this is bbc news. i'm gareth barlow. our top stories: in the midterm elections, democrats retain control of the us senate after winning in nevada. two vintage planes collide and crash at an air show in the us state of texas, breaking one of the aircraft in half. as people celebrate the ukrainian city of kherson being retaken, after months of russian occupation, news emerges that russian troops destroyed nearly everything before they withdrew. while the russians have left behind them a great deal of damage, for now, ukrainians are focusing on because they believe they have taken a giant step forward to victory. ——

aren't focusing conduct. a faulty steering wheel causes a bus to crash into a canal in northern egypt, killing 22 people and injuring many more. from mozart to lady gaga, scientists find that rats have rhythm and are able to dance to the beat, just like humans. hello, and welcome to the programme. democrats will keep control of the us senate after holding the state of nevada. in a tight race their candidate catherine cortez masto defeated the republican adam laxalt who had been endorsed by donald trump. the democrats now have 50 seats to the republicans�* 49. the remaining seat, georgia, is going to a run off in december.

in the event of the senate being divided equally between the two parties, vice president kamala harris has the casting vote. for more on the story we are joined by our correspondent david willis, who is in washington. david, who is in washington. thank you forjoining us. david, thank you forjoining us. talk us through the results that have just come through? well, it is a remarkable result tonight, the democrats projected to win that crucial swing state of nevada, catherine cortez masto beating her republican challenger adam lucks sold, which gives the democrats the 50th senate vote they need, with the casting tie—breaking vote of the vice president, kamala harris. —— adam laxalt. i have therefore retained their majority in the upper house. that is very significant because very few people for the democrats would do quite as well as this, given the fact that inflation in this country is currently at more than a0 year highs, and that joe biden�*s approval rating

there were considerably lower than many in the party would have liked. lots of people, it seemed, who came out to vote, took against the so—called election deny candidates that were endorsed by donald trump, and this was somewhat untended —— upended his perceived role as kingmaker in the republican party. it is good news forjoe biden, what it means the donald trump remains to be seen. he has nonetheless committed himself to announcing a third run for the white house this coming tuesday evening. it is important. — coming tuesday evening. it is important. it— coming tuesday evening. it is important, it is _ coming tuesday evening. it is important, it is important not to understate just how razor thin this race in nevada was. and there are parts of the state that are very pro— republican, but it was the big population centres, places like reno, las vegas, whether democrats or the numbers they needed? , ., ~ ., , needed? yes, clark county, which is _ needed? yes, clark county, which is las _ needed? yes, clark county,

which is las vegas, - needed? yes, clark county, which is las vegas, maybe l which is las vegas, maybe two—thirds or three quarters of the population of nevada, the state of nevada, is in that one county. you are absolutely right, when those votes were tallied it brought forward a majority of catherine cortez masto, who had been a couple hundred votes behind her republican challenger up to that point. but this has been neck and neck. here we are, four days after the mid—term elections, and only now do we know the result of the upper house, no longer do we have to look to the run—off in the state of georgia, which is due to take place early in december. what happens now as far as the house of representatives is concerned is still up in the air, but all the indications are that the so—called red wave of republican victories has not materialised and that therefore the republicans are looking at slender advantages as far as

the lower house is concerned that many had led us to believe we would see. that could be just a handful of seats. they will retain, it appears, control of the lower house, or take back control of the lower house, but it will be much reduced margin than many had predicted. nonetheless, it gives them the power to stymie joe biden�*s legislative agenda, something republican leaders have made clear, gareth, that they intend to do.— they intend to do. you mentioned _ they intend to do. you mentioned the - they intend to do. you mentioned the one - they intend to do. you mentioned the one remaining state, georgia, and the run—off. remind our viewers why it has gone to a run—off, why they have not declared a winner after the mid—term elections which just happened? after the mid-term elections which just happened?- after the mid-term elections which just happened? which “ust happened? well, that is a which just happened? well, that is a state which _ which just happened? well, that is a state which requires - which just happened? well, that is a state which requires one - is a state which requires one or other of the candidates to get more than 50% of the vote, and neither did. herschel walker, the former american football star who was personally endorsed by donald trump but was seen by many as a lacklustre candidate was up

