this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. there's a manhunt under way in the austrian capital vienna after gunmen began shooting at multiple locations across the city. there were reports of gunfire near the central synagogue, and at least one person being killed. several more are injured. this is the scene live in the austrian capital — where police have cordoned off a wide area. residents have been told to stay indoors. also ahead — donald trump and joe biden spend their last day campaigning ahead of the us presidential election.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world —— and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we begin in the austrian capital vienna, where police have launched a manhunt, after shots were fired and several people injured in the city centre. one of the attackers was killed by police. the interior minister says several suspects are on the loose, and they are, in his words, heavily armed and dangerous. he has urged the public to remain indoors. details are still emerging, but officials say there are multiple suspects and there have been exchanges of gunfire, at six different locations in the centre of the city. all of those locations are understood to be near vienna's central synagogue — butjewish community leaders say it's not yet clear if that was the target, and no—one was inside at the time. austria's president says his country has been the victim of a repulsive terrorist attack. let's just show you some of the pictures from the scene —

this gives you an idea of the amount of police who have been deployed. a wide area has been cordoned off, and people have been ordered to clear the streets and remain indoors. public transport was ordered to stop picking up passengers, and the neighbouring czech republic has started carrying out border checks after the attack. live now to our austria correspondent bethany bell, who joins us from rome. we know that this manhunt is under way for several people who the interior minister is described as heavily armed and dangerous. the incident, began at around 8pm local time in this area close to the cities main synagogue, but also close to an area where there are a lot of popular bars, restaurants and many people were out tonight taking

advantage of the last night that restau ra nts advantage of the last night that restaurants would be open for austria goes into a second lockdown. police have urged people to stay inside, not to go out and there are many police and we have seen some unverified wrestling but we've had some very strong unverified wrestling but we've had some very strong gunfire and this is something that dna has been largely spared the big attacks we have seen in cities like paris, berlin and london at recent yea rs, recent years, but the interior minister says they're treating this, in the words, a repulsive terrorist attack. some the words of the interior minister in the interior ministry said that we have brought several special units together and we are searching for them and their mobile perpetrators and that gives us an mobile perpetrators and that gives us an idea of the scale of the task

for the police. big, big, enormous operation and in fact, they have said that the army will take over some of the guarding duties that the police would normally do in order to concentrate on this manhunt. they said that these are very difficult moments for austria in the morning for the victims and families but at the moment, no efforts are being spared to train round up the perpetrators of these attacks. thank you for keeping us up—to—date with the latest. let's speak to chris zhao, who was at a local restaurant with his friends at the time of the shooting. he's now in a hotel room in central vienna. iam glad i am glad that you are safe could you tell us your experiences? in the

restau ra nts, you tell us your experiences? in the restaurants, slowly afterwards, we heard noises that sounded like firecrackers and we heard around 20 or 30 firecrackers and he did not expect those to become fires. shortly after, few minutes, our restau ra nt shortly after, few minutes, our restaurant manager was locking the doors and trying not to let everybody in. oscar was the situation? it was quite unexpected at the time, we were quite in shock only after 30 minutes or so we actually saw that heavily armed policemen and swat units were marching their way to the street next to us and we were quite in shock at the time. did you know what was going on? no. he did not know was going on? no. he did not know was going on? no. he did not know was going on, to be honest. the only

thing we heard was the firecrackers, the sunday firecrackers and then, we only so it happened afterwards. we saw the policeman industry next to our restaurant and we saw the ambulance lining up next to we saw victims that seemed harmed in a way and sadly, we also saw there was a body lying down the street next to us. body lying down the street next to us. this is not what anyone would expect in vienna. was the response of people all around you? by response? teaming policeman? shallow people that might‘ve been austrian revisiting? have you been able to speak to people? our local students, the local restaurant managers, they

we re the local restaurant managers, they were attached to the hotel and so we we re were attached to the hotel and so we were lucky because they actually brought us up to the hotel room and provided us with a safe place to hide in, but it seems that the local police were on time and the ambulances, everything seems in order as of now, but we do not know what happens next. we are glad that you are safe and thank you for joining us. can attacks, according to the austrian authorities that have happened in the central of the city around us synagogue although we are not entirely sure whether or not the synagogue, no not entirely sure whether or not the synagogue, no one was not entirely sure whether or not the synagogue, no one was in it at the time, was the target of the attack. the interior minister has said that he presumes multiple public traders are on the moves he has called them heavily armed and dangerous and the interior ministry says that special forces are interior ministry says that special forces a re now interior ministry says that special forces are now searching for the

