this is bbc news. lam rich i am rich preston. our top stories: a new wave of deadly clashes in iran, with security forces firing on anti—government protesters. a man is charged with attempted murder after the husband of the us democratic house speaker, nancy pelosi, was attacked in their california home. this is despicable. there is no place in america, there is too much violence, political violence, too much hatred. the candidates in brazil's presidential election run—off trade insults in a bad—tempered televised debate, ahead of sunday's election. # goodness, gracious # great balls of fire! #.

and the music industry pays tribute tojerry lee lewis — one of rock and roll�*s all—time greats, who's died aged 87. welcome to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world. there's been a new wave of deadly clashes in iran. activists say security forces fired on dozens of people as they left friday prayers in the southern city of zahedan. it follows a similar crackdown in the same city nearly a month ago, during protests over the death of mahsa amini. robin brant reports. six weeks in and these protests show no sign of abating. the opposite, in fact. this is zahedan, the scene of violent confrontation again. independent observers claiming the crackdown by security forces across iran has

killed at least 160 people and the tactics continue to be unbearably indiscriminate. i saw footage of a teenager, a child, shot in the head who apparently has been killed and we haven't gotten exact figures for how many people have died, how many people have been injured today, but as you said, from the footage that we saw, we can say that certainly, they opened fire again with live ammunition. what started out as a protest over the death of a young woman in custody, because of how she wore her hijab, is now a chaotic and increasingly deadly confrontation between some of iran's people and its religious leaders. any tactic that they had used in previous rounds of previous protests, including 2009 and 2017, to crack down and get people to go back home, those tactics are not working this time around. there is a wave of anger in these protests that is unlike anything i personally

have ever seen. i have been reporting from iran about protests there for years and years and this is unique. iran's military claims that the us was conspiring with others to spark the riots. meanwhile, the united nations has raised a list of issues with iran that it's deeply worried about. of particular concern is information that authorities have been moving injured protesters from hospitals to detention facilities. refused to release the bodies of those killed to their families. and delivered the deceased on the condition that their families do not hold a funeral or that theirfamilies do not speak the media. in one protest video, verified by the news agency afp, people are seen shouting "death to the dictator" aimed at iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. as the protests continue in various cities,

international human rights campaigners say there is now a serious risk of mass killings. robin brant, bbc news. let's go to united states now. president biden has condemned an attack on the husband of the leading democrat, nancy pelosi, as despicable. police have charged a man with attempted murder in connection with the assault on paul pelosi at the couple's home in san francisco. mrs pelosi was in washington at the time. 0ur north america editor, sarah smith, reports. police say the intruder used a hammer to smash glass doors and break into the pelosi home, shouting, "where's nancy?" this appears to be a targeted attack. he tried to tie up paul pelosi to wait for his wife to come home. she was in washington at the time. police arrived as the attack was happening. 0ur officers observed mr pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. 82—year—old paul pelosi is in hospital undergoing brain surgery. the suspect will be charged with attempted homicide. nancy!

0h, nancy! during the attack on the capitol on 6 january last year, rioters were specifically searching for nancy pelosi. she'd been evacuated from the building by police. later, she blamed donald trump for inciting the riot and putting politicians in danger. it shouldn't be that not only is the president of the united states inciting an insurrection, but keeps fanning the flame, endangering the security of members of congress. president biden says he is praying for mr pelosi's recovery. republican leaders have also condemned the attack. violent political threats and attacks have increased alarmingly in america in the last few years. some senior politicians are now worried that it won't be long before one of them is killed. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. speaking at a rally ahead of next month's mid—term elections, mr biden said there was too much hatred

and vitriol in us politics. it's reports that the same chant was used by this guy having custody that was used on 6 january in having custody that was used on 6january in the attacks on the us capital. i'm not making this up, this is reporting, i can't guarantee it, i can tell you what's been reported. the chant was, whereas where is nancy, where is nancy? this is despicable. there is no place in america, there is too much violence, political violence, too much hatred. earlier i spoke to congressional correspondent for the new york times, catie edmondson. here's what she had to say. this attack, which everyone on capitol hill is absolutely horrified by, is really an encapsulation of what, for years now, has become a nightmare scenario for many lawmakers. over the past six, seven years, particularly since

