19/10/2016 Outside Source

Hello, I'm Philippa Thomas, this is Outside Source.

We'll start with the historic European Space Agency

This is the moment that scientists received confirmation

that their probe has entered the planet's atmosphere,

but there's still no confirmation that it landed safely.

The exodus from Mosul has started, with civilians trying to escape.

We have the latest on the fight to retake the Iraqi city,

and the people trapped in the middle.

We'll be live in Las Vegas, where Donald Trump and Hillary

Clinton are meeting in the final Presidential debate.

And if you want to get in touch at any time,

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Scientists at the European Space Agency are waiting anxiously to find

out whether they've successfully landed a small robot

Let me bring up some copy coming into the newsroom on this.

A senior European Space Agency official says that the signal

from the experimental Schiaparelli probe cut off

before its landing on Mars, which he says isn't a good sign.

We're now expecting the next update on Thursday.

Mark McCaughrean is one of the scientists waiting

The BBC's Pallab Ghosh has been watching events unfold in Damstadt,

Let's go to him now. We saw that celebration, then glum faces, and we

are still on a knife edge. Well, the celebrations were for the orbiting

spacecraft entering orbit. What we don't know is about the other half

of the mission, in some ways the more important part of the mission,

the lander. What we know is that the Schiaparelli Lander is on the

Martian surface. What we don't know is whether it's in one piece not

because, as you said, the signal cut-off one minute before landing.

So, scientists don't know what happened. But it is worrying that

they haven't been able to confirm the safe landing from two separate

sources. So there are a lot of gloomy faces here, a lot of

scientists think that they are fearing the worst but we won't have

absolute confirmation until tomorrow or a few days' time. It is in great

news in terms of the lander at the moment. Just remind us why that

last-minute mattered so much as make it would've been going at tremendous

speeds. Mars does not have much of an atmosphere. So the lander had a

parachute but in order to slow down sufficiently in the last few parts

of the dissent, it needed to fire thrusters. Possibly, those thrusters

either didn't fire at or properly. The worry as it might have gone down

too fast and hit the ground very fast which is why we didn't get that

signal at that time. Equally, it might just be a communications

failure. They haven't got the data to make the call just yet. They will

be poring over more data that will be gathering from the orbiting

spacecraft overnight. There will be a press conference tomorrow morning,

and they will explain what they think might have happened. But most

people in the know don't imagine that there could be very many

optimistic scenarios. They fear that this test of the landing system

hasn't gone completely to plan. That's important because it was a

test for emission in four years' time whether European Space Agency

planned to land a rover on Martian surface. Its job is to go along and

drill under the surface to try to find signs of life. The landing

didn't work today, it puts a little? -- a little question about whether

scientists will get their mission funded in four years' time. We are

getting ahead of ourselves, we will find out more tomorrow morning but

there is a lot of pessimism around right now. Thank you. We will keep

across that story. The battle for the White House

is barrelling toward the end, with the candidates set for a final

head to head encounter in Las Vegas. The primetime showdown

is an opportunity for Donald Trump to reverse losses he's had

in the polls. This is the BBC poll

of polls, currently giving Part of the sideshow

for tonight's debate is guests. Donald Trump is bringing

Malik Obama, the president's half-brother who said he'd

support the Republican. Meg Whitman is a guest

on the Democrat side, Chief Executive of Hewlett Packard,

one of the highest-profile people to switch support to Hillary Clinton

from the Republican camp. Let's talk to Katty Kay,

there for us in Vegas I want to look at Hillary Clinton

because we've talked so much about Donald Trump. Where do you think

she's vulnerable? I think she is vulnerable to all these accusations,

the drip trip accusations about e-mail server, that she was somehow

corrupt, that she was secretive, that she isn't telling the American

public the truth, that she is old news, she's too political,

calculated and cautious, driven by focus groups. Those are the

reservations American voters have about her and we are in this

remarkable position where people are still making up their mind this late

in the game with 20 days to go, thank goodness, until the election.

