welcome to our viewers on public television in america and all around the world — this is newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm mariko oi. the headlines: ukrainian rockets attack russian positions as moscow targets more of the country's infrastructure — we have a special report from the frontline. desolation. this is what months of attritional warfare does to a town. still no concession — jair bolsonaro keeps a low

profile after his defeat in brazil's presidential election. police in india arrest nine people in connection with the collapse of a bridge in gujarat — in which at least 140 people died. also in the programme: an important date in the us political calendar approaches — we'll assess the current political mood. the the current political mood. week to until the us mid—term the week to until the us mid—term elections, i am laura trevalyan in the battleground state of pennsylvania, reporting from scranton, the hometown of presidentjoe biden. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the

uk, on pbs and around the world. we begin in ukraine where the government there says power and water supplies across the country have been badly hit after russia launched a wave of missile attacks across the country. in the capital kyiv the mayor says 4 out of 5 people have been without running water. ukraine says russia fired at least 50 missiles but it was able to shoot most of them down. our international editor jeremy bowen has spent the last week travelling through ukraine from the frontline battlefields of the donbas to the villages in kherson where some of russia's best troops are concentrated to try to stop the ukrainian offensive. his report contains some deeply distressing details. for ukrainians, this is a fight for national survival. the hardest test any nation can face. it upends every life. it has ended the lives of thousands. this is bakhmut, under heavy shelling. at the moment, the centre

of the artillery war in donbas. was shelling, but it was still more or less functional — some buses running, a few shops open — but now look at it. desolation. this is what months of attritional president putin's attempt to subdue

the pain so far has deepened the ukrainian will to fight. but in wars, resilience has its limits. work for two days straight, with almost no rest. translation: terrible, to see the pain of our soldiers. - to see what kind of traumas they get in this war. the most terrible thing is to see the suffering of our country. this is the most terrible.

the rest is just ourjob. here i see how our boys fight. the wounds they receive ruin their lives. it depresses me more than anything else. just behind the front line, near bakhmut, this is a ukrainian artillery unit's daily routine. first, reloading their missile launcher, a 50—year—old soviet grad b21 that is a tried and trusted killing machine. ukraine's autumn mud has slowed down generations of armies. mobile warfare will be easier when it freezes over. the russians saw them coming. incoming. memories of peace receding, pushed away by the debilitating

routines of war. translation: i was woken up at 4.20am february 24th. - since then, i am fighting. i don't feel this counter— offensive is somehow special. it's the same as in the beginning. of course, everyone is scared, but we overcome ourfear and go fight. there was shelling. nothing dramatic, we escaped the shelling. an old lady helped us, we escaped. i don't feel the difference. at the other end of the front line, a long day's drive south—west from donbas is the district of kherson. it includes the village of myroliubivka, recaptured by ukraine after days of hard fighting in september. we went there because residents said the russians had terrorised them in six months of occupation, and because of what happened when a soldier came

to this house at 11.30 on the night of 13thjuly. he dropped this bullet during the next six terrible hour, say these women. now with her daughter, in a safe place, that night, lyudmila, a 75—year—old great—grandmother, was alone, until, she says, the man forced his way in and raped her. translation: when i opened the door, - he immediately punched me in the face, knocked out two i was covered with blood. he started beating me in the chest with his rifle butt. he was hitting me body and my head. i didn't understand, what had i done wrong? he pulled me hair, threw me on to the sofa and began to strangle me, so much i couldn't swallow water for two weeks. then he began to undress me, and after he raped me. he cut my stomach.

until now i have scars on my stomach, the deep ones still haven't healed. putin and the russians will never be forgiven until the end of the world for what they did to the ukrainians. there will be no forgiveness. as the seasons change, the war is at a critical point. ukrainians need a victory this winter in kherson. russia cannot afford another defeat. shapes the course of the war. jeremy bowen, bbc news in ukraine. brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, has yet to accept defeat in sunday's presidential election, despite several of his political allies acknowledging the victory of the left—wing challenger, luiz inacio lula da silva. mr bolsonaro's silence has fuelled concerns that he may contest the outcome.

