this is newsday, on bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: more violent protests in pakistan after the rape and murder of a 6—year—old girl — her body was found in a rubbish dump. hundreds of rescue workers continue the desperate search for those missing in the california mudslides. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: we speak to steven spielberg about his nixon—era film, and why the director sees echoes of the current leader, donald trump. anybody that offends, there is a label that is immediately attached to them which is that come be true because they are all fake news. and we're "all shook up!" — australians shake, rattle and roll at the annual elvis festival down under. live from our studios in singapore

and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 5am in islamabad in pakistan, where police have offered a 10 million rupee reward for information leading to the killer of 6—year—old zainab ansari. the discovery of the young girl's body has lead to violent protests in the city of kasur, where around a dozen other children have been killed in the past two years. secunder kermani reports from kasur. more anger on the streets of kasur. protesters clash after the funerals of two men killed in the unrest.

residents of the city have reacted with fury to the murder and sexual assault of six—year—old zainab ansari. she went missing last thursday, while walking alone to a koran class. cctv images show to be led away by the hand by an unknown man. her body was found in this rubbish dump on tuesday. the killer did not even bother to try and bury her. zainab ansari's father attended prayers in the mosque opposite his hours asking god to ease his family's suffering. translation: it is like the world has ended. i was away in saudi arabia and only come back last night. i have no words. he did not agree with the violent scenes elsewhere in the city but understood the protesters's anger with the police. transaction mac if the police had done theirjob

properly, then they would have found that as soon as they got hold of the cctv image but they were not interested. the violent reaction is not just about the killing interested. the violent reaction is notjust about the killing of interested. the violent reaction is not just about the killing of zainab ansari. around a dozen young children have been murdered here in the past two years. at least half of the past two years. at least half of the cases are believed to be connected. there is still a lot of anger here today, these vehicles are being set alight outside one of the officers of a local provincial assembly member. people want answers about why it more has not been done to stop this spate of killing earlier. this man's daughter was murdered exactly a year ago today. he has kept all her belongings in the family shared, including the teddy bear she gave him the day she disappeared. he believes a man who killed his daughter also killed zainab ansari. translation: anger is not described what i feel. my home

is not a home any more. it is a graveyard. when we had about zainab ansari's that it was like i lost my daughter again. in the face of huge public pressure, the teachers have flocked zainab ansari to meet‘s family, promisingjustice flocked zainab ansari to meet‘s family, promising justice will be done. the local police chief has been suspended and a special investigative team has been set up. people here want the killer caught before he strikes again. lets stay in pakistan because the country has suspended military and intelligence cooperation with the united states, following washington's decision to freeze more than a billion dollars worth of security assistance to islamabad. washington wants pakistan to take more action against islamist militant groups. this is what pakistan's ambassador to the us told us earlier. we are disappointed and we are surprised. disappointed it because

of the language used is an affront to all that pakistan had done, all the contributions we have made to counter terrorism and made pretty good successes, working with the us and also on our own. and surprise because we were having conversations with the us leadership and he used words, we were searching for common ground. then comes this so we are trying to see how we can best handle the situation. also making news today: president putin says north korea's leader has won the latest stand—off with the west over his controversial nuclear and missile programme. he described kim jong—un as a shrewd and already mature politician, who'd achieved his strategic goal. however mr putin also urged him to defuse international tensions. on the ritz in paris,

worth $3.5 million has been recovered. a gang of five used axes to smash the windows of the luxury hotel to gain access to display cases. three were arrested fleeing the scene. thai police have arrested a japanese gang boss, who'd been on the run for 15 years, after pictures of his tattoos went viral on facebook. 7a year old shig—aru shirai is accused of murdering a gang rival in 2003. pictures of his elaborate tattoos were taken by someone in thailand, unaware of his identity. a japanese footballer who could be the world's oldest professional player has just signed an extension to his contract, at the age of 50. striker kazu—yoshi miura, who's starting the thirty—third year of his career, has also played in brazil, italy and croatia. two french campaign groups have filed a legal case against samsung,

over the company's alleged use of child labour in chinese factories making its products. the groups accuse the company of misleading commercial practices by claiming to be one of the most ethical companies in the world. samsung says it has a zero tolerance policy on child labour. and this is one flamboyant way to launch an eu presidency. bulgaria has officially launched its six—month presidency of the european union. the nation takes over from estonia and will pass it on to austria injuly. search teams in california are still trying to find eight people missing following the mudslides on tuesday. 17 people are known to have died after a torrent of mud carrying boulders the size of small cars smashed through the town of montecito — james cook is there.