presumed terrorists and they're not limiting that area to vienna and the chancellor of austria has described what happened as repulsive terror attacks and we are currently experiencing difficult hours in a republic, i like to think emergency forces, our police will take decisive action against the perpetrators of this attack. he will bring you more on the story as we get it. donald trump and joe biden have just a few hours left to try to convince voters to back them ahead of tuesday's us presidential election. the scale of early voting, has been unprecedented with more than 95 million americans having cast their ballots already — more than double the number who voted early four years ago. we begin our coverage with reports from both campaigns. in a moment, we'll hear from jon sopel, who's been following mr trump. but first, here's nick bryant's report on the democratic candidate, joe biden. the biden campaign has tried to make the road to the white house as safe a journey as possible,

holding drive—in rallies where mask wearing is compulsory. whether or not you observe the covid protocols has become a marker of your politics. this guy, trump, has destroyed everything. he is a vile, nasty human being. he can't be the president. i want someone who my daughter can look up to. we need a return to normalcy, we need to decency in the white house, and we need somebody who knows how to get things done. this has been such a surreal presidential election, one in which the method of campaigning has actually become a campaign issue in itself. hello, philadelphia! joe biden has tried to turn this into the coronavirus election, a referendum on donald trump's handling of a viral onslaught that has killed more than 230,000 americans. to beat the virus, we've first got to beat donald trump! cheering. he's the virus. but it's not just

the health of america he is seeking to rehabilitate. he says he is trying to save its soul. we choose hope over fear. we choose unity over division. we choose science over fiction. and yes, we choose truth over lies. biden events are nowhere near as crowded as the rallies for donald trump, but that is precisely the point. joe biden is the candidate of a very different america. he has been more high energy in these final days of campaigning, but for much of 2020, the former vice president has almost been an invisible candidate. thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! many americans are yearning for a presidency they could have on in the background, but has this 77—year—old aroused the necessary passion that's often needed to win?

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania. today began in miami. it was elevenses in north carolina. tomorrow we're going to win this state and we are going win four more years in our great white house. and then north and lunchtime in scranton, pennsylvania. a state that will be critical in this election. from here, he will go on to michigan, wisconsin, back to michigan and finally washington. 2500 miles travelled in one day alone. i don't know how many people are here but there's a lot of people here. cheering. and it is windy as hell and it's cold and i couldn't care. look at that flag, look at that flag, so beautiful. if this election was solely about energy and the size of your audience and the creation of a new breed of dog, the labradonald, the president would have it wrapped up. his supporters think it is.

is he going to win? you bet. four more years. it is going to happen, there's too many people out all over the united states, it's crazy, and i'm from new york. i drove three hours in the cold. there is cold eyed calculation from the trump campaign in holding these rallies. yes, it might lead to an uptick in coronavirus cases. there is no social distancing and few people are wearing masks, but if it encourages thousands more to go out to vote, supporters and their friends, then it is worth it. this is donald trump's bet. this is his gamble. and last night, the president seemed to imply he was ready to fire dr anthony fauci, america's trusted and respected infectious disease expert. covid, covid, covid... we like to talk about covid and then next, here is what happens,

november 4th, you won't hear too much about it. fire fauci! the audience cried. and the president responded. don't tell anybody but let me wait until a bit after the election. trying to ignore the deepening pandemic, donald trump has strutted his stuff with verve and determination these past fewjaw—dropping weeks. his supporters just hope this is not the last dance. i'm joined now by our correspondent in washington, will grant. voters and lawyers are ready for the selection. absolutely. it is been a long time getting to this point and a lot of money, this selection cost somewhere between $14 billion spent

on it already some seven of those on the presidential election campaign alone. it's been a long, arduous campaign and of course coming on the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, which is ravaged parts of the united states, more than 230,000 americans have died from the coronavirus and we put that in context you listen to those two reports from our north american correspondence and editors, you really do get an appreciation of an election like no other in this country. it it is amazing to see them count all the votes, no matter how long it takes, compton properly and donald trump says only count them on election day and then stop, something that's never happened before. there is a real different approach. again, that gets to the heart of the differences between the two men and their two campaigns. if you look at the way the republicans

