i'm laura trevelyan.h more than 20% of the votes now are tallied, people here are watching the results are very closely indeed. the indonesian authorities are investigating one of the deadliest football stadium disasters in decades. 125 people were killed after police fired tier gas at fans, causing a stampede. iran's president warns he will not accept what he calls "chaos", as the crack down continues on nationwide protests since the death of a young woman in custody. britain's prime minister admits her government should have communicated better before the mini budget that sparked turmoil on the financial markets — and insists they'll be no u—turn on axeing the top rate of income tax. live from her studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is newsday. votes are being counted in brazil after one of the most polarised presidential elections in decades. the right wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, is facing a strong challenge from his socialist rival, luiz inacio lula da silva. millions of people queued for ho

i'm laura trevelyan.h more than half of the votes now counted, this election is neck and neck and could be heading for a run—off. the indonesian authorities are investigating one of the deadliest football stadium disasters in decades. 125 fans were killed in a stadium stampede. iranian officials warn against unrest as crackdowns continue on street protests over the death of a woman in police�*s custody. the british prime minister admits the decisions which mark turmoil in financial markets could have been handled better. i stand by the package we announced and i stand by the fact that we announced it quickly because we had to act, but i do accept we should have laid the ground better. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. with more than half of votes counted in brazil's tightly contested presidential election, the right—wing incumbentjair election, the right—wing incumbent jair bolsonaro is ahead by a narrow margin. he has 46% of the vote c

. ♪ laura: i'm laura trevelyan in new york city and this is "bbc world news america."a, bombing in ukraine after setbacks for moscow on the battlefield. 1000 towns and villages across ukraine are left without power. we will bring you the latest. >> attacks like this shape the relative perception of safety and they seem to be a part of a strategy to destroy the countries critical energy infrastructure ahead of winter. laura: president biden promises a national law on abortion rights if democrats can keep control of congress in november. we will bring you a second report on a famine in somalia as a starving child is being admitted for treatment every minute. and we hit a look at the filmmakers who got their start at the bbc athe corporation marks their first 100 years. welcome to "bbc world news america," on pbs and around the globe. we begin tonight with the russian bombardment of ukraine and the impact on civilians. 1000 pounds and villages across the country are now without power. presiden zelensky says 30% of the power stations have been destroyed as russia is strugg

i'm laura trevelyan. thank you for watching bbc world news america.tor: 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 ♪♪ ♪ william: good evening. judy woodruff is away. tonight, russian attack. deadly missile strikes across ukraine heighten concerns about the kremlin's next move ints escalating war. and inflation spike. american families are forced to make tough choices as the cost of food rises. we explore what is behind the spike in prices. >> the vast majority has to do with things like processing cost, transportation, the wholesale and retail trade, and we have seen all those prices go up. william: and pressure mounts on los angeles city council member's following leaked

. ♪ laura: i'm laura trevelyan in new york city, this is "bbc world news america."mer policeman in thailand kills at least 38 people at a nursery school, most of them children. a horrifying scene when police arrived, some of the victims were as young as two. they've been shot and stabbed. you will hear from generalists at the scene. >> what could have driven this man to carry out such a cruel and desperate act? laura: russia missiles hit residential buildings in the ukrainian city. abc's correspondent is there. iran's police commander tells parents to keep their children at home as protests continue across the country. and, the united states has a new poet laureate. we hear from -- who wants to bring poetry into the lives of americans. ♪ laura: welcome to "world news america" alapbs and around the globe. we begin in thailand where there's been a deadly mass killing at a nursery. many people,any of them young children, were killed by next policeman and a knife and gun attack. the man stormed into the childcare center. our correspondent jonatha reports from there. a w

we go to laura trevelyan in rio dejaneiro. round.elyan in rio de janeiro._ in rio de janeiro. monaco, really interesting - in rio de janeiro. monaco, really interesting result. in rio de janeiro. monaco, really interesting result in| really interesting result in which president bolson error has out performances policy is not ahead of lou luck, but he is only 3% behind. clearly the election headed for a run—off on october 30, just the top two candidates will go through, about 6% of the vote went to the other nine candidates, that will now be redistributed, the fascinating question is president bolsonaro casting doubt on the election system, surely he is right about the fact election is wrong because it has delivered a good result from. ~ ., ., it has delivered a good result from. ~ . ., ., ., ., from. we have a commentator a columnist _ from. we have a commentator a columnist with _ from. we have a commentator a columnist with a _ from. we have a commentator a columnist with a newspaper - from. we have a commentator a columnist with a

