katie watson, bbc news, in sao paulo state.g, where lava continues to flow from the cumbre vieja volcano. the volcano that's been erupting for the past 11 days on the spanish island of la palma is spewing out two new streams of lava, threatening further destruction. many homes and crops have been destroyed and thousands of people have been forced to evacuate since the eruption first began last month. danjohnson is on la palma. it seems like every day, this volcano is producing more and more lava. there are new vents opening up, new ways for the lava to escape — and that means even more lava flowing downhill, putting even more homes and villagers at risk. more than 1,000 properties have been destroyed now, and this is in the area that's been evacuated — so there are homes here where people haven't been able to get back for more than a week now. people are wondering whether they'll ever be able to come back and live here, because nobody knows how long this volcano will keep erupting. you can see the, sort of, ash that spread righ

>> katy watson is still with us. this affecting president bolsonaro's approval ratings? >> there is no question, whichever side of politics you are on, that this inquiry has dented his popularity. a lot of people are asking what that means for coming years. one year until the next elections, he has not confirm whether he is running. it will be a bigger challenge, the pandemic, the inquiry, all of these make his life more difficult if he wants to run. a year is a long time in brazilian politics, a lot could change. >> what is the situation with the coronavirus vaccine rollout in brazil? last time i lay i eyes on bolsonaro, he was proudly unvaccinated. >> this has been one of the biggest criticisms, that there were delays to the vaccine rollout and as a result, that caused more deaths. that has been a huge criticism here. at the same time, it depends on where you are. it was announced that in sao paulo, that was where there was a lot of controversy over the governor who is pushing for vaccination, and he came to blows

katy watson, bbc news, in bras lia.hort time ago, our south america correspondent katy watson gave this update on the latest developments. seven senators voted to approve the report. after a long, long day of discussions, just towards, as the vote got closer, some of the leading senators said some very emotional messages after such a long time. we had the vice president saying the enquiry had put pressure and sped up the vaccine process and pay tribute to those on the front line of trying to curb the pandemic. the person in charge of delivering the report said the enquiry stop the clock and the enquiry stop the clock and the number of deaths here in brazil and the president of the enquiry said it was now up to the federal prosecutor to look into these charges and that is something they will be doing as of tomorrow. they would take the report to the federal prosecutor urging him to look into these recommendations for the criminal charges and see whether he would stand trial. a us prosecutor investigating last week's acci

katy watson, bbc news, in bras lia.ted soon, i got the latest from katy watson, who is in brasilia. this is an inquiry that is more political in its nature. it's not going to pinpoint the crimes, it's not a criminal inquiry, but i think what will happen now is that it will go to the prosecutors — in fact, it's going to go overnight to the prosecutors. and at that point, it will be up to the prosecutor to decide whether or not there will be enough evidence to try the president. that, at the moment, is very unclear, what the prosecutor will say at that point. then it will have to go to the supreme court. so, it's a long road, and certainly at the moment, bolsonaro is still in hisjob. it's a year till we get to the presidential elections. people talk about impeachment as well, but he's got several processes against him when it comes to impeachment. doesn't look like he's got the support for that either, so for now, president bolsonaro remains in thejob. yeah, looking ahead to the elections next year, what's the sentiment o

katy watson reporting from brasilia.there could be up to be one hundred thousand new covid cases a day this winter. sajid javid urged those who are unvaccinated to getjabbed. and he advised everyone to start wearing face masks in crowded settings. but he came short of calling for mandatory face coverings, and a return to working from home — the so—called plan b. more from our health editor hugh pym. queues of ambulances waiting to hand over patients at some hospitals tell their own story — the nhs under intensifying pressure, coping with a range of health conditions, and all that before winter has started to bite. and today, the health secretary struck a more downbeat note, with a warning about the outlook for covid cases. they could go yet as high as 100,000 a day. we are also seeing greater pressure on the nhs. across the uk, we are now approaching 1,000 hospitalisations per day. health leaders say, with those covid numbers adding to the existing strain on hospitals, intervention is needed now, in the shape of the gove

