moment, this is a sea change. his last name will become a noun and a verb. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and six in the morning on the bangladesh— myanmar border where the influx of rohingya muslims fleeing violence is showing no sign of slowing down. the number of young people caught up in the crisis is staggering. the un says 12,000 children arrive from myanmar every week and desperately need medical help. clive myrie has been to visit a refugee camp on the border. you may find some of the images in his report distressing. every breath is a struggle for mohammad ibrahim. six months old and fighting pneumonia, he is terribly weak and malnourished. he has just a 50—50 chance of seeing out another day. a sense of sorrow hangs heavy in the air at this clinic in bangladesh. 80% of the patients are rohingya muslim refugees, and many are malnourished children, the weakest of the weak. the mother of an 18—month—old summed up the nightmare of so many rohingya women. translation: we had to run from our village, but we had so little to eat. then, when we managed to get food, i couldn't feed my child. she's so sick, but if god wishes it, she'll survive. it is a depressing truth in this crisis that close to 60% of the more than half a million rohingya muslims who've escaped myanmar are children and teenagers. and they've seen some terrible things, like this girl. she's called this refugee camp in bangladesh home for almost two weeks. her story of the night she had to flee myanmar is depressingly familiar. villages torched, and her mother dying in the flames. "they're killing all the muslims," she told me. "slaughtering innocent rohingyas. "we have always been treated as lesser people in our own land. "now, they want to finish us off." but dangers lurk in exile, too. young women are vulnerable. and the chance of children falling into the hands of sexual predators or exploited for their labour is ever present. the families here have nothing. they are trying to survive on a daily basis. and some of them at some point might be tempted to give away one of their children for domestic work. you know, not going to school, sometimes sexual abuse. so, the risks are high. but there is light amidst all the gloom. children in the camps are getting vaccinated against cholera and other diseases. there's even a chance to watch cartoons. and youngsters are never allowed to feel ashamed of who they are. in this class, they're reciting nursery rhymes from their homeland. but some will never have the chance to return to myanmar. the day after we filmed mohammad, we were told he died. he was buried in a tiny grave before sundown. clive myrie, bangladesh, bbc news. our other top story this hour — the controversy over how president trump dealt with the family of a soldier killed in action has taken another turn. former marine and white house chief of staff generaljohn kelly — says he was "stunned" by the criticism made by a congresswoman who was with the family when they received a call from the president. sergeant ladavid johnson was one of four servicemen killed in niger by islamist militants earlier this month. here's some of what general kelly said: i was stunned when i came to work yesterday morning, and brokenhearted at what i saw a member of congress doing. the member of congress who listened in on a phone call from the president of the united states to a young wife. who, in his way, tried to express an opinion "here's a brave man, a fallen hero. he knew he was getting himself into because he enlisted. there was no reason to, yet he enlisted. it was where he wanted to be, exactly where he wanted to be with exactly the people he wanted to be with when his life was taken." that was the message. that was the message that was transmitted. it stuns me that a member of congress would have listened in on that conversation. absolutely stuns me. and i thought at least that was sacred. john kelly had lost his own son in afghanistan to our north american editor was in the briefing room when he spoke. he explained to my call and a colleague that the politicised atmosphere the chief of staff found himself in was very tense. you could hear a pin drop in the briefing room as general kelly, who, as you say, lost his own son in afghanistan, and found that had been politicised earlier in the week when president trump, to justify his claim that he dealt with dead servicemen‘s families better than anyone else said, "ask general kelly because barack 0bama did not call him when his son died." so you had john kelly trying to address and talking in painful detail the process of what goes on, of bringing a body back from the battlefield. it being packed in ice, going... the stages through it. it was a harrowing moment and general kelly had a clear agenda. he wanted to blast the congresswoman who had made public what the president had said. and you almost got an impression there that it is perfectly possible that both she was telling the truth and he was telling the truth. it may be that the president didn't express things with. . .as felicitously as he could have done. nevertheless, his sentiment was honourable. it may be that she didn't quite well enough and that the family did take some offence. as you say, unsavoury, unseemly, whatever you want to call it, it is as though something sacred has been dragged through the mud. the european council president donald tusk has said there's no space for the eu to get involved in mediation over catalonia. he was speaking on the first day of an eu summit, and said the crisis over the region's bid for independence would not