has the rainforest now been saved? i'm joined now by glenn horowitz in washington. he is the ceo & co—founder of mighty earth, an environmental advocacy organisation. your website said "what a relief that lula won," but the future of the amazon rainforest couldn't have been more different between the two men — has it been difficult to watch how it's been treated as a political issue, rather than an environmental issue? well it's both an environmental and political issue and that's been the tragedy. i think the reason that jair bolsonaro took off on this deforestation spread over the last four years was largely political, he was trying to appeal to a base of agribusiness supporters in

rural areas and let the forest be damned, let the indigenous people suffer so i think, you know, the election will have consequences. lula has set out a really aspirational environmental agenda to boost environmental agenda to boost environmental law enforcement, to create 500,000 square kilometres of new nature reserves and indigenous areas and also create tax incentives to channel land onto previously deforested land incident of threatening native ecosystems so that is all good news. it might be good news but it is no easy task, is it? how can lula actually achieve his vision realistically?— realistically? there are serious _ realistically? there are serious political - realistically? there are - serious political obstacles. he has really come out in his victory speech to outline an agenda that point after point puts protection of the forest at the centre of his political agenda. unfortunately during the elections, many of the governors and members of congress who were elected were

part of the agribusiness block. they have been aligned with international companies like cargill, and jbs which have driven deforestation across agricultural frontier. he's going to have to get much of the programme through congress descending environmental cops back out into the forest to protect natural resources and indigenous people whose lands have been invaded by illegal loggers and miners, requires that enforcement and that requires money on those appropriations need to go through the congress that's where a lot of the battle be fought. where a lot of the battle be fou:ht. . ,, ., fought. can you remind our viewers. — fought. can you remind our viewers, what _ fought. can you remind our viewers, what exactly - fought. can you remind our - viewers, what exactly happened under the current president bolsonaro, how much of the amazon still can be protected going forward?— amazon still can be protected going forward? well, the great news is that — going forward? well, the great news is that about _ going forward? well, the great news is that about 7596 - going forward? well, the great news is that about 7596 of - going forward? well, the great news is that about 7596 of the l news is that about 75% of the amazon is still intact so there is a lot to save, we need to save it, these really are the lungs of the earth and there

are a lot of other ecosystems in brazil they don't get as much attention but are as important. the sahado ecosystem has been destroyed, the pantanal, very carbon rich in bio diverse, experienced enormous forest fires, even though it is so wet, during the bolsonaro regime as the encouraged agribusiness to send the bulldozers out and light them on fire. that's the thing, there is so much to save, there is a lot of urgency to do it. if we don't stop deforestation, there is a risk that even the amazon rainforest, part of it could turn into a savanna and it would be a disaster for climate change. i do want to say, it's notjust a brazilian issue. the reason this deforestation has happened is almost entirely due to demand for meat, for beef, for animal feed that is exported around the world, to singapore, to

europe, and it's companies like tesco in the uk, carrefour in france which is buying beef and animal feed from companies that are engaging in deforestation so there is an opportunity to stop it, brazil has millions and millions of acres of degraded land where you can channel development without threatening ecosystems, but that requires both private—sector action and government to step in. private-sector action and government to step in. glenn horowitz. _ government to step in. glenn horuwitz, thank _ government to step in. glenn horuwitz, thank you - government to step in. glenn horuwitz, thank you for - government to step in. glenn l horuwitz, thank you forjoining us today. police in india have arrested nine people in connection with the collapse of a bridge in gujarat, which resulted in the deaths of at least 140 people. they said those arrested included employees of a private company involved in the maintenance and management of the bridge. our correspondent yogita limaye has the latest. there was barely any chance

of finding survivors. but they scoured the waters for hours, hoping to at least find answers for some families. "please, sir, my sister is missing," this man told officials. a labourer, he'd brought his six—year—old sibling to the bridge on his day off. they were taking a selfie when the bridge collapsed. the terrifying moments as it happened, caught on the cctv mounted on the suspension footbridge. they were taking a selfie when the bridge collapsed. the terrifying moments as it happened, caught on the cctv mounted on the suspension footbridge. it destroyed families. they were taking a selfie when the bridge collapsed.

in this home, they can barely comprehend what has hit them. kantaben mucchadiya has lost all her children, three sons. chirag was 20. dharmik, 18. the youngest, chetan, 15 years old. translation: what's left for us now? - my husband and i are all alone. the people responsible for my sons' deaths should be punished. her husband, rajesh, spent a painful night going from one hospital to another, searching for their children. translation: all my sons| were so good and talented. now they are gone. i want justice for them. this is the debris of the bridge. the metal part is actually the bottom walkway of the suspension footbridge. the net there is what used

to be on the sides of it. this bridge was built back in the 19th century, but it had been closed for repairs for months, and only reopened about a week ago. nine people have been arrested, but many are asking if all those responsible will be caught. yogita limaye, bbc news, morbi. in south korea a memorial to the victims of saturday's halloween crush has opened in the capital seoul. the country's president laid a single white chrysanthemum, a symbol of grief in south korea, at the memorial altar. 154 people are reported to have died in the crush in a narrow alley in the popular itaewon district of seoul. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we'll tell you about the record—breaking meeting injapan where it was almost impossible to forget a name.