have been focusing on every single vote in anything that they consider that there been casting aspersions on, voting early, it's an attack on there, the way that votes have happened in the past and so on and so happened in the past and so on and so forth, when of course the campaign onjoe so forth, when of course the campaign on joe biden so forth, when of course the campaign onjoe biden possible site has been underlining the early voting getting out early in those numbers have been working for them on some level, we do not know exactly what is in those votes, but 97 million votes already, some 70% of those who voted in 2016 have already cast their ballots and it's an extraordinary figure. and i guess that means we will either have very short cues tomorrow on polling day or it isjust short cues tomorrow on polling day or it is just going to short cues tomorrow on polling day or it isjust going to be short cues tomorrow on polling day or it is just going to be a record numberand or it is just going to be a record number and most people are predicting the latter there. we'll have a special programme from 23.30 gmt on tuesday bringing you the us election night as it unfolds.

and you can also find more on our website, including this video guide to how the voting system works. just log on to bbc.com/news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll have more on our breaking news — what the austrian government is describing as an ongoing terror attack in vienna. the israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. when the results came in, it was clear the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere

inside the compound. and student leaders have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyageri is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: officials in vienna say they are dealing with an apparent terror attack, involving multiple suspects and locations. there are reports of gunfire near the central synagogue, and at least one person being killed. 15 have been taken to hospital.

with the latest on this breaking news — here's mark lobel. austrian police or the people to ta ke austrian police or the people to take cover. restaurants are locked down. it will make been told that due to ongoing attacks in the city centre that it is close. the moment you'll be able to leave is when we'll have it all confirmed and cleared. 753, this tweet revealing a police operation under way. three minutes later, reports of shots fired. details are merging of several rifles wielding attackers in six locations. it is taking place in a vibrant distant of vienna, opposite of a synagogue that was close to the time. the night before a new apm coronavirus curfew kicks m, a new apm coronavirus curfew kicks in, for cafes and restaurants there. the austrian chancellor tweeted that.

0ne attackers been shot dead by police and several people are said to be injured. the president of the european council tweeting that european council tweeting that europe strongly condemns this cowardly act that after france he says, a friend of ours is attack. this is our europe, ours is attack. this is our europe, our enemies must know what they're dealing with. we will not give up. the latest message is that the operation, urging people to stay home and if you're on the streets, ta ke home and if you're on the streets, take shelter, avoid public transport. as the men continues for dangerous attackers, —— manhunt, they are seeking them out and also looking for them beyond the capital.

it manhunt is under way for potential attackers, not limited to the streets of vienna which are secured heavily as he heard from the witness earlier and will continue to monitor this story. to turkey — where rescuers are continuing to search for survivors of friday's powerful earthquake in the resort cit of izmir. at least 90 people are known to have died. but there are extraordinary stories of survival, including that of a 3—year old girl, pulled from the rubble on monday. from izmir, here's our international correspondent 0rla guerin. almost hidden from view, caked in dust, three—year—old elif perincek. she lets out a little cry. "i swear she's alive," someone shouts.

joy and relief for rescuers, who say they never gave up hope of finding elif. and buried beneath the rubble three days, she never gave up either. did it feel like a miracle? a rebirth under all this, the wreckage of an eight—storey apartment block. elif‘s mother, her twin sisters and her brother were pulled out on saturday, but he died later. well, the rescue here has brought hope to other families who are still waiting for news of their loved ones. there are searches continuing

at eight sites in izmir and more than 100 people have been brought out alive. elif is now alert in hospital, with no serious injuries, officials say. she has captured hearts in turkey, a symbol of hope in the darkest times. 0rla guerin, bbc news, izmir. at least 22 people have been killed in the afghan capital kabul, when they see these attacks happening at the same time, a lot of memories of other cities. how do you seeit? memories of other cities. how do you see it? it is ongoing. very serious although the casualty numbers are relatively small compared to some of the worst terrorist attacks that and particularly in france. it is still

a very serious and ongoing attack in multiple occasions, starting at around eight o'clock local time on monday evening and close to the site of centraljewish temple there, the synagogue but a number of different locations involving several perpetrators see the police were armed with high—powered rifles in the exchange of fire with the police, at least one person was reported that initially, for the reported that initially, for the report of another person killed and up report of another person killed and up to 15 injured. the authorities are talking about a manhunt under way with checkpoints and saying that a number of people are still at large who are armed and dangerous. the authorities have put increased security on the border into a simple to escape across the border so, it's very chilling scenario for people in austria. we do not know exactly what the motives are in and of course people are reading into the fact that it took place close to the synagogue, given that synagogues