laura trevelyan, bbc news. now here's today's sports news.ten wins from 12 for mikel arteta's side who are two points clear of manchester city again. gabrielle martinelli had put them in front early. substitue reiss nelson then scored another two. thomas partey and martin 0degaard were also on the scoresheet against the league's bottom side. iam i am really happy. i know how difficult it is to play, we have had a long week, a lot of travelling and then coming here against the team that beat liverpool it was a tricky afternoon but we started really well. we controlled the game and really happy to be back at the top again. manchester united are up to fifth in the table thanks to marcus rashford's 100th goal for the club. he scored the only goal of the game against west ham, a really strong header from a cristian eriksen cross in the first half. west ham pushed hard for an equaliser but erik ten hag's side held on for the win. union berlin have moved back to the top of the german bundesliga after a winner deep into stoppage time gave them a 2—1w

i'm laura trevelyan — in president biden�*s hometown of scranton, in the battleground state of pennsylvanian talking to voters one week before the crucial us midterm election. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's news day. it's news day. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in ukraine where the government there says power and water supplies across the country have been badly hit after russia launched a wave of missile attacks across the country. in the capital kyiv, the mayor says 4 out of 5 people have been without running water. ukraine says russia fired at least 50 missiles but it was able to shoot most of them down. our international editor jeremy bowen has spent the last week travelling through ukraine — from the frontline battlefields of the donbas — to the villages in kherson, where some of russia's best troops are concentrated —to try to stop the ukrainian offensive. his report contains some deeply distressing details. for ukrainians, this is a fight for national survival. the hardest test any nation can face. it upends every life. it h

laura trevelyan, bbc news, scranton.ments, but some of the most vulnerable people still aren't getting the help they need. bbc breakfast�*s nina warhurst has all the details. the governor pledged to give every household £400 towards their gas and electricity costs over the next six months. payments parted this month and by now you should have received your first monthly instalment of £66. forthose your first monthly instalment of £66. for those buying direct debit, this money should have been either credited to your account or pay directly to your bank, depending on your supplier. this should have happened by now automatically. if you are one of the 4.5 million on a prepayment metre he should have been sent a voucher through the post war for you to redeem at a sharp or post office. we have seen figures that suggest many households are missing out on the cash they are owed. so what out on the cash they are owed. sr what we have found is that out on the cash they are owed. srs what we have found is that about 800,000 vouch

i'm laura trevelyan in scranton pennsylvania. goodnight and thanks for watching.en above the long—term average in central england by quite some way in october. and with the southerly wind as well, it is pumping up lots of moisture and it has been a wet day in northern ireland, 30 or 40 millimetres, and that rain coming down still. heavy thundery showers in the south, so not the best of evenings if you are heading out and about. we have got thunder and lightning and an escalating wind adding into the mix and that means tricky travel conditions. the wind is strongest in southern counties of england as we go through the night and that is where the warning exists. gusts of 60 to 70 miles an hour, causing nasty conditions. with the wind, cloud and rain it will be a mild night. temperatures are more akin to daytime average but this time of year. a bit of a wet start for the morning rush and once that has blown away, there will be sunshine for a time, although it looks wet in eastern scotland. a rash of showers come back in, particularly in the southern half of the uk. t

i'm laura trevelyan. this election is neck and neck and could be heading for a run—off. the indonesian authorities are investigating one of the deadliest football stadium disasters in decades. 125 fans were killed in