against the reverend warner, the incumbent in that said, raphael warnock, and now really has so much less to play for them we thought georgia might do earlier today, now that the democrats have on this crucial seatin democrats have on this crucial seat in nevada, having that majority with the casting vote of kamala harris in the us senate. . ~ of kamala harris in the us senate. ., ~ , ., of kamala harris in the us senate. ., ~ i. , senate. thank you, david lewis -- david willis. _ ameshia cross is a political analyst and democratic strategist. she joins me from washington. thank you forjoining us. so, nevada has been called. from your prospect, what was the deciding factor for voters? the decidin: deciding factor for voters? the deciding factor _ deciding factor for voters? tue: deciding factor for voters? tte: deciding factor for voters? tte: deciding factor for voters in nevada has been similar to what we have seen as a deciding act in other senate races when democrats reigned supreme. it was a fight to protect a woman's right to choose. it was a push against the authoritarian slide and the democracy dies, the election deniers, the folks who were

rallying around trumpet lying about january six. this rallying around trumpet lying aboutjanuary six. this is a callout to the republican party, saying that we will not stand featuring constitution in the incinerator. but in addition to that, we need to pay attention to who voted. 0ver 6a% of supporters came from younger voting blocks. these were the under 30 crowd. these were the under 30 crowd. these were the people who ensured that cortez mastro was able to make it across the finish line yet again. i shut out black people in younger voters because state after state after state, they may have been a people who preserved our democracy. we have seen _ preserved our democracy. we have seen some success from republicans in nevada, they flipped the governor �*s seat there, they also want a seat in house representatives for the state. what do you think their perspective will be? we have heard from president trump calling into question as unfounded claims in regards to finding votes, do you think we will see more consistency on that message?— will see more consistency on that message? no, i think we

will see people _ that message? no, i think we will see people pull _ that message? no, i think we will see people pull away - that message? no, i think we| will see people pull away from that message. new twitter ownership be damned, what we are seeing is people like congressmenjosh hawley, senatorjosh hawley, who was a known supporter of the insurrection, throwing his fist insurrection, throwing his fist in the air as they were about to storm the capital, in addition to protecting the big lie and spreading it as far and wide as possibly as they could about election forward in the 2020 election, this guy literally tweeted just a few moments ago that the old republican party is dead. they need something new, they have to tear it up and start over again. the realisation republicans is here. they not continue the same order of business, where they are only appealing to older white males, because quite frankly that is not reflection of america. they've got to do better, they got to stop attacking women stop attacking diverse groups, got to reach out to young voters. , ., , ., ,, voters. does that perhaps sianal a voters. does that perhaps signal a shift _ voters. does that perhaps

signal a shift allegiance i voters. does that perhaps| signal a shift allegiance to governor ron desantis in florida, he secured a sizeable but with the latino community? democrats need to do some work with the latina community but florida is an anomaly. it is the only state we increasingly wins for republicans. ron desantis himself had double digits, it is 20 plus. that has not been seen any place else in the country. ron desantis does not have staying power in a primary outside florida. florida is a different type of place, demographically he is going to have some struggles because quite frankly he repeats a lot of the trump rhetoric, hejust isn't repeats a lot of the trump rhetoric, he just isn't trump. quite frankly, the fewer the party still believe in this trump rhetoric, type of thing appeals to them, but is not a bellwether for the united states. ~ ., , ., states. with regards to congress. _ states. with regards to congress, you - states. with regards to congress, you have - states. with regards to - congress, you have secured 50 seats for the democrats in the senate. kamala harris can cast a deciding vote when and where required. the house of representatives still looks to be going in the direction of the republican party. and i'm interested in a comment president biden made a few days

