this is bbc news. the headlines: republican leaders in congress have said there will be this is bbc news. an orderly transfer of power, should president trump lose november‘s election. welcome if you're watching he appeared to cast doubt here in the uk, on pbs in america, on the transition on wednesday, or around the globe. again raising questions donald trump is not backing down. about the integrity of the vote he questions if the presidential election can be with so many ballots honest, despite senior republicans distancing themselves from his comments. likely to be cast by mail. we want to make sure the french prime minister‘s the election is honest, warned it‘s a race against time and i'm not sure that it can be. to avoid a second coronavirus i don't know that it can be. wave as bad as the first. it comes as the country records a race against time in france to avoid another deadly a record number of new cases coronavirus wave as the country since mass testing began reports a record number with more than 16,000 people of new cases. testing positive in 24 hours. the uk government unveils the british chancellor of the exchequer‘s announced plans to replace the current a plan to top up workers‘ wages furlough job support scheme as covid cases rise and fears for workers as the country tries to contain coronavirus of mass unemployment grow. infections. constantly accused of kidnap because her child's rishi sunak said his primary a different race: goal remained to support how one mother's trying the labour market, to change public prejudices. but he warned he wouldn‘t be able to save everyjob.

hello, welcome to the programme. president trump is continuing to cast doubt on the results of the upcoming election in the united states, telling reporters that he's not sure the vote can be honest. in the past 2a hours, senior republicans distanced themselves from his reluctance to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses in november. mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, tweeted "the winner of the november 3rd election will be inaugurated on january 20th. there will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792." well, speaking a short while ago, here's what the us president said. we want to make sure the election is honest and i'm not sure that it can be. i don't know that it can be

with this whole situation — unsolicited ballots, they're unsolicited, millions being sent to everybody. our north america correspondent david willis has more. well, lewis, i have to tell you, it's deja vu all over again, really, isn't it? because back in 2016 when he was campaigning for president, donald trump said that he may well refuse to accept the outcome because there could be a lot of people who commit fraud. well, fast forward four years and we have these claims now from mr trump, this time focusing on postal ballots, which he says are a potential source of fraud. and that's significant because millions of people in america are expected to vote by post this time around, simply because they don't want to stand in long lines at a time of the coronavirus pandemic. now, mr trump says on top of all of that, that he may refuse to accept the outcome of the election if he thinks

there is fraud, and that's caused a lot of disconcerted responses — even from people in his own party. we've had mitch mcconnell and mitt romney and others coming up to say that they believe there will be a peaceful transfer of power. but it's worth making the point, ithink, lewis, that no american president has cast doubt on the american democratic system in this way ever before — hence the american civil liberties union put out a statement today saying "the peaceful transfer of power is essential to a functioning democracy". yeah, david, it's extraordinary, isn't it? we sit and do reports and interviews on countries right across the world which do legitimately have problems with their democratic functions and we never thought really that me and you would be sitting here, chatting about this for the united states? absolutely not. and that's something that the house speaker nancy pelosi embraced today when she

addressed reporters about this. she said the president admires people who are perpetuating their role in government, and she referred to kimjong—un in north korea and vladimir putin, amongst others. and she said, "you are not in north korea, mr president, nor in turkey, nor in russia. so why don't you just try for a moment to honour your oath of office?" but all of this clouds an already clouded electoral process. we have got, of course, a contentious nomination coming up for another supreme court justice and, indeed, such is the potential lack of clarity going into this presidential election that it might actually be up to the highest court in the land at the end of the day, the supreme court, to determine the outcome of the november election. david willis there. geoffrey corn is a professor of law at south texas college of law, houston. he explained the constitutional process of the transfer of power.

article 2 of the united states' constitution indicates that the president and vice president serve for four—year terms. those terms began onjanuary 20 and they expire onjanuary 20. so unless the joint session of congress that receives the electoral votes from the states certifies that president trump has been re—elected, his term of office terminates and he has to leave office. now, if he decides he doesn't want to leave office, then the certified winner would be sworn in as president, and i suspect that there would be some directive to escort mr trump from the white house. and how likely, worried, concerned are you of something like that actually happening? i think it's very unlikely. if there is something likely, i think it's more likely that there might be uncertainty as to the reporting from the states.

