galway was in the direct path. here many listened to the appeals for people to stay inside. shops stayed shut because of the storm. but in galway bay, even with 0phelia approaching, some ignored all the warnings to go swimming. that's the type of idiot that will put somebody‘s life at risk and wasting the resources of the emergency services that should be somewhere else at the same time. lives have been lost as a result of fallen trees. and the challenges posed by this extreme weather has been obvious. it's no surprise that many flights into and out of ireland were cancelled today. we are keeping a little bit of a distance. but even at this point, you can really feel the sheer power of 0phelia. and it's quite impressive. but it gives you a sense of why the authorities have been so concerned about these winds. they are going to cause a lot of damage and indeed destruction. power lines have been brought down across the island leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity. with this number of customers out it's unprecedented. it's going to be a number of days befor

galway was in the direct path. here many listened to appeals to stay inside.e windows of shop after shop there we re windows of shop after shop there were signs saying they would be staying closed because of the storm. flood gates were put on the doors of businesses and the streets cleared of potentially dangerous debris. but in galway bay, even with ophelia approaching, some ignored the warnings to go swimming. even last night, you had a meeting at city council with the army, the civil defence, fire brigade, both councils and they were putting together a plan in place for it. you'll still have an idiot in the water swimming besides the black rock tower. that's the type of idiot that will put somebody‘s life at risk and wasting the resources of the emergency services that should be somewhere else at the same time. lives have been lost as a result of fallen trees. hundreds of thousands of homes have been left without electricity because of the damage caused by the high winds. with this number of customers out it's unprecedented. it's going to be a number of day

chris buckler, bbc news, galway.ew falder, has admitted 137 offences, including blackmailing young people into sending him degrading pictures, and then sharing them on the so—called dark web. the 28—year—old is said to have humiliated more than 50 victims. he'll be sentenced in december. you are up—to—date. don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter. i'm @babitabbc. i will be back the same time for newsday tomorrow. time now for all the sports news in sport today. see you soon. hello, this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: riyad mahrez scores as leicester city come from behind to draw 1—1 all with west bromwich albion in the english premier league. and despite this scene at cork city's home ground after storm 0phelia, their league of ireland match against derry city will go ahead on tuesday night. england cricketer jonny bairstow talks to us about how family tragedy has shaped his life as a person and sportsman. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start wit

chris butler, bbc news, galway.e uk was reeling from the impact of the so—called great storm of 1987. 18 people died and winds reach more than 100 people died and winds reach more than100 mph, people died and winds reach more than 100 mph, scotney castle in kent was badly damaged and robert hall has been finding about how it has recovered. news archive winds raging at 110 mph lifted trailers off the ground. a group of 60 houses all but swept away. howling in from the channel, the most devastating storm since 1703. it caught the southern half of the uk totally by surprise. gusts of up to 115 miles an hour ripped 15 million trees from the wet ground, tore off roofs and cut power to thousands of homes. 18 people were killed and the damage ran to over £1 billion. andrea pell celebrates her 30th birthday today. her mother still remembers a hazardous dash to hospitalfor the birth. as we got further and further, the storm got worse and worse. trees started falling in front of us and behind us. at one stage, we just had to

our ireland correspondent chris buckler is in galway.e coast where you are is clearly taking a battering. yes, believe it or not, the worst is still to come according to the forecasts for galway. in the last hour or so the wind and rain have really picked up. you get a sense of what is coming from ophelia. here they have been making lots of preparations. you can see the promenade behind me. it has been closed to people and the coastguard are advising people to stay away from areas like this. there are deep concerns that this storm could cause real problems and notjust damage and destruction. as we have been hearing, already one person has lost their life as a result of the damage and destruction that has been broad with this storm. at the moment people are being advised to make no an essential journeys and people are being advised to make no an essentialjourneys and to stay off the roads if they possibly can and you can get the sense that people are well prepared. the defence forces a re people are well prepared. the defence forces are w

