we break this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories: borisjohnson claims there are no circumstances that would make him delay brexit — but is the uk on course for a snap election? hurricane dorian claims at least 5 lives in the bahamas and causes widespread damage. the prime minister calls it an historic tragedy. the devastation is unprecedented and extensive. many homes, businesses, and other buildings have been completely or partially destroyed. officials warn relatives

to prepare for the worst as a dive boat catches fire and sinks off the california coast. there were 35 people on board — 8 bodies have been found. and an astounding admission from hong kong's leader. carrie lam says she's to blame for the territory's political crisis and wishes she could quit. it's shaping up to be another significant week for brexit. rebels from the prime minister's own party look likely to join forces in parliament with the opposition, to try to force another delay. if that vote goes against him, boris johnson has hinted there will be a general election. after an emergency cabinet meeting — mrjohnson claimed he didn't want

an election and would do everything he can to ensure the uk leaves the european union at the end of october, even without an agreement. this from bbc political editor laura kuenssberg. boris, boris, boris! out, out, out. conflict and confrontation, the soundtrack to recent days around downing street already. behind the gates, the prime minister stepping forward. opposition and some tory mps want emergency votes to make it impossible for him to take us out of the european union without a deal. number ten is trying everything to stop them. if they do, they will plainly chop the legs out from under the uk position and make any further negotiation absolutely impossible. there are no circumstances in which i will ask brussels to delay. we are leaving on the 31st of october, no ifs or buts. let's let our negotiators get on with their work without that sword of damocles over their necks and without an election, without an election. i don't want an election. you don't want an election.

he might have rushed back in without it coming from his lips, but if mps change the law this week, it is clear the lectern will be out to call an election within days. i want to introduce you to the socialist who will go into number ten in a matter of weeks, jeremy corbyn. it is notjust up to the tories. labour is rallying to the cause of preventing us from leaving without a deal and technically they could stand in the way of calling an election. their leader didn't sound much like he would try to stop one tonight. when the election comes, i am ready for it, you are ready for it, we will take the message out there and we will win for the people of this country. we will defeat this lot and bring about the sense ofjustice and equality. that is what our movement was founded to achieve. downing street might have

welcomed its newest resident today, a rescue dog adopted by the prime minister and his partner. but how long he and his owners call this home, may soon be a question that is answered by us all. one of the most powerful atlantic storms on record, hurricane dorian, has come to a virtual halt over the bahamas, still hugely powerful but hardly moving, inflicting what the prime minister of the islands has called a historic tragedy. hubert minnis has confirmed 5 people have died so far. reports suggest that whole communities have vanished, in the abaco islands. it's a slow—moving hurricane — classified when it hit land as a category 5, making it the second strongest atlantic storm on record. but is still extremely dangerous, with winds up to 155mph. also possible storm surges up to 23 feet. as the hurricane moves slowly, just a slight deviation in its path will bring it directly over the east coast of florida, which has now declared a state of emergency. so have georgia, and the carolinas.

aleem maqbool reports from florida. overnight, life was changed in abaco in the bahamas by the strongest by the strongest storm ever recorded there. large areas of these low—lying islands were totally submerged. winds reaching more than 160 miles an hour with ocean surges recorded up to 23 feet high. the scraps of footage posted online as the hurricane barrelled through, before power and communications went down, painting a terrifying picture. please, pray for us. pray for abaco, please, i'm begging you. my baby's only four months old, so please pray for us. the roof of the apartment block of the mother who took this video had been ripped off. she was clinging to the side

of the building with her baby as she broadcast this. some people, the water just took them. there has as yet been no update on her safety and no official figure for casualties. that is the water hitting my front window, which is extremely high. the place is completely flooded out. that is my kitchen window, that water is hitting. that has to be a minimum of about 20 feet off the ground. among those helplessly watching the waters rise the minister of agriculture, michael pintard, who filmed this. aid agencies estimate that up to 13,000 homes could have been destroyed as the catastrophic storm moves through the bahamas, at some points at just a mile an hour. it could be days until help reaches many and as well as fears about lives lost and those injured, there are concerns that food and clean drinking water will be hard to come by. this is now the fourth year in a row in which there has been a category 5 hurricane in the atlantic,