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. ♪ laura: i'm laura trevelyan in new york city and this is world news america resident warns the nexte will be the most dangerous and unpredictable since the end of new york -- world war ii. he defended his actions in ukraine and denied threatening or more. the u.k. prime minister pulls out of the next climate summit and we have an exclusive report from the arctic circle, warming earth. than anywhere else on 12 days to go into the u.s. midterm elections, we look at ho patient affects voters in ohio, showing that the american economy is expanding. as priscilla struggles with its own st-of-living crisis, will voters embrace the left-wing former president in the runoff election? ♪. welcome to "world news america," on pbs and around the globe. let me put made a major speech, claiming that he was intent on widening political divisions in the u.s. in europe with the growing costs the board ukraine. by saying western elites were trying to impose values on the rest of the world, he to be speaking directly to conservatives in the u.s. ahead of the midterm elections. he wd the coming decade wou

let's go to laura trevelyan in rio de janeiro for more on this weekend brazilian election. >> thanks,e. welcome back to rio. the first round of the presidential election sunday is being closely watched around the world. just this week the u.s. senate approved a resolution calling on brazil's government to hold free and fair elections, urging the u.s. to regionally recognize the results. all because of the fear that president bolsonaro could undermine the democratic process. it is clear that the u.s. and brazil in many ways mirror each other. my colleague mariana sanchez of bbc brazil reports on why the election matters to america. >> there is a bullet a cool style that has emerged in brazil -- a political style that emerged in brazil with a core point of reference. >> president bolsonaro often goes by the nickname the trump of the tropics. both he and donald trump campaigned as outsidersnd encouraged nationalism and gun ownership. both have dominated social media and condemn gender ideology and globalism. former trump advisor steve bannon told me >>olsonaro is a great hero for us at t

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i'm laura trevelyan.otball stadium disasters in decades. 125 people were killed after police fired tier gas at fans, causing a stampede.

laura trevelyan, bbc news, scranton. yesterday. this video was filmed near st agnes. south west water says it was a �*permitted storm overflow�* triggered by heavy rainfall but the campaign group, �*surfers against sewage', accused the company of treating nature like a sewer. there are many ways for smokers to get their nicotine hit, cigarettes being the obvious one, vapes or patches, but what about nicotine pouches? they're tiny sacks, placed between the lip and the gum, to release nicotine into the body, and there's no law stopping children from buying them. anti—smoking campaigners say more regulation is urgently needed, as graham satchell reports. a pub in the centre of london, and two friends meet for a drink. blink and you'll miss it. but they're both using something called nicotine pouches. sometimes i've been in the pub and i've had my tub with me, and they've asked me why i've brought my hair gel with me. but steadily over the years, the awareness has just grown. more people are aware of it and more people are m

let's cross to copacabana beach in rio where our correspondent laura trevelyan is standing. st over a0 minutes' time and here in rio, voting has been brisk, voting is compulsory in brazil, by the way, but the fines for not voting aren't very often followed through on, but nonetheless, over in sao paulo that was an violent incident where a man fired at two police officers in polling station. there is an undercurrent of tension here. people i was speaking to in rio didn't really want to talk about who they were voting for. what they said was overwhelmingly they hope there is a victor in this first round, that summary gets more than 50% of the vote because otherwise it will go to a run—off between the top two candidates at the end of october and then there will be a big period of uncertainty and more tension because over all of this, lurking is the prospect that president bolsonaro, as you alluded to there, may not accept the result if it goes against him. he has cast doubt via his party on brazil penang system of electronic voting machines which by the way develop a very rapid

, luiz inacio lula da silva, who've been holding their final rallies today. 0ur correspondent laura trevelyanial elections which is being seen as one of the most confidential —— consequential test of democracy. all because incumbent president is casting doubt on the accuracy of brazil's voting system, and implying that he might not accept the result were he to lose. i am joined by catherine 0sborne. what is the latest from brazil's military? they are very close to president bolsonaro, there have been fears that might try to mount a coup or pack him if he the results. figs that might try to mount a coup or pack him if he the results.- pack him if he the results. as he has spread _ pack him if he the results. as he has spread his _ pack him if he the results. as he has spread his arms _ pack him if he the results. as he has spread his arms that - pack him if he the results. as he has spread his arms that he - pack him if he the results. as he l has spread his arms that he hated claims, —— spread these unsubstantiated claims. as the election has approached and countries around the world have put

