was too small to climb out of the small opening so officers tried other ways to breed. eventually they should about how to flip the lead and escape. —— they showed the bear this is bbc news. welcome if you are watching how to flip the lead and it escape. here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories: president trump's impeachment inquiry goes public. hello there. after weeks of testimony behind closed doors, hearings are set parts of england and wales look extremely wet on thursday with the risk of localised flooding in places and the risk of some to be broadcast live. travel disruption, all courtesy of this new area of low pressure which is going to park itself across the uk and this very tear gas and rubber bullets take their toll in chile. slow—moving front will bring some nearly 200 people are treated very wet conditions through central for severe eye injuries following three weeks of protests. portions of the uk. early on thursday, that rain band will be slowly spreading its way northwards so some places quite wet. the uk's election campaign blustery showers across gets formally under way, but prime minister borisjohnson‘s big speech is overshadowed by resignations from the southwest and some showers both main parties. and, levelling the playing field, australia's female football team strike a landmark deal for pay across scotland which will be wintry over the high ground. a little bit of sunshine around and not quite as cold a start

as what we have seen the last few nights because we have cloud around. parity with their male counterparts. but through thursday morning, that rain band will almost grind to a halt across parts of north wales, the north midlands, northern england and the rain will be heavy and persistent at times. like i said, producing some as the impeachment inquiry around president trump intensifies, localised flooding and travel with congressional hearings due to go public next week, disruption in places and we'll also more revelations have emerged have quite a keen east—north—east from testimony already given wind, making it feel pretty raw behind closed doors. so not very pleasant conditions throughout the day on thursday here. to the north of it, bright, probably the best sunshine for western scotland. a few showers which will be wintry on the hill but quite blustery here and some heavy, this time from bill taylor, the top maybe thundery showers across southern and south—western american diplomat in ukraine. he told the hearing he was astonished that the president parts of england and it will be appeared to have made military aid to ukraine, a us ally under threat from russia, quite blustery here, too. dependent on ukraine investigating but into the midlands joe biden, one of his rivals and the south—east we should see for the white house. some sunshine, ambassador taylor responded: slightly lighter winds. "that was my clear understanding. security assistance money would not it will be a chilly day wherever come until the president committed you are, just about 10 degrees to pursue the investigation." across the south and single figure then, from the lawmaker values further north. and like i mentioned, feeling really chilly underneath that cloud and rain. through thursday night, a slow improvement. that weather front with the band questioning him: "so, of rain continues to ease down and push towards the south and east so it will be a dry and chilly night if they don't do this, across many northern and southern

they are not going to get it. areas but where you have the cloud, that was your understanding 7 " ambassador taylor says, "yes, sir. " not quite as cold, ranging from 2—6 degrees there. the follow—up: "are you aware that the pressure chart, quid pro quo literally means this as we head into friday, for that?": the response: "i am." shows this area of low pressure slipping off into the near continent. a bit of a hand back speaking within the past couple across the eastern side of hours at a campaign rally of the country with this weather in louisiana, mr trump accused democrats and the media front which will continue to bring of being behind what he called a fair amount of cloud and one or two showers, but a ridge of high pressure builds the impeachment witch hunt. in across the north and west, so here, after a chilly start, it should be a fine day with plenty now, corrupt politicians of sunshine around. much of the country should see a bit nancy pelosi and shifty adam schiff of sunshine apart from the eastern side of england where it's and the crooked media have going to be another chilly day. launched the deranged, as we had through friday night, delusional, destructive eventually we'll see the cloud and hyper—partisan impeachment and the rain in the south—east clear witch—hunt. away, it's going to be a cold night now we go again. under clear skies with a widespread frost. the next weather front will arrive across the west, so not quite as cold for northern ireland as it will be across much of britain. except a lot of things into saturday, a cold, have happened. frosty start for many but that rain because you know, will spill in from the west to many i don't know if you saw — areas and then on sunday, it's a gradual improvement with some ijust got off, i'm coming off the plane and they handed me this, sunshine developing. look at this character. 0k, theyjust handed me this story. whistleblower‘s attorney said in 2017 — you know when that was?