chris buckler, bbc news, galway.aqi city of kirkuk, after the iraqi army seized control of the city from kurdish forces. kurdish fighters — known as peshmerga — have been in control of the city since 2014, when iraqi forces fled in the face of an advance by so—called islamic state. the city lies in a region claimed by both the kurds and the iraqi government, and is outside the autonomous kurdish region in the north of iraq. last month, kurds voted overwhelmingly for independence, provoking the iraqi government to send in troops. our middle east correspondent orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone have sent this report from kirkuk. pledging to defend kirkuk. peshmerga fighters began the day with defiance but this small band was no match for tanks. nor were the locals armed with whatever came to hand. we lost 2000 men fighting is, he says. we are not afraid of the iraqi prime minister. but that's not how it looked, deep in the city. a checkpoint on the outskirts, now a tense new front line. the kurds, who fought is wit

galway. u.s. state department has condemned regional elections in saying they were neither free nor fair, and as economic and e diplomatic power to restore democracy. of maduro won 17 of 23 states in sunday's election. maduro hailed it as a ictory from his previous predecessor, chavez. it a sham. katie watkins reports from caracas. caracas is rning in back to work. weekend, in tful this country, economy is on its knees. cash is hard to come by so in line for o wait hours to withdraw the smallest of amounts. oth sides of the political spectrum equally affected. >> i thought it was further involved. government did whatever they could to make sure they won. admit they lost. is a hamburger store. it's his first day on his job. me as a 't make ends motorcycle driver so he had to find other work. the politics don't matter to me, me, i just want to work kids.et back home to my >> a few bhos ago, this part of town was -- months ago this part was hit by daily and often violent protests. now people are gett

galway sits near the centre of 0phelia's anticipated path.arrival, this city has been shutting down. sandbags have been placed at the front of the seafront hotels. and in the city centre, store after store has signs saying they will not open today. the irish government's advice has been very clear: if you don't need to go out, then don't. this is a national red alert. it applies to all cities, all counties and all areas. also bear in mind that even after the storm has passed, there will still be dangers. there will be trees on the ground, there will be power lines down. 0phelia may no longer be classified as a hurricane but satellite pictures show the size of the remaining storm. because of the dangers, all of ireland's schools and colleges have been closed. hospital outpatient appointments have been cancelled and the streets have been cleared. bars have even been taking their bins back inside. and businesses are putting floodgates on their doors because of concern about the potential storm surge. the lifeboats are on full standby at the mome

go away, aids and 30, come back, try to reconcile the differences between whatever the -- galway, away, eat some turkey, come back, try to reconcile the differences between whatever the house passed and the senate passed. if you are from a high tax state , you are able now to deduct your state and local taxes and your property taxes from your federal tax bill. there's a real benefit for residents of those states and even the other things that are likely to be in this bill. figure standard deduction, lower rates, they are not going to offset that loss for a lot of people particularly in those states and districts. republicans from new york and new jersey were trying to make a point. they did. they weren't able to take down the budget, but they may be clear point that republican leaders, if they want to solve a problem in vote counting they will have for this bill reaching the floor, they will try to reach some sort of accommodation that may not get all 11 members who voted no today on the budget from those states, but they're going to have at least maybe a way to get a few of them. the

galway bay looks come. will there be a storm surge?et some flooding as such. it all depends on what may happen around high time this afternoon, around the year. we don't expect the effect that we had in previous years to happen. this is a wind event. it is significantly a women's event that will be blowing so women's event that will be blowing so it is making sure that everything is tied down and that people take themselves in, out of the weather when it really comes in the next couple of hours. ican couple of hours. i can see council workers here this morning and other areas of the city sandbagging high risk areas. that is basically what is happening. the crew is on stand—by deploying sandbags as required. but as i say, it isa sandbags as required. but as i say, it is a wind event. it will be seriously windy rather than a flooding event. the situation the west coast of ireland there. the irish prime minister has been speaking about 0phelia in the past hour. he urged people across the country to stay alert. the first is to stay indoors

galway was in the direct path. here many listened to appeals to stay inside.windows of shop after shop there were signs saying they would be staying closed because of the storm. flood gates were put on the doors of businesses and the streets cleared of potentially dangerous debris. but in galway bay, even with 0phelia approaching, some ignored the warnings to go swimming. even last night, you had a meeting at city council with the army, the civil defence, fire brigade, both councils and they were putting together a plan in place for it. you'll still have an idiot in the water swimming besides the black rock tower. that's the type of idiot that will put somebody‘s life at risk and wasting the resources of the emergency services that should be somewhere else at the same time. lives have been lost as a result of fallen trees. hundreds of thousands of homes have been left without electricity because of the damage caused by the high winds. with this number of customers out it's unprecedented. it's going to be a number of days before people have their power back. ab