laura trevelyan reports from rio dejaneiro.re is why. the incumbent, presidentjair bolsonaro, who is behind in the polls to his opponent, former president, lula de silva is casting doubt on the integrity of brazil's voting system. brazil has electronic voting machines. the result comes through nationally within two hours of the polls closing. the president bolsonaro and his party have suggested, without any evidence, that somehow government officials could alter the results. this is all leading to speculation that perhaps president bolsonaro will not accept the results, should it go against him. this then opens up a world of uncertainty. if he doesn't accept the result, what will that mean in brazil? memories are still fresh of the fact that brazil was a military dictatorship until the late 1980s. it is a possible president bolsonaro could somehow brazilian newspapers that they have no intention of mounting a coup in support of bolsonaro. to the january the 6th assault on the us capitol? a lot of uncertainty here, but if one ca

laura trevelyan is in rio dejaneiro. t this is really significant, really crucial election. significant, really crucial election-— significant, really crucial election. , ~ ., election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this election. absolutely. welcome to ri0- this is _ election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being _ election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being seen _ election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being seen as - election. absolutely. welcome to rio. this is being seen as the - election. absolutely. welcome to i rio. this is being seen as the most significant election in brazil since the country threw off the military dictatorship in the 1980s and became once again a democracy. and the reason is because president bolsonaro, the incumbent, he had very close ties with the military and he is already questioning the integrity of the election system in brazil ahead of the first round of the presidential elections tomorrow. he suggested without any evidence that the electronic voting machines, widely se

laura trevelyan, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol.wers i this morning it has been dry for many barring a few showers but this morning it has been dry for- many barring a few showers but the weather _ many barring a few showers but the weather front — many barring a few showers but the weather front in _ many barring a few showers but the weather front in the _ many barring a few showers but the weather front in the west _ many barring a few showers but the weather front in the west bringing i weather front in the west bringing some _ weather front in the west bringing some rain— weather front in the west bringing some rain in— weather front in the west bringing some rain in across _ weather front in the west bringing some rain in across western - weather front in the west bringing i some rain in across western scotland and northern— some rain in across western scotland and northern ireland _ some rain in across western scotland and northern ireland and _ some rain in across western scotland and northern ireland and gusty- some rain in

our correspondent, laura trevelyan, is in rio de janeiro.emselves for a bruising 2a hours earlier campaigning in the second round of election held on october 30. as things stand, lula, the former president is five percentage ahead of the incumbent, jair bolsonaro, and 8% of the vote is now going to be redistributed for the second round because the remaining nine candidate get eliminated. that percentage of their voters up that percentage of their voters up for grabs, the question is where does it go? who will emerge when and what will be an extremely closely fought second round. lula told his supporters in sao paulo, brace yourselves, he intends to campaign throughout the country on what he feels was a rather stronger showing byjair he feels was a rather stronger showing by jair bolsonaro than he was expecting. jair bolsonaro complained correctly that polls were indeed wrong and underestimated his support but how does he play it with the brazilian election machinery, can he really cast doubt on its credibility and effectiveness when he has p

silva — won the most support, while the right—wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro we can go now to laura trevelyanevelyan in rio dejaneiro. lula the former president david, lula the former president of brazil who is leading with over 45% of the vote, with 98% of votes counted that he hasn't quite cleared 50%, he is about to speak in sao paulo, president macro has 43%, he is in second place so it will be a run—off between these two titans of different ideological spectrum is, october 30. the question, how willjair bolsonaro react to this result he told his supporters the polls were wrong when they underestimated his court yet he has one and he is behind lula by four point five points, the election will go to a run—off, 9% of the remaining nine candidates who drop out, 9% will then be redistributed between lula and jair bolsonaro for the run—off election. very polarising, a lot of concerns about how presidentjair about how president jair bolsonaro about how presidentjair bolsonaro will treat the second round, and whether he will again cast doubt on the result doesn't suit him. completely fascinating

our correspondent laura trevelyan is in rio dejaneiro. laura, welcome to you.— 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this election is _ 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this election is really _ 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this election is really being - 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this election is really being seen - 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this election is really being seen as| 80s, hasn't it? absolutely. this| election is really being seen as a stress test of brazil�*s young democracy. the country was a military dictatorship between the 19605 military dictatorship between the 1960s and 1980s, and now what we are seeing today is presidentjair bolsonaro, the incumbent, casting doubt upon the very validity of brazil�*s election system. he is suggesting that brazil�*s electronic voting machines, which are widely seen by election observers as efficient and reliable, he is suggesting that perhaps unnamed government officials could try and tamper with the results of these machines. now, he is trailing in the polls behind the former president, lula da silva, a leftist, the man

