18/10/2016 Outside Source

Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source.

Let's look through some of the main stories here in the BBC Newsroom.

In Iraq there is progress being made as a variety of forces, primarily

Iraqi and Kurdish, make progress towards Mosul, trying to take it

back from Islamic State. If and when Iraqi forces make inside

the city, they could be caught in the crossfire. A day to go before

the presidential election. I am also going to play you this report from

BBC trending about an unlikely connection made between an Internet

broadcaster in California and a teenager in Saudi Arabia. We will

also talk about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, already overbudget, a

long way over budget. We will find out what it's doing about that.

Let's turn back to the battle for Mosul. John Simpson, BBC world

affairs editor says: while most people expect that to

happen, the retaking Mosul may only

be the start of this. The current coalition fighting

IS on the ground consists of Iraqi troops, the Kurdish Peshmerga,

as well as both Shia Arguably they fear and dislike each

other almost as much And many local Sunnis who live

in Mosul resented what they saw as the sectarian policies

of the Shia-led central government That's why there's

sensitivity about the Shia militia If you look at the flags on this

tank, you'll be able to make out He's the grandson of

the Prophet Muhammed, It is a Shia symbol

that is provocative to Sunnis. Richard Galpin is Irbil,

to the east of Mosul. Part of the BBC team covering this

from a number of angles. He's been talking to me about what

plans may be done to deal with these divisions if and when Mosul Falls.

What we understand from the Iraqi authorities as they will not allow

the Shi'ite militias to enter the city. They are saying it will only

be the elite forces, for example the counterterrorism forces, who will go

in and carry out that battle, what we expect to be street by street

fighting with Isis Fighters, assuming Isis stand up and fight.

They are being very clear about that, saying the Shi'ite militia

will not be allowed in. They are saying the same for the Kurdish

fighters as well, the Peshmerga, that it won't be their fight. But of

course you have to say it is the question of weather the Iraqi

military and authorities will be able to prevent the Shi'ite militias

from going in, because they are very powerful. It a very, very key issue,

because certainly during previous offensives there have been

allegations that Shi'ite militias have gone in and carried out

atrocities. So this is absolutely essential. Might a successful

campaign put questions next to the Iraqi Kurds in a Iraq? That is a key

issue because we are seeing the Kurdish fighters, the Peshmerga,

moving out from here, pushing across towards Mosul, and as they go, they

are gaining territory. There is a real issue about that, will they

have more territory and a push for their independence from the rest of

Iraq regressed remark there are people who are being very, very

pessimistic, saying actually the taking of Mosul could put questions

over the whole future of the country. It is massively fragmented

already between sunny, Shia and the Kurds. The worry is this offensive

will exacerbate all of those tensions. Thanks to Richard for the.

Heading into the final presidential debate on Wednesday,

polls show Donald Trump now lagging well behind Hillary Clinton.

Ten points on the BBC's latest poll of polls.

Part of that may be down to the splits he's causing

As Aleem Maqbool reports from Wisconsin,

In this bitter election season Republicans who turned against their

own candidate are feeling the heat. Trump is in Green Bay today... Jerry

is suddenly losing fans at a rapid rate and he's getting lots of abuse

from fellow Republicans. OK, I'm a conservative talk-show host. Over

the years I have become accustomed to vitriol from those with a liberal

worldview, they see me as the enemy. I'm not getting that same kind of

vitriol, that same type of you're the enemy from Conservative

listeners because I won't support Mr Trump. He says he won't vote for the

Republican candidate because he is liability and has been worried about

allegations of vote rigging and his attitudes towards women, the that

are causing huge risk rift in the party. At his rallies the split is

obvious, because Donald Trump may be speaking here in Green Bay,

Wisconsin today, but no senior Republicans will appear on stage

with him. What are the supporters think about that? That's no loss for

Trump, we only want the good people, the people that will make America a

great again. We don't care if the Republicans to want to vote for him.

I don't care about a senior Republican being here, we are here

supporting him. That is more important. That's what we're tired.

We're tired of power and greed. Weather it's Democrats or

Republicans? Absolutely, you've got it, yes. Once they filed in the

crowd would disrupt proceedings by chanting slogans against absolute

Republicans. The Republican party of Wisconsin... But the man himself

still knows how to energise his pace.

They even want to try to rig the election at the polling booths...

His core supporters still there, but the unease of senior Republicans

backing Trump may be one factor leading undecided voters he'd be too

great a risk as president. This time tomorrow we'll will be in

the last few hours building up to that final debate. You can watch

that weather you are inside the UK on the BBC news channel or outside

on BBC world News. Now time for the sport.

The head of the International Olympic Committee has held

This is all to do with 2020 Games - and how they cost of hosting

Even with a scaled-down main stadium, the estimated cost

That's four times the initial estimate.

By comparison, the sport-related costs of this year's Olympics

and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro look likely to come in under

Tokyo's governor wants to save money by scrapping three venues -

and either moving sports out of the city.

The IOC president doesn't think that will be necessary.

Here is some of his statement. We can find excellent ways to make

the Olympic Games even more feasible, by having achieved already

almost $2 billion of savings, and by having a contribution of the IOC of

about 1.7 billion US dollars. Therefore I am very happy with this

meeting today, because we agreed that we will continue in this way of

cooperation, to make the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 the most

sustainable and most feasible Games possible. Damian Johnson joins us

from the BBC sport Centre. First of all, the question most of our

viewers wondering, how is this costing four times what Rio paid?