the bbc�*s katy watson is in brasilia and sent this report.despite these bold predictions covid—19 wreaked havoc in brazil. there is no normalfor the hundreds of thousands of families who lost loved ones. some technical difficulties there, for us. we do hope to bring you those details, that report, from katie watson, a little later in the programme. moving onto other stories now. britain's health secretary has warned that there could be up to be 100,000 new covid cases a day this winter. sajid javid urged those who are unvaccinated to getjabbed. and he advised everyone to start wearing face masks in crowded settings. but he fell short of calling for mandatory face coverings, and a return to working from home — the so—called "plan b". more now from our health editor hugh pym. queues of ambulances waiting to hand over patients at some hospitals tell their own story — the nhs under intensifying pressure, coping with a range of health conditions, and all that before winter has started to bite. and today, the health secretary struck a more downbeat

katy watson reporting from brasila.pact of the inquiry, i'm joined now by professor lorena barberia, who works with the department of political science, at the university of sao paulo. great to have you on newsday with us, professor. just want to start by asking, as we saw in that report from my colleague, a lot of anticipation about this inquiry. how significant has it been? it’s anticipation about this inquiry. how significant has it been?— significant has it been? it's been since the inquiry _ significant has it been? it's been since the inquiry started - significant has it been? it's been since the inquiry started in - significant has it been? it's been since the inquiry started in april| since the inquiry started in april it's been very important, it's produced evidence and data that we didn't have access to and wasn't in discussion, and the testimonies, the data, the evidence that has been brought forward throughout the hearings have been fundamentally important. there has been critical weeks where it has complete

katy watson, bbc news.columbia, he explained what might happen next. with hundred and 28 judicial orders against him there's no doubt that he will be spending the rest of his life in prison. but his extradition to the united states before colombianjustice is a priority for the government for two reasons. first the colombians prisons are overcrowded and notoriously corrupt and there is a risk that 0toniel in colombian prison authorities might not be able to gather sufficient intelligence from him if there is a threat against his life or ask circumstances which he might be able to escape was up but secondly the administration is trying to co—operate with the us government after an incident last year in which member of the party were on the record as having campaigned on the behalf of president trump's. as a consequence the biden has given the cold shoulder to the administration and right now in recent weeks been seeing a attempt to return to a more cooperative special relationship that it has traditionally en

katy watson, bbc news, in bras lia.in the uk, the queen's pulled out of attending the cop26 climate summit which begins in scotland on sunday. her majesty, who's 95, spent a night in hospital and her doctors have recommended some rest. the queen was expected to play a prominent role in welcoming world leaders to the event but will instead address delegates in a video message. 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond reports. this time last week, a reception for business leaders at windsor castle, and then a trip to northern ireland was cancelled and a visit to hospital substituted. today, it was back to official engagements where a beaming queen gave a virtual audience to the new korean ambassador, but this evening, a palace statement. i'm quite sure at the back of her mind is that she wants to be absolutely fine and fighting fit on the 14th of november for remembrance sunday, the most sacred day in her calendar. to go to glasgow and to stand in a room full of coughing, wheezing delegates from all over the world is probably

katy watson, bbc news, in bras lia.als are due to hold a fresh round of negotiations are due to hold a fresh giant gazprom today amid a gas crisis in the country. moldova, which relies heavily on russian gas, declared a state of emergency last week after failing to agree a new deal with russia. gazprom has threatened to cut moldova s gas supply if a contract isn t signed. from the moldovan capital chisinau , steve rosenberg reports. 0nce once in moscow's orbit, moldova has been looking for a new direction tilting from russia towards the west. its government wants to move closer to the eu but there's a problem. all of the gas here comes from russia. so what do you do if moscow turns off the tap? it is threatening to if moldova does not sign a new contract at a higher price. the russians have already cut supplies by a third. just business? or is it? basically russia is _ business? or is it? basically russia is trying _ business? or is it? basically russia is trying to _ business? or is it? basically russia is trying to pu

katy watson, bbc news.llow for the council on foreign relations in washington dc and a us navy reservist who served in colombia. great to have you on the programme. i want to start by asking you what impact do you think the us extradition might have and what challenges where there before it? with hundred and 28 judicial orders against him there's no doubt that he will be spending the rest of his life in prison. but his extradition to the united states before colombian justice is a to the united states before colombianjustice is a priority to the united states before colombian justice is a priority for the government for two reasons. first the colombians prisons are overcrowded and notoriously corrupt and there is a risk that 0toniel in colombian prison authorities might not be able to gather sufficient intelligence from him if there is a threat against his life or ask circumstances which he might be able to escape was up but secondly the administration is trying to co—operate with the us government after an

