hello everyone. this is news day on the bbc. violence on hong kong's streets as the protests over a new plan to send suspects to mainland china intensify. the territory's leader defends her record. translation: have i sold out hong kong? how would i do? i was born and raised here. i grew up here with all other hong kong citizens. hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated along parts of india's western coast as the region prepares for a powerful cyclone. i'm nuala mcgovern in london.

also in the programme. the start of a beautiful friendship? japan's prime minister is in iran, the first visit of its kind in decades. new gun laws are one thing, enforcing them is another. why police in colorado say they don't want to take away people's firearms. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's midnight in london and 7 o'clock in the morning here in hong kong where the mood remains tense after police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at thousands of protesters in the city centre. demonstrators are trying to block a bill that would allow people to be extradited to mainland china for trial. dozens were wounded in the clashes which the territory's leader

described as organised riots. rupert wingfield hayes has more. this was the centre of hong kong this afternoon. scenes of mass violence, the likes of which have not been seen here since the 1960s. the day had been tense from the start. huge crowds surrounded hong kong's legislature, determined to stop any discussion of the hated extradition bill. the object of their anger, this woman — hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam. last weekend, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets here, demanding she scrap a bill that would allow people in hong kong to be extradited to mainland china, but she is refusing to budge. why is she quite so adamant, quite so determined? you would call it arrogance on her part or stubbornness. no, she isjust doing all this at beijing's order. she is just some little puppet

of the beijing regime. today's protesters were almost exclusively young, aggressive, and boiling with rage at a government they believe is giving away their freedoms. it seemed only a matter of time before things turned violent — and so they did. few here have ever experienced the searing pain of being tear—gassed. you could see the shock and confusion. i think there's lines that we can have the freedom from fear, that we are every day facing right now, so i guess we feel angry and we do not get respected by our own government. by early evening, police had begun to gain the upper hand — launching barrage after barrage, driving protesters away

from the government quarter. what we're witnessing here in hong kong tonight, with this operation to clear the streets, is a hong kong government determined not to allow another protest movement to establish itself and occupy the centre of the city, like it did back in 2014, and a government that is determined, it seems, to push ahead with an incredibly controversial extradition law regardless of the consequences. the government has now declared today's protest a riot, turning those who took part into potential criminals, but tonight thousands remain on the streets — their anger only further inflamed. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. and we'll return for more from hong kong in a few minutes. but let's first take a look at some of the day's other news. boris johnson, the former british foreign secretary, has made his pitch to lead the conservative party and the country. he told supporters he'd take britain out of the european union by the end

of october — even without a deal. but the final contender to launch their official bid, home secretary sajid javid, dismissed the frontrunner as "yesterday's news". have a listen to borisjohnson. after three years and to mr deadlines, we must leave the eu on october 31. —— two missed deadlines. and we must do better than the current withdrawal agreement that has been rejected thrice by parliament. let me make clear that i am notaiming parliament. let me make clear that i am not aiming for no deal. i don't think we will end up with any such thing. that it is only responsible to vigorously prepare for no deal. also making news today: president trump has pledged to deploy 1,000 troops to the us nato ally poland — a key step sought by the country's president duda to deter russia. the two leaders signed a joint defence declaration and watched a flypast from the white

house south lawn. the world health organization has called an emergency meeting in response to the news that ebola has spread to uganda from eastern congo. the head of a major medical charity has called the latest outbreak "truly frightening". nearly 1,400 people have died in the democratic republic of congo. and in cycling, chris froome has been ruled out of next month's tour de france after seriously injuring his leg. the four—time tour champion hit a wall during a practice ride and suffered a broken femur, elbow and ribs. and on the streets of new york — cages with eerily lifelike child—sized mannequins brought locals to a stand still. it's an art installation by the #nokidsincages campaign which organisers hope will draws attention to the immigration crackdown at the us—mexico border.