Not because they don't know enough about these candidates but because

they don't like either of them and Hillary Clinton is definitely

somebody who some voters are saying reluctantly I will vote for her

because Donald Trump isn't acceptable but then not enthusiastic

about her. So we have these two historically unpopular candidates

and she's one of them. Let me throw in another calculation. They

thinking not just about the presidential campaign but who will

control Congress. Democrats are very keen on their chances improving

there. Well, particularly in the Senate, which is close at the

moment. The Democrats have a stronger chance of picking up enough

Senate races on November the 8th that they could swing the Senate

from Republican to Democrat. There has been some talk here recently of

the idea of what we call a wave election, an election that's just

sweeps through the White House, the Senate and the House of

Representatives, and would switch the House of Representatives from

being solidly Republican to being democratic. That is a scenario that

might take place of Donald Trump proves so unpopular that people vote

for their congressman based on Donald Trump's unpopularity. It's

hard to see that happening, it's hard to see the House of

Representatives becoming democratic. If it did and Hillary Clinton was

elected to the presidency, that would give an enormous amount of

power, power not seen since Barack Obama took over in 2008. Let's go

back to Donald Trump and what he has to do tonight. He either has to go

nasty or presidential. Yes, his last debate, he went nasty. The first

debate, he tried the presidential route. His supporters like it when

he goes nasty. If his tactic is to keep on rallying his base, which is

what he's saying in his rallies and in his Twitter feed and Thai raids

against Hillary Clinton and the system and establishment, even

against his own party, his priority seems to be to talk to those people

who are his die-hard supporters, the Donald Trump base, you can call

them. If that is what he wants to do, why would he go presidential?

His tactic is fence, attack Hillary Clinton, go after Bill Clinton, and

the people who have accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment, go

after the media, talk about the rigged system. You're more likely to

see that Donald Trump than one that emerges at this late stage in the

game with a much more presidential demeanour. Thank you very much, live

from Las Vegas. The debates are already having a real impact in the

States where early voting is under way. Here's one I made earlier. The

influence any individual state has as measured by the number of

electors it is allocated, which is tied to the number of people who

live there. Take a popular state like California. It has 55 electoral

votes. South Dakota, with its population of less than 1 million,

has just three. If a candidate wins a state, even by just one vote, they

gain all the electoral college votes in that state. The only exceptions

to the rule our main and Nebraska, where the electoral College votes

are split proportionately. In total, you have 588 -- 538 electors to gain

the majority, to win the election, you have to win 270 votes. That is

the all-important number to keeping your mind on election night. So,

votes secured, rest easy for the President-elect? Not exactly.

Whoever wins the White House will have to work with Congress. And that

is the Senate and House of Representatives. At the moment, both

houses are controlled by the Republicans but with the entire

house and one third of the seats in the Senate up for election, both

could change hands. So, this time, everything is at stake in

Washington's balance of power. Stay with us. We will bring you the

latest on some of the new arrivals from the Calais jungle camp.

Age checks on child migrants arriving in the UK will be carried

Downing Street has said it would have been "inappropriate"

for Theresa May to have acted on stories about tensions

within the child sexual abuse inquiry when she was Home Secretary.

Dame Lowell Goddard stepped down this summer amid allegations she had

But concerns about her conduct were raised months beforehand.

Political Correspondent Vicki Young has more.

But we were told Theresa May only knew at the end of July there had

been problems. Today we were told she knew earlier about tensions

between panel members and Dame Lowell Goddard. There were stories

around about the inquiry and about individuals related to the inquiry.

But the Home Secretary cannot intervene on the basis of suspicion,

rumour or hearsay. Downing Street insists there's no way the Home

Secretary could have intervened as there had been a formal complaint or

clear evidence of wrongdoing, which they say there wasn't in this case.

This is Outside Source live from the BBC newsroom.

Still no word on whether the European Space Agency's Mars

It has been confirmed that it entered the planet's atmosphere.

BBC Chinese reports that two astronauts have successfully docked

with China's experimental space lab, Tiangong two.

They'll spend 30 days carrying out research in earth's orbit.

China has spent large amounts on its space programme and intends

to build the lab into a fully operational space station by 2022.