galway was in the direct path.storm. floodgates were put at businesses and the streets cleared of potentially dangerous debris. but in galway bay, even with ophelia approaching some ignored the warnings to go swimming. last night, we had a meeting at the city hall with the army, civil defence and fire services and the councils and of putting a plan in place but you will still have an idiot out in the water swimming beside the blackrock tower. that is the sort of idiot that puts lives at risks and wastes resources of the emergency services. lives have been lost as a result of fallen trees. hundreds of thousands of homes have been left without electricity because of the damage caused by high winds. with this number of customers out it is unprecedented, it is going to be a number of days before people have that power back. about 5% of customers will be up to ten days before they get their power back. we are keeping a distance and we are concerned for our own safety here. but even at this point, you can really feel the

with winds of up to 90mph on the way, those living on the galway coast were securing property, tighteningd western coasts will be the hardest hit as ophelia moves in from the atlantic. forecasters have warned the storm will be potentially life—threatening, causing widespread disruption and power outages. we are expecting significant disruption to electricity supplies across the country. we expect, from very early in the morning, to have all of our crews deployed to deal with fallen wires, we expect a significant number of trees to fall in our network. this is the 15th named storm in what has been a particularly active atlantic hurricane season. ophelia is an unusual storm for us. we‘ve never seen a storm that strong so close to europe, uk and ireland in history, really, and it has weakened a little bit, through the past 2a hours, no longer hurricane for today but it will still pack a punch. red weather warnings out across much the the republic of ireland, indication the severity of the storm, risk to life and property. 90 miles per hour gusts possible as that storm works its way northward

the country but it's the coastal counties from wexford, waterford, cork and kerry of two claire, galwayst winds but that's not to see other places would have stormy conditions also. following that meeting in dublin all schools and child care facilities within those red weather warning counties have been advised to close and school buses within those same areas had been cancelled as well. in terms of advice in northern ireland, it simply to take care and be aware of those incoming stormy conditions. northern ireland electricity have said they are monitoring the situation and emergency plans are being put in place. people travelling in the evening rush hour tomorrow are being asked to take particular care as travel delays are very much expected. for anyone considering making long journeys tomorrow from late tomorrow afternoon in northern ireland on words, they are being asked to reconsider those plans. thank you. the bulls are closed in austria in an election which could see a far right anti—immigration party brought into government. the conservatives are expected to win the most seats bu

we can speak to chris buckler in galway on the west coast of ireland.ns like they're now?- the conditions like they're now?- the moment in galway they are not too bad. we have been preparing for the storm. the ominous skies give a sense of what is coming. already the storm has hit the southern part of this island and there are already 5000 homes without electricity and they are expecting more homes to lose power before the day is out. many people have been giving stark warnings not to go out unless you have to. schools have been closed across the island and outpatient appointments have been cancelled as people have been told to stay home if they possibly can. when you drive along here you will hear radio adverts saying particularly, public service announcements, that people should not go out, they should batten down the hatches, make sure that nothing in their garden, even bins and garden furniture, is left loose because they are concerned about the speed of the winds and the gusts that are coming. chris, thank you very much. the prime minister is headi

there is galway. belfast. it is moving at a pretty good clip. right now, not a 10 of color. on of color. the leaves are past their peak. some of those leaves could be move right off their branches with this gusty wind. steady, constant wind, 20 now in manassas and andrews, 16 in the city, teens and 20's from winchester, and up to 30 miles per hour at times in manassas. this will help bring in drier, more comfortable air through the afternoon. sunny, breezy, cool. throw on a . it will get cool with temperatures in the low 60's and those winds making it feel even chillier. wind will eventually calm tonight. with lighter wind and clearer skies tonight, it looks like we will have a chilly start tomorrow. 40's downtown. 30's in the suburbs. places have yet to see a frost or freeze. on thatkeep an eye tonight and possibly tomorrow night. we get our first frost through -- between october 15 and trick-or-treat time in the city. 40's in the morning. 40's as well tuesday and wednesday. , gradualper 70's by sunday, marine corps , youhon, the big race don't want to see temperatures in t