katy watson, bbc news.about the colombian drug cartels. certainly at a report we just heard said, the government is trying to paint this as the capture equivalent to, the killing of pablo escobar, which was around 30 years ago. and certainly otoniel is certainly the largest drug trafficker in colombia if not south america. but the question is, how much will this impact the cocaine trade because many people think it will not at all. what we have seen in the past is when these cartels are taken down, often there is a period of infighting in the cartel, or there could be fighting with other organisations as they try to take over the land in the businesses that used to belong to attorney. but sooner or later, someone tends to replace these cartels and that has been a problem with this strategy. remember, we're celebrating the 50th year of the war on drugs since richard nixon announced it, and it keeps on being this focus on taking down a cap hour but every time, they get replaced and that is what we will see in

let's bring in katie watson who is an attorney and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology.rofessor watson, it's an interesting question. if you want to ban abortion, why create these vigilante squads? what do you make of that question? >> well, the answer is because it is unconstitutional to ban abortion before viability, which is at approximately 24 weeks. and i believe in eight other states that have passed six-week ba bans, the federal courts have enjoined those laws because they're so obviously unconstitutional. so texas tried to do an end run with this ridiculous procedural enforcement to try to avoid constitutional review. in the doj lawsuit, that's exactly the point they honed in on. >> we had you on "the lead" right after the texas law went into effect. it puts up a wall of sorts between a pregnant woman and people they might seek advice from, such as a pastor, a friend, even a doctor. is that essentially what's at issue here, private citizens cut off from basic rights because of this fear of penalty against them that could be invoked in a way by almost anyone? >> w

our correspondent katy watson is there. we are expecting the vote soon. well this started about five hours ago and in fact they have just been on a lunch break. and probably another three hours before we might see a vote. it has gone on longer than we expected. it is expected to pass, that is why they have spent the last week trying to work out the detail, to make sure the seven senators who are... anti—government, they will you know, they will be in agreement and they can vote and get this over the line. at that point, it is in the hands of the federal prosecutor and he will look at the recommendations of the long list of crimes and decide whether to take them further. so this is a still very much in the kind of preamble discussing the finer details of the report and still a while from a vote. , . , , ., , report and still a while from a vote. , . , , ., , , ., vote. very early stages, but what could this mane _ vote. very early stages, but what could this mane for _ vote. very early stages, but what could this mane for bols -- - vote. very early stages,

our south america correondent, katy watson, has been looking at how brazil's changing climate has affectedntry's water supply. she sent us this report. >> brazil is a country used to death in the face of pandemic. this is a graveyard of another kind. an orange farmer all his life, luis fernando has never experienced a drop like this. [speaking foreign language] >> i think the weeds growing, the rainfall will keep it in the future. you can see it in the 10 years each year the rainfall has been lower. >> the colors strain from these orange groves, the fruit and leaves dried to a crisp. luis fernando says he will have to dig this up and start again. the ground is too hard for the machines and evenfter replanting it will take another three years to harvest new fruit. water levels at the region's most important water source, are at their lowest since the 1940's. hampering an important trade route and threatening livelihoods. brazil has more than 10% of the world's freshwater supply and this river alone is the second biggest in south america after the amazon providing 40 million people with fres

live now to our correspondent katy watson in brasilia.he has been focused on this storey for us all day. the senate committee finally voting, recommending that president bolsonaro faces the charges, so what can you tell us about the developments in the last hours?— the last hours? that's right, it was a very _ the last hours? that's right, it was a very long _ the last hours? that's right, it was a very long day. - the last hours? that's right, it was a very long day. as i it was a very long day. as expected, seven senators voted to approve the report, four voted against. after a long day of discussions, as the vote got closer, some of the leading senators said some very emotional messages, after such a long hearing. we had the vice president rodriguez saying the enquiry put pressure on the government, had sped up the vaccine process, and he paid tribute to those on the front line trying to curb the pandemic. the person in charge of delivering the report said the enquiry stopped the clock on the number of deaths here in brazil. and the pr

