welcome to bbc news — i'm mike embley. our top stories: manhunt in vienna — at least one armed suspect at large after terror attack in the city centre. two people are known to have been killed and several others injured during assaults in six different locations. on the eve of the us presidential election — joe biden and donald trump make a final push for votes. and an extraordinary story of survival — the three—year—old girl pulled from the rubble days after the earthquake in turkey. a manhunt is underway in the austrian capital vienna

for heavily—armed gunmen who carried out what the country's chancellor called a ‘repulsive terror attack.‘ at least two people have been killed after attackers armed with rifles launched an assault in six different locations. one gunman was also killed. mark lobel has the latest. austrian police order people to take cover. restaurants are locked down. we have been told that because of an ongoing attack in the city centre that the restaurant is closed at the moment. we can't leave until the situation has been confirmed and cleared. news of the incident emerged at 7:53, this tweet revealing a police operation underway. three minutes later, reports of shots fired. details are emerging of several rifle—wielding attackers in six locations. one witness recalls what he saw. we didn't know what's going on, to be honest. the only thing we heard of was the firecrackers, the sound of firecrackers,

and then we only saw what happened sort of afterwards, you know, we saw the policeman in the street next to our restaurant. we saw the ambulance, you know, lining up next to our restaurant. we saw there were victims who seemed harmed, in a way. and sadly, we also saw there was a, still there's a body laying down the street next to us. its taking place and a vibrant district of vienna, opposite a synagogue that was closed at the time, the night before a new 8pm coronavirus curfew kicks in for cafes and restaurants there. translation: we are living here in austria, and particularly in vienna, during difficult hours. we are victims of an appalling terrorist attack in our capital which is still ongoing. i want to thank the emergency services, they're risking their lives to secure our safety.

the police managed to eliminate one attacker but more attackers are on the run. i also want to thank the rescue services who are working at this difficult hour and i want to assure the relatives of the victims that all our thoughts are with you. the president of the european council, charles michel, tweeting that europe strongly condemns this cowardly act that violates life and our human values. he says he stands with austria. french president emmanuel macron says, the french people share the shock and grief of the austrian people. after france, he says, a friend of ours is attacked. this is our europe. our enemies must know who they are dealing with. we will not give up. the latest message from the police is that the operation is still active, urging people to stay at home and if you are on the streets, they say, take shelter. avoid public transport. translation: this is the hardest day for austria for several years. we are dealing with a terror attack, the severity of which we haven't experienced

in austria for a long time, thank god. unfortunately, we have several injured, several dead. our special forces have managed to eliminate a heavily—armed terrorist armed with an automatic weapon. from what we know, there is at least one perpetrator on the run. as the manhunt continues for at least one heavily—armed and dangerous attacker, the special forces are also looking beyond the capital. mark lobel, bbc news. nick thorpejoins us from western hungary. what's the latest, what are you hearing? we have just heard that the death toll has now gone up to three, so that as we believe one of the perpetrators, and two civilians. according to the mayor of vienna, he has confirmed that one of the civilians injured or rather killed in this attack was a woman. no further information

though, at this stage, about who the perpetrators might be. we believe around for mean people are being treated mostly for gunshot wounds in various viennese hospitals. thank you very much indeed for that. to the united states now and donald trump and joe biden have just a few hours left to try to convince voters to back them — ahead of tuesday's 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. 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—i9 protocols has been 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 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 first got to beat donald trump. he is the virus! it's notjust the health of america he's 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's 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 is often needed to win? today began in miami.

it was elevensies in north carolina. tomorrow we are going to win state and are going to win four more years in oui’ great white house. lunchtime in pennsylvania, a state that will be critical in this election. from here, he will go into michigan, wisconsin, back to michigan and finally washington, 2500 miles travelled in one day alone. i don't know how many people here but there's a lot of people here. and it's 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, donald trump would have it wrapped up. is he going to win? you bet! four more years. it's going to happen, man. there'sjust too many people out.

all over the us, it's crazy. i'm from new york, dude. i drove three hours. in the cold! that is cold eyed calculation from the trump campaign and holding these rallies. yes, it might lead to an uptick in coronavirus cases, there is no social distancing, few people are wearing masks. but if it encourages thousands more to go out and vote, supporters and their friends, then it's 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 the next thing, here's what happens. november four, you won't hear too much about it. crowd: fire fauci! fire fauci, the audience cried. and the president responded. don't tell anybody, but let me wait till a little bit after the election. trying to ignore the deepening

