this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: a mass shooting at two locations in texas leaves five dead and many more injured. police describe the lone gunman as an ‘animal‘. running battles and brutal violence in hong kong, in some of the worst clashes yet between police and protestors. it is the very centre of hong kong, and look at it. they warned them not to protest today. the government buildings under siege and it is complete mayhem. and — bearing down on the bahamas. hurricane dorian threatens catastrophic damage. it could hit the islands within hours.

commemorations within hours. are under way in poland commemorations are under way in poland to mark the moment the second world war began 80 years ago. we live from the first towns targeted by the german air force. french formula 2 driver, anthoine hubert, is killed in a high—speed crash at the belgian grand prix. five people have been shot dead and 21 others injured after a gunman opened fire from a vehicle in the us state of texas. it happened on a road between the towns of midland and 0dessa. the gunman has been shot dead by the police. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, has this update. the latest information is that the police believe although it is not definitely confirmed, but they believe that this gunmam was acting alone. since he was tackled and killed by the police, there have been no further reports of shooting.

at one stage, there was concern, in fact, many reports that there could be a number of gunmen responsible for what was happening. it seemed like multiple shootings over quite a wide area. it seems now it may simply have been the work of this one gunman, and the police are stressing that this information that they are giving us could still change. it's a fluid situation, they are still checking out reports and making sure that the area is safe. what we do know is that 21 people have been injured, it's not entirely certain that they were all shot. some of those people might have been hurt in the confusion. they were driving vehicles, they might have been injured simply trying to get away from the scene. so what isn't quite known yet is the precise number of people who were shot. and as i say, the investigation into the circumstances is continuing. yeah, it's very sad, but this is by far not the first mass shooting in texas.

what's the response been to this latest one? well, the response is that this is another shooting tragedy, this is yet more gun violence, it is just a few short weeks since the shooting in el paso, it seems rather different circumstances, nevertheless, it was a mass shooting. and, of course, once again, people are talking about gun control, there was a tremendous amount of debate after the last spate of shootings just a few weekends ago and calls for tougher restrictions on guns and a lot of politicians at a very senior level, including president trump, responding to that, but in that time, there has been no significant action and no real sign of anything constructive happening that will change the laws as they apply to gun ownership, and background checks, which is one of the key issues. riot police have stormed a metro station in hong kong,

using batons to beat passengers, in the latest round of clashes, with pro democracy campaigners. the authorities confirmed that two officers fired live rounds into the air, during operations to clear protestors from the streets. beijing has condemned the protests, asjohn sudworth reports now, from hong kong. tear gas from the roof of hong kong's government offices met with utter defiance. hong kong's political deadlock is growing increasingly violent. the only way, some now believe, to secure this city's freedoms under chinese rule. by nightfall, this giant fire was raging in the central business district. but with scenes like these, china is also in no mood to compromise. hu xijin is editor of one of beijing's ultra—loyal communist party—run papers.

translation: america and britain are interfering in hong kong's affairs. you are inflaming the situation. not all these irrational emotions come from this society. most come from foreign support. but most protesters are peaceful. despite the risk of arrest, this unauthorised march earlier in the day was joined by thousands. despite what beijing says... as well as one british mp here to observe, he says. big changes happening in the world, and we need to understand them. i know we're all obsessed by brexit, but we've got the growing power of china and we've also got a growing authoritarian china as well. are you meddling? no. and if one mp is going to get blamed for this, that's simply nonsense, no. and this is clearly an indigenous protest that's coming from the people here. a few hundred activists, though, are intent on violence. and for the first time, the police used water cannon with coloured dye to make identifying them easier.

this is the very centre of hong kong, and look at it. they warned them not to protest today. the government buildings under siege, and it's complete mayhem. the day ended with running battles spilling into the subway stations. a global clash of values. freedom versus stability and control is being played out in this city in increasingly brutal form. the us hurricane center says storm dorian poses an immediate threat to the bahamas, as well as millions of people along america's south—east coast. nasa has released these images of the storm, which were taken from the international space station. meteorologists say dorian is travelling with winds of up

to 240 kilometres per hour, and could reach category 5 hurricane status. this is how the bbc weather centre expects the hurricane to develop over the next few days, hitting the northern bahamas on sunday. the storm has changed course slightly, putting itself on a possible track to make landfall in the carolinas rather than florida as previously forecast. earlier i spoke to nikole killion who's a correspondent with cbs news. she's at cocoa beach in florida, where the public are taking precautions. certainly, that is what the governor here is urging residents to do, to not let down their guard. the president as well for that matter who was briefed on hurricane dorian earlier today, again reminding folks not only here in florida but some of other states, georgia, north and south carolina to remain vigilant. but, you know, it is a very difficult dilemma for a lot of residents here, simply because the track of this storm has changed so many times.

