal, bbc news. good luck to them in that competition. i am sure we will be

hearing them play in ibiza no about it. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. and i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. stay with us. we will be looking further into the walkout at google on asia business report. let's end the programme with lucy. she's a giraffe at singapore zoo. for months her keepers have been using a showerhead to get her used to the feeling of having an ultrasound in case she got pregnant. well, this week the zoo announced lucy is expecting the arrival of her first calf in january next year. and you have seen her, haven't you? yes indeed, me and my sun went to see how last weekend. good luck to her. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello. friday starts with the last

widespread frost of this cold spell before things turn milder over the weekend. but windy, too. here is a look at rings for early rises on friday morning. lots of blue. the cold spots will be down to —5 or minus six. 12 mist and fog patches, nothing widespread. 0ne minus six. 12 mist and fog patches, nothing widespread. one or two showers dotted about western parts of the uk early on. when you have these you will not be as cold as elsewhere. foremost, it is a sunny start to the day. the sunshine will continue throughout. the sun will turn increasingly hazy across western parts of the uk on through the day. higher clouds building in ahead of this area of rain, which will be knocking on the door of northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. top temperatures around nine or 12 degrees, some sunshine and a gentle breeze. it will not guilty about. as we go through friday evening and night, clearly the weather is changing. a system moving in from the atlantic, so it will be turning wet through scotland

and northern ireland. the winds are picking up as well. gales developing through irish sea coast. not as cold, but still quite chilly for the cold est cold, but still quite chilly for the coldest parts cold, but still quite chilly for the cold est parts of cold, but still quite chilly for the coldest parts of east anglia and south—east england. this weather system coming in is this deep area of low pressure, ex— hurricane 0scar. that will pass us well to the north—west, but still produce strong winds the closer you are to it on saturday, especially in the western isles. lots of rain, especially in western scotland. a soaking day here. some outbreaks of rain pushing through the rest of scotland. it is there in northern ireland as well although it will clear later in the day. it starts to edge into west wales and the west side of england, which means further east of england, it will be staying dry with sunshine. windy across the uk, this is where we getjust in excess of 40 miles an hour, and towards 65 miles an hour in the western isles. gales for parts of scotland, northern ireland, the irish sea coasts. some winds could be disruptive, but the act coming in from the south—west, it is going to be a much milder day. and of course it is a fireworks

bonfire weekend. we are expecting on saturday evening for the rain to have cleared through belfast but will still be affecting parts of scotland, wales and western england. if you're going out on sunday evening there is still the chance of rain around, particularly through wales and western england. part two of the weekend, sunday, another weather system pushing rented western areas of england, wales, into northern england. much of scotla nd into northern england. much of scotland and northern ireland will be fine. 0ne scotland and northern ireland will be fine. one or two showers in the north—west but still quite windy. east anglia and the south—east look like staying dry. still mild, but not quite as mild saturday. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story: president trump says he's planning to deny asylum to people who enter the us outside legal ports of entry. his claim — that the action is needed to protect the nation's borders — comes as thousands of central americans continue to make their way towards the united states. two former goldman sachs bankers and a fugitive malaysian financier have been charged in the us over the 1mdb corruption scandal that

helped bring down malaysia's former government. and this story is trending on bbc.com. this is google's hq in california where staff walked out, joining other protests around the world. employees in various cities left their desks to show their anger at the tech giant's treatment of women and ethnic minorities. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news — it's time for hardtalk.