pandemic, donald trump has strutted his stuff with verve and determination, these past few jawdropping weeks. his supportersjust hope this isn't the last dance. we will have more on this cliffhanger in just a moment. here's my colleague yalda hakim, live in wisconsin. mrtrump won mr trump won wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania by less tha n michigan and pennsylvania by less than one percentage point last time, how is it looking there now? if you were to look at the polls, joe biden has been leading here for several weeks now, butjudging by the size of these crowds, there are several thousand people as our

correspondent said there, there's very little distancing, hardly anyone is wearing masks and you wouldn't really think there was a pandemic has. president trump is speaking to the crowd right now, he arrived a few moments ago and he has really been talking about his su ccesses over really been talking about his successes over the last four yea rs successes over the last four years and the crowd have been chanting, four more years. joe biden has been wanting to make the focus of this campaign the pandemic. wisconsin is one of the worst affected states in the worst affected states in the united states, the cases have been going up by several thousand everyday. hospitalisations have been going up as have deaths, but the president is saying he is running the curve, it is something he has been saying for the last few weeks. he has come to wisconsin, this is his fourth trip to wisconsin in the last weekend as you can imagine, fora last weekend as you can imagine, for a candidate and the final stages of an election, time is the most important thing, so clearly he

thinks wisconsin is winnable. it seems quite a lot of concern among voters that we talk to about the president's attitude to the coronavirus, some think that he is just not been as responsible as he should be in for those people to hear those chance at his rallies, fire felt she, that is going to be pretty chilling, isn't it? (audio gap). | pretty chilling, isn't it? (audio gap). i don't know if you can hear me, think we've lost this connection, it's just breaking upa lost this connection, it's just breaking up a will to much to be able to hear what you are saying. we will try to get back to her in a moment if we can. we'll have a special programme from 2330 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: the latest on the terror attack in vienna in which two people are known to have been killed — police say at least one suspect is still at large. 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 extremist jewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as 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 to rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to

keep on going. tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: two people are known to have been killed and several others wounded in the austrian capital, vienna, during a terror attack in the city centre. the interior minister, karl nehammer, warned at least one suspect is still at large. in the last hours before election day in the us presidential contest, donald trump, still campaigning, has dismissed his poor poll ratings as fake. his opponent, joe biden, says the country is tired of the tweets, and what he called the failure of the trump presidency.

let's get more on our top story now. let's speak now to taylor griffin, republican strategist who worked in the white house under president george w bush. asimple a simple question first, who is going to wind? if i could predict that, i would be doing more than sitting here talking to you, i would be making money out of it. this isjoe biden's election to lose. the electoral map in the us favours a joe biden victory right now. you would have to have donald trump running the tables. the pivotal state will be pennsylvania. polls are tightening in florida and pennsylvania and there is still a path to victory? there is. ifjoe biden went

pennsylvania, there is still a path to victory for donald trump but if trump went pennsylvania, it becomes much easier. ifjoe biden with pennsylvania, trump would have to win all the other states that are tied, florida, arizona and one of the other of wisconsin and michigan. if your man does not make it, what do you think has made the difference because he has done a lot of the things he has promised. could it be the pandemic? those chance at the rallies, "fire fauci" are going to be devastating. the pandemic has been the biggest challenge is not only because of covid—i9 specifically but because it took of the table his biggest argument for re— election which

was the economy which was running at pretty good steam up until this spring. people now have a question about his handling of the pandemic and they may be ready for something new, for change, and that would bea new, for change, and that would be a big challenge for donald trump. also signs that a lot of people, who perhaps could not bring themselves to vote four yea rs bring themselves to vote four years ago, have turned out this time? we have seen a great deal of voting early in the election. the democrats especially have put an early focus on early voting and because of the pandemic because your people get to the polls. they felt like they had an advantage. we have seen 97 million people vote already to date before election date has even come. two—thirds of the number of people who voted in 2016. a lot of those of been democrats. republicans have

been focusing on election day. it is whether republicans can get their voters to the polls tomorrow to get a victory for donald trump. unless it is a landslide, the rebound to be challenges. do you expected to be settled on tuesday night? as someone be settled on tuesday night? as someone who has lived through the 2000 florida recount debacle, i certainly hope that we get this settled tomorrow night one way or another but it is possible and one of the reasons is that so many democrats have voted early and so many people have voted early that some of those ballots may not have arrived in time and there will be questions about which others count and which do not. some may have nailed their absentee one late, some may not get in by that deadline. a lot of room for argument in the

outcome unless it is overwhelming one way or the other. i suspect we will be back to that one. thank you very much. it is my pleasure. french president emmanuel macron has responded to the events in austria. he said, "we french share the shock and grief of the austrian people struck by an attack in the heart of their capital, vienna. after france, a friendly country is attacked. this is our europe. our enemies must know who they are dealing with. we will not give up." while it's too early to say who is behind the attack in vienna but it comes at a difficult time for france. the country is still reeling from two terror—related incidents in two weeks. schools held a minute's silence today in memory of samuel paty, the teacher beheaded by a chechen teenager. meanwhile, muslim leaders in france have called for calm as anti—french protests continue around the world. our reporter freya cole has the story. it was the first day back after the gruesome murder of a french history teacher. these children were never

