this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk, pbs in america and around the world. my name is mike embley. a tough message from a sombre president macron — france is to go into a second national lockdown translation: if we do not apply a brutal break on the contamination today, our hospitals will quickly be saturated. tough new measures in germany too, bars, restaurants, gyms and theatres will close from monday. anthony fauci, the leading virus expert in the united states, tells the bbc that president trump's campaign rallies are bound to spread the coronavirus.

congregations of people not wearing masks and not being separate from each other in crowds, that clearly is a situation that will lead to outbreaks. and with just six days to go before the us election more than 70 million have already cast their ballots — the us is on course for a record turnout. hello and welcome. leaders of the european union's two biggest economies — france and germany — have announced new national lockdowns in an attempt to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. in france, people can only leave home for essential work or medical reasons. in a televised address to the nation, president emmanuel macron said the second wave will be worse than the first. in germany, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities will close. we'll get the latest

from our correspondent in berlin in a moment, but first here's lucy williamson from paris. for france, these will be nights to remember. the last days of freedom and friendship before a new national lockdown. from friday, no—one can leave home except for school, health care, caring duties, fresh air and food. watching the president's announcement tonight, relief that schools are this time staying open. they're all teachers. but outside work, how does the prospect of another lockdown feel? anxious. cos the last time was really ha rd. apartments here are very small, and we'll be locked back in them again. but at least the schools are open and i will be able to work, which is a good thing. president macron said france needed to hit the brakes hard. translation: we have all been overwhelmed by the acceleration of the epidemic. the spread of the virus has ta ken everyone in europe by surprise.

we are all in the same place, submerged by a second wave that will no doubt be stronger and deadlier than the first. president macron had been counting on local restrictions to curb the rise in infections, but with hospitals across the country raising the alarm, tonight he acknowledged this was a national problem and needed a national response. earlier today, a critically ill covid patient left avignon for a hospital 700 miles away. last spring, transfers like this were a life—saver for patients and hospitals alike. but the virus is now so widespread doctors fear there'll be fewer and fewer places able to take them. 0ne chief of infectious diseases told me today that his hospital was doubling the number of icu beds to keep pace with demand and that pressures on staff were immense. translation: i caught covid—19, and i worked every day while i was sick, because there was no other choice.

nearly 80% of the staff in my ward were infected with covid at some point. we are told that if we're well enough to come to work, then we must work while socially distancing ourselves. the growing restrictions here have already brought back memories of the lockdown last spring, but winter is a tougher battlefield on which to fight this epidemic. faced with a virus that dies of loneliness, mr macron has decided that isolation is the best weapon and the best defence. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. a month—long partial lockdown is also coming into force in germany — which includes the closure of restaurants, gyms and theatres. 0ur berlin correspondent, jenny hill has the latest. as of monday, this country enters a partial lockdown. as you say, bars, restaurants, leisure and arts facilities will all close for a month. slightly different from the restrictions we saw earlier in the year in that schools, nurseries and shops will stay open.

private gatherings are to be restricted, a maximum of ten people from just two households. professional sporting events will go ahead as planned, like the bundesliga, but those matches will once again be played behind closed doors. all this in a country which came relatively successfully through that first wave. if you look at germany's case numbers, you'll see they‘ re still far lower than those we're seeing in france and indeed britain. but two developments are spooking the authorities here in berlin. first, the speed at which this virus is now spreading to the country. and second, this, germany has relied on a strategy of track and trace. identify the source of an outbreak, then trace and break any subsequent chains of infection. tonight, angela merkel said in many parts of the country, that is simply not working any more. and she's warned that if the current trajectory continues, then german health care facilities will be at capacity within weeks. this is not good news,

of course, for germans. angela merkel herself acknowledging tonight it's been a hard day. with less than a week to go before polling day campaigning in the us election is intensifying with the candidates going from state to state to drum up support. but the top us medical official dealing with how controlling coronavirus, anthony fauci, has criticised president trump's rallies, telling the bbc that the events are bound to spread covid—nineteen: they are potentially super spreading events because in situations, historically over the last months, we have seen the bf congregations of people not months, we have seen that when you have congregations of people not wearing masks, not being separate from each other, crowds that clearly is a situation and that will lead to outbreaks or he saw