former president donald trump was elected to office in 2016, members of congress have seen really an unprecedented uptick of violent threats lodged against them and theirfamilies coming through their offices. in fact, in the last six years, capitol police said they have taken an increase of tenfold threats coming through that they are keeping track of. and so while i think everyone on capitol hill today is absolutely appalled, i think you would be pressed to find people who are truly surprised that something like this could happen to a member of congress or theirfamily. how is this up tick in threats of aggression and violence being dealt with? are members of staff being offered increased police protection? one of the difficulties, one of the dynamics that currently at play is that afterjanuary 6 and the attack on the capitol, capitol police had a tough time keeping police

officers, keeping the number of staff that they needed in order to be able to process those threats. a spokesman for the capitol police, the agency in charge of keeping members of congress safe, say they have been able to hire a number of people that they need in order to process all these threats, but i will also add that many of these violent messages are being processed by 18, 19—year—old interns working on capitol hill who are answering the phones for these congressional offices every day and there is a lot of work placed on them as well. let's go to southeast asia now. more than 70 people are now known have died in flash floods and landslides in the philippines. dangerous weather conditions continue as tropical storm nalgae batters the country. many of the victims are from towns in the southern province of maguindanao. the storm is expected to reach its peak this weekend.

officials say nearly 5,000 people have already been evacuated. in south america. the final televised debate of brazil's bitterly contested presidential campaign has been taking place in rio dejaneiro. here they are arriving at the debate. in an acrimonious clash, the far—right incumbent, jair bolsonaro, and the left—wing former leader, luis inacio lula da silva, repeatedly called each other liars. they also traded accusations of corruption. polls suggest lula has a narrow lead ahead of sunday's run—off vote. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson, sent this report from sao paulo on the campaign so far. chanting in portuguese cheering and applause. these past few weeks on the road have been noisy and relentless. both lula and bolsonaro are well aware this has become a tight race.

his support underestimated ahead of the first round, bolsonaro's camp came into the second round feeling confident, and rival lula knows this won't be an easy win — even if the polls put him in the lead for now. party shop ownerjanaina is hoping for celebrations of her own this weekend. she has little faith in the polls and is convinced bolsonaro will win it. translation: i don't believe in the polls. l i go to the demonstrations and they are peaceful. it's beautiful — the green and yellow colours, families, children, babies in buggies. so, the streets say the exact opposite of the polls. if you just looked at the demonstrations across brazil, you'd see it's so different. in a campaign so prone to fake news, it's taken on even bigger dimensions these past few weeks. there have been accusations of satanism, even cannibalism. this second round has descended into a holy war as the candidates vie for millions of religious votes. lula has traditionally had more

support from catholic voters and bolsonaro, the ever—growing evangelical community. valdinei ferreira is one of the few evangelical pastors who thinks bolsonaro has gone too far. translation: faith has been seized upon as a political - identity and people end up validating the christian faith of someone based on the political choices they make. i'm choosing to vote for lula because he just wants to be president. bolsonaro is a candidate to be god. politics has never felt so heated. felipe's family owned this newspaper stand for three generations, but much has changed. no political chit—chat with his customers — it's all become too personal. translation: sunday will be a watershed moment i when we decide whether to continue with the same politics we have now or go back to one we knew in the past. people feel they are deciding between good and bad, and that doesn't exist. i think the country deserves

the politicians they elect. but will those politicians respect the results? jair bolsonaro has regularly attacked the voting system, offering up baseless allegations of fraud. there's concern that so—called �*tropical trump' could follow in the footsteps of his friend in the north. this weekend brings to an end what's often been a bitter and personal campaign, a battle between two huge populist politicians at either end of the political spectrum. whoever wins, though, will have a huge job on his hands trying to govern this deeply divided country. amid an intensifying economic crisis in brazil, the political drama is far from over. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo. you can follow the story on the bbc news website. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: the environmental impact of synthetic wigs and fake hair. we'll look at the efforts being made to make the industry more sustainable.