ago. he is prepared to work with republicans where he can to build on legislative agenda, to build on legislative agenda, to push the us forward. how likely is that, considering the partisan politics we have seen in recent years?— in recent years? well, i love president — in recent years? well, i love president biden, _ in recent years? well, i love president biden, when - in recent years? well, i love president biden, when he i in recent years? well, i love i president biden, when he was running in 2020 he made those statements. he even spoke to and had a couple of republicans who actually spoke to this at the democratic national convention. this is a guy who worked with segregationists, he knows how to work across the aisle. what he is running into, what he has been running into this entire administration and when he was vice president under barack 0bama, is a republican party that is unwilling to come to the table. they asked what is, they are willing to take america to maintain power, to gain power, in this sense. and i think he has an uphill battle in trying to reach out to republicans because that 0live to reach out to republicans because that olive branch they are just not accepting. t because that olive branch they are just not accepting.- are “ust not accepting. i hate to are just not accepting. i hate to say it. _ are just not accepting. i hate to say it. but _ are just not accepting. i hate to say it, but with _ are just not accepting. i hate to say it, but with putting . are just not accepting. i hate | to say it, but with putting one election behind us, it is maybe time to start looking at the next one. what do these results signal the 202a, for that

presidential race, for the shape and direction of the united states? tt shape and direction of the united states?— shape and direction of the united states? it signals that democratic — united states? it signals that democratic policies _ united states? it signals that democratic policies are - democratic policies are blubbered. it signals democratic policies are working. it signals that younger black voters, women, they are specifically looking for something else. they are looking for more progress in this country. they don't want you to touch roe v wade, they want you to have access and equity will, they want to make sure civil rights are upheld. these things matter. and it means that come 202a, these things will still matter, and younger people, black voters, as well as women, that is america. they are going to come out. ~ ., america. they are going to come out. ~ . ., , out. what about beyond the shores. how _ out. what about beyond the shores. how do _ out. what about beyond the shores. how do you - out. what about beyond the shores. how do you think i out. what about beyond the i shores. how do you think your allies, your new neighbour canada, for example, ukraine, which has been in lockstep with ukraine for months now, —— you have been in lockstep with ukraine for months now, how do you think allies in foreign nations will be looking at them in terms into the narrative that has built around them? sharing a sigh of relief. as stated earlier, the autocratic slide had been happening for

some time. donald trump helped accelerated. it was a scary place to be at many of the state level candidates that donald trump committed himself to people who also vying with authoritarianism and authoritarianism and authoritarian regimes. it is problematic to think that america was on the brink of that and i personally am extremely excited that democracy continues to win, because it is a necessity. america will continue to protect ukraine, continue to uplift democracy, will continue to be the beacon of democracy for the globe.— for the globe. with regards to geora ia, for the globe. with regards to georgia. the _ for the globe. with regards to georgia, the final _ for the globe. with regards to georgia, the final race, - for the globe. with regards to georgia, the final race, there | georgia, the final race, there is the run—off there on december six. what should we expect to see from that? that has only come about because the race was so razor thin, was a9% for both candidates, you could barely find a hair between them. could be potentially run them. could be potentially run the risk of having that happen a second time?— the risk of having that happen a second time? well, they came about with _ a second time? well, they came about with split _ a second time? well, they came about with split ticket _ a second time? well, they came about with split ticket voting. i about with split ticket voting. that was a phenomenon we saw in georgia. with that being said, with this guy around, looking at where everything is going, georgia had the great position of being in a place where