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. the monarchy would survive. and student leaders have threatened that, they will all die. anywhere in the universe, 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 from the enduring power of our ideals.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines: ukrainian rockets attack russian positions — as moscow targets more of the country's infrastructure. still no concession — jair bolsonaro keeps a low profile after his defeat in brazil's presidential election. iran's judiciary has announced it will hold public mass trials for as many as 1,000 protesters arrested in tehran. they said judges would try the suspects quickly, and "with accuracy". this comes as iran's leaders have issued their strongest warnings yet that nation—wide protests must end.

for more on this we're joined now by our news reporter azadeh moshiri. talk us through. what we know this announcement and how the government's crackdown on protesters has played out so far. �* , , ., protesters has played out so far. m protesters has played out so far. as you say this announcement - far. as you say this i announcement comes far. as you say this - announcement comes as far. as you say this _ announcement comes as mass trials, public mass trials comes as the government signals the grant that make crackdown itself is in a new phase. they had stern warnings over the weekend that the protests had to end and there is no redline. despite those warnings protesters turned up over the weekend across more than dozen university campuses across the country and now this announcement has been made in terms of the details we know that the city's chief prosecutor has said around 1000 people had been arrested in tehran alone and they had been charged with things like of sabotage, murdering security officials and they face severe

penalties. throughout these protests the consistently have been painted as enemies of iran, acting on behalf of the west and israel to sow unrest within the country. it is worth saying that trials against protesters have already ta ken place. state media reported over the weekend that a revolutionary court has begun trying five people who are facing severe penalties as bad as the death penalty and in fact one mother did report that make recorders of putting out a desperate plea warning that the trials are not fair, that her own son, 22 years old is facing the death penalty now. translation: the death penalty now. tuna/mom- the death penalty now. translation: , ., ., ., translation: they did not allow his la ers translation: they did not allow his lawyers to _ translation: they did not allow his lawyers to enter— translation: they did not allow his lawyers to enter the _ translation: they did not allow his lawyers to enter the courts . his lawyers to enter the courts and they treat my child unfairly. they have interrogated him without an attorney present and in that first session of the court they sentenced him to death. is this islamicjustice? in what court

todayissue islamicjustice? in what court today issue an execution sentence in the first session was to mark the fact that these protesters have continued to come out on the streets clearly concerned the governments because it means whatever they have tried so far has not managed to dispel the protests and that is why this crackdown is now coming into this new phase because they have lost one key strategy, an element that has helped cement this 40 year rule of the islamic republic and that is fear. it is not to say that protesters are not fearful, they certainly, they certainly have seen the repercussions that happened on the streets that they have managed to overcome that fear and clearly the government is trying something new. with just over a week to go until the us midterm elections, all eyes are on pennsylvania. control of the us senate could come down to which party wins there.

it also happens to be the birthplace of president biden — and my colleague laura trevelyan is there for us. welcome to scranton, pennsylvania, which is the centre of the us political universe, as the midterm elections approach. that's not the first time that pennsylvania has been a battleground state. it was here in 2016 that donald trump forged a victory unexpectedly by a very narrow margin and thus made his path towards the white house. and it was here in 2020 that joe biden won back that state of pennsylvania from donald trump. and now as the mid—term elections approach, once again the path to control of the united states senate this time could run through pennsylvania. president biden is hoping that his democratic party will cling onto their incredibly narrow margins in congress. it looks as though the house of representatives is very likely to flip to the republicans,

