information. >> the memos can be re-created. >> they are going to start an investigation. >> this is bad. >> you've got to make your case. you have to fight. >> this isn't a trial. this is a hunt. >> they did not get this mad for asking a question. >> "truth" -- rated r. now playing select cities. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. hurricane bearing down on mexico, packing winds and massive amounts of rain. a horrific traffic accident in france leaves more than 40 people that after a truck and a bus carrying pensioners collide. ♪ laura: and it is a sound that millions of fans have been longing for. adele is out with a new song ahead of her highly anticipated album. laura: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. it is the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere, and right now it is taking aim at mexico's pacific coast. the eye of hurricane patricia has winds of up to 400 kilometers an hour, and officials are warning of the potentially devastating impact it could have. to give you some perspective on the size, this is a picture taken by commander scott kelly aboard the international space station. half states in the storm's have declared emergency, and people have been told to evacuate. from mexico city, katy watson reports. katy: with hurricane patricia about to make landfall, mexico is bracing itself for the incoming storm. the country may be used to strong hurricanes, and it is well prepared but this is unprecedented in the pacific. nobody knows what the reality will be. it is a race against time for tourists and locals to reach a safe place. 10,000 tourists have already been evacuated. those who remain will be sheltered in government beverages or save areas of hotels and other public buildings. >> the national emergency committee is in place and i'm taking charge of this moment. preventive measures have already begun for what is estimated to be the biggest hurricane for at least the last 50 years in the pacific ocean. katy: tracy and her new husband were enjoying their honeymoon before they were told earlier today that they had no choice but to wait out the storm. >> as you can see behind us, that is the door, curtains are all closed, and we are just waiting to be evacuated. katy: it is not just tourists who are in the eye of the storm. mexico city, of course, are in the path of hurricane patricia. dozens of flights here have been canceled today. it has many worried about the families who had to remain in the region. seen from space, the extraordinary scale of the hurricane is plainly visible. this is a waiting game. hurricane patricia may be entering the record books, but her achievements are terrifying reality for those left behind. katy watson, bbc news, mexico. laura: for more on the storm, i spoke with someone from the national hurricane center, and started by asking how colossal it could be. mind-bogglingy is . the only way to describe it is potentially catastrophic. hurricane hunter plane in the storm right now and it is still finding a 200-mile per hour category fine hurricane. that is a new record for the strongest storm ever recorded in the western hemisphere, in terms of wind speed and in terms of low air pressure. in fact, it is down to 879 millibars. laura: what is that all mean in terms of the damage it could potentially do when it makes landfall in mexico? >> again, the word "catastrophic" comes to mind. expect landfall later this afternoon or early this evening, local time. of the worst winds, the category five wins only extend outward about 15 miles. the worst part of the winds are over a very narrow area, but where that is going to take place, and we can't pin down the exact city or streets right now, but where that happens, the potential is there for your total damage. laura: when we have seen here -- i remember during hurricane sandy there was a 10-foot storm surge, high tide -- what could they be expected to see on mexico's pacific coast? >> remember, sandy, in terms of hurricane force winds come would have been the equivalent of a category one hurricane. but it had the catastrophic storm surge. we don't have exact storm surge projections for anything outside because itstates, all depends upon the topography and the symmetry and every thing else. but there is certainly potential for a catastrophic storm surge. my greatest concern right now is that wind speed. you are talking the equivalent ef5 2804 wind speed. laura: so that could cause utter devastation when it makes landfall. >> exactly. i've seen some comparisons to the typhoon from a couple years ago that went through the philippines. the damage you saw with that was nearly complete. the structures on the west coast of mexico are different from those you find in the philippines, of the damage you see two trees and power lines and infrastructure, that is the potential you see here the court - jea-- near the core of patricia. laura: patricia seems to a strengthened overnight into this extraordinary strength hurricane. how did that happen? >> it strengthened from tropical storm to a category five hurricane inside 36 hours. it is not unprecedented. we had that happen with hurricane wilma in 2005 in the northwest caribbean sea. in fact, it did the same thing in an even shorter period of time. both share, denominators in that they had virtually nonexistent windshear, very low windshear environment, and exceptionally couldater temperatures temperatures are very warm off the coast of mexico, which is the trademark of an el niño year. laura: thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. laura: mexico braced for that epic storm. more than 40 french pensioners and a three-year-old boy have been killed in the worst road traffic accident in france are decades. the president, francois hollande, said he had been plunged into sadness by the tragedy. the bus and truck collided head-on outside the village of puisseguin, just east of bordeaux. from there, paris correspondent lucy williamson repts. lucy: hitting in bordeaux's wooden country roads, a glance of homer. a bus full of pensioners on an early morninn outing reduced to shell after colliding with the timber truck, the fuel tanks of both vehicles bursting into flames. 