turn around! the flash flood is right there! get out of here, go! this was the moment it began. oh, my god, mom! and then panic. close the door! it was a million miles an hour in slow motion, if that makes sense. i clicked into survival gear, survival mode. wake dad up! every second, it is just roaring and banging against the house and the most vicious and violent sounds you have ever heard. montecito is onlyjust beginning to grasp the scale of the disaster which will bear its name. for this idyllic little town ofjust 9000 people, recovery will be long and hard. people walked their dogs through here, there are trails, my kids have grown up riding their bikes. noelle strogoff fled with her three

children just before the storm. but many of her neighbours did not. two young boys were swept out of their home, along with their mother in the middle of the night. and their dog is gone. and they're lucky to be fine. it is like a war zone here. there are homes that arejust missing. and i walk down the street and i see balls, and toys, and bicycles and shoes and socks. and knives and hammers. it's like people's lives are just washed to the ocean. much of that debris ended up clogging the main coastal motorway. we were told the people in this car escaped. above the town, the scorched hills are scarred by rivers of mud. well, the mudslide came roaring down here, sweeping everything before it and if you want to know how houses can be swept from their foundations so easily, well, this is the answer.

just look at the size of the boulders that were pushed down from the mountains. to drive through this little town is to be stunned by the power of this mudslide. southern california was once famed for its agreeable climate. these days, it reels from drought, fire and flood. james cook, bbc news, montecito. let's turn to australia, where amy everett‘s funeral is to be held today. the fourteen year old, better known as dolly, committed suicide on january the third following constant online bullying. as a child dolly was the face of the iconic australian outback hat firm, akubra. her family have since spoken out and have launched the hashtag stop bullying now campaign. earlier i spoke with our correspondent in sydney about how this tragic case has brought so many different australians together absolutely. it is a personal tragic

story for amy everett‘s family but it has caused national reflection and concern about falling online. it isa and concern about falling online. it is a global issue. it is estimated one in five young australians has suffered some form of cyber bullies and everyone from the prime minister down have spoken about their need to look again at how the situation is handled. to share responsibility, not just parents handled. to share responsibility, notjust parents and teachers but all of society. few of the issues across the globe. for example anonymous messages posted on teenagers phones. parents calling for those to be looked at by big internet companies and band. likewise talk of a better provision in schools. while bowling is in the national curriculum it is not mandatory a cross of the schools and so people needs to be done. but

today, a lot of the reflection will be on the set young girl who decided to ta ke be on the set young girl who decided to take her own life. the family have asked people to go to the service in catherine, to wear blue, and they want to start an trust in her name, trying to address some of theseissues her name, trying to address some of these issues of bawling, depression, anxiety and tragically, youth suicide. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: steven spielberg talks to us about his new nixon—era movie, and why he sees echoes of donald trump. also on the programme: a cameroonian refugee boxer in south korea trying to win hearts. the japanese people are in mourning following

the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc.

iam glad i am glad you are staying with us. i'm in singapore. i'm in london. our top stories: there's been a second day of riots in pakistan after the rape and murder of a six—year—old girl. police have offered a cash reward for information leading to the killer. rescue workers are searching for survivors following the deadly mudslides in southern california. 17 people are known to have died. let's ta ke let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. 0n the front page of the china daily there is an update to that tanker that is on fire in the east china sea. this picture shows a salvage ship still trying to put out the fire on board. 32 crew members were on board and still only one body

has been recovered. and following up on yesterday's story in the straits times about a government panel to combat fake news. the 10 mps who will sit on that select committee have now been named. they will report on the causes and effects of the on line falsehoods, and look for solutions. and on the front page of the japan times, sony lets its robot pet off the leash. the tech giant re—lauched aibo in a bid to lead the race for state—of—the—art ai robotics. steven spielberg believes the trump administration is using the same tactics as president nixon to "try to silence the press." friday sees the release of his latest film, "the post," which tells the story of the leaking of confidential papers during the vietnam era. the veteran director spoke to our arts editor, will gompertz. this is a devastating security

breach. before the watergate scandal, there were the pentagon papers, the first expert is of a cover—up in the richard nixon government. do you have the papers? set in 1971. yes. you described it asa set in 1971. yes. you described it as a timely movie. well it is obviously... you really get to see the great arc of the pendulum that has brought us right back to the same tactics richard nixon used to try to silence the press. i am talking about the current administration and the absolute broadside in of media, social media, anyone that offence, there is a label that is immediately attached to them which is called "well, that

can't be true because they're all fa ke can't be true because they're all fake news." can't be true because they're all fake news. " it can't be true because they're all fake news." it is more insidious now than in1971. fake news." it is more insidious now than in 1971. we could all go to prison. there has been another massive press expo is a recently. —— expose. the endemic sexual harassment in hollywood. you are a seniorfigure in hollywood and have been around a long time. could you have done more to stop this?” been around a long time. could you have done more to stop this? i can only react to that question in my own organisation. there were no insta nces own organisation. there were no instances except a few years ago that gave me any experience to be an authority on that question. what happened in those instances?” authority on that question. what happened in those instances? i will not go into detail, they happened yea rs not go into detail, they happened years ago. people are concerned

about having a woman in charge of the paper. she does not have the resolve to make the tough choices. thank you, win my prediction is this watershed moment for women, like with katharine graham, decided to publish, so many women have found their voices and have been given so much support, not just their voices and have been given so much support, notjust by other women, but by certain man. much support, notjust by other women, but by certain manlj much support, notjust by other women, but by certain man. i think this is not just women, but by certain man. i think this is notjust another new cycles. —— men. ithink this is notjust another new cycles. —— men. i think this is a permanent change in the culture. perhaps, but as graham showed, exposing deeply rooted corrupt behaviour is one thing, changing it is quite another. will bbc news. lee heuk san is a champion boxer in south korea.