The figures are eye watering. No real explanation has been given. You

mentioned that $30 billion figure, that came from an expert panel who

reported last month. They suggested drastic cuts to the size and scope

of the games in Tokyo in 2020. They propose scrapping three venues and

relocating events to outside of the city, some existing facilities. That

would represent a real climb down from what Japan promised the Olympic

movement. They said all the events would take close very close to the

Olympic Village, in most cases within a few miles radius of that

village. The IOC president has been in the country this week. He was

gently reminding the hosts of their commitments, but also suggesting he

is prepared to make some kind of compromise. I think there is an air

of compromise very much in the air. Is there a precedent for the

Olympics moving certain sport outside of the city or the country?

I can't recall events of being moved outside of the country, outside the

city is common practice. Remember the London games of 2012, some

events took place on the south coast, so it does happen, but it

would be a climb-down for the Japanese and a loss of face. A quick

update on the football, the Champions League? Real Madrid, the

holders, in action today. 5-1 winners over Warsaw. Gareth Bale on

the scoresheet. The glamour club of European football. The holders and

strongly fancied to be there or thereabouts at the business end of

the competition. Leicester City, the English champions never been in the

Champions League before, they won again. Their third victory in the

Champions League group stages and are eyeing a place in the knockout

stages for the first time. They won 1-0 against Copenhagen, finishing

the group five points clear of Copenhagen. The fairy tale continues

for them. Amazing. Thank you. Leicester mast marching on in Europe

for stop you can follow that on the BBC website right now.

Baseball's getting to the sharp end of the season.

Cleveland Indians are one win away from reaching the World Series -

they've won the first three games against the Toronto Blue Jays.

They won the last game in Toronto - the same province where the team has

been fighting an issue with its logo.

If you are a baseball fan you will notice.

It's considered an offensive racial caricature by some.

An Indigenous activist went to court to bar the use of the logo

and name in Ontario, but the case was dismissed.

That happened just hours before the Indians won 4-2.

They play the Bluejays again in Toronto Wednesday -

with a chance to punch their ticket to the World Series.

A report now on baseball players in Africa are tying to make it

all the way to Major League Baseball in the US.

I've been playing baseball since I was seven years old.

Go hard, go hard, all the way, you're not running, go.

We all wish him well. In a moment a report from BBC trending, looking at

the odd relationship or friendship between a very well-known online

broadcaster in California and a teenager in Saudi Arabia. The

teenager in Saudi Arabia has been getting into trouble.

Thousands of people have been in London's Trafalgar Square

to celebrate the success of Great Britain's Olympians

This is the second day of partying for the athletes, after their parade

through the streets of Manchester yesterday.

Both teams won more medals at Rio than at the London Games in 2012,

finishing second in the medal table at both the Olympics

And this evening the athletes met the Queen at a reception

Prince Philip and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among

The Duchess told the British equestrians that her

daughter Charlotte takes after the Queen,

Your Team GB and Paralympics GB athletes...

Day two of the nation's thank you to its Olympic and Paralympic

athletes started here in Trafalgar Square.

I'm not really into sport, but I've been glued to this,

If Brazil has samba, London has the Queen's Grenadier

London in October isn't exactly the hottest spot north of Havana,

but the sun made a welcome change from the downpour

Consequently, fans and athletes' families

were here in their thousands, to greet Britain's stars.

They even got to see a re-enactment of a gold

For the athletes, though, the pleasure was in seeing

the public so inspired by their achievements.

I grew up in Penzance in Cornwall, and I was very far away

The first Olympic medal I'd seen and held was my own.

I do think that there's something really special and unique

in being able to see that and being able to be close to it,

It ended with a performance by The Vamps and a whole lot

Well, all 214 medallists will now swap out of their tracksuits

and into their gladrags, because they have a date

at the Palace just down the road, but one of them is ready to break

I really want a selfie with them but not sure how I'm

A selfie might be a stretch too far, but at least they all stuck

to the dress code, as they arrived here tonight to receive a formal

This is Outside Source live from the BBC newsroom.

It comes from Iraq where government troops and the allies are continuing

to push towards Mosul in the north of Iraq, to take the country back

from Islamic State. Let me bring you what's coming up

after, if you're outside of the UK,

it's World News America next. It's exactly three weeks

until election day. Katty Kay will have all

the latest from the US Here in the UK, the

News at Ten is next. the UK Government will announce next

week weather it backs expanding Heathrow or Gatwick airports. This

should end decades of the delay on the decision.

Here's a story we've covered regularly on Outside Source.

It's about the treatment of refugees in Australia.

When asylum seekers try to reach Australia by boat they are sent

to the island nation of Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manis Island.

Amnesty International says that people are being driven to suicide

and that the poor conditions in the camps are deliberately used

We believe that this policy amounts to torture. We made this conclusion

based on the systematic nature of the harm that is being caused. It's

intentional nature and the fact it's being perpetrated with a specific

goal that the Australian government is not even trying to hide. The goal

is deterrence, the policy of deterrence relies on the idea of

causing as much suffering as possible, to ensure that others do

not attempt to do what these asylum seekers have tried to do. Such as

reaching Australia's shores. Australia's Prime Minister pushed

back at this, appearing on morning radio programmes to respond.

Well, I reject that claim totally. It is, it is, it is absolutely

false. The Australian government's commitment compassion and strong.

Here is the latest BBC trending report for you.

It's about an unlikely online friendship between a well-known

Internet broadcaster in California and a teenager in Saudi Arabia.

It is fair to say the Saudi authorities were not impressed.

Just before I go, a reminder it is the latest EU summit in Brussels

later this week. Our sources will be there. This one advert you might be

interested in... The idea is to try and poach business from London to

Paris. There is no frog here, but anyway a regional official is saying

this is regrettable Brexit is happening, but let's the pragmatic,

there might be an opportunity. Thank you for watching, I will be back

tomorrow, bye-bye. I'm Damian Johnson with the main

sports News. Leicester City are a step closer to