democrats have already won the senate. it would be great icing on top of the cake to in georgia, but the democrats already have the senate. at the end of the day black voters are going to come out, reverend warnick is one of the strongest canada is we have seen in a long time. he literally leads martin luther king was my church, he has a record to run on and he only has more wind in his sales up to 70 democrat wins. . , . . his sales up to 70 democrat wins. . ,. . ., his sales up to 70 democrat wins. . ,. ., ., ., ~ wins. fascinating to talk to ou. wins. fascinating to talk to you- thank _ wins. fascinating to talk to you. thank you _ wins. fascinating to talk to you. thank you so - wins. fascinating to talk to you. thank you so much i wins. fascinating to talk to | you. thank you so much for wins. fascinating to talk to - you. thank you so much for your time, joining us from washington, dc. time, joining us from washinaton, dc. . . washington, dc. thanks adding me. you can find lots more detail and analysis about the us mid—term elections on our website, bringing together the insight and knowledge from correspondences across the country, the page with the latest information, just had to the bbc news website or download the app on your tablet or smartphone. to texas now, where two vintage planes collided mid—air at a dallas air show. while there's no word yet on any casualties, organisers say as many as six people were likely onboard. naomi choy smith reports.

an aerial parade turned to tragedy as these world war ii fighter planes collided and smashed into the ground in a ball of fire. emergency crews rushed to the crash site as shocked spectators looked on. it is truly terrifying, seeing something like that. it is not something like that. it is not something you almost ever will see, and it is terrifying. seeing huge aircraft like that smashed into the ground. it is something no—one is prepared for. something no-one is prepared for. . ., ., for. the crowd packed with war veterans for _ for. the crowd packed with war veterans for the _ for. the crowd packed with war i veterans for the commemorative air show in dallas executive airport. tt air show in dallas executive airort. , ., ,�* air show in dallas executive airort. , . ,�* airport. it is veterans' day, and that — airport. it is veterans' day, and that was _ airport. it is veterans' day, and that was the _ airport. it is veterans' day, and that was the largest. airport. it is veterans' day, i and that was the largest body of veterans i have seen in a very long time there. and yes, the first... when you see something like that, the first thing that goes through your body �*s panic. and you can tell that throughout the entire crowd, the entire crowd was

just in disbelief and panic. trio just in disbelief and panic. no spectators were injured, but it is still unclear how many crewmembers were aboard. the smaller aircraft, a del p—63 akin cobra is a single pilot plane, and the larger boeing b-i7 plane, and the larger boeing b—i7 flying fortress bomber usually carries a crew of a— five people, organisers say. we exress five people, organisers say. we exoress our— five people, organisers say. - express our present thoughts for the cruise that were involved today, the people that saw it, for the family members. 0bviously saw it, for the family members. obviously this is a very challenging time for those families. and when i say family, i meant the caf family and our customers that follow us all over the world and enjoy our shows. us all over the world and en'oy showsfi our shows. texas governor greg abbott posted — our shows. texas governor greg abbott posted about _ our shows. texas governor greg abbott posted about the - our shows. texas governor greg | abbott posted about the tragedy on twitter, and dallas mayor ericjohnson called heartbreaking, tweeting "please say a prayer for the souls who took to the sky to entertain and ourfamilies took to the sky to entertain and our families today. took to the sky to entertain and ourfamilies today. " both the federal aviation administration and national

transportation safety board are investigating the crash. naomi choy smith, bbc news. in ukraine, president volodymr zelensky has said russian troops destroyed all the critical infrastructure in kherson — including water, heating and electricity — before they abandoned the city. ukrainian officials have imposed a curfew there because of what they say is a continuing security threat. ukraine regained control of the city after moscow said 30,000 russian troops were pulled out of the area yesterday. but there are reports that the kremlin's forces are making new fortifications on the left bank of the dnipro river. fears have also been expressed after satellite images show significant new damage to a nearby major dam. the bbc�*s james waterhouse reports. 36 miles north of kherson is a reminder that liberation is rarely simple. this is the kakhovka dam, one of the ukraine's biggest hydroelectric power plants. it's not clear who did this. a section's clearly been destroyed. if it collapsed, more