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this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: there's been a new wave of violence in iran with security forces firing on anti—government protestors and reports of injuries and deaths. president biden has condemned an attack on the husband of the house speaker, nancy pelosi, saying there's too much hatred in us politics. the former prime minister of pakistan imran khan has begun leading a week—long procession of his supporters from lahore to islamabad, demanding early elections. thousands of supporters of the former prime minister are expected to join along the 260km route — that's 160 miles, to the capital. emb hashmi reports. six months after being forced from office in a no confidence vote, former cricketer turned politician imran khan

is leading a protest from lahore to islamabad to demand early elections. addressing supporters before the departure, mr khan described the week—long protests as a "peaceful march" and said his political struggle against the government would continue until it agrees to bring elections forward. but prime minister shehbaz sharif�*s government has repeatedly said the elections will be held as scheduled in 2023. the motorised caravan is made up of 10,000 demonstrators, many piled into hundreds of trucks and cars, starting in the eastern city of lahore and slowly heading northwards up the grand trunk road to islamabad, drawing more support long way before entering the capital next week. mr khan said he expects to have hundreds of thousands of people

with him by the time the rally reaches the capital. and his pakistan tehreek—e—insaf party has asked authorities in the capital to allow a sit—in. the timing is also very, very significant because the march —— long march comesjust before the new army chief is meant to be appointed and named and due to take command as army chief. while imran khan's demand for a long march has been has been continuing for the last five, six months, the significance of the timing is related to the corridors of real power in pakistan, which is the military establishment. people taking part in the long march have said they are doing this for their country and their captain, imran khan. translation: we are marching for the future of our children - and the future of this country. we have to save this country from thieves and usurpers who use their power.

we have to tell them that they should return looted money to the country. translation: i came here with my family. | we will go to islamabad or wherever khan says. we are standing with him. mr khan has used this tactic before — most recently in may, weeks after he lost power — but that time, supporters clashed with police as they approached islamabad's government quarter. there were many deaths and the rally quickly dispersed. mr khan has called on protesters to stay peaceful but the government says it will not allow the procession to enter islamabad. large numbers of police have been deployed along the route and there are fears the protest could turn violent again. emb hashmi, bbc news. the rock and roll musician jerry lee lewis, whose hits included great balls of fire, has died at the age of 87. he was known for his wild performance and his scandalous personal life. his publicist said he was an "icon" from the birth of rock'n'roll.

earlier, i spoke tojem aswad, the deputy music editor at variety. i asked him about the impact thatjerry lee lewis had on the music industry. his mark was enormous. he was one of the 0gs — original gangsters of rock �*n' you know, chuck berry, little richard, elvis, going way back, ike turner. he was one of them. and also, like them, he kind of made his mark early. after the �*50s, he had hits, but not as influential or explosive as his earlier ones but he kept going, you know, kept playing his hits for 60, 65 years. talk about him musically. this was, you know, from the building blocks, the foundations of rock �*n' roll. how did his musical influence shape the genre that would grow over the next couple of decades? well, to give just one example, any rock �*n' roll piano player bears a huge influence from bothjerry lee lewis and little richard.

they are two of the greatest piano players in rock �*n' roll history and it was a very physical, visceral way of playing piano. everybody knows his hits — great balls of fire and all those songs — but i listened to something today i hadn't heard in years that really, really shows that, and it's a live album recorded in hamburg, germany, at the star club — the place that incubated the beatles. 1964, 22 minutes long, eight songs, and it is the most explosive rock �*n' roll record you'll ever hear. it's just incredible. it's easy to talk about his successes and his influences on the industry but, of course, he wasn't perfect — some people would even describe him as "notorious". would you describe him that way? laughs. yes, he was nuts! he was — he wasjust, you know, he was married seven times. he shot his bass player in the chest, who didn't