you know, at one point, it looked like it would hit the state and then linger over the state and in many populated areas and major cities like 0rlando, florida, now the latest track appears to have it going up the coast and heading up potentially to the carolinas. but as we know with these things, this storm is very unpredictable, really still hard to tell exactly where it will go next, and so, for that reason, residents and officials here are certainly still taking this storm very seriously. let's get some of the day's other news. the taliban says it carried out a suicide bombing in afghanistan which killed at least ten people. the attack in kunduz followed hours of fighting which began when the militants attacked from several directions. dozens of militants were killed when the government responded with air strikes. emmanuel macron has spoken by phone to the president of iran. the elysee palace said the french president reminded hassan rouhani of the need for iran to comply with its nuclear obligations. however, state media in iran says president rouhani told president macron that iran would reduce its commitments under

the 2015 nuclear deal unless europe lived up to its own undertakings. the us military says it has carried out an attack on al-qaeda militants in the rebel—held syrian province of idlib. reports from the region said more than a0 people were killed in a missile strike that targeted a meeting of leaders ofjihadist factions. police in france say a young man has died and several other people have been injured in a stabbing attack in a suburb of lyon. the mayor said the man seemed to indiscriminately stab people waiting for a bus. reports say police are hunting for another man, carrying a metal spike, who is believed to have fled the scene tens of thousands of people have held demonstrations across the uk, in protest at boris johnson's decision, to prorogue, or suspend parliament, for five weeks in the run up to brexit. the british government insists it's acting properly, but critics say it's an attempt to by—pass democracy. mark easton reports

if you shut down our parliament... chanting. we will shut down the streets! calls for direct action from protesters outside downing street. several thousand people had gathered in whitehall, many to voice their opposition to borisjohnson‘s move to shut down parliament ahead of britain's scheduled exit from the european union on october 31. stop brexit! the crowds were diverse — cutting across class, age, ethnicity and traditional party politics. today's protest is a reminder of how arguments over brexit represent a reshaping of political discourse in britain. bankers and corporations who get richer while the workers get poorer. as well as london, there were similar demonstrations in towns and cities across the country, from yorkshire to belfast to bangor. in london, the apparent unity of the crowd disguised divisions over what they were opposed to. the government's suspension of parliament orjust the government? 0pposed to a no—deal brexit or leaving the eu at all?

is this about proroguing? is it about brexit or conservatives? yeah, a bit of both, really. i mean, mainly proroguing and brexit, but a bit of both. are you a supporter of the european union? i am not in support of a bosses club, i am in support of the european workers of greece, spain and italy, but i don't support what is, in effect, a bosses club in europe. so, you're anti—eu? i am anti the european union, yes. i am opposed to a no—deal brexit. brexit with a deal would be ok? iwould prefer we remain, but i could live with a brexit with a decent deal, yes. you are a french national. why are you here today? why am i here today? because i am one of the eu 27 who has been living for decades here. it is about a no—deal brexit, it's about the hatred and it is about hindering democratic processes. deeply held feelings are on display

as thousands take to the streets. but it is worth reflecting on the people who are not here, people with equally passionate views on the other side of the brexit debate. public opinion and the country are riven as to what democracy should mean. this evening, there was disruption around westminster bridge. the organisers of today's demonstration say it should be seen as the beginning of a campaign of civil disobedience against the government's treatment of parliament. mark easton, bbc news, whitehall. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: nearly two million people fear for their future and could be stripped of their citizenship as india targets illegal migrants. she received a nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was "a wonderful example of how to help people in need." we have to identify the bodies,

then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a mass shooting at two locations

in texas has left at least five people dead and many more injured. police have described the lone gunman as an ‘animal‘. there've been more violent clashes in hong kong between police and protesters after tens of thousands of people defied a ban to march through the city. nearly 2 million people in the indian state of assam have effectively been stripped of their citizenship after being left off a newly published register of indian nationals. residents were asked to prove they had lived there since 1971 when neighbouring bangladesh declared its independence. it's home to around 10 million muslims, many of whom are suspected by india's hindu nationalist government of being illegal migrants. 0ur delhi correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports from assam. lining up to find out if they still belong in the country they call home. if they are not on this list, they are not considered citizens,

their fate decided by a paper printout. none of asiya khatoon‘s family of nine has been included. "i'm an indian citizen. i should be on it," she says. it's the same for salma. "what do i do? "i'd rather die than go to a detention camp." best known for its tea, assam is one of india's poorest states. resentment towards illegal immigrants from neighbouring bangladesh runs high, which is why everyone's been asked to prove their citizenship, and that's left many terrified. one evening last november, maliha went to look for her husband, shamshul, after he did not return from a walk. she found him here, in this paddy field. she sobs. maliha said shamshul killed himself, fearing his family wouldn't make the citizenship list. "0n ourland,

they are like termites." that's amit shah, now india's home minister, describing illegal immigrants earlier this year. his party, the ruling hindu nationalist bjp, is pledging to expand the assam—style crackdown across india, promising amnesty for illegal immigrants from neighbouring countries, of most religions except muslims. india is the only land for the hindus. that is why our government is very much determined to protect the hindus who came from pakistan, who came from bangladesh due to the religious persecutions. critics believe this citizenship exercise is nothing more than a drive to remove muslims from india. translation: they are trying to make india a hindu state and curtail the rights of muslims. that's why we are scared. what now for the nearly two million people here in assam who have been left disenfranchised?