have been the focus of attacks in europe in the past but it is too early to say exactly what is behind us. early to say exactly what is behind us. how difficult will it be for police, not just in us. how difficult will it be for police, notjust in austria but other countries in central europe to try to find potential multiple perpetrators? well cooperation between nations is gotten a great deal better than it was in 2015 when perpetrators are able to slip across borders relatively undetected and now it is, intelligences shared a lot more efficiently, especially by an intelligence that fingerprints and passport ids that have gotten metric data in them. so, i would expect that they will probably, there will be a european effort to track down who these are and no doubt the americans will offer their intelligence support and the fbi and the cia, but the fact is that this is still ongoing and has not wrapped up is still ongoing and has not wrapped up yet. is a deeply troubling

situation in continental europe has a big problem an unregulated flow of automatic weapons. being an island, is not experienced it to the same extent as france, belgium and the netherlands and it's only a matter of time of course before automatic weapons to not sure amounts, but they tend to come from the balkans once they were in western europe, they seem to flow around fairly easily. so, it is not difficult for terrorists to get a hold of automatic weapons when they plugged into criminal underground networks. thank you so much for keeping us up—to—date. this is the capital of the moment were for the last few hours, we have been reporting on shooting attacks in the interior minister has said that there is a manhunt for potential multiple attackers will keep you right up to

date with events in vienna as they develop. to stay with us. hello. the much advertised change to drier, calmer weather is still coming this week, though for the day ahead, it's blustery out there. sunshine, yes, but showers, some heavy. but in the wind, we'll move through quite quickly. high pressure will finally build in from wednesday for a few days, but as that happens, an increasing chance of getting some frost and some fog as well, but that may well be a better deal than the recent flooding some of us have been dealing with. it's a chillier start in the morning, particularly in england and wales, and a few areas of wet weather to contend with, one running eastwards across southern england, parts of the midlands, into east anglia. some heavier bursts here.

a bit of rain and hill snow into parts of scotland gradually using as both areas of wet weather ease, clear away, we're left in the afternoon with sunshine and showers. the greater chance of catching a shower will be in the west, where some will be heavy, possibly thundery in western scotland. it's still windy out there. not as windy as it's been. these are average wind speeds. still some gusts around 30 miles an hour, more than that to the english channel and the far north of scotland as we go into the evening. and for many of us, temperatures hanging on into single figures as we go on through the afternoon despite any sunshine around. still a few showers overnight and into wednesday morning, parts of scotland running down into northern england. many places, though, will be dry and clear, and as the winds turn lighter further south across england, into parts of wales, frost on the cards for some — and for some of us, the first, of course, of the season.

so, a chilly start on wednesday but a bright start, plenty of sunshine around. although most will stay dry, a bit more cloud running into northern ireland, especially scotland, and some rain pushing into the far north of scotland on through the afternoon and into the evening. now, again, a frost and chance of a fog in parts of england and wales as thursday begins that could be slow to clear. some areas of cloud around parts of scotland and northern ireland, but you can see the extent of the dry weather on thursday. now, fog could be rather more widespread as we start the day on friday. and going into the weekend, high pressure's moving away, low pressure starts to edge in from the south. a chance of rain increases again, though temperatures head up with a milder southerly wind. and although there is a chance of rain over the weekend, it doesn't look anywhere near as wet or as windy as it's been recently.

this is bbc world news. the headlines: a manhunt is under way in the austrian capital vienna after gunmen began shooting in the city centre. police said several suspects armed with rifles launched the assault in six different locations, near the central synagogue. the austrian chancellor, sebastian kurz, called it a repulsive terrorist attack. one person is reported to have been killed and hospitals are treating 15 patients for bullet wounds. 0ne shooter has been arrested and another shot dead by police. joe biden has told supporters that america has had enough of the chaos of the trump presidency. speaking at a rally in ohio on the last day of campaigning, he said, "we are done with the anger and hate." for his part, speaking in north carolina, president trump dismissed his poor poll ratings as fake. he added, "we're gonna win anyway." a record 95 million people have already voted.