than 80 locations would be flooded, including kherson. cheering and chanting. for now, the city's full of relief and celebration. the sight of ukrainian soldiers marks the end of eight months of russian occupation. recovery will take longer. translation: before fleeing from kherson, the occupiers i destroyed all critical infrastructure — communication, water supply, heat, electricity. russian forces everywhere have the same goal — mockery of people as much as possible. but we will restore everything, believe me. russian forces may have retreated across the dnipro river but they haven't gone away. we have been warned yesterday by our general staff of the ukraine armed forces that russians are making new fortification on the left bank side of the dnipro river

and there is a likelihood of massive artillery shelling. at a south—east asia summit in cambodia, a warning that other countries could follow in russia's footsteps if nothing is done. violation of borders, use of force, committing mass atrocity against civilian population. if anyone in the world sees that russia can get away easily with all of this, then someone will be tempted to follow the suit. ukraine forcing russia out completely is still a long way off but in a war which brings more bad news than good, this is a country savouring kherson's liberation. james waterhouse, bbc news, 0dessa. you are watching bbc news. the headlines this hour. in the midterm elections,

democrats retain control of the us senate after winning in nevada. as people celebrate the ukrainian city of kherson being retaken after months of russian occupation, president zelensky says russian troops destroyed nearly everything. at least 22 people have been killed and more than six injured in a bus crash in northern egypt on saturday. 35 passengers were on board when the accident happened in aga town, some ia6km north—east of cairo. wendy urquhart reports. a faulty steering wheel caused the bus to veer off course, overturn and veer into a canal in dakahlia province, according to local media in egypt. police and emergency services were deployed to the scene and officers quickly cordoned off the area while others pulled survivors out of the water. the injured have been taken to several different hospitals and some are in serious condition. translation: of the injured we received, one patient has|

a fractured vertebrae, another is in intensive care. two were treated and released. a third suffered a shock, and another has a broken thigh bone and needs surgery. according to official figures, 7,000 people perished in traffic accidents in egypt last year. and considering all that's left of this bus is a lump of mangled metal and shattered windows, it really is a miracle any of the passengers managed to walk away unscathed. wendy urquhart, bbc news. an iranian man who lived in a paris airport for 18 years has died. mehran karimi nasseri's experience inspired the 200a film the terminal, starring tom hanks. lacking the correct paperwork to travel, he had made a small area of charles de gaulle airport his home. emer mccarthy reports. mehran karimi nasseri's story was stranger than fiction. an iranian exile, he lived

in paris's charles de gaulle airport for 18 years after being refused entry to britain and france because he had no papers. here he is speaking, back in 1999. i think nobody can live 11 years in such a situation. i am a unique immigration case. i have appealed to two, three, four governments. and some have been successful, granted. some have been refused. but in this situation, i'm a unique immigration case. all of his possessions were stored in boxes and bags on an airport cart and he'd wash and shave in airport bathrooms. mr navorski? please follow me. his story grabbed the attention of famed director steven spielberg and inspired

the 200a film the terminal. there's a man walking around the terminal in a bathrobe. tom hanks played the role of viktor navorski, who was based on mehran, and found himself stranded atjfk. despite being granted refugee status and the right to remain in france in 1999, mehran stayed at the airport until 2006. he then spent time staying in a hostel, using the money he had received for the terminal. an airport official said he returned to the airport a few weeks ago, where he lived until he died of natural causes in terminal 2f. he was 76. now, if you don't like rats, you may want to go and make a couple —— cup of tea for the next few minutes. scientists injapan have found

that rats have an innate ability to move to music. the researchers from the university of tokyo fitted highly sensitive devices to ten of the creatures to record their movements and they found that they bopped their heads to a range of different genres. tom brada reports. mozart's sonata for two pianos in d major plays. moved by a bit of mozart — literally. these rats are part of an experiment to see how the rodents respond to music. with a mini sensor strapped to their heads, they were played a range of tunes at different tempos and scientists believe they've made an interesting discovery. the rats displayed innate beat synchronisation, most distinctly within the same range of humans. dancing, which is essentially the ability to move to a beat, was once thought to be unique to humans, but these findings suggest otherwise. the rats were played one—minute clips of mozart's sonata for two pianos in d major at four different tempos.