the states are required to report their electors, the allocation of electoral college votes, to a joint session of congress that meets onjanuary 6th. they open the ballots, they tally the results and they announce a winner. if for some reason that process is delayed or held up, the term of office still ends on january 20 and the succession statute — the federal statute on succession of authority — indicates that if the president and vice president are no longer able to serve, then the speaker of the house of representatives would assume responsibility as a temporary president until the joint session of congress certified a winner. that's interesting. so there is a plan in place, you know, in the constitution, for what would happen if there is a dispute. on a more kind of realistic — if we don't think it will get that far, on a more realistic level, if there isjust uncertainty for days and days after the election about what's happened, how well set up

is the us political system to deal with that uncertainty for days and days? well, we certainly had a preview in the bush—gore election, which caused a lot of anxiety and a lot of difficulty and when vice president gore conceded defeat, that kind of terminated that. i think the real concern is the uncertainty as to who the winner of each state was, which would be the result of the states having to count mail—in ballots, would allow the president to make an argument publicly that the results on november 3rd might have shown him in a lead in a state, and then as the mail—in ballots are start getting counted that lead dissipates and then disappears, and then he's arguing that that's invalid and trying to persuade the states themselves to call into question who the winner of the state popular vote was. but i have a high degree of confidence that the states, the state governors, secretaries of state

and legislatures are not going to let that happen. we've heard from many states — both controlled by republicans and democrats — that they have high confidence in their mail—in voting system, and that's where it really matters. if they have confidence, they'll certify the results, they'll send it to congress before january 6th, and then we'll have a winner, even as mitch mcconnell says. we'll know who the president is by january 20th. professor geoffrey corn. the body of late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, continues to lie in repose outside the supreme court so members of the public can pay their respects. there has been an outpouring of public mourning for the iconic liberal justice, who became a pop culture icon in recent years. earlier, president trump and the first lady paid their respects. this is how he was greeted by a section of the crowd.

chanting: vote him out! protestors outside the supreme court in washington chanting "vote him out". the us city of louisville has entered a second night under curfew after wednesday night's violence, which saw two police officers shot and wounded. thursday's protests have been largely peaceful but the curfew has been extended into the weekend. the demonstrations followed a decision by the kentucky authorities not to prosecute anyone over the death of breonna taylor, who was killed during a police raid in march. meanwhile, a man has been charged with the shooting of the two police officers. let's get some of the day's other news. one of the most powerful officials in the vatican, cardinal angelo becciu, has unexpectedly resigned from his office. the cardinal, who's a close ally of pope francis, had become embroiled in a scandal involving the purchase of luxury

property in london. the matter, which is now under investigation, has already led to others stepping down. cardinal becciu denies wrongdoing. britain's prime minister boris johnson's urged world leaders to commit to deeper cuts in carbon emissions once the coronavirus crisis is over, and said he wants to bring forward the date for phasing out new petrol and diesel cars. in a virtual meeting of the un climate action group, he said the uk would generate hundreds of thousands of newjobs with a green industrial revolution. but environmental experts have expressed scepticism. vietnamese police have seized more than 320,000 used condoms that were to be illegally resold to unsuspecting customers — that's according to local media. footage show dozens of bags in a warehouse that was recently raided in the southern binh duong province. a woman, who was believed to be the owner of the warehouse, has been arrested.

the former wimbledon champion boris becker has been warned he could be jailed for up to seven years if found guilty of concealing information about his financial assets. the 52—year—old, who was declared bankrupt in 2017, is accused of not disclosing details about bank accounts, share holdings, and a flat in london. he pleaded not guilty to 19 charges at a london court. the french prime minister is warning it's a race against time to avoid a second coronavirus wave as bad as the first. jean castex said the public must act now to stop a repeat of the peak in spring. it comes as the country records a record number of new cases since mass testing began. 16,096 cases were confirmed in the last 2a hours. i've been speaking to our reporter mark lobel about how the situation is developing in france. he says the prime ministerjean castex is urging the french public to be more careful. if we were to look at some

figures, lewis, in the last 24—hour period, 52 deaths have occurred — up from 43 — and if we look at intensive care units in france, there's1,048 patients currently there. and in hospitals, generally, in france, with those patients with covid—19, it's almost 6,000. now, that's the highest it's been for two months. but it's five times less than the amount when it peaked in april. so there's no sense there's a national lockdown happening yet, but they're very worried about this rise in cases. yeah, good news in a sense those numbers of deaths are still so much lower than back in the first peak, but the trend is worrying, isn't it? so, what is the government doing now, then? the french prime minister is saying if the french public don't react in the way he's hoping, then he's hinting that there will be these very severe restrictions, possibly leading to lockdowns. at the moment, politicians in paris have decreed that france's second city is in what they call ‘maximum alert‘ status.