a record in the modern era, with experts attributing the increased frequency of these weather events to climate change. and dorian now heads towards florida, with projections this storm could remain hurricane—strength for much of the week. there are no questions, no, it seems to have been a very swift response. the us mainland now braces itself for the impact of this record—breaking storm. ben von klemperer is a storm photographer and he joins me now from nassau. thank you for taking the time to

talk to us. your prime minister is talking about an historic tragedy. how is it feeling for you? the national capital is filled with many people who are desperate to establish communication with friends and family in those islands immediately to the north of us, especially the abaco islands. what was notable to me in the press conference was how many prayers were offered from the podium, including one from the prime minister, in his clothing became closing remarks, referencing several biblical passages, framing the issue on that level. he said that bahamian ‘s have a charitable spirit and asked his consistjoints to draw on that in the days ahead, to open their homes to those who will need shelter. it's a very challenging time. on the basis of what is it the bahamas,

what do you think florida, georgia and the ca rolinas what do you think florida, georgia and the carolinas can expect? well, i think it remains to be seen. this storm, as it approached, and i've been watching it for some time, it was very difficult to understand just where it was headed. the guessing game, the watching game will continue. the models have wobbled back and forth the entire time summer heart goes out to anyone who could been the potential of it andi who could been the potential of it and i hope everyone can prepare accordingly. talking to people who have been in other hurricanes, you often lose power first, you can't see what the water might be doing and you get the noise from the hurricane. it's a particularly terrifying thing. this is the fifth hurricane i've documented. the power is out and if it's at night, even in the pitch black, you hear that sort

of whistling, howling, rumbling sound outside and itjust doesn't go away, it keeps going on hour after hour. in this case, it looks like day after day. it's very frightening indeed. ben, what do you know about what's happened in abaco? do you have relatives and friends there? what's happened in abaco? do you have relatives and friends there ?|j don't personally but every indication is, it'sjust a very difficult, challenging, catastrophic situation. at the press briefing today, they seem to be saying that they were waiting for an all clear status in certain areas before they could get responders in. there was an indication that us helicopters did bring the engine to princess margaret hospital here in nassau. another colleague and i stop by that hospital briefly this afternoon. one

of the staff is there showed me how some of the lights weren't working, that there may be a power cut of some sort. nassau itself was impacted, on a much more modest scale. there was driving rain, wind, and an elongated lightning storm last night that lit up the sky for several hours. this is the fourth yearin several hours. this is the fourth year ina several hours. this is the fourth year in a row that's seen a category 5 storm. some say this area hasn't really recovered from storm matthew. they say this makes storm matthew look like nothing. absolutely. i did hear a lot of references to hurricane matthew today. as people tried to benchmark the impact of this storm, with every indication this storm, with every indication this one had gone further. my guide who was showing me around various parts that were impacted, the water only came to hear with matthew but

now look at it. i will let others decide what to make of that trend but certainly, this is a very repetitive script. it does seem to be happening with greater frequency. thank you for taking the time to talk to us. i'm sure everybody listening to your wishes you and eve ryo ne listening to your wishes you and everyone the very best. hong kong's beleaguered chief executive has revealed that she would resign if she could, after months of unrest in the territory. in an audio recording obtained by reuters, carrie lam is heard blaming herself for igniting what she calls unforgiveable havoc.

and within the past hour, in her weekly news conference, carrie lam has said she won't be resigning. she also condemned the leaking of the recording. i was and am still is very disappointed that my remarks in a totally private, exclusive session, which is a lunch, actually, which clearly is subject to chatham house rules, have been recorded and then passed to the media. i think this is quite unacceptable. so, to further suggest or allege that myself or the government

have any role to play in this thing, is absolutely unfounded. so that point has to be made extremely clear. i have said on several occasions and reaffirmed by people in my chief executive's of this in the enquiry that throughout this period, from the very beginning until now, i have never, i have never attended a resignation to the central people's government. i have not even contemplated to discuss a resignation with the central people's government. the choice of not resigning is my own choice, ok? but if you want to understand, because in a private session, ijust attempted to explain that as an individual, given the very difficult circumstances, maybe it was an easy

choice to leave. but i told myself repeatedly in the last three months that i am my team should stay on to help hong kong and to help hong kong ina very help hong kong and to help hong kong in a very difficult situation and to serve the people of hong kong. that remains my position. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a century of migration in images. we walk through a moving new exhibition in washington. 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: borisjohnson claims there are no circumstances that would make him delay brexit — but is the uk on course for a snap election? hurricane dorian has claimed at least five lives in the bahamas,

