nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news america." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. more than 800 people in haiti killed by hurricane matthew. .hat number continues to rise left.have nothing our personal things, birth certificates, it is all gone. we sleep on the streets with our children and nobody came to help us until now. laura: colombia's president juan manuel santos is awarded the nobel peace prize despite a recent setback in ending his country's 50-year conflict. has donald trump in hot water after an old recording emerges of the republican nominee speaking in lewd terms about women. our viewers onto public television in america and around the globe. the death toll from the powerful storm has continued to rise as remote areas are finally reached. hurricane force winds are battering florida, and tonight we have full coverage. we start in haiti, where nick bryant has traveled with the medical team to the -- to a town. nick: today we joined the first medical teams to reach the coastal communities stranded after the hurricane. doctors flown in by helicopter rushing to treat the wounded in devastated areas cut off from the rest of the country. these have become morbid journeys, because as contact is dinally made with more maroone towns, the number of dead continues to rise. only now are we getting a true sense of the lethal force of hurricane matthew. >> they were in the house when the storm hit and parts of it fell in on them and they were able to ride out the storm in the house. nick: this is what is left of a popular tourist destination, known for its tranquil beaches. now it has become a place of misery, hardship, need. the doctors managed to reach the hospital to treat a man whose legs were both broken by collapsing walls. >> the wall fell on his legs. i don't think he has a pelvic fracture, but he might. nick: for all his agony, at least he is still alive. many of the dead were killed by falling buildings and flying debris. this is one of the worst affected communities, now a place of ruin and bereavement. 80% of the town has been wrecked , even buildings that have stood for generations has been partially destroyed. >> we have nothing left. our personal things and documents like birth certificates, it is all gone. we sleep on the street with our children and nobody came to help us until now. coastline was battered by storm surges, as the city was inundated by flood waters, many people drowned. medics think that was the biggest single cause of death. when we arrived in the country on tuesday, the official death toll was three people. now the figure is being measured in the hundreds. sometime in the future, long after the cameras have gone, people might wonder why the homeland seems stuck in a cycle of misfortune. the more immediate concern, though, is survival. nick bryant, bbc news, haiti. laura: as we mentioned, hurricane matthew is moving up the coast of florida and the winds and storm surge are proving dangerous. more than a million homes left without power and states further north are bracing for impact as well. the bbc's laura bicker is near daytona beach and sent this report. laura b.: hurricane matthew has stalked the florida coastline. authorities describe it as a monster. millions across the east were told to evacuate and settle into makeshift shelters. after abandoning their homes to the hurricane, all they could do was wait and hope. as the storm strengthened, winds over 100 miles an hour clashed with power lines, cutting supplies to half a million homes. in cape canaveral, some of the buildings simply could not withstand the beating. the flying debris was captured on camera. but as conditions begin to ease, officials fear complacency will set in and people will leave shelters too quickly. the wind has pounded this part of florida for the last 12 hours, and this is the result. structurally, most of the homes remain intact. however, authorities think the worst might not be over. they say that out there they ate measured ways -- waves 17 feet high. that is the size of a double-decker bus. if that comes ashore, these levees will rise and there could be coastal flooding. in the last few hours, those fears proved well-founded. a coastal surge hit jacksonville in the north of florida. the sunshine state is used to storms, but matthew is proving to be unpredictable. it has its sights set on georgia, south and north carolina, where a state of emergency has been declared. this hurricane is not finished with the u.s. just yet. laura: for the latest on conditions in florida, i spoke to laura a short time ago. laura, how much damage has the hurricane done where you are right now? laura b.: structurally, the homes, most of them, are still intact. some of them had falling trees on them and debris. however, most people here, everything has survived intact. the roads are in a terrible state in some places. they will need clearing. but i think if people begin to emerge and things get back to normal after they've been behind closed doors the last 24 hours, what you are seeing is people just thinking, we have been lucky. in this area, this is where matthew's eyes came closest the florida coast. it was only a few miles off the coast line here. and yet the winds pounded all night. you could hear the trees cracking and debris flying past the window, and yet as we have emerged, what we begin to realize is this part of florida has been very