so that means that in marseille, pubs, bars, and restaurants are all closed for two weeks from saturday. there is fury amongst residents — some residents there, and local politicians — that they weren‘t consulted. they also think that it‘s going to push the problem elsewhere. they feel that they are being picked upon. butjean castex was out on french television on thursday night, defending the plan. so i don‘t think is going to budge on that one. and then there‘s what he calls an ‘elevated alert‘ which is assigned to paris and ten other cities, where there will be a curfew in place in bars and restaurants from monday. and also, a rule of ten, so that they won‘t be able to — people won‘t be able to meet in public or private gatherings if you‘re more than ten people. and in terms of sporting events, there was an announcement on wednesday from the health ministry that 1,000 people would be the maximum at major sporting events. there was a question mark over whether roland—garros, the french open, would be affected by that. well, they received the news today from the prime minister that they would be included. which is a blow to organisers there, they‘d been hoping

for at least 5,000 a day. and of course, last year, quite different from the 1,000 that will allowed this year, a day — there were 37,000 fans attending a day. just briefly, then, what‘s happening across the rest of europe? well, the question is are we hitting a second wave? well, there‘s 3 million cases now in the uk and the eu combined. spain topping the list with over 700,000 cases and, as we were discussing, marseille there, in southern districts of madrid there‘s a severe lockdown where people aren‘t allowed to leave their houses, or being asked not to leave their houses unless they have to go for essential work or for medical reasons. and in the uk, there‘s 6,634 new coronavirus cases in a day — that‘s the largest figure since mass testing began. it is nowhere near the estimated 100,000 that was happening during the peak but don‘t forget, figures in the uk dipped below 1,000, so now they are at that height, that level, you know, the government has brought in new rules. curfews on pubs and restaurants from 10pm, this rule of six,

where you can‘t meet more than six people inside or outside your house, and of course, they are encouraging people, having told them to go to the office, to the work from home again. mark lobel. the uk government has outlined plans to try to protect millions ofjobs and the economy over the next six months, as coronavirus restrictions limit growth. under the new scheme, people who are unable to work full time will have their wages topped up by the government. they have to work at least a third of their normal hours to qualify. i am announcing today the newjobs support scheme. the government will directly support the wages of people in work, giving businesses who face depressed demand the option of keeping employees in a job on shorter hours, rather than making them redundant. the chancellor has insisted the government can only support jobs which are viable. he admitted this would lead to a rise in unemployment.

i cannot save everyjob — no chancellor could — but what we can and must do is deal with the real problems businesses and employees are facing now. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: king of the court, why you could own a piece of memorabilia linked to legendary basketball player kobe bryant. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes.

tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it‘s no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world and so, the british government has no option but to continue this action even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde have crossed the atlantic faster than any this is bbc news, the latest headlines: donald trump has again questioned if the presidential election can be honest. that‘s despite senior republicans distancing themselves from his comments. france reports a record number of new covid cases since mass testing began. more than 16,000 cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

in the last few moments we‘ve learned that rio dejaneiro‘s world —famous carnival is the latest victim of the coronavirus pandemic. the annual event was next due to take place in february 2021. it‘s now been postponed indefinitely as brazil grapples with the second—deadliest outbreak in the world. 0rganisers say its return will depend on a vaccine for the virus and also added that many of the samba schools that take part are struggling with resources and finances. nearly a dozen artists in sudan have been sentenced to two months in prison. it‘s after a court found them guilty of causing a public nuisance when their play rehearsal was broken up by attackers. there‘s concern that despite sudan‘s recent revolution and efforts to democratise the country creatives and activists are still being targeted. the bbc‘s africa correspondent catherine byara hanga reports.

the bbc received these exclusive images of film—maker hajooj kuka secretly filmed from the prison where he spent the past week. hajooj says he‘s been beaten and his once knee length dreadlocks have been forcibly cut in half. in an audio recording he reassures his supporters that he and his coaccused are being treated better after their case drew local and national attention. i hope it‘s going to make a huge change for all artist and all activators. in actually all the prisoners and all the people who are suffering from these rules that imprison people and give power to the court system that is beyond what is included in human rights and everything. the 44—year—old rose to prominence in 2014 with his film beats of the antonov, which tells the story of the people of the nuba mountains

where rebels have for sudan government for nearly a decade. it‘s won the people‘s choice award for documentary at the toronto international film festival. in august, hajooj was arrested with ten others during a play rehearsal in khartoum and have now been sentenced to prison terms over public disturbance charges. they believe they have been targeted for their politics. hajooj was inducted into hollywood‘s academy of motion picture arts and sciences earlier this year. itjoined calls from filmmakers around the world for the group‘s release. sudan is in the middle of a delicate political transition. mass protest last year toppled 0mar al—bashir‘s 30—year regime. hajooj and his coaccused were heavily involved in the movement. a joint military and civilian authority has since taken over, but campaigners are pushing for deeper social and democratic

reforms, and say some artists and activists continue to be targeted. women rights and human rights and are still very volatile and fragile situations. the actors from the past regime, the legaljudiciary, and the law itself within the framework itself, this is still in need of reform or change. the transitional government has yet to comment on his case. the artists hope they will be released on appeal but say they are happy to serve out their sentences if only to show that more reforms are needed in sudan. catherine byara hanga, bbc news. adopting a child can be a challenging experience but imagine being accused of kidnapping your new baby. that‘s what regularly happens to key—uh, an african—american woman who adopted a white child. here‘s her story.