laura trevelyan reports from rio dejaneiro.ing into the first round of the presidential election. and here's why — the incumbent president, jair bolsonaro, who is behind in the polls to his opponent, former president lula de silva, is actually casting doubt on the integrity of brazil's voting system. now, brazil has electronic voting machines, the result comes through nationally within two hours of polls closing. but president bolsonaro and his party have suggested, without any evidence, that somehow government officials could alter the results. and so this is all leading to speculation that perhaps if he doesn't accept the result, what will that mean here in brazil? memories are still fresh of the fact that brazil was a military dictatorship until the late 1980s. is it possible that president bolsonaro could somehow call on the military to make sure that he stays in power? now, military officials are so worried about the public perception that they would do this, that they have briefed brazilian newspapers that they have no in

we can go now to laura trevelyan in rio dejaneiro. thanks very much indeed, celia. the world's fourth biggest democracy. brazil is the largest economy in latin america, the amazon rainforest here is known as the lungs of the world, there is so much at stake in this election for brazilians and for the world and 156 million people were eligible to cast their votes today. for more on a day of long lines and tension we are joined by professor santoro, joined by professor sa ntoro, professor of joined by professor santoro, professor of international relations at rio dejaneiro state university, i know you have been at a polling station, what would you say the atmosphere was like? this station, what would you say the atmosphere was like?— station, what would you say the atmosphere was like? this is a very im ortant atmosphere was like? this is a very important election _ atmosphere was like? this is a very important election in _ atmosphere was like? this is a very important election in brazil, - atmosphere was like? this is a very important election in brazil, i- importan

, luiz inacio lula da silva, who've been holding their final rallies today. 0ur correspondent laura trevelyan day of campaigning _ hello to you. welcome to rio on this final day of campaigning in _ hello to you. welcome to rio on this final day of campaigning in brazil - final day of campaigning in brazil as micro presidential election, which is being seen as one of the most consequential tests of brazilian democracy since the country stopped being a military dictatorship in the 1980s. that's all because the incumbent, president jair bolsonaro, is casting doubt on the accuracy of brazil's voting systems, the electronic voting machines, and implying that he might not accept the result were he to lose. for more on all of this, i'm joined now by catherine 0sborne, a columnist for foreign—policy magazine here in rio. what is the latest from the brazilian military? they are very close to jair bolsonaro. there have been fears that they might try to mount some kind of coup or back him if he contests the results. what are you hearing? as bolsonaro has spread these unsubstantiated claims that the voti

let's cross to copacabana beach in rio where our correspondent, laura trevelyan, is standing. how olarised? . , described as polarised. just how olarised? ., , ., ., , polarised? that is right. polarised for two reasons. _ polarised? that is right. polarised for two reasons. one _ polarised? that is right. polarised for two reasons. one is _ polarised? that is right. polarised for two reasons. one is that - polarised? that is right. polarised | for two reasons. one is that voters are facing a stark political choice between the incumbent president bolsonaro, who is running on a slogan orfamily, faith, homeland and liberty, after a turbulent four years in which he has accelerated deforestation of the amazon and questioned the validity of the coronavirus vaccine. he is running against the former president lula da silva. fouryears against the former president lula da silva. four years ago, against the former president lula da silva. fouryears ago, he against the former president lula da silva. four years ago, he was in jail on corruption charges, they were annulled and he was rele

live to scranton, in pennsylvania, with the bbc�*s laura trevelyan. all eyes on pennsylvania again.see behind me that this is a city which has its roots in 19th century industry but also you can see the beautiful mountain range behind me. beyond the air, huge rural areas. this is a swing state as it combines the city with the countryside. and when president trump won here in 2016 it was a surprise victory, it was his path to the white house and through the state of pennsylvania. in 2020 when joe biden took pennsylvania back from donald trump he to forge his route to the lighthouse through the state. it is so with the midterm election. there is a key us nsa, was called an open seat because the incumbent is retiring. so democrats and republicans are fighting over that scene. there is an important governor race for the governor of pennsylvania on both those cases trump on the back page candidates are running perhaps where behind but the more moderate census, something republicans have admitted to pay for that but not the case the senate running strongly. so much good depend on what hap