the virus that has so far killed more than 600,000 brazilians. 0ur south america correspondent katy watsono. despite president bolsonaro's bold predictions covid licked have in brazil. there is no normal for the hundreds of thousands of families who lost loved ones. and as each new grave was dug, denial at the top continued. all the government has done and not done has been picked apart in the senate. like the collapse of the health care system in the amazon. the beginning of this year hospitals there were running out of oxygen. people were suffocating to death. the government was accused of underplaying the crisis. senators pointing to a report has proved the situation was worse. then came the scandal are one of the country but i largest health other things of giving unproven drugs to elderly patients and covering up elderly patients and covering up debts of patients who died. the skies from being activated still very visible. his family refused to believe his only option was palliative care and thanks to them he is here today. families were betrayed they tell me. they feel a weight on th

it started back in april — our correspondent katy watson has more.here is no normalfor the hundreds of thousands of families who lost loved ones. it is each new grave was dug, denial at the top continued. all of the government has done and not done has been picked apart in the senate. like the collapse of the health care system and amazonas, at the beginning of this year, hospitals were running out of oxygen and people suffocated to death. but the government was accused of underplaying the crisis. senators pointing to our report as proof that the situation was worse than claimed. and then came the scandal of one of the countries largest health care providers. accused among other things, of giving unproven drugs to elderly patients and covering up deaths of patients and covering up deaths of patients who died of covid—19. they denied the accusations. he spent four months and i see you. the scars from being intubated still very visible. his family refused to believe his only option was this and thanks to them, he is here today. families were betrayed,

katy watson reports. today marked the end six months of hearings, scandal uncovered. now a recommendation to charge the man at the top with a very long list of crimes. the senators in favour of president bolsonaro said it was a witchhunt. translation: i said it was a witchhunt. tuna/mom- said it was a witchhunt. translation: ., ., translation: i vote for the re'ection translation: i vote for the rejection of _ translation: i vote for the rejection of the _ translation: i vote for the rejection of the report. - the commotion in the senate todayis the commotion in the senate today is far removed from the city's poorer neighbourhoods. but here, they are wanting to make a noise too. max is a community leader and aspiring politician. he runs music and dance workshops for young people. culture, he says, gives him the chance to talk politics and change their futures. translation:— and change their futures. translation: , ., , , , translation: this congress is debatina translation: this congress is debating with _ translation: this congress is debating with itself _ translati

accused of crimes against humanity and misuse of public funds. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson predictions, covid—19 wreaked havoc in brazil. there is no normalfor the hundreds of thousands of families who lost loved ones. and as each new grave was dug, denial at the top continued. today was a combination of nearly six months of hearings, picking apart all that bolsonaro did and and didn't do. the government was accused of underplaying the crisis from the very start. senators pointing to our report in the amazon — where hospitals collapsed earlier this year — as proof the situation was worse than claimed. ahead of the report's final reading, crimes, including indigenous genocide and mass homicide, were removed. that, though, doesn't mean bolsonaro has been let off. translation: no, absolutely not. the combined charges against president bolsonaro amount to more than 84 years in prison. this man spent four months in icu. the scars from being intubated still very visible. his family refused to believe the doctor is when they said his only option was palliative care. thanks to them

the president says he is guilty of nothing. 0ur correspondent katy watson is in brasilia and sent thise has been picked apart in the senate. like the collapse of the health care system in the amazon. at the beginning of this year, hospitals there were running out of oxygen, people suffocating to death. but the government was accused of underplaying the crisis, senators pointing to our report as proof the situation was worse than claimed. and then came the scandal at one of the country's largest health care providers. accused, among other things, of giving unproven drugs to elderly patients and covering up deaths of patients who died of covid—19. prevent senior, though, denies the accusations. tadeu spent four months in icu, the scars from being intubated still very visible. his family refused to believe his only option was palliative care, and thanks to them, he's here today. families were betrayed, tadeu tells me. "they feel the weight on their conscience — but they could have done something, like my family did. it was an ideological choice made, not a medical one, with my treatment."