taught by samuel paty but his lesson has become a national legacy. translation: it is not right what they did to this man. he has a right to express himself and say what he wants. translation: he had the right to teach freedom. french prime ministerjean castex joined teachers and children for the emotional return to samuel paty's school. he said the teacher taught every child of the republic to become a free citizen. but the french president emmanuel macron has become the target of boycott france rallies around the world. he has enraged conservative muslims for describing islam as a religion in crisis. in dhaka, bangladesh, tens of thousands of men stormed the french embassy in an act of revenge. translation: we are here to protest against the french president for insulting

our prophet mohammed. we will seize the french embassy to show our anger and demand the boycott of french goods. but muslim leaders in france have called for calm. translation: we condemn terrorism and all forms of violence made in the name of our religion. we encourage our youth not to let themselves be dragged into this winding path that can only lead to destruction. but the calls for unity are up against a society which is grieving and remains divided over what should be the limits of freedom of expression. freya cole, bbc news. let's go back to wisconsin or mrtrump has let's go back to wisconsin or mr trump has been campaigning. masses of people, acting with

really no social distancing and very, very few masks. some say his base voters are not enough to get in across the finish line this time? the hope is that base will expand. that is what president trump is trying to do. i went to quite traditional democratic bases, like milwaukee and northern pewaukee, and i met several groups who were called african—americans for trump, for example. the strategy is to bleed into the traditional voters of each side and i'm told 25% of the people at these rallies that come to see donald trump are people who are either first—time voters or did not vote for him in 2016 and intend to do so this time around. we talk about his base, the 30% — 40%, but talk about his base, the 30% —

a0%, but his campaign managers are trying to increase that base and you can probably see him in the background, speaking to the crowds and very little social distancing, hardly any masks, frankly no social distancing taking place here. generally, people say the polls did not work four years ago simply because they were so many undecided and unexpectedly they broke at the last minute for they broke at the last minute foertrump. they broke at the last minute for mr trump. this time there seem for mr trump. this time there seem to be fewer undecided for him to reach? but if you ask is supporters, they will say that those files are rubbed just as they were in 2016. a lot of scepticism across wisconsin about the polls. joe biden has been leading in most polls from the very beginning of this campaign. we really will have to see what happens in the coming days but, if you ask people here, they are still

sceptical about those polls. for the moment, thank you very much indeed. 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 three—year—old girl, pulled from the rubble on monday. from izmir, here's our international correspondent orla guerin. almost hidden from view, caked in dust, three—year—old elif perincek. she lets out a little cry. "i swear she is alive," someone shouts. joy and relief for rescuers who say they never gave up hope of finding elif and, buried beneath the rubble for nearly 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. the rescue here has brought hope to other families who are still waiting for news of their loved ones. there are searchers 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. orla guerin, bbc news, izmir. thank you so much for watching. hello. the much advertised change to drier, calmer weather is still coming this week though for the day ahead it is still blustery out there. sunshine yes but showers some heavy but, in the wind, will move through quite quickly. high pressure will finally build in from wednesday for a few days but, as that happens, there will be 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. 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 easing, as both areas of wet weather ease, clear away. we're in the afternoon with sunshine and showers.

the greater chance of catching a shower would be in the west, where some will be heavy, possibly thundering in western scotland. it is still windy out there, not as windy as it's been. these are average wind speeds. still some gusts around 30mph. more than that through 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 in parts of scotland, running down into northern england. many places though will be dry and clearand, as the winds turn lighter further south, across england and 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 in to the far north of scotland on through the afternoon and into the evening. again, frost and chance of 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. fog could be rather more wide spread as we start the day on friday and going into the weekend, high pressure is 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. although there is a chance of rain over the weekend, it does not look anywhere near as wet or as windy as it has been recently.

this is bbc news, the headlines: two people are known to have been killed, one of them a woman, in the austrian capital, vienna, during a terror attack in the city centre. police say several gunmen opened fire six different locations. at least one gunman is still on the loose. in the last hours before election day in the us, president donald trump has dismissed his poor poll ratings as fake. his opponent, joe biden, says the country is tired of the tweets, and what he called the failure of the trump presidency. the hollywood actorjohnny depp has lost his libel action at the high court in london against the sun newspaper which had called him a ‘wife beater'. thejudge ruled that an article which made the allegation, published two years ago,was ‘substantially true‘. his lawyers say the actor will appeal.