katy watson, thank you so much.k you all for watching this special edition of bbc wo narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you' watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight -- aftermath. emergency response teams in florida rush to help those hardest hit by hurricane ian while the storm wreaks more havoc with a second landfall in the carolinas. then, land grab. russia annexes territories in southern and eastern ukraine after staging sham referendums. and it's friday. david brooks and jonathan capehart analyze the state and federal response to hurricane ian and recent election victories by right-wing political pa

south america correspondent katy watson reports from brazil's northet on bolsonaro's appeal. >> a manisdains democracy, or a great leader. brazilians are split. to supporters he's a myth, elevating this man to a legendary status. bolsonaro sings from the same song sheet as these evangelals , preaching the importance of family. congregations like this one got him elected in 2018 and he's hoping for the same again. mixi prayer with politics, according to them, is natural, and the run-up to the elections is the chance to convince the congregation that he's the man for brazil. >> whenever people are suffering , whenever they believe in an all-powerful creator, god raises up a savior. i asked her if she thought the savior was bolsonaro. yes, she says. today in brazil i think that is him. in the northeast it's true, people are looking for someone to save them. save them from increasing hunger and economic struggles. half of the poor live in this region alone. the inequality and poverty means that in all the regions of brazil, it is here that the left has been the strongest. it was born here

our south american correspondent katy watson in rio de janeiro.ay is a civic celebration for brazilians. is it usually a political mpaigning event like this? >> it has been a very different five this year. it is a day that many brazilians are very proud of. but it has become incredibly physical. today on the beach there was clearly nobody who did not support bolsonaro. after the fly past, the military display, there were a lot of military leaders in the official balcony that was i civic area -- a civic area. he did not speak there. he moved further down the beach to a platform where all of his supportersere. it was there he spoke. he did not mix civic duty with politics. but no question, this was a campaign event. a national campaign event. it was one effectively funded by the state because it was taken from the independence day celebration. he on copacabanaeach it was nothing but a bolsonaro campaign. >> president bolsonaro is also called here in washington the trump of the tropics. what has he said about whether he will except as a result of the

katy watson, bbc news. we will have more on the brazilian elections with a special show from rio de janeiro on friday and continuing coverage over the weekend. you can find more on the days news on our website and check us narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ amna: good evening and welcome. on the newshour tonight, the aftermath. hurricane ian leaves behind a damage and widespread power outages after tearing through florida. we get the latest from the ground. and draft dodging. thousands of russian men fleeing to neighboring countries in order to avoid fighting against ukraine. and fish farming. companies trying

katy watson, bbc news, rio dejaneiro. that vote coming up on sunday of course we will keep watch andy with seizing its neighbours land by force after vladimir putin announced the annexation of four occupied regions of ukraine you can find that in all of our stories on her website. an atlantic weather front has swept across the uk. most of us had a spell of steady rain and gusty winds and now, in the wake of that weather front, we've sunshine and showers for this weekend and quite brisk winds as well, particularly around western areas. now, that low pressure will still drive our weather through the course of saturday and sunday. but here is that weather front it is now moving into let's look at the early hours. quite a few isobars here because the low pressure is still close by. well, just to the north west of us, that means gusty winds pushing in the showers in scotland and northern ireland and there will be a few elsewhere but predominantly clear spells early on saturday. temperatures will range from 7 in aberdeen to around 12 in the south and here's the forecast for saturday itself

katy watson, bbc news.vered more than 11,000 government documents and photographs during the search of donald trump's home in florida last month. the details come after president biden warned in a speech that donald trump and some of his supporters represent a real threat to american democracy. our north america editor sarah smith reports. election season has begun in america, so fun times at this wayne county fair in pennsylvania come with a serving of politics on the side. oh, i'm voting republican. republican, all the way. gotta get the democrats out. they had their chance and they haven't done anything, in my opinion, so... donald trump is not on the ballot in november but he still dominates the debate. oh, i'm definitely voting for trump again, absolutely. this guy has gotta go! chuckles. his whole party has gotta go. they scare the clap out of me. anybody but trump. anybody that he supports, i do not. so, republicans have lost their shot at getting your vote because donald trump's made himself front a

katy watson, bbc news.mes at this wayne county fair in pennsylvania come with a serving of politics on the side. i'm voting republican. gotta get the democrats out. they had their chance and they haven't done anything, in my opinion. donald trump is not on the ballot in november, but he still dominates the debate. i'm definitely voting for trump again, absolutely. this guy has got to go. his whole party has got to go. they scare the clap out of me. anybody but trump. anybody that he supports, i do not. so, republicans have lost their shot at getting your vote because donald trump has made himself front and centre here? yes, and i'm a republican. voters in pennsylvania had better buckle up. they are going to be getting a lot of attention from politicians in the coming weeks. this is one of the key states that will determine whether republicans can seize control of congress in the mid—term elections and it will be a real test of donald trump's current electability, because he has got a number of hand—picked c