lucky. further north of here, what we are hearing in jacksonville's is that parts of the area are being flooded by the coastal surges that they have been warning about for days now. there have been fears that seven feet of water could come in and we are seeing certainly scenes in jacksonville where people were struggling to deal with the floodwaters. but the hurricane has been downgraded to a category 2. it is heading towards georgia, south and north carolina, where they are evacuating areas there. laura: is there still, though, the threat of a storm surge where you are, the storm surge that authorities are so worried about in the wake of the hurricane? laura b.: the problem is in past hurricanes that is exactly what happened, 24 hours after the hurricane moved on. they have had these coastal surges because out at sea they have had these massive waves. 17-foot wave measures at cape canaveral. that is where the concern is coming from. yes, this area is still on alert. people are urged to be very, very careful as the tide begins to rise. all the way up the coast they are still watching and waiting to see what will happen when the tides begin to rise. there is the fear also that hurricane matthew could barrel back around and hit florida once again. eyes are still on those weather maps. laura: laura bicker, thank you for joining us. speaking of the weather maps, for more on where the storm is headed next, i spoke with the meteorologist from the national hurricane center. i started by asking about the strength of the storm. >> it is still a powerful hurricane. 110-mile per hour winds, down five miles per hour from hours ago. that slips down a category, now a category 2 hurricane. you don't need a major hurricane to have major hurricane impacts, and that is what we want to get people's attention with. the hurricane is causing devastation along the northeast coast of florida, especially in terms of the water it is pushing onto the beaches. laura: is it still possible that the hurricane could directly hit the coast? >> it is still possible. our current track forecast brings it parallel to the georgia coast and very close to the south carolina coast, possibly making landfall somewhere near charleston as we get into saturday. it may stay offshore, it may be onshore but the impact will be the same. laura: and what is the greatest damage that you think the hurricane could do at this point? is it the wind or the storm surge in its wake? >> it is actually the water, the freshwater flooding from the heavy rain coming down. we could be measuring the rain in feet rather than inches in some places in the carolinas. right now the biggest problem is the storm surge. ahead of the storm all of the air is coming in from the east off the ocean and piling in up along the coast line. we're looking at 6-9 feet of storm surge on normally dry ground all the way up to south carolina. laura: and just how strong is hurricane matthew compared to previous hurricanes that you have seen, say, sandy or katrina? >> it is kind of comparing apples to oranges, but sandy was a great example of you don't need a major hurricane to have major impacts. sandy was a category one hurricane but it produce all that water in new jersey and new york. with the category 2 hurricane in the southeast, producing all the storm surge as well. so a hurricane is a hurricane is a hurricane. it should never be taken lightly. laura: thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. laura: as hurricane matthew turns up the eastern seaboard we will have continuing coverage ,"line and on "bbc world news and we will keep you updated on the aftermath of the devastating storm in haiti. in other news around the world, u.s. secretary of state john kerry says that russia's actions demand a war crime investigation bit he accuses moscow of having a strategy of targeting civilians in aleppo and killing anyone who stood in the way of their military objectives. russia has described the accusations as an acceptable and outrageous. the brother of a man accused of attacking 2 brussels police officers with a knife on wednesday has been charged with terrorism offenses. one officer was stabbed in the neck and the other in the stomach. the belgian authorities say he -- they believe he has links to jihadists in syria. archbishop desmond tutu says that when the time comes he wants the option of assisted dying. in "the washington post," he said he did not want to be kept alive at all costs. archbishop tutu, celebrating his birthday, has been in and out of 85th hospitals for years. india says it will completely seal its border with pakistan in two years. it says the border will be secured using new technology, although a specific plan was still being formulated. relations between india and pakistan have been deteriorating since the start of the security operation in indian-administered kashmir in july. now to the nobel peace prize, which has been won by colombian president juan manuel santos. he brokered a peace deal with rebels in his country. the price is being awarded even though the deal was rejected by colombians in a referendum over the weekend. lyse doucet reports. lyse: it had been one of the world's longest and most brutal wars, a 50-year war, a byword for kidnapping, disappearances, murder. then last week, an extraordinary moment. the farc leader apologized. to all the victims, for all the pain. with a pen fashioned from a bullet, president santos signed the