even press charges. he trashed his rolls—royce drunk—driving. i mean, it was one thing after another with him. in a way that, you know, his cousin was the televangelist jimmy swaggart, and i think that, you know, he had the angel and the demon on his shoulder and he listened to the demon. and he was one of these characters who — a very conflicted christian, in that he just said "all right, i have given myself over to the devil", and he lived up to it. none of this was a secret or hidden from public view. what was it about him that kept people interested in him, kept them buying his music? well, they're straight, stone—cold rock �*n' roll classics, his earlier records. and there's a level of abandon in his playing, in his singing, especially in his piano playing, that you don't really hear in very many places, you know? that level of energy, that level of — the way itjust

makes you want to jump around the room. it's so exciting. i felt that way listening to that live album today and i think that's what kept bringing people back. and also, he was the real thing. you know, i mean, there are all these people who say they are big, bad rock �*n' roll, you know, dangerous or whatever. he really was — everyjournalist i know who spoke to him admitted they were afraid. jem aswad. the global hair extension and wigs market is worth over $6 billion. it's being driven by demand for the most affordable type of hair, synthetic. but that hair is made up of plastic fibres, which are not biodegradable. combating plastic waste is a key issue at next month's cop27 climate summit in egypt. so, is there a way of making synthetic hair use more sustainable? the bbc�*s eunice gatonye reports. compiler, the capital of

uganda. the city council garbage collectors are hard at work but it's notjust the everyday westla ke cardboard work but it's notjust the everyday westlake cardboard and plastic everyday westla ke ca rd boa rd a nd plastic bottles everyday westlake cardboard and plastic bottles they have to deal with. there is a huge amount of discarded synthetic hair, from this shop alone they have emptied six bins of waste. the hair wigs and extensions market is growing fast. as suppliers stock shop the salon is packed with women getting the latest weaving and braiding styles. we the latest weaving and braiding s les. ~ .,, , the latest weaving and braiding s les. ~ , ., styles. we mostly leaned towards _ styles. we mostly leaned towards the _ styles. we mostly leaned towards the synthetic - styles. we mostly leaned | towards the synthetic hair because it is much more affordable and more available. china is the largest exporter of synthetic hair at almost $2 billion a year. between 2019 and 2020, the fastest—growing importers of synthetic air in africa were nigeria, goma, south africa. rosemary runs the salon in kenyatta market in nairobi. can you's capital. hairdressers here are known for

their skills in braiding synthetic hair.- their skills in braiding synthetic hair. we buy the braids from _ synthetic hair. we buy the braids from companies - synthetic hair. we buy the braids from companies in | synthetic hair. we buy the | braids from companies in a synthetic hair. we buy the - braids from companies in a week we can have 100 clients. after cleaning the salon we take the hair out which is taken by the city council to landfill sites. this is dan dora dump, one of the largest landfill sites in africa. about the size of 3a pictures. this is where the hair ends up. about 1500 tons of waste is brought to this landfill site. of waste is brought to this landfillsite. every of waste is brought to this landfill site. every day. and part of it is this synthetic hair salons around nairobi, kenya's capital. you see the smoke behind me? that's part of the waste being burnt. climate experts say they are concerned about the chemicals being released into the atmosphere and more so that those in the hair and beauty industry as well as their customers may not be aware of the damage being caused by hair waste. and it's notjust braiding the hair that is a problem. it notjust braiding the hair that is a problem.— is a problem. it is not biodegradable - is a problem. it is not biodegradable and . is a problem. it is not - biodegradable and because of the nature of its size, you

know, the tiny strand, it is easier for synthetic air to break down into micro plastics. and maika plastics have their challenges, you know, they get into our water bodies easily, they can get into the soil, making it into our food chains and there have been studies even here within this industry that maika plastics have been found. �* ., ,., that maika plastics have been found. �* ., , found. but there are some ways of tackling _ found. but there are some ways of tackling the _ found. but there are some ways of tackling the problem. - found. but there are some ways of tackling the problem. in - of tackling the problem. in nairobi, these women are going through garbage bags to look for discarded hair extensions which they will wash and so on. translation: i make about $30 every month from selling this hair that i collect in the dump site. i have children who are closed, feed and educate through this hair.- closed, feed and educate through this hair. this extends the life of— through this hair. this extends the life of the _ through this hair. this extends the life of the synthetic - the life of the synthetic hair but it will eventually end up in the landfill. so, is there a way to make it even more sustainable? in uganda, juliet