this isn't the first time in recent years that hong kong has seen mass action on the streets. in 2014 the so—called umbrella movement blocked some of the streets here in the centre of the territiry for several months. many of the protest leaders from then are back on the streets this time. nathan law is one of them, he was jailed for his part in the 2014 movement. for more on this i am joined now by nathan law, pro democracy activist and former legislative council member. thank you so much forjoining us. with the legislative council delaying the second reading, could this be an indication that the government might be easing up all be backing down? i don't think the government is backing down because immediately last night they issued a statement claiming there was a riot

andi statement claiming there was a riot and i think it was outrageous because the assembly yesterday was mainly peaceful even though there was provocations towards the policeman there was definitely no riot and the police force used disproportionate violence to disperse people and that was very bad for everyone. there was also violence on the side of the protesters in the hong kong chief executive has criticised these protests a nd executive has criticised these protests and called them organised riots. of course there were violent scenes but if you compare that to the riot a couple of years ago in hong kong or the riots in western countries, this assembly is mostly

peaceful. no cars were burnt no windows were smashed and even though there were provocative actions the protesters... these, it can override the peaceful nature of the assembly but that was definitely not a riot. at this point, what does the government need to do to appease the protesters and demonstrators? would damn occasion of safeguards in the second or third reading be able to appease the demonstrators? —— would some occasion. in hong kong we have an overwhelming opposition. the

public opinion is very clear but the hong kong government is determined to do so. so i think it is important to do so. so i think it is important to us to ask why the chief executive is not accountable to the people of hong kong but to beijing. she was handpicked by beijing. thank you very much forjoining us. let's return to our main story and speak live to sharanjit leyl in hong kong. you are outside and we heard from nathan law there but he has a long day ahead of him. can you talk us through what you are hearing and seeing? just the amount of rubbish around you gives pause. absolutely.

as you can imaginejust around you gives pause. absolutely. as you can imagine just a few hours ago the streets were filled with people and you can see what they left behind, all those piles of rubbish. over the last few hours since we have been here we have seen police trucks, rioting police trucks with grilled windows going past. the clea ners with grilled windows going past. the cleaners in the garbage trucks coming here to clean up as well as people heading to work. we saw a lot of people going to the train station just behind me but no sense of the kind of urgency nor anger that filled the streets over the last few days. we mentioned that the protest have been going on and turned violent yesterday with the police using rubber bullets for the first time after a long time here in hong kong. wejust time after a long time here in hong kong. we just heard time after a long time here in hong kong. wejust heard nathan time after a long time here in hong kong. we just heard nathan talk about the 2014 umbrella protests which were considerably different. people were actually camping out here in their sleeping bags. you

don't see that this time round. there are concerns over the extradition bill and there is still angry about that here. there are concerns that china is infringing on hong kong's rights somehow and impinging its —— imposing powerand influence on this country. and this bill makes people go to trial in china and allow that to happen and china, being a country that allegedly uses torture and forced confessions, arbitrary detention, this entire list of concern from human rights groups about this extradition bill. we had many countries come out against it as well such as australia and the uk, canada, the us. nancy pelosi in particular being slammed for criticising it. people are reacting but again, very different from the 2014 protests where we saw thousands of protesters occupying the streets

for days in sleeping bags but that is not happening here. thank you very much and we will continue to checkin very much and we will continue to check in with you during this next important day. india is bracing itself for another massive storm — and this time, it's the north—west coast that's under threat. hundreds of thousands of people are being evacuated. cyclone vayu is gathering intensity as it heads across the arabian sea, and is expected to make landfall on thursday. sam ryder has more. along the coast, india's western's state of gujarat is on high alert. fishing boats are being anchored and residents are on the move, taking with them the few possessions they have. but those still here, they are being told find shelter. translation: we have identified 10 districts and have taken the decision to evacuate those villages living by the coastal areas.

india's military and disaster response teams have been deployed to help with rescue and relief efforts. on twitter, prime minister narendra modi urged those in affected areas to move to safety. it's the second time in as many months india has faced severe weather. in may, a cyclone, the equivalent of a category 4 hurricane, killed 34 people in odisha state on the country's eastern coast. the death toll was kept relatively low thanks to the evacuation of more than a million people. authorities here are hoping early preparations are enough to prevent a similar disaster. sam ryder, bbc news. prime minister shinzo abe became the first japanese leader to visit iran in overfour decades on wednesday. he told reporters that he and the iranian president hassan rouhani spoke bluntly about relations betwen iran and japan's close ally the us. mr abe called for the us and iran to have "more patience"

with each other, warning of the real possibility of military conflict and that continued threats could lead to an "accidental" conflict. translation: it is essential that iran plays a construct role in building peace and stability in the middle east so that the region will not destabilise any further and that not destabilise any further and that no accidental clash will occur in the midst of a recent rise in tension. mrabe mr abe has met with his counterpart several times, in fact is meant about x times —— fixed times, so iran andjapan about x times —— fixed times, so iran and japan have reasonably good relations, there is history of the abe family, his father was the prime minister of japan abe family, his father was the prime