peace deal. it wasn't enough. days later, colombians rejected the accord narrowly in a nationwide vote, shocking setback after years of negotiations and secret talks. today a vote of confidence for the president. the world's most prestigious prize for a peacemaker. president santos: this prize gives me more energy and emphasis to go forward. we lost the small battle with the vote but we are going to win with all of you. lyse: years ago as defense minister, juan manuel santos fought hard against the farc and negotiated the release of hostages. but he opened a secret channel for talks. when i met him in colombia last week, he admitted that winning a real peace would be as hard as waging war. president santos: the signature of the deal is the end of the conflict. then the hard work starts. reconstructing our country, a country at war for 50 years. lyse: even the peace prize is divisive. >> it is excellent, says this engineer. "it will help the peace process. for manuel, it is a farce. lyse: the fight is on the streets. critics demand tougher punishment for the farc. supporters say the president got the best deal he could. only colombians can bridge this divide. but their president is now a nobel laureate. "yes to peace," he cries. the prize sends a powerful message -- winning this piece matters to colombians and the world. laura: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, donald trump threatened to get personal in this sunday's debate. how do women voters feel about that? we go to arkansas to find out. says it hasnes officially told the united states it is suspending joint military exercises. that would represent a major shift in relations between the two countries after the election of president duterte, who had choice words for president obama . jonathan head reports. jonathan: when u.s. forces arrived in the philippines this month for the start of what had become annual joint exercises, they appeared to be cementing a military relationship that goes back decades and is one of the closest the u.s. has with any country. but with the election of this man, rodrigo duterte, as president, this old alliance is being picked apart. shockingly outspoken and aligning himself with the anti-american left in the philippines, he has already said endants the exercises to and wants closer ties with hasia and china, and he bristled with indignation of u.s. criticism of his violent anti-drug campaign. >> so you can go to hell. mr. obama, you can go to hell. jonathan: comments by his defense secretary today suggest he's already downgrading military relations. just how far president duterte intends to break with the u.s. isn't clear yet. after seeing his ruthless antidrug campaign, people are learning to take his dramatic announcements seriously. but the philippines armed forces are poorly equipped and often ineffective. without strong u.s. backing, they offer little in the way of bargaining strength to the president when he starts what will surely be very tough negotiations with china over their territorial dispute. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. this sunday donald trump and hillary clinton will go head-to-head once again in a debate. after the first meeting, mr. trump threatened to bring up bill clinton's infidelities in the next round. now he has backed off. this raises the issue of whether the approach alienates female voters, or is it fair game. the bbc's rajini vaidyanathan reports from little rock, arkansas. >> i don't think that it has any bearing on what kind of president that she might be. >> whatever the motives are, they maintain their marriage. >> it is fair game because it is common knowledge. everyone knows about it. but whether or not he should talk about it, i think he should stick to the issues. rajini: the clintons have been an integral part of life in little rock, arkansas, for decades. ever since bill clinton was elected governor of the state, hillary clinton became first lady and she entered the national spotlight. and it was back then that news first surfaced of bill clinton's infidelity. >> arkansas governor william clinton last night charged republicans with spreading untrue stories that he has had extramarital affairs. rajini: through it all, hillary clinton stood by her man. critics say she did so for political expediency. others accuse her of discrediting the women and their stories, which in some cases were true. decades later, donald trump put it all back in the spotlight. >> how do you think you did tonight? mr. trump: i thought it was great, i got everything i wanted to say, other than the transgressions of bill. rajini: now there has been a trump u-turn. his opponents already said he was a hypocrite, given that mr. trump was accused of adultery. but some female voters in his own party were also turned off by the attack. >> in the south, where this is the bible belt, i would say it is part of our culture that marriage is sacred, and we probably have as much divorce as other places, but there is still that part of us that says you should stand by your marriage partner. a woman should stand by her man. >> i do think she has to take responsibility for her response to those incidents. i can't look at another person and say what are their motives, but i think we can look for patterns of what they do that indicate what the motives would be, and how they might act in crisis. and political gain is a big thorn. but still, i don't know how any