based on current polling, but the united states senate is a toss—up, and the seat here in pennsylvania has been bitterly fought over by both democrats and republicans. what happens here in pennsylvania is also a test case for the strength of former president donald trump and his grip on the republican party. he has backed the nominees for governor and also for us senate, and his nominee for the governorship, doug mastriano, is trailing in the polls to the democrat josh shapiro, and that seems to be partly because mr mastriano is regarded as someone who is still denying the results of the 2020 election — he was at the us capitol on january 6th on the day it was attacked, and he has a very extreme position on abortion. and also when it comes to the us senate race, donald trump has backed the candidate mehmet oz, a celebrity doctor from tv who doesn't even live in the state of pennsylvania. but nonetheless that senate race is tied. for democrats, this race is a test, they have tried to make the mid—term elections about president biden and the way that he said

democracy in america is on the line. and if election deniers are elected by the voters this time, that will mean that the united states is going somewhere down the road to becoming united states going somewhere an electoral autocracy. what's in a name? well — if that name is hirokazu tanaka — quite a lot. injapan — a new world record has been set for the most number of people with the same first and second name meeting up. tim allman explains. let's put it this way. introductions should not be much of a problem. hirokazu tanaka, meet hirokazu tanaka and so on. dozens of them of all ages gathered together in unique hirokazu tanaka style. translation: the unique hirokazu tanaka style. translation:— unique hirokazu tanaka style. translation: , , translation: the members came from as far afield _ translation: the members came from as far afield as _ translation: the members came from as far afield as hokkaido - from as far afield as hokkaido in the north to quinoa in the south. ifeel as if we

in the north to quinoa in the south. i feel as if we are all related and it does not feel like we met for the first time. this is not the first time a whole host of namesakes have met up to break a record. in 2005164 martha stewarts would brought together by the famous american businesswoman of the same name. drop the surname and the potential is endless. 2325 ivans congregated in bosnia and herzegovina in 2017. not so many hirokazu tanakas but there were enough. translation: people kept speaking to him kindly and i was grateful for that. my son just happens to have the right name but i am happy he could join in. after a rigourous headcount, the record was set at 178.— was set at 178. laying down a challenge _ was set at 178. laying down a challenge to _ was set at 178. laying down a challenge to the _ was set at 178. laying down a challenge to the john - was set at 178. laying down a challenge to the john smiths| was set at 178. laying down a i challenge to the john smiths of challenge to thejohn smiths of the world. now they will go their separate ways but if they

do want to get in touch, remembering each other�*s names should be child's play. hirokazu tanaka... sorry, tim allman, bbc news. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. well, 0ctober has finished on the same note that much of the month has continued on, a very mild one. but things will change through the rest of this week. notice how the warmer orange colours start to disappear on our temperature chart. the whites, and then the blues indicate temperatures at, if not below average, the first time we have seen that in a while, as we go towards the end of the week. so, that gradual trend turns to things turning cooler, but with it still some further spells of rain and also much windier at times. a windy night will take us into the first day of november across the english channel coasts, that is on the southern edge of that area of low pressure, which is easing away, with it the heavy overnight rain to start the day. still a bit wet across parts of scotland, north eastern england,

a few showers in the south and west, and it will be a case of morning changing skies across england and wales as some brighter moments are punctuated by occasional showers. and then the showers become more frequent, heavy and thundery across southernmost counties and into the midlands and wales later on. brightening up across much of scotland through the day, southern scotland, northern england and actually northern ireland after some morning rain, nota bad afternoon, plenty of sunshine around. the winds easing here, but strong to gale force winds continue across the south, making it a cooler day than we have seen, but still with temperatures a degree or two above where we should be for the first stage in november. then into tuesday night, showers quite widely to begin with, easing temporarily in the west, only ahead of this approaching area of more persistent rain into northern ireland by dawn. because we will see those clearing skies, light winds for a time, but it will be a cooler start on wednesday morning, a bright start for many, but this developing area of low pressure could bring a bit of travel disruption through the day across some northern and western areas. the day starts off fine for much of scotland, england, eastern wales, but cloud, outbreaks of rain will gradually push their way eastwards, heavy at times, some squally winds with it,

maybe some parts of eastern england will stay dry for longest, but in the west, even if it does brighten up, we could see some potentially disruptive winds, as winds widely gale force could hit 60, 70 miles an hour, those strong winds transferring across scotland through wednesday night and into thursday morning. winds ease a little bit on thursday but after a spell of rain for most, they could linger through much of the day towards east anglia and the south—east. sunshine and showers elsewhere, temperatures by this stage back to where we would probably normally expect for this stage in november. they will hold at those levels, around ten to 14 degrees, through friday and the weekend. friday looking bright and more rain returns on saturday.