katie watson, bbc news, in brazil.y, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme — manchester united are stunned on the south coast, losing 3—2 at brighton. the real madrid ronaldo—less era begins with a win, as los blancos see off getafe. it's the biggest victory of her career, kiki bertens beats world number1 simona halep to win the cincinatti 0pen. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we start with football and news of a shock defeat for manchester united in the english premier league on sunday. jose mourinho's side lost 3—2 at brighton and hove albion where glenn murray, shane duffy and pascal gross scored for the home side, with romelu lukaku and paul pogba getting united's goals. it's the second successive season they've lost at brighton. i was disappointed because the week was good and i was expecting the tea m was good and i was expecting the team collectively to be a better team. so don't go on into the direction of the mistake and the individual mistake and the consequence of that.

katie watson, bbc news in brazil. now some of the day's other news.ted due to explosions and smoke from a fire on an industrial estate near east midlands airport. the blaze has also caused problems for travellers, with train cancellations on the midland mainline in nottingham and sheffield. a british man in the united states has been placed on the fbi's most wanted list. james ward, who was born in glasgow, is suspected of conning people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. wreaths and poppy crosses have been laid at a memorial service to mark the 30th anniversary of the ballygawley bus bombing in county tyrone. eight soldiers were killed and twenty eight people injured in an ira attack. the ministry of defence is investigating allegations that british vessels shipwrecked in asia during world war ii have been targeted by scavengers. the defence secretary, gavin williamson, says he's "very concerned" to hear claims that four shipwrecks off the malaysian and indonesian coasts had been looted. chi chi izundu has the details. i name this ship prince of

from buenos aires, here's our correspondent, katy watson. majority of senators, 38 of the 72 senators, have said that they intend to vote against the bill. but they are still talking about it. that could change at the moment of voting. as it stands, it looks like the bill won't pass, certainly in this session. katy, argentina has been seen as something of a leader on human rights issues in the region, and this law, this attempt at a law, has come back many times already, hasn't it? that's right. in the last ten or so years since the national campaign for abortion has been active, they've presented seven bills to congress and not one of them has moved, apart from this year when president macri said wright, now‘s the time to discuss this. he himself is not in favour of legalising abortion, but is very open to the idea of debate. in the last two months, the scenario has changed dramatically here in argentina. campaigners never thought they would see this moment. i've been down talking to people about this. i think as we do people behind me, peo

katie watson, bbc news, in brazil.after a motorway bridge collapsed in genoa, in northwest italy, has ended. the official number of people killed is 43. a 200—metre section of the morandi bridge gave way in busy traffic on tuesday, plunging vehicles and chunks of concrete to the ground 45 metres below. the company in charge of the motorway has promised funds of 500 million euros for those affected and pledged to rebuild the bridge. the trump administration is about to hear from american businesses about whether the third proposed round of tariffs on china are a good idea. it's a reminder that while trade tensions are rising everywhere, the person who has triggered the trade war is the man in the white house. as paul blake reports, many us companies are now scared of what their president has started. it's going to be only america first. america first. the history of the great trade war of 2018 can be traced back to the campaign trail, with donald trump running on one of the most protectionist platforms in decades. hilla

katy watson, bbc news, on the ecuador—peru border.l to allow 100 migrants to disembark from a coast guard vessel on which they've been stranded since monday. prosecutors in sicily have opened an inquiry into possible illegal confinement, illegal arrest, and abuse of power. mr salvini said he welcomed the chance to explain his actions. earlier, the united nations said the migrants should be allowed to disembark immediately and called on eu countries to urgently take them in. three men have been rescued and two remain missing after a fishing vessel sank in the north sea. two lifeboats, a coastguard helicopter and other vessels are searching for the men after their ship sank 25 miles north—east of great yarmouth, in norfolk. the rescued men had been on a life raft for four hours before they were spotted by a cruise ship. david bowie's one—time mentor, lindsay kemp, has died at the age of 80. the dancer and mime artist choreographed the singer's ziggy stardust concerts in london in 1972. he also taught kate bush, and appeared in the cult