is a situation and that will lead to outbreaks. we saw that with the motorcycle rally that was on the northwest part of her country and we've seen that in situations such as in the white house we had an outbreak of a particular event in the white house. so, yes, when you do have a congregation of people, generally without masks, that is a risky situation. the coronavirus has become a thorny political issue in the election campaign. democratic candidate joe biden gave a speech in wilmington, delaware where he criticised the president over his handling of the pandemic. we've lost more than 220,000 lives to this virus already, but this administration has just given up. over the weekend, the white house chief of staff, of staff, mark meadows, went on television and admitted that they've waved the white flag and declared surrender. he said, "we're not going to control the pandemic. " the american people deserve so much better than this. president trump in turn took aim at the democratic party approach to the pandemic. at a rally in bullhead city,

arizona — the president accused the democrats of changing medical standards after he had caught the coronavirus. and until i came along, right, they said that if you have it, you get better. you are immune for life. but when i said i had it, i got better, they said you've only got four months. they have changed the whole medical standard. if it was anybody else, it was good for life, right? but for me, they said i am now good for four months. no, i think it's a much longer period. the bbc‘s lebo diseko in washington told me more about the spread of the virus in the us. 39 states of the increase in people dying, 800 people dying per day in the us from coronavirus. i think the issue as well as, donald trump said that this, we are seeing an increase in numbers because

there is an increase in testing. but the data does not prove that to be the case at all. it is something that voters are all. it is something that voters a re aware all. it is something that voters are aware of and of verizon over donald trump was today, polls have shown that again and again, people are not happy about his coronavirus response and joe biden is slightly ahead there, but isn't enough for him to be concerned about? that is why he was there. joe biden certainly trying to make this a referendum of sorts on the presidents handling of the coronavirus and donald trump trying to capitalise on covid—i9 fatigue and the thing is, i'm not sure if fatigue really helps us deal with this. the virus is not interested in whether or not we are tired of it. in six days after the election day turnout is already a big story. early voting and particularly by the young. again, in that state of arizona where we were today, we have

succeeded 50% of total turnout and the 2016 election, so that is huge and we have seen that story right across the country. donald trump is really hoping that his supporters are going to come out on election day, not every state allows you to see the breakdown of democrats and republicans, but of the ones that have their data being seen, democrats are ahead in terms of the early vote. so, donald trump hoping to turn that around before election day, on election day. he certainly did manage to boost his numbers in the final days of the 2016 campaign. the line in brooklyn for early voting goes around the block and beyond. the bbc‘s laura travelyan is one of the more than 75 million americans who's already been to the polls — shejoined the long queue

in her hometown of new york city. the line in brooklyn for early voting goes around the block and beyond. new york is hardly a battle ground state, joe biden is counting on winning here. but new yorkers are turning up to have their say. it is seven in the morning, cold and dark and look at all of this enthusiasm for democracy. it is my first time voting in the us presidential election as an american citizen and i'm so excited to be here with my fellow americans. is this important for you to vote in this election? it is important to vote in every election, but this one in particular is very important but i felt that democracy is at stake. i think there was a level of chaos that i have not seen before in government and ifeel like i would like to at least get it back to what i feel like is a normal presidency. what has motivated you to be out here so early? to get donald trump out of office? why? because he's a white supremacist and doing so many bad things i do not know where to start. despite this, voting is very straightforward it's time to turned to staten island. it turns out it was brisk

and support for the president is still strong. i do not like what is going on in my country, so i voted straight down the line, a man named trump. what are you hoping for as an outcome? donald trump to win. and move forward. with the economy, jobs, get rid of all the racism just be cohesive. many new yorkers waited for hours for early voting. the board of elections was not really prepared. a charge the top official denies. we had folks showing up on saturday morning when the polls opened at 10am at six o'clock in the morning. lines were already forming four hours ahead of time. so, that means that this is important to people, that they're willing

to put their time into it and that they're going to have their voices heard. and that they're going to make their voices heard. in new york and across america despite the pandemic, millions of voting in what could be a record turnout for presidential election. it's that solemn moment where the people get their verdict on their leaders. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: will black voters in the us play a decisive role in the presidential election? we're in arizona to find out. music. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty

of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. enjoying the show is right, this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc news, the main story this hour as coronavirus infections continue to rise across europe, france imposes a second national lockdown and germany orders gyms and restaurants to close for a month. not for the first time, the bosses of twitter,

facebook and google have been accused on capitol hill of political censorship, for the way they deal with controversial material. republicans have long claimed the big social media platforms are biased against conservatives — democrats believe they don't take down enough fake news. all this came to a head again at a senate hearing on whether tech giants should be responsible for what's posted on their platforms. live now to washington dc. matt stoller is from the american economic liberties project, a non—profit which aims to challenge the dominance of monopolies. you have been waiting a while. thank you very much for that. it is not the first time they have been there as you're saying, this is a way, this is just the other. will it change anything? i do not think this hearing is particularly important except that it is true that ceos are no regular guest on capitol hill and that isa guest on capitol hill and that is a good thing because they are powerful and they need to be held to account. and a lot of this is a long—running debate about whether they are

