i'm nuala mcgovern with bbc world news. our top story. the impeachment inquiry into donald trump has moved to a more public phase, after a vote in the democrat—controlled house of representatives. it means future hearings will be televised. but republicans have denouced the investigation — and president trump has called it a witch hunt. more than 70 people have died in a fire which swept through a train in pakistan. officials say the blaze was caused by an exploding gas cylinder being used by passengers cooking breakfast on the karachi to rawalpindi train. and this is on bbc.com. two studies show measles has a devastating impact on the body's immune system, that could make it harder to fight infections for years. the virus can cause the body to forget how to fight bugs, it once knew how to beat.

more on our web site bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. carmaker merger plans. how fear cries chrysler's earnings welfare in relation to a deal with peugeot. china rules outed superfast mobile network from today. —— rolls out it. we start with carmakers because fear chrysler has announced better than expected third—quarter results as it heads towards its merger with

peugeot owner psa and despite a strong performance in north america, the company swung to a net loss of $200 million, due to the cost of shaking up its european operations. that highlights the thinking behind a plan to create the world's fourth—largest carmaker. i asked auto analyst han scrambled whether that was a good idea. —— hans greimel. coming together fills the company's greimel. coming together fills the compa ny‘s weak spots. greimel. coming together fills the company's weak spots. they are weak in europe and can combine together and become a real european superpower that can challenge volkswagen in europe. fear chrysler is weak in electric vehicles and high technology. meanwhile, psa has zero foot went in the united states and north america and that's in place where fca is very strong, especially in trucks. tells about

the geographic and commercial push. how will this help the combined carmaker reach out to the world's biggest carmaker? you mentioned develop markets like europe and the us. this puts you in a very good position like europe and north america, it gives psa some reach into north america which is a market they don't have a presence in yet but want to expand into. again, the wea knesses but want to expand into. again, the weaknesses china. that's the biggest car market in the world. both of them are struggling to get some traction there. psa has a local partnership which may give them both some leveraged to crack into that market but again, china, the world's biggest market is still a weak spot for both of them. that was hans greimel speaking to me earlier. let's talk about 56, the fifth

generation mobile and internet connectivity which thomas faster downloads and upload speeds as well as more stable connections. china's three state telecom companies are rolling out nationwide today and it's the world's biggest commercial sg it's the world's biggest commercial 56 network. our business reporter mariko 0i has more. this is well ahead of schedule. the original plan was to launch this early next year but it seems like beijing has brought it forward, maybe because china wants to send a message to washington that despite the trade war, despite the economic slowdown, it will not allow the country's technological development to be delayed, especially that of tech giant huawei. it will create the world's biggest commercial five "sg the world's biggest commercial five ——sg network. south korea, australia and parts of the us have started 56

pilots but the chinese government made international authority. china mobile, china unicomm and china telecom. 128 yuan per month for current 56 plans, which is 18 us dollars. not too expensive. not many people own 56 mobile phones but companies like xiaomei and huawei are offering. what is the big deal? analysts say if ag are offering. what is the big deal? analysts say if 4g was like escape order, 5g is like a rocket ship. apple's tv+ streaming service launches today and it's available for a monthly subscription fee and features a lineup of original shows, movies and documentaries.

apple announced their entry into the streaming world earlier this year with the help ofjennifer aniston, steven spielberg and oprah are just some of the big names in hollywood working with apple to create original content for their new platform. apple tv+ is a streaming service which will cost $4 99 per month or £4 99 but customers who purchased a new apple device after september ten will get a year for free. apple tv+ is different from apple tv which is a physical box that can plug into your tv and basically turn it into a smart tv with apps that can allow you to play content from different places on the web, including netflix, disney and youtube. apple's new streaming service is more like netflix or amazon prime and is one of many new streaming services coming in the next few months. disney is launching disney plus in two weeks on hbo is launching hbo max in may of 2020 so

will this have an impact on netflix, amazon might prime or hulu? we were told they are not expecting apple tv+ to make an effect on services but with disney launching soon, if there is a dent it will be hard to know which is driving it or if it's a combination of the two. apple tv+ will allow up to six family members to use one account and plans to release new content every month. senior government officials and several us— allied nations were reportedly targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used whatsapp to take over user's bones. india is understood to be amongst the countries on the list. how is this news being viewed in india? i don't agree can be heard there. hopefully we can go back to that ci’oss hopefully we can go back to that

cross in a moment. another news making headlines, south korea has seen the 11 month in a row of falling trade numbers compared to a year ago, exports slumping by a worse than expected 14.7% in 0ctober. at the same time, imports declined by almost the same amount. the bank of england may see its first female governor in history. if the current government remains in power after the upcoming general election. the bbc understands the government's favourite candidate is minouche shafik after mark carney steps down to the government says it would be inappropriate to name a successor to one of the most important posts in the uk before the election in december. moving onto sports now, and rugby in particular. the world cup comes to close this in japan. england will take on south