with 13,000 homes destroyed or damaged. eight people are confirmed to have died when a charter boat caught fire off the coast of southern california. the us coast guard says four bodies and an additional four victims have been located on the ocean floor, close to the boat. 26 people are still unaccounted for. the cause of the fire still isn't known and a search and rescue operation is continuing to try to find any survivors. peter bowes reports from los angeles. a fierce fire in the middle of the night. the coastguard was alerted to the end pernod bier made a call. 33 passengers on board was sleeping on the lower deck. private boats operated by members of the public we re operated by members of the public were the first on the scene and hoped to rescue five crew members. with safety requirements. the injured crew members were brought to

shore and have been interviewed by investigators but it's not clear what was happening in the minutes before the fire broke out and whether the boat experienced any mechanical problems. this is probably the worst case scenario you could possibly have. you have a vessel that is on the open sea that is in the middle of the night, and i minute 330 in the morning, fire is the scourge of any ship and the vessel, if not everybody, most everybody was asleep at this time. the majority of the people where the passengers of the ship and the sleeping compartment was on the bottom deck of the ship so they would have been sound asleep when this fire started. just metres from the harbour at santa cruz island, the harbour at santa cruz island, the boat was anchored for the night. initially there were hopes the passengers could have swum to safety the chances of finding anyone alive we re the chances of finding anyone alive were waiting. this isn't a day that were waiting. this isn't a day that we wa nt were waiting. this isn't a day that we want to wake up to four labour

day and it's a very tragic event. we will search all the way through the night and into the morning but i think we should all be prepared to move into the worst outcome. the area, known as the channel islands to the north of los angeles, is a popular destination for water sports and fishing cruise. this disaster has shock the seaside community and raises question about boating safety at the height of the summer season. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the taliban has confirmed to the bbc that about 5,000 us troops would be withdrawn from afghanistan under a proposed peace deal. the us envoy, zalmay khalilzad, says they will leave in the coming months, subject to president trump's approval. russian protesters who risk losing their children because they've taken them to demonstrations have won a reprieve in court. prosecutors had threatened to take the children into care. the anti—doping agency in the us has withdrawn its case

against the sprinter christian coleman, the fastest man in the world this year. he'd been charged with missing three drugs tests and was facing an automatic 1—year ban. usada officials says the charge was withdrawn on guidance from the world anti—doping agency. throughout history, art has responded to contentious issues in wider society — you could certainly say that of a new exhibit at the phillips collection in washington. it brings together artists from around the world and it focuses on the experience of migrants and the global refugee crisis. co—curator natalie bell walked us through the warmth of other suns. the warmth of other suns is an exhibition that is looking at global stories of migration and displacement. within the show, you are going to encounter works from the last century and some of the early works that come to mind for me are photographs by lewis hine from ellis island. he is really making an effort to do portraiture in a traditional sense.

it really gives dignity to these people. and within the show, you do find a lot of examples of portraiture, whether it is gorky, his portrait of the artist as a young child with his mother or more contemporary works, for example, a large painting by aliza nisenbaum, which is a group portrait, so it is all women from immigrant backgrounds who are engaging in politics. there are lots of works speaking to the great migration, the exodus of millions of black americans from the american south and other forced migrations within the united states including the trail of tears. that is a migration that is addressed in benny andrews' painting. wonderland, which is a video piece by erkan ozgen, shows a little syrian boy who is 13 years old and who his deaf.

what's heartbreaking is you see what this little boy has suffered and this is communicated without language, we don't need translation, it is all this kind of visual language but gesturing and i think it's one of the most difficult works in the show but also one of the most powerful. this is a show that really, it invites viewers to think about the ethics of hospitality and it's hard to leave the show without having some kind of reflection on that. the ethics of hospitality are something that i think would be wonderfulfor the current administration to give some thought to, however unlikely that might be. if this show can inspire visitors to give more thought to that, to think about other ways they can support immigrant communities

or advocate for better treatment of immigrants at the borders, for changes to detention centres, just for a better approach to how we address immigration in this country, then i think that is going to be a valuable contribution. that was natalie bell, co—curator of the exhibition the warmth of other suns, part of the phillips collection. in manila, capital of the philippines, there is a restaurant unlike any other. its creator, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, designed his restaurant to make himself and anyone else like him feel as safe and happy as possible. he hopes it might also encourage discussion about mental illness in the philippines. calling miss joanne! i amjetro rafael and i am the merriest, kookiest resident of van gogh is bipolar.