publishers, with editorial responsibilities, or whether they're just platforms with no responsibility for what is posted there. they make a lot of money selling advertisements, but they don't actually have a responsibility for the content that they make money from. so, the question is should they be held accountable for liable laws and various other things that you will be held liable for if you would be held liable for if you would be held accountable for like a newspaper. that is the question here. section 230 of the communications decency act comes into all of this? it was past 2a years ago when the world looked really quite different technology currently. it was made so aol chat rooms we re it was made so aol chat rooms were not responsible for what people said in those chat rooms. and it's kind of expanded of the internet and now, it covers a lot of the economy that involves the internet. so, amazon claims

that it internet. so, amazon claims thatitis internet. so, amazon claims that it is not responsible for fa u lty that it is not responsible for faulty products that are sold through amazon. theyjust say we arejust a through amazon. theyjust say we are just a speaker. amazon is not really a chat room, the same thing with google and facebook. so, this law is going to go and republicans often engage in bad faith debate surrounded in the underlying law as everyone knows that it's kind of going to change pretty soon because it is really make any sense today. indexing like to be legal moves against big tech, whoever wins the republicans, if they get their way, actually they will see the social media platforms taking a lot more right wing content down or lease flagging it up. so, you have both sites kind of have their view of it, but on the republican side, they're just trying to, half of them are trying to bully the controllers of the platform to prioritise content that they feel is better represents their site. it's kind of a power grab. in the democratic side,

it's my suspicion of concentrated power, but they too want mark's supper broke to speak on their behalf. —— mark zuckerberg. sounds like we'll be talking to you again. thank you very much indeed. a strike is under way in poland by women opposed to a court ruling that introduced a near—total ban on abortion in the mainly catholic country. crowds have protested in several cities for the seventh—day running against the decision that outlawed terminations on the grounds of severe health defects. paul hawkins has more: a funeral wreathe in the memorial to democracy. thousands took to the streets first of the night writing. the anger showing no thousands took to the streets first of the night writing.

the anger showing no signs of dissipating after already ship restrictive approach and laws were tightened even further. the top court ruling that abnormalities is a reason for abortion are now incompatible with the country's constitution and therefore, illegal. yes, i think this is the start of the revolution that all of this will lead to the overthrowing of this government. in the worst moment, the government did what he did behind our backs. so, our only option is to go out on the streets and yell at her objection, fight to the last resort because it's no longer a compromise, we speak about the last resort now. according to women's rights groups, their 1116 abortions in poland. of that, only 42 were not because of foetal abnormalities. that means 96% of abortions would not be considered illegal. only in the case of rape, incest or a threat to the mothers life is a termination now permissible and even still doctors have the right to refuse. women's rights groups say 100,000 women every year for us to travel abroad for terminations but the government disputes those figures. these numbers

are completely false. there was, i think there were almost two years when abortion was legal in poland and the numbers are much lower than the claim because it is a political argument very widely used, but this is very misleading and a wish that these could be verified, and apparently verified by esteemed journalists. since coming to power, the ruling justice party has tried to restrict abortion several times through legislation and that failed, it asked the court, packed with judges chosen by the government to rule on the matter. thereby opening the governments of the criticism that it was bypassing parliament. 0ur presidential candidates that very firmly just weeks before the election that he would support any such initiative and he also said that the traditional court ruled on the case on the motion

that was signed by the members of parliament. with no sign of a government u—turn, more protests are planned while women are being urged to strike. the demonstrators emboldened by opinion polls consisted the suggested there is reason for tightening restrictions and this may be a devoutly catholic country, but the ruling is testing the faith of many. back to america now, and we've mentioned president trump has been campaigning in the southern us state of arizona, a crucial state in which the votes of black americans could be key. clive myrie has been speaking to black activists in arizona. his report contains some images viewers may find disturbing. bruce franks cuts the stillness of evening in phoenix, arizona. ..and after dion johnson and breonna taylor... the light is dimming, but not the memory of those beaten or killed at the hands of police officers. so, remember all these words that you heard today... his words, a powerful, poetic rage. ..because we're not going nowhere. he was arrested in august for taking part in a peaceful

civil rights march. ..because he's innocent! and now he leads a protest outside the courthouse after the jailing of another protester. when we fight, we're building a legacy. fighting a battle in a war where you'll never get to see the outcome. if i continue to fight, hopefully that passes along to my five kids, and if they continue to fight, it passes along to their kids, and it will get to a point where maybe we can. why are you doing this? until then, this is what must be overcome. before george floyd, in 2017, there was muhammad muhaymin, here in arizona. officer... relax, dude. the unarmed black man died after being held down by four police officers, one of whom put his knee on his neck for close to eight minutes. i cannot breathe! no—one was disciplined, and you're only hearing about this case now because of the controversy over george floyd.