of us could totally judge that, because we don't have all the facts. >> i see that as just one more aspect of things that he has done that make me not proud of him as my party's presidential candidate. rajini: for voters who are undecided, perhaps talk of infidelity is just a distraction. but what about people who are backing donald trump here? >> i think that it is fair game if he wants to talk about it. the issue is hillary clinton is running for president, so donald trump should stick to why she is bad for the country and he is the right choice. rajini: does that mean it is ok if hillary clinton wants to attack donald trump on his infidelity? >> if donald trump can do it, she can do it as well. but if i were either of them, my goal would be to show the american people what i want to do for our country. rajini: for many here, the focus needs to stay on policy. but this election has been all about the cult of personality. so staying on that message could be a tough one. laura: rajini vaidyanathan reporting there. today president obama cast his ballot for the person he wants to succeed him in office. there is probably little doubt of who he picked but he took advantage of early voting in illinois to get his choice in. withke brief time ago north american reporter anthony zurcher. anthony, donald trump already had quite a lot to do on sunday night, but his task has been complicated by the emergence of a new tape. what can you tell us? anthony: definitely. if he thought he was going to put the woman problems discussed in the piece behind him he will have other thoughts now, because "the washington post" obtained videotape from 2005 of donald trump and billy bush, the host of a soap opera show at the time, driving around on a bus making lewd comments about women , ogling women. donald trump talked about how he could do anything he wants with them because he is a star and he tried to seduce a married woman earlier, and this was a few months after he married mrs. trump. laura: i'm sure hillary clinton cannot believe her luck. what do you think it does to the dynamic of the debate? anthony: this will be the first chance that trump has to address these issues and it will put him on the defensive from the get-go. it also could make him bring up bill clinton and his infidelities. he has already said he might do that. in the press release they send out, he said, oh, well i'm sorry if i offended anyone, bill clinton said worst things when we were playing golf. so he has already brought bill clinton into this. laura: what are you hearing about how the candidates are preparing? donald trump faced criticism for not preparing enough. some say hillary clinton was over prepared. anthony: hillary clinton was doing debate prep today. i guess their strategy is if it is not broke, don't fix it. donald trump said he is preparing more. his team says he is preparing more. there were rumors that nigel farage was helping him. that hasn't been proven. but chris christie is helping him. heated a lot of town halls in new hampshire, and they did at town hall lost night that was billed as a practice run. a donald trump gave his answers very long and meandered at times. if it was a trial run, it didn't go well. laura: as we were reporting, the president cast his ballot today in early voting. early voting is underway across the country, especially in battleground states. is time running out for the candidates to change perceptions of how people view them? anthony: in effect, the election has already started. iowa, a battleground state, people are already voting there. other key states are coming up -- florida, ohio, north carolina. by the time we get to election day, millions of people have already voted, and the clinton campaign is keeping very careful track with their ground game of who has voted and who hasn't and who they need to target. they will go into an election of day knowing where the race stands. laura: townhall on sunday night, what difference does that make? anthony: hard to go negative in a town hall because you are with real people. you cannot say, well, that is a really good question, judy, my opponent is awful. it doesn't work. laura: anthony zurcher, thank you so much for joining us. anthony: my pleasure. laura: of course, we will have full coverage of that debate on sunday night here on "bbc world news," so join us for that and you can find more on all the day's news including the latest on hurricane matthew on our website. from all of us here at "world news america," thank you for watching, and have a great weekend. >> 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 aruba tourism authority. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here, in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> "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: the death toll in haiti from hurricane matthew soars and the storm thrashes florida's east coast, knocking out power for half a million people. plus, the obama administration accuses the russian government of hacking the democratic national committee and other political organizations. then, returning home after isis- - iraqis take back fallujah only to find an abandoned city gutted by two years of war. >> in order to take back fallujah city, the iraqi military had to completely empty the city, and the fighting that happened afterwards destroyed everything that the eye can see. oo

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