it isa it is a major killer operation in galway and across our land.ted it is likely some of those customers will be without power for perhaps days. that is a concern. which has had an effect on the supply of water. some customers are also without water today. this remains a big problem. the storm itself may have gone but there are still warnings about strong gusts of wind. you can see the impact in that all of the seaweed has been thrown about. not just all of the seaweed has been thrown about. notjust on the shore but the roads as well. the roads were flooded yesterday. all that is gone. but the clear up continues. as ireland tried to get back on its feet after the storm. to emphasise that point again. there are still warnings of strong gusts. the storm may have moved away from the island, but the winds that it brought with it, they are still having an effect and at times you can still feel the gusts. back to that breaking news where a man has been found guilty of murdering a kurdish refugee. only hours after that man had been discharged from a secur

the eye of the storm was first felt off the coast of galway.ted, shops and businesses were closed. everyone here is visiting covers over their daughters in anticipation of what is being described as a storm surge. the fire station are standing by, the army in the barracks are ready to go. everybody is getting ready. the red warning so schools and colleges closed, flights and ferries were cancelled. the risk to life and property is real. to make matters worse, thousands of households are without power and could remain so for some time. as things stand now, we are approaching 100,000 homes and businesses without electricity. they are predominantly in an area from cork city, west and north. ophelia's visit to the republic and northern ireland comes 30 years to the day of the great storm of 1987. it could be days before the devastation and damage of this one can be accurately assessed. let's see how the storm is progressing cross the uk — in a moment we'll talk to sian lloyd in milford haven, pembrokeshire — then to fiona trott in whitehaven, cumbr

places such as kerry, work your way towards galway with category 1 equivalent winds around western ireland. power outage is certainly going to be a possibility here. and we have the entire country of ireland now underneath a high impact alert. parts of the uk as well dealing with this, dealing in with gusting over hurricane force as it push ace shore later on monday afternoon to the overnight hours of monday evening and tuesday morning in eddin brou edinburgh. it happens on the 30-year anniversary of the last tropical system that was able to push through this system. once you go over cooler waters you lose tropical characteristics. but the winds could be hurricane-force as they were. middle 20s possible out of places like paris or london. that's about 70 or so degrees fahrenheit should. be in the 50 no, sir time of year on the fahrenheit scale. dramatic changes as you get that warm they're is shifting in and pushing towards this region. but the disruption to travel, to ferry services certainly is going to be significant here for a monday into tuesday, guys. >> all right, pedram, thanks ver

across most of the country but coastal counties from wexford, waterford, cork, kerry, up to where, galway, that's not to see other places won't have stormy conditions. following that meeting in dublin all schools and child care facilities within those red weather warning counties have been advised to close and school buses within those same areas have even cancelled as well. in terms of advice in northern ireland, it's simply to ta ke northern ireland, it's simply to take care and be aware of those incoming stormy conditions. northern ireland electricity has said they are monitoring the situation and emergency plans are being put in place. people travelling into moral‘s evening rush hours are being asked to take particular care as travel delays are very much expected. for anyone considering making a long journey tomorrow from late tomorrow afternoon in northern ireland onwards, are being asked to reconsider those plans. the headlines bbc news, the bbc understands the met police is investigating a further three sexual assault allegations made by a woman against the film producer harvey wei

the galway back to september 2015 on the fbi contacted the dnc to say the russians are hacking your website. the democratic national committee did not act promptly on that warning. so the hacking continue. in june 2016, it became public the russian hacking, why the reporting period december 2016, every one of the u.s. intelligence agency heads went public and said with high confidence, this is decembe december 2016 with high confidence the russians were hacking the election. in september 2016 they came forward and said based on their positions as ranking members of the intelligence committee they had information from the hearings that the russians were hacking our elections. and again last month, facebook came out and said russia purchase 100,000 and ads and interfered with our elections. all of that happened in today's the first day of the hearing. first public hearing were have on the infringements made on a foreign government on the united states elections. that shamefully took so long. protect about campaigns in general and limitations on campaign advertising. which repeat my request wh