katie watson, bbc news, in brazil.to hear from american businesses about whether the third proposed round of tariffs on china are a good idea. it's a reminder that while trade tensions are rising everywhere, the person who has triggered the trade war is the man in the white house. as paul blake reports, many us companies are now scared of what their president has started. it's going to be only america first. america first. the history of the great trade war of 2018 can be traced back to the campaign trail, with donald trump running on one of the most protectionist platforms in decades. hillary clinton unleashed a trade war against the american worker when she supported one terrible deal after another. but, as commander—in—chief, trump declared his own trade war with a flick of his presidential pen five months ago, raising steep tariffs on steel and aluminium from all countries, saying imports were a national security threat. a strong steel and aluminium industry are vital to our national security, absolutely vital. ste

katy watson, bbc news, on the ecuador—peru border.emonstration by neo—nazi activists has passed off peacefully. around 300 members of the far—right party the nordic resistance movement, or nrm, gathered in the capital stockholm on saturday. the nrm plans to field candidates in sweden's national elections next month for the first time, as andrew plant reports. the centre of stockholm on a saturday afternoon, around 300 neo—nazi activist, the latest in a series of public gatherings in the weeks leading up to sweden's general election. the nordic resistance movement began in the late 90s, anti—immigration, anti— gay, openly racist and anti—semitic. their plan to create an ethnically pure nordic nation. their rallies though, are a lwa ys nation. their rallies though, are always accompanied by a far larger number of counter demonstrators and mean to drown out their message to be more than 1000 police officers watched saturday ‘s rally pass off peacefully. the first time in its 21 year history, the nordic resistance movement will field cand

katy watson, bbc news. 2 vintage plane has crashed in the swiss alps, killing all 20 people on board. the aircraft had been returning from locarno in the south of the country, and is thought to have been carrying tourists. swiss police say it came down on a remote mountainside, as sarah campbell reports. there were no survivors. the wreckage of the vintage aircraft now scattered across this alpine slope. 20 people had been aboard the flight back to zurich. three from austria, the rest from switzerland. 0ne eyewitness said the plane fell from the sky like a stone. what's left of it suggests that was the case. translation: based on the situation at the crash site, we can say that the aircraft smashed into the ground almost vertically at relatively high speed. the exact cause is still to be investigated. what we can rule out at this point is that there was a collision before the crash, neither with another aircraft nor with some other obstacle, such as the cable. junkers 52s were built and used by the german m

katy watson, bbc news, on the ecuador—peru border. let's get some of the day's other news.warnings for hawaii have been lifted after tropical storm lane weakened and drifted away from land on saturday. despite this the national weather service has warned of heavy rainfall which could trigger additional flooding and mudslides. relatives of the late spanish dictator francisco franco say they will use all legal means to stop the government from exhuming his remains from a monument outside madrid. a statement from franco's grandchildren said they were totally opposed to what they called an act of vengeance. on friday, spain's socialist government passed a decree allowing the removal of franco's remains from the valley of the fallen, where thousands of his victims are buried. rohingya refugees living in bangladesh have been staging angry protests. they come exactly a year after they were forced from their homes in myanmar during a military crackdown. thousands marched in their camps near cox's bazaar. our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan has more. chanting. demandi

katy watson reports.r maduro‘s speech started off like all the others, a rallying call on state television to support his revolution. and then this happened. the sound cuts off. the television pictures continue to roll. at this point, you can hear what sounds like panicked officials trying to protect mr maduro, while in the distance, a small group of soldiers start to move. and then chaos. the broadcast gets cut. from a nearby apartment block, you can see the military parade emptied, the sound of emergency sirens hardly heard above people's screams. anti—riot police move in, shields in hand. mr maduro likes to tell the world that there is order in venezuela. these pictures show otherwise. but within hours, he returned on screen, defiant. translation: i've no doubt that everything points to the right, to the venezuelan ultra—right, in cahoots with the colombian ultra—right, and the colombian president is behind this attack. the colombian government deny any involvement. the aftermath felt chaotic. the secr

katy watson reports.he others, a rallying call on state television to support his revolution. and then this happened. the sound cuts off. the television pictures continue to roll. at this point, you can hear what sounds like panicked officials trying to protect mr maduro. and then chaos. the broadcast gets cut. unverified footage appears to show the moment the drone exploded during the president's speech. pictures taken seconds afterwards show the president being shielded by bodyguards. within hours of the incident, he returned on screen, defiant. translation: there has been an attempt to assassinate me. i have no doubt that this all points to the extreme right in venezuela in cahoots with the extreme right in colombia and that the colombian president is behind this attempt, i have no doubt. the aftermath felt chaotic. the secret service, a common sight in venezuela, was out in force. this evening, six people were arrested over the incident. colombia has denied any involvement in the incident, as has the