van gogh is bipolar is more than a restaurant, it is a safe haven for the community. i may claim it is the first mood healing sanctuary in the whole world. this space, this very tiny space, every nook and cranny tells a story. we just have five tables, so it is the most intimate place to dine in. that's my bedroom! guests are encouraged to write their deepest darkest secrets. this is part of playing and at the same time healing. there are a lot of broken things here. you have your broken chair to acknowledge the imperfect parts of us.

looking back ten years ago, before van gogh is bipolar was born, i was on the brink of ending my life. what stopped me? ifelt something inside my being. it felt like a firefly, like a blink of light. it gave me that realisation of living my life without conforming, and so i found this space. from word of mouth, from curiosity of my friends, it became an accidental restaurant. do i get guests with psychosocial conditions? yes, and beyond. i'm not sure how strong the support system is in the philippines with regards to mental health. one thing is for sure — there is a place called van gogh is bipolar where we embrace our weaknesses and celebrate the greatness we are at the same time.

stay with us on bbc news. thanks for watching. hello. there's a trend to something cooler for all of us in the week ahead. still not much rain across parts of east and south—east england and barely a cloud in the sky in sevenoaks on monday afternoon. for others, we've had more cloud and outbreaks of rain, some of which has been heavy, especially in scotland, northern ireland and parts of northern england. more rain in the forecast on tuesday. but in the early hours of tuesday, more rain confined to southern scotland, northern england, quite light and patchy but some mist and fog developing along western coasts. we start tuesday with some spells of sunshine for central, southern and eastern england. also for the northern isles and channel islands, which will hang on to that sunshine in the afternoon.

cloud building north and west, bringing rain into northern ireland, northern and western scotland. likely to be heavy in places. maybe a bit patchier in southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales and dry in central, southern and eastern england with temperatures up to 22 celsius, just 111—15 where we had the cloud and rain in scotland. eastwards on tuesday evening and this rain sliding south and east along england and wales, some of which could be heavy. clearer skies developing behind and a fairly mild start for most with temperatures in double figures. we've still got this band of rain to deal with first thing on wednesday morning, soon pulling away from east anglia and south—east england. sunshine developing behind. notice how the isobars start to squeeze themselves together. a much windier day on wednesday, particularly for northern and western coasts. the rain out of the way for east anglia and south—east england with sunshine behind. showers soon developing, though, in northern ireland, scotland and northern england, merging to give a longer spell of rain in places, and some showers pushing down to wales and south—west

england. much windier day with gales developing in the western isles. add the strength of the wind to temperatures ofjust 12 celsius, really a chilly day in parts of scotland, with temperatures getting up to 20 or 21. further south and east, it will feel cooler given the strength of the wind. now, all these fronts start to pull away eastwards as we go into thursday. the isobars becoming a bit further spaced apart, so the winds will fall lighter. still showers and longer spells of rain to deal with, particularly for northern and western scotland. a few may filter into the far north of england. for northern ireland, england and wales, thursday will be a day of sunny spells and variable amounts of cloud. fairly brisk breeze, not as windy as wednesday, and a cooler feel. this continues into friday and the weekend. temperatures not much higher than 18 or 19 celsius. still some outbreaks of rain at times the further north and west you are, but drier further south and east. for the latest on hurricane dorian, you'll find all the details on our website. goodbye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: borisjohnson has insisted there are no circumstances that would make him delay brexit on october 31st. rebel conservative and opposition mps are preparing to try to force an extension to avoid leaving the european union without any agreement. if that vote in parliament goes against him, the prime minister has hinted at a snap general election. hurricane dorian has claimed at least five lives in the bahamas with 13,000 homes destroyed or damaged. the monster storm continues to batter the islands with surging seawaters and ferocious winds as it creeps towards the us coast. there, emergencies have been declared in four states, with hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate. hopes are fading that any more survivors will be found after a scuba diving boat caught fire and sank off the coast of southern california with more than 30 people on board.