that was a long time ago. it is all a hoax. they say january 2017, a coup has started, and the impeachment will follow, ultimately. it's all a hoax, it's a scam, and you know who helps them? these people right back here — the media. a short time earlier i spoke to max kutner, a us journalist in new york covering the impeachment inquiry. i asked him what he made of mr taylor's testimony. ? ? newelement well, i ? 7newelement well, i think 7 7newelement well, i think one of the things here is that will tailor, what he says carries weight. the holding back of the aid seemingly in return for aid from ukraine, in terms of an investigation, and anti—corruption terms of an investigation, and anti—corru ption investigation, terms of an investigation, and anti—corruption investigation, that specifically mentioned donald trump's potential political rival, joe biden, and his son, who works for a gas company in ukraine. he seems as if he was totally taken

aback by that, and that is insignificant. and what is more interesting is that when the impeachment enquiry goes public next this is bbc news. the headlines: week, with the first hearings, which will be televised, americans will democrats in the us congress have announced they will begin public get the chance to sit in their homes hearings on impeaching president trump next wednesday. and watch these individuals being so far, lawmakers have heard from witnesses behind closed doors. questioned, that mr taylor will be the inquiry centres one of the first witnesses. and if on whether mr trump withheld military aid to ukraine, he is going to repeat what he has making it dependent on ukraine investigating joe biden, one of his rivals for the white already said, that will be extremely house. strong evidence. doctors in chile say nearly 200 people have been treated for severe eye injuries caused by police action against anti—government protesters peter, it's not at all clear, is it, in recent weeks. how the whole impeachment process is impacting on the public and how it will impact on the voters of the presidential the unrest has also seen election next year. it does seem possible, more than 20 people die, prompting an investigation by the un into allegations at least, doesn't it, of human rights abuses. that the whole row about impeachment the election campaign in the uk may have impacted on some quite is formally under way. welcome results the prime minister, borisjohnson, for the democrats in kentucky and virginia. has called on voters to get him the majority to be able to deliver brexit. the day was overshadowed by two resignations, by welsh secretary alun cairns and labour's deputy leader, tom watson. well, yes, certainly in kentucky,

with the governorship being lost by the republicans, with a democrat taking over, and in virginia at a local level. the democrats are doing well in the state legislature, taking control. as you suggested, it is difficult at this stage to gauge to what extent impeachment is affecting the way people think. certainly anecdotally, people don't seem to be that engaged or even that interested, in some cases, just yet. so to say definitively that these election results are a result of what's happening with impeachment, i think that is a stretch. certainly, if you look at the opinion polls, more and more people have been saying that the impeachment enquiry isjustified. but i think things could change a lot next week when people get to see with their own eyes these individuals being questioned, the expressions on people's faces, and also watching the democrats and asking the question, are the democrats justified in pursuing things this far? is impeachment the right way forward?

i think they've got tough questions facing them, just as much as the president has. doctors in chile say nearly 200 people have been treated for severe eye injuries caused by police action against anti—government protesters in recent weeks. the unrest has also seen more than 20 people die, prompting an investigation by the un into allegations of human rights abuses against demonstrators. andy beatt reports. it's been three weeks of sirens, tear gas and water cannons on the streets of santiago, and the mass anti—government movement shows no sign of slowing down. clashes between protestors and police have grown so violent, the united nations has deployed a team to investigate alleged human rights abuses. already, chile's medical college has recorded more than 180 eye injuries. it says that number is the highest its doctors have seen anywhere in the world. translation: the issue of eye loss surpasses any other period