katy watson, bbc news, rio dejaneiro.: in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of it was his humility that produced this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited _ the religious compound, - and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy- sites, an idea - that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news. the main story this hour: as russia prepares to announce the annexation of occupied regions, the us says it will never recognise its claims to ukrainian territory. let's stay with that story. president biden has warned russia that the united states will never recognise its claims to ukrainian territory. mr biden accused russia of pursuing imperial ambitions and called the referendums it staged in occupied areas an absolute sham. at the same time, the un securit

katy watson, bbc news.i have told bbc news they are struggling to secure clean drinking water, after the water supply there was contaminated by floods. the floodwaters damaged a local treatment plant. for the second week, the national guard has been distributing bottled water to those in need. 0ur north america correspondent chi chi izundu has been finding out how residents are coping. brown water comes out. it is not normal and it is not drinkable, so what do we do? when i first turn it, it always comes out rust. i would never drink a glass of water. . i do not brush my teeth with the tap water. - idon't, so, no. come on. thank you for showing us. do you have a flashlight? no, i don't, but i can use my phone light. 0k, good. a fire next door has knocked out marshall's gas and electric. he has not had clean running water, though, for eight months. and the hot water came just the same way. brown water. the hot water is brown as well. and you shower in it? yes, ma'am. and you cook with it? i cook with it. and

katy watson, bbc news, in manaus.by the covid pandemic. it's one of the most glamourous weekends on the sporting calendar — with the world's best drivers but as the appeal of f1 grows worldwide — so does the fight to host the races. next season will see three races in the us, and a growing number of countries in the middle east are hosting grand prixs, raising questions about the future of the sport in asia. for more on that, we can speak now to matthew marsh, he is the presenter of the gofi show and also an f1 commercial consultant. hejoins a from he joins a from singapore. great to have you on the programme. are you excited about this weekend?— are you excited about this weekend? ., �*, ., ., weekend? thanks, it's great to be with yom — weekend? thanks, it's great to be with you. very _ weekend? thanks, it's great to be with you. very excited, - weekend? thanks, it's great to be with you. very excited, as l weekend? thanks, it's great to be with you. very excited, as i | be with you. very excited, as i think are alm

our south american correspondent katy watson has been following the story.ome known as the social outburst of chile — mass protests over a rise in subway fares that grew to encompass deepening inequalities in the region's most stable economy. top of the protesters' demands was to change the constitution of chile, drawn up by a dictator. many saw that is the root of the country's problems and so the process to modernise the constitution began. it is huge in scope, covering gender parity, abortion rights, indigenous representation, and climate issues and, if it passes, it will be one of the most progressive constitutions in the world. translation: as you can see, there is order and tranquillity i in the polling stations, as there should be. we guarantee citizens can exercise their right to vote, which is the right thing to do in a democracy. on sunday, we celebrate a tribute to democracy with great peace of mind. translation: we are very happy and very hopeful and we believe l that the big winner this sunday will undoubtedly be democracy. all the conditions ar

katy watson, bbc news, rio dejaneiro. president has formally signed _ hour russia's president has formally signed an— hour russia's president has formally signed an agreement with the illegal annexation of four ukrainian regions _ annexation of four ukrainian regions. a annexation of four ukrainian reiions. �* .., . .,, regions. a huge concert was held in moscow's regions. a huge concert was held in moscow's red _ regions. a huge concert was held in moscow's red square _ regions. a huge concert was held in moscow's red square was - regions. a huge concert was held in moscow's red square was held - regions. a huge concert was held in moscow's red square was held to l moscow's red square was held to celebrate. ukraine's response has been to formallyjoin nato apply. in another country by then said he would not be able to get away and that his eyelids would never be intimidated by russia. you're watching world news by bbc. an atlantic weather front has swept across the uk . most of us had a spell of steady rain and gusty wind

katy watson, bbc news.lles, freelance journalist and professor of journalism at the university of chile. welcome to bbc news. we are if a few hours away from those polls closing but give us a sense of the conversation there. how people feeling? i conversation there. how people feelin: ? ~ �* , conversation there. how people feelina? ~' �*, ., ., ., feeling? i think there's a lot of uncertainty — feeling? i think there's a lot of uncertainty about _ feeling? i think there's a lot of uncertainty about what - feeling? i think there's a lot of uncertainty about what could l feeling? i think there's a lot of- uncertainty about what could happen because it's really a tight race. polls should close in about two hours, the electoral service is very fast and efficient in counting votes, we should have results in three and a half hours but it will be very tight and what is at stake are different paths for the country. more than anything people are nervous. i5 more than anything people are nervous. , . , , ., ., nervo