60 firefighters were called to a the government described as a gigantic blaze. >> the truck driver lost control of the vehicle. the bus driver tried to avoid it, but the truck came and he did, and he cannot do anything except activate the mechanism to open the doors to allow some people to get out. laura paul lucy: only have listed before fire engulfed the bus. most of the passengers were trapped inside. >> i think my father-in-law survived, but i don't know where he is now. apparently i've lost the rest of my family. lucy: this is france's deadliest accident for more than 30 years. it's victims came from the area around this tiny village, but its impact has reached right across the country. it was, the prime minister said, terrible shock for france. in the village hall, 43 candles are burning tonight, a reminder of the grief and questions now circling france's newest tragedy, and the lives that ended here. lucy williamson, bbc news, near bordeaux. laura: france in morning tonight. south africa's president, jacob zuma, has is that there will be no increase in university fees in 2016. he was speaking after talks with student leaders and university following violent protests across the country against plans to increase charges. outside the meeting, police fired water cannons and stun grenades at rock-throwing demonstrators. from pretoria, karen allen reports. karen: once their parents fought for freedom in this very spot. now the students battle a hike in university fees. as talks got underway between student leaders and president zuma, the demonstrators outside maintain a dignified calm, after a week that has seen many campuses closed the intended to send it into this. -- then he descended into this. some in the crowd pelted rocks of the police. others tried to tear down the barricades. right police, suspecting there could be trouble, came prepared, responding with stun grenades and water cannons as they tried to push the crowd back. as a peacefulut demonstration has very quickly turned ugly, hijacked by a group that has seemed intent on confrontation with police. the police have sent in reinforcements, and some of the crowd here have broken free from beyond the barricades. the vast majority of students on the other side seem intent on maintaining calm. just two days ago, there were similar clashes outside parliament in cape town. student protesters tried to storm the building. this time, the police were clearly trying to avoid being provoked. but then violence erupted. finally, at a news conference, the president had this to say. president zuma: we agree that there will be a zero increase of university fees in 2016. continue,s will looking at broader issues than the fees. but feeling the frustration is the sense that leaders have their priorities skewed, corruption isn't being addressed, and it is better education that will help end of poverty here, in what remains one of the most unequal societies in the world. karen allen, bbc news, pretoria. laura: in other news, the american commander in charge of the international coalition fighting the islamic state group in iraq and syria stepping down. general john allen, who has been in the post over a year, is being replaced by deputy bret tmcgirk. his departure had been widely expected. the continued fighting in syria has fueled the migrant crisis and scenes of those crossing the mediterranean have become all too common. in the quest to enter europe, more and more are crossing north across russia to a remote town in the arctic circle. 1100 have made the crossing so far this month. not allowed toe cross on foot, a black market in bicycles has sprung up. reporter: we are used to dizzying refugees come by boat, but here, some two dozen miles north of syria, they are arriving on bikes, sometimes more than 100 of them a day. most are flown from damascus or beirut to moscow, and then taken to the russian city, and from there, it is three hours by car or bus to the norwegian border. overall, a much quicker and cheaper route that entering europe from the south. the russian authorities don't allow anyone to cross this frontier on foot. in russiaet bicycles for just one purpose, to cattle the last 100 -- pedal the last 120 meters of their journey to europe. >> it started in february, six people coming across the border on bicycles. in october it has exploded. so far this month we have 1100 asylum-seekers. ride over,he short this is where their application for asylum begins. their bikes are no longer needed. you get a sense of how many are coming by the number of bytes left at the border. this is just two days worth. tomorrow, they