in the history of this country, and even internationally. no other country has ever reported this number of cases. even comparing long conflicts like palestine or paris and hong kong. this 15—year—old boy was caught in the crossfire while passing through a protest. he was hit six times by rubber bullets, and is now blind in one eye. he blames police brutality — something the president denies. translation: the president's lying. there are people marching peacefully, but the police are the bad ones. because ofjust a few people, they‘ re implicating everyone. chile's human rights institute says there have been nearly 150 complaints against the police for torture. president pinera has promised to prosecute police accused of violations with the same force as rioters and looters detained during the protests. but so far, he has refused to resign,

and that has left the protest is even more enraged. let's get some of the day's other news: police injordan say several people have been stabbed in the northern city ofjerash, a tourist site famed for its roman ruins. officials say four tourists from mexico and one from switzerland are among the wounded. fourjordanians were also attacked, including a police officer. one man has been arrested. prosecutors in the us have charged two former twitter employees and a third man with spying for saudi arabia. they are accused of accessing personal information of some twitter users who criticised the saudi government and royal family. italy is to become the first country to make it compulsory for schoolchildren to study climate change. from september next year, all state schools will dedicate almost an hour a week to the surrounding issues, including sustainable development. china has announced new guidelines intended to restrict how long young people spend playing online video games. all users will need to verify their ages by registering with a national database, and players younger than 18 will be

allowed to play for only 90 minutes on normal days, three hours on holidays. the uk election campaign is officially under way. borisjohnson has called on voters to deliver a majority for the conservative party so that he can get brexit done by the end of januray. the opposition labour party leader, jeremy corbyn, is promising to sort out brexit in six months, in part through a second referendum. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has all the details. he has been one of the best—known politicians in the country for a decade, but fame and having faith are not the same thing. he may be the tory party's darling, but he wants you to trust him, and to stay in number ten. i didn't want an election. and no prime minister, frankly —

i love myjob, and no prime minister wants an election, particularly when i'm enjoying it — there's so much that we want to get on and do. but, my friends, we have no choice. the whole brexit delay is holding us all back. it's like a bendy bus — i banned them in london — a bendy bus jackknifed on a yellow box junction. laughter and adoration in this room, but if clearing a crop of mps is the answer, why should the new ones be from his side? we put this — get this deal through parliament, then get on with the fantastic projects in which this government is engaged. uniting and levelling up our country, giving people opportunity across our country, with better education, better infrastructure, and new technology. that is what this government is all about. cheering. it's about giving hope and a chance. get used to hearing this. this country is aching to move on. so let's make next year the year of prosperity and growth. let's get brexit done, my friends, and get on with our project

of sensible, moderate — sensible, moderate but tax—cutting one—nation conservatism, spreading hope and opportunity across the whole of the uk. hang on — a loud, cheering crowd doesn't drown out tory woes. like a small clutch of protesters here tonight, there will be many people who just don't buy it. and a minister had to quit this morning. yesterday, the welsh secretary was nervously scratching his head in cabinet. at lunchtime today, he resigned, after claims he knew about a former member of staff's role in collapsing a rape trial. one of your colleagues had to quit this morning. i think that boris has showed today why he's the right person to be prime minister. he's gone out there, fantastic speech just now, great reception, and i think we're all ready. a glossy rally is one thing, but he is risking it all. win, he'll get his brexit, and maybe five years

in at number ten. fail, and jeremy corbyn will be right behind instead. i welcomejeremy corbyn. for four years, his ranks of supporters have dreamt of him walking through downing street's door. like his rival, he wants to move on from the mess. westminster hasn't exactly covered itself in glory recently. you're right to feel frustrated with the political system, because it's not working for you. politics should be about your life, your community, your job. but on what to do instead, their solutions are different — very different. if the british people elect a labour government on 12 december, i'll be proud to be a labour prime minister. but i have to warn you, it will be very different, because i was not born to rule. none of us in this room were born to rule. the politics that i stand for is about sharing power and wealth with people who don't have a lot of money, don't have friends in high places, so that they can take control of their own lives. the two contenders for the top job can both pack a room.

