But first as we go to air this hour, argentinas left wing candidate, Alberto Fernandez, has won the countrys president ial election. The Current Centre right president , Mauricio Macri, has conceded defeat. Referring to mr fernandez as president elect, macri told his supporters the two spoke about beginning an orderly political transition. The result shifts one of latin americas biggest economies firmly back towards the left, after it was battered by economic crisis. The Peronist Alberto Fernandez had more than 47 of the vote, ahead of macris a0 . 45 was needed to avoid a runoff and win the election outright. This is being seen as a vote against austerity, a vote against an economic crisis that has hit millions of argentinians hard. One in three people now live in poverty and, with inflation at around 50 , the economic crisis is unmanageable and many blamed mr macri for failing to make things better. He said he needed more time. These are life pictures coming in from one of the capital. Alberto fernandez likely to be the next president of argentina. We move now back to other news. President trump has announced that us forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, in syria. He said that he had watched images of the operation as it unfolded from the white house. This report from our middle east editorjeremy bowen. Explosions. The sound and flame of battle lasted around four hours, witnesses in the village told the bbc. In the morning, boys on their way to school checked out the rubble. Theyre from a new generation violent jihadists might try to recruit. Nothing was left of the house where baghdadi and his family had been staying. Translation the heli went back and fired. Soldiers rode down on the helis, on two sides, we couldnt stay longer than two minutes on the roof. We went down and hid inside. In 2014, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi declared the establishment of a caliphate his brutal vision of an islamic entity. He spoke in mosul, iraqs second city, in the mosque his men destroyed as their caliphate fell three years later. Followers of is carried out attacks that killed dozens or even hundreds at a time. Earlier this year more than 250 were killed in easter bombings in sri lanka. In the situation room under the white house in washington, President Trump and his closest advisers watched video feeds of the attack. He said baghdadi killed himself by detonating an explosives belt, also killing three of his own children. A brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, has violently been eliminated. He will never again harm another innocent man, woman or child. He died like a dog, he died like a coward. The world is now a much safer place. This is not the end for the violent extremists of Islamic State. Look at their own history. In 2006, an earlier leader, abu musab al zarqawi, was killed in an american air strike after a long manhunt. The organisation regenerated itself. Under Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, it called itself Islamic State and became the biggest jihadist militia. Now its lost the lands of its so called caliphate and another leader, but it will continue to recruit from parts of iraq and syria, and beyond, that have become incubators for jihadist extremists. Baghdadi has left behind much more than the rubble in which he died. There have been false reports of his death before. Assuming these are true, his legacy includes countless killings, of captives, combatants and civilians. His followers may try for revenge, his ideas and actions will have consequences in the middle east for years to come. Jeremy bowen, bbc news. Mike pregent is a senior fellow from the hudson institute. Mike pregent is a senior fellow from the hudson institute. He was a former advisor to general petraeus and an Intelligence Analyst for many years. Hes in alexandria virginia. Many people trying to take credit for the intelligence of this, in washington and the kurdish led fds. What is your take . The president said it is. He thanked the iraqi intelligence services, iraqi and also the ypg syrian kurds in syria. He thanked turkey also for not shooting down us air planes. As a former intelligence officer, what is your opinion of how it unfolded from the white house because, during that very long press conference, quite a few nuggets of details came out which surely will be interesting to a lot of people. Ideally, what you wa nt to a lot of people. Ideally, what you want to have happen after a raid like this is for the Intelligence Community to be able to exploit the information captured. It becomes harder to do when the world knows a leader like Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi is dead. The Leaders Within isis may find out hes dead and go ground, change locations and the Intelligence Community has to find them again. It was an opportunity to do follow on raids, to action more targets to become so difficult when eve ryo ne targets to become so difficult when everyone knows the leader is dead. Of course, this is happening in the context of the us trying to decrease its footprint in this area. Will that make fighting any resurgent nis more difficult . I think so. Like your Previous Report says, isis is not defeated. Now it is leaderless, it does not have a central leader anymore that music and be more dangerous and do operations that Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi did not approve, more violent operations. It makes it more violent operations. It makes it more difficult because it becomes more difficult because it becomes more dangerous with the us leaving. Killing Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi did not and the instability in a northern series and it did not hit isis or the alqaeda affiliates. Really good to get your analysis, thank you very much. California has declared a state wide emergency as wildfires sweep through the area. The Governors Office has described the situation as unprecedented. In the north of the state, authorities have ordered nearly 200,000 people to leave their homes. The race is on in Northern California to keep wildfires hemmed in, and to get residents out. About 180,000 of them have already evacuated and more may follow. Although i have heard some people express concerns that we are evacuating too many people, i think those concerns are not valid at this point. As we see from this report we just received, our evacuation of healdsburg and windsor, yesterday, was well warranted. There is significant danger to anybody who is still in the Healdsburg Windsor area. Authorities are evacuating a huge area of sonoma county, including santa rosa city, where about 175,000 people live. There, cars have packed roads, as people fled to safety. But officials were cautioning that the scramble does not affect the firefight itself. This is a Major Incident and we are still bringing in Additional Resources notjust locally but regionally, and we need these roadways clear, to move these. That is to help the thousands of firefighters that are battling the kincade fire. They have contained about 10 of that blaze, but it has already burned through 40,000 acres of a region famous for its vineyards. The kincade and the tick fire, near los angeles are threatening tens of thousands of homes, and hot dry winds of up to 90mph are intensifying them. Forecasters expect several more days of similar conditions. And amid the bright blazes, the states biggest power firm pacific gas electric, has started blackouts. It is worried that damaged cables will trigger new fires. The start of the kincade fire has been linked to a possible damaged power line so the biggest blackout in the States History will see electricity to around 2 Million People cut, leaving californians fearful and unsure of what comes next. Earlier i spoke to cynthia shaw from the American Red Cross about their operation in Northern California. It was a very active day with the fire, it grew significantly this day. The containment is down so we are definitely worried about how things are going to go tonight with high winds expected. But our focus really is on caring for those in our shelters, making sure they have a safe place, that they know that they are safe, and help them wait out this wild storm. Give us a sense of how many people you are having to help . So the evacuations are affecting 180,000 people, several thousands are in our shelters, red cross and Community Shelters across the area. I know this happens it year after year, i know this happens year after year, how does it take its toll on people . It is a challenge when, year after year, you have these evacuations, these massive wildfires. The community is resilient so it knows what to do in these situations and that is why we have seen such amazing evacuations this year, because they saw what the fires of done in the past, but it does take its toll and part of what we do at the red cross, our Mental Health workers, is really to provide that emotional blanket that will help people get through this very traumatic time. I suppose people are scared that they will be returning to homes that no longer exists, that are burnt to the ground . That is true. They are definitely worried about their homes. We provide a place where people can be safe and help them plan recovery. If they do not have a home to return to, we will work with them, arm in arm, to find a place for their long term recovery and their future planning. You do now have a state of emergency there, in california. What does that actually mean in practice for you . The state of emergency will help release more state resources to come around and, again, clothe these people with a blanket of support, not only the city and the red cross and other community partners, but also the state of california saying, we are going to stand with thes people while they go through this horrific fire. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come the founder of modern singapore, sir Stamford Raffles, reassessed in art. Indira gandhi, ruler of the Worlds Largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday shed spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, i would be proud of it, every drop of my blood would contribute to the growth of this nation. After 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. No more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. Booster ignition and lift off of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. Well, enjoying the show is right. This is beautiful. A milestone in human history. Born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. This is bbc news. The latest headlines argentinas left wing candidate Alberto Fernandez has won the countrys president ial election. The Current Centre right president , Mauricio Macri, has conceded defeat. Is leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi is killed by us forces but americas allies warn that the Islamic State group is not yet defeated. Preliminary Election Results from the german state of thuringia show a surge in support for the far right alternative for germany party. Its won more than 23 of the vote, making it the Second Largest Group after the populist left party. Chancellor Angela Merkels christian democrats have been pushed into third place, they