katy watson, bbc news.rny and advisor to former venezuelan president hugo chavez. that was the predecessor to nicolas maduro. thank you forjoining us. we have heard from the united states and from nicolas maduro himself. what are you hearing on the ground? are nicolas maduro... , is credible? it is still unclear as to who the actual authors or intellectual authors of this attack are. —— maduro‘s accusations. one thing i do believe that is important to point out is that despite the fact that there was initially some doubt as to there was initially some doubt as to the credibility of what the government's version of the event was, that it was a drone attack against nicolas maduro and others, possibly, in his government, was because his cabinet as it was a stage with him at the same time, almost of them, and so it would have been a very drastic situation, had the drone actually exploded on stage. one thing that is important to point out is that there have been a number of independent and critical journalists,

katy watson, bbc news, on the ecuador—peru border. has died at the age of 80. the dancer and mime artist choreographed the singer's ziggy stardust concerts in london in 1972. he also taught kate bush and appeared in the cult horror film the wicker man. with all the sport now, here's katherine downes at the bbc sport centre. it's been an historic day for rugby league as the catalans dragons beat warrington wolves in the challenge cup final to become the first ever non—english side to lift the trophy. adam wild reports from wembley. allez, allez, allez. .. from the south of france, the catalans dragons, officially in sang et or, blood and gold, perhaps no more fitting colours for a rugby league final. not in great numbers, but in great hope of becoming the first french side to conquer this english cup. warrington wolves stood in their way but failed to block the channel out wide, catalans breaching defences early. the french side's determination to make their mark on history all too clear, starting the second half as they did the first,

katy watson reports. the others, a rallying call on state television to support his revolution. and then this happened. the sound cuts off. the television pictures continue to roll. at this point, you can hear what sounds like panicked officials trying to protect mr maduro, while in the distance, a small group of soldiers start to move. and then chaos. the broadcast gets cut. from a nearby apartment block, you can see the military parade emptied, the sound of emergency sirens hardly heard above people's screams. anti—riot police move in, shields in hand. mr maduro likes to tell the world that there is order in venezuela. these pictures show otherwise. but within hours, he returned on screen, defiant. translation: i've no doubt that everything points to the right, to the venezuelan ultra—right, in cahoots with the colombian ultra—right, and the colombian president is behind this attack. the colombian government deny any involvement. the aftermath felt chaotic. the secret service, a common sight in venezuel

katie watson, bbc news in buenos aires. but first, the headlines on bbc news... they've gone, yeah. what about the two other lads? aled, they've gone. body camera footage of the moment. cricketer ben stokes was arrested has been released. the all—rounder is accused of affray, and is giving evidence at his trial in bristol today. the court was told today that he "could have killed" one of the men he knocked unconscious during a fight. the conservative party is looking into complaints about comments made by borisjohnson about muslim women who wearfull face veils. the former foriegn secretary could be investigated by an independent panel for a possible breach of the party's code of conduct. northamptonshire county council has approved massive cuts to jobs and services in a bid to combat a 70 million pound budget shortfall. hello there. i am back with the business news this hour. uk rental prices could rise as much as 15% over the next five years. that's the warning from the royal institution of chartered surveyors who say the

from there, our correspondent katy watson reports. to buy food, get medical treatment or to escape once and for all. isabel says the economic crisis has taken its toll. she and her family are heading to colombia's capital bogota to find work. translation: we are leaving a lot of things behind. you lose everything you ever worked for. we have to start from scratch. for many, venezuela's become unliveable. erica is just 17 and a single mother of three. translation: when my baby was born, the hospital had no needles, nothing. hospitals are contaminated, too. when i gave birth, i wanted to leave so badly, because all i saw was children and adults dying. it was terrible. amid severe food shortages, long queues like this have become the norm in venezuela. but even then, people are going hungry. businesses have shut, the economy is in crisis. so this week, president maduro announced sweeping changes to the currency in a bid to turn things around. mr maduro talks about having come up with a magicalformula — knocking five zeros off the currenc