will be taken away and crushed. refugees have crossed today and more are expected later on. the norwegians can't understand wider has been such a dramatic increase in numbers across the border. they suspect it is organized, and they want answers from the russians as to why it is happening. only seven asylum-seekers took this route to norway in the whole of last year. this year, 5000 are expected. they are being given temporary accommodation in the nearby norwegian town before being sent to other parts of the country, while the asylum applications are considered. the majority are syrians from some of whom have been living in moscow for months or even years. ahmed says he only arrived in russia two weeks ago. he chose this northern passage for one main reason. >> because it is a good way to be here, to arrive here. greek, this way, it's not good, not good, dangerous. people are killed. this way is safe. yes. reporter: the cold, wet landscape couldn't be more different than the ones they left behind. but unlike the mediterranean, which is now getting stormy or, this arctic road stays open even in winter, and with the word spreading fast on social media that it is safer than the sea, the authorities believe the numbers coming over can only increase. laura: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, republican president candidate ben carson is on the move in iowa. overtake donald trump in the polls? older divisions have reemerged at the climate talks as negotiators tried to clear obstacles before the upcoming climate summit in paris next month. here are all the details. reporter: a rare and exhilarating sight, the snow leopard. likely to become even more rare as climate change reduces its icy habitat by one third, according to calculations by the green group david of uf, who released -- the green group wwf, who released this proves the unseen footage. people are also at risk. rich countries have promised to adapt to nations climate change and to get clean energy. but will they live up to their promises? >> at the end of the day, we need money. that is quite obvious. everyone needs money. most?o needs amongst delegates, there is frustration that negotiations are progressing so slowly. but the degree of pride that more than 150 nations have now pledged detailed plans to curb carbon emissions. >> the change in mood that i see is one of more hope and of determination, i would say. i think the fact that you have big players like obama and president xi jinping from china acting and working together is providing confidence that an agreement in paris is really possible. reporter: so there is a rare degree of optimism here in climate change talks, although major differences still remain. here is the bad news -- the delegates here admit that even if they do reach a deal in paris , it still won't be quite enough to safeguard the climate. roger harrigan, bbc news. laura: now to the republican residential campaign, where the outsiders keep pushing in. donald trump has been overtaken by ben carson in the latest iowa poll. the conservative christian brain surgeon is also a best-selling author and the subject of a tv film. but just like trump, he has never held public office. for more on his surgeon public become i spoke a brief time ago to jim rutenberg, chief political correspondent for "the new york times magazine." jim rutenberg, what explains that carson's surge in iowa, where he is significantly ahead of donald trump? jim: it is in part inexplicable based on the history of american politics since i have been alive. in fact what is at play are three things, i would say. first of all, then carson is beloved by evangelicals. as a surgeon, as a brain surgeon, he saved babies. there is nothing more pro-life that miracle surgery saving babies, and he himself is very religious, he speaks in religious terms. that goes over quite well and it is something we don't see in his television appearances. this is a little more on the ground, behind the scenes. secondarily, he is the consummate outsider. he has never been a politician. he has never aspired to political office before, as far as we know. that is very much the name of the game right now, the same reason we see donald trump searching. lastly, he is willing to speak his mind, and go into areas that politically incorrect by some, but the fan base in the tea party loves that. laura: indeed, but he has made what many would consider inflammatory remarks about how a muslim in effect shouldn't be president, about how jews, had they been armed, could have prevented the holocaust. it seems the more outrageous he is, the better he pols. laura: that is sort of what i mean by how this is unprecedented. when he makes a comment like those, diminishing media says it ffe, the end of his candidacy. it is only fueling his candidacy. he is tapping into the very angry base of the party, and that base agrees with a lot of the statements. view in themajority united states, but to win a primary or caucus in a field of, what do we have, 15 candidates right now, all he needs is a certain percentage of the base, small percentage. laura: you spent time with ben carson for a profile you wrote about him. what is it about him in person that people find compelling? jim: i think it is more his story than his presence. as you probably noticed, he is very soft-spoken. he is not an exciting presence, again, something people mistake for