katy watson, bbc news.ce of mikhail gorbachev, the last president of the soviet union, who's widely credited with helping bring about the end of the cold war. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. russia's president vladimir putin did not attend due to what he described as "constraints on his schedule". our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. in the columned hall of the house of unions, a last farewell to the man who changed the world. mikhail gorbachev had let the iron curtain crumble and ended the cold war, but saw his own country, the soviet union, fall apart. there was a guard of honour, but no state funeral. a sign that vladimir putin's kremlin has little interest in honouring mr gorbachev�*s legacy. president putin didn't even come today. many russians blame gorbachev for the collapse of their superpower, but out on the streets, muscovites young and old were queueing up to pay their respects. gorbachev had given many here their first taste of freedom and democracy. in today's russia, both those th

our south america correspondent katy watson reports.man pointed a weapon just inches from the vice president's head. the trigger was pulled, but none of the five bullets inside the gun were fired for reasons that aren't yet clear. amid the commotion, she ducked down to retrieve an object from the ground as people warned her to be careful. she's one of latin america's most controversial politicians. she was the president between 2007 and 2015. she's currently facing a corruption trial after being accused of defrauding the state why a leader. if convicted, she could face 12 years in jail. she denies the allegations and had been greeting supporters who had been keeping vigil outside her house when the gun attack took place. the home of the suspected gunman has been rated. the home of the suspected gunman has been raided. he's been needed named a argentine police. a citizen of argentina and resident of buenos aires. it's believed he was born in brazil. political violence is rare in argentina. the country's president held an emergency cabine

katy watson, bbc news.nch of its huge new moon rocket is likely to be delayed by several weeks after lift—off was postponed for a second time. before another attempt can be made, engineers have to identify the cause of a fuel leak. artemis, plagued by years of delays and huge budget overruns, is the most powerful rocket ever developed by nasa. it's designed to send astronauts back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. our science editor, rebecca morelle, sent this update from the kennedy space center, in florida. there is a real sense of disappointment here at the kennedy space center, but really the problems started earlier today. while the rocket was being fuelled, a large hydrogen leak was detected. and this is not a good thing. so the team tried to fix it three times but their troubleshooting didn't work and the launch was stopped. over the last few hours, they have been poring over the data to find out what went wrong, and they have announced the rocket is going to need significant repa

katy watson, bbc news.her and sister, aged eight, died after an incident at a house in the west of the city. joining me now with more on this is our northern ireland correspondentjulian 0'neill. what more do we know about this? we what more do we know about this? - don't as yet know how the three individuals died. an 18—year—old woman and two siblings, twins, eight, boy and a girl, killed in some kind of violent attack at half past midnight on the outskirts of dublin in a housing skirt. —— housing estate. another boy related to those killed was taken to hospital with serious injuries although the irish police say they do not believe it is life—threatening. the children's mother was uninjured but she is in hospital also receiving treatment. irish armed police were mobilised to the scene shortly after the alarm was raised and they arrested a man in his 20s. the irish police say they are looking for no one else in relation to this incident and he is being held for questioning about the deaths at a police stati

katie watson, bbc news. the queen is to miss this year's highland games, says buckingham palace.ce charles will attend the games, this saturday. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. get yourself into some sunshine this weekend. it will feel relatively warm. in many places, rain a bigger story, had sundry bursts of rain, always wettest in the west. 0ften always wettest in the west. often quite windy as well. as we had to tonight, the rain continuing to set and across northern ireland, parts of southwest cotton, some avenging into west wales, maybe the west of cornwall as well. the shower of cornwall as well. the shower of cornwall as well. you shall results wreck areas of cloud, some clear spells as well. quite blustery, especially in the northeast, and mild, 13-16 especially in the northeast, and mild, 13—16 celsius. a soggy start for northern ireland in southwest scotland. this will be the baddest although west wales on the southwest likely to see it rain at times. sharp showers do northern england into the midlands, east anglia down towards the southeast. some spells