and it was in this area where he was pinned down and was clearly heard to say, "i can't breathe", and was clearly heard to say, "i can't breathe"? he knows that his life is about to be taken from him, and he knows... jazlyn is 21 and part of a new younger breed of civil rights activists, spurred by the urgency of the moment. it makes me feel like my life can be taken at any given time just because i have brown skin, because i'm black. not far away, a reunion. a proud father embraces a relieved son, who's fresh out ofjail. his name is percy christian, and he's 27... you know, jail is a place where they want to rob you of your hope. ..the subject of the courthouse protest to get him freed. he served seven days, arrested during a demonstration against police violence. i'm willing to do

whatever it takes. i'm willing to put my life on the line to bring awareness to the issue, and that's that police brutality is real, that's that our police system is set up and designed to hold a certain group of individuals back, and that's my people. and what of the dreams of the father, a pastor, having seen his son fight the same battles he fought years ago? the battle hasn't changed, but what has happened is that there is a denial of the reality that people of colour experience in this nation. and so, we are proud of our son. i would not be ok if he decided to shrink back. he can't shrink back now.

gentle tales of african—american manhood, rarely reported, but they're the norm, and while both the candidates for president say they want to banish racial injustice, bruce franks says he won't wait for others to act. his own son's future is on the line. i've just got to make sure he's equipped for it and he's ready for it. i'm not fearful because i teach him how to love and what love is and how to have love for his people. clive myrie, bbc news, in phoenix, arizona. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley.

hello there. the weather shows no real sign of calming down over the next few days. more heavy rain, more strong winds in the forecast. we've got low pressure spinning here. you can see that on the satellite picture. you can also see this pipeline of cloud that is now ploughing in towards the british isles. a set of weather fronts bringing some heavy rain through thursday. but between these two weather fronts, there is a wedge of mild air. so, although we're expecting some wet and windy weather through the day ahead, it will turn a little bit milder. so, here comes the rain. some very heavy and persistent rain moving in from the west as we go through the day, pushing its way northeastwards across wales, england, northern ireland, getting up across much of scotland. now, the heaviest bursts of rain are likely to be across hills of north wales, north west england, south west scotland.

could be some localised flooding issues here. and it will be windy. gusts of a0 to maybe 50 mph or a touch more than that in the most exposed spots. the far north of scotland will hold onto brightness. we'll see something a little drier towards the south west later. and it will feel mild, highs of 11—15 degrees. through thursday night into the early hours of friday, we keep a pipeline of cloud, some outbreaks of rain in places, particularly over high ground in wales, north west england, also some rain working back into north west scotland. temperatures between 9—13 degrees, an exceptionally mild night, a very mild start to friday. now, as we go through the day, outbreaks of rain will increasingly become confined to southern parts of england, south of wales. further north, we'll actually see brighter skies developing, some spells of sunshine here and there. but it will cool off through the day across northern areas, whereas the south and south east will hold onto some mild air, 17—18 degrees. and then we get to the weekend, and here comes another area of low pressure.

look at all the white line squashing together, all the isobars. this is a deep area of low pressure that will bring some very strong winds, some outbreaks of heavy rain pushing eastwards. those winds gusting up to 50, 60, maybe 70 mph in exposed places in western scotland. temperatures through saturday, it will be another fairly mild one, 12—17 degrees. and for sunday, well, it looks as if we're going to see another spell of heavy rain pushing in from the west, and it will be another very windy day. that's all from me. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines: a new national lockdown in france will start on friday and last at least until the end of november. in a nationwide televised address, president macron said people would only be allowed to leave home for essential work, shopping, exercise or emergencies. businesses classed as non—essential, such as restaurants and bars, will close, but schools and factories can still open. germany's chancellor angela merkel has also announced a partial lockdown to stop the spread of the virus. bars, restaurants and much of the leisure sector will have to close for the whole of next month. the senior medical official dealing with controlling the coronavirus pandemic in the us has told the bbc president trump's political rallies are bound to spread covid—19. dr antony fauci said such gatherings, mostly without masks or social distancing, are potentially superspreading events. now on bbc news, click talks exclusively with legendary uk rapper stormzy about his appearance