this is bbc world news today. i'm lukwesa burak. our top stories: president trump says he's been briefed about an audio tape of the murder ofjamal khashoggi, but refused to listen to it himself, because it's terrible and violent. it's a suffering tape, it's a terrible tape. i've been fully briefed on it. there is no reason for me to hear it, in fact, i said to the people, should i? they said, you really shouldn't. the british prime ministerfights back against her brexit critics, saying replacing her as leader wouldn't make negotiations any easier. a senior eu advisor says the uk has put itself in a difficult position. the negotiating power of the two sides has been extremely unbalanced, in favour of the 27. this has been very clear to most europeans from the outset, perhaps it was not so clear to the united kingdom. at a remembrance event in germany, france's president macron appeals for a strong europe to stop the world sliding into chaos. and game, set and match

to alexander zverev as he stuns world number one, novak djokovic, to win the atp finals in london. hello and welcome to world news today. president trump says he's been fully briefed on an audio recording of the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. but he said wouldn't listen to the tape himself, which he described as vicious and violent. the president said he expects a report on who was responsible to be completed by tuesday. the cia was reported to have concluded that the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, ordered the killing. but mr trump said those reports

were premature here's some of what president trump had to say. we have the tape. i don't want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape. why don't you want to? but i've been fully briefed. why don't you want to hear it, sir? because it's a suffering tape, it's a terrible tape. i've been fully briefed on it. there's no reason for me to hear it. in fact, i said to the people, "should i?" they said, "you really shouldn't, there's no reason". i know exactly, i know everything that went on in the tape without having to hear it. and what happened? it was very violent, very vicious and terrible. a month ago, you said you had spoken with saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, and that he had told you directly that he had no knowledge of this. that's right, and still says that. let's get more from chris buckler in washington. this story is just not going away from mr, or indeed, saudi arabia. this story is just not going away from mr, 0r indeed, saudi arabiam

the cia report is completed by tuesday, it will lead to more questions for president trump. there have been many reports suggesting that they have gathered a range of different evidence, including telephone calls and of course, from the president himself, we know that they have the audio recording of what happened inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. the suggestion so farfrom consulate in istanbul. the suggestion so far from the report about this cia assessment suggest that they believe that the crown prince, mohammed bin salman, was involved, and he did order the killing of jamal khashoggi. involved, and he did order the killing ofjamal khashoggi. as you mention, that is denied by saudi arabia, and from these reports from the cia assessment, there is a clear indication that there is no one single concrete piece of evidence, no so—called smoking gun, that establishes that he was involved. rather, this is a collection of information that has been assessed by the cia suggesting he must have been involved. some of that isn't simply about how saudi arabia works. president trump seems to be pushing

back, and the state department has released a clear statement in washington that says that the us government has not yet reached a final conclusion. it is interesting that they said the us government, that they said the us government, that seems to be very separate from the cia itself. the intelligence agency is ultimately the one that is gathering this report. we understand that there have been some sanctions that there have been some sanctions that have been placed on serbia saudi arabian officials, but mr trump is taking it softly softly when it comes to riyadh. as a spectacular ally, as he described them, how far can president trump go? spectacular ally in terms of jobs and economic development. that is how president trump described saudi arabia justice began. despite all all these reports, and the acknowledgement from saudi arabia that some of its own citizen is, indeed, some involved in its own security teams, were involved in this murder inside their consulate.

there is going to be increasing pressure on president trump to take some form of action. you mentioned that sanction has been put in place, that sanction has been put in place, thatis that sanction has been put in place, that is true, but they are against i7 that is true, but they are against 17 individuals. congress will push for more, and i suspect that will be driven democrats, but even for some republicans. president trump wants to defend that relationship with saudi arabia, part of it is economic, it is also about the strategic importance of saudi arabia as an ally in the middle east. potentially, america's most important ally there. you get the distinct impression with this report currently being compiled that there are things that donald trump doesn't wa nt to are things that donald trump doesn't want to hear, that includes the tape of the killing of the journalist. thank you forjoining us. let's bring you some live pictures now from tijuana on the mexico—us border where local residents are protesting against the influx of central american migrants into their area. the protesters marched to a migrant shelter

to demonstrate their opposition to the arrival of hundreds of people who had been part of that large group that left honduras a month ago. this splinter group arrived in tijuana which is on the mexican side of the border, south of california, four days ago. hostility towards the migrants as they have travelled towards the us border has hardened. the british prime minister has told her brexit critics that getting rid of her as leader, would not make delivering the policy any easier. theresa may defended the agreement reached for the uk's withdrawalfrom the eu, saying it was "in the national interest". and she warned those seeking to remove her, that a change of leadership would not make brexit any easier. here's our political correspondent, vicki young. it is a crucial seven days for the country