katy watson reports. >> it was an overwhelming turnout and overwhelming rejections for the new constitutioned as one of the world's most progressive. a crushing defeat for the president who through his efforts into supporting a rewrite of the constitution. sunday's vote happened because of this. widespread protests in 2019 that started over hiking subway fares but grew to encompass broader demands or better access to things like education, health care, and pensions. it took everne by surprise. she lay long thought of as one of the most stable countries in the region masking deep inequalities. protesting demands were to rip up the dictatorship of the constitution and replace it with something or progressive and inclusive. in 2020 nearly 80% of chileans agreed they wanted a new convert -- constitution and the draft drawn up by the assembly was broad in scope, encompassing better access to education, health care, the recognition of indigenous right and climate issues. voting on sunday was obligatory. 15 million chileans were eligible to ask their vote and the turnout was high. plex i hope that

katy watson, bbc news, in pernambuco.. in less than a year, they've 6% of their volume. a new report by the swiss cry—ospheric commission paints a stark picture. it says about three cubic kilometres of ice have melted this year, which amounts to about three trillion litres of water. this is all that's left of one glacier in central switzerland. there's almost no ice. according to scientists the scale of the ice melt has been so drastic that several bodies and a plane buried deep for decades have been discovered. and just compare these images. this was a picture of the feesher glacier in 1928. well, this is the same glacier last year. it's completely retreated. scientists say this year's dry winter and hot summer accelerated the ice loss dramatically. more from bbc�*s imogen foulkes in geneva. when you think that, you know, these icecaps are a source of freshwater for europe, they are a source of the reservoirs which create hydropower, a big focus on battle of the winter coming up and the energy challenges we are facing. t

luiz inacio lula da silva, who first came to power 20 years ago. 0ur south america correspondent katy watsonlula in the middle of the rainforest. the amazon's risen to the top of the political agenda. a wise move, given that lula's running against a man who's accused of destroying it. translation: the planet needs us to pay special attention. - we need to look after our forests, ourfauna, ourwater. 20 years ago, lula came to power promising to be a new kind of president — one who looked out for the poor and he used it to lift millions out of poverty. that legacy was eroded as his party and lula himself was hit by corruption scandals and a prison sentence. but people are divided. some still see him as the saviour of brazil, over his critics. can never be repeated. assumes responsibility for really caring for people. this 24—year—old wants change more than anything. born here, she knows nothing else, although she does know who she's going to vote for. translation: i'm going to vote for lula because under him, - everything was easier. but i don't know if coming back, things will improve. the su

katy watson, bbc news, in manaus. an update on the situation with the northstream pipelines.ts and organisation reporting this as sabotage although clearly the pipelines haven't been discovered yet. nato says it sees deliberate, reckless sabotage in the leaks, another leak reported today. norway has said it is deploying its military to protect gas following issues with the gas pipelines in the baltic sea. now nato saying it sees deliberate reckless sabotage in those leaks from two nord stream pipelines in the baltic sea. russia has rejected suggestions that it was responsible. the trading standards body in the uk says it's concerned by a new type of highly sophisticated car scam, which sees people being tricked into buying vehicles that don't exist from a website. it's thought organised criminal gangs could be behind the fake car dealerships, which cost victims thousands of pounds. ashleyjohn baptiste reports. we got lots of people turning up here. they come here to basically pick up their new car and there's nothing here. harry runs a small repair garage in fife in scotland,

katy watson, bbc news, rio dejaneiro.upport is necessary, after a report highlighted how different forces have dealt with the issue over the last year. the review looked at cases such as the killing of sarah everard by a serving police officer who was jailed in september last year. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. police officers lauren bach and faye holgate on their way to check on women in bradford who've been the victims of domestic abuse. straight at the lights or is it right? these are regular calls. the men responsible are banned from making contact with their victims. they are subject to domestic violence protection orders or dvpos. the subject of this dvpo has got two weapons markers, one for a large knife and one for a knuckleduster. the abuse has happened while she's been holding the baby. there wasn't a prosecution. so they've put the dvpo in place. the officers go into the house to make sure the abuser is not inside in breach of his order. everything been 0k? these visits are part of west y

constitution drafted by former dictator augusto pinochet in 1980. 0ur south american correspondent katy watsonsive. and it is a crushing defeat for the president, who has thrown all of his efforts into supporting a rewriting of the constitution. sunday's vote happened because of this, widespread protests in 2019 that started over a hike in subway fares but grew to encompass better demands to things like access, health care and pensions. it took everyone by surprise. chilly has long been thought of as one of the region's most prosperous and stable countries but that masked deep inequalities. among protester�*s the man was to rip up the dictator era constitution and replace it with something more progressive and inclusive. in 2020, nearly 80% of chileans agreed they wanted a new constitution. a draft was broad in scope, a recognition of indigenous rights and climate issues. voting on sunday was obligatory, 15 million chileans were eligible to cast their vote and turnout was high. translation: i hope that we get state that benefits all of us, benefits, health. the system that was established duri