africa in yokohama in the final on saturday. rugby is not a sporty normally associated with asia or japan but it's been rather successfully tournament the host nation. more than 1 successfully tournament the host nation. more than1 million supporters flooded the 16 fan zones across the country during the 6— week tournament. 0ur sports analyst told me how the event has panned out 01’ told me how the event has panned out orjapan. the risk has paid off in short, commercially. a few weeks ago when rugby told the financial times it was originally expecting revenues from this world cup to be down 20— 2596 from this world cup to be down 20— 25% compared to england in 2015, actually, it looks like they are going to come out about 20% up and that's a result that surprised world rugby. eczema 10% up. that's a result that surprised world rugby. eczema 1096 up. -- 1096 that's a result that surprised world rugby. eczema 1096 up. --1096 up. let's look at the markets before we go stop trading on from the losses we saw on wall street. lots of

concerns that a trade deal will not be resolved between the us and china. that's it. this is bbc news — the top stories this hour. the lower house of the us congress has approved the next stage of the impeachment inquiry into president trump — public hearings. the white house continues to insist donald trump has done nothing wrong. the authorities in pakistan have blamed an exploding cooking gas canister for a fire on a train that killed more than 70 people. for the first time in nearly a century, the us capital is celebrating a baseball world series champion. the washington nationals beat the houston astros in texas on wednesday night, capping an unlikely path to victory. mat morrison reports.

euphoria and more than a little here build the night air in washington dc as the nationals clinched the world series title here on wednesday night. the must win game seven was played in houston so nationals and is blocked to the local stadium to watch and, of course, to celebrate. i've been waiting for this my entire life. we finally did it. with victory secured, tributes came pouring in from both church, the national cathedral lit up its facade international scholars, and state. resident trump praised the team for a great season and an incredible world series. this is the first time since 1924 that a washington baseball team are world champions. back then they were called the senators. hawaii and alaska white states yet as for that beer, well, prohibition was in full swing so good luck with that. missy's version

of the team brought some 21st—ce ntu ry of the team brought some 21st—century personality to the game. there was the dancing, it was the camaraderie. and there was the song. 0h, the camaraderie. and there was the song. oh, that song. baby shark became the team's unofficial and slightly unusual and them this season. try getting that out of your head. as the post—season stretched into 0ctober, fans and players took up into 0ctober, fans and players took up the slogan, finish the fight. after nearly a century— long drought, they finally did. matt morrison, bbc news, washington. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the nationals touchdown back in washington after making history with a first—ever world series win. a blow for golden state warriors.

their star man steph curry faces a spell on the sidelines, with a broken hand. and wins for barty and bencic as they move into the last four at the wta tour finals in china. the washington nationals have made a triumphant return home after winning the world series, for the first time in their history. this was a team, remember, that lost 31 of their first 50 matches of the season — and there were calls for the coach to step down. this was a team, remember, that lost 31 of their first 50 matches of the season — and there were calls for the coach but the nationals‘ astonishing change of fortune culminated in winning 6—2 at the houston astros, in the world series decider on wednesday night. for the first time in the history of "the fall classic", the visiting team won all 7 games. the bbc‘s tulsen tollett was there as the nationals made history. there it is! their washington

nationals are world champions for the first time in the franchise history. we went from being one of the worst teams in baseball to one of the best. it does not get better than this. we won two games against an unbelievable team. we figured out how to do it to when the teams line up how to do it to when the teams line up for the how to do it to when the teams line up forthe anthem, how to do it to when the teams line up for the anthem, many thought that this would when the homesite would finally claim a winter dig and the astros set the pace early as they got out to a 2—0 lead. astros set the pace early as they got out to a 2-0 lead. spurred on by some wonderful pitching. he was only relieved by the manager after six innings. he makes it to- wanted it that signalled the beginning of the end for the houston astros as their designated hitter hit a go—ahead to run home. houston on the back foot

for the first time in the contest. the nationals cheered on by a watch party crowd of around 30,000 back in their own stadium were unrelenting as they realise the finish line was close. when the game finished, the scenes overwhelmed many as they became the first team from washington to win a major league title since the senators back in 1924. the series are supposed to be all about the astros building a dynasty but it did not turn out that way as all seven games were won on the road by the visiting team to also creating history, the washington nationals, a first—ever world series title for them. and for david mann —— martin is in the second year as manager. that capitalised on errors in the celebrations have already started. >> we the world