and theresa may's future. she is sticking to her brexit plan, hoping to persuade mps that it is the right compromise, leaving the eu but protecting the economy. she will also head to brussels to personally lead last—minute negotiations. this isn't about me. it is actually about what is right for the people of this country, about what is in the national interest. that is what drives me and that is what i am being driven to deliver, that is what i want to deliver for people. the draft withdrawal agreement is a legally binding document laying out how the uk leaves the eu. there's also a much shorter political declaration containing a broad outline of our future relationship with the eu. the focus this week will be on the future relationship and when we we re in the house of commons, a number of members of parliament were saying they wanted more detail on the future relationship. that is what we are working on this week. the labour leader says his party won't back the deal she is proposing. you go back to europe

and say, "listen, our parliament does not agree with this and does not accept it, the people of this country don't." there are jobs on both sides of the channel at risk here. we need an agreement, a serious, central agreement and i believe the labour options are the serious ones that could achieve that. some cabinet ministers and dozens of tory mps aren't happy, either and the former brexit secretary says the deal is not right to the country. i do think we are being bullied, subject to what is pretty close to blackmail, frankly, for your viewers at home and i think there is a point at which it should have been done before where we just say, "i'm sorry, this is the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, we cannot accept those dictated terms". two things could destabilise the prime minister this week. brexiteer cabinet members want reassurance the uk will not be trapped in a customs arrangement against its will and if they don't get that clarification and resign, it is hard to see how theresa may can carry on. the second threat comes from conservative mps trying to force a vote of

no—confidence her leadership. only this man knows how close they are to getting the 48 letters required to trigger that. the rules are very clear, that if the threshold were to be reached, i would have to consult with the leader of the party. immediately? i think the whole thing is written with the intention it should be expeditious process. theresa may's message to her rebellious mps is that getting rid of her will not make eu negotiations any easier and won't change the parliamentary arithmetic. earlier, i spoke to nathalie tocci, a senior advisor to the eu foreign policy chief. she said that while the eu has time on its side, it still doesn't want to go too hard in the negotiations. it is not in the interest of either the eu or the uk to end up in a no deal scenario, but the timing problem is an acute one, to the extent that not only do we have the end of march

as a deadline, but even if we were to extend that period, the problem is we have the european parliament elections in may, and is the united kingdom going to participate or not in those elections? presumably there will be a brexit so they will not, so even if we were to give the negotiation more time, i am not frankly sure that we would end up with a fundamentally different results, because it seems to me that what has remained is an internal contradiction within the united kingdom itself, where essentially everything that could make sense politically, from a brexiteer point of view, simply doesn't make sense economically and as far as the unity of the united kingdom is concerned. so in a sense the european union is an observer to this process and, as i said, has always been over the last couple of years simply very

firm on those two criteria, single market integrity and unity of the member states. with those criteria met, anything goes. we did hearfrom the president of the european council, donald tusk, and also the european parliament saying that the interest of the 27, they have been protected, however, dominic raab saying that the european union has been a bully to the prime minister. i think what has been very clear to that 27, perhaps less so to the united kingdom, inevitably, in a negotiation when you have 27 against one, no matter how powerful, how strong, that one might be, and it was a heavy member states, within the union, but very clearly, the negotiating power of the two sides has been an extremely

unbalanced one in favour of the 27. this has been very clear to most europeans from the outset. perhaps it was not so clear to the united kingdom and has become progressively clearer as the negotiations proceed. is that bullying? it is not bullying, it is simply, in any negotiation, ultimately it is the bargaining power of the sides that weighs, and this has been an initiation in which the european union has had far more cards in its hand than the uk has. —— a negotiation. let's get some of the day's other news: in a manual recount, florida's outgoing governor, the republican rick scott, has been declared the winner of the state's senate race. governor scott was given a 10,000 vote lead over democratic incumbent bill nelson. election officials say scott took 50.05% of the 8.19 million votes cast across the state. the israeli prime minister,

benjamin netanyahu, has urged his coalition partners not to bring down the government at a time when, he says, they're countering security challenges. he's facing calls for an early election after defence minister avigdor lieberman's resignation left mr neta nyahu's party with a one seat majority. key coalition partners say that is unworkable even though elections are not due until november 2019. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: all the sport, including alexander zverev‘s stunning victory over world number one novak djokovic in straight sets to win the season—ending atp finals in london. victory in pakistan's general

election, and has asked the president to name her as prime minister. released on bailfor $3 million after turning himself into the pleas in santa barbara. million after turning himself into the pleas in santa barbaram million after turning himself into the pleas in santa barbara. it was the pleas in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far as the biggest demonstration so far as the first growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it african government has announced thatitis african government has announced that it is opening the country's remaining white only beaches to people of all races. this will lead toa people of all races. this will lead to a black government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire from much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage.