were the Biggest Party last time. Gareth barlow has more. Cheers of celebration from supporters of the far right party alternative for germany. In just five years, the afd has more than doubled its share of the vote. Translation the sun is rising above the east and soon we will let the sun shine upon all of germany. We have made the east blue, and in a few years we will be a Peoples Party for the whole of germany. I am looking forward to our common path. Cheers too from supporters of the ruling left wing party, die linke, the descendants of former east german communists, topped the election in the the state of thuringia. Translation five years ago they didnt think we could do it. And then they bet we would fail after 100 days. And five years later, were here and say well keep on rocking it. But its the rise of the far right and the demise of angela merkles christian democrats thats made the headlines. Two years ago, the afd rocked politics and entered parliament for the first time. A jarring moment for a country acutely aware of its nazi past, and is now dealing with the rising threat of right wing extremism, terrorism and anti semitism. The partys leader in thuringia courted criticism when he dismissed berlins Holocaust Memorial as a monument of shame. The challenge facing the far left and its leader is forming a coalition to govern the state. Its unclear which parties die linke may work with. One thing is certain, no party is prepared to work with the far right. Gareth barlow, bbc news. Three people arrested after the discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated container lorry in the uk have been released on bail. The driver, maurice robinson, is due to appear in court on monday, charged with manslaughter. Meanwhile the families of those feared dead, have been holding vigils and ceremonies back in vietnam. Many are thought to have come from the village of yen thanh, from wherejonathan head reports. Singing. A community overwhelmed by shock and despair. They havent heard from sons and daughters who were en route to britain for days and they all fear the worst. Earlier this year, le van ha left vietnam to seek his fortune in europe. Since he left, his wife has given birth to their second child. He was the great hope of this family. The news from britain has left them stunned. His wife ha cant eat or speak. His father, le minh tuan, is inconsolable, constantly hugging his eldest grandchild. He believes hes lost notjust his son but his livelihood as well. He mortgaged all his land to borrow the money he paid for le van has journey. The debt he left us is huge, he said. We dont know when we can pay it back. Im too old now and my health is poor. Its been a day of prayer here and of neighbours doing what they can to offer comfort. Theyre used in this part of vietnam to saying goodbye to their young men and women. Money sent back from abroad is important to the local economy. And here, britain is their preferred destination. Nguyen dinh luong had already been living abroad for two years before deciding to take the last risky trip across the channel. His family believes he too was inside the ill fated container. All i know about england is its not far from france, said his father, and i heard it was safe going to england, that nothing would happen. Saving and borrowing to send their young folk overseas has become a routine practice in these villages. Its also become a richly profitable business for the traffickers, a pitiless and a dangerous one. Few people here realised, as they surely do now, just how dangerous it could be. Jonathan head, bbc news, yen thanh, vietnam. Lets get some of the days other news Anti Government protesters in hong kong have set fire to shops and hurled petrol bombs in the 21st consecutive weekend of protests. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands in the Tsim Sha Tsui district. Many protesters wore all black clothing and face masks, in defiance of a government ban. And south africa are through to the final of the Rugby Union World cup after they narrowly beat wales, 19 16. Handre pollards crucial penalty was enough to help the springboks reach the final. The final between england and south africa will take place on saturday in yokohama. Its been 200 years since singapore was founded as a british port by sir Stamford Raffles, and the countrys marking the anniversary of his arrival with the singapore bicentennial, a series of events looking back on its history. Many singaporeans view raffles with respect, and his name adorns some of the most prestigious institutions and places in the country. But one artist, jimmy 0ng, wants to question raffles legacy and singaporeans admiration for a man they view as their citys colonial founder. Raffles has been used as an icon, a monument for singapore. Hes associated with things that are prestigious. Stamford raffles is a statue that i passed by often living upon the singapore river. Where theres a white man with folded arms looking down the river. What im interested to do is to see if there is anyway that i can go about deconstructing it. I read a book about raffles and the british invasion of java, that is when i found out actually Stamford Raffles did a lot of other things. He looted the palace and humiliated the sultan, he is not as heroic and gentlemanly as he is perceived to be. I decided to, like, cut off the head and feet, having seen what the past sultan has done to traitors. This is what i come up with. This is what the sultan would do, he would not forgive what Stamford Raffles has done to java. I have made a sculpture of him. One part of it becomes a stovetop, on this stove