in the tv station in the port city guayaquil. they ve got grenades with them as well, in the past minutes them as well, in the past minutes the president said that ecuador is now in a state of emergency, but it is now in a state of armed conflict. let s speak to naomi wells who is in sao paulo. saying in the last hour, we ve got a new person who s threatening to take on the drug cartels and they are pushing back forcibly. cartels and they are pushing back forcibl . . v cartels and they are pushing back forcibl . . , ., forcibly. that s right, and the scenes tonight forcibly. that s right, and the scenes tonight demonstrate l forcibly. that s right, and the - scenes tonight demonstrate that, certainly. it is incredibly distressing footage, footage there of staff as they were broadcasting live on air at the television station in guayaquil, with guns being held to some of the staff as they plead please, please, please as they plead please, please, please as they beg for their
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give up its secrets. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the time is 10:30pm and darren is here with the weather. hello, i want to touch on the flooding in italy first of all. this is just another example of severe weather becoming more severe and happening more often. it wasn t too long ago that this part of italy was in drought, but there has been six months of rain in the last couple of weeks which has certainly changed all that. this programme contains repetitive flashing images there s more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with victoria which is just getting under way the site of the former redcar steelworks is at the centre of a furious row between the conservative mayor of tees valley and labour. truly shocking. industrial scale corruption on teesside. a huge site acquired by the public body south tees developments limited for £12 million, in 2019. what s going on then? we ll talk live to the conservative mayor who s facing labour claims of cronyism, corruption
gove says suella braverman deserves a second chance as home secretary after allegations of a security breach. the president of somalia says more than 100 people have been killed in two car bomb attacks on a government building. and french vineyard owners are buying up land in south east england following a summer of record breaking temperatures due to climate change. hello and welcome to bbc news. south korea is in mourning after more than 150 young people were killed while out celebrating halloween in the capital seoul. fire officials have said at least 20 foreigners from 13 different countries are among the dead. over 80 people are injured, and doctors say 19 of them are in a critical condition. south korean investigators stated they don t yet understand the circumstances that led to a crush that happened in the party district in seoul. president yoon has promised a thorough investigation. helena wilkinson reports. it began as a night of celebration. young people enjoying t
uk government minister michael gove says the home secretary suella braverman deserves a second chance after allegations of a security breach. shadow home secretary, yvette cooper remains unconvinced. now questions about whether she has given an accurate description of what happened, she said she reported it straightaway, there are other reports that, no, she didn t and was confronted on this. voters in brazil are heading to the polls to choose either former left wing leader luiz inacio lula da silva orfar right incumbentjair bolsonaro as the next president. and why french vineyard owners are buying up land in south east england after a summer of record breaking temperatures. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. south korea is in mourning after more than 150 people were killed while out celebrating halloween. the crush happened after 100,000 people, many of them teenagers, gathered in one of the city s most popular nightlife districts for t