both prompt cheers and chants on their own side. but they both divide, too. which one will govern? laura kuenssberg, bbc news, birmingham. more protests in major cities across the world this week and on bbc news, we are trying to work out why. is there a common thread? why are so many young people taking to the streets? how are governments responding7 events in hong kong have been gripping the headlines sincejune. a plan to extradite suspects to mainland chinese courts controlled by the communist party triggered mass demonstrations, which have now become a call for widespread reform, including full democracy — one person, one vote. most did not expect this crisis to last this long. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell has been speaking to some of the demonstrators. they didn't want to be identified. you can't be in hong kong these days and not be exposed to political conflict. this clash of ideologies is everywhere. it's plastered on the walls. it's seen in the graffiti.

freedom versus stability. upheaval versus the way things were. the authorities have tried to crush the movement, but 3,300 arrests later, it hasn't gone away. five months into this campaign, why do you still come out every week and protest7 ithink... tear gas, tear gas. i think it's a bit of — we need the justice to be fulfilled. we met an activist who works in the finance industry. when he is not at the office, he is involved in the campaign. of course, on the weekend, like today, notjust me, most of the youngsters and even some old people, we all march together to fight. and what you think of the impact on your city? does it worry you, about the impact on your city? i think it's a 50—50 question. i'm worried about the city future, but i'm still optimistic. because i can see the youngsters,

they are the energy. he knows this mess defiance is hurting hong kong. but come monday morning, heading to work, he hopes short—term pain will eventually deliver a freer, more sustainable economy. he says he has many friends prepared for a long struggle. i believe most of the hong kong people, we already embed the rebel into our life. hong kong is now one of the most political issues in the world, and the longer the crisis goes on, the more people are being pressured into choosing a side. activists colour—code businesses like shops and restaurants in terms of their political allegiances, and if an establishment is deemed to be pro—beijing, well, it is seen as a legitimate target for attack. translation: yes, we have been attacked. but the colour, how they categorise us, we can't control this. 0ur boss is actually neutral.

this small chain of hong kong cafes has already to shut one of its outlets. apart from a protester boycott, there has been a 50% drop in tourist numbers, and an economy in technical recession. translation: there are going to be long—term effects. this isn't a short—term thing. special outer—layer walls are going up all across hong kong, to protect certain businesses from vandalism. mainland chinese banks look like bunkers. yet life goes on in the protest city, which appears to have changed forever. we'll have more on this protest and many others taking place across the world. you can find more on the key issues on our website. simply

head to bbc.com/news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: australia's women's football team, the matildas, strike a landmark deal which will see them earn, equal pay to their male counterparts you there the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyageri is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms, or the scale

of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: us congressional democrats announce they'll begin public hearings on impeaching president trump next wednesday. doctors in chile say nearly 200 people have been treated for severe eye injuries caused by police action against protesters. ethiopia, egypt, and sudan have agreed to work towards a mid—january resolution of their dispute over a controversial mega dam being constructed by ethiopia on the river nile. in talks hosted in washington, the three foreign ministers said there would be four technical meetings to reach their goal of a mutually beneficial operation of the dam.

from our correspondents in the region, let's hear more of what each country is saying — starting with kalkidan yibeltal in addis ababa. since ethiopia began building the nile dam, it has insisted that in addition to it being an integral part of its developmental efforts, it will bring trans—boundary benefits. countries in the region including egypt and sudan could buy electricity that the dam is expected to generate cheaply, it has said. officials in addis ababa have repeatedly argued that ethiopia is only after an equitable and reasonable utilisation of the nile waters and accuse egypt of trying to maintain a colonial—era treaty that they say upholds unfairness. in line with that, nobel peace prize winning prime minister abiy ahmed recently said that ethiopia has no desire to put harm on any interest of egypt or sudan. sudan has traditionally sided with egypt when it came to these treaties, when it came to negotiations about the use of the waters of river nile, but since 2011, when ethiopia began the construction of the grand ethiopian renaissance dam,