i'm joined now by our correspondent in brasilia — katy watson today marks the end of a long process.onths of hearings, scandals and covered. a light shown on the government accused of recklessness. no overt recommend at the top with a very long list of crimes. but this has splits and addresses of those in favour of him clean the acquiree to make inquiries political witchhunt. fix, clean the acquiree to make inquiries political witchhunt.— political witchhunt. a vote for the re'ection political witchhunt. a vote for the rejection of _ political witchhunt. a vote for the rejection of the _ political witchhunt. a vote for the rejection of the report. _ political witchhunt. a vote for the rejection of the report. no - political witchhunt. a vote for the l rejection of the report. no concrete evidence was found of illegal acts and in practice of the employees of the administration and the handling of the pandemic. the the administration and the handling of the pandemic.— of the pandemic. the commotion in the senate today _ of the pandemic. the commotion in the senate today is _ of the pand

katy watson, bbc news, in brasilia.aro is charged, water in your view happens next? it charged, water in your view happens next? , ., . ., , next? it is not clear, this will probably _ next? it is not clear, this will probably pass _ next? it is not clear, this will probably pass committee, i next? it is not clear, this will probably pass committee, asj next? it is not clear, this will - probably pass committee, as katy watson said, but will break federal prosecutor take it on? he is a supporter of bolsonaro as an ally so it is not clear he will. i am not sure the effect will be that great, as your previous report indicated this is very distant from most people's daily lives. brazilians are facing inflation which is topping out at a pretty high rates, facing economic contraction, growing levels of inequality which is more to the heart of what brazilians really care about, and bolsonaro is deeply polarising, his approving two approval ratings are around 20% but he has a core constituency of support, it is difficult to im

katie watson, bbc news, in sao paulo.ible. just hours after the attack, the syrian army shelled a residential area in idlib province, held by rebel fighters. witnesses and rescue workers say at least 11 civilians were killed, including several school children. a study into a condition that causes extreme sickness during pregnancy has found that more than half of the women affected considered having an abortion because of their symptoms. the survey of 5,000 women with hyperemesis gravidarum is the biggest of its kind ever carried out in the uk. the condition isn't widely known, but the duchess of cambridge suffered with severe vomiting during all three of her pregnancies. professor catherine williamson is the senior author of the report. one in100 one in 100 women will suffer from one in 100 women will sufferfrom it during their pregnancy. those statistics that i was talking about tell a story. more than half considering terminating the pregnancy and actually, 5% of those spoken to the survey did. that really gives an indi

i'm joined now by the bbc�*s south america correspondent katy watson in brasilia.ny guarantee that it would lead to criminal charges? so this has been a ve loni criminal charges? so this has been a very long day- _ criminal charges? so this has been a very long day. people _ criminal charges? so this has been a very long day. people have - criminal charges? so this has been a | very long day. people have been here for eight hours and they are not expecting about for another couple of hours yet. now, this is a political trial, of hours yet. now, this is a politicaltrial, not of hours yet. now, this is a political trial, not a criminal one. the report, once the vote is passed command it's expected to pass, that means tomorrow it will go to the federal prosecutor who will then decide if there is enough evidence to further these charges. it's really hard to know, i mean, jr paulson has a year left before the next presidential election. it will be a slow process. he has certain present net privileges because he's president, that's right has to go to the prosecutors and

the virus that has so far killed more than 600,000 brazilians. 0ur south america correspondent katy watsonat different things, bring us up—to—date. the things, bring us up-to-date. the readin: things, bring us up-to-date. the reading of— things, bring us up-to-date. the reading of the — things, bring us up—to—date. tt9 reading of the report has started. it's 1200 pages reading of the report has started. it's1200 pages listing a huge amount of crimes, corruption schemes. there has been six months of hearings into what the government did and didn't do during the pandemic. in the original report there were crimes such as the genocide of the indigenous, and looking at the issue of potential murder. it's believed those more serious crimes have been dropped. it is an 11 person enquiry, 11 senators, seven critical of the president, four on the side ofjair bolsonaro. they need to agree on the crimes they want to list in the document that will then be sent to federal prosecutors. they all have to agree. they need to make sure these crimes are crimes he may well be able to be charged with eventually