be widely discussed by european leaders. barack 0bama ba rack 0bama has barack 0bama has made a veiled reference to president trump in what he calls the politics of division. ata time he calls the politics of division. at a time when our politics seems so divided and so massive... where are we going to capture that spirit? when are we going to be supported? the head of the cia has said that the us canadian couple kidnapped in afghanistan were held inside neighbouring pakistan to five years before being free. it is the first timea us before being free. it is the first time a us official has publicly stated that caitlin coalmine, coleman, joshua boyle and their children spend their time in captivity in pakistan, contrary to accou nts captivity in pakistan, contrary to accounts from pakistani officials. new zealand's new prime minister, labour's jacinda ardern is getting ready to put her plans for the country into action, after managing to put together a coalition. she gained the support of the small new zealand first party, whose leader winston peters said when faced with a decision between "modified status quo or change", he decided to go for change. in a minute, we'll hearfrom a previous labour prime minister, what can she expected as new zealand's third female prime minister? i spoke to the country ‘s second prime minister, helen clark. quite incredible. it is just 2.5 months since jacinda ardern became the leader of the new zealand labour party and here she is, having run a successful campaign and now, obviously, successful negotiations, and about to become the prime minister of new zealand. it is a meteoric rise we have never seen before in new zealand politics. you are an experienced politician and you have led new zealand for a number of years. three successive wins in an election campaign. what would your advice now be to jacinda as she embarks on one of the most important jobs of her career? the three terms that i had were all leading minority coalition governments so i do have a bit of experience in this. my advice would be to communicate, communicate, to communicate to the parties supporting you in government. in this case, the green party and the new zealand first party. leaders need to talk. the focal points of the offices need to talk. ministers need to talk with spokespeople. keep everybody communicating. if you can do that, there are no surprises and the ship will roll on. rolled on for me for nine years without, i recall, losing a parliamentary vote in that time. you say that with a big smile on yourface. what should she be wary of them? she is facing a strong opposition. the opposition party, the national party actually polled rather well and it would be inhuman not to feel a little sorry for the outgoing prime minister because he got a good result. under proportional representation system, that is modelled on the german one, you have to be able to mobilise more than 50% of the votes in parliament in order to govern. the national party fell short of that. jacinda ardern has had the skills to negotiate an agreement that takes her over that line. if i might ask you a question about winston peters. he said that the country and the political system is now ready for change. you have worked with him extensively for a number of years. how do you think what he says, his ideology, will be implemented byjacinda or can it be? for the record, i worked very closely with him for the last three years of my time as prime minister. we entered into an agreement based on working in good faith and i can say that we had no trouble with the implementation of that agreement. if he gives you his word, he keeps his word. we had a very smooth three years of relationships with him and his party in that term. you sound very optimistic. we will take that positivity away with us. this is newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme, a look at what could happen in the japanese general election we ask you may end up general election we ask you may end up the winner in the prime ministerial merry—go—round. also in the programme, tom hanks shares his thoughts on the sexual abuse scandal engulfing hollywood and how he hopes it may shake up the industry. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style after almost three decades in service. an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: the un says as many as 12,000 children are crossing into bangladesh every week, as they flee the violence in myanmar. many desperately need medical help. the white house chief of staffjohn kelly says he is stunned that donald trump has been criticised for the call he made to a military widow. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. many asian newspapers are continuing with their extensive coverage of the second day of the chinese communist party congress. the south china morning post looks at some of president xi jinping's close allies who could be about to get a top job. the china daily also unsurprisingly is almost completely absorbed by the congress in beijing. this story is dedicated to the fight against corruption among the party ranks. "corrupt up—and—comers can't hide" reads the title. the japan times instead quotes the remarks of us secretary of state rex tillerson on india and china. the article says this. "the us vowed to work with india in preference to china over the next century." and finally, the international new york times opens with a picture from raqqa, the syrian city that's liberated by isis. but, the paper says, the terror group is still not vanquished and might go back to guerrilla warfare. that brings