this is bbc world news today, i'm lukwesa barak. the latest headlines: president trump said he's been briefed about an audio tape of the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi but refused to listen to it himself because it's violent and terrible. emergency workers in california are still struggling to contain the wildfires that have devastated large areas of the state. at least 76 people are now known to have died, and the authorities say more than 1200 people remain unaccounted for. our correspondent, dave lee, is in the devastated town of paradise. howell have those that have died been remembered? we are expecting there to be a vigil later today for

those that have been deeply affected by this tragedy, to come together and pay their respects to the dead. iam in and pay their respects to the dead. iamina and pay their respects to the dead. i am in a town called paradise, the worst hit town. since we have been here, this seems the cleanest air, and there has been a steady stream of trucks going in and to help with the recovery effort. here is the latest with what has been happening. from here, you can see the scale of this devastating blaze. and this is a glimpse of what it was like to be right in the very heart of it. this firefighter was tackling the blaze in southern california where three people are known to have died. in the north of the state, it is a far grimmer picture, where 76 people are now confirmed dead. many hundreds more are still unaccounted for. local officials have admitted their data may be wrong. since last night, an additional five remains were recovered, bringing the total up to 76 human remains. in the town of paradise, some 12,000 structures were destroyed.

most of them houses, leaving many wondering where they will go next. this school has now become an emergency shelter and this grandmother doesn't yet know the fate of her home. i have my frustrations. we don't know what is going on about school and what to do about school for the kids. medical services are down in paradise. what is going to happen? there's not a lot of information. president trump arrived in northern california on saturday. he was greeted by california's governor and governor—elect, two men who have publicly and strongly disagreed with the president over what they consider to be the cause of these raging fires. president trump has blamed bad forest management but experts say it is a combination of factors, including climate change. as well as the many lives lost, many thousands more lives will be forever changed. even though paradise will be rebuilt, it is clear this town will never be the same. dave lee, bbc news,

northern california. i suppose one of the main questions people will ask is, are the fire is over now? had they been contained? they are not over, and one of the concerns that firefighters have been telling us about is the threat of gusty wind over the next couple of days. it is the wind that makes the fire spread quickly. that is what is forecast. currently, the fire is 150,000 acres still. and it is only around 60% contained. that is an improvement of where we were earlier in days gone by, but still a very big threat, which is why many people are still unable to return to their homes. there are still around 50,000 people that he'd been evacuated. so the problem has not been dealt with just yet. thank you forjoining us. the large and often—changing number of missing in california is something that has confused locals and officials alike.

the bbc news website has looked at the difficulties of getting the numbers right after an event like the california wildfires — that's at bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. the french president emmanuel macron has made an impassioned appeal for a stronger europe, in an address at the german parliament. speaking during events to commemorate those who died in two world wars, he said europe "has the obligation not to let the world slip into chaos". from berlin, here'sjenny hill. hushed, sombre, this is how germany remembers its war dead. no glorious tribute to the fallen, just the persistent echo of horrors past and a responsibility to the future. translation: europe, and within it,

the franco—german pairing, have the obligation not to let the world slip into chaos and to guide it on the road to peace. that is why europe must be stronger. that is why it must be more sovereign, because it will not be able to play its role if it becomes the plaything of the powers. it is why mr macron is here today. germany supports his vision for post—brexit europe, a joint army, a shared budget, and what the french leader wants now is details, a plan. this is, for germany, a solemn day. rarely does it take on such political significance. emmanuel macron stopped short of naming names, warning instead against "the powers" which attack liberal democracy and set nation against nation. for germany, his country's old wartime foe, it is a rhetoric which is both poignant and powerful.

jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. what's believed to be a stolen painting by picasso has turned up in romania. harlequin head was one of seven masterpieces stolen six years ago from a dutch museum. the 2012 heist lasted only three minutes and the romanian thieves were jailed. but the artworks were never recovered. experts are now checking the authenticity. azi farni has all the sport. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. alexander zverev has stunned world number one novak djokovic at the atp finals in london to take the biggest win of his career. the 21—year—old german won in straight sets to take the season ending title for the first time. zverev, who has previously wonjust three masters titles, looked comfortable from the start, breaking djokovic in the ninth game of the first set,

serving out to take it 6—4. and after breaking djokovic in the first game of the second set, he went on to win that 6—3. it makes him the youngest player to win the title since djokovic won at the same age in shanghai in 2008. and afterwards, zverev paid tribute to his opponant. everybody knows how good a tennis player you are, but i want to mention how good a person you are as well. we had so many talks, not only about tennis but about other stuff, about life. you are also very good sharer in this world. i appreciate you sharing titles with me and matches as well. obviously you could win any match that you want but i appreciate you letting me win one today. they left it late but england got their revenge on the team that knocked them out of the world cup. two goals in the last 12 minutes of the match saw gareth southgate's