historically, in this field, many people use mozart's sonata because it was, yeah, used for a long time in these kind of experiments. # another bites the dust! the cultured creatures were also treated to some modern gems. # another bites one the dust! we just played lady gaga and queen, but that's not included in the main data. rats often suffer from a less—than—stellar reputation but 20 human participants listened to the same music clips and both rats and humans bobbed their heads to the beat in a similar rhythm. some of us believe that music is special to human culture, yeah, but — yeah, it's — yeah, i believe that it's origin is somehow inherited from our progenitors — and maybe at least from rats. the team now plans to

investigate how musical properties like melody and harmony impact the brain. in the meantime, these rodents with rhythm suggest it's not just humans who have an urge to move to the groove. tom brada, bbc news. let's just remind you let's just remind you of let's just remind you of our let's just remind you of our breaking news. the democrats have kept control of the us senate after holding the state of nevada. it was a razor—thin race but the democratic candidate, the incumbent catherine cortez masto defeated the republican challenger adam laxale who had been endorsed by donald trump. the democrats now have 50 cents to the republican a9 and the remaining, georgia, will go to a run—off because either candidate in the rays of the required 50% of the vote. in the event of it being divided equally between the two parties, kamala harris has the deciding vote. she is the vice president. more details and analysis on our website, including the live

page with all of the information. you can look on our website, download the app orfind me on our website, download the app or find me on twitter. i'm @garethbarlow. thanks for watching bbc news. hello there. for some of us, it's going to be a murky start to remembrance sunday. some areas of low cloud and fog, much of which should life and clear through the morning to leave some sunny spells. it is going to be another exceptionally mild day. high pressure dominates over much of continental europe. this frontal system will eventually bring rain into northern ireland later in the day but before that, many of us are starting with some rather murky conditions. some patches of mist and fog up through the west country, east wales, but more especially through the midlands, into eastern england. could be quite poor driving conditions through the first part of the morning. also very murky close to some of these north sea coasts of north east england, eastern scotland. shetland starting off with some

low cloud and some fog as well. now, some of that will lift and clear to leave sunny spells but it may be that across parts of the east midlands, lincolnshire, up into yorkshire, it could stay quite grey and murky for much of the day. elsewhere, though, we will see some spells of sunshine. starting to turn quite breezy across western parts ahead of this weather front, this band of cloud and rain. temperatures at this time of year through the afternoon should get to between eight and 13 degrees. for sunday, we are looking at highs of 12 to 18 degrees, so still well above where we should be. and then, through sunday evening, we'll see this band of rain pushing across northern ireland into west wales, far south—west of england, eventually western scotland. for the eastern half of the uk, we will again see some areas of low cloud and fog. a little bit chilly for some eastern parts but generally, it is another mild night. and then, for monday, we bring this band of cloud and rain eastwards. it will tend to weaken as it goes. ahead of that, still quite a lot of mist and murk and low cloud. but behind the rain band,

we should see clearer skies, more sunshine for northern ireland, wales, the south—west of england. still 16 degrees in london but most places a little bit less mild by this stage. then through tuesday, this frontal system will bring some heavy rain for many and the middle of the week brings further weather systems running in from the atlantic. the chance for some wet and potentially some quite windy weather, so an unsettled week ahead but we lose some of that mild feel — temperatures closer to where they should be.

this is bbc news, the headlines: democrats have retained control of the us senate in a remarkable midterms election result that defied predictions of a republican "red wave" over both houses of congress. us networks have called the key senate race in nevada for democrat incumbent catherine cortez masto. two vintage planes have collided and crashed at an air show in the us state of texas. footage shows the planes striking each other at a low altitude, breaking one of the aircrafts in half. they were taking part in a commemorative air show near dallas. residents of the ukrainian city of kherson have gathered in the centre to celebrate its liberation. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says russian troops destroyed all critical infrastructure in the area before they withdrew. the city has been left without heat, electricity,