how much you love your momma? this is princeton and his adopted mum, keia. we had been accused of kidnapping our son, being the nanny, being stopped in restaurants. she captured this moment with a stranger at princeton‘s nursery. how do you know him? how do i know him? i'm not a teacher, no. i'm not his babysitter. keia and her husband ricardo fostered winston when he was a baby and adopted him when he was two. we went to the hospital and we saw him for the first time. for me, it was just like love at first sight. like, oh, my gosh, he‘s so tiny. but she didn‘t realise how rare their situation was until she went to a foster class and met several white couples caring for black children. we were the only

african—american family that had a white child. the other families were like, "we don‘t go through that," and they were crying and they were like, "we feel so bad." the couple from north carolina have two other adopted children, karleigh and ayden, as well as keia‘s biological daughter zariyah. but keia is frustrated at the way some people treat her family. it‘s sad that we have to defend our family all the time against misconceptions or racism or people being just plain rude. so she‘s been using social media to challenge perceptions. every 10 negative things we get, if we get a positive one, then i feel like 0k, the world is moving in a different direction. a sheep... a sheep! make sure you‘re checking your

own biases, prejudices. people who adopt trans—racially are change agents, because we love just to love. i think you will be just fine. it‘s like any other parent parenting their child. kobe bryant was one of the greatest basketball stars of all time. his death earlier this year shocked the world, nowhere more so than los angeles, the city where he played his entire nba career. now, a unique souvenir of his time with the lakers is up for auction as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. for lakers fans, this number is special, number eight, one of the two numbers kobe bryant wore during his career. and along with it, a very special autograph from a very special day. after the final piece of confetti had fallen, and one of kobe‘s last acts before he walked off the professional court

was to add a large signature to the centre of the number eight. this is a section of the court that kobe bryant played on in his final game for the lakers in 2016. considered one of the greatest farewells in sporting history, he scored 60 points in a victory over the utah jazz. we published an estimate of 500,000 and up. almost nothing would surprise me. if it‘s surpassed the 7—figure mark, i wouldn‘t be shocked. bryant was a charismatic and sometimes controversial character, but he was undoubtedly a giant of the game. when he died in a helicopter crash along with his 13—year—old daughter, fans flocked to the staples center to pay their respects. kobe bryant made his name on a basketball court. it‘s where he became a legend. now that basketball court is up for grabs.

tim allman, bbc news. that is it from me. this is bbc news. hello again. if you went outside on thursday, i‘m sure you noticed a certain autumnal chill in the air. but was it really cold enough for snow? well, actually, this wasn‘t snow, it was a massive hail storm that went through the bradford area and the 0tley area, quite close to leeds in west yorkshire. and you can see the roads and the pavements turned white as those accumulations of hail built up. it must‘ve been quite some storm. now, the satellite picture shows low pressure over the uk with storm clouds rotating around it, and over the next few hours, we are going to see plenty more of those big showers. areas to watch out for, well, west wales in pembrokeshire and also into cornwall, could see some particularly heavy showers here. we‘re also going to see a band of persistent rain affecting parts of east anglia. now, as we go on through

friday, pressure builds actually in the west, and this area of low pressure‘s slow—moving. so, the isobars are going to pinch together. the winds are going to blow even more strongly. it will feel even colder. yes, a day of sunshine and showers, but prolonged outbreaks of rain across parts of eastern england. and there‘s going to be some very strong winds in east anglia. gusts could reach in excess of 60 mph, strong enough potentially to bring down a tree or two, so there could be some transport disruption. and there‘s heavy rain in the forecast, too, particularly lincolnshire into parts of east anglia with around 20—40 millimetres orso, perhaps a bit more in places. we could also see some localised flooding, but away from the east, some sunshine, feeling really cold, though, given the strength of those northerly winds. and those northerly winds continue to blow into saturday, albeit slightly less strongly. it‘s going to be another cold start to the day, and there‘s the threat again of a bit more rain running down into parts of east anglia in particular. further west, actually, pressure‘s building a bit, so it should be a drier kind of day, showers fewer and farther between.

temperatures, though, still struggling and still feeling cold in the wind, and we‘re going to have cold nights around as well. as we head through saturday night, it‘ll be cold enough for some frost patches in the countryside in scotland. we‘ve still got those northerly winds with us as well across eastern parts of england. still potentially a few showers or spots of rain. further west, it‘s brighter with some sunshine. the winds turning a little bit lighter here, so perhaps not feeling quite as chilly. now, looking into the forecast into next week, it stays unsettled with low pressure with us. those temperatures coming up, though, a few degrees. that‘s your weather. 00:29:13,246 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 mark lobel.