if they lose their appeals and are declared foreigners, then what? there aren't enough detention centres to house them all, and if they are deported, then where to? bangladesh has already said it won't take anyone. the fate of millions remains in the balance. what started as an exercise over identity could become a crisis of humanity. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, assam. let's get more now on hurricane dorian that's about to make landfall in the bahamas. ben von klemperer is a freelance photographer who has travelled out to the bahamas to capture images of the hurricane and hejoins me now from nassau. ben, most people are evacuating or trying to escape this storm. you've flown right into its path. what is it about hurricanes people find so fascinating? for me, it was really a personal experience. in 2012 hurricane sandy

impacted my community in newjersey and ourfamily impacted my community in newjersey and our family home impacted my community in newjersey and ourfamily home there impacted my community in newjersey and our family home there are, impacted my community in newjersey and ourfamily home there are, and it was coming out of that storm that i realise i could play a role as a citizen photographer, getting images and video outcome information out to help people understand the story. it is doing a job, as the mainstream media does in covering these stories. you can't be everywhere. i am doing my small part to tell people what is going on. it's only a few hours away. what's the mood like in nassau? it is cautiously optimistic about areas in the immediate vicinity, but the locals i talked to hear, they are thought immediately turn to what is about to happen in the bahamas, freeport, the islands, a couple of people have family there and they did seem to be genuinely concerned about what may happen in the hours to come in those areas to the north of us. i guess you are pretty

experienced shooting this footage by now, but is a part of you not scared for your own safety? you have to be scared, you have to respect these storms. this will be the fifth hurricane i have documented. you have to have appreciation for how every storm different. this one is particularly psychologically challenging as it approached, it was a tropical storm that was affected to escalate to a category one and go back down to a tropical storm. 0bviously back down to a tropical storm. obviously we know there was rapid intensification, a shift in the track, so this one was very hard to get your mind around as it approached the area. absolutely, you can't just charge approached the area. absolutely, you can'tjust charge into these situations, you have to have your eyes wide open and be sure to manage the risk appropriately. what precautions have you seen people taking ahead of this storm? you can see staff at the hotel where iam you can see staff at the hotel where i am staying moving assets off the

beach, tidying things up, getting things ready. for some, you do see life going on as normal. there is traffic on the roadway, vacationers are here pressing on with their holiday, but it did hit home for me, flying in from new york on saturday afternoon a few hours ago, the captain said there was only 20 passengers on the plane and there we re rows passengers on the plane and there were rows and rows of empty seat. we all know what is about to happen and hope that we would safe and said he hoped we brought our umbrellas. 0bviously hoped we brought our umbrellas. obviously it is a very serious story but you can find little moments like that creeping in. i hope you find an umbrella that can somehow withhold that storm. best of luck and i hope you get the shots you need. stay safe and thank you very much indeed. police officers in the amazon have been involved in a shoot—out with suspected loggers as brazilian authorities step up security operations to control wildfires. officials say that on the first day of the ban, thousands of new fires

were lit, most of them in the amazon basin. james ra nsley reports. dramatic footage of armed police in a shoot—out with suspected loggers. they duck for cover, unable to see the shooters hiding behind the trees. tensions are running high in the amazon as wildfires continue to ravage parts of the world's largest rainforest. translation: federal police found an illegal operation in the altamira region, an area around two hectares. no—one was injured and no—one was arrested but police destroyed equipment thought to belong to the loggers. the president says his government is cracking down on illegal deforestation and has agreed to accept funding to help fight the fires. but his public feud with the french president, who he claims insulted him, continues. he says accepting any support from paris would come with conditions.