i will make a cake known as love letters. By offering to the cake to you, may you free yourself of coloniality. Yeah, its a bit shocking, i guess, just to see him being opened up and used as a stove. Its pretty dark. Isnt he the one who founded singapore . And yet hes not being respected in that way . Reflections from singapore there. A long lost painting by the early italian renaissance master cimabue has sold for more than 26 million at auction more than four times the pre auction estimate. The painting was discovered earlier this year in the kitchen of an elderly french woman, where it had been hanging for years. Kathryn armstrong has more. As far as record breaking art sales go, this is one of the more unusual backstories. This small painting known as christ mocked, which dates to the 13th century, has just become the most expensive medieval painting to ever be sold. It had been hanging for years not in a grand gallery, but in an elderly womans kitchen in paris. She had paid little attention to it, thinking it wasnt worth much. The paintings true identity was only reviewed earlier this year during a valuation of her possessions. Translation it was a sale of all possibilities. Cimabue is a great painter and this is a unique work of art. There are no others like it. Anybody who wanted cimabue painting was ready for anything. Obviously we knew our estimate had some potential, already a 10 12 million euros, we were immensely happy. But to finish at more than 2a million euros, is more than what we could have dreamt of. Cimabue, who taught the italian master giotto, was one of the first to give his works perspective. The auction house that sold his painting didnt reveal the identity of the successful bidder, but said a foreign museum had been among those who had put in an offer. Catherine armstrong, bbc news. A reminder of our top story, argentinas left wing candidate Alberto Fernandez has won the countrys president ial election. You are watching bbc news. Goodbye for now. Hello once again. It may have taken a time this weekend, but eventually, come sunday, many of us got to see a decent sunshine. But it would have done nothing for the temperatures as you may well have noticed. And you can see on the Bigger Picture theres a lot of that fresher sort of feel of regime on offer. And so for the next few days, dry weather and sunshine as well but it wont do anything for the temperatures. And it will be cold both by day and by night. And thats the way we start monday morning, what a widespread frost, the first of the season on that sort of scale, youd be scraping the cars first up. At least a lot of sunshine for your commute and some dry weather, too. Some showers in northern scotland, maybe one or two in Eastern Shores of england, weather fronts to the south west, the cloud here with the odd bit and piece of rain perhaps. Changing the day, taking you from monday to tuesday, the overall pattern doesnt seem to change very much at all except the isobars just beginning to open up there across the northern part of scotland. So that means less in the way of breeze. Still a bit of an onshore here, so not overly warm. A frosty start again but a fewer showers for scotland, still the odd bit of cloud with the odd piece of rain across the south western quarter. Again those temperatures still struggling, nine, ten, 11. Something of that order for most of us. Now, those weatherfronts havent been around in the south western quarter for a couple of days. Its rather subsumed by new set of fronts coming in from the atlantic with a bit more urgency and a bit more oomf. A chilly start across the greater part of central and eastern side of britain. And out towards the west maybe a dry start but you eventually see the cloud and wind and rain piling from the atlantic. Just beginning to see signs of those temperatures getting to tick up by a degree or two or so. Through wednesday night on into thursday, eventually we all get to see some of that rain on that first set of fronts, and then back behind me theres a suggestion that new fronts may also develop. But theyre just going to reinforce this change in weather regime from that cold and frosty two or three days into something a good deal milder. Coming in from the atlantic, but it comes at something of a price, more cloud and there will be some rain at times as well. Thursday, a really murky start, i would have thought. Weve got the rain over there over towards the east, a lot of murk in between these weather systems and then perhaps more rain gathering itself and moving in from the atlantic to affect southern scotland, north of england. But at least the temperatures are ticking up. This is bbc news, the headlines argentinas left wing candidate Alberto Fernandez has won the countrys president ial election. The Current Centre right president , Mauricio Macri, has conceded defeat. As president elect, mr fernandez said he would meet with Mauricio Macri to discuss the political transition. He added that he would collaborate in every way he could to deal with the countrys poor economic situation. Us forces have killed the leader of the so called Islamic State group, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, often described as the worlds most wanted man. But france and britain have warned that the Islamic State group is not yet defeated. A state of emergency has been declared across california as wildfires continue to spread, whipped up by strong winds. Nearly 200,000 people in the north of the state have been ordered to leave their homes. Tens of thousands of homes are under threat from the blaze
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