There have been violent protests in Manila against the presence of

A police van drove into a crowd of protesters outside the US embassy.

Tear gas was also used, and protesters say at least three

In Hong Kong, pro-Beijing politicians blocked the swearing

in of two new lawmakers who want a split from China.

It's the latest incident in an increasingly divided

parliament, and comes as fears grow that China is tightening

The Financial Times correspondent Ben Bland, who's based in Hong Kong,

tweeted that given the media interest in the story,

it seems the attempt to block pro-independence

lawmakers is actually giving them more publicity.

The BBC's Danny Vincent has this update, and just a warning,

there is some flash photography in his report.

Another week, another Hong Kong swearing-in ceremony. Last week,

three lawmakers oaths to the government rejected. Today was their

second chance to pledge their allegiance. Instead, more chaos

ensued. This time from the pro-Beijing camp. A mass walk-out

triggering an end to the session. Inside, a mini parliament paralysed.

These two colleagues were prevented from swearing-in. I am not the one

who should apologise to the lawmakers. The lawmakers are the one

who are betraying Hong Kong. Last week, the newly elected activists

used the swearing-in ceremony as a stage for protest. Today, a protest

against the would-be lawmakers. TRANSLATION: They can't be our

legislators because they are the running dogs of Japan. It is an

insult to Chinese people living in Hong Kong. It is an insult to 1.3

billion Chinese people. Hong Kong is moving into new political territory.

Some want more independence from the China government. Others see this as

an opportunity. They have gone too far and they owe us an apology. They

actually provoke a lot of Hong Kong people because... And, also, they

are also provoking all Chinese people. So they do owe us an

apology. For now, Hong Kong is in the middle of a political deadlock.

Two weeks, two suspensions of the Council and the future of two

political activists hangs in the balance.

The UK government has ruled out using dental checks to verify

the age of child migrants arriving from Calais.

There is concern that some of those entering Britain are adults.

The most recent statistics show that during the past 12 month period,

there were just over 2,000 decisions involving claims from

In about 900 cases, age disputes were raised.

And of those, about two-thirds were found to be over 18.

The latest Calais arrivals were bussed into south

Among them was this 13-year-old from Afghanistan.

He was interviewed last week on the BBC, by the singer Lily Allen

This morning as he prepared to leave he spoke about his hopes

To join my brothers to start a new life there.

But not everyone is pleased to see all the refugees.

Some are questioning whether they are all under 18.

And whether they are eligible to come in under a scheme aimed

So what screening procedures have they undergone?

Firstly, there is an initial interview with French and British

officials in Calais, and checks are carried out,

once they arrive their fingerprints are taken and more checks to see

Even if a refugee has lied about his age he can

This is day three of a resettlement scheme which has taken a long time

to plan and a short time to become controversial.

Emotion is not a very good way of deciding policy.

Sometimes we have to be hard headed, sit down and think

If we want the help children that is great.

I am not in favour of allowing people in their 20s to say I'm

a child and come into the UK and make a mockery of our rules.

The Jungle refugees have become the touch stone for what some see

as the UK's belated response to the migrant crisis.

Taking unaccompanied orphaned children, whether they are teenagers

So if a couple of 18-year-olds or 19-year-olds who have seen

desperate things and seen those around them murdered

in their communities in Syria, are given sanctuary in

the United Kingdom, there is nothing criminal about that.

This boy came in on Monday to be reunited with his older brother.

We are not showing his face because he is only 14.

First, I had to get some documents to prove my brother was in the UK.

I had two interviews in Calais, one with the French authorities,

Then when I arrived here on Monday, there was another check.

Soon, the bulldozers will move into the Jungle, before they do,

dozens more will pack up and leave the camp bound for Britain.

This transfer scheme was always going to be high profile.

Now, the up coming arrivals will come under intense scrutiny.

Growth figures out of China suggest the country's economy

In the three months to September the Chinese economy grew

at 6.7%, the same rate as the two previous quarters.

There are some signs that the push towards a consumer driven economy,

rather than one driven by government investment, is working,

but as Robin Brant explains, it's not an easy transition.