minister ofjapan in abe family, his father was the prime minister of japan in the 1980s abe family, his father was the prime minister ofjapan in the 1980s and went to iran to try and negotiate a deal between iran and iraq during the war, shinzo abe is intent on leaving and the national legacy, this is just part of that effort. leaving and the national legacy, this isjust part of that effort. is it to broker some sort of agreement between the united states and iran? because that sounds like a tough challenge. he would love to do that, of course. it would be great to be at the centre of that, but there is no evidence that is possible. you run in government knows that prime minister abe and the japanese government has to stay close to the united states, they have so far gone with trump's position because they are dependent on the united states, the japanese are. so the iranians don't think he can negotiate as a good—faith partner, they think he is neutral, of course they are right about that. and the iranians don't seem ready to negotiate anyway about

these matters so it is probably a long shot. so what is it then? he wa nts to long shot. so what is it then? he wants to be a big figure on the international stage, as i said before, the plan also needs oil since its nuclear — accident in 2012, it's been more reliance on oil as nuclear power plants have been shut down. they are going to be reopening some of them, but iran does need more oil and is intense on avoiding conflict in the middle east that could hamper oil supplies. so it has an interest in keeping things open and a dialogue between them as well. professor steve fish there. -- fish. you are watching newsday on the bbc, still to come on the programme. several us states are introducing new gun control measures, but some police say

they won't enforce the laws. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges. the screams of the crowd, a testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence. as long as they'll pay to go see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em down the hill. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it's feels pretty neat. feels marvellous, really.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. our top stories: hong kong braces itself for possible further clashes after a day of violence over a controversial extradition bill. hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated along parts of india's western coast as the region prepares for a powerful cyclone. in the coming weeks several us states will introduce new gun control laws. but local law enforcement officials say they don't want to enforce the measures, saying they violate gun owners' rights. this debate is playing out in the state of colorado, where a so—called 'red flag law‘ is taking effect, aimed at taking guns away from those experiencing a 'severe mental crisis'. from there, aleem maqbool reports.

on this side of the wall is where we have the medals he was awarded a posthumous leave. at the office in colorado where he once worked, there is no memorial to sheriff deputy —— a sheriff deputy shot dead on duty. body camera footage shows him trying to calm down a man with a history of mental health crises. but moments later, when deputies kicked down the door of his home, the man unleashed a volley of bullets. killing him. the gunman was shot dead as well. hold yourfire! zac the gunman was shot dead as well. hold your fire! zac was 's boss became one of the driving forces behind a new law that has just been passed in colorado which is police can now take away the guns of people deemed to be an extreme risk. zac's life will not lost in vain, all

those people who are mentally ill and lost their life because of mental illness will not be in vain now. we can use this tool to apply it with appropriate measures to save people's lives. sadly, the state has a history of shootings. lives have been lost that have hit the headlines nationally. the aurora cinema shooting happened just a few miles ago in that direction, columbine not very far over there stop so it's not like people haven't known massive tragedy when it comes to guns. even then, talk of the notion of taking away people's farms for whatever reason is something that some gun owners in colorado simply can't stop. with the new so—called red flag law, they seem to have a problem with police being able to take away guns before the

owner can argue their case. they'd have to appear before a judge to get back their firearms. i think that it's another way that the government can take guns when maybe they don't need to. i think there should be some scrutiny involved when it comes to taking them away from people. some scrutiny involved when it comes to taking them away from peoplem sounds like a knee—jerk reaction, something that, yeah, sure, maybe it might save a life, but at what cost? what is the cost? your rights, you're taking away my property. the talk of rights and the cost of such a law is something we kept hearing, even from some in law enforcement. one sheriff may have campaigned for the law, but others in the state say they'd rather go to jail than take away guns from people. is that really what you want to give your rights up to? a subjective ruling from law enforcement applying to a