we've seen its position slowly shift to siding with ethiopia. we already see that the infrastructure has been put in place because this dam is being constructed just near the border with sudan. it will solve a perennial problem, a problem of flooding of the farmlands in sudan. the egyptian ministry of irrigation says that if egypt's share of the nile water is to be reduced by only 2%, nearly 200,000 acres of land could be destroyed. the prime minister also says the country is already suffering from water poverty. egyptians warn the ethiopians to fill the dam reservoir quite slowly, over nearly ten years or so, so that egypt's share of the water won't be affected. more than 1,000 people were forced to evacuate a london

theatre on wednesday evening after part of the ceiling collapsed during a show. emergency services were called to the piccadilly theatre in the west end, which was packed for a performance of arthur miller's play death of a salesman. five people were treated in hospitalfor minor injuries. wendell pierce, who stars as willy loman, spoke to the crowd outside. i did not mean for it to go like this. i would like to thank you all for, one, safely evacuating. we apologise and we are glad that no—one is hurt and i ask you all to come back and see our production. we are so honoured that you came tonight. 0ne audience member who saw the roof come down told us, beforehand, the crowd could hear water coming through the ceiling for several minutes. i think it's the normal thing, you're sitting in a theatre, you're watching the show and very stoical, you just sit there and let things happen, and then

you suddenly realise something's happening that shouldn't be, and clearly things weren't right. yeah, and a few people started to panic but really, i wouldn't say there was a mass panic but there was a very, very quick evacuation. the actor emma watson has reignited a conversation about what it means to be single. or to use the phrase she used: ‘self—partnered'. the harry potter star is about to turn 30 a time when, as she noted wearily, women start getting a lot more questions about when they might ‘settle down‘. in an interview with british vogue, she said she'd long resisted any pressure or expectations about marriage and babies but then, suddenly, at 29, became stressed and anxious. lisa bonos has written for the washington post about these issues. we asked her about self—partnered. the world single sometimes doesn't convey the richness and fullness that can happen in a single person's life. it doesn't acknowledge the fact that a single person might have really healthy friendships and relationships with their family and here at the washington post

a couple of years ago, we coined a term ‘soloish‘ to describe the idea that a single person's life is their own but it's also full of other fulfilling relationships beyond a partner. it's hard to know why emma chose the term. it is resonating with people on twitter and stuff, sometimes in a joking way, people saying that they're going to tell their nosy relatives when they enquire about their dating lives that they are self—partnered. but i think, for her, it was a chance to say, no, i'm happy single, and sometimes the word ‘single' can sound like something is lacking or that a person is looking for a partner and that's not always the case. so plenty of single people are happy that way and self—partnered might be a good way to describe that. australia's women's football team, the matildas, have struck an historic pay deal. the top male and female players will be on the same pay scale, and all players get the same perks — such as flying business class. freya cole has the story.

the matildas work hard on the field and for the last four years, they've worked hard off the field. they've scored a landmark deal which closes the gender pay gap with the men's socceroos. for female athletes around the world, it's something to cheer about. it's enormous. in my playing career, i never thought i would see the moment where equality was reached in the way that it has been. i think it's an enormous sign of respect from the federation and the caltex socceroos, to agree to want to move in this direction together. the top players will be paid on the same scale, regardless of gender, and they'll get identical training conditions and entitlements. but the deal doesn't take into account prize money, which means the socceroos will still take home a bigger pay packet. even still, it's a huge step forward for equality in sport. it will give the next generation of female players further opportunities to become

professional footballers. the gender pay gap has been a hot topic off the back of a hugely popular women's world cup injuly. the reigning champions, the united states, have launched a lawsuit against the us soccer federation over paying conditions. they're hoping for the same outcome as the australian matildas and their fans hope so too. 00:25:20,139 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 freya cole, bbc news.