Well, it is still growing but still slowing is the overall picture. What

we have is an economy where there is evidence that the Chinese

government, through its policies, seems to be stabilising the big

picture, and managing to shift away from an investment led economy,

focusing on exports, and towards a more consumption led domestically

driven economy. Consumption accounted for 70% of growth in the

last quarter. That is a big jump on the summer period in the year

before. So that is something the Chinese government will be very

happy about. Dig a bit deeper and it's a familiar story.

Infrastructure investment from central government taking up in that

same three-month period. That's evidence yet again that perhaps the

significant fuel in this engine of growth is still money coming from

central government, and being filtered down to provincial

government in big infrastructure projects, which is something that

China is trying to move away from but not too quickly because, of

course, here in Communist China, government spending is still so, so

dominant. Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has

offered to help US authorities in their corruption probe

into Malaysia's state Apparently Leo found out from news

reports that both his charitable foundation and the movie The Wolf

of Wall Street in which he starred could have used money siphoned

from the fund. Let's get more now. Tell us more

about this story. Well, as soon as Leonardo DiCaprio found out that it

was possible there was a connection between him, the film and his

charitable organisation and 1MDB, he quickly contacted authorities to let

them know he is cooperating with any sort of investigation and is willing

to give back any money or any other gifts that he or his foundation may

have received as a result from 1MDB. You will remember this is a fund

that was part of a massive financial scandal. There are allegations of

money-laundering through this fund. And, apparently, the US Department

of Justice is looking to reclaim about $1 billion from this fund that

could have been used to purchase luxury items. So it is slowly going

through all of these pieces and it seems that Leonardo DiCaprio, it is

possible he is one of those pieces. Thank you very much. We have been

reporting on worsening relations between India and Pakistan.

The main source of that tension, the long disputed

More recently it has led to some of the worst fighting between Indian

But it shows itself in all sorts of ways,

A few weeks ago, the Indian Producers Association banned

all Pakistani actors from working in Bollywood.

Now, Karan Johar, a popular Indian director has promised not to work

with them in the future, this after he did cast

a high profile Pakistani actor in his latest film.

I asked Haroon Rashid from the BBC's Asian Network

Initially, the Indian motion pictures producers association had

said that any film shot completely before this ban implemented wouldn't

be affected. This video statement released now comes because of

political pressure from a right wing political party. They've threatened

physical damage on any singer Marks in the state of Marr are struck who

show this film starting next Friday. It is a romantic drama, Ae Dil Hai

Mushkil, but it is being tangled up in the dispute with Kashmir. Up

until now, Karan Johar was adamant he would release the film as it was

and wasn't willing to apologise or make any statement about this but

there's a lot of finances at stake. If Ae Dil Hai Mushkil doesn't

release next week, the big studios like 20th Century Fox will all incur

a lot of fines. Presumably, he is very prominent but there will be

other directors and films that could be affected. Yes. He has another

production next month which features another Pakistani artists, one of

the biggest actors in Bollywood. The fear is that if they give into this

sort of pressure this time round, those films will face similar

complications. What has the public reaction been to this? Does

everybody feel he was right to give in or do they think he's fallen foul

of bullying? The reaction is next. The political party are not willing

to accept this indirect apology. They say it is too little, too late

from Karan Johar himself. His fans are disappointed he has given into

the pressure. Some say he has been bullied, say he has given up his

freedom of expression. If food outlet in Malaysia has been asked to

rename its products to keep their Halliwell standard. It adopted the

ruling after complaints from Muslim tourists. Dogs are considered

unclean in Islam and the name might cause confusion. Just going to let

you know what's coming up on the BBC. First, the presidential debate

we were talking about a few minutes ago. That'll run overnight, whether

you're watching the BBC here in the UK or on BBC world News abroad, it

starts at 1am, and it is the last of the three tense encounters between

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. So that is something you can watch or

catch up with when you wake up. We will be live from outside Brussels

on Thursday. Two things for you for your diary. Thank you very much for

watching. Good evening. It is world weather

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