side comeback against croatia to win 2—1, and with it book their place in next year's nations league finals. john watson was watching the drama unfold at wembley. the permutations were simple for england. wayne and they would progress to the nation ‘s league semifinals. lose and they would be relegated to the second tier of this competition. that would have proved to bea competition. that would have proved to be a sickener for current southgate in the way his team has played in this competition, with the big win over spain, and now croatia. it looked as though it wouldn't be their day—to—day. croatia scored to put them ahead, and it was the substitute that equalised and then the captain harry kane had the all—important winning goal that saw them reach the semifinals in portugal next summer. it underlines the importance of this tournament, how england have benefited from

playing more competitive football. it has done away with those seemingly meaningless friendlies. the introduction of some of the younger players have the benefit from playing more competitive football, it has allowed gareth southgate took altered his tactics and formation. we can see how england have benefited. they now have the chance to contest silverware in portugal next summer. it has been a long time since england have managed to win any silverware, of course, the chances to win this tournament outright in portugal is well there. and would have been a good year, but it wouldn't have felt as good for sure. we have been thinking about this since march, and we couldn't have done any better, to grind it out on from behind and turn it around how we did, it is a great feeling. elsewhere in the nations league, switzerland can still snatch top spot from belgium in group 2a but they have to beat them by two clear goals.

well they were 2—0 down but have come back to lead 4—2. haris seferovic with two goals. earlier, valentino lazaro scored an injury—time winner as austria beat northern ireland 2—1. england and defending champions west indies have already qualified for the semi—finals of the women's world twenty20 but they are playing each other this evening to determine who they will face there. the winners meeting australia, the losers india. england have really struggled since being put into bat. they just finished their innings 115—8. that's all the sport for now. that is it from bbc world news for now, catch up with us on twitter. stage and, more coming up. whilst many of us have been basking

in autumn sunshine here in the uk over the last couple of days, northern iceland has been baking. for the north coast, near the arctic circle, temperatures averaged 17 celsius this weekend. one enemies into the arctic and the arctic responds by throwing cold air across northern europe. that will move towards our shores over the next couple of days. colder weather is on the way. tonight, we have clear skies, but through the second half of the night, it will turn cloudy across scotland, england, and eventually eastern areas of wales. the clearest skies, lowest temperatures, and a shot frost in the highlands, perhaps some fault here as well. on monday, a different day weather—wise. there will be more cloud and there will be some showers, particularly across east anglia, the midlands and perhaps southern counties of england as well. a few of those showers could

reach wales, most of the temperatures getting lower. highs into the single figures, but still some sunshine from western scotland. it will get colder again on tuesday, the cloud will thicken further, so we will see more of the showers coming in lines, one could affect and, perhaps another one around lincolnshire and yorkshire. cold wind, around a0 or 50 lincolnshire and yorkshire. cold wind, around a0 or50 mph, it'll make it better. it will be a cold day with temperatures around six or 7 degrees, but factor in the strength of the wind, it will feel much colder than that, close to freezing perhaps. tuesday night could bring some hail snow —— hill snow, in higher areas. could bring some hail snow —— hill snow, in higherareas. looking could bring some hail snow —— hill snow, in higher areas. looking at the jet stream snow, in higher areas. looking at thejet stream pad in midweek, we have a big block set up. no pressure in the south, high pressure in the north. the mainjet stream in the south, high pressure in the north. the main jet stream streams across the mediterranean, bringing stormy weather, perhaps affecting greece as we look into the weather in the week ahead. the weather won't

change a great deal, because of the block, the atlantic can't exert its warming influence on our weather, because the wind comes from a different direction. coming from an easterly direction, it will be culled on wednesday. a lot of cloud, still some patches of rain, but the cloud will drift northwards into scotla nd cloud will drift northwards into scotland and northern ireland. chilly, highs for some just reaching 5 degrees. that's your weather. this is bbc world news, the headlines: president trump said he's been fully briefed on an audio recording of the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi but refused to listen to it himself because what's on it is terrible, very violent and vicious. the british prime minister theresa may has told her critics that getting rid of her as leader would not make delivering brexit any easier. she has defended last week's draft agreement for leaving the eu. at a ceremony in germany to commemorate those who died in two world wars, president macron has made an impassioned appeal for a stronger europe. he said too many powers sought

to thwart europe by attacking liberal democracies. deep differences between the united states and china have marred a summit of leaders from pacific nations. for the first time since the apec meetings began 25 years ago,