he is a refugee in the country after having escaped from his homeland in cameroon. but persuading his adopted country to accept him has been an uphill battle. move. jab. step right. step right. to your right. to your right! and from boxing hero to rock and roll legend. every year, thousands of elvis enthusiasts head to australia's elvis festival in parkes to celebrate the life

and music of the king of rock and roll. this year's four—day event is already under way. now in its 26th year the festival is expected to draw over 26,000 people. earlier, i spoke to elvis impersonator mark andrew, from parkes in new south wales. it is amazing. do you want me to talk in my australian voice, or do you want the elvis voice? it is amazing. people are everywhere. the hair, the cars, the sideburns. it is a great atmosphere, the music and the legend. if i see a great atmosphere, the music and the legend. ifi see you in parkes, i will say wow, that's elvis. what makes this year so special for fans of elders? there is a theme. -- elvis. it is the 50th anniversary of his special, hidden in his prime time, looking the best, in leather.

he wasjust finished time, looking the best, in leather. he was just finished making all those movies. they wanted to get back to the roots of rock ‘n' roll. that is how he proved himself. elvis is timeless, his songs, his wardrobe, and made music for 25 yea rs, wardrobe, and made music for 25 years, and they are still around. could you sing my favourite, love me tender? #love me tender, love me sweet. never let me go. sing it with me. sing together. rico sings. tell

me, how long have you been an elvis impersonator? i am an actor. i have been doing elvis for 25 years now. i love him as a character. he's amazing! the fans just love love him as a character. he's amazing! the fansjust love him. so, they never got the chance to see him live, most of them, so, it is a great opportunity to put on the costu me, great opportunity to put on the costu m e, to great opportunity to put on the costume, to the hair, do the make up, and give them a chance that they probably never got. he is resurrected. can you sing one of his upbeat songs? sings blue suede shoes. and with blue suede shoes,

thank you. joining us from the elvis festival in parkes, new south wales. thank you. all right. rico singing. i dedicate all of those songs to you, kasia. there are no words. i knew you couldn't resist. i knew you would not be able to control yourself. what a nice voice. hasn't he got a lovely voice. perhaps they

will impersonate rico next year. can you believe some of those impersonators spent around six hours travelling from sydney to grow three just to attend that fantastic festival. -- to parkes. i will be the first to admit the weather has not been exciting. yesterday, many of us had cloud, mist and fog. the best of the cloud brea ks mist and fog. the best of the cloud breaks in south—west england and wales and across western scotland. they could remain there for friday. they could remain there for friday. the cloud was low enough to touch the top of the tallest buildings in london. more the on friday. low pressure in greenland, high pressure near finland. a long way away from the uk. that means for us there is rarely a breath. that is why the weather is not changing. for many of us, a cloudy start. some mist and fog patches dotted around. the worse

of these in northern ireland and somerset poor visibility. down to 100m ina somerset poor visibility. down to 100m in a few places. hill fog elsewhere. don't expect any major changes elsewhere. sunny spells coming through. the best of these in parts of south—west england and wales and running up into western scotland. perhaps northern ireland as well. central and eastern england, that is where the cloud is likely to be rather thicker. 0ccasional bright spells. 0n the whole, a cloudy day. it could even be big enough for the occasional spot of drizzle from time to time. heading through friday night, some change, cloud in central and eastern areas going west. a change. this atla ntic areas going west. a change. this atlantic front begins to slowly move through bringing rain towards the end of the night the courts could kill towards northern ireland. —— towards. saturday. the start of the weekend. slow—moving weather fronts. stuck underneath this band of rain,

it could rain most of the day. some coming and going. further east, cloud to be bright and sunny spells. perhaps more of these in east anglia in south—east england. sunday, another pretty cloudy affair. this band of rain eventually will swing south and east as we go on through sunday night and into monday clearing out of the way. and then the weather gets even more exciting next week, you will be pleased to hear, as cold air comes surging back in. it could be turning much colder. it could be very windy at times quite early on in the week. and cold enough for some snow, especially in the north, on the hills, and especially on the northern hills. and that is your latest weather. i'm kasia medera, with bbc world news. our top story: pakistani police clashed with protestors furious at the rape and murder of the 6—year—old girl, zainab. two people have been killed

in clashes in the eastern pakistani city of kasur. police are offering a cash reward for information leading to the killer. rescue workers are searching for survivors following the deadly mudslides in southern california. 17 people are known to have died, 8 more are missing. many of those affected also had to flee last month's wildfires and this video is trending on bbc.com... police sources in france say all the jewels that were stolen at the ritz hotel in paris have been recovered. five men smashed windows and tried to make off with millions of pounds worth of jewellery. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.