you up—to—date with the papers. now, babita, what story is sparking discussions online? it's the moment when three of europe's leading politicians decided to make their conversation a little less public. this is brussels and the eu summit, in the centre is the british prime minister theresa may, of the watching media that's got everyone talking. quite what it was, only the three of them will ever know. voters in japan head to the polls on sunday, for the snap election called last month by prime minister shinzo abe. he said he wants a fresh mandate to tackle a national crisis triggered by north korean belligerence. but some critics say he's just trying to take advantage of weaknesses among his rivals. mariko 0i reports. do you remember when japan do you remember whenjapan was known for having a revolving door of prime minister's? that was less than a decade ago. now, shinzo abe is the fifth longest serving leader in the country's history, and wants a clear mandate to change the pacifist constitution, a move that would make its asian neighbours nervous. he is betting that the timing of this snap election works in his favour, it even though his approval ratings fell to less than 30% injuly, they are starting to recover. they want a familiarface in are starting to recover. they want a familiar face in power as are starting to recover. they want a familiarface in power as north korea fires missiles overjapan. it could be because the biggest opposition party, the democratic party, has had even more scandals than the ruling party. and voters have no viable alternative. this woman could have becomejust have no viable alternative. this woman could have become just that. the tokyo governor formed a new party and merged it with the democratic party, even though their party policies are not even remotely similar. but if you were thinking japan could have its first female prime minister, not so fast. she is not running. she says she will remain the governor of tokyo, which means if her party wins, somebody else will become the next prime minister. and her popularity has been hit because voters feel she is neglecting her actualjob, which is getting the city ready to host the next 0lympics getting the city ready to host the next olympics in less than three yea rs. and that was marika 0i explaining the japanese elections. we will be covering them. shinzo abe could be ending the prime ministerial merry—go—round. what are we expecting? at the moment, it looks like shinzo abe's risk, his bed, to go foran like shinzo abe's risk, his bed, to go for an early election, is going to pay off. —— bet. the ruling party looks like it is going to have a sizeable majority, perhaps as many as 300 seats. that is down from the current 322, but it is still a sizeable majority. and that means shinzo abe will remain a minister and will be able to move forward with his plans for constitutional change over the next four years. and thatis change over the next four years. and that is certainly what everybody suspects this election is about. it is about him getting another four yea rs is about him getting another four years to carry out his vision for changing japan's constitution, and that means, of course, the key to that means, of course, the key to thatis that means, of course, the key to that is removal of article nine, the pacifist law since the second world war. north korea has been a theme, what other themes have there been? shinzo abe has made this election about north korea because he has had about north korea because he has had a bump in the polls in the last few months since north korea started testing its nuclear missiles, since we had the two overflights over japan in the summer, and this seems to have boosted his popularity in japan. that is why he went for an election. i have to say, this election. i have to say, this election is not exciting. many are wondering why he will call one. turnout will below. that will advantage the ruling party. —— below. some have called this the seinfeld election. it was a us comedy in the 1990s which was famously about nothing. this is to some commentators and election about nothing, it is about mr abe maintaining power. as you mentioned, no real contenders. the popular tokyo governor has stepped out of the race. who are the other people who might be facing him? well, the party is still very much being talked about. she set up a new party, the party of hope, a few weeks ago, to run in the election. there was regulation and hope from her supporters she would step down as governor and lead her party into the new election. that caused a lot of excitement early on. she decided not to do that after looking at the polls and realising she would not win. the old opposition party, the democratic party of japan, dissolve itself and joined her party. there is another one called the constitutional democratic party of japan, which looks like it will be the main opposition despite being far behind the ruling party. thank you for that. police in la have opened an investigation against harvey weinstein regarding sexual assault allegations that date back to 2013. earlier this month police in new york and london also began investigating similar claims against the movie producer. the 0scar—winning actor tom hanks says there's now no way weinstein will ever be able to work in hollywood again. he's been speaking to our arts editor, will gompertz in new york to mark the publication of his new book of short stories. one thing about the hermes 2000. it was a lot heavier than the toy typewriter. the green carrying case banged against her legs as she