translation: i am ready to talk with some people except our dear macron unless he apologises about our sovereignty over the amazon. then i will talk to him. after meeting president trump in washington, brazil's foreign minister says the support it receives from countries like the us is helping. we are welcoming specific operation to fight the fires from a few countries. we from a few countries. are receiving that from a few countries. brazil is also undertaking the main task because we are able to and we are already successful, they show the fires are being extinguished. even so, brazilian police remain on high alert. the stand—off sending a clear message to authorities that some are willing to fight to the death for their patch of the amazon. a french racing driver, anthoine hubert, has been killed in a formula 2 crash at the belgian grand prix. hubert, who was 22, struck a barrier on one of the fastest sections of the track before being hit by another car. a statement by the motor racing

authorities said that he later died at the nearby medical centre. gareth barlow reports. anthoine hubert was a rising star of motor racing. a driver for the bwt arden team, hubert was the reigning gp3 champion, and part of renault f1's young driver programme — a sign of the frenchman's future promise and prowess. but at the belgian grand prix on one of the fastest sections of the course, hubert was involved in a fatal collision while racing at speeds of around 270km/h. in a statement, motorsport‘s governing body said, "as a result of the incident, the fia regrets to inform "that the driver of car number 19, anthoine hubert, succumbed "to his injuries and passed away." motor racing is inherently dangerous, but safety has improved. the frenchman's death is the first driver fatality at a formula 1 race weekend since ayrton senna was killed in 1994.

anthoine hubert‘s death has left motorsport shocked and saddened with numerous teams and drivers posting condolences on social media. a sport mourning the loss of one of its brightest stars. and that is the racing driver who has died at the age of 22. today marks 80 years since nazi germany invaded poland, the act that started world war ii. ceremonies and re—enactments are taking place across poland to mark the anniversary, with representatives from nato, the eu and the eu's eastern partnership leaders. we can bring you live pictures now from wielun, the southern polish city, which was bombed, as the first shot was fired. we are now seeing the german president who hasjust we are now seeing the german president who has just started speaking. he followed the president from poland who had been speaking for about 20 minutes. this is in the

city whether german bombers first started to bomb the city on the first of september, 1939. about this time in the morning, at dawn. hundreds of people were killed in those bombings and we are seeing the german president speaking and he is addressing relatives and people from that city, as well as soldiers, eu and nato leaders have also been invited, as well as the leaders of the eu's eastern partnership programme. that is armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, moldova and ukraine. the bombing of wielun comprised air raids on the polish town of wielun by germany's luftwaffe air force on 1 september 1939. the luftwaffe began bombing wielun in the early morning on the first day of world war ii. the german president is addressing that audience.

that is it from us. we will bring you more on this ceremony in our next bulletin. sunday is the first day of meteorological autumn. and for the early days of september, it will feel a little on the chilly side. we have got this band of cloud that swept across the country yesterday. it's behind that that we're drawing in this cooler, fresher air on a north—westerly breeze and that is going to bring some more showers, particularly across northern ireland and scotland overnight. in between those showers, there is still a chance of catching the northern lights for northern areas. it's further south across the uk that will have some longer, clearer skies. with that cooler air coming down, temperatures will be dropping away.

chillier than it was last night. 7—9 degrees in towns and cities. cooler than that, though, in rural areas. a sunny start, though, for many parts of england and wales. scattered showers for a while in northern ireland, some heavier thundery ones pushing eastwards across scotland, across northern england and down towards the wash. very few showers for the midlands, good chance it will stay dry in southern england. temperatures may sneak up to 20 degrees. but further north with those showers, it is a cool 15 or 16, but at least it will not be as windy on sunday. those heavy showers should clear away from eastern areas. we've got another band of cloud and showers pushing through northern ireland and heading towards scotland. but some breaks in the cloud overnight and, again, another chilly one, particularly in north—eastern scotland where temperatures could be down to about 3 degrees or so. into the new week, and we are going to replace the north—westerly winds with milder, cloudier west—south—westerly winds. around the top area of that high pressure and feeding in those weather systems, piling in the rain again for north—western areas. england and wales,

probably a dry start, chilly, some sunshine, tending to cloud over a bit more from the west. we have rain coming into northern ireland, pushing into scotland, into cumbria, some very wet weather actually over the hills late in the day. 15 degrees in glasgow, 22 in london and the south—east. a touch warmer i think on monday. similar sort of weather pattern really for monday into tuesday, we've still got these brisk winds off the atlantic, a lot of weather fronts on the scene, but essentially, its northern and western areas that will have most of the cloud. a better chance of catching some rain and that rain could be heavy again over some western parts of scotland. very little if any rain, though, through the midlands, east anglia and the south—east and temperatures similar to those of monday. as we head towards the middle of the week, though, the wind direction will change again with high pressure to the west of the uk, we'll draw down cooler, fresher more north—westerly winds, bringing sunshine and some showers.

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police in texas say five people have been killed and at least 21 injured in a series of shootings in two cities. the motive is unknown. the gunman, described by police as white and his mid— thirties, was shot dead as he tried to escape. there've been more violent clashes in hong kong between police and protestors — after tens of thousands of people defied a ban to march through the city. police confirmed two officers fired live rounds into the air, during operations to clear protestors from the streets. a french racing driver, anthoine hubert, has been killed in a formula 2 crash at the belgian grand prix. hubert, who was 22, struck a barrier on one of the fastest sections of the track, before being hit by another car. you can get more news on that and other news stories on our website.