court to say that someone's rates should be terminated? if it could save lives? so, at what cost? at what cost? at the cost of someone's life? well, what i'm telling you is asa life? well, what i'm telling you is as a government official, as a law enforcement person, i don't think law enforcement should have this power. and many sheriffs across several state feel the same way. tudge firearms rules in america, evenif tudge firearms rules in america, even if it is today guns from those in mental crises and to stop people getting killed, and you are sure to arouse strong feelings and angry resistance. will, bbc news in colorado. —— aleem maqbool. resistance. will, bbc news in colorado. -- aleem maqbool. sounds at lael, tell us what is planned for today. we can see hong kong is

beginning to come to life, still very early in the morning, of course. indeed it is and you can see of course people trying to get to work. there is a bit of confusion around here as we've been reporting. thousands of people strong in the streets over the last few days, and they've left evidence of it behind me. you can see the rubbers powered up. a little earlier, lots of police drugs, garbage trucks trying to clea n drugs, garbage trucks trying to clean this up. i'm not far away from the legislative council complex with some of the really violent clashes took place yesterday. it's only about a five—minute away from where iam, but about a five—minute away from where i am, but today there is some suggestion that people are bracing for more protest though there is no indication at the moment where we are. indication at the moment where we a re. lots of indication at the moment where we are. lots of police are around. there was the extradition bill of course which was meant to be read yesterday and of course that has been delayed now till next week, the

20th instead. although a lot of people are still really concerned about this bill of course, they feel like the chinese are impinging on their freedom like the chinese are impinging on theirfreedom and like the chinese are impinging on their freedom and the semiautonomous status of hong kong. we know it is all part of the two countries, two systems principle. so it is, you know, really impacting a lot of people here in how they feel china is creating influence here in hong kong. we really don't know, maybe people were put off by the fact that the police commissioner and carrie lam, the chief executive have described what they are doing as "rioting" this is punishable by ten yea rs "rioting" this is punishable by ten years injail, so concerns are "rioting" this is punishable by ten years in jail, so concerns are among people here and maybe that is why they aren't as much as they were in they aren't as much as they were in the last few days. for more on that story go to the bbc news app or our

website. we will continue to follow the story. there are low. very unsettled weather is set to continue as low pressure is deal dominating our weather at the moment —— hello. this was taken in person in zoo, is sussex. heavy showers around, much of the country has already seen heavy rain and we still have flood warnings in force with more persistent rain to come over the next 20 4—48 hours. the area we are most concerned about on thursdays this region, the south—east of scotla nd this region, the south—east of scotland where there could be 80— 100 millimetres of rain falling of the ground —— last 24—48 hours. if we have a look through thursday, that rain will be quite relentless,

only slowly easing away as we had do the latter part of the day. let's ta ke the latter part of the day. let's take a look at the whole of the uk on thursday, lots of blue on the map. lots of wet weather. across central and northern parts of england, so eastern scotland, northern ireland having a bit of a drier day. south england should have a drier day with only a few showers and temperatures not doing great still, only around 11— 16 degrees. lots of cloud across the board. as we move through the course of thursday evening and into friday we keep cloud, we keep patchy outbreaks of rain but not quite as heavy or persistent as the rainfall during the day on thursday. more downpours across england and wales, vishal showers rattling into northern ireland two. temperatures below what they have been in recent night. low pressure still with us as we move through the day on friday, it's just drifting towards the north—west a little bit. not as many isobars on

the map as there has been recently, not as breezy. but through the day on fridays another unsettled story. cloud to start the day. some showery rain across england and wales and some further rain showers piling in across parts of western and northern ireland two. by the time we get to friday afternoon, lifting temperatures about 13— 19 degrees, not quite as cool as they have been. as we head into the weekend, still a fairly unsettled story. on saturday we have some showers in the west but eastern parts of the uk, sunny spells and one or two scattered showers. temperatures starting to creep up so there is still a noticeable bruise around on saturday. as we look further ahead into the course of next week, eventually we should lose the showers, at least from the south. still fairly rainy on the north —— in the north but temperatures on the rise.

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our top story. hong kong riot police and protesters are braced for possible further clashes. it comes after a day of violence over an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland china for trial. on wednesday police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and pepper spray in a series of skirmishes to clear demonstrators from the city's legislature. hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated along parts of india's western coast as the region prepares for a powerful cyclone. cyclone vayu has been classified as very severe. and this story is trending on bbc.com. france's emmanuel macron says he'll send a new oak tree to president trump after the one they planted together at the white house last year died. some people have compared its death to the difficult relationship the two leaders have had since that visit.