makes hair extensions from banana fibres. the fibres from the residue are collected, processed and hung to dry for a week. , , ., ., . , , week. using this organic stems aives us week. using this organic stems gives us a _ week. using this organic stems gives us a product _ week. using this organic stems gives us a product that - week. using this organic stems gives us a product that is - gives us a product that is biodegradable. when you expose it to conditions that allow it to rot, it will rot.- to rot, it will rot. although the banana _ to rot, it will rot. although the banana fibre _ to rot, it will rot. although the banana fibre is - to rot, it will rot. although . the banana fibre is expensive, juliet says she hopes it will at least make more people aware of the problem with a single due synthetic hair and that more awareness will mean more sustainable use of this beauty stable. eunice gatonye, bbc news, nairobi. but it from us for now. all of those stories are up on our website. you can download the bbc news up. and you can reach me on twitter, please get in touch. from all of us from the team here in london, thank you for your company and we will see you next time. goodbye.

hello. the weekend weather delivers more of the same of what we've had over the past week — couple of weeks, actually. it'll be very mild, actually. it will feel quite warm when we get see some sunshine. there will be rain at times, too. we have low pressure anchored to the west of the uk at the moment throwing across us at times these rain—bearing weather fronts and even when they're not moving in, there are showers around. but all the while, with some changing for now is the air coming up from the south, keeping temperatures well above the average for this stage of october. another spell of rain moving in overnight and into the mornings through wales and parts of england and actually, a little bit cooler first thing compared with friday morning. some spots in single figures. through the day, this rain is moving its way northwards, so through the morning, northern england, eventually reaching northern ireland and then, through the afternoon spreading north through scotland, not reaching the far north until the evening where some sunshine hangs on for longest. behind it, further heavy showers from northern ireland, northern england, wales and the south—west. much of the midlands, though, especially to east anglia

and the south—east, having a fine afternoon and this is where there'll be some hazy sunshine in the south—east, lifting temperatures into the low 20s — 22 degrees celsius in london, compared with an average of 1a. rain to northern scotland, then, into the evening. some showers pushing further eastwards we go through saturday night and into sunday morning. a night, of course, where you'll remember to push the clocks back to mark the end of british summer time. and as for temperatures, a little bit higher again as we start off on sunday. there's a lingering weather front east anglia and the south—east during sunday. that will make for a cloudier, cooler day and there'll be some spells of rain hanging on on those weather fronts at times. elsewhere, it's sunny spells and there will be showers. and if you catch these, they're likely to be heavy, could come with a rumble of thunder, perhaps some hail as well and gusty winds. it's a windier day on sunday and especially around western coastal areas — there may be some gusts of 50 miles an hour or so — so some coastal gales around here and temperatures into the mostly mid to upper teens. there are weather changes on the way next week. we will still have areas of low

pressure, more weather fronts coming our way and, indeed, into monday as it gradually turns wetter toward the end of the day across the south and west of the uk initially. so, more of the same in regards to windy weather next week with rain at times but this is going to be significant — temperatures gradually heading downwards. closer to the average for early november, just the average, but it'll feel very different compared with what we've had.

this is bbc news, the headlines: a new wave of violence has broken out in iran — with security forces firing on anti—government protestors. iranian state media says one person has been shot dead in the south—eastern city of zahedan while14 people, including members of the security forces, were wounded. president biden has condemned an attack on the husband of the leading democrat, nancy pelosi as despicable. mr biden said there was too much hatred in us politics. a man was arrested and charged with attempted murder, after paul pelosi was beaten with a hammer at his home in san francisco. the final televised debate of brazil's bitterly contested presidential campaign has been taking place in rio dejaneiro.