katy watson reports. >> the call for change came from the street. in the hands of congress. these women are ready and makina sure the politicns can hear them. >> they've been trying to legalize abortion for more than a decade now. now.t nowhere until people say the women's rights vemont has become very powerful. in thet played g role politil agenda. terminat laws make out of millions of women. like a taxi driver and her two daughters that all had a legal abortions -illegal abortions. they support women looking to end their pregnancies. having to dmatic is be a mother when youtoon't want e. you can understaen how a woman up grabbing the needle to end her pregnancy. >> she has been helping a friend by drugs to induce abortion. >> they are just constantly yet, back and forth, and she goes on to keep finding it. >> she is seven weeks pregnant. pithe morning-afte failed and she's scared. she is learning how to take abortion pills at ho. she doesn't want to be identified becauseg hat she is do illegal. >> i feel so unsupported. 'm trying to find a solution. it is not easy and i fe

become t fourth country to broadly legalize abortion and by far the largest. .katy watson reports >> the call for change came from the street. in the hands of congress. these women are ready and making sure the politicians can hear them. >> they've been trying to legalize abortion for more than a decade now. it got nowhere until now. people say the women's ghts movement has become very powerful. in theplayed a big role political agenda. >> strict laws make terminals out of milons of women. like a taxi driver and her two daughters that all had a legal abortions -- illegal abortions. th support women looking to end their pregnancies. aving tois dramatic is be a mother when you don't want to be. you can understand how a woman ends up graing the needle to end her pregnancy. >> she has been helping a friend by drugs to induce abortion. >> they are just constantly ,oing back andorth, and y she goes on to keep finding it. >> she is seven weeks pregnant. the morning-after pill failed and she's scared. she isho learninto take abortion pills at home. 'she doesn'want to be identified because wh

katy watson reports from columbia and the venezuelan border. katy: getting out any way they can come thesen venezuela migrants are on these trucks, their way of getting to the border. taking anyly walk, belongings they can. ecuador tightened its migration laws and peru will do the same. many fearst they will be nded. anthony and his family have only just arrived in colombia. he used to work as a taxi driver, but couldn't make ends meet. >> the situation in venezuela is critical in a preside maduro is removinrrzeros in the cy. i can guarantee that things will get worse. this is one of the main reasons i have to leave. peru, anthonyto whas a passport, but hise and daughter don't. and it isorrible i ally sent them because ve to leave all my family behind and i can't get them out of the country. we can't live there anymore. katy: like many desperate venezuelansal comthey can do is hope that soon the borders will be open again. rajini: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's ogram -- ♪ rajini: keeping faithful to the pre

our south america correspondent katy watson reports. the call for change came from the streets.eady and they are making sure the politicians can hear them. campaigners have been fighting to legalise abortion for a decade now. they presented to congress seven times and got nowhere until now. the women's rights movement has become powerful in the last few years and it has played a big role in pushing abortion up the political agenda. argentina's strict laws make criminals out of millions of women. like this woman and her two daughters who have all had illegal abortions. she supports women who are looking to end their pregnancies as well. translation: having an abortion is not traumatic but being a mother when you do not want to be is. it causes desperation. you can understand how a woman will grab a knitting needle to end her pregnancy. for the past few weeks she has been helping a friend to purchase drugs to induce abortion. this is a massive chat going back and forth trying to find a pharmacy that has the necessary pills. she has another four weeks. the morning after pill failed

katy watson has more. the majority of senators, they said that their intention is to vote against this bill. a lot could change, actually on the hour of the vote. it is a big party down there. people don't seem to be put off by the rain and the cold. they're still waiting and watching what is happening in the senate. but, as it stands, it does look like the senators in the majority will be voting against this bill. china has announced plans to impose tariffs on a further $16 billion worth of imports from the united states. this follows similar measures unveiled by washington. the new tariffs will target coal, oil, chemical imports and medical equipment. in venezuela, opposition lawmaker juan requesens has been arrested after president nicolas maduro accused him of being involved in saturday's alleged drone attack against him. the arrest came as a government official revealed plans to strip two other mps of their immunity. seven people have been detained so far in connection with the alleged assassination a

inflation rate is expected to hit one million percent by the end of this year. 0ur correspondent katy watsonr between venezuela and colombia, which is seeing the highest numbers of economic migrants. people coming through the border today said they are still unsure about what new currency overhaul will entail. i spoke to one family who said it was the final straw for them, these economic measures pushed them, these economic measures pushed them to leave venezuela once and for all. colombia is the worst affected by the migrant crisis, more than 1 million venezuelans have come to its borders in the last 18 months, any of them along this very rigid. the influx of venezuelans has caused tensions in border areas like here, people sleeping on the streets and filling up beds in hospital. 0r people have moved on to parts of south america but the new rules that are being implemented from ecuador and carew, asking for passports, is and carew, asking for passports, is a worrying development. they say there could be a bottleneck and that these new measures will not stop venezuelans coming these new meas