a failing. that is not what people are .ooking for in ben carson what he is is a rex to riches story. he grew up in a poor inner-city neighborhood, and his mother's kind of tough schooling and tough love approach to raising him helped him become one of the top brain surgeons in the world, in fact, he truly is. nobody seems to dispute that in the medical profession. his story is carrying him as much as anything else. laura: jim rutenberg, thank you very much for joining us. jim: thank you. laura: a hidden chapel built for king henry v is open to the public for the first time, to mark the sixth anniversary of the battle veteran corporate hassle of people will be allowed to visit the chapel inside was mr. abby. it was a major -- westminster abbey. it was a major victory in the war. reporter: it was the weapon that helped win a famous victory. like theseh longbows help from the army in the battle of agincourt, and they were archers. >> the archers are important because they are like a machine gun essentially. they are firing in a volleys. doesn't matter how many they could fire in a minute because they have so many of them. reporter: the french, for their part, lost partly because they had too many powerful aristocrats vying for command. force cohesion. they didn't have any central command structure. nobody really knew on the grand scale who was in charge. everyone followed their smaller individual commanders and assumed the commanders knew what was going on. reporter: the battlefield, then as now, was farmland. in 1415, it had been newly cloud and there had been heavy rain. men suffocated or ground when they slip in the mud. if you were actually killed by arrows. at the end of the day, this local historian told me the french dead were piled in heaps. they werethat considered as ships --imagine the violence of the fight. reporter: cut like sheep? butchered. this week they elected a memorial to those who died with no known grave. the french lost thousands, the english perhaps as few as 100. we band ofy few, brothers death reporter: shakespeare's "henry v" foster the idea that the bush were hugely outnumbered. they probably weren't. hugelyenglish were outnumbered. they probably weren't. laura: from history to pop, where the wait is finally over for adele's latest number. she launched her new single "hello" this morning, her first since "skyfall" in 2012. our entertainment correspondent reports. ♪ voice, theoulful emotional lyrics to new music, but still the familiar sound of adele. "hello," the lead single from her first album in close to five years, a follow-up to "21," one of the biggest selling albums of all time. the new song was released this morning as she gave a series of surprise radio interviews, along with a few brief words to me. adele, a lot of expectations. adele: i'm always going to follow "21," my fifth album will follow "21," nothing i can do. reporter: are you nervous offense will react? -- how fans will react? : very nervous. i hope they like it. "21" was aer album phenomenon, the biggest selling album of the 21st century, at least partly inspired by difficult relationship breakup. the record's success is widely accepted to be due to its emotional resonance with millions of fans. now, at a different, happier stage of her life, many are asking whether her new music will have the same power. she has admitted to feeling the pressure. adele: i felt like this was never going to happen, i felt like i was never one to finish this record, and it was a long process. i wanted to give up the ods i couldn't do it and i thought i'd run out of ideas and lost my ability to write a song. she has kept her low media profile the last few years, since she finds fame quite frightening. for the next month, she will be firmly back in the public eye as the world was to see if she can deliver another album like "21." laura: let's hope she can. adele bringing today's broadcast to a close but you can find much more of all the bases on a website. thanks for watching. have a great weekend. announcer: make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and sony pictures classics, now presenting "truth." >> ladies and gentlemen, dan rather. >> what is our next move? >> i might have something for the election. >> the president may have gone awol. >> he never even showed up. >> parts of his file were being tossed into the waste basket. >> do you have these documents? >> tonight, we have new information. >> the memos can be re-created. >> they are going to start an investigation. >> this is bad. >> you've got to make your case. you have to fight. >> this isn't a trial. this is a hunt. >> they do not get this mad for asking a question. >> "truth" -- rated r. now playing in select cities. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: a massive hurricane bears down on mexico; residents and tourists flee, and the country declares a state of emergency. then, seeking a new way forward in syria. secretary of state kerry meets with leaders from russia and the middle east. old wind turbines come tumbling down, part of an effort to save california's golden eagles. >> those are the most dangerous turbines in the altamont pass on record. there's one 120 kilowatt turbine down there, now removed, but it's on record as having killed one eagle per year for ten years. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks

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