carried it home. she stopped twice, putting the machine down, not because she needed to rest, but because her palm had gotten sweaty. were you worried about coming out as a novelist? well, petrified, of course. i still can't believe that people have put my stories in a book and are going to try to make people pay in order to read them. it's astounding. all these, broadly speaking, are set in america. what was the picture you were trying to paint? america is a place of relentless ongoing chances. you don'tjust get second chances in the united states, you get third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh chances. you get to remake yourself in the united states. is there any chance for harvey weinstein to come back? no. no, i think we're in a watershed moment. this is... this is a sea change. i think his last name will become a noun and verb. he'll become an identifying moniker for a state of being for which there is a before and an after. i don't... no, not at all. imean, no. perhaps all men, myself included, should pipe down and not try to explain it and not try to comment on it. certainly not to try to defend it. i was talking to a very famous, very well—respected actress who is a very good friend of yours who said almost entirely the opposite. she said it's time for the men to stand up and do something. oh well. i'm saying that first we've got to hear from everybody so that we understand how vast and how all—encompassing this was. that's a. b is it's all got to change. talking of america, just touching on donald trump... 0k! is he a character you would like to play? oh no, dear lord no. we've had fools that have governed us and we've had brilliant people that have governed us but sometimes the fool ‘s got more stuff done than the brilliant people. who is governing you at the moment? fool or brilliant? oh, well... let's not say brilliant. that was tom hanks speaking to will gompertz. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. and then there were none. we'll be looking at the australian manufacturer as the last holden to be fully manufactured in australia rolls off the production line. and before we go, meet ines rau, who's about to become the first openly transgender model to appear as the centrefold in playboy magazine. she will appear in the november issue, which features its late founder, hugh hefner, on the cover, to mark his death last month. thank you forjoining us. we will see you soon. hello there. it was pretty grey for many on thursday. wet weather as well. heavy showers and rain lasting through the evening and through the night. not great for driving. there is a squeeze in the isobars around low pressure bringing heavy rain through thursday and overnight. some gales with this. this is storm brian, which was named during the day on thursday. that looks like the next set of autumnal gales. but for friday, it starts grey and gloomy. fog in northern ireland and york and further north. low cloud and hill fog with remnants of low pressure further south. but it is an improving as the day wears on. increasing amounts of dry and bright weather and even sunshine. that is until this next area of low pressure comes in bringing rain to northern ireland, wales, and the south—west. and the strengthening wind. despite the fresh air, it will be pleasant due to the brightness in the afternoon. but a grey start. through the evening, rain rattling east on strengthening winds. the game might be dry, west ham, brighton. the rain's not too far away though. it will rattle through quickly through the night due to storm brian. gales, severe gales, quite widely in southern and western areas. for some south—eastern areas, the first gales of the season. 40—50mph inland. 60, locally, 70 around the coast. with the wet ground, that could bring down trees and disruption. very large waves indeed. that is because this storm coincides with spring tides as well. so, some dangerously large waves around the coast to be avoided. so, it does look like it will be a bit of a feature as it goes across the uk. southern areas especially. strong and gusty winds further west, eventually getting into northern ireland and south—west scotland. as well as that, wet weather. ahead of that, despite the wind, dry and bright weather on saturday and in eastern areas. temperatures getting to about 16 degrees. it will be the wettest weather in the way, especially with these showers. saturday night, low pressure pulling away. a westerly wind driving them east. another showery day going into sunday. again, eastern areas are best for brighter weather. clearly, there are warnings out. and do stay up—to—date with those warnings. they're on the website. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story. the united nations says twelve thousand rohingya children are fleeing into bangladesh from myanmar every week. many of them are in urgent need of medical attention. aid workers say they are struggling to cope with the high numbers of children at risk of dying. donald trump's chief of staff, john kelly, has said he was stunned by the criticism of the president's phone call to comfort the family of a sergeant ladavid johnson, who died while serving in niger. and this video is trending on bbc.com...it‘s the moment when three of europe's leading politicians decided to make their conversation a little less public. both the french president and german chancellor decided to keep their advice to the british prime minister private. what they actually said on their way into an eu summit in brussels is still a mystery. and the top story here in the uk...as the number