joining me from buenos aires is our correspondent katy watson. vote is not likely to go through. when are you hearing? —— what. is not likely to go through. when are you hearing? -- what. senators have been talking about the bill for about ten hours. they have been talking about which way they intend to vote. the majority of senators, 38 the 72 senators, and said that they intend to vote against the bill. but they are still talking about it. that could change at the moment of voting. as it stands, it looks like the bill will not pass. certainly in this session. argentina has been seen as something of a leader on human rights issues in the region, and this law, this attempted a law, has come back many times already, and did? —— hasn't it. that's right, since the campaign has been active in the last ten years, they are presented seven bills to congress. not one has moved. resident macri said now is the time to discuss this. —— president. he is not in favour of legalising abortion, but open to the idea of debate. in the last two months, the scenario

from there, our correspondent katy watson. the sun hasn't yet risen but rush—hour has begun. to buy food, get medical treatment, or to escape, once and for all. this woman says the economic crisis has taken its toll. she and her family are heading to columbia's capital bogota to find work. translation: we are leaving lots of things behind. you lost everything you ever worked for. we have to start from scratch. for many, venezuela has become unliveable. erica is just 17 and a single mother of three. translation: when my baby was born, the hospital had no needles, nothing. hospitals are contaminated, too. when i gave birth, i wanted to leave so badly because all i saw was children and adults dying. it was terrible. amid severe food shortages, long queues like this have become the norm in venezuela, but even then people are going hungry. businesses have shut, the economy is in crisis. so, this week, president maduro announced sweeping changes to the currency in a bid to turn things around. mr maduro talks about having come up with the magical formula, knocking five zeros off the

our south america correspondent katy watson reports. the call for change came from the streets.hands of congress. these women are ready and they are making sure the politicians can hear them. campaigners have been fighting to legalise abortion for a decade now. they presented to congress seven times and got nowhere until now. the women's rights movement has become powerful in the last few years and it has played a big role in pushing abortion up the political agenda. argentina's strict laws make criminals out of millions of women. like woman and her two daughters who have all had illegal abortions. she supports women who are looking to end their pregnancies as well. translation: an abortion is not traumatic but being a mother when you do not want to be is. it causes desperation. you can understand how a woman will grab a knitting needle to end her pregnancy. for the past few weeks she has been helping a friend to purchase drugs to induce abortion. this is a massive chat going back and forth trying to find a pharmacy that has the necessary pills. she has another four weeks. the m

joining me from buenos aires is our correspondent, katy watson. the senators are still coming to the end of the arguments. they have not even started voting, but they have been talking for probably 11, i2 started voting, but they have been talking for probably 11, 12 hours now and about 38 out of 72 senators have made it clear that they intend to vote against the bill, and you can see that reflected on the streets behind me. the campaign for the legalisation of abortion, all of those campaigners have pretty much gone home and the people are left on the streets are those who were against the idea of legalising abortion. they are having a bit of a party outside congress, as i stand. so it is not over, the vote is still yet to happen but the feeling he on the street is very much that this bill will not pass. and is interesting that when you sort of look at argentina, it is obviously a very strongly catholic country but in many ways, people will tour to sort of lead the way on human rights issues such as this in the region? it seems likely have lost t

katy watson reports from the columbia—venezuela border. this track. it's their way of getting to the ecuadorian border. others simply walk, taking with them any belongings they can. but ecuador has tightened its migration rules, peru later this week will do the same. many now fear they will be stranded. anthony and his family have only just arrived in colombia. he used to work as a taxi driver but couldn't make ends meet. translation: the situation in venezuela is critical, and now president maduro is removing zeros from the currency. i can guarantee things will get worse. this is one of the main reasons i had to leave. they are headed for peru. anthony has a passport, but his wife and daughter don't. translation: it is horrible. i'm just really sad, because i had to leave all my family behind, and i can't get them out of the country. we can't live there any more. like many desperate venezuelans, all they can do is hope that soon the borders will be open again. colombia has been the worst affected by the migrant crisis, especially here on

from buenos aires, katy watson reports. as the two sides came face—to—face. just like injune, when the lower house narrowly voted in favour of the bill, it was a long day in congress. translation: this law doesn't obligate, nor does it recommend anyone have an abortion. the only thing this law does is defend the right to choose. if there were no law, we would be contributing to doing so in a clandestine manner. the business of some clinics, some doctors, to the unsafe sale of the extremely expensive abortion drug, as we all know. the law makes it possible a right which is safe practice. but unlike the lower house, there was much more opposition to the bill in the conservative senate. religious groups had stepped up their campaign to make sure the bill didn't become law. translation: we want to tell the whole world argentina is not in favour of abortion. argentina does not want abortion within its country because it brings destruction of all lives. and it's not the solution for these women who need help. they need us to be n

katie watson, bbc news, in buenos aires.e rest of the month. officials say the mega—blaze has already destroyed nearly 300,000 acres of land. nine people have died since the fires started injuly. lebo diseko reports. it looks like hell on earth. firefighters battled to contain this wildfire, the biggest recorded in californian's history. called the mendocino complex fire, it's actually two blazes which joined together, and this covers an area the size of la. it has destroyed buildings and thousands have had to leave their homes as a registered countryside. it's devastating, really devastating, to see. so many people lost their homes in back, nine in the back. what can you say? it makes you sick to your stomach, everything they work for, although life, gone ina they work for, although life, gone in a heartbeat. dry, hot weather, along with high winds has allowed the fire to grow in an extraordinary way. it jumped at least the fire to grow in an extraordinary way. itjumped at least four creeks and one major rd the weekend. mea

back to brazil now, and the bbc‘s katy watson is in sao paulo.numbers is not saying a huge influx of migrants, the state certainly have come under pressure, very isolated state, so venezuelans are coming through into the state and there are very fewjobs, not a big population and that is causing a lot of problems, and it said that brazil will not do and that is what they're trying to reassure them that they're trying to reassure them that they will have troops on the ground to reassure locals but also to look after the migrants coming through. but it is not something that the state thinks is too little too late. but looking at the bigger picture, to send them down to big cities like sao paulo, to bring venezuelans to bigger cities to find a stable life. where are these huge numbers of venezuela ns a stable life. where are these huge numbers of venezuelans staying? and all places. if you look at columbia, which is got more than a million venezuelans that come through its borders, when a lot of venezuelans first come, they are seeking new shelters a

let's speak live to our south america correspondent katy watson who's been following the venezuelan migrant is it for ordinary people in venuzuela to cope with these extraordinary rates of inflation? extraordinarily difficult. the problem is that prices rise, they're doubling every 25 days. inflation as it stands is about 80,000% this year. the fact that five zeros are being slashed from the currency, perhaps it is useful. but long—term, what will it mean for the economy and for the people in venuzuela? and a lot of people in venuzuela? and a lot of people are concerned that this won't be anything apart from a cosmetic face lift. the concern when these measures were announced was one of the big problems was they were going to increase the minimum wage. pi about 3,500%. people had been left worried about that. there may be an overhaul of the currency, but when it comes to paying salary, how they will get the extra money. will people have a job in the next few weeks. a lot of people will have to lay staff off. there is a lot of uncertainty as the new measures come into play. and we have seen

let‘s talk to the bbc‘s katy watson. what did we hear from court today?ce. she talked about the fact it was just designed to stop her from talked about the fact it was just designed to stop herfrom running any presidential elections next year. she would be a strong candidate next year, still a very popularformer candidate next year, still a very popular former president despite what is happening. this is a case which shot argentina ever since on first august eight newspaper published this talking about the massive corruption network which comes from eight series of not books that a chauffeur wrote, particularly about cash that was taken from business people to presidential residences. it is a story that people really can‘t get their head around and argentina, and they are talking about this new corruption scandal which could be likened to operation car wash in brazil, the scale of corruption which has been uncovered with cristina kirchner and her husband, also president before her. do we have any idea where this money allegedly ended up?m her. do we have

the bbc‘s katy watson is in sao paulo. how are venezuelans reacting?hers saying this is a long time coming because at the end of the day petrol is practically given away, the only thing most people can still afford in venezuela. the big controversy is the fact that he has said that those who sign up to the so—called fatherland id card will be able to get subsidized fuel, those who don't would have to pay international prices, and that is where the problem lies because this id card if you like has been very criticised by opposition who say that it's just a way of keeping tabs on people and on subsidies. the government says it's a way of streamlining welfare benefits, but the opposition say they won't sign up to these cards and save those —— so those are the people the critics of the government who might see themselves having to pay much higher prices for fuel. at the moment it is a kind of watching and waiting, people not really understanding when these subsidies would and, exactly what it might be. i still can't quite get my lin had around just how che

earlier i spoke to katy watson in buenos aires.nservative chamber. it was always going to be much harder than the lower house. nevertheless, because it was a marathon debate back injune when the lower house voted, religious groups really stepped up their efforts, they realised that this may well be the legalisation of abortion, a real thing in argentina. speaking yesterday in the senate, one senator said that he had to dodge crucifixes, so much was the lobbying from religious groups. it was tight, but this time round legalisation is not going to happen. nevertheless, the conversation will continue and they could bring back a new bill to be presented to congress next year, next march. i was going to ask you where the stands politically for the pro—choice movement in argentina and beyond its borders and latin america. although the bill cannot be presented until next march, the conversation will continue, for example the country is looking at reforming its penal code, and one of the issues within that could be looking at decriminalisi

i asked katy watson to tell us why. most people think that he probably won‘t be able to run.e announced who they want to put forward as their presidential candidate and this isjust a register, if you like, registering with the courts to say that these are the candidates going through and the judges have until the 17th of september to decide whether these candidates can run. one of the big problems is that lula is in prison, he‘s been convicted of corruption and has been upheld on appeal. a law that his party brought in in 2010, the clean slate law, stops people, if they‘re in politics and have been committed of a crime, so himself is a victim of his own success, this law will stop him running. this is brazil, lots of things could change but at the moment it‘s looking like the courts will probably decide, like most people think, that he will be able to run in the long—term. looking and the conviction of corruption, looking at the crowds on the streets, how popular would you say he is, despite the conviction? he‘s a man who changed brazil considerably when he was in power. he l

katy watson has been following the story for us in buenos aires.bate to go on for quite a number of hours. the debate has been going on for about four mac and it got to take it to a vote. it looks that the majority of senators will vote against the bill so senators will vote against the bill so it won‘t be passing today and it would have to bring it back to congress and the earliest, the most likely scenario, is that they would bring it back from march next year when the new senate year begins so thatis when the new senate year begins so that is the latest, things could change, people could vote the other way, nevertheless you can probably see and hear behind me what people in favour of the legalisation of abortion and those against, having a party at congress, both sides still animated. you speak to people who have been pushing for this law and they don‘t sound disheartened despite the fact the vote might not go their way. they say they have come to this point and sooner or later abortion will be legalised here in argentina. the senate, the more c

here‘s katy watson with the latest.u could compare with that of the us and mexico. it is a very porous border, people come and go. they have in the last few months by beefed up the number of people patrolling the border, there have been increases in smuggling as well because of the economy in venezuela and its collapse. so it is a big concern what has happened over this weekend, and the state has asked the supreme court to close the border. that goes against the brazilian constitution. so far, brazil has said no, they are not closing the border. it is a humanitarian issue. nevertheless, it has caused tensions to rise. locals up in the north of brazil are very angry about the number of venezuelans coming over. and where are these individuals trying to get to? is it brazil or is it elsewhere? well, they are trying to leave venezuela the best way they know how. most of them are going over land, they will exit through columbia. it is a spanish—speaking country, it is an easy way out. those who go through brazil, it is a muc

i've been talking to our south america correspondent katy watson who said today's meeting hasn't resultedbrazil. but after two days of talking it was just the lumbee and peru that gave this statement, talking about the need for international help, about joined talking about the need for international help, aboutjoined up thinking, more communication between countries. but there is no overall regional response to the crisis. as you say, venezuela is the problem, venezuelan economy is the problem and people still keep leaving despite the fact that 50 has been splashed on the currency, increased minimum wage. allan splashed on the currency, increased minimum wage. all an effort to stop with hyperinflation, to try to put the economy back on track. in the last week or so, nobody buys it. they all do not believe in the system and the economic policies that mr maduro is implementing. speaking of mr maduro, i want to show the viewers and ask you about something from venezuelan state tv earlier in the week. here is the president. one of his ideas to try and stabilise the economy is, well, for peop

